": an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera",
": a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions",
": something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite",
": something (such as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function",
": relating to or produced from parents of different species, varieties, or breeds",
": having or produced by a combination of two or more distinct elements : marked by heterogeneity in origin, composition, or appearance",
": having two different types of components performing essentially the same function",
": an animal or plant whose parents differ in some hereditary characteristic or belong to different groups (as breeds or species)",
": something that is of mixed origin or composition",
": of mixed origin : of or relating to a hybrid",
": an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera",
": something heterogeneous in origin or composition",
": consisting of diverse components: as",
": of, relating to, or being a lawsuit brought by an employee under the Labor Management Relations Act against both the employer for breach of contract and the union for breach of the duty of fair representation",
": of, relating to, or being representation of a criminal defendant in which the defendant represents himself or herself with the assistance of a lawyer"
],
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"\u02c8h\u012b-br\u0259d",
"\u02c8h\u012b-br\u0259d",
"\u02c8h\u012b-br\u0259d",
"\u02c8h\u012b-brid"
],
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"cross",
"crossbred",
"crossbreed",
"intercross",
"mongrel"
],
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"cold-blooded",
"coldblood",
"cross",
"crossbred",
"mixed",
"mongrel"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a hybrid of two roses",
"The band plays a hybrid of jazz and rock.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The facelifted Escape is expected to continue to offer gas, hybrid , and plug-in variants, and it should be revealed in the fall before starting production late this year. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"Senior study author Adalgisa Caccone, a senior research scientist at Yale University, suggested that Fernanda could be a hybrid , created by a phantasticus mating with a now-extinct species that lived on the large neighboring island of Floreana. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Generally, mattresses fall into one of five construction types: foam (including memory foam), innerspring, latex, airbed, or hybrid (a mix of two other construction types). \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"Jared Poland was then a baseball hybrid , a second baseman who also worked out of the bullpen. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
"The essence is a milky-oil hybrid with key rose botanic\u2014a rose blend packed with phytonutrients\u2014along with fortifying rose petal extract, soothing damascena rose water, sweet almond oil, squalene, and hydrating botanical ceramide. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
"Much of this will center on Azure cloud services, database tech, Teams collaboration, low-code development using Microsoft Power Apps, hybrid , and AI. \u2014 Michael Muchmore, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
"Kia will also offer a plug-in hybrid , which pairs the same powertrain and a larger lithium-ion battery pack. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"The format of your business (i.e., full-office, hybrid , etc.). \u2014 Xenia Muntean, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There is no mention of whether the role is remote, hybrid or in the office. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Minimize your air conditioning use, if possible: Air conditioners reduce your vehicle\u2019s fuel economy to more than 25% while driving in hot weather, and it\u2019s even greater in hybrid and electric vehicles. \u2014 Freep.com , 16 June 2022",
"European officials and diplomats officials said Finland and Sweden are prepared for hybrid or clandestine attacks. \u2014 Emily Rauhala, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"European officials and diplomats said the two countries are prepared for hybrid or clandestine attacks. \u2014 Emily Rauhala And Michael Birnbaum, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"In fact, the lure of hybrid and remote jobs is in no small part related to the financial benefits. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"Diamond Aircraft\u2019s eDA40 is the result of several years\u2019 worth of experimentation and testing both its hybrid and pure electric systems. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 5 May 2022",
"Owl Labs found that 71% would prefer hybrid or remote work even when the pandemic ends. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 4 May 2022",
"Sauer, the undersecretary of state, said Finland is watching for hybrid or clandestine attacks. \u2014 Emily Rauhala, Anchorage Daily News , 1 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195354"
},
"hymn":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a song of praise to God",
"a metrical composition adapted for singing in a religious service",
"a song of praise or joy",
"something resembling a song of praise paean",
"to praise or worship in or as if in hymns (see hymn entry 1 )",
"to sing a song that praises God to sing a hymn",
"a song of praise especially to God"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8him",
"synonyms":[
"anthem",
"canticle",
"carol",
"chorale",
"psalm",
"spiritual"
],
"antonyms":[
"bless",
"carol",
"celebrate",
"emblazon",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise",
"resound"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"sing a hymn of praise",
"our Sunday church services always open with a hymn",
"Verb",
"during the honeymoon following the inauguration, newspaper articles seemed to hymn the president's every move",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Based on an old hymn , the song since become a gospel standard, sung throughout the world. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Rock of Ages \u2014 not the hymn but a quarry company with a visitor center of the same name \u2014 is perhaps Barre\u2019s single biggest tourist draw, typically attracting more than 100,000 visitors annually. \u2014 Walter Nicklin, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The piece begins in beatific, C-major stasis, as a jaunty hymn gathers momentum in canonic form. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Sunday morning launches with revival-style hymn singing. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"When his casket shut closed and a hymn began, the room erupted in grief. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 31 May 2022",
"Loretta's voice sounds so pure in this patriotic hymn . \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 23 Mar. 2022",
"As the musicians struck up the old hymn , they were joined spontaneously by 3,500 people in the audience. \u2014 WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Features the Fort Lauderdale Symphonic Winds, opening hymn , invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, remarks, parade of colors and dove release. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"But this wasn\u2019t a flattening of hierarchies of the sort long hymned in Silicon Valley reveries of the online demos. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, The New Republic , 21 Oct. 2019",
"Rogers was a benevolent, ditty-dispensing educator in civic virtue and human tolerance, who hymned the miracles of beautiful days and kindly friends, while acknowledging the fallibility of us all. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 20 Oct. 2019",
"But the wounds sustained and inflicted by cheating hearts, so often hymned by Nashville balladeers, are a specialty of Mr. Lonergan. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1667, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"hype":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun ()",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a narcotics addict",
": hypodermic",
": stimulate , enliven",
": increase",
": put on , deceive",
": to promote or publicize extravagantly",
": deception , put-on",
": publicity",
": promotional publicity of an extravagant or contrived kind",
": excellent , cool"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012bp"
],
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"dopehead",
"doper",
"druggie",
"druggy",
"fiend",
"freak",
"head",
"hophead",
"junkie",
"junky",
"stoner",
"user"
],
"antonyms":[
"accelerate",
"add (to)",
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"boost",
"build up",
"compound",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"extend",
"increase",
"multiply",
"pump up",
"raise",
"stoke",
"supersize",
"swell",
"up"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a couple of the tracks on the album feature some really hype vocals"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"circa 1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1989, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193525"
},
"hyper":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"prefix"
],
"definitions":[
": high-strung , excitable",
": highly excited",
": extremely active",
": above : beyond : super-",
": excessively",
": excessive",
": that is or exists in a space of more than three dimensions",
": bridging points within an entity (such as a database or network) nonsequentially",
": excessively"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012b-p\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"excitable",
"fiddle-footed",
"flighty",
"fluttery",
"high-strung",
"hyperactive",
"hyperexcitable",
"hyperkinetic",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"skittery",
"skittish",
"spasmodic",
"spooky"
],
"antonyms":[
"imperturbable",
"nerveless",
"unexcitable",
"unflappable",
"unshakable"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"I get a little hyper when I drink too much coffee.",
"she's so hyper that she's the last person you'd want to turn to in an emergency"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"circa 1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202244"
},
"hyperactive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": affected with or exhibiting hyperactivity",
": more active than is usual or desirable",
": intricately or elaborately designed or detailed",
": extremely or overly active",
": affected with or exhibiting hyperactivity",
": more active than is usual or desirable",
": an individual who is hyperactive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8ak-tiv",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8ak-tiv",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8rak-tiv"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitated",
"excited",
"feverish",
"frenzied",
"heated",
"hectic",
"overactive",
"overwrought"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the skyrocketing price of oil resulted in a wildly fluctuating, hyperactive stock market",
"hyperactive children who are in dire need of a guardian with a firm hand",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Children may act anxious, hyperactive , withdrawn, or throw tantrums. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Cognitive behavioral therapy seemed to have stronger effects on inattentive symptoms than on hyperactive -impulsive ones, and effects did not depend on whether participants were already taking medication. \u2014 Laura E. Knouse, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"As a result, kids may exhibit undesired or hyperactive behaviors or irritability. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Another idea was to reduce the viral reach of hyperactive (and hyperpartisan) users, and dial up the reach of those in the political middle. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The steering rack's hyperactive response to inputs from the thick M Sport steering wheel requires frequent midcorner corrections, and there's just no sense of what the front wheels are doing. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The defense is following the lead of the hyperactive Bray, who is a moving target throughout practice. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Thus in a hyperactive market, a happy consumer can elevate a brand. \u2014 Goran Paun, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"For people like me, that function is a little more hyperactive . \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022"
": of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity",
": characterized by fast-paced or frenetic activity",
": of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-k\u0259-\u02c8ne-tik",
"-k\u012b-",
"-\u02c8net-ik"
],
"synonyms":[
"excitable",
"fiddle-footed",
"flighty",
"fluttery",
"high-strung",
"hyper",
"hyperactive",
"hyperexcitable",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"skittery",
"skittish",
"spasmodic",
"spooky"
],
"antonyms":[
"imperturbable",
"nerveless",
"unexcitable",
"unflappable",
"unshakable"
],
"examples":[
"an elderly couple who are unable to control their hyperkinetic grandson",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The atmosphere is hyperkinetic , and as the lights dim, the crowd takes a collective deep breath. \u2014 Will \"ill Will\" Lavin, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
"Quivoron is intent on plunging the viewer into Julia\u2019s POV and employs hyperkinetic camerawork by Rapha\u00ebl Vandenbussche that\u2019s more self-conscious than involving. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Bodies pile up in this mash-up of science fiction, detective and conspiracy thriller \u2014 with a lot of humor and a big-screen, hyperkinetic energy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Watch all 136 minutes of the film\u2019s hyperkinetic fragments\u2014a case study of attention-deficit disorder\u2014and your synapses will crackle, pop and eventually snap, exactly as they\u2019re meant to. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
"His hyperkinetic , hyper-stylized, hyper-everything art seemed barely contained by the page, helping define the nascent art form and establish the superhero genre and comic book industry. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Travis Scott, the chart-topping Houston rapper known for his hyperkinetic live shows, has risen to the top of the hip-hop world thanks to a devoted and young fan base. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The hyperkinetic 1960 release, with its anti-establishment tone and homages to Hollywood gangster films, vaunted the French New Wave to the vanguard of world cinema and Belmondo along with it. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Here, Sulley is the straight man chief executive, while Mike, a hyperkinetic second-in-command, strives to help the company \u2014 and the anxious, still ambitious Tylor \u2014 by running a comedy class. \u2014 New York Times , 6 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183102"
},
"hyperventilate":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to breathe rapidly and deeply : undergo hyperventilation",
": to breathe very quickly and deeply",
": to breathe rapidly and deeply : undergo hyperventilation",
"he was so nervous he began hyperventilating , and the extra oxygen made him dizzy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Rittenhouse began to hyperventilate and stall his words as the discussion turned to his encounter with Joseph Rosenbaum at the edge of a Kenosha car lot. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Nov. 2021",
"While right-wing pundits hyperventilate about an incipient Biden dictatorship, Democrats in Congress can\u2019t even get paid family leave or a wealth tax on billionaires into their make-or-break reconciliation bill. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The problem was associated with impaired regulation of blood flow and an inability to use oxygen efficiently, causing patients to feel fatigue, shortness of breath and lightheadedness, and to hyperventilate during exercise. \u2014 Laura Landro, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
"The Jason Brown in the car was starting to hyperventilate , while the Jason Brown watching this on TV was curious to see what happened next. \u2014 Jason Brown, The New Yorker , 2 May 2021",
"Some people have severe symptoms, says Dr. Samuel, hyperventilating multiple times a week or even daily. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Behind the scenes of his digital cover photo shoot, Centineo goes from hyperventilating from the pressure of having to transform into America's favorite heartthrob to whispering sweet nothings into his own reflection on his iPhone. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Change is likely not coming in Guaido's wake -- and his air miles are more a bid to resuscitate himself on the international stage than a chance for foreign capitals to hyperventilate about his transitional presidency. \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 21 Jan. 2020",
"One witness said a group of women were wailing and hyperventilating in fear, some separated from their family members. \u2014 Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post , 22 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1931, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215850"
},
"hypocrisy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not : behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel",
": the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion",
": an act or instance of hypocrisy",
": the quality of acting in a way that goes against claimed beliefs or feelings"
],
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"hi-\u02c8p\u00e4-kr\u0259-s\u0113",
"also",
"hi-\u02c8p\u00e4-kr\u0259-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"cant",
"dissembling",
"dissimulation",
"insincerity",
"piousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"genuineness",
"sincereness",
"sincerity"
],
"examples":[
"When his private letters were made public, they revealed his hypocrisy .",
"the hypocrisy of people who say one thing but do another",
"Teenagers often have a keen awareness of their parents' hypocrisies .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After Nagaenthran was hanged, Human Rights Watch legal adviser Linda Lakhdir wrote that the communication between Malaysia and Singapore highlighted a hypocrisy : Nagaethran would have likely faced capital punishment at home. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"And past hypocrisy shouldn\u2019t serve as an excuse for failing to say that clearly, and act on it. \u2014 Matthew Duss, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
"That hypocrisy added to the frustration of Apple employees, with some already quitting. \u2014 Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"This hypocrisy was always in the background of Kharkivites\u2019 conversations about the war, when not in the foreground. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"The hypocrisy was stunning, even by Carlson\u2019s standards. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Apple officials swiped Wednesday at Meta\u2019s plans to take a nearly 50% cut from developers\u2019 metaverse digital asset sales, accusing the tech rival of hypocrisy given Meta\u2019s criticism of Apple App Store fees, MarketWatch reported. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The hypocrisy of Russian officials and their families enjoying the largesse of the West has been an open secret in Russia for years. \u2014 CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But doing so would subject Goodell and the NFL to accusations of hypocrisy . \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English ypocrisye, borrowed from Anglo-French ypocrisie, borrowed from Late Latin hypocrisis, ypocrisis, borrowed from Greek hyp\u00f3krisis \"playing a part on the stage, pretending to be something one is not,\" from hypokri-, variant stem of hypokr\u012b\u0301nomai, hypokr\u012b\u0301nesthai \"to reply, make an answer, speak in dialogue, play a part on the stage, feign\" (from hypo- hypo- + kr\u012b\u0301nomai, middle voice of kr\u012b\u0301n\u014d, kr\u012b\u0301nein \"to separate, choose, decide, judge\") + -sis, suffix forming nouns of action or process \u2014 more at certain entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221408"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": adapted for use in or administered by injection beneath the skin",
": of or relating to the parts beneath the skin",
": resembling a hypodermic injection in effect : stimulating",
": hypodermic injection",
": hypodermic syringe",
": of or relating to the parts beneath the skin",
": adapted for use in or administered by injection beneath the skin",
": hypodermic injection",
": hypodermic syringe"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259r-mik",
"-\u02c8d\u0259r-mik"
],
"synonyms":[
"hype",
"hypodermic needle",
"hypodermic syringe",
"needle",
"syringe"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"he hardly felt it when the nurse stuck the hypodermic in his arm",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Characters also use hypodermic needles to inject a secret formula. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The officer recovered 24 items valued at $664 along with used hypodermic needles and other drug use implements. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The floor was covered in a plethora of hypodermic needles, which were properly destroyed later. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Clean & Safe crews collected more than 70,000 bags of trash, picked up 65,000 hypodermic needles and removed tens of thousands of graffiti tags downtown in the last year, according to figures provided by the program. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Police found an unidentified crystalline substance and hypodermic syringes in the Strongsville man\u2019s vehicle. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 2 July 2021",
"During the traffic stop, she was also charged with criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. \u2014 Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The nurse popped one cartridge out of the hypodermic chamber and inserted the next. \u2014 Donald Antrim, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Officers saw in Salvatori's possession multiple hypodermic needles, and a dose of Narcan, used to stop the effects of an opioid overdose, and two spoons with THC and heroin present. \u2014 Paul Walsh, Star Tribune , 17 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202349"
},
"hypodermic needle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": needle sense 1c(1)",
": a hypodermic syringe complete with needle",
": needle entry 1 sense 5",
": a small syringe used with a hollow needle to inject material (as a vaccine) into or beneath the skin",
": needle sense 2",
": a hypodermic syringe complete with needle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259r-mik-"
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"hype",
"hypodermic",
"hypodermic syringe",
"needle",
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"examples":[
"doesn't mind getting shots as long as he doesn't catch sight of the hypodermic needle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hypodermic needle was recovered and disposed of at the fire station. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Sep. 2021",
"When the older man stepped out of the vehicle\u2019s passenger seat, a used hypodermic needle fell to the ground. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022",
"In a lunchbox on the kitchen stove, police found a spoon and hypodermic needle plunger. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2021",
"So, a technician uses a hypodermic needle to inject a few small microchips into your body. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 11 June 2021",
"Aside from the occasional nasal spray for flu or sugar lump for polio, the hypodermic needle has been the mainstay of protecting against infectious disease since it was pioneered by a Dublin physician in 1844. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Aside from the occasional nasal spray for flu or sugar lump for polio, the hypodermic needle has been the mainstay of protecting against infectious disease since it was pioneered by a Dublin physician in 1844. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Then police noticed the man had been holding a hypodermic needle in his hand. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Aside from the occasional nasal spray for flu or sugar lump for polio, the hypodermic needle has been the mainstay of protecting against infectious disease since it was pioneered by a Dublin physician in 1844. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2021"
],
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230040"
},
"hypodermic syringe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin",
": hypodermic needle sense 2",
": a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"hype",
"hypodermic",
"hypodermic needle",
"needle",
"syringe"
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"examples":[
"the nurse filled a different hypodermic syringe for each injection"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1893, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182532"
},
"hypothesis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument",
": an interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as the ground for action",
": a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences",
": the antecedent clause of a conditional statement",
": something not proved but assumed to be true for purposes of argument or further study or investigation",
": a proposition tentatively assumed in order to draw out its logical or empirical consequences and test its consistency with facts that are known or may be determined"
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"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4-th\u0259-s\u0259s",
"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4th-\u0259-s\u0259s"
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"proposition",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hypothesis is that false and dangerous ideas seduce audiences who would otherwise be unaware or indifferent to such outlandish thinking. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"According to health officials in Scotland, the leading hypothesis is that the illnesses are caused by an infectious agent\u2014rather than a toxic exposure\u2014and an adenovirus is the prime suspect. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Any idea, no matter how good, can go bad, and the simulation hypothesis is no different. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The hypothesis going into the study will be that for every 60 days without housing, an individual is likely to experience at least one violent incident. \u2014 Kyle Swenson, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Jan. 2022",
"But not everyone agrees, including Hugh Woodin, the original creator of (*), who has posted new work that suggests the continuum hypothesis is right after all. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s an intriguing hypothesis and one that some of us may have heard in some fashion throughout the years. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 May 2022",
"This involves continuous and active hypothesis testing. \u2014 Alex Borisov, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"This data raises the possibility that the cases are a rare but unrecognized condition that is only becoming apparent in the wake of the pandemic\u2014similar to the UKSHA's 1b hypothesis . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022"
],
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"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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": to make a hypothesis",
": to adopt as a hypothesis"
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"assume",
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"postulate",
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"Psychologists hypothesized that his odd behavior was caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.",
"if we hypothesize that current population trends continue for the next 50 years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But by observing light reflected off it, scientists hypothesize the asteroid may be unusually rich in metal. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Some hypothesize that grasping a language requires absorbing subtle patterns unconsciously and that adults\u2019 superior conscious reasoning interferes. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The unique position of the wound led the researchers to hypothesize that the frill was punctured from the back. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Many in the world of rare kidney diseases hypothesize these illnesses are probably not rare at all. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 2 May 2022",
"Researchers hypothesize that by the 1830s, Dutch pictures were fashionable there. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Researchers hypothesize that the organ is a way for certain species of insects to communicate amongst each other. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The researchers hypothesize that the vampire squids\u2019 primary diet of marine snow, especially meatier fecal pellets, may be funneling plastics into their bellies. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"But the researchers hypothesize that this seeping is actually good for the bats. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1738, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural",
": involving or based on a hypothesis",
": imagined as an example for further thought"
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8the-ti-k\u0259l",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8the-ti-k\u0259l"
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"academic",
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"actual",
"factual",
"real"
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"examples":[
"She described a hypothetical case to clarify her point.",
"we talked about what we would do in various hypothetical emergencies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are thousands of hypothetical examples like this, and new ones arise every day. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
"These hypothetical examples don\u2019t represent the return on any particular investment, and the rates aren\u2019t guaranteed. \u2014 Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The rules included hypothetical examples of abusive transactions in which children were given multiple trusts. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The other was 17 pages of training material outlining state harassment laws and provided hypothetical examples of conduct that crossed the line. \u2014 Jon Campbell, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
"In the state Senate, the online training does include hypothetical examples of harassment. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 13 May 2021",
"Erskine jumped in on the hypothetical conversation. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"According to the Suffolk/Globe poll, Baker running as an independent would lead a hypothetical \u2014 and very unlikely \u2014 three-way race for governor that includes Healey by 9 points. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In that hypothetical scenario, Zimbalist said the $850 million the Bills got wouldn\u2019t necessarily affect the price tag in San Diego. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1588, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200358"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic , sensory, vasomotor , and visceral (see visceral sense 4 ) functions",
": behavior exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or emotional excess",
": a state in which emotions (as fear or joy) are so strong that a person acts in an uncontrolled way",
": a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral functions without an organic basis",
": a similar condition in domestic animals",
": behavior exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or emotional excess"
],
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"hi-\u02c8ster-\u0113-\u0259",
"-\u02c8stir-",
"hi-\u02c8ster-\u0113-\u0259",
"his-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259",
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"examples":[
"A few of the children began to scream, and soon they were all caught up in the hysteria .",
"Wartime hysteria led to many unfair accusations of treachery.",
"The spreading of the disease caused mass hysteria in the village.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"March\u2019s commitment to liberal causes drew the attention of the Red-hunters during the anticommunist hysteria of the late 1940s and early 1950s, spawned by fellow Wisconsinite Sen. Joseph McCarthy. \u2014 courant.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Johnson, who was 22 when handed her sentence, was one of the dozens of residents swept up in the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, during which 19 people from Salem and neighboring towns were hanged and hundreds of others accused. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
"The conservative hysteria over critical race theory is ultimately a refusal to acknowledge that the country\u2019s classrooms have always taught a white-centric view of U.S. history. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Lil Nas X, meanwhile, has brilliantly used his music videos and internet persona to troll those worked into a moral hysteria over his album Montero. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 15 Oct. 2021",
"But Winkler\u2019s character remained central to the story, even as castmates tired of the hysteria surrounding him. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This documentary details the political hysteria around the enigmatic quarterback\u2019s fateful decision. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The focus on personalities is reflected today in the various books about tyrants and tyranny and the occasional hysteria for liberal world leaders such as Jacinda Ardern. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Friedman said his instinct was generally not to be alarmist about emerging drug trends, given the hysteria that has historically accompanied drug use. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from English hysteric , adjective, from Latin hystericus , from Greek hysterikos , from hystera womb; from the Greek notion that hysteria was peculiar to women and caused by disturbances of the uterus",
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"1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person subject to or affected by hysteria",
": an overemotional or unstable person",
"\u2014 see also hysterics",
": an individual subject to or affected by hysteria"
],
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"hi-\u02c8ster-ik",
"his-\u02c8ter-ik"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The David Bingham of 1893 is a male version of the stereotypical female spinster and hysteric . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Tenor David Portillo expresses the alternately lucid and manic states of attorney Jonathan Harker, deftly handling wide leaps, hysteric pantings and sudden exclamations. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 29 July 2021",
"There were writers who did not think Dr. Farnsworth was a hysteric , and accordingly painted Mies van der Rohe as un-American. \u2014 Daisy Alioto, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Much vodka had been consumed by this point, and plot discussions degenerated into mass hysterics . \u2014 Ceridwen Dovey, The New Yorker , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Especially knowing how much our media loves to portray women as liars and hysterics . \u2014 Lydia Wang, refinery29.com , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Thursday sentenced President Trump\u2019s former confidant Roger Stone to 40 months in prison, which if nothing else offers some lessons about the political hysterics of the last two weeks in Washington. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 Feb. 2020",
"The constant whining and hysterics \u2014 magnified by their allies in the Democratic Media Complex \u2014 have been exhausting. \u2014 John Kass, Twin Cities , 25 Sep. 2019",
"There are several other acts, then, who could send fans into hysterics . \u2014 Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle , 8 Jan. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203607"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to indulge in hyperbole",
": to exaggerate to a hyperbolic degree"
],
"pronounciation":[
"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"color",
"elaborate (on)",
"embellish",
"embroider",
"exaggerate",
"magnify",
"pad",
"stretch"
],
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"examples":[
"even if she did hyperbolize her account of an encounter with a bear, it still must have been pretty scary"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1599, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to induce hypnosis in",
": to dazzle or overcome by or as if by suggestion",
": to affect by or as if by hypnotism",
": to induce hypnosis in",
": to influence by or as if by suggestion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hip-n\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz",
"\u02c8hip-n\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
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"arrest",
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"catch up",
"enchant",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"fascinate",
"grip",
"mesmerize",
"spellbind"
],
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"examples":[
"The therapist hypnotized him and asked him questions about his traumatic experiences in the war.",
"He can hypnotize people with his stare.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But this only ties into the film\u2019s thematic thread about the slipperiness of memory and how charismatic people can almost hypnotize us into not believing the evidence of our eyes. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The leak even mentions MJ reading a newspaper report to Peter that says Spider-Man might have the power to hypnotize women. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The kind that brims with superhero energy, that can dominate the stage and hypnotize the masses? \u2014 Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired , 24 June 2021",
"As expected, Shayna Baszler\u2019s mystique as a real-life shoot-fighter took a blow by the end of this match, which saw Alexa Bliss hypnotize and control Nia Jax. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"Those experiences remind him of a D.J.\u2019s ability to guide and almost hypnotize a receptive crowd. \u2014 Eric Ducker, New York Times , 8 June 2021",
"Producer/singer Gess is ready to hypnotize you with his latest single. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 5 Mar. 2021",
"The off-kilter rhythms feel both immersive and agitated, as if Fincher were trying to both hypnotize you and jolt you awake with his lustrous Old Hollywood homage. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 6 Nov. 2020",
"Everyone understood, moreover, never to look Bras-Coup\u00e9 directly in the eyes, as his gaze could hypnotize you or turn you into stone. \u2014 USA Today , 1 Oct. 2020"
],
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"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-005542"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy",
": being a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings : being a hypocrite"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cchi-p\u0259-\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l"
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"artificial",
"backhanded",
"counterfeit",
"double",
"double-dealing",
"double-faced",
"fake",
"feigned",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony",
"phoney",
"phony-baloney",
"phoney-baloney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous"
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"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned"
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"examples":[
"it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Diana used the opportunity to point out how Sutton's aggressive approach toward her was hypocritical . \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Russian flags have been flown in rallies everywhere from Ethiopia to South Africa as many Africans believe that the West\u2019s condemnation of the invasion is hypocritical in the context of Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan. \u2014 Tom Collins, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"For all its commitment to its own territorial integrity, Blinken argued China's unwavering alliance with Russia was hypocritical . \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
"Roberts kind of rebels against things that are obviously hypocritical . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
"In addition, American and Taiwanese information statecraft in the Indo-Pacific and globally should expose China\u2019s hypocritical behavior on climate change and Covid and its repression of Uyghurs, Hong Kong and religious freedom. \u2014 John Bolton, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
"During his radio show, Stern explained why the events \u2014 and the reactions to them \u2014 were hypocritical . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"And now their attempts to sign collective letters and resent the sanctions look hypocritical . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 7 Mar. 2022",
"As Meta sets up fees for metaverse creators that will take nearly half of their earnings, Apple argues that the move is hypocritical given the social network's attacks on Apple's 30% fee. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" hypocritic \"of a hypocrite\" (borrowed from Medieval Latin hypocriticus, borrowed from Greek hypokritik\u00f3s \"of acting, skilled in rhetorical delivery,\" from hypokrit\u1e17s \"answerer, actor on a stage\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -al entry 1 \u2014 more at hypocrite ",
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"1553, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-180245"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to pledge as security without delivery of title or possession",
": hypothesize",
": to pledge as security without delivery of title or possession \u2014 compare pawn"
": a compound formed by the union of water with some other substance",
": to cause to take up or combine with water or the elements of water",
": to supply with ample fluid or moisture",
": to become a hydrate",
": a compound (as Glauber's salt) formed by the union of water with some other substance",
": to cause to take up or combine with water or the elements of water",
": to become a hydrate"
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"\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u0101t",
"\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u0101t"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"lotions and creams that hydrate the skin",
"Drink fluids to hydrate the body.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Milk Makeup's formula uses cannabis seed extract and quinoa to hydrate , condition, and support healthy hair follicles, while plant peptides make lashes and brows appear even thicker. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"Weleda Skin Food Lip Butter Give those lips a butter-soft balm to soothe, hydrate , and nourish from the inside out. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"It\u2019s designed to moisturize and hydrate sensitive skin and has a 30+ SPF. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"Preventing heat exhaustion, heat stress, and ultimately heat stroke, is relatively simple: rest, find shade, and hydrate . \u2014 Aryn Baker, Time , 26 May 2022",
"The conditioning treatment is chock-full of B vitamins to nourish the hair, algae extract to prevent damage, and rosehip oil to tame frizz and hydrate hair with fatty acids. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Agent Nateur\u2019s natural body serum is designed to help reduce the appearance of cellulite with a potent combination of fatty acid-rich Japanese rice bran, rosehip, and helichrysum oils that hydrate and tone with a dewy finish. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
"It's made with the Jamaican Superfruit Blend (bilberry, orange, sugar cane, lemon, sugar maple, plus hyaluronic acid) to brighten, hydrate , and smooth skin all at once. \u2014 ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
"To soothe, hydrate , and protect the skin, this nourishing sanitizer contains 70 percent pharma-grade ethyl alcohol made from organic cane sugar, as well as a conditioning blend of Aloe, Rosa Canina, Jojoba, and Argan. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This all-natural stick uses coconut oil, shea butter, and aloe to hydrate the skin, creating a barrier from friction, while relieving any previous irritation. \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
"The self-tan preparation process strips hydration from the skin, so Dr. Mikailov suggests grabbing self-tanners enriched with nourishing ingredients like coconut or jojoba oil, and squalane to hydrate and replenish moisture in skin. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 June 2022",
"Like a facial in a dropper, this luxuriously lightweight oil is formulated with a combination of shelf-stable vitamin C, squalene, and chios crystal and rose oils, which all work together to intensely hydrate , brighten, and firm skin at once. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"Empress Tonic from Wildling is an all-natural, organic face spray that helps hydrate the skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"This Best of Beauty winner includes soothing ceramides, niacinamide, and glycerin to hydrate and diminish dark spots over time. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 23 May 2022",
"Initially, the pellets \u2014 known by brand name Orbeez \u2014 were used in soil to hydrate plants and other products, like diapers, aimed at absorbing fluids. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 25 Mar. 2022",
"This aftershave relies on allantoin\u2014an extract from the comfrey plant\u2014to hydrate and calm irritated skin. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"This shampoo boasts a creamy formula infused with a blend of oils and natural ingredients (aloe vera leaf juice, coconut oil, and honey) to not only cleanse the hair of dirt and buildup, but also hydrate and add moisture to dry strands. \u2014 Casey Clark, SELF , 6 June 2022"
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"Noun",
"1802, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1846, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120246"
},
"hypercritical":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": meticulously or excessively critical"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"captious",
"carping",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"critical",
"faultfinding",
"judgmental",
"overcritical",
"rejective"
],
"antonyms":[
"uncritical"
],
"examples":[
"if you go by what that hypercritical reviewer says, you are going to end up seeing very few movies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many have been fed a diet of hypercritical narratives of American history and skepticism about the U.S. role in the world by their teachers. \u2014 Bill Drexel, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"For one thing, Betsey\u2019s stubbornness widens the rift between Holly and her own mother, June (Lindsay Duncan), who has always been hypercritical . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Even if the courts agree to give Spears her freedom, what about the prying media and the hypercritical public? \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Portraying one of the greatest singers of all time on screen is no easy feat, particularly in the hypercritical age of social media. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Stop exposing your children and your pets to your abusive, hypercritical father\u2019s rants, and if your mother notices and asks why, be honest with her. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 14 June 2021",
"On today\u2019s edition of Good Morning Britain, Piers Morgan stormed off the set after his co-host, Alex Beresford, addressed his hypercritical remarks of Meghan Markle as of late. \u2014 Mia Davis, Essence , 9 Mar. 2021",
"My mother would keep score, and my uncles \u2014 who were hypercritical of whatever the Sox were doing \u2014 would do a running play-by-play. \u2014 Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com , 11 Sep. 2020",
"But given quarantine, getting kids outdoors is hypercritical this summer. \u2014 Katherine Rosman, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1605, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-222403"
},
"hypersexual":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": exhibiting unusual or excessive concern with or indulgence in sexual activity",
": exhibiting unusual or excessive concern with or indulgence in sexual activity"
"typically users of crystal meth report that the powerful stimulant leaves them feeling hypersexual as well as euphoric",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In intimate relationships, Johnson says, the perception of a bisexual partner as hypersexual can fuel jealousy. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Racist stereotypes suggest men of some races have large penises and are hypersexual , while others are undersexed with small ones. \u2014 Peter Lehman, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Experts said previous hypersexual images of Asian women were, in part, formed by Western imperialism and racist legislation, only to be further confirmed by Hollywood depictions conjured up by predominantly white male gatekeepers. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"And Black adults could be infantilized in the same breath as Black children, especially girls, were denied their youth, seen as predatory and hypersexual . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on Southern plantations, depicting Black people as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual , according to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Early in her career, Kim was the subject of critiques for her hypersexual and explicit lyrics as well as her provocative fashion sense. \u2014 Iman N. Milner, refinery29.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Harmful negative and racist tropes of Black men as hypersexual , overly aggressive, and intellectually inferior are commonly seen in film and television. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"All the instances of hypersexual stereotyping in advertising and media contribute to an environment where men feel it\u2019s OK to harass and commit violence against Asian women, Kuo said. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1915, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-080217"
},
"hyperbole":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": extravagant exaggeration (such as \"mile-high ice-cream cones\")"
],
"pronounciation":[
"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u0259r-b\u0259-(\u02cc)l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"caricature",
"coloring",
"elaboration",
"embellishment",
"embroidering",
"embroidery",
"exaggeration",
"magnification",
"overstatement",
"padding",
"stretching"
],
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"meiosis",
"understatement"
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"examples":[
"Four decades later we're all blabbermouths, adrift on a sea of hyperbole , shouting to be heard. \u2014 Steve Rushin , Sports Illustrated , 1 Apr. 2002",
"\u2026 balanced on the razor edge of anachronism, creating a rich stew of accepted and invented history, anecdote, myth and hyperbole . \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , New York Times Book Review , 18 May 1997",
"Even if we discount the hyperbole evident in such accounts, they were far from inventions. \u2014 Lawrence W. Levine , The Unpredictable Past , 1993",
"\u201cenough food to feed a whole army\u201d is a common example of hyperbole",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Grand Wagoneer is rolling hyperbole : biggest, heaviest, most powerful, highest tow rating. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"Which may account for the litany of pieces arguing, with increasing hyperbole , about why the trial is important. \u2014 Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The masters of the discipline are highly skilled at using hyperbole and uncertainty to create the perception of conflict. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not a stretch to say that there\u2019s a lot of self-interested hype and hyperbole out there. \u2014 Beth Noymer Levine, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Standing in the Rose Garden, he was flanked by two guests whose presence showed that this was not a case of standard-issue Presidential hyperbole : Finnish President Sauli Niinist\u00f6 and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
"That last part is not hyperbole or my own editorializing, by the way. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 May 2022",
"Reffitt's own words over text or to his friends and family were more hyperbole than admissions, Welch claimed. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
"But everyone knows that\u2019s just a welcome bit of hyperbole . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 5 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin, from Greek hyperbol\u0113 excess, hyperbole, hyperbola, from hyperballein to exceed, from hyper- + ballein to throw \u2014 more at devil ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180519"
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"hysterical":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or marked by hysteria",
": feeling or showing extreme and unrestrained emotion",
": very funny",
": feeling or showing extreme and uncontrolled emotion",
": very funny",
": of, relating to, or marked by hysteria"
],
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"hi-\u02c8ster-i-k\u0259l",
"hi-\u02c8ster-i-k\u0259l",
"-\u02c8ter-i-k\u0259l"
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"antic",
"chucklesome",
"comedic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"humoristic",
"humorous",
"killing",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"screaming",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious"
],
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"humorless",
"lame",
"unamusing",
"uncomic",
"unfunny",
"unhumorous",
"unhysterical"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The resulting recipes and recommendations are pretty hysterical through a 2022 lens, and food critic Nick Kindelsperger takes a historical wander through the Tribune archives for the best \u2014 and worst \u2014 picks. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar was really funny, hysterical . \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"China\u2019s foreign-affairs office in Hong Kong countered that the comments were hysterical . \u2014 Elaine Yu And Selina Cheng, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Authorities detained the unidentified woman on a stretcher and carried her out of the home on Sunday morning as neighbors described her as being hysterical , Fox 11 Los Angeles reported. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 9 May 2022",
"The hot guys are all pumped to be there, and Kyle is hysterical as the nerdy loser. \u2014 Alexis Pereira, Vulture , 10 Oct. 2021",
"As the world, with its escalating rings and pings, gets ever more hysterical , suspending yourself in water becomes ever more appealing. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2020",
"And Paddington 2 is such a great example of a perfect, emotional, and hysterical film for us. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Australian news media might as well be an arm of the public-health bureaucracy, producing stilted and hysterical reports about lockdown violators worthy of some dystopian future. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 8 Sep. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134715"
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"hyperbola":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a plane curve generated by a point so moving that the difference of the distances from two fixed points is a constant : a curve formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone"
],
"pronounciation":[
"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u0259r-b\u0259-l\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Greek hyperbol\u0113 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1668, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174209"
},
"hyperbaton":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a transposition or inversion of idiomatic word order (as \u201cechoed the hills\u201d for \u201cthe hills echoed\u201d)"
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"pronounciation":[
"h\u012b\u02c8p\u0259rb\u0259\u02cct\u00e4n"
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"history_and_etymology":"Latin, from Greek, from neuter of hyperbatos transposed, inverted, from hyperbainein to step over, scale, from hyper- + bainein to step, walk",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180410"
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"hyperbaric":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure especially of oxygen",
": having a specific gravity greater than that of cerebrospinal fluid",
"\u2014 compare hypobaric",
": of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure especially of oxygen"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8ber-ik",
"-\u02c8ba-rik",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8bar-ik"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On offer, therefore, are: heart rate variability testing, platelet-rich plasma (PRP therapy), nutrient IV therapy, cryotherapy, ozone therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"On May 2, the Dancing With the Stars judge posted a photo on her Instagram Story of herself laying down in a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
"Think: microcurrents, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and a full body LED light bed. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 4 May 2022",
"At Stanly Ranch, a new hotel in Napa, visitors can lounge around one of the 700-acre resorts\u2019 multiple pools, enjoy its 200-seat restaurant or even visit its hyperbaric oxygen chamber. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
"Along with those cleanings, Charlie underwent 15 hyperbaric chamber treatments and was put on a Vitamin C drip \u2014 all of which was covered by Club Med \u2014 before being discharged, his mom says. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
"With today\u2019s advanced, minimally invasive techniques along with hyperbaric oxygen therapy for rapid healing, patients can expect to be back to their daily routine in 10 days on average. \u2014 Beth Landman, Forbes , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Recovery is about 10 days, accelerated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy and Vbeam laser treatment for skin healing. \u2014 Jessica Matlin, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The often-costly remedies have included restrictive diets, supplements, chelation and hyperbaric chambers, as well as more dangerous home remedies. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Nov. 2021"
": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the tangent and defined by the equation tanh x = sinh x /cosh x"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144103"
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"hyperbolic":{
"type":[
"adjective ()",
"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole",
": of, relating to, or being like a curve that is formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone : of, relating to, or being analogous to a hyperbola",
": of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8b\u00e4-lik"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Adjective (1)",
"see hyperbole",
"Adjective (2)",
"see hyperbole"
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"Adjective (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective (2)",
"1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231747"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the sine and defined by the equation sinh x = ( e x - e - x )/2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061739"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the cosecant and defined by the equation csch x = 1/sinh x"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-065057"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the secant and defined by the equation sech x = 1/cosh x"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-081833"
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"hyperbolic paraboloid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a saddle-shaped quadric surface whose sections by planes parallel to one coordinate plane are hyperbolas while those sections by planes parallel to the other two are parabolas if proper orientation of the coordinate axes is assumed"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1842, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193342"
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"hyperarousal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": excessive arousal : an abnormal state of increased responsiveness to stimuli that is marked by various physiological and psychological symptoms (such as increased levels of alertness and anxiety and elevated heart rate and respiration)",
": excessive arousal : an abnormal state of increased responsiveness to stimuli that is marked by various physiological and psychological symptoms (as increased levels of alertness and anxiety and elevated heart rate and respiration)"
": a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects : hyperopia , farsightedness",
"New Latin, from Greek hypermetros + New Latin -opia"
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"1860, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172315"
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"hystericky":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": hysterical"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-r\u0259\u0307k\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-222659"
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"hysterics":{
"type":[
"noun plural",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": a fit of uncontrollable laughter or crying",
": an outburst of uncontrollable laughing or crying",
": a fit of uncontrollable laughter or crying : hysteria"
],
"pronounciation":[
"hi-\u02c8ster-iks",
"hi-\u02c8ster-iks",
"-\u02c8ter-iks"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first was a hardcore contingent of LGBTQ+ fans, a good many of whom were in hysterics before a punchline was even delivered. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
"While critics were divided, the audience was in hysterics . \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 8 May 2022",
"Earlier this month, a tree branch moving slightly in the wind at a Christmas tree farm sent him into hysterics . \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Don't Look Up or Nightmare Alley, which boil familiar genre tropes into big-budget hysterics . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"And while competing on the slope, she was photographed eating jiucai hezi, a Chinese pocket pie, and a roast pork bun, sending social media into hysterics each time. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"While Dreyfus could make a Grecian bust explode into hysterics , Chlumsky had the arguably more challenging job of coming off as the most competent woman in the room, even when Amy was anything but. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The shot sent the crowd into hysterics and sent Nuggets reserve Davon Reed sprinting off the bench, too, mistakenly believing the game was over \u2013 drawing a technical foul, which pulled the Clippers within two points. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Thorne delivered an in-stride strike to Reed on the 35 for a 75-yard touchdown, sending the crowd into immediate hysterics , just as Walker did with his run 13 seconds in last week. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 12 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1664, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232449"
},
"hyperbolic navigation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a system of radio navigation (as loran) in which the time difference between receipt of signals from two stations of known position determines a line of position in the form of a hyperbola"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004644"
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"hyperarid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely arid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8a-r\u0259d",
"-\u02c8er-\u0259d"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1960, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011237"
},
"hypocritically":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy",
": being a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings : being a hypocrite"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cchi-p\u0259-\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"backhanded",
"counterfeit",
"double",
"double-dealing",
"double-faced",
"fake",
"feigned",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony",
"phoney",
"phony-baloney",
"phoney-baloney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned"
],
"examples":[
"it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Diana used the opportunity to point out how Sutton's aggressive approach toward her was hypocritical . \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Russian flags have been flown in rallies everywhere from Ethiopia to South Africa as many Africans believe that the West\u2019s condemnation of the invasion is hypocritical in the context of Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan. \u2014 Tom Collins, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"For all its commitment to its own territorial integrity, Blinken argued China's unwavering alliance with Russia was hypocritical . \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
"Roberts kind of rebels against things that are obviously hypocritical . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
"In addition, American and Taiwanese information statecraft in the Indo-Pacific and globally should expose China\u2019s hypocritical behavior on climate change and Covid and its repression of Uyghurs, Hong Kong and religious freedom. \u2014 John Bolton, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
"During his radio show, Stern explained why the events \u2014 and the reactions to them \u2014 were hypocritical . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"And now their attempts to sign collective letters and resent the sanctions look hypocritical . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 7 Mar. 2022",
"As Meta sets up fees for metaverse creators that will take nearly half of their earnings, Apple argues that the move is hypocritical given the social network's attacks on Apple's 30% fee. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"hypocritic \"of a hypocrite\" (borrowed from Medieval Latin hypocriticus, borrowed from Greek hypokritik\u00f3s \"of acting, skilled in rhetorical delivery,\" from hypokrit\u1e17s \"answerer, actor on a stage\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -al entry 1 \u2014 more at hypocrite"
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"first_known_use":[
"1553, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-060218"
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"hyperboloid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a quadric surface whose sections by planes parallel to one coordinate plane are ellipses while those sections by planes parallel to the other two are hyperbolas if proper orientation of the axes is assumed"
": geometry that adopts all of Euclid's axioms except the parallel axiom, this being replaced by the axiom that through any point in a plane there pass more lines than one that do not intersect a given line in the plane":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115817"
},
"hysterioid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": boat-shaped":[
"the hysterioid apothecia of fungi of the order Hysteriales"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u0259\u0307\u02c8stir\u0113\u02cc\u022fid"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Hysterium , genus of fungi + English -oid":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120139"
},
"hyperapophysis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a process on the dorsal side of a vertebra that projects laterally and backward":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from hyper- + apophysis":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130335"
},
"hypermetry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the addition of one or more syllables beyond the required measure at the end of a line or other metrical unit":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u012b\u02c8p\u0259rm\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"hyper- + -metry":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130734"
},
"hyperbolic cosine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the cosine and defined by the equation cosh x = ( e x + e - x )/2":[
"\u2014 abbreviation cosh"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131809"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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": of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism":[],
": readily holding the attention":[
"a hypnotic personality",
"a simple hypnotic beat"
],
": a sleep-inducing agent : soporific":[],
": one that is or can be hypnotized":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"hip-\u02c8n\u00e4-tik",
"hip-\u02c8n\u00e4t-ik"
],
"synonyms":[
"drowsy",
"narcotic",
"opiate",
"sleepy",
"slumberous",
"slumbrous",
"somniferous",
"somnolent",
"soporific"
],
"antonyms":[
"stimulant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The psychologist put her into a hypnotic state.",
"Riding in a car often has a hypnotic effect on babies.",
"the steady, hypnotic rhythm of the train",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Directed by the late Anthony Minghella, The Talented Mr. Ripley weaves a hypnotic tale of violence and loneliness in 1950s Italy. \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"At Kings Theatre, the Baltimore band Beach House runs through a lush, hypnotic catalogue (July 19-20). \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
"Klaus Schulze, a German electronic musician whose hypnotic , pulsating, swirling compositions filled five decades of solo albums, collaborations and film scores, died Tuesday. \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Lambert pays ode to folks out in the country getting in done on this somewhere odd, but strangely hypnotic track. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Klaus Schulze, a German electronic musician whose hypnotic , pulsating, swirling compositions filled five decades of solo albums, collaborations and film scores, died on Tuesday. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The surreal effect of this layout is enhanced by David Neumann\u2018s choreography, which keeps the mass of bodies in hypnotic motion. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Spaceman continues to fine-tune his astral pop sound with shocking consistency throughout the familiar but delightfully hypnotic space rock album. \u2014 Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"At the main entrance, two portals opened onto a giant skull glowing with hypnotic patterns and a massive electric tree with fluorescent leaves. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The festival, which started in 1976, is bringing wacky comedy shows, unique music performances, daring jousts, acrobatics, hypnotics and even big cats to 10 stages around the 30-acre festival grounds, located 30 minutes south of Denver in Larkspur. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Know , 18 June 2019",
"There was no consensus among professionals in Cleveland over whether the availability of methamphetamine or the drugs known as sedative- hypnotics , such as Xanax, Klonopin or Ativan, has increased. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland.com , 7 July 2017",
"There are signs warning visitors not to use the spa while under the influence of hypnotics . \u2014 Richard Morgan, New York Times , 2 Jan. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French or Late Latin; French hypnotique , from Late Latin hypnoticus , from Greek hypn\u014dtikos , from hypnoun to put to sleep, from hypnos":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132120"
},
"hypocrite plant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": mexican fire plant":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134713"
},
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"type":[],
"definitions":{
": the surface generated by a hyperbola rotating about one of its axes":[]
},
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"hyperopic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
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"definitions":{
": a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects : farsightedness":[]
"Contact lenses can be worn to correct a variety of vision conditions, such as myopia, or nearsightedness; hyperopia , or farsightedness; and astigmatism. \u2014 Tiffany Yannetta, Seventeen , 26 Oct. 2018",
"Of the overall cases, 69 percent arose from simple uncorrected refractive errors, which include myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism (blurry vision up close, far away or both). \u2014 By Sue Arrowsmith, miamiherald , 24 July 2017"
