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"Meanwhile, the Terps will only play Iowa, Michigan State and Rutgers on the road . \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"And there is the potential for (though not the guarantee of) a Big East opponent in the Gavitt Games in November, possibly on the road . \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"But the Celtics have already won there once in this series, and are 8-4 on the road in these playoffs. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Since forming Lit in 1988, the brothers have retained a reputation for one of the best live shows on the road . \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 15 June 2022",
"The Browns took mandatory minicamp on the road on Wednesday, practicing at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium at the Pro Football Hall of Fame before visiting the museum. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"The company has about 830,000 vehicles with the systems on the road . \u2014 Tom Krisher, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"The company has about 830,000 vehicles with the systems on the road . \u2014 Tom Krisher, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Colorado is 12-2 in the postseason, with sweeps in the first and third rounds and a 7-0 record on the road . \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022"
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"Authorities say the bodies of seven men were found dumped on a roadway late Thursday in the Huasteca region with extensive bruising that suggest they were beaten. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"Their flagship automotive product is the LaserLight\u2122 engine which provides high-intensity lighting to illuminate the roadway at a 650 m range (1 km is possible, but is currently constrained by regulations). \u2014 Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"An unlocked 2021 Ford Explorer was reported stolen May 23 from the roadway at a residence in the 1100 block of Oak Street, police said. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"The crash took place just after 10:45 p.m. Sunday night when a black Ford Taurus traveling westbound on O Street struck a white Toyota Corolla facing eastbound on the roadway , the Lincoln Police Department said in a statement on Monday. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"According to officials, Flores-Ba\u00f1uelos was helping the occupants of a car that was disabled on a roadway near Salton City when another driver struck the disabled car and the agent, fatally injuring him. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Maraj was walking on a roadway in Mineola, N.Y., on Feb. 12, 2021, when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"An officer then found another victim inside a sedan that was stopped on the roadway at 50th Street North and Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Protesters block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ontario, on Wednesday. \u2014 Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"We had a roaring good time.",
"we had a roaring good time at the party",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"It\u2019s a rip- roaring romp that combines black comedy with Hitchcockian horror and social realism\u2014a fable about two clans, one destitute but ambitious and the other naive and wealthy, whose lives become intertwined. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"The first Mazda 3 to grace the 10Best list was the first-generation Mazdaspeed 3, a rip- roaring , turbocharged, torque-steering hot hatch that won the award in 2007 and 2008. \u2014 Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Early indications suggest complete devotion to an up-tempo offense based on fastbreaks, rip- roaring finishes and 3-point shots. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com , 18 Dec. 2020",
"What hard rock needed was a rip- roaring , full-on party band that could fill a stadium with shameless ecstasy. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 6 Oct. 2020",
"His announcement spurred a roaring round of applause from the concert crowd. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 6 July 2019",
"The first of the four Warner Bros. movies, 2014's The Lego Movie, got off to a roaring start, netting $468 million worldwide and rave reviews on a budget of $60 million. \u2014 Aric Jenkins, Fortune , 23 Apr. 2020",
"His new push for giving is not off to a roaring start. \u2014 Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Ending at the Horine Conference Center, where there will be a roaring fire, hot beverages, mocktails, hors d\u2019oeuvres and desserts. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 4 Feb. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Dior roaring with newborn power and dominating because of that newness; Balenciaga midcareer and moving inexorably toward his late-period transcendence in the 1960s. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The Bronco Raptor is more efficient than its closest rival, the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392, but the Jeep is powered by a roaring V-8. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 24 May 2022",
"The opening-night crowd burst into applause during several numbers and showered the performers with a roaring , standing ovation once the curtains closed. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The inaugural Tiger 5K road race and Fun Run got off to a roaring start May 14, with a little help from Travis Kelce and the founding brothers of Mitchell\u2019s Homemade Ice Cream. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Just to the east of central Oslo, Gr\u00f8nland hosted a funfair where ice cream vendors did a roaring trade. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"The blaze was reported at 4 38 p.m. on May 2 and was not knocked down until 9 19 p.m., as firefighters from nine neighboring communities, as well as the Department of Conservation and Recreation, battled the roaring flames. \u2014 Charlie Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"His absence impacted again Sunday even in the Dodgers\u2019 breathtaking, 5-4 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at a roaring and shaking Dodger Stadium. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"In a stunning upset that sent the crowd roaring , Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby yesterday. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 8 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"It\u2019s a rip- roaring romp that combines black comedy with Hitchcockian horror and social realism\u2014a fable about two clans, one destitute but ambitious and the other naive and wealthy, whose lives become intertwined. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"The first Mazda 3 to grace the 10Best list was the first-generation Mazdaspeed 3, a rip- roaring , turbocharged, torque-steering hot hatch that won the award in 2007 and 2008. \u2014 Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Early indications suggest complete devotion to an up-tempo offense based on fastbreaks, rip- roaring finishes and 3-point shots. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com , 18 Dec. 2020",
"What hard rock needed was a rip- roaring , full-on party band that could fill a stadium with shameless ecstasy. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 6 Oct. 2020",
"His announcement spurred a roaring round of applause from the concert crowd. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 6 July 2019",
"The first of the four Warner Bros. movies, 2014's The Lego Movie, got off to a roaring start, netting $468 million worldwide and rave reviews on a budget of $60 million. \u2014 Aric Jenkins, Fortune , 23 Apr. 2020",
"His new push for giving is not off to a roaring start. \u2014 Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Ending at the Horine Conference Center, where there will be a roaring fire, hot beverages, mocktails, hors d\u2019oeuvres and desserts. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 4 Feb. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dior roaring with newborn power and dominating because of that newness; Balenciaga midcareer and moving inexorably toward his late-period transcendence in the 1960s. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The Bronco Raptor is more efficient than its closest rival, the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392, but the Jeep is powered by a roaring V-8. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 24 May 2022",
"The opening-night crowd burst into applause during several numbers and showered the performers with a roaring , standing ovation once the curtains closed. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The inaugural Tiger 5K road race and Fun Run got off to a roaring start May 14, with a little help from Travis Kelce and the founding brothers of Mitchell\u2019s Homemade Ice Cream. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Just to the east of central Oslo, Gr\u00f8nland hosted a funfair where ice cream vendors did a roaring trade. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"The blaze was reported at 4:38 p.m. on May 2 and was not knocked down until 9:19 p.m., as firefighters from nine neighboring communities, as well as the Department of Conservation and Recreation, battled the roaring flames. \u2014 Charlie Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"His absence impacted again Sunday even in the Dodgers\u2019 breathtaking, 5-4 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at a roaring and shaking Dodger Stadium. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"In a stunning upset that sent the crowd roaring , Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby yesterday. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 8 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Although relatively compact, the stainless steel Cuisinart Deluxe Convection Toaster Oven Broiler can roast a golden brown chicken in an hour and is almost as fast at toasting as a pop-up toaster. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022",
"Traditional chiles rellenos are battered and deep-fried, but San Francisco chef Traci Des Jardins prefers to roast them instead, which means that her version is easier and a little lighter. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 16 Jan. 2021",
"The heat will sizzle in major Texas cities such as Dallas and Houston, while the midwestern hubs of Chicago and St. Louis will also roast , AccuWeather said. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"While beans roast , heat 2 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
"At least, that was the initial justification for combining their live acts, where Leggero and Kasher would each perform for 30 minutes and then proceed to roast couples in the audience as a third segment. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The same high-heat non-stick cast iron pan can sear a beautiful ribeye, roast a whole chicken and bake buttery cornbread. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The farmstand worker encouraged me to roast the greens whole stem and flower bud along with the leaves. \u2014 Jonathan Kauffman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Choose from ground or whole beans, light or dark roast (or a variety), the number of bags in each shipment (half, one or two bags) and frequency (two to four weeks for subscriptions or three, six or 12 months for gifts). \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
"Brainchild is Wunderground\u2019s bold, full-bodied roast , crafted with a powerhouse of adaptogens (hello, Lion\u2019s Mane and Cordyceps!). \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"There will be drinks like scorpion bowls and punch bowls, a pig roast , or build-your-own tacos. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Drizzle with olive oil, and roast for about 35 minutes, or until a fork or metal skewer goes through with very little resistance. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Starting them off in a cold oven gives the natural fat in the nuts enough time to gradually warm up and come to the surface, resulting in a more even, tawny roast . \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Take 22% off the Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill with air fry, roast , bake, and dehydrate functions. \u2014 Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping , 27 Jan. 2022",
"With the ability to fry, roast , broil, and reheat, this little gadget does the work of numerous kitchen appliances, all while taking up about a square-foot of counter space. \u2014 Chloe Irving, Health.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The options are egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad, ham and Swiss, turkey club, Italian and roast beef. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Christmas specials to include roast goose shanks, as well as the full regular menu. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The 10 smart Programs are roast , stew, bake, steam, slow cook, sear/saut\u00e9, rice, yogurt, ferment and warm. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Tran came up in comedy through the roast scene as a performer on Roast Battle and writer for Historical Roasts, and her stand-up retains that defiant, gutsy style. \u2014 Jesse David Fox, Vulture , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Best of all was the evening\u2019s special ($38), an enormous filet of tender grouper fish cooked to perfection, topped with olive tapenade and served with roast purple potato, heirloom tomatoes and a buttery sauce. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 July 2021",
"Our family's traditional holiday dinner is roast beef with all the trimmings served late in the day on a candlelit table, a once-a-year, festive feast. \u2014 Star Tribune , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Go to Fiore\u2019s in Hoboken, New Jersey, and get the roast beef mozzarella with the hot peppers. \u2014 Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Nov. 2020",
"Convection Works\u2019 toaster oven includes rotisserie spit and rods to slow- roast poultry ($174.39, save 20%). \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Oct. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"So when graduation arrived, Gorham\u2019s mother, Shantres Shaw, donned a blue robe and graduation cap to dance across the stage and receive the 17-year-old\u2019s diploma in his memory. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 12 June 2022",
"Fisher, wearing a black clerical robe and red stole, said the group has been learning about white privilege and hate organizations. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Charlotte du Rietz, a worldly Swedish baroness, also chose to be depicted as Diana, dressed in a leopard-pelt robe and a floral choker, bearing a spear. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The tall and burly Ukrainian military chaplain clutched a wooden cross and wore a long, camouflage-green cleric\u2019s robe and a gold embroidered vestment. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"As soon as the gear was readied, King donned his black, waterproof wizard\u2019s robe . \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"The Marry Me star started the clip fresh out of the shower in a white robe with wet hair. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The Marvel actor and presenter relaxed in a red Versace robe and shared a selfie as his makeup artist applied a bit of powder beneath his eyes. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"And sometimes the beauty seems double-edged, as when Amina walks through the city clad in a bright-hued robe \u2014 a vibrant expression of style and sensibility that nonetheless serves to hide her body from wandering male eyes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The dress and robe the Queen wore at her coronation will be displayed. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 12 May 2022",
"Perfect for cosplaying, Halloween or just staying comfy at home, this textured tunic will help fans robe up like Rey (no trip to Batuu required). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
"Consider this ultra-cozy cotton terry cloth robe the Netflix & Chill version of the Little Black Dress. \u2014 Alexandra Cavallo, USA TODAY , 1 June 2020"
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201949"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a long flowing outer garment",
": one used for ceremonial occasions or as a symbol of office or profession",
": a loose garment (such as a bathrobe) for informal wear especially at home",
": covering , mantle",
": a covering of pelts or fabric for the lower body used while driving or at outdoor events",
": to clothe or cover with or as if with a robe",
": to put on a robe",
": dress",
": a long loose or flowing garment",
": a loose garment worn especially after bathing or while relaxing at home",
": to dress especially in a robe",
": the legal profession",
": the position of a judge"
],
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"\u02c8r\u014db",
"\u02c8r\u014db"
],
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"blanket",
"cloak",
"cope",
"cover",
"cover-up",
"covering",
"coverture",
"curtain",
"hood",
"mantle",
"mask",
"pall",
"penumbra",
"shroud",
"veil",
"wraps"
],
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"apparel",
"array",
"attire",
"bedeck",
"caparison",
"clothe",
"costume",
"deck (out)",
"do up",
"dress",
"dress up",
"enrobe",
"garb",
"garment",
"get up",
"gown",
"habit",
"invest",
"rig (out)",
"suit",
"tog (up ",
"toilet",
"vesture"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The priest wore a purple robe .",
"with the coming of spring the hills will once again don their robes of green",
"Verb",
"robed the queen in her ceremonial garments",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"So when graduation arrived, Gorham\u2019s mother, Shantres Shaw, donned a blue robe and graduation cap to dance across the stage and receive the 17-year-old\u2019s diploma in his memory. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 12 June 2022",
"Fisher, wearing a black clerical robe and red stole, said the group has been learning about white privilege and hate organizations. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Charlotte du Rietz, a worldly Swedish baroness, also chose to be depicted as Diana, dressed in a leopard-pelt robe and a floral choker, bearing a spear. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The tall and burly Ukrainian military chaplain clutched a wooden cross and wore a long, camouflage-green cleric\u2019s robe and a gold embroidered vestment. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"As soon as the gear was readied, King donned his black, waterproof wizard\u2019s robe . \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"The Marry Me star started the clip fresh out of the shower in a white robe with wet hair. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The Marvel actor and presenter relaxed in a red Versace robe and shared a selfie as his makeup artist applied a bit of powder beneath his eyes. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"And sometimes the beauty seems double-edged, as when Amina walks through the city clad in a bright-hued robe \u2014 a vibrant expression of style and sensibility that nonetheless serves to hide her body from wandering male eyes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The dress and robe the Queen wore at her coronation will be displayed. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 12 May 2022",
"Perfect for cosplaying, Halloween or just staying comfy at home, this textured tunic will help fans robe up like Rey (no trip to Batuu required). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
"Consider this ultra-cozy cotton terry cloth robe the Netflix & Chill version of the Little Black Dress. \u2014 Alexandra Cavallo, USA TODAY , 1 June 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223754"
},
"robust":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health",
": having or showing vigor , strength, or firmness",
": strongly formed or constructed : sturdy",
": capable of performing without failure under a wide range of conditions",
": rough , rude",
": requiring strength or vigor",
": full-bodied",
": hearty",
": relating to, resembling, or being a specialized group of australopithecines characterized especially by heavy molars and small incisors adapted to a vegetarian diet",
"\u2014 compare gracile sense 3",
": strong and healthy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d-\u02c8b\u0259st",
"\u02c8r\u014d-(\u02cc)b\u0259st",
"r\u014d-\u02c8b\u0259st"
],
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"able-bodied",
"bouncing",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"sound",
"well",
"well-conditioned",
"whole",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"ailing",
"diseased",
"ill",
"sick",
"unfit",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That ordinance, which council is expected to approve on Monday, is intended to bring more robust safety and environmental design features to city street projects. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"India\u2019s economy grew 4.1% in the fourth quarter compared with the same period last year, as rising inflation restrained a more robust recovery from its recession during the pandemic. \u2014 Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
"However, hikers looking for top performance on difficult and wet terrain should consider upgrading to one of the more robust sandals on this list. \u2014 Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"The report recommends greater representation for Asian American and Pacific Islanders on public higher education governing boards and more robust efforts to recruit faculty from those groups. \u2014 Teresa Watanabestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Now may be the right moment to make your internships more robust . \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"The phenomena of short-pulse lasers are now far better understood, and the new solid-state lasers are cheaper, more reliable, and more robust than old chemical lasers. \u2014 David Hambling, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
"However, previous research in mice has also shown that CMV infections may actually lead to more robust immune responses to other infections later in life. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"The data from San Francisco\u2019s point-in-time count, which was conducted during one night in February, is preliminary, pending a more robust analysis to be released in July. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin robustus oaken, strong, from robor-, robur oak, strength",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173532"
},
"robustious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": robust",
": vigorous in a rough or unrefined way : boisterous"
],
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"r\u014d-\u02c8b\u0259s-ch\u0259s"
],
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"boisterous",
"hell-raising",
"knockabout",
"rambunctious",
"raucous",
"roisterous",
"rollicking",
"rowdy",
"rumbustious"
],
"antonyms":[
"orderly"
],
"examples":[
"his buddies sent him off to the navy with many robustious and hearty toasts"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182430"
},
"rock":{
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"adjective",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle",
": to cause to sway back and forth",
": to cause to shake violently",
": to daze with or as if with a vigorous blow",
": to astonish or disturb greatly",
": to rouse to excitement (as by performing rock music)",
": to wear, display, or feature (something striking, distinctive, or attractive)",
": to become moved backward and forward under often violent impact",
": to move gently back and forth",
": to move forward at a steady pace",
": to move forward at a high speed",
": to sing, dance to, or play rock music",
": to be extremely enjoyable, pleasing, or effective",
": to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a situation",
": a rocking movement",
": popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements",
": a large mass of stone forming a cliff, promontory, or peak",
": a concreted mass of stony material",
": broken pieces of such masses",
": consolidated or unconsolidated solid mineral matter",
": a particular mass of it",
": something like a rock in firmness:",
": foundation , support",
": refuge",
": something that threatens or causes disaster",
": a flavored stick candy with color running through",
": rock candy sense 1",
": gem",
": diamond",
": a small crystallized mass of crack cocaine",
": crack sense 9",
": the ball used in basketball",
": in a difficult or uncomfortable position with no attractive way out",
": in or into a state of destruction or wreckage",
": on ice cubes",
": distaff",
": the wool or flax on a distaff",
": to move gently back and forth or side to side",
": to cause (something) to shake violently",
": solid mineral deposits",
": a mass of stone",
": a rocking movement",
": popular music played on instruments that are amplified electronically",
": a small crystallized mass of crack cocaine",
": crack",
"river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois flowing south and southwest into the Mississippi River at the city of Rock Island"
],
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"\u02c8r\u00e4k",
"\u02c8r\u00e4k",
"\u02c8r\u00e4k",
"\u02c8r\u00e4k"
],
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"careen",
"lurch",
"pitch",
"roll",
"seesaw",
"sway",
"toss",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210037"
},
"rock bottom":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being the very lowest",
": fundamental",
": the lowest or most fundamental part or level"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4k-\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottom",
"bottommost",
"low",
"lowermost",
"nethermost",
"undermost"
],
"antonyms":[
"base",
"basement",
"bottom",
"foot",
"nadir"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom .",
"Their marriage has hit rock bottom .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"JetBlue is banking on the acquisition as its best shot at near-term growth, even though the deal would mean combining its own full-service product with a model based around offering rock bottom prices and charging for every extra. \u2014 Charlotte Ryan, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
"For a decade, rock bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Other parents cited the higher risks children face from auto accidents and other dangers, noting the rock bottom rate of serious infection and deaths from COVID among children in the state. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Amazon has so many best-selling iRobot models on sale at rock bottom prices. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 25 Nov. 2021",
"As for stocks, there are some signs that the market may have hit rock bottom . \u2014 Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"But James said Alabama\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rock bottom rankings of the state\u2019s public schools in math and reading helped convince him to challenge Gov. Kay Ivey. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
"Alcoholism led to spousal abuse and the proverbial descent to rock bottom . \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"But for investors hungry for relief from the latest market selloff, rock bottom couldn\u2019t come soon enough. \u2014 Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1884, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1890, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210536"
},
"rock-bottom":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being the very lowest",
": fundamental",
": the lowest or most fundamental part or level"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4k-\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottom",
"bottommost",
"low",
"lowermost",
"nethermost",
"undermost"
],
"antonyms":[
"base",
"basement",
"bottom",
"foot",
"nadir"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom .",
"Their marriage has hit rock bottom .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"JetBlue is banking on the acquisition as its best shot at near-term growth, even though the deal would mean combining its own full-service product with a model based around offering rock bottom prices and charging for every extra. \u2014 Charlotte Ryan, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
"For a decade, rock bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Other parents cited the higher risks children face from auto accidents and other dangers, noting the rock bottom rate of serious infection and deaths from COVID among children in the state. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Amazon has so many best-selling iRobot models on sale at rock bottom prices. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 25 Nov. 2021",
"As for stocks, there are some signs that the market may have hit rock bottom . \u2014 Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"But James said Alabama\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rock bottom rankings of the state\u2019s public schools in math and reading helped convince him to challenge Gov. Kay Ivey. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
"Alcoholism led to spousal abuse and the proverbial descent to rock bottom . \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"But for investors hungry for relief from the latest market selloff, rock bottom couldn\u2019t come soon enough. \u2014 Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1884, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1890, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213745"
},
"roguery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act or behavior characteristic of a rogue",
": mischievous play"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-g(\u0259-)r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"caper",
"capriccio",
"dido",
"escapade",
"frolic",
"gag",
"jest",
"knavery",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"practical joke",
"prank",
"rag",
"shavie",
"shine(s)",
"trick",
"waggery"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"those adolescent rogueries that seemed funny at the time\u2014but only stupid when considered in hindsight",
"the old fraternity brothers fondly recounted how their roguery used to rile the dean"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221456"
},
"roil":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of",
": to stir up : disturb , disorder",
": rile sense 1",
": to move turbulently : be in a state of turbulence or agitation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"transitive sense 2 is also"
],
"synonyms":[
"boil",
"churn",
"moil",
"seethe"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Financial markets have been roiled by the banking crisis.",
"the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the past week, Bitcoin plunged nearly 20% while Ethereum slumped 22% over mounting Ukraine-Russia tensions, undercutting the theory that cryptocurrency prices can withstand geopolitical events that roil traditional financial markets. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Many Democrats feel there would be nothing gained from quick votes now or other public pressure that could roil him or another party maverick, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Frustration between Galvez and Keller had continued to roil . \u2014 Jon Billman, Outside Online , 13 Mar. 2017",
"As the formula shortage continues to roil the United States, many parents are desperate for other sources of nutrition for their infants. \u2014 Amy Joyce, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"His administration this month announced yet another extension of the payment pause on federal student loans \u2014 this time, through Aug. 31 \u2014 as concerns about inflation and rising gas prices roil the country. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday didn't signal any concern that Biden's remarks would roil talks with Russia. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The musical underscores the point that, as in mid-19th century New York, the issues of racial injustice, class conflict, the plight of immigrants, and the struggle for equality continue to roil society. \u2014 Iris Fanger, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Stocks plunged and oil prices surged by more than $8 per barrel Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched military action in Ukraine, prompting Washington and Europe to vow sanctions on Moscow that may roil the global economy. \u2014 courant.com , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225946"
},
"roister":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that roisters : roisterer",
": to engage in noisy revelry : carouse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u022fi-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"binge",
"birl",
"carouse",
"revel",
"wassail"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1549, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1663, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193114"
},
"roistering":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that roisters : roisterer",
": to engage in noisy revelry : carouse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u022fi-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"binge",
"birl",
"carouse",
"revel",
"wassail"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1549, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1663, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202025"
},
"roll":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a written document that may be rolled up : scroll",
": a document containing an official or formal record",
": a manuscript book",
": a list of names or related items : catalog",
": an official list",
": such as",
": muster roll",
": a list of members of a school or class or of members of a legislative body",
": something that is rolled up into a cylinder or ball or rounded as if rolled",
": such as",
": a quantity (as of fabric or paper) rolled up to form a single package",
": a hairstyle in which some or all of the hair is rolled or curled up or under",
": any of various food preparations rolled up for cooking or serving",
": a small piece of baked yeast dough",
": a cylindrical twist of tobacco",
": a roll of paper on which music for a player piano is recorded in perforations which actuate the keys",
": a flexible case (as of leather) in which articles may be rolled and fastened by straps or clasps",
": paper money folded or rolled into a wad",
": bankroll",
": something that performs a rolling action or movement : roller",
": a wheel for making decorative lines on book covers",
": a design impressed by such a tool",
": to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a surface",
": to cause to revolve by turning over and over on or as if on an axis",
": to cause to move in a circular manner",
": to form into a mass by turning over and over",
": to impel forward with an easy continuous motion",
": to cause to move in a given direction by or as if by turning a crank",
": to put a wrapping around : enfold , envelop",
": to wrap round on itself : shape into a ball or roll",
": to produce by such shaping",
": to press, spread, or level with a roller : make smooth, even, or compact",
": to move on rollers or wheels",
": to cause to begin operating or moving",
": to sound with a full reverberating tone",
": to make a continuous beating sound upon : sound a roll upon",
": to utter with a trill",
": to play (a chord) in arpeggio style",
": to combine so as to comprise one entity",
": to rob (a drunk, sleeping, or unconscious person) usually by going through the pockets",
": rob",
": bowl sense 1",
": to move along a surface by rotation without sliding",
": to turn over and over",
": to luxuriate in an abundant supply : wallow",
": to move onward or around as if by completing a revolution : elapse , pass",
": to shift the gaze continually",
": to revolve on an axis",
": to move about : roam , wander",
": to go forward in an easy, gentle, or undulating manner",
": to flow in a continuous stream : pour",
": to flow as part of a stream of words or sounds",
": to have an undulating contour",
": to lie extended : stretch",
": to travel in a vehicle",
": to become carried on a stream",
": to move on wheels",
": to make a deep reverberating sound",
": trill",
": to swing from side to side",
": to walk with a swinging gait : sway",
": to take the form of a cylinder or ball",
": to respond to rolling in a specified way",
": to get underway : begin to move or operate",
": to move forward : develop and maintain impetus",
": to proceed or progress with notable ease or success",
": to execute a somersault",
": to run toward one flank usually parallel to the line of scrimmage especially before throwing a pass",
": to shoot craps",
": to assume a risk by taking action",
": to move so as to lessen the impact of blows",
": to adjust to things as they happen",
": a sound produced by rapid strokes on a drum",
": a sonorous and often rhythmical flow of speech",
": a heavy reverberatory sound",
": a rolling movement or an action or process involving such movement",
": such as",
": a swaying movement of the body",
": a side-to-side movement (as of a ship or train)",
": a flight maneuver in which a complete revolution about the longitudinal axis of an airplane is made with the horizontal direction of flight being approximately maintained",
": the motion of an aircraft or spacecraft about its longitudinal axis",
": a somersault executed in contact with the ground",
": in the midst of a series of successes : on a hot streak",
": to move or cause to move by turning over and over on a surface",
": to shape or become shaped in rounded form",
": to sound with a full echoing tone or with a continuous beating sound",
": to flow in or as if in a continuous stream",
": to move or cause to move in a circular manner",
": to go by : pass",
": to move with a side-to-side sway",
": to make smooth, even, or firm with a roller",
": to move on rollers or wheels",
": to happen again",
": something or a quantity of something that is rolled up or rounded as if rolled",
": a small piece of baked bread dough",
": a writing that may be rolled up : scroll",
": an official list of names",
": a sound produced by rapid strokes on a drum",
": a heavy echoing sound",
": a movement or action that involves turning over and over or circling around",
": a document containing an official record",
": an official list",
": as",
": a list of members of a legislative body",
": a list of practitioners in a court or the courts of a state",
": a record kept by an authorized official of persons or property or both that are subject to taxation"
],
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"\u02c8r\u014dl",
"\u02c8r\u014dl"
],
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"agglomerate",
"ball",
"round",
"wad"
],
"antonyms":[
"unroll"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Tracking the scope of government will increasingly pose a challenge, as a progressive savior mentality cannot be useful in pursuit of regulatory oversight, mitigation, rollback , and sunset of government excess. \u2014 Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The lightbulb rollback was part of the Trump administration\u2019s government-wide war on federal regulations. \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The Trump administration\u2019s rollback of auto emission standards was one of the most overt examples of its anti-science agenda. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Economists see little evidence that Mr. Trump\u2019s rollback of climate change rules bolstered the economy. \u2014 Coral Davenport, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2020",
"With seemingly endless sales and rollback prices, the department store is a wonderful option for updating your home on a budget. \u2014 Anna Logan, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
"By the way, broadband investment slumped from 2018 to 2019, while Trump\u2019s rollback of telecom regulation was in full cry, by even more in dollar terms than in 2015-2016. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Already there have been dire effects of the current rollback . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"After Trump\u2019s rollback , California adopted its own light bulb standards that withstood a legal challenge from the industry. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022"
": the act or an instance of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance)",
": a time for a roll call",
": list entry 1",
": the act or an instance of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance)",
": an act or instance of calling the roll of a legislative body to determine if there is a quorum or to vote on a matter"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"canon",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"checklist",
"list",
"listing",
"menu",
"register",
"registry",
"roll",
"roster",
"schedule",
"table"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Two students missed roll call .",
"the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brink was confirmed unanimously by the Senate without a formal roll call vote. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"She was confirmed by the Senate unanimously without a formal roll call vote. \u2014 NBC News , 19 May 2022",
"Rose ceremony roll call : Sarah, Marlena, Genevieve, Mara, Gabby, Susie, Eliza, Hunter, and Shanae join Rachel, Teddi, and Serene in the Circle of Safety\u2122. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"That story, like multiple episodes of The Mandalorian including the second season premiere, involves a roll call of Tatooine favorites, including Tusken raiders, banthas, a red Rodian (like Greedo, only, well, red) and more. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
"About roll call , where commanders read names alphabetically. \u2014 Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer , 11 Nov. 2021",
"This year\u2019s edition of the Dia de los Muertos festival features expanded altar sites, as well as a nightly artist mercado, food trucks, a memorial roll call , music, and a beer garden with Modelo beer and Hornitos margaritas. \u2014 al , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The service will also include a riderless horse, motor procession, presentation of colors and invocation, public remarks, roll call of heroes, rifle salute and a helicopter spotlight fly over. \u2014 Athena Ankrah, The Arizona Republic , 29 Sep. 2021",
"It\u2019s all very predictable, down to when and where the montages show up, the end-credits roll call of the real-life figures involved and how the arc winds its way toward a queasy, delusional yet somehow upbeat sense of redemption for our heroine. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 17 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214113"
},
"roll out":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the public introduction of a new aircraft",
": the widespread public introduction of a new product",
": a football play in which the quarterback rolls to the left or right",
": to get out of bed",
": to introduce (something, such as a new product) especially for widespread sale to the public"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dl-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"arise",
"get up",
"rise",
"turn out",
"uprise"
],
"antonyms":[
"bed (down)",
"retire",
"turn in"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the national rollout of a new wireless service",
"Verb",
"you'll have to roll out by at least 8:00 a.m. in order to get there on time",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Indy Parks is doing a limited rollout of the city's 17 pools to start the summer. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022",
"The film is also in the midst of a national theatrical rollout , exposing it to new audiences across the country. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Dutchie Pay launched in alpha during the first quarter and will have a wider rollout by the fall. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"With the approval process underway for young children's COVID-19 vaccines, the White House is preparing a rollout to doctors' offices, pharmacies and children's hospitals across the country. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"Drug stores are also expected to play a smaller role in this rollout in part because of pandemic liability protections that only authorize pharmacists to vaccinate children as young as 3 years old. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
"An iOS 16 public beta arrives next month ahead of a full rollout in the fall. \u2014 Dave Leclair, PCMAG , 7 June 2022",
"But Webster also cautioned against writing off what can be an incredibly successful anti-violence strategy because of some apparent hiccups in the rollout . \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 3 June 2022",
"Drag Race France premieres Saturday, June 25 on the WOW Presents Plus subscription streaming app, followed by a regular weekly rollout beginning June 30. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The first Electra EV will roll out of an assembly plant a year later. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Bay Area districts that delayed the roll out of vaccine mandates cited the low vaccination rates in their communities. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Festival organizers plan to roll out more information about the event in the coming months, including the line-up of artists and applications for vendors and volunteers. \u2014 al , 1 June 2022",
"To kick off the month-long celebration, brands continue to roll out their new Pride campaigns, along with new actionable initiatives and Ralph Lauren is the latest fashion company to launch its 2022 Pride Campaign. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 1 June 2022",
"With cases subsiding, the government plans to roll out new measures to accept more foreigners, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday. \u2014 Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"The Accessibility Scorecard is due to roll out on July 22. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"While a lot of artists have had to roll out the vinyl release of their albums weeks or months later because of production delays, Harry\u2019s blockbuster number really makes a case for giving fans everything at once. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
"The campus tried to roll out a pilot program to provide free menstrual products, but the products ran out within a couple of weeks. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1947, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1884, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195552"
},
"roll up":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to increase or acquire by successive accumulations accumulate",
"to become larger by successive accumulations",
"to arrive in a vehicle",
"limited partnership rollup transaction"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8r\u014dl-\u02cc\u0259p",
"synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"rise",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"antonyms":[
"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
],
"examples":[
"ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Birmingham, where guns roll up and down Interstate 20 faster than 18 wheelers. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
"Pescatori del Trasimeno -- where fishermen themselves roll up their sleeves and cook classic dishes of the lake, alongside their partners. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 12 May 2022",
"There's also a driver's-side airbag, air conditioning, a scrunchy black soft top, windows that roll up and down, and absolutely immaculate Geo hubcaps. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to the suits, which are produced in Timmer\u2019s native Netherlands, a South African outpost produces Shelterbags\u2014portable beds with a sleeping bag and pillow that roll up into a functional backpack. \u2014 Annie Davidson, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The space on Old River Road has been transformed, offering a 280-capacity venue with a large back patio facing the Cuyahoga River and garage doors that can roll up in the summer. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
"With covered tops that roll up or close, these desks offer both visual interest and storage. \u2014 Helen Carefoot, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Think large-screen televisions that could roll up when not in use, or form-fit screens that wrap around smart speakers or the corners of a room. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 8 Feb. 2022",
"With covered tops that roll up or close, these desks offer both visual interest and storage. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1822, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162659"
},
"rollick":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move or behave in a carefree joyous manner : frolic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4-lik"
],
"synonyms":[
"dally",
"disport",
"frolic",
"play",
"recreate",
"skylark",
"sport",
"toy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lured by its lively reputation, tourists like to pile into the Kitzloch bar for rollicking music and filling Teutonic food after a long day hitting the slopes in the Austrian Alps. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 28 Mar. 2020",
"Brad Paisley kicks things off with his first variety special, a rollicking romp through comedy, song and the wild streets of Nashville. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 3 Dec. 2019",
"There are no rollicking , fun-time tracks on Ghosteen. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 4 Oct. 2019",
"In the spare, rollicking adaptation by Lisa Peterson and Denis O\u2019Hare, Flanagan narrated the events of the Trojan War, playing some 54 characters, from the fearsome Greek warrior Achilles to his nemesis, Hector, a prince of Troy. \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland , 28 Dec. 2019",
"Restaurants and bars were open, and people sat together at tables, somehow rollicking with laughter. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Dec. 2019",
"First came the novel The Nuclear Age, a rollicking book about one man and family\u2019s attempts to reconcile everyday life with The Bomb. \u2014 Matt Gallagher, Time , 10 Oct. 2019",
"The rest of Jung\u2019s incisive, rollicking profile situates Bong\u2019s identity in contemporary culture as both vital and iconoclastic. \u2014 Longreads , 18 Dec. 2019",
"His marriages could seem like interruptions to Mr. Evans\u2019s rollicking bachelor life, around which legends grew. \u2014 Paul Brownfield, Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1837, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195638"
},
"roly-poly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being short and pudgy : rotund",
": a roly-poly person or thing",
": a sweet dough spread with a filling, rolled, and baked or steamed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u014d-l\u0113-\u02c8p\u014d-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby"
],
"antonyms":[
"lean",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"thin"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1820, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173605"
},
"romping":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that romps",
": a romping girl or woman",
": high-spirited, carefree, and boisterous play",
": something suggestive of such play: such as",
": a light fast-paced narrative, dramatic, or musical work usually in a comic mood",
": an episode of lovemaking",
": an easy winning pace",
": runaway sense 3",
": to run or play in a lively, carefree, or boisterous manner",
": to move or proceed in a brisk, easy, or playful manner",
": to win a contest easily",
": to play in a rough and noisy way",
": rough and noisy play : frolic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4mp",
"\u02c8r\u022fmp",
"\u02c8r\u00e4mp"
],
"synonyms":[
"binge",
"fling",
"frisk",
"frolic",
"gambol",
"idyll",
"idyl",
"lark",
"ploy",
"revel",
"rollick",
"spree"
],
"antonyms":[
"caper",
"cavort",
"disport",
"frisk",
"frolic",
"gambol",
"lark",
"rollick",
"sport"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The dogs love a good romp through the woods.",
"The game turned into a romp in the second half.",
"His latest film is a wildly amusing romp .",
"Verb",
"The kids were romping in the yard.",
"the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Surrounding the city is the world\u2019s largest contiguous stand of ponderosa pine forest, and some of the finest runs are a romp through the woods. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"After a long night of drinking and a random bedroom romp with one of the restaurant-goers (Kim Dong-Seok), who will soon enough be confronted by her malevolence, Freddie heads to the adoption center. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"If the Headless Horseman is too frightening, the other half of the feature is a romp based on The Wind in the Willows that should make kids forget all about their fears. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"On paper, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a formulaic Marvel Studios superhero romp . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
"This double bill pairs George Cukor\u2019s 1940 rom-com starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart with Leo McCarey\u2019s 1937 romp with Grant and Irene Dunne. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 July 2021",
"North scored 102 goals this season, a record tops all-time among male or female players, including a record 31 in BC\u2019s five-game romp through the NCAA tournament. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2021",
"Battling putting problems for the most part, Johnson has not won on the PGA Tour since his authoritative romp in the November Masters of 2020. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 21 May 2022",
"During their unexpected, joyful romp through the regular season, the Arizona Wildcats displayed a little bit of everything that can get a team to the Final Four. \u2014 Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The company hosts weekly farm-to-table barbecues and an annual field day for staff to get outside and romp with kickball, dodgeball, ultimate Frisbee, and calisthenics. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
"His 60-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter from Dickey gave the Packers a 7-3 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals, and Green Bay went on to romp , 41-16. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Jan. 2022",
"On-site, there's a pellet stove in the lobby and picnic tables and a fire pit in the yard, where guests can chat with the owner, hang out with her resident pups, or let their own dogs romp off-leash. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 8 Jan. 2022",
"April Stringfield dreamed for years of owning a home with a yard large enough for her son to romp around with his puppy and play with his friends. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"And the Utes will romp across the same ground where the Four Horsemen ran, where Archie Griffin and Anthony Davis carried the ball, where Warren Moon and Gary Beban and Jim Plunkett threw it and Don Hutson and Lynn Swann caught it. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
"At their best, Infinite's Scorpion tanks romp through strongholds and blow stuff up. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The park\u2019s surfaces \u2014 which come in AstroTurf and gravel \u2014 are power washed at least twice a week, and hotel Wi-Fi is available so owners can work while their pets romp . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"The event was less a showdown over who will win the election on November 2, when Adams is expected to romp to victory, than a chance for the moderators and Sliwa to cross-examine the future mayor. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182851"
},
"roof":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the cover of a building",
": material used for a roof : roofing",
": the roof of a dwelling conventionally designating the home itself",
": the highest point : summit",
": an upper limit : ceiling",
": the vaulted upper boundary of the mouth",
": a covering structure of any of various parts of the body",
": something suggesting a roof: such as",
": a canopy of leaves and branches",
": the top over the passenger section of a vehicle",
": to an extremely or excessively high level",
": to cover with or as if with a roof",
": to provide with a particular kind of roof or roofing",
": to constitute a roof over",
": the upper covering part of a building",
": something like a roof in form, position, or purpose",
": to cover with a roof",
": the vaulted upper boundary of the mouth supported largely by the palatine bones and limited anteriorly by the dental lamina and posteriorly by the uvula and upper part of the fauces",
": a covering structure of any of various parts of the body other than the mouth"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcf",
"\u02c8ru\u0307f",
"\u02c8r\u00fcf",
"\u02c8ru\u0307f",
"\u02c8r\u00fcf",
"\u02c8ru\u0307f"
],
"synonyms":[
"awning",
"canopy",
"ceiling",
"cover",
"tent"
],
"antonyms":[
"accommodate",
"bestow",
"billet",
"bivouac",
"board",
"bunk",
"camp",
"chamber",
"domicile",
"encamp",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"put up",
"quarter",
"room",
"shelter",
"take in"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the roof of a car",
"The roof of the old barn collapsed.",
"He bit into a hot slice of pizza and burned the roof of his mouth.",
"Verb",
"fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Evoking elements of traditional Japanese design and Viennese Modernism (Schindler was born in Austria), the home \u2014 with its flat roof and sliding doors \u2014 helped point the way for domestic architecture in the United States. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"But a few weeks ago, a Tesla Model Y was spotted in Canada with a LiDAR system integrated into its roof . \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Its roof and tail are also equipped with 16.4 square feet of solar panels that will add up to 44 miles of range per day. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"Having stuff on your roof increases aerodynamic drag and lowers fuel economy. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"El Ranchito, founded in 2004, will continue to operate autonomously out of Spain, with about 200 artists under its roof . \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Thanks to its stadium-style roof revealing the open sky, catching a game at The Sporting Club is reminiscent of being inside a real arena. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 4 June 2022",
"The elaborate coach, which is seven meters long and weighs four tons, is the third oldest surviving coach in the United Kingdom and features engraved lion heads, palm trees and cherubs on its roof . \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Officers with the Corpus Christi Police Department found the car rolled over on its roof . \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Others attach lights to roof racks or cargo baskets. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 26 Jan. 2021",
"The sites offer people a bed, roof over their heads and security. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Photos showed a storm ripped the wall and roof off parts of Jacksboro High School and left debris scattered in the city about 60 miles northwest of Fort Worth. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Visibility is also excellent for a mid-engined supercar, roof up or down, giving you more confidence in traffic. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 26 Jan. 2022",
"This means Lotus can lower the floor, seats, and roof to drop the ride height to 105 mm. \u2014 Jeremy White, Wired , 1 Jan. 2022",
"On the first the Hawks initially stifled the rush but allowed Jeannot to get ahead of the defense as a trailer and roof it on a sharp angle past Soderblom off Colton Sissons\u2019 feed. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Stego translates roughly to roof , while uros means tail. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Tile is a key component in residential construction, cladding many homes\u2019 floors, backsplashes and shower surrounds for decades, and more recently expanding to porcelain slab countertops, cabinet fronts, outdoor spaces and even roof surfacing. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191823"
},
"rook":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a common Old World gregarious crow ( Corvus frugilegus ) that nests and roosts in usually treetop colonies",
": to defraud by cheating or swindling",
": either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move along the ranks or files across any number of unoccupied squares",
": rookie",
": a crow of Europe and Asia that nests and sleeps in groups usually in the tops of trees",
": cheat entry 1 sense 2 , swindle",
": one of the pieces in the game of chess"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ru\u0307k",
"\u02c8ru\u0307k"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"bilk",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"chouse",
"con",
"cozen",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"do",
"do in",
"euchre",
"fiddle",
"fleece",
"flimflam",
"gaff",
"hose",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"nobble",
"pluck",
"ream",
"rip off",
"screw",
"shake down",
"short",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"skunk",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"stiff",
"sting",
"sucker",
"swindle",
"thimblerig",
"victimize"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"circa 1595, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1905, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184558"
},
"rookie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": recruit",
": novice",
": a first-year participant in a major professional sport",
": beginner , recruit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ru\u0307-k\u0113",
"\u02c8ru\u0307-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"novitiate",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rook",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
],
"examples":[
"There are three rookies in the starting lineup.",
"an experienced policeman whose partner is a rookie",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Beat out Jamie Pushor, a fellow rookie , for a spot in the lineup in the playoffs and didn\u2019t disappoint his coaches. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Jim\u00e9nez, their rookie closer, had pitched five times in that stretch and allowed 11 runs, spiking his ERA from 0.49 to 4.91. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2022",
"Last offseason, Miami went right up against the start of training camp before signing its final drafted 2021 rookie , second-round pick Liam Eichenberg on July 27, 2021. \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"These Colts practices have Dezmon Patmon feeling like a rookie and a veteran at the same time. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"Thomas, a rookie who was playing in his 28th career game on Wednesday, is a smooth, natural defender in center field, the kind of outfielder who tends to make the difficult plays look routine. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"But Greene is a 22-year-old rookie still learning how to successfully navigate lineups multiple times. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"Detmers, a 22-year-old rookie , threw 108 pitches in the no-hitter, which also was his first complete game in college or the pros. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Yvonne Anderson, a 32-year-old rookie who had played 37 total minutes across three games this season, was also the beneficiary of more playing time. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 24 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
"room":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": an extent of space occupied by or sufficient or available for something",
": an appropriate or designated position, post, or station",
": place , stead",
": a partitioned part of the inside of a building",
": such a part used as a lodging",
": the people in a room",
": a suitable or fit occasion or opportunity : chance",
": to occupy or share a room especially as a lodger",
": to accommodate with lodgings",
": a divided part of the inside of a building",
": a bedroom in a home or hotel",
": the people in a room",
": available space",
": a suitable opportunity",
": to provide with or live in lodgings",
": a partitioned part of the inside of a hospital",
": a space for lodging patients"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcm",
"\u02c8ru\u0307m",
"\u02c8r\u00fcm",
"\u02c8ru\u0307m",
"\u02c8r\u00fcm",
"\u02c8ru\u0307m"
],
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"elbow room",
"place",
"space",
"way"
],
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"accommodate",
"bestow",
"billet",
"bivouac",
"board",
"bunk",
"camp",
"chamber",
"domicile",
"encamp",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"put up",
"quarter",
"roof",
"shelter",
"take in"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Iger\u2019s ability to read the room seems to permeate nearly everything written about him. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Pence himself won't be near the hearing room Thursday afternoon and instead is keeping a commitment to talk energy policy in Ohio. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"Moments later, the soy milk is extracted and the room fills with the aroma of Japanese-style tonyu -- known for having a thicker consistency and a lower water-to-soybean ratio. \u2014 Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"No matter the room , the consensus is it's beautifully woven and easy to vacuum. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
"The church put him and his partner up in a spare room , providing food and shelter in exchange for volunteer work. \u2014 Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"The hands will turn every minute, the chime will ring every hour, and a gentle tick-tick-tick will fill a quiet room with the sound of passing time. \u2014 Dan Horn, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"This stunning Arizona wine destination is getting a new tasting room . \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Trays of summertime treats, including shrimp ceviche and asparagus roles, circulated the energetic room . \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At the same time the teacher runs to room 132 to retrieve her cell phone and walks back to the exit door. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 27 May 2022",
"But regardless of who plays QB for them, the Panthers got a great future left tackle in Ekwonu, who has outstanding physical tools and still room to grow. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Atlanta\u2019s star guard complains, says Heat isn\u2019t giving him and his guys room to shoot. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The organization says that mothers and infants can room -in safely, as long as the mother is well enough. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Store leftovers in the refrigerator, but let warm to room temperature to serve. Adapted from www.cakespy.com. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 Feb. 2022",
"For now, corporate profits look strong and productivity is high, which may give companies room to absorb bigger wage bills. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"While crews are working to clear the roads, Homan warned residents to continue to stay off of them to allow the emergency responders room to work. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Rittmanic and Bailey went upstairs to room 308 with the intention of issuing a ticket for a local noise ordinance violation against Harris because of the barking dogs, and to arrest Sullivan on outstanding warrants, prosecutors said. \u2014 CBS News , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1809, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201231"
},
"roost":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a support on which birds rest",
": a place where winged animals and especially birds customarily roost",
": a group of birds roosting together",
": to settle down for rest or sleep : perch",
": to settle oneself as if on a roost",
": to supply a roost for or put to roost",
": a place where birds rest or sleep",
": to settle down for rest or sleep"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcst",
"\u02c8r\u00fcst"
],
"synonyms":[
"alight",
"land",
"light",
"perch",
"settle",
"touch down"
],
"antonyms":[
"blast off",
"take off"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Pigeons roost on the building's ledge.",
"pigeons flying home to roost on the roof",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Creem rose in an age when rock ruled the musical roost and shaped the personal identities of generations. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"Today the Fed, other central banks, and fiscal authorities around the world understand that inflation and unemployment naturally rise or fall together when supply shocks rule the roost . \u2014 Alan S. Blinder, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"So vampire bats will readily help out a hungry roost mate by regurgitating blood into their companion\u2019s mouth. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Mar. 2022",
"So [the Million Dollar Pigeon Race] may have ruled the roost for many years, but now everybody wants a piece of the action. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 6 May 2022",
"Kelli Hubly grew up in a wine-loving Illinois family where bold California reds ruled the roost . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Keep your roost warm and toasty with this mountable heater when temperatures take a dip. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Country Living , 19 May 2022",
"Donna, who hosted virtual dinners and wine events from the late Cesco Osteria in Bethesda during the pandemic, is as much glad-hander as chef in his new roost . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"After maybe 45 minutes of this spectacular aerial display, the birds all at once drop down into their roost for the night. \u2014 Tom Langen, The Conversation , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This erasure comes home to roost and undermines the season finale when Bonnet finally returns home \u2014 to his plantation \u2014 and shares his war stories. \u2014 Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"To do that, the US will need to bring enrichment home to roost . \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Pyrotechnics wouldn't need to be used all night, just when the vultures are returning in the evenings to roost , said Byrd. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 7 Mar. 2022",
"After years of unsuccessful attempts to get the crows to roost elsewhere, the bird problem needed innovative solutions, Klein said. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Cooper\u2019s hawks, peregrine falcons and California spotted owls roost in the boughs of trees in and around the zoo. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"But in the summer, the population nearly doubles as seasonal residents roost in second homes and RV parks, some vacationing while others take up seasonal jobs. \u2014 Rae Ellen Bichell, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The main problem is Netflix has overvalued itself with these constant price hikes, and now that\u2019s coming home to roost . \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Scientists believe crows mainly roost in groups as protection from predators, said Douglas Wacker, an associate professor who studies crows at the University of Washington Bothell. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204604"
},
"root (out)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to find and remove (something or someone)",
": to find (something or someone) after searching for a long time"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183504"
},
"rope":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together",
": a long slender strip of material used as rope",
": a hangman's noose",
": lariat",
": a row or string consisting of things united by or as if by braiding, twining, or threading",
": special or basic techniques or procedures",
": line drive",
": in a defensive and often helpless position",
": to bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord",
": to partition, separate, or divide by a rope",
": lasso",
": to draw as if with a rope : lure",
": to take the form of or twist in the manner of rope",
": a strong thick cord of strands (as of fiber or wire) twisted or braided together",
": a number of similar things held together on a string",
": to bind, fasten, or tie with a cord",
": to set off or divide by a cord",
": lasso entry 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dp",
"\u02c8r\u014dp"
],
"synonyms":[
"cable",
"cord",
"lace",
"lacing",
"line",
"string",
"wire"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rope barrier was stretched to the limit as fans extended hats, flags, and golf balls into Mickelson\u2019s reach. \u2014 Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Perkins tweeted that Department of Public Safety deputies, as well as a DPS helicopter and rope -rescue personnel, responded to the scene. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"From rope construction to padded-mattress models, hammocks come in a wide variety of styles, fabrics (like comfy cotton to mold-resistant nylon) and uses. \u2014 Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"Custom beds by Coastal Cabinets are accessed via rope ladders. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 9 June 2022",
"All cases had contact with pet prairie dogs that had been housed near small mammals\u2014including rope squirrels, tree squirrels, and African giant-pouched rats\u2014imported from Ghana. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"But its wide top keeps rope handling and Munter-hitch management just as easy. \u2014 Owen Clarke, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Plus, the rope belt with tassels adds a playful flair. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"Lab testing conducted by the CDC revealed that at least 14 rodents in that shipment were infected with monkeypox, including two African giant pouched rats, nine dormice, and three rope squirrels. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Uhde often tried to rope others into trouble with him, Baden said. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 5 June 2022",
"For the pups and felines, there are collars and leashes ($16 to $25) from Buckle Down inspired by classic DC superheroes and their super pets, and rope tug toys, plushes and more by Fetch for Pets. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chron , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210127"
},
"roster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a roll or list of personnel",
": such a list giving the order in which a duty is to be performed",
": the persons listed on a roster",
": an itemized list",
": an orderly list of people belonging to some group"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4-st\u0259r",
"also",
"or",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"canon",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"checklist",
"list",
"listing",
"menu",
"register",
"registry",
"roll",
"roll call",
"schedule",
"table"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"His name has been added to the team roster .",
"The team has a roster of 40 players.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last season\u2019s team \u2014 without a senior on the roster \u2014 went 17-16 and lost to Ballard in the first round of the regional. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 19 June 2022",
"Houstan and fellow small forward Terrance Williams II were the only wings to log significant minutes for Howard last year, and Baker will arrive at Michigan having played more games than anyone on the roster . \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
"Part of that can be rectified with improvement from players already on the roster . \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"Ramage and Vermillion are the first Arkansas players to be on the roster three times in Omaha. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"Lowrie was on the roster but didn\u2019t play when the Athletics were at Fenway Park this past week because of a wrist injury. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"In 2017, even with Hassan Whiteside on the roster , the Heat drafted Adebayo. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Teams that need a scoring injection off the bench, and who have playmakers already on the roster , would be far more interested in bringing in an off-ball scorer to pair with backcourt mates who are inclined to set him up. \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"There are 20 former Houston-area high school baseball stars on teams in the double-elimiation tournament and six of the eight teams in the field have at least one local player on the roster . \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 16 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Dutch rooster , literally, gridiron; from the parallel lines",
"first_known_use":[
"1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202744"
},
"rosy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of the color rose",
": having a pinkish usually healthy-looking complexion : blooming",
": marked by blushes",
": characterized by or tending to promote optimism",
": having a pink color",
": promising , hopeful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-z\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u014d-z\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"blooming",
"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rubicund",
"ruddy",
"sanguine"
],
"antonyms":[
"ashen",
"ashy",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"palish",
"pallid",
"pasty",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"sallow",
"sallowish",
"wan"
],
"examples":[
"rosy and cheerful after a day outside in the snow",
"that's a particularly rosy view of the economic situation, and one that may not be justified",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The rosy revenue picture has improved even since Pritzker proposed his $45.4 billion spending plan in February, with the legislature\u2019s bipartisan forecasting commission projecting almost $500 million in additional receipts in the coming year. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
"True to Charlotte Tilbury's signature shades, Barrymore's lips, cheeks, and lids are all decked out in shades of rosy pink, with lush lashes and strategic highlighting in the corners of her eyes. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 31 Mar. 2022",
"This rosy financial picture has led many governors and legislatures to propose sharing the largesse with their residents \u2013 either through income tax cuts or one-time refunds. \u2014 Maeve Reston, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The Brigitte is currently being sold in rosy pink and red hues, as well as a wool version in cobalt blue, on major retailer sites. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 23 Mar. 2022",
"For that appearance, Parker wore a custom ensemble by Oscar de la Renta's Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia that included a rosy -pink tulle skirt, a sweetheart neckline, glitter embroidery, and a matching sheer cape. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Feb. 2022",
"All 23 lip kit colors are on sale, including a rosy pink named after the brand's founder. \u2014 Lauren Rearick, PEOPLE.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
"While things look rosy for current homeowners, this is possibly one of the worst times ever to be a first-time homebuyer. \u2014 Ben Carlson, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Sugarhill Gang looks rosy in the rear view, just like Roxanne Shant\u00e9, the Fat Boys, Kid Frost, Biz Markie. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225914"
},
"rot":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi",
": to become unsound or weak (as from use or chemical action)",
": to go to ruin : deteriorate",
": to become morally corrupt : degenerate",
": to cause to decompose or deteriorate with or as if with rot",
": the process of rotting : the state of being rotten : decay",
": something rotten or rotting",
": a wasting putrescent disease",
": any of several parasitic diseases especially of sheep marked by necrosis and wasting",
": plant disease marked by breakdown of tissues and caused especially by fungi or bacteria",
": nonsense",
": to undergo decay",
": to go to ruin",
": the process of decaying : the state of being decayed",
": something that has decayed or is decaying",
": to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi",
": the process of rotting : the state of being rotten",
": any of several parasitic diseases especially of sheep marked by necrosis and wasting"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4t",
"\u02c8r\u00e4t",
"\u02c8r\u00e4t"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophy",
"crumble",
"decay",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"descend",
"deteriorate",
"devolve",
"ebb",
"regress",
"retrograde",
"sink",
"worsen"
],
"antonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Water rot can cause stained or discolored baseboards, and musty odors mean water is hiding somewhere. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 7 June 2022",
"The one big change is that, whereas the old future was set amid clean and hard-edged modern structures, the future that is now foreseen by Cronenberg unfolds in a world of abandonment and rot . \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Stones have been left unturned, under which the real wormy rot at the center of the SBC continues to fester. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Unsparing excavations of ongoing racial trauma and creeping social rot coexist with sour hectoring that can sometimes make Lamar seem older than his 34 years. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 16 May 2022",
"Doing so prevents rot , and keeps many crops flowering and producing. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 11 May 2022",
"Squashes start to develop but stop at a few inches long and then turn brown and rot . \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"This option from Soil Sunrise is blended specifically for growing African violets, draining quickly to promote healthy, thriving plant roots and avoid rot . \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
"This brilliant poem travels the world of everyday objects and occurrences, from foreign airports to tire rotations, doctors\u2019 charts, washers and gaskets, landfills with rats and rot , and dreams of winter bears. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The wind shifted, and an odor of rot enveloped the barge. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Heavy irrigation and winter rains increase chance of rot . \u2014 oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
"Infant formula is a lifeline for millions of families, but the industry that creates it has shown evidence of rot for decades. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
"Check all fruits and vegetables for rot , decay, or overripeness. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
"And if the rot is pervasive, buy a new roof with a new car under it instead. \u2014 Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
"This is called blossom end rot and results from uneven watering. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"The story of the Senate\u2019s rot is first and foremost the story of Mitch McConnell. \u2014 Ira Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Language patterns can be reliable harbingers of such rot , allowing it to be addressed sooner rather than later. \u2014 Lee D. Cooper, STAT , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182548"
},
"rote":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the use of memory usually with little intelligence",
": mechanical or unthinking routine or repetition",
": learned or memorized by rote",
": mechanical sense 3a",
": crowd entry 3 sense 1",
": the noise of surf on the shore",
": the act of repeating over and over often without attention to meaning"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dt",
"\u02c8r\u014dt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1610, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214645"
},
"rotten":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having rotted : putrid",
": morally corrupt",
": extremely unpleasant or inferior",
": very uncomfortable",
": of very poor quality : lousy , abominable",
": to an extreme degree",
": having rotted",
": morally bad",
": of poor quality",
": very unpleasant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"addled",
"bad",
"corrupted",
"decayed",
"decomposed",
"putrefied",
"putrid",
"spoiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"undecomposed"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They did a rotten job.",
"What rotten weather we're having.",
"Adverb",
"Those kids were spoiled rotten by their mother.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Since 2007, only the 2017 Beavers \u2013 that terrible, rotten , no-good 2017 season -- had a leading receiver with fewer receptions than last year\u2019s team. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"Generation after generation, trapped in this rotten , degrading way of life. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 3 June 2022",
"What\u2019s rotten is that applications for new uses of generic drugs are reviewed under different standards than those for novel treatments. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
"And both teams have shown the inconsistency to also look rotten at home. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
"Something that smells rotten in the state of Arizona. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Instead of rotten food employees may have expected to find, a donor left a much more generous gift: about four pounds, or 64 ounces, of marijuana. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"The sargassum smells like rotten eggs, attracts insects and hurts tourism. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 1 May 2022",
"But the vessel instead sat on its side in 4 feet of water Wednesday, only smelling of saltwater, rotten food and sweat. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"If underlings are afraid to question authority or the board lack independent voices, a corporate culture can soon turn rotten . \u2014 Chris Bryant | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 29 Aug. 2019"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1880, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205759"
},
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"type":"noun",
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"a thoroughly objectionable person"
],
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"bastard",
"beast",
"bleeder",
"blighter",
"boor",
"bounder",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
],
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"examples":[
"the dirty rotter dumped his wife to marry his secretary"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1879, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hit and hurt (someone)"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191253"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being in a rough, unsmoothed, or unfinished state : crudely formed",
": lacking refinement"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02c8hy\u00fcn"
],
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"artless",
"clumsy",
"crude",
"jerry-built",
"jerry-rigged",
"jury-rigged",
"rough",
"rough-and-ready",
"rough-and-tumble",
"rude",
"unrefined"
],
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"refined"
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192208"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make rough or rougher",
": to become rough",
": to make or become rough"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259-f\u0259n",
"\u02c8r\u0259-f\u0259n"
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"examples":[
"Roughen the surface with a file before you apply the glue.",
"Her hands were roughened by years of hard work.",
"Age caused his skin to roughen .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To try to remedy the situation, workers dragged tires and scrubbed the slick surface to try to roughen it up a bit. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The optional mirror-bright 20-inch wheels look great but roughen the ride. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
"That can roughen up the cuticle, which leads to tangles, frizz, and then breakage. \u2014 Sable Yong, Allure , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Fisher has recruited sturdily in his four seasons at A&M, but that road will roughen in the state with UT and OU joining the mighty football conference, one that has led the nation in NFL draft picks for 15 consecutive years. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Sep. 2021",
"This will roughen up the paneling\u2019s glossy surface, so the primer will adhere better. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Dec. 2020",
"Prine sang his conversational lyrics in a voice roughened by a hard-luck life, particularly after throat cancer left him with a disfigured jaw. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Winner of a lifetime achievement Grammy earlier this year, Prine sang his conversational lyrics in a voice roughened by a difficult life, particularly after throat cancer left him with a disfigured jaw. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Like many of his contemporaries, Mr. Caballero prefers a shorter soak, just long enough to infiltrate the seafood and slightly roughen its slippery texture. \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
"Incidentally, his powers seem roughly equivalent to Luther's \u2014 before the latter went through gorilla body surgery on the moon, that is. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"Cleveland\u2019s 21st Senate District will be redrawn next year, due to redistricting, and replaced by the roughly equivalent 23rd Senate District. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"There were about 950 criminal offenses reported on New York\u2019s transit system through May this year, roughly equivalent to the same period of 2019, according to a New York Police Department spokesperson. \u2014 Matt Wirz, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
"Just about the only bright spot was that U.S. children were roughly equivalent to their international peers on some\u2014but not all\u2014social-emotional measures. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
"The amount of formaldehyde released by DMDM hydantoin is small, roughly equivalent to a pear. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 31 May 2022",
"At the end of March, the crypto exchange had 98 million users, or roughly the equivalent of Vietnam's entire population. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"This is roughly a Ryzen U series equivalent (the G denotes a superior integrated graphics chip but the processing power is in the same tier) and runs up to 28 watts. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 19 May 2022",
"Schrader had the edge in fundraising, raising more than $2 million compared to the roughly half a million dollars raised by his opponent, and dramatically outspent McLeod-Skinner in the final weeks of the campaign. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 18 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
": a worker of an oil-well-drilling crew other than the driller",
": having the characteristics of or suitable for a roughneck",
": a rough aggressive person"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02ccnek",
"\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02ccnek"
],
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"bully",
"gangbanger",
"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gorilla",
"hood",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"mug",
"plug-ugly",
"punk",
"rowdy",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"tough",
"toughie",
"toughy",
"yob",
"yobbo"
],
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"coarse",
"common",
"crass",
"crude",
"gross",
"ill-bred",
"illiberal",
"incult",
"insensible",
"low",
"lowbred",
"lowbrow",
"raffish",
"rough",
"rough-hewn",
"rude",
"rugged",
"tasteless",
"uncouth",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"vulgar"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a town overrun by roughnecks",
"a group of roughnecks like to hang out at the roadhouse and harass people",
"Adjective",
"their roughneck antics were amusing only if you were as drunk as they were",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After all, one of the things that typified a lot of Willis\u2019 earlier career was his ability to play trash with conviction, like his turn as the roughneck who saves the world in Michael Bay\u2019s Armageddon. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
"His loathing of Rose and Peter seems to spring from something deeper and more vindictive than standard roughneck ignorance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
"Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
"Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
"Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
"Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
"Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Overwatch\u2019s latest short focused on McCree, the game\u2019s popular, roughneck cowboy character. \u2014 Julia Alexander, The Verge , 2 Nov. 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1906, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190403"
},
"roughness":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface coarse",
"covered with or made up of coarse and often shaggy hair",
"\u2014 compare smooth , wirehaired",
"having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface",
"difficult to travel through or penetrate wild",
"turbulent , tempestuous",
"characterized by harshness, violence, or force",
"presenting a challenge difficult",
"coarse or rugged in character or appearance such as",
"harsh to the ear",
"crude in style or expression",
"indelicate",
"marked by a lack of refinement or grace uncouth",
"crude , unfinished",
"executed or ventured hastily, tentatively, or imperfectly",
"approximate",
"roughly sense 1",
"without usual conveniences",
"without proper shelter",
"uneven ground covered with high grass, brush, and stones",
"such ground bordering a golf fairway",
"the rugged or disagreeable side or aspect",
"something in a crude, unfinished, or preliminary state",
"broad outline general terms",
"a hasty preliminary drawing or layout",
"rowdy",
"roughen",
"to subject to abuse manhandle , beat",
"to subject to unnecessary and intentional violence in a sport",
"shell sense 3",
"to calk or otherwise roughen (a horse's shoes) to prevent slipping",
"to shape, make, or dress in a rough or preliminary way",
"to indicate the chief lines of",
"to live under harsh or primitive conditions",
"uneven in surface",
"having many bumps and jolts",
"not calm",
"being harsh or violent",
"difficult or unpleasant to deal with",
"coarse or rugged in nature or look",
"having a harsh sound",
"not complete or exact",
"uneven ground covered with high grass, brush, and stones",
"something in a crude or unfinished state",
"to handle violently beat",
"to make or shape coarsely or unevenly",
"to live without ordinary comforts",
"having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface",
"forming or being rough colonies usually made up of organisms that form chains or filaments and tend to marked decrease in capsule formation and virulence",
"\u2014 compare smooth"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8r\u0259f",
"synonyms":[
"bristly",
"brushy",
"cottony",
"fleecy",
"furred",
"furry",
"hairy",
"hirsute",
"shaggy",
"silky",
"unshorn",
"woolly",
"wooly"
],
"antonyms":[
"bald",
"furless",
"glabrous",
"hairless",
"shorn",
"smooth"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Friedl and Hoffman picked up the team on a day where rookie starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft made the first rough start of his career. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
"Oklahoma\u2019s Jordy Bahl (22-1), the NFCA Freshman of the Year, settled down after a rough start. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Both Tilly and the pup's father, B.C., are rescue animals who had a rough start to life. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"Kuhl got off to a rough start, walking two and allowing two singles in the first. \u2014 Mike Cranston, ajc , 4 June 2022",
"Considering his rough start offensively, Bart has done some nice things lately to impress management. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
"Netflix show \u2018The Crown,\u2019 the royals\u2019 rough ride began in early 2020. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"The Royals are off to a rough start, winning just 14 of their first 39 games entering Sunday. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 22 May 2022",
"The last few years have been pretty rough for the Boeing Company. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
"But instead of its wild side being inaccessible to most, this system\u2019s rough -cut gem spins off an easy trail less than a mile from a trailhead and appeals to hikers with a sense of adventure, experience, and sturdy boots with good traction. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Alex Borstein, who plays Susie Myerson, Midge\u2019s rough -around-the-edges manager, also saw filming as a brief escape from the anxieties of the pandemic. \u2014 Meg Donohue, Town & Country , 25 Feb. 2022",
"At first, her encounters with De Casta\u2019s Chief, a rough -talking teenage parking attendant, only reinforce her frosty disdain. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Playing on a field left rough and rutted by a weekend music event, Vancouver broke in front in the 15th minute on a counter-attack goal from D\u00e1jome, his 10th of the season. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Hotel staff stayed on while the country mostly shut down, collaborating with rough -sleeping charities round the clock. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Nevertheless, Mitch and Mike McLusky enjoy great respect in their working-class town and are definitely serving a need, as evidenced by the large (and rough -looking) crowd that fills their office waiting room. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
"The game is a huge upgrade from the original\u2019s rough -looking graphics. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 May 2021",
"Six-inch rough -cut logs are $3.20 per lineal foot in Fairbanks. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 1 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"The left rough awaited him on No. 4 as well, as did a greenside bunker on No. 7. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"His wedge shot on No. 12, from the right rough , landed on the front of the green, rolled and rolled and rolled \u2026 and then disappeared into the hole for eagle, abruptly vaulting Homa one shot behind McNealy. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Glamping is for those who don\u2019t want to rough it too much but do want a close-to-camping-outdoors experience. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"While Taylor and her then-husband, actor Richard Burton, were filming on location in Mexico in the 1960s, Burton sent his bodyguards after Mr. Galella to rough him up and confiscate his film. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"November 2018 Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause escape to Alaska Just after their first wedding anniversary, Stause and Hartley broke out of their vacation comfort zone to rough it out in St. Elias National Park in Wrangell, Alaska. \u2014 Jessica Sager, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The ease of settling into an outdoor environment can benefit any type of recreationist, even someone who wants to rough it a bit. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 28 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"preposition",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
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": having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center",
": cylindrical",
": approximately round",
": well filled out : plump , shapely",
": complete , full",
": approximately correct",
": exact only to a specific decimal or place",
": substantial in amount : ample",
": direct in utterance : outspoken",
": moving in or forming a circle",
": brought to completion or perfection : finished",
": presented with lifelike fullness or vividness",
": delivered with a swing of the arm",
": having full or unimpeded resonance or tone : sonorous",
": pronounced with rounded lips : labialized",
": of or relating to handwriting predominantly curved rather than angular",
": around",
": something (such as a circle, globe, or ring) that is round",
": a knot of people",
": a circle of things",
": round dance sense 1",
": a musical canon in which each part begins on the same note and is continuously repeated",
": a rung of a ladder or a chair",
": a rounded molding",
": a circling or circuitous path or course",
": motion in a circle or a curving path",
": a route or circuit habitually covered (as by a security guard or police officer)",
": a series of similar or customary calls or stops",
": a series of regularly scheduled professional calls on hospital patients made by a doctor or nurse",
": a drink of liquor apiece served at one time to each person in a group",
": a sequence of recurring routine or repetitive actions or events",
": a period of time that recurs in a fixed pattern",
": one shot fired by a weapon or by each man in a military unit",
": a unit of ammunition consisting of the parts necessary to fire one shot",
": a unit of action in a contest or game which comprises a stated period, covers a prescribed distance, includes a specified number of plays, or gives each player one turn",
": a division of a tournament in which each contestant plays an opponent",
": a prolonged burst (as of applause)",
": a cut of meat (such as beef) especially between the rump and the lower leg \u2014 see beef illustration",
": a slice of food",
": a rounded or curved part",
": in full sculptured form unattached to a background",
": with an inclusive or comprehensive view or representation",
": with a center stage surrounded by an audience",
": to make round",
": to make (the lips) round and protruded (as in the pronunciation of \\\u00fc\\)",
": to pronounce with lip rounding : labialize",
": go around",
": to pass part of the way around",
": encircle , encompass",
": to bring to completion or perfection",
": to express as a round number",
": to become round, plump, or shapely",
": to reach fullness or completion",
": to follow a winding course : bend",
": to turn against : assail",
": around",
": all during : throughout",
": whisper",
": to speak to in a whisper",
": having every part of the surface or circumference the same distance from the center : shaped like a circle or ball",
": shaped like a cylinder",
": plump entry 1",
": having curves rather than angles",
": complete entry 1 sense 1 , full",
": nearly correct or exact",
": large",
": moving in or forming a circle",
": around entry 1",
": a regularly covered route",
": something (as a circle or globe) that is round",
": one shot fired by a soldier or a gun",
": a series or cycle of repeated actions or events",
": a song in which three or four singers sing the same melody and words one after another at intervals",
": a period of applause",
": an indirect path",
": ammunition for one shot",
": one of the parts into which a contest or game is divided",
": a cut of beef especially between the rump and the lower leg",
": to go or pass around",
": to express as a round number",
": to bring to completion",
": to make or become round",
": to collect (as cattle) by circling in vehicles or on horseback and forcing them in",
": to gather in or bring together",
": around entry 2",
": to go on rounds"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8rau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8rau\u0307nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"global",
"globular",
"spherical"
],
"antonyms":[
"around",
"over",
"through",
"throughout"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Desert sand is too round and smooth to create cement strong enough to hold together a building. \u2014 Kayla Steinberg, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"From Marion and surrounding counties, tickets have topped $110 round -trip. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
"Generous acidity in this complex juice that provides an oily cheekful that is round , rich and includes flavors of green apples and some salt. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The famous athlete doubts the planet is round and sweet. \u2014 Gregory Pardlo, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"Arancini can be round or molded into a conical shape in honor of the Sicilian volcano Mount Etna. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"These bees earn their name because of their natural tendency to bore one-half-inch holes that appear to be perfectly round on exterior wood surfaces. \u2014 Cole Sikes Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al , 16 May 2022",
"The airline, which has resumed flying to the French Riviera and will operate three flights each week to and from Nice, is marking the occasion with fares starting as low as $2,000 per person round -trip, the company shared with Travel + Leisure. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022",
"The public restroom designed by Ando is round with frames for the exterior walls, to allow air to circulate. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, ajc , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Even better, long skirts can be worn all year- round \u2014even in the sweltering summer\u2014when styled creatively. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
"No matter what your skin tone or skin type, self-tanners help deliver a flawless glow year- round without exposing skin to damaging UV rays from the actual sun or a tanning bed. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 June 2022",
"Another $16 million in federal relief money to keep the shelter open year- round through at least December 2024 was approved Tuesday by the City Council. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"The foundation relies on individual and corporate donations year- round , and members participate in other functions to raise funds to help majority Black communities in D.C. and Prince George\u2019s County. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Because housing is scarce and expensive in Anderson Valley, Roederer Estate furnishes most of its employees, both seasonal and year- round , with a place to live. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"There\u2019ll be plenty of clues and answers to go round . \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Suitable for wear all year round , give Tommy Now a try. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Logan, 14, nearly didn't advance past the word meaning round . \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In its third round of public hearings Thursday, the special congressional committee put a spotlight on the intense pressure former Vice President Pence received from Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election results. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"Cameron Young hit an ace on the sixth hole, a 165-yard par-3, during his second round at the 2022 US Open. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"McIlroy was two holes into his round when an errant approach landed in waist-high fescue. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Walmart owns three-quarters of Flipkart, which was valued $37.6 billion after its fundraising round last July. \u2014 Megha Mandavia, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration issued three new authorizations for Covid-19 vaccines on Friday, paving the way for those younger than 5 years old to receive their first round of shots. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"That led to getting our Series B round for Stax Connect, which is the API arm of our business. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"McIlroy made two straight birdies late in his round to become the first player to reach 4 under, only to miss the ninth green and make his only bogey. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Her mother, Nicki, served as her caddie and her father, Steve, watched her final round closely just a few days after serving as tournament host for the PGA Tour Champions' American Family Insurance Championship. \u2014 Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The ball flew off of Dylan Holmes' bat with a loud thud, bringing Millington's side to their feet and causing the Cardinals' Trinity Fessler to round the bases during Saturday's Division 3 state title game. \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
"The star wore both black and red minidresses, as well as a two-toned \u2019fit to round off her and Asghari\u2019s big day. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
"The Philadelphia Eagles and the Las Vegas Raiders had their receiving corps round out the Top 5. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"And to round it all off, Blu Atlas included hyaluronic acid as the final touch to one of the hottest new serums on the market. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Be open to taking courses that round you out as a leader and professional, rather than focusing on depth in your functional expertise area. \u2014 Jenn Lofgren, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The seven-member South Korean boyband will meet with President Joe Biden on Tuesday to discuss rising anti-Asian hate incidents and round out AANHPI Heritage Month. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
"One way to spot a bot is if an account tweets round the clock or if the replies feel automated. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
"Tamara Smart and Ella Balinska portray the younger and older versions of Wesker\u2019s daughter Jade, while Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, Paola Nu\u00f1ez, Ahad Raza Mir, Connor Gossatti and Turlough Convery round out the cast in undisclosed roles. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Nearly three months after the slap heard round the world, Jada Pinkett Smith is ready to address the controversy involving her husband, Will Smith, and the comedian who made light of her struggle with alopecia, Chris Rock. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"He is charged with illuminating the line between right and wrong at a time when war seems but a hair trigger from peace, when the ways to kill grow ever more sophisticated, when the consequences stream round the world instantaneously. \u2014 Mary Beth Mccauley, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 May 2022",
"Does the war in Ukraine create a rally- round -the-flag effect for the president\u2019s party like John F. Kennedy got after the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis? \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
"One big lesson Grode shared with the crowd of legal eagles was the enormous difference between the work of lawyering round the clock to get a major transaction done, and the day-to-day grind of running the business. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
"While Biden has directed the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to move to 24/7 operations, the ports can't yet work round the clock because importers don't have enough drivers to move their cargo at all hours. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 21 Oct. 2021",
"And in a speech heard round the world, Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados and a voice for countries on the front lines of climate change, made clear the intersection between environmental action and equity. \u2014 Edward Felsenthal, Time , 23 May 2022",
"That is a result of the IRS shot heard round the world in Notice 2014-21, when the IRS announced that crypto is property for tax purposes. \u2014 Robert W. Wood, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"While sanitation workers have been at it round the clock at over 500 clogged locations in the city, officials with the electricity department have had a hard time as well, with many doing their bit even as their own families struggled. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Later that day, Staud wanted to change into something a bit more retro, so the Staud team made a mollusk shell skirt and a tie top to round out the roster of looks. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"Be ready for when fall gets here with a cozy sweatshirt or waffle lounge joggers to round out any look. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"Closing Brunch & Panel at Seaspice Restaurant Lourdes Fernandez Velasco, Executive Director of MIAFW, led a panel discussion at Seaspice on the future of digital fashion and sustainability to round out the week. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Sunday, June 12 Central Alabama PrideFest Magic City Fashion Week and Central Alabama PrideFest will collaborate to round out a weekend of fashion, art, culture and unity. \u2014 al , 9 June 2022",
"Schick selected a more familiar classic to round out the program, Brahms\u2019 Symphony No. 2. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Pair with vintage lanterns and blue hydrangea blooms to round out the look. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
"The journalist also included additional adorable shots of Wyatt to round out the birthday tribute. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
"Cece Kuwatch found the net to round out the scoring. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"Verb (2)",
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"transitive verb"
],
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": to trim or finish into curved or rounded form",
": to bring to symmetry or completion",
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": the act or process of collecting animals (such as cattle) by riding around them and driving them in",
": the cowboys and ranch personnel engaged in a cattle roundup",
": a gathering in of scattered persons or things",
": a summary of information",
": to collect (animals, such as cattle) by means of a roundup",
": to gather in or bring together from various quarters",
": the act of gathering together animals on the range by circling them in vehicles or on horseback and driving them in",
": the act of gathering together scattered persons or things",
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"\u02c8rau\u0307nd-\u02cc\u0259p",
"\u02c8rau\u0307nd-\u02cc\u0259p"
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"abstract",
"breviary",
"brief",
"capsule",
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"digest",
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"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
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"rundown",
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"Noun",
"The police ordered a roundup of all the suspects.",
"Here's a roundup of today's news.",
"Verb",
"rounded everyone up for one final training session",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Here\u2019s a quick roundup of the latest information on the rare disease. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Also on this episode: a roundup of the headlines everyone is talking about. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a roundup of where the traditional drive-ins can be found. \u2014 Paula Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 14 May 2022",
"Radar is a weekly roundup of theme park odds, ends and insights. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a roundup of some interesting white wines for Mother\u2019s Day. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a roundup of every story written for the project. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a roundup of the month\u2019s most noteworthy movies and TV shows, as covered by The Wall Street Journal\u2019s critics. \u2014 Wsj Arts, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a roundup of high school varsity action on Saturday, May 21. Track and Field Class 2A North Reigonal: The Dunbar boys and Hereford girls won their halves of the Class 2A North Region meet Saturday at Woodlawn. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220919"
},
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"adverb"
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": in a complete or thorough manner : thoroughly",
": by nearly everyone : widely",
": in a plainspoken manner : bluntly",
": with vigor or asperity"
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"\u02c8rau\u0307n(d)-l\u0113"
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"forcibly",
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"feebly",
"gently",
"softly",
"weakly"
],
"examples":[
"Her leadership is roundly praised.",
"She roundly criticized the plan.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But his impeachment vote was roundly jeered in his ruby-red district on the South Carolina coast. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"But the Bruins\u2019 decision to can Cassidy, who leaves with a .672 points percentage in the regular season and a 6-for-6 run of playoff appearances, was roundly bashed by fans and questioned by the media. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Salgado's enthusiastic sentiments were roundly echoed by Jaimoe, a founding member and drummer of the Allman Brothers Band. \u2014 Iris Dorbian, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Nobel Peace Prize-winning civilian leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi, had roundly defeated the military\u2019s political proxies and obtained 83% of the vote. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Chris Jericho was roundly booed throughout this match, flipped off the crowd in response, intimidated Aubrey Edwards and even undid a turnbuckle. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"That violence has always been roundly and unequivocally denounced, from the halls of government to the pages of this magazine, and, especially, by pro-life organizations and committed pro-life activists. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 12 May 2022",
"That theory has been roundly debunked by cognitive scientists. \u2014 Natalie Wexler, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Orrick roundly rejected Tesla\u2019s argument that damages should be no more than $300,000. \u2014 Joel Rosenblatt, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212245"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a conference for discussion or deliberation by several participants",
": the participants in such a conference",
": the large circular table of King Arthur and his knights",
": the knights of King Arthur"
],
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"\u02c8rau\u0307n(d)-\u02cct\u0101-b\u0259l"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220736"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
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": to arouse from or as if from sleep or repose : awaken",
": to stir up : excite",
": to cause to break from cover",
": to become aroused : awaken",
": to become stirred",
": an act or instance of rousing",
": an excited stir",
": carousal",
": drink , toast",
": awake entry 1 sense 1",
": to stir up : excite"
],
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"\u02c8rau\u0307z",
"\u02c8rau\u0307z"
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"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"knock up",
"wake",
"waken"
],
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"lull"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I've been unable to rouse her.",
"I was so tired I could barely rouse myself to prepare dinner.",
"These animals are dangerous when roused .",
"She was roused to anger by their indifference."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
"Her character, Mercedes, delivers a rousing monologue about being born in America but treated like a foreigner. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"The biopic starring Austin Butler as Elvis opposite Tom Hanks as his controversial manager, received a rousing 12-minute standing ovation at Cannes, the longest at this year\u2019s edition. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Before the pandemic, Hunter led an all-star band in a rousing rendition at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The crowd at Comerica Park gave him a rousing ovation and fireworks were shot out of the scoreboard. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Mitchell led a rousing ovation for House after a number of hustle plays in the third quarter. . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The most rousing applause came for the film\u2019s young leads, Banks Repeta and Jaylin Webb, with special attention paid to stars Hathaway and Jeremy Strong. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"But both streaks came to a chaotic conclusion Saturday in another rousing rendition of the crosstown rivalry, one that begs for a Pac-12 tournament redux Friday in Las Vegas. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
"But instead of sinking into a prolonged downturn, the economy staged an unexpectedly rousing recovery, fueled by vast infusions of government aid and emergency intervention by the Fed, which slashed rates, among other things. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Chron , 12 Apr. 2022"
"an established or selected course of travel or action",
"an assigned territory to be systematically covered",
"to send by a selected route direct",
"to divert in a specified direction",
"a regular, chosen, or assigned course of travel",
"to send or transport by a selected course",
"a method of transmitting a disease or of administering a remedy"
],
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"arterial",
"artery",
"avenue",
"boulevard",
"carriageway",
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"high road",
"highway",
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"street",
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"thruway",
"trace",
"turnpike",
"way"
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"conduct",
"direct",
"guide",
"lead",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"pilot",
"show",
"steer",
"usher"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"South Floridians heading to one of the region\u2019s most popular beaches \u2014 the city of Hollywood\u2019s \u2014 will need to find a new route this summer now that a bridge is closed for three months. \u2014 Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
"Chaney took a circuitous route to self-acceptance and advocacy, surmounting staggering odds to find success with her company, Jae Bae Productions. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"In week five, Benson rattled off a 100-plus yard game and a crisply-ran post route for a touchdown. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 12 June 2022",
"While Lowry sailed into the ninth, Zache and Saint Joseph took a more treacherous route . \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
"An escape route has taken shape, run by caring police officers and volunteers. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"The 6-1, 300-pound Mercer star is training as both a guard and a fullback and recently showed off his route -running and pass-catching ability on Twitter. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Is a smooth runner with impressive acceleration, route -running skills, and reliable hands. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Eventually, Marc manages to break free from his restraints and can search the facility for an escape route . \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Stop-and-go traffic is one thing, but the EQS won't be able to route itself around the obstruction on surface streets. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 12 May 2022",
"Families from Central America, hoping to free their children from the poverty and gang violence at home, often pay smugglers to route the children through openings in the border wall, knowing that Border Patrol agents will pick them up. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals that would route an international rail line through its Santa Teresa port of entry, capitalizing on Mexico's unease with disruptions along the Texas portion of the U.S. border with Mexico. \u2014 Morgan Lee, ajc , 5 May 2022",
"To modernize the interchange, officials plan to build a flyover overpass that would route cars over existing lanes, said Blakespear, who is chair of the San Diego Association of Governments. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The budget airline previously offered the Sioux Falls route out of San Diego in the summer of 2020. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Feb. 2022",
"With 10 14 remaining in Sunday\u2019s game, White tried that route one more time. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Chase ran a go route down the right sideline, and Burrow\u2019s only choice was to throw it to him. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 12 Oct. 2021",
"And some non-Russian retailers may route their goods through China to bypass Europe. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"route sense 3a"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8r\u00fct-\u02ccw\u0101",
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"course",
"line",
"path",
"pathway",
"route",
"steps",
"track",
"way"
],
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"the courier's preferred routeway between the two offices takes him right past Trafalgar Square"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1880, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a regular course of procedure",
": habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure",
": a reiterated speech or formula",
": a worked-out part (as of an entertainment or sports contest) that may be often repeated",
": a theatrical number",
": a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task",
": of a commonplace or repetitious character : ordinary",
": of, relating to, or being in accordance with established procedure",
": a usual order and way of doing something",
": a series of things that are repeated as part of a performance",
": done very often",
": done or happening in a standard or usual way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"r\u00fc-\u02c8t\u0113n",
"r\u00fc-\u02c8t\u0113n",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u02cct\u0113n",
"r\u00fc-\u02c8t\u0113n"
],
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"drill",
"grind",
"groove",
"lockstep",
"pattern",
"rote",
"rut",
"treadmill"
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"average",
"common",
"commonplace",
"cut-and-dried",
"cut-and-dry",
"everyday",
"garden-variety",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"run-of-the-mill",
"standard",
"standard-issue",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"workaday"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The formula is packed with soothing botanicals to heal any sort of chafing you may have experienced before introducing this product into your routine . \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
"The latest products to hit the market are easy to layer into your regular skincare routine and not only supremely protective against sun damage, but also packed with nourishing ingredients to improve the tone and texture of your skin over time. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"In theory, almost everyone can incorporate a vitamin C serum into their skincare routine . \u2014 Danusia Wnek, Good Housekeeping , 28 May 2022",
"Incorporating castor oil into your hair care routine can improve your hair's health all around. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 27 May 2022",
"Anyone in their mid to late 20s should toss a wrinkle cream or serum into their routine . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"In fact, a beginner calisthenics workout is actually a great way to bring some fun, bootcamp-style cardio into your regular workout routine . \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 21 May 2022",
"Below, experts unearth how prickly pear is beneficial to the skin along with the best ways to incorporate the ingredient into your beauty routine . \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"Huffington suggests that bringing gratitude and intentionality into your nightly routine can make all the difference in the quality of your sleep. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and France, stopped routine smallpox vaccinations in the 1970s, as the disease was eliminated around the world. \u2014 Ellen Francis, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Citizens are used to lining up in public health centers for routine vaccinations, despite the anti-vax attitude of its president, Jair Bolsonaro. \u2014 Claudio Araujo, Scientific American , 18 May 2022",
"There were no serious side effects, and the shots triggered fewer fevers than other routine vaccinations. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"There were no serious side effects, and the shots triggered fewer fevers than other routine vaccinations. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"There were no serious side effects, and the shots triggered fewer fevers than other routine vaccinations. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Chron , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Washington Post Kindergartners in the United States fell behind on routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The armed conflict has even derailed routine childhood vaccinations. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Gavi, a vaccine alliance, said in September that the pandemic had caused a global drop in routine childhood vaccinations to 78% in 2021 from 82% in 2020. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
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"1744, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205137"
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"type":"verb (1)",
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"to propel a boat by means of oars",
"to move by or as if by the propulsion of oars",
"to propel with or as if with oars",
"to participate in (a rowing match)",
"to compete against in rowing",
"to pull (an oar) in a crew",
"to transport in an oar-propelled boat",
"an act or instance of rowing",
"a number of objects arranged in a usually straight line",
"the line along which such objects are arranged",
"way , street",
"a street or area dominated by a specific kind of enterprise or occupancy",
"twelve-tone row",
"a continuous strip usually running horizontally or parallel to a baseline",
"a horizontal arrangement of items",
"one after another successively",
"to form into rows",
"a noisy disturbance or quarrel",
"to engage in a row have a quarrel",
"to move a boat by using oars",
"to travel or carry in a rowboat",
"a series of persons or things lined up in an orderly arrangement",
"way entry 1 sense 10 , street",
"noisy disturbance or quarrel",
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
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"Verb (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1767, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1582, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1746, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (3)",
"1797, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": royal status or power : sovereignty",
": a right or perquisite of a sovereign (such as a percentage paid to the crown of gold or silver taken from mines)",
": regal character or bearing : nobility",
": persons of royal lineage",
": a person of royal rank",
": an elite class",
": a right of jurisdiction granted to an individual or corporation by a sovereign",
": a share of the product or profit reserved by the grantor especially of an oil or mining lease",
": a payment to an author or composer for each copy of a work sold or to an inventor for each item sold under a patent",
": the status or power of a king or queen or his or her family",
": members of the royal family of a king or queen",
": a share of a product or profit (as of a mine) claimed by the owner for allowing another to use the property",
": payment made to the owner of a patent or copyright for the use of it",
": a right delegated (as to an individual or corporation) by a sovereign",
": a share of the profit or product reserved by the grantor especially of an oil or mineral lease \u2014 compare overriding royalty",
": a payment made to an author or composer for each copy of a work sold or to an inventor for each article sold under a patent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u022fi(-\u0259)l-t\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u022fi-\u0259l-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"augustness",
"kingliness",
"majesty",
"stateliness"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"It was an honor and a privilege to dine with royalty .",
"On our wedding day, we were treated like royalty .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is no ceremony to separate common champions from hockey royalty . \u2014 John Romano, Orlando Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"Justice Stephen Breyer, who is retiring when the court finishes its work in early summer, reported $7,800 in royalty income from Penguin Random House. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
"For decades, world leaders, royalty and billionaires have been fitting out the types of planes most of us fly in commercially, made by the likes of Airbus and Boeing. \u2014 Karla Cripps, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Along with their expansion to the Echoplex came a slew of emo and pop-punk royalty making guest appearances, the first of which was Mark Hoppus, who had a guest DJ set their first night in the new venue. \u2014 Jessica Shalvoy, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Show creator and head writer Steven Knight wanted to showcase working-class people, rather than royalty and nobility\u2014something that's rare in British period pieces. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"In the end, Wertheimer settled the quarrel by paying Chanel out with $400,000 in cash and giving her 2% running royalty for the sale of No. 5 perfume. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"In general, net investment income includes, but is not limited to: interest, dividends, capital gains, rental and royalty income, and non-qualified annuities. \u2014 Luke Mccarty, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"This isn't the first time Paddington Bear has met with royalty . \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English roialte , from Anglo-French realt\u00e9, roialt\u00e9 , from real ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224538"
},
"road map":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a map showing roads especially for automobile travel",
": a detailed plan to guide progress toward a goal",
": a detailed explanation"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"arrangement",
"blueprint",
"design",
"game",
"game plan",
"ground plan",
"master plan",
"plan",
"program",
"project",
"scheme",
"strategy",
"system"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Did you bring a road map ?",
"a road map to peace",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Planning for retirement requires a road map that is unique to each individual. \u2014 Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The letter includes what amounts to a road map for Georgia to overturn its election results, suggesting the lawmakers might ultimately choose a new slate of electors \u2014 for Trump. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Often, within a few hours or days of the updates like these becoming available, hackers have already reverse engineered them and use them as an exploit road map . \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022",
"Yet the vehicles also offered police a road map of sorts that showed their movements within those 11 days. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"The \u2026 complaint lays out a neat road map of a lot of circumstantial evidence that points in the direction of Lawrence Rudolph as the murderer of his wife, Bianca. ACCIDENT OR MURDER? \u2014 CBS News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Jones, LaPaglia, and both Davis thespians (especially Judy Davis\u2019s face \u2014 a road map of experience) refuse actorly self-protection. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The strategic plan put forward by the CJCC, according to its authors and D.C. officials, could provide the road map the city needs. \u2014 Emily Davies, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Is the product road map based on budgeted resources? \u2014 Bernard Fraenkel, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120740"
},
"romp":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that romps",
": a romping girl or woman",
": high-spirited, carefree, and boisterous play",
": something suggestive of such play: such as",
": a light fast-paced narrative, dramatic, or musical work usually in a comic mood",
": an episode of lovemaking",
": an easy winning pace",
": runaway sense 3",
": to run or play in a lively, carefree, or boisterous manner",
": to move or proceed in a brisk, easy, or playful manner",
": to win a contest easily",
": to play in a rough and noisy way",
": rough and noisy play : frolic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4mp",
"\u02c8r\u022fmp",
"\u02c8r\u00e4mp"
],
"synonyms":[
"binge",
"fling",
"frisk",
"frolic",
"gambol",
"idyll",
"idyl",
"lark",
"ploy",
"revel",
"rollick",
"spree"
],
"antonyms":[
"caper",
"cavort",
"disport",
"frisk",
"frolic",
"gambol",
"lark",
"rollick",
"sport"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The dogs love a good romp through the woods.",
"The game turned into a romp in the second half.",
"His latest film is a wildly amusing romp .",
"Verb",
"The kids were romping in the yard.",
"the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Surrounding the city is the world\u2019s largest contiguous stand of ponderosa pine forest, and some of the finest runs are a romp through the woods. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"After a long night of drinking and a random bedroom romp with one of the restaurant-goers (Kim Dong-Seok), who will soon enough be confronted by her malevolence, Freddie heads to the adoption center. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"If the Headless Horseman is too frightening, the other half of the feature is a romp based on The Wind in the Willows that should make kids forget all about their fears. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"On paper, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a formulaic Marvel Studios superhero romp . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
"This double bill pairs George Cukor\u2019s 1940 rom-com starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart with Leo McCarey\u2019s 1937 romp with Grant and Irene Dunne. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 July 2021",
"North scored 102 goals this season, a record tops all-time among male or female players, including a record 31 in BC\u2019s five-game romp through the NCAA tournament. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2021",
"Battling putting problems for the most part, Johnson has not won on the PGA Tour since his authoritative romp in the November Masters of 2020. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 21 May 2022",
"During their unexpected, joyful romp through the regular season, the Arizona Wildcats displayed a little bit of everything that can get a team to the Final Four. \u2014 Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The company hosts weekly farm-to-table barbecues and an annual field day for staff to get outside and romp with kickball, dodgeball, ultimate Frisbee, and calisthenics. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
"His 60-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter from Dickey gave the Packers a 7-3 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals, and Green Bay went on to romp , 41-16. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Jan. 2022",
"On-site, there's a pellet stove in the lobby and picnic tables and a fire pit in the yard, where guests can chat with the owner, hang out with her resident pups, or let their own dogs romp off-leash. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 8 Jan. 2022",
"April Stringfield dreamed for years of owning a home with a yard large enough for her son to romp around with his puppy and play with his friends. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"And the Utes will romp across the same ground where the Four Horsemen ran, where Archie Griffin and Anthony Davis carried the ball, where Warren Moon and Gary Beban and Jim Plunkett threw it and Don Hutson and Lynn Swann caught it. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
"At their best, Infinite's Scorpion tanks romp through strongholds and blow stuff up. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The park\u2019s surfaces \u2014 which come in AstroTurf and gravel \u2014 are power washed at least twice a week, and hotel Wi-Fi is available so owners can work while their pets romp . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"The event was less a showdown over who will win the election on November 2, when Adams is expected to romp to victory, than a chance for the moderators and Sliwa to cross-examine the future mayor. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-142735"
},
"rod":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush",
": osier",
": a stick or bundle of twigs used to punish",
": punishment",
": a shepherd's cudgel",
": a pole with a line and usually a reel attached for fishing",
": a slender bar (as of wood or metal)",
": a bar or staff for measuring",
": scepter",
": a wand or staff carried as a badge of office (as of marshal)",
": a unit of length \u2014 see Weights and Measures Table",
": a square rod",
": any of the long rod-shaped photosensitive receptors in the retina responsive to faint light \u2014 compare cone sense 3a",
": a rod-shaped bacterium",
": handgun",
": a light flexible pole often with line and a reel attached used in fishing",
": a stick or bundle of twigs used in whipping a person",
": a straight slender stick or bar",
": a measure of length equal to 16\u00b9/\u2082 feet (about 5 meters)",
": a cell of the retina of the eye that is shaped like a rod and is sensitive to faint light",
": a straight slender pole or bar",
": any of the long rod-shaped photosensitive receptors in the retina responsive to faint light \u2014 compare cone sense 2a",
": a bacterium shaped like a rod"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4d",
"\u02c8r\u00e4d",
"\u02c8r\u00e4d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rung",
"sap",
"shillelagh",
"shillalah",
"staff",
"truncheon",
"waddy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"arrested for using a rod on his dogs in violation of the state's animal cruelty laws",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Multiple surgeries later, his leg and foot have since been stabilized with a rod and multiple pins, screws, and plates. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"The veterans who had fished in the tournament\u201428 of them in all\u2014were given a standing ovation and then each presented with a brand new Tsunami rod and reel. \u2014 Monte Burke, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Atherton reeled tight to set the hook and began his battle on rod and reel. \u2014 Ed Killer, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Tarpon have held a fascination for anglers since the first specimens were caught by rod and reel in southwest Florida in the late 1800s, thanks to their size, power and proclivity for acrobatic jumps. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Dan Lanning owns a fly-fishing rod and a pair of size 13 boots. \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The rod for the draperies and valances should be 10 to 12 inches longer than the width of the window and be installed nine to 12 inches above the top. \u2014 Catherine Gaugh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The goal was to turn the pegs in the proper order to remove the rod . \u2014 A.j. Jacobs, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2022",
"At first, some squirrels swung over the rigid landing rod , others under. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English rodd ; akin to Old Norse rudda club",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-152006"
},
"romance":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural",
": a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious",
": a love story especially in the form of a novel",
": a class of such literature",
": something (such as an extravagant story or account) that lacks basis in fact",
": an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an especially heroic era, adventure, or activity",
": love affair",
": the Romance languages",
": to exaggerate or invent detail or incident",
": to entertain romantic thoughts or ideas",
": to try to influence or curry favor with especially by lavishing personal attention, gifts, or flattery",
": to carry on a love affair with",
": a short instrumental piece in ballad style",
": of, relating to, or being any of the languages developed from Latin (such as Italian, French, and Spanish)",
": an attraction or appeal to the emotions",
": a love story",
": a love affair",
": an old tale of knights and noble ladies",
": an adventure story",
": relating to or being the languages (as French, Italian, and Spanish) that are descended from Latin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d-\u02c8man(t)s",
"r\u0259-",
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02ccman(t)s",
"r\u014d-\u02c8man(t)s",
"r\u0259-",
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02ccman(t)s",
"r\u014d-\u02c8mans",
"r\u014d-\u02c8mans"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was always romancing younger women.",
"She was romanced by several wealthy young men.",
"The museum's director spends a lot of time romancing potential donors.",
"a college athlete who's being romanced by several pro teams",
"They were romancing about the past."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"1653, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1854, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-210353"
},
"royal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of kingly ancestry",
": of, relating to, or subject to the crown",
": being in the crown's service",
": suitable for royalty : magnificent",
": requiring no exertion : easy",
": of superior size, magnitude, or quality",
": established or chartered by the crown",
": of, relating to, or being a part (such as a mast, sail, or yard) next above the topgallant",
": a person of royal blood",
": a small sail on the royal mast immediately above the topgallant sail",
": a stag of 8 years or more having antlers with at least 12 points",
": of or relating to a king or queen : regal",
": fit for a king or queen"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8r\u022fi-\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"kingly",
"monarchal",
"monarchial",
"monarchical",
"monarchic",
"princely",
"queenly",
"regal"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They received a royal welcome as they stepped off the plane.",
"the school superintendent received a royal welcome",
"Noun",
"magazine stories about the private lives of royals",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"From the Queen's direct heirs, to her other children, and grandchildren, everyone in the British royal family has a role to play. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"Many members of the royal family, including Prince Edward as vice-patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation, are expected to attend the Commonwealth Games, which see athletes from across the Commonwealth of Nations competing. \u2014 Stephanie Petit And Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"At Trooping the Colour on Thursday, Harry and Meghan were photographed watching the parade inside the Major General's Office with other senior members of the royal family. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 9 June 2022",
"Several members of the royal family wished Lilibet a happy birthday Saturday \u2014 including Harry\u2019s brother Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, who were in Wales that day to mark the jubilee. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"The jubilee celebrations also brought a visit from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who made their first appearance with the royal family in more than two years. \u2014 Kelsee Majette, The Week , 6 June 2022",
"For her first outing with the royal family since exiting her role as Duchess, Meghan Markle wore an all-white Dior Haute Couture ensemble\u2014including a coat, hat, and matching gloves\u2014that commanded attention. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
"Attendees' identities were not disclosed but most of the royal family spent Saturday at various jubilee events. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"Over the weekend, members of the royal family shared sweet birthday tributes to baby Lili, including her namesake, Queen Elizabeth, as well as Prince William and Duchess Kate, and Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The six-year-old Crown Prince of Bhutan, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, the youngest crown prince in the world, is already taking on public duties as a royal . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"The Queen has long been a fan of recycling outfits, with the Duchess of Cambridge often following suit during her 11 years as a royal . \u2014 Hayley Maitland, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
"While presenting the Reina Letizia 202 awards at the Royal Board on Disability Council meeting, recipient Inmaculada Vivas Teson stepped up wearing the same black and white color block midi dress accented with a belt as the royal . \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"Marie Ledin, managing director of the Polar Music Prize and daughter of the late Stig Anderson, spoke at the Tuesday evening royal banquet, which followed the ceremony. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
"Tapped as a royal bridesmaid yet again, Princess Charlotte attends the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
"Glenfeshie is the largest of Povlsen\u2019s 12 estates in Scotland, which together make up a 230,000-acre empire\u2014larger than the Scottish holdings of the Queen or any other royal . \u2014 Cathleen O'grady, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"At 77, The Duke of Gloucester is well into his 4th decade as a full-time working royal . \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
"Kate and William reflected on their primary school visit on their royal Instagram this morning. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-001722"
},
"rostrum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an ancient Roman platform for public orators",
": a stage for public speaking",
": a raised platform on a stage",
": the curved end of a ship's prow",
": the beak of a war galley",
": a bodily part or process suggesting a bird's bill: such as",
": the beak, snout, or proboscis of any of various insects or arachnids",
": the often spinelike anterior median prolongation of the carapace of a crustacean (such as a crayfish or lobster)",
": a stage or platform for public speaking",
": a bodily part or process suggesting a bird's bill: as",
": the reflected anterior portion of the corpus callosum below the genu",
": the interior median spine of the body of the basisphenoid bone articulating with the vomer",
"[Latin Rostra , plural, a platform for speakers in the Roman Forum decorated with the beaks of captured ships, from plural of rostrum ]"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4-str\u0259m",
"also",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-str\u0259m",
"\u02c8r\u00e4s-tr\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"dais",
"platform",
"podium",
"stage",
"stand",
"tribune"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"stood on a rostrum to address the huge crowd",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Putin spoke from his rostrum set up by the Lenin Mausoleum, overseeing Moscow's traditional Victory Day military parade. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 10 May 2022",
"Carvel\u2019s entrance is hilarious \u2014 driving a golf cart onto the stage, before making a putt that misses the flag and sends his ball off the edge of the rostrum . \u2014 Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Biden will step up to the House speaker\u2019s rostrum to address a nation in conflict with itself. \u2014 Calvin Woodward And Zeke Miller, chicagotribune.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"After becoming president in 2009, Biden sat at the rostrum , with the House speaker, for President Barack Obama's State of the Union addresses. \u2014 Darlene Superville, ajc , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The foreign minister of Tuvalu, the island nation a smidge above sea level, beamed in from a rostrum submerged in the Pacific Ocean to talk about the concept of underwater sovereignty. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
"While delivering her inaugural address, Lightfoot invoked Chicago\u2019s history of corruption and turned to face aldermen on the rostrum behind her, which some interpreted as an attack on their integrity. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Gavin Strang, managing director and head of private collections at Lyon & Turnbull, was on the rostrum of the Edinburgh auction house when the dish was sold. \u2014 CNN , 7 Oct. 2021",
"On Friday, three vice presidents and five prime ministers \u2014 including Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina and New Zealand's Jacinda Arden \u2014 will take the rostrum or give their address in a prerecorded video. \u2014 Mallika Sen, ajc , 24 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin, beak, ship's beak, from rodere to gnaw \u2014 more at rodent ",
"first_known_use":[
"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-011653"
},
"roundup":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or process of collecting animals (such as cattle) by riding around them and driving them in",
": the cowboys and ranch personnel engaged in a cattle roundup",
": a gathering in of scattered persons or things",
": a summary of information",
": to collect (animals, such as cattle) by means of a roundup",
": to gather in or bring together from various quarters",
": the act of gathering together animals on the range by circling them in vehicles or on horseback and driving them in",
": the act of gathering together scattered persons or things",
": summary entry 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307nd-\u02cc\u0259p",
"\u02c8rau\u0307nd-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"breviary",
"brief",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"antonyms":[
"accumulate",
"amass",
"assemble",
"bulk (up)",
"collect",
"concentrate",
"congregate",
"constellate",
"corral",
"garner",
"gather",
"group",
"lump",
"pick up"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The police ordered a roundup of all the suspects.",
"Here's a roundup of today's news.",
"Verb",
"rounded everyone up for one final training session",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Here\u2019s a quick roundup of the latest information on the rare disease. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Also on this episode: a roundup of the headlines everyone is talking about. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a roundup of where the traditional drive-ins can be found. \u2014 Paula Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 14 May 2022",
"Radar is a weekly roundup of theme park odds, ends and insights. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a roundup of some interesting white wines for Mother\u2019s Day. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a roundup of every story written for the project. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a roundup of the month\u2019s most noteworthy movies and TV shows, as covered by The Wall Street Journal\u2019s critics. \u2014 Wsj Arts, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a roundup of high school varsity action on Saturday, May 21. Track and Field Class 2A North Reigonal: The Dunbar boys and Hereford girls won their halves of the Class 2A North Region meet Saturday at Woodlawn. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-021004"
},
"rose-colored":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having a rose color",
": seeing or seen in a promising light : optimistic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dz-\u02cck\u0259-l\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"auspicious",
"bright",
"encouraging",
"fair",
"golden",
"heartening",
"hopeful",
"likely",
"optimistic",
"promising",
"propitious",
"roseate",
"rosy",
"upbeat"
],
"antonyms":[
"bleak",
"dark",
"depressing",
"desperate",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismal",
"downbeat",
"dreary",
"gloomy",
"hopeless",
"inauspicious",
"pessimistic",
"unencouraging",
"unlikely",
"unpromising",
"unpropitious"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-112242"
},
"rotation":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center",
": the act or an instance of rotating something",
": one complete turn : the angular displacement required to return a rotating body or figure to its original orientation",
": return or succession in a series",
": crop rotation",
": the turning of a body part about its long axis as if on a pivot",
": a game of pool in which all 15 object balls are shot in numerical order",
": the series of pitchers on a baseball team who regularly start successive games in turn",
": the act of turning about an axis",
": the system of growing different crops in the same field usually in a regular order",
": the action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center",
": the turning of a body part about its long axis as if on a pivot"
],
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"gyration",
"pirouette",
"reel",
"revolution",
"roll",
"spin",
"twirl",
"wheel",
"whirl"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Manager David Ross needed few words to describe the state of the Chicago Cubs rotation . \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"What\u2019s been good: The starting rotation has rebounded from a slow start with 13 quality starts and a 2.78 ERA over the last 16 games. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"There are two vacancies in the starting rotation outside of Tyler Mahle, Luis Castillo and Hunter Greene. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 23 May 2022",
"His return isn\u2019t just sentimental but valuable \u2014 with a starting rotation missing Clayton Kershaw and Andrew Heaney, Roberts has been forced to stretch his bullpen in recent games. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"The starting rotation entered with a 2.97 ERA, eighth best in baseball. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Alexander, in the starting rotation while Michael Pineda works his way through his equivalent of spring training in Triple-A Toledo, was still pleased with his outing. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 12 Apr. 2022",
"With the ace Jacob deGrom, a two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, possibly out for months with a right shoulder injury, the Mets will need the rest of the starting rotation to carry a heavier load. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The Red Sox will go into the season with a starting rotation of Nathan Eovaldi, Nick Pivetta, Tanner Houck, Michael Wacha and Rich Hill. \u2014 Jason Mastrodonato, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-121549"
},
"rodomontade":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bragging speech",
": vain boasting or bluster : rant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u00e4-d\u0259-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101d",
"\u02ccr\u014d-",
"-\u02c8t\u00e4d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluster",
"bombast",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"gasconade",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"for all of its jingoistic rodomontade , the government had no thought-out plan for the war and its aftermath"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from Middle French, from rodomont blusterer, from Italian Rodomonte , character in Orlando Innamorato by Matteo M. Boiardo",
"first_known_use":[
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-124725"
},
"romanticist":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material, an exaltation of the primitive and the common man, an appreciation of external nature, an interest in the remote, a predilection for melancholy, and the use in poetry of older verse forms",
": an aspect of romanticism",
": adherence to a romantic attitude or style",
": the quality or state of being romantic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d-\u02c8man-t\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m",
"r\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Try not to discourage the romanticism of college students.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hall's signature blend of lush romanticism , explorations of family trauma, and banter worthy of a Wimbledon match are firing on all cylinders here. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Euphoria favorite Maude Apatow leaned into English rose romanticism , relying on a flawless complexion, nudish-rose lip, and bold brow\u2014along with a razor-sharp bob\u2014to communicate a dreamy feel. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Born in Col\u00f3n Province, Akim has a certain swag and romanticism in his voice that\u2019s best reflected in his reggae plena and R&B fusions. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Overlong and overdramatic, the two-hour-plus biopic does feature some exquisite filmmaking, in scenes where the romanticism of Tchaikovsky\u2019s music is met with flowing camera movements that capture the action in artfully staged tableaux. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Designed and made in France, the home of romanticism , 401 is the ultimate romantic scent for those lustful summer days. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Matt Winn, who managed Churchill Downs at the time, was fostering a romanticism of sorts around horse racing and southern hospitality. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 20 Apr. 2022",
"There was a romanticism about them, which isn't there anymore. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Few modern fairy tales can compete with Bridgerton, and at the series\u2019 season two premiere, its cast brought some of the Netflix hit\u2019s romanticism to the red carpet. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-143459"
},
"rooted":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves",
": any subterranean plant part (such as a true root or a bulb, tuber, rootstock , or other modified stem) especially when fleshy and edible",
": the part of a tooth within the socket",
": any of the processes into which this part is often divided \u2014 see tooth illustration",
": the enlarged basal part of a hair within the skin",
": the proximal end of a nerve",
": the part of an organ or physical structure by which it is attached to the body",
": something that is an origin or source (as of a condition or quality)",
": one or more progenitors of a group of descendants",
": an underlying support : basis",
": the essential core : heart",
": close relationship with an environment : tie",
": a quantity taken an indicated number of times as an equal factor",
": a number that reduces an equation to an identity when it is substituted for one variable",
": the lower part : base",
": the part by which an object is attached to something else",
": the simple element inferred as the basis from which a word is derived by phonetic change or by extension (such as composition or the addition of an affix or inflectional ending)",
": the lowest tone of a chord (such as C in a C minor chord) when the tones are arranged in ascending thirds",
": a level of access to a computer system that allows complete access to files on the system and complete control over the system's functions",
": to furnish with or enable to develop roots",
": to fix or implant by or as if by roots",
": to remove altogether by or as if by pulling out by the roots",
": to grow roots or take root",
": to have an origin or base",
": to turn up or dig in the earth with the snout : grub",
": to poke or dig about",
": to turn over, dig up, or discover and bring to light",
": to noisily applaud or encourage a contestant or team : cheer",
": to wish the success of or lend support to someone or something",
": the leafless underground part of a plant that absorbs water and minerals, stores food, and holds the plant in place",
": the part of something by which it is attached",
": source sense 1",
": the ancestors of a person or group of people",
": a special relationship",
": core entry 1 sense 3",
": a word or part of a word from which other words are obtained by adding a prefix or suffix",
": to form or cause to form roots",
": to attach by or as if by roots",
": to remove by or as if by pulling out the roots",
": to turn up or dig with or as if with the snout",
": to wish for the success of",
": the usually underground part of a seed plant body that functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support and that differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves",
": any subterranean plant part (as a true root or a bulb, tuber, rootstock , or other modified stem) especially when fleshy and edible",
": the part of a tooth within the socket",
": any of the processes into which the root of a tooth is often divided",
": the enlarged basal part of a hair within the skin",
": the proximal end of a nerve",
": the initial segment of a spinal nerve where it branches from the spinal cord : nerve root \u2014 see also dorsal root , ventral root",
": the part of an organ or physical structure by which it is attached to the body",
": descendant",
": per stirpes",
"Elihu 1845\u20131937 American lawyer and statesman"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"also",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u00fct, \u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8ru\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"cradle",
"font",
"fountain",
"fountainhead",
"origin",
"seedbed",
"source",
"spring",
"well",
"wellspring"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Elm trees have shallow roots .",
"Pull weeds up by the roots so that they don't grow back.",
"You can tell that she dyes her hair blonde because her dark roots are showing."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Verb (2)",
"1516, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Verb (3)",
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-160519"
},
"rotate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel",
": to perform an act, function, or operation in turn",
": to pass or alternate in a series",
": to turn about an axis or a center : revolve",
": to move in such a way that all particles follow circles with a common angular velocity about a common axis",
": to cause to turn or move about an axis or a center",
": to cause (a plane region or line) to sweep out a volume or surface by moving around an axis so that each of its points remains at a constant distance from the axis",
": to cause to grow in rotation",
": to cause to pass or act in a series : alternate",
": to exchange (individuals or units) with others",
": to turn about an axis or a center",
": to go from one person to another or others in a cycle",
": to pass in a series",
": to turn about an axis or a center",
": to cause to turn about an axis or a center"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0101t",
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0101t",
"especially British",
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0101t",
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0101t,"
],
"synonyms":[
"pivot",
"revolve",
"roll",
"spin",
"swing",
"swirl",
"swivel",
"turn",
"twirl",
"twist",
"wheel",
"whirl"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"When your rotate backward, your low back will flatten toward the floor. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
"Rotate pie plate about 15\u00b0 (if the top of the pie is the 12 o\u2019clock mark, turn it to 2 o\u2019clock). \u2014 Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit , 10 July 2017",
"Rotate steaks 45 degrees and cook another 2 minutes. \u2014 Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At the sector level, the firm found that hedge funds continued to rotate out of information technology and consumer discretionary, pulling their tilts to those sectors down to their lowest levels in at least 10 years. \u2014 Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"If possible, adjust your ceiling fan to rotate counterclockwise to pull hot air up and out. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
"When placed on about a fourth-story roof, the air sampler is able to slowly rotate about a millimeter an hour, trapping air and collecting samples of pollen circulating around Southcentral. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"Check your pizza often, using tongs to rotate the pizza stone occasionally so your pizza cooks evenly. \u2014 USA Today , 29 May 2022",
"Erik Dube, a 15-year veteran of the running-shoe industry at Running Warehouse in San Luis Obispo, California, says it\u2019s important to have at least two pairs of shoes in your arsenal and to rotate using them. \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 28 May 2022",
"Her solution to the problem of sheriff\u2019s gangs is to rotate deputies between the 23 stations, under the assumption that allowing people to work in a place for too long can create an insular culture that\u2019s resistant to change and breeds complacency. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"But military leaders said that came at a cost, wasting time, money and momentum as troops had to rotate in and out of the country. \u2014 Ben Fox And Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"But military leaders said that came at a cost, wasting time, money and momentum as troops had to rotate in and out of the country. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1760, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1757, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193351"
},
"roar":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to utter or emit a full loud prolonged sound",
": to sing or shout with full force",
": to make or emit a loud confused sound (such as background reverberation or rumbling)",
": to laugh loudly",
": to be boisterous or disorderly",
": to proceed or rush with great noise or commotion",
": to make a loud noise during inhalation (such as that of a horse affected with roaring )",
": to utter or proclaim with a roar",
": to cause to roar",
": the deep cry of a wild animal (such as a lion)",
": a loud deep cry (as of pain or anger)",
": a loud continuous confused sound",
": a boisterous outcry",
": to make a long loud sound",
": to laugh loudly",
": to say loudly",
": to move with a loud noise",
": a long shout, bellow, or loud noise"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u022fr",
"\u02c8r\u022fr"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellow",
"boom",
"growl",
"thunder"
],
"antonyms":[
"clamor",
"howl",
"hubbub",
"hue and cry",
"hullabaloo",
"noise",
"outcry",
"tumult",
"uproar",
"vociferation"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That\u2019s why the gleaming black mountain walls rise to a mighty temple where the sounds of eternity can freely roar . \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, as the orange flames roar incessantly into the sky, young environmentalists vow to keep up the pressure. \u2014 Anastasia Moloney, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"This spring, that roar sounds uncomfortably loud, as companies cope with soaring inflation and the growing likelihood that sky-high prices and labor shortages will help tip the economy into recession. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"The throaty roar of a nearby lion startled me out of my reverie. \u2014 Christine Chitnis, ELLE , 24 May 2022",
"The result is the most immersive flight simulator audiences will have ever experienced, right down to the great Dolby roar of engines vibrating through their seats. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 12 May 2022",
"Debris piles mark the water\u2019s edge as trucks roar past on highways. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 2 May 2022",
"Instead of flat-screen TVs, giant windows provide entertainment; the idea is to watch as winds roar around the hotel, smearing clouds like van Gogh brushstrokes. \u2014 Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Panthers roar Much like Sunday's meeting in Detroit, when the Wings started well only to be shredded in a 6-1 loss, the Panthers scored in bunches to claim the lead. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone came out to a roar of applause at Paramount Global\u2019s upfront presentation Wednesday. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"With the infrasound microphones, which are on all the time, scientists have also heard the roar of volcanoes, the dance of the aurora and \u2014 once in a while \u2014 the sonic pathway left behind by a fiery object that plunges toward Earth in a few blinks. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Oct. 2021",
"As evening fell on IMS May 26, 2002, after the roar of engines and crowds of people had dissolved, hundreds of reporters roamed with nothing to report. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
"When Smart buried a 3 to cut the Heat lead to 72-62, the guttural roar of the Garden crowd may well have shaken the trains in North Station below off their tracks. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"This was followed by a roar that would rouse the tigers at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden from their afternoon naps. \u2014 Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The nearby railroad tracts have gone quiet, replaced by the muffled roar of the 91 Freeway. \u2014 Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Step out the door of the small international airport and you are buffeted from across the road by the roar of helicopters ferrying crews back and forth to oil platforms scattered across the North Sea. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The gasp of surprise as Cazares went down, followed by the roar , made Morrell feel right at home. \u2014 Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune , 27 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195554"
},
"rotund":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by roundness : rounded",
": marked by fullness of sound or cadence : orotund , sonorous",
": notably plump : chubby",
": somewhat round",
": plump entry 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0259nd",
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0259nd",
"r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0259nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"roly-poly",
"round",
"tubby"
],
"antonyms":[
"lean",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"thin"
],
"examples":[
"a rotund little man who, predictably, was asked to play Santa every year",
"the actor's distinct baritone and his clear and rotund elocution are especially effective in dramatic readings",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Floridians cherish manatees, rotund and gentle giants that have long captured the human imagination, but people have failed to care for the animals\u2019 environment, putting the species\u2019 survival at risk. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The fate of the rotund fellow became a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre as photos of him circulated on the internet, where his many aliases included Yogi, Chunky and the Big Guy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Gailani, a onetime mujahideen fighter against the Soviets, is now a rotund , urbane man in his sixties. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Local excitement has also led to a buying frenzy for keepsakes of the official Olympic mascot, a rotund panda in a bodysuit named Bing Dwen Dwen. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The rotund toads are indigenous to South and Central America. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Kolkata wears its past on its sleeve like few other cities, from its rotund yellow taxis to its antiquated trams. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Much is known about the rotund Butler, an irascible, brilliant, cruel and sometimes-corrupt lawyer and politician. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Fans also get their best look yet at Farrell's scarred and rotund gangster Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin rotundus , probably alteration of Old Latin *retundus ; akin to Latin rota wheel \u2014 more at roll ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201318"
},
"rover":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": pirate",
": a random or long-distance mark in archery",
": wanderer , roamer",
": a player who is not assigned to a specific position on a team and who plays wherever needed",
": a vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body (such as the moon or Mars)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-v\u0259r",
"\u02c8r\u014d-v\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202815"
},
"robbery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or practice of robbing",
": larceny from the person or presence of another by violence or threat",
": the act or practice of taking something unlawfully",
": the unlawful taking away of personal property from a person by violence or by threat of violence that causes fear : larceny from the person or immediate presence of another by violence or threat of violence and with intent to steal",
": robbery committed with aggravating factors (as use of a weapon, infliction of bodily injury, or use of an accomplice)",
": robbery committed by a person armed with a dangerous or deadly weapon",
": robbery that does not involve any aggravating factors"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4-b(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u00e4b-r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"larceny",
"stealing",
"theft",
"thievery"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a series of armed robberies",
"They foiled a bank robbery .",
"He is charged with attempted robbery .",
"She was arrested for robbery .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now 18, Emmanuel Watson, who had spent the year before Jones\u2019 killing in juvenile detention for threatening a witness in another murder case, is awaiting trial on murder, armed robbery and other charges. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"The coming together of the murder and robbery plots is fine, and more or less satisfying, but it\u2019s everything else about this series that will reach you. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"David Gilbert, was convicted of murder and robbery . \u2014 Scott Wilson, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"Kristovich also faces allegations of second-degree rape, second-degree assault, second-degree robbery and theft of a motor vehicle in Clark County. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"Noah Edwards, who is charged with murder and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, was arrested about 11 hours after he was released from the Adult Detention Center Friday, according to the sheriff\u2019s office. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
"Others came straight from U.S. prisons after serving long sentences for murder, armed robbery or other serious crimes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"Diggs was charged with dozens of counts, including murder and aggravated robbery , but prosecutors dismissed the charges against him in January 2021. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"The 88-page indictment charges Young Thug with being both directly and indirectly associated with a slew of criminal activity, ranging from armed robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon to murder. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-021254"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": crude in nature, method, or manner but effective in action or use"
],
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"\u02ccr\u0259-f\u0259n-\u02c8re-d\u0113"
],
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"artless",
"clumsy",
"crude",
"jerry-built",
"jerry-rigged",
"jury-rigged",
"rough",
"rough-and-tumble",
"rough-hewn",
"rude",
"unrefined"
],
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"refined"
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"first_known_use":[
"1730, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-032603"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse",
": covered with or made up of coarse and often shaggy hair",
"\u2014 compare smooth , wirehaired",
": having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface",
": difficult to travel through or penetrate : wild",
": turbulent , tempestuous",
": characterized by harshness, violence, or force",
": presenting a challenge : difficult",
": coarse or rugged in character or appearance: such as",
": harsh to the ear",
": crude in style or expression",
": indelicate",
": marked by a lack of refinement or grace : uncouth",
": crude , unfinished",
": executed or ventured hastily, tentatively, or imperfectly",
": approximate",
": roughly sense 1",
": without usual conveniences",
": without proper shelter",
": uneven ground covered with high grass, brush, and stones",
": such ground bordering a golf fairway",
": the rugged or disagreeable side or aspect",
": something in a crude, unfinished, or preliminary state",
": broad outline : general terms",
": a hasty preliminary drawing or layout",
": rowdy",
": roughen",
": to subject to abuse : manhandle , beat",
": to subject to unnecessary and intentional violence in a sport",
": shell sense 3",
": to calk or otherwise roughen (a horse's shoes) to prevent slipping",
": to shape, make, or dress in a rough or preliminary way",
": to indicate the chief lines of",
": to live under harsh or primitive conditions",
": uneven in surface",
": having many bumps and jolts",
": not calm",
": being harsh or violent",
": difficult or unpleasant to deal with",
": coarse or rugged in nature or look",
": having a harsh sound",
": not complete or exact",
": uneven ground covered with high grass, brush, and stones",
": something in a crude or unfinished state",
": to handle violently : beat",
": to make or shape coarsely or unevenly",
": to live without ordinary comforts",
": having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface",
": forming or being rough colonies usually made up of organisms that form chains or filaments and tend to marked decrease in capsule formation and virulence",
"\u2014 compare smooth"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259f",
"\u02c8r\u0259f",
"\u02c8r\u0259f"
],
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"bristly",
"brushy",
"cottony",
"fleecy",
"furred",
"furry",
"hairy",
"hirsute",
"shaggy",
"silky",
"unshorn",
"woolly",
"wooly"
],
"antonyms":[
"bald",
"furless",
"glabrous",
"hairless",
"shorn",
"smooth"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Friedl and Hoffman picked up the team on a day where rookie starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft made the first rough start of his career. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
"Oklahoma\u2019s Jordy Bahl (22-1), the NFCA Freshman of the Year, settled down after a rough start. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Both Tilly and the pup's father, B.C., are rescue animals who had a rough start to life. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"Kuhl got off to a rough start, walking two and allowing two singles in the first. \u2014 Mike Cranston, ajc , 4 June 2022",
"Considering his rough start offensively, Bart has done some nice things lately to impress management. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
"Netflix show \u2018The Crown,\u2019 the royals\u2019 rough ride began in early 2020. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"The Royals are off to a rough start, winning just 14 of their first 39 games entering Sunday. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 22 May 2022",
"The last few years have been pretty rough for the Boeing Company. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"But instead of its wild side being inaccessible to most, this system\u2019s rough -cut gem spins off an easy trail less than a mile from a trailhead and appeals to hikers with a sense of adventure, experience, and sturdy boots with good traction. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Alex Borstein, who plays Susie Myerson, Midge\u2019s rough -around-the-edges manager, also saw filming as a brief escape from the anxieties of the pandemic. \u2014 Meg Donohue, Town & Country , 25 Feb. 2022",
"At first, her encounters with De Casta\u2019s Chief, a rough -talking teenage parking attendant, only reinforce her frosty disdain. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Playing on a field left rough and rutted by a weekend music event, Vancouver broke in front in the 15th minute on a counter-attack goal from D\u00e1jome, his 10th of the season. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Hotel staff stayed on while the country mostly shut down, collaborating with rough -sleeping charities round the clock. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Nevertheless, Mitch and Mike McLusky enjoy great respect in their working-class town and are definitely serving a need, as evidenced by the large (and rough -looking) crowd that fills their office waiting room. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
"The game is a huge upgrade from the original\u2019s rough -looking graphics. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 May 2021",
"Six-inch rough -cut logs are $3.20 per lineal foot in Fairbanks. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 1 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"The left rough awaited him on No. 4 as well, as did a greenside bunker on No. 7. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"His wedge shot on No. 12, from the right rough , landed on the front of the green, rolled and rolled and rolled \u2026 and then disappeared into the hole for eagle, abruptly vaulting Homa one shot behind McNealy. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Glamping is for those who don\u2019t want to rough it too much but do want a close-to-camping-outdoors experience. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"While Taylor and her then-husband, actor Richard Burton, were filming on location in Mexico in the 1960s, Burton sent his bodyguards after Mr. Galella to rough him up and confiscate his film. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"November 2018: Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause escape to Alaska Just after their first wedding anniversary, Stause and Hartley broke out of their vacation comfort zone to rough it out in St. Elias National Park in Wrangell, Alaska. \u2014 Jessica Sager, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The ease of settling into an outdoor environment can benefit any type of recreationist, even someone who wants to rough it a bit. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 28 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-041820"
},
"round (off":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to trim or finish into curved or rounded form",
": to bring to symmetry or completion",
": round entry 6 sense 7a",
": a tumbling stunt in which the body makes one revolution from feet to hands to feet incorporating a half twist \u2014 compare cartwheel"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Transitive verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1917, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-044452"
},
"roguishness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated, aberrant , dangerous, or uncontrollable",
": corrupt , dishonest",
": of or being a nation whose leaders defy international law or norms of international behavior",
": to begin to behave in an independent or uncontrolled way that is not authorized, normal, or expected",
": a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel",
": a mischievous person : scamp",
": vagrant , tramp",
": a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave",
": an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation",
": to weed out inferior, diseased, or nontypical individuals from a crop plant or a field",
": a dishonest or evil person",
": a pleasantly mischievous person",
"river about 200 miles (320 kilometers) long in southwestern Oregon rising in Crater Lake National Park and flowing west and southwest into the Pacific Ocean"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dg",
"\u02c8r\u014dg",
"\u02c8r\u014dg"
],
"synonyms":[
"bent",
"crooked",
"deceptive",
"dishonest",
"double-dealing",
"duplicitous",
"fast",
"fraudulent",
"guileful",
"shady",
"sharp",
"shifty",
"underhand",
"underhanded"
],
"antonyms":[
"baddie",
"baddy",
"beast",
"brute",
"caitiff",
"devil",
"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"savage",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Evans stars as psychopathic rogue secret agent Lloyd Hansen, who's hunting down a former CIA colleague played by Ryan Gosling. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Harper and his FBI prot\u00e9g\u00e9e, Angela (Alia Shawkat), lead the hunt for Chase, though secretly Harper wants the rogue agent's story \u2014 and his role in it \u2014 to stay buried. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Rhodes has said in interviews with right-wing hosts that there was no plan to storm the Capitol and that the members who did so went rogue . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"In Season 3, Lamb\u2019s disgraced spies work together to foil a rogue agent when one of their own is kidnapped. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Pitts also contended that Burgos had gone rogue and sometimes acted surreptitiously. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"As head of an office that has more than 350 attorneys, Clarke will play a key role in the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to enforce civil rights and voting rights laws and to investigate rogue police forces. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2021",
"The streamer is positioning the test as a prompt to let members comply with its terms, not a crackdown on rogue behavior. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Then California became a rogue state and called the NCAA on its scam. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Companies tend to deploy too many apps, and that often doesn\u2019t include rogue , unsanctioned apps. \u2014 Jim Brennan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Waterproof mascara formulations prevent the waxy pigments of traditional lash-enhancers from going rogue and can keep lashes looking thick, long, and lifted for hours on end without smudging, caking, or flaking. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 4 May 2022",
"When that happens, the planets go rogue and begin wandering aimlessly through the dark of space. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Dec. 2021",
"One of the rogue deputies was Teodoro Garcia Simental. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"The latest member of the rogue \u2019s gallery of variants and subvariants is the ungainly named BA.2.12.1, part of the omicron gang. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"By hitting Russia\u2019s commercial banks, central bank, business and political leaders and industry, the West is meting out economic punishment that took years to unfold with smaller rogue states like Iran and North Korea. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"So in the face of its invasion of Ukraine, why is the West reluctant to hit it with the full range of available economic sanctions as has been done with other rogue states? \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Maybe people want to go rogue and do their own thing. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Zero-Trust protects against both account compromises and rogue internal accounts. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
"Trump is not a pharmaceutical manufacturer that can go rogue and produce a vaccine. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 16 Sep. 2020",
"But a conservative Court of Appeals panel could rogue and decide to disobey Roe and Casey. \u2014 Dylan Matthews, Vox , 11 July 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"1766, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-125751"
},
"rob":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to take something away from by force : steal from",
": to take personal property from by violence or threat",
": to remove valuables without right from (a place)",
": to take the contents of (a receptacle)",
": to take away as loot : steal",
": to deprive of something due, expected, or desired",
": to withhold unjustly or injuriously",
": to commit robbery",
": to unlawfully take something away from a person or place in secrecy or by force, threat, or trickery",
": to keep from getting something due, expected, or desired"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4b",
"\u02c8r\u00e4b"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarize",
"burgle",
"knock off",
"knock over",
"rip off",
"steal (from)",
"take off"
],
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"examples":[
"Someone tried to rob me.",
"The cashier was robbed at gunpoint.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Applying heat directly to thick hair can rob it of its new nutrients and strength. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Those storms could rob the atmosphere of the energy needed for severe storms to develop in southeast Wisconsin on Wednesday. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This would then rob the mussels of their ability to settle and feed, leading to starvation. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"More than a dozen gangs are aggressively targeting residents, sending out crews in multiple cars to locate and rob those driving high-end vehicles or wearing expensive jewelry, police say. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Attacks on health care providers, for example, can rob thousands of patients of their life-saving medical care. \u2014 Lauren Carruth, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This one won\u2019t rob anyone of sleep, either, except possibly the most devoted of Jayhawks fans. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Costa Rica\u2019s population of leatherback sea turtles has suffered greatly in recent years from the activities of egg poachers, who rob turtle eggs from nests on the beach to sell as an aphrodisiac. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 29 June 2015",
"These measures would immediately rob Mr. Putin of the totalitarian control sanctions have given him by giving his subjects an exit. \u2014 Alex Garcia, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English robben , from Anglo-French rober , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German roub\u014dn to rob \u2014 more at reave ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-104935"
},
"rowdy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough",
": characterized by such behavior",
": a rowdy person : tough",
": rough or noisy",
": a person who behaves coarsely or roughly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307-d\u0113",
"\u02c8rau\u0307-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"boisterous",
"hell-raising",
"knockabout",
"rambunctious",
"raucous",
"robustious",
"roisterous",
"rollicking",
"rumbustious"
],
"antonyms":[
"bully",
"gangbanger",
"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gorilla",
"hood",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"mug",
"plug-ugly",
"punk",
"roughneck",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"tough",
"toughie",
"toughy",
"yob",
"yobbo"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a rowdy game of basketball",
"a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers",
"Noun",
"rowdies had overtaken the neighborhood and were threatening people on the street",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"With no football team at the school, basketball is its big-ticket sport, and a rowdy student section named the Havocs reflects the program\u2019s popularity on campus. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2021",
"In June 2021, police used pepper spray to disperse a rowdy crowd of 800 to 1,000 juveniles at Pinecrest. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Gaetz and Greene, R-Ga., stumped for Vance in front of a rowdy crowd in Newark, Ohio, ahead of Tuesday's GOP primary election. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Expect a rowdy Comerica Park crowd, the stadium was alive Thursday as Miguel Cabrera tried for career hit No. 3,000. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2022",
"When a high school friend went to watch an Indy 500 movie with his father, the opening scenes showed a rowdy crowd at the track\u2019s first turn. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
"Lifted by a rowdy , towel-waving crowd in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the Cavs were in position to advance and played well in long stretches. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison asked for the crackdown on The Block, claiming that rowdy closing-time crowds outside the clubs had become a drain on police resources. \u2014 Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Scott and the festival organizers have since faced heavy criticism for shoddy safety plans and for Scott's history of inciting rowdy crowds. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was instrumental in the formation of the pioneering Americana group the Band, died on Sunday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"This year\u2019s class of 29er trail bikes can handle the same rowdy riding as longer-travel machines, albeit with slightly slower speeds and more careful line choices. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 23 May 2020",
"Houstonians are not likely to receive the worst of it, but strong winds and a blitz of rowdy thunderstorms could make things interesting for commuters over the next 24 hours. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Acton was known for getting the crowd rowdy during key moments, especially when the Cardinals were playing rivals like Memphis or Kentucky and needed the inspiration to close out the game. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Despite finding success from the field later in the contest, a heartless defense effort left the Wolverines helpless down the stretch, and UCF cruised to a rowdy , NCAA tournament resume-building victory on its home court. \u2014 Paul Nasr, Detroit Free Press , 31 Dec. 2021",
"The country music trio of Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley, and Miranda Lambert put their signature rowdy spin on the holidays with this original song, the title track of the group\u2019s debut Christmas record. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 24 Dec. 2021",
"But the crowding at Astroworld is in line with Scott's brand of rowdy concerts where fans can go wild, said Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone editor-in-chief. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji And Scottie Andrew, CNN , 9 Nov. 2021",
"So expect a rowdy \u2014but fun\u201416th hole experience once again. \u2014 Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic , 3 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1832, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1865, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113453"
},
"roseate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling a rose especially in color",
": overly optimistic : viewed favorably"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-z\u0113-\u0259t",
"-z\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"auspicious",
"bright",
"encouraging",
"fair",
"golden",
"heartening",
"hopeful",
"likely",
"optimistic",
"promising",
"propitious",
"rose-colored",
"rosy",
"upbeat"
],
"antonyms":[
"bleak",
"dark",
"depressing",
"desperate",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismal",
"downbeat",
"dreary",
"gloomy",
"hopeless",
"inauspicious",
"pessimistic",
"unencouraging",
"unlikely",
"unpromising",
"unpropitious"
],
"examples":[
"a bird with roseate feathers",
"one analyst who envisions a qualifiedly roseate future for the nation's automotive industry",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Carnivores also include reptiles like the Burmese python and the gharial, birds like vultures and roseate spoonbills, and some cuter mammals like otters and seals. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"An elegant pompadour updo worn with a soft-focus glow punctuated by roseate smoky eyes, fluttery falsies, and a bright cherry red lip. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Visitors can spot egrets, anhingas, ducks, eagles, hawks, vultures, gallinules, osprey, blackbirds, roseate spoonbills, woodpeckers and more. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
"These ringing blue skies, these wide roseate plains, these great, windy sweeps of land exist nowhere else. \u2014 Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
"From Georges Island in Boston Harbor, sightings included flyby eight great shearwaters, a Cory\u2019s shearwater, 16 Wilson\u2019s storm-petrels, a whimbrel, a Forster\u2019s tern, 12 roseate terns, and two cliff swallows. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
"Modest numbers of Cory\u2019s, great, sooty, and Manx shearwaters were spotted at Race Point in Provincetown, where a South Polar skua, two parasitic jaegers, and 300 roseate terns were also observed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Aug. 2021",
"Stops include a bird rookery, where roseate spoonbills, blue herons and white egrets can be found; Mangrove Island, where people can wade in the seagrass to view fish eggs, hermit crabs, and jumping mullets; and the oyster shoal. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Look out for alligators, endangered whooping cranes, and pink roseate spoonbills, the official bird of Port Aransas. \u2014 Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living , 8 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English roseat, borrowed from Medieval Latin rose\u0101tus, from, Latin roseus \"made of roses, rose-colored, reddish\" (from rosa rose entry 2 + -eus -eous ) + -\u0101tus -ate entry 3 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120017"
},
"round-robin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a written petition, memorial, or protest to which the signatures are affixed in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first",
": a statement signed by several persons",
": something (such as a letter) sent in turn to the members of a group each of whom signs and forwards it sometimes after adding comment",
": roundtable sense 1",
": a tournament in which every contestant meets every other contestant in turn",
": series , round"
],
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"\u02c8rau\u0307nd-\u02ccr\u00e4-b\u0259n"
],
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"colloquy",
"conference",
"council",
"forum",
"panel",
"panel discussion",
"parley",
"roundtable",
"seminar",
"symposium"
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"history_and_etymology":"from the name Robin ",
"first_known_use":[
"1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121535"
},
"robotic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to mechanical robots",
": having the characteristics of a robot"
],
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d-\u02c8b\u00e4-tik",
"r\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[
"automated",
"automatic",
"laborsaving",
"self-acting",
"self-operating",
"self-regulating"
],
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"nonautomated",
"nonautomatic"
],
"examples":[
"the dishwasher is one of the greatest robotic devices ever invented",
"with a single robotic motion, she reached for a cigarette and a lighter the instant she sat down",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For 40 minutes Saturday, the veteran Wildcats were almost robotic , systematically taking away everything Houston hoped to achieve. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The crew will cooperate with ground control to move the new modules to radial docking ports using a large robotic arm. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
"Amazon has a robotic arm called Robin that the company has trained to pick up packages from conveyor belt areas based on shape and size. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Where Joy has innovated is in its technology: a robotic arm that gently moves cones from the oven to a conveyor belt to be packaged, or a machine that snugly wraps and seals the cones. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"That includes amateurs with backyard telescopes and robotic surveys systematically scanning the night skies. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"In a new hiring push, Dyson is expanding its robotic engineering efforts across four new facilities in Europe and Asia. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 31 May 2022",
"The vision is to one day have a fleet of robotic gliders operating in oceans across the globe, providing a real-time glimpse of current conditions and a way to better predict the future. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
"Of course, Dyson isn't the first to get a robotic hand to do something impressive. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-132721"
},
"roundabout":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": circuitous , indirect",
": a circuitous route : detour",
": merry-go-round",
": a short close-fitting jacket worn by men and boys especially in the 19th century",
": rotary sense 2",
": not direct"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307n-d\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307t",
"\u02c8rau\u0307n-d\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307t"
],
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"circuitous",
"circular",
"indirect"
],
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"direct",
"straight",
"straightforward"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He took a roundabout route to town.",
"In a roundabout way, he told me that my help was not wanted.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In a roundabout way, Watergate is also what got him back on his political feet. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Hailey gave Gomez a little love publicly in a roundabout way. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 11 May 2022",
"Dugan, who grew up and currently lives in Carmel, will use the roundabout event Wednesday to raise money for Cancer Support Community Indiana, a nonprofit for cancer survivors and their families. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 9 May 2022",
"The anti-whale neighbors started placing garden gnomes on the roundabout space in early 2020. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His recursive vocal tics seem to mirror the roundabout symmetry of the viral dances featured in his videos. \u2014 Will Dukes, Rolling Stone , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In order to proceed with construction in a timely fashion, city employees recommended that the roundabout construction be deferred and the roadway plans be redesigned to accommodate this change. \u2014 Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022",
"As made evident by the Pentagon rejecting Poland's plan to send fighter jets to Ukraine via a U.S.-NATO airbase in Germany, there's significant concern that roundabout assistance could also spur significant blowback. \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"In Noblesville, a roundabout interchange is planned at 146th Street and Allisonville Road. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Another factor in Shodeen\u2019s decision to amend the land plan is the roundabout that\u2019s to be built on Route 20 in the next few years. \u2014 Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Direct questions about whether guests were allowed to use drugs have received roundabout , wink-wink answers, with quick redirects to the bevy of other available services inside the adjoining building. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Connecting this roundabout to Wicker Road to the north is a new section of Bluffdale Drive. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
"There will be no stops required at the existing Dowling Road roundabout areas. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2022",
"The convoy then turns left before leaving the camp via the roundabout . \u2014 CNN , 24 May 2022",
"Because the memorial would sit at the middle of the roundabout , pedestrian access currently available would be nonexistent. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The intersection of Green Bay Road and Teutonia Avenue will be reconstructed into a three-legged roundabout . \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The parts with the most traffic are the Bastille roundabout and the area near Trocad\u00e9ro. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1608, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"circa 1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-135804"
},
"roguish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated, aberrant , dangerous, or uncontrollable",
": corrupt , dishonest",
": of or being a nation whose leaders defy international law or norms of international behavior",
": to begin to behave in an independent or uncontrolled way that is not authorized, normal, or expected",
": a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel",
": a mischievous person : scamp",
": vagrant , tramp",
": a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave",
": an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation",
": to weed out inferior, diseased, or nontypical individuals from a crop plant or a field",
": a dishonest or evil person",
": a pleasantly mischievous person",
"river about 200 miles (320 kilometers) long in southwestern Oregon rising in Crater Lake National Park and flowing west and southwest into the Pacific Ocean"
],
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"\u02c8r\u014dg",
"\u02c8r\u014dg",
"\u02c8r\u014dg"
],
"synonyms":[
"bent",
"crooked",
"deceptive",
"dishonest",
"double-dealing",
"duplicitous",
"fast",
"fraudulent",
"guileful",
"shady",
"sharp",
"shifty",
"underhand",
"underhanded"
],
"antonyms":[
"baddie",
"baddy",
"beast",
"brute",
"caitiff",
"devil",
"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"savage",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Evans stars as psychopathic rogue secret agent Lloyd Hansen, who's hunting down a former CIA colleague played by Ryan Gosling. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Harper and his FBI prot\u00e9g\u00e9e, Angela (Alia Shawkat), lead the hunt for Chase, though secretly Harper wants the rogue agent's story \u2014 and his role in it \u2014 to stay buried. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Rhodes has said in interviews with right-wing hosts that there was no plan to storm the Capitol and that the members who did so went rogue . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"In Season 3, Lamb\u2019s disgraced spies work together to foil a rogue agent when one of their own is kidnapped. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Pitts also contended that Burgos had gone rogue and sometimes acted surreptitiously. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"As head of an office that has more than 350 attorneys, Clarke will play a key role in the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to enforce civil rights and voting rights laws and to investigate rogue police forces. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2021",
"The streamer is positioning the test as a prompt to let members comply with its terms, not a crackdown on rogue behavior. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Then California became a rogue state and called the NCAA on its scam. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Companies tend to deploy too many apps, and that often doesn\u2019t include rogue , unsanctioned apps. \u2014 Jim Brennan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Waterproof mascara formulations prevent the waxy pigments of traditional lash-enhancers from going rogue and can keep lashes looking thick, long, and lifted for hours on end without smudging, caking, or flaking. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 4 May 2022",
"When that happens, the planets go rogue and begin wandering aimlessly through the dark of space. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Dec. 2021",
"One of the rogue deputies was Teodoro Garcia Simental. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"The latest member of the rogue \u2019s gallery of variants and subvariants is the ungainly named BA.2.12.1, part of the omicron gang. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"By hitting Russia\u2019s commercial banks, central bank, business and political leaders and industry, the West is meting out economic punishment that took years to unfold with smaller rogue states like Iran and North Korea. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"So in the face of its invasion of Ukraine, why is the West reluctant to hit it with the full range of available economic sanctions as has been done with other rogue states? \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Maybe people want to go rogue and do their own thing. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Zero-Trust protects against both account compromises and rogue internal accounts. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
"Trump is not a pharmaceutical manufacturer that can go rogue and produce a vaccine. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 16 Sep. 2020",
"But a conservative Court of Appeals panel could rogue and decide to disobey Roe and Casey. \u2014 Dylan Matthews, Vox , 11 July 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"1766, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-145402"
},
"ropy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being drawn into a thread : viscous",
": tending to adhere in stringy masses",
": having a gelatinous or slimy quality from bacterial or fungal contamination",
": resembling rope",
": muscular , sinewy",
": poor , lousy",
": capable of being drawn into a thread : viscous",
": tending to adhere in stringy masses",
": having a gelatinous or slimy quality from bacterial or fungal contamination"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-p\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"syrupy",
"thick",
"viscid",
"viscous"
],
"antonyms":[
"runny",
"soupy",
"thin",
"watery"
],
"examples":[
"The passengers looked a bit ropy after the bumpy flight.",
"because the paint was so old, it was ropy and couldn't be smoothly applied to the wood"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-190536"
},
"roughened":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make rough or rougher",
": to become rough",
": to make or become rough"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-f\u0259n",
"\u02c8r\u0259-f\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[
"Roughen the surface with a file before you apply the glue.",
"Her hands were roughened by years of hard work.",
"Age caused his skin to roughen .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To try to remedy the situation, workers dragged tires and scrubbed the slick surface to try to roughen it up a bit. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The optional mirror-bright 20-inch wheels look great but roughen the ride. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
"That can roughen up the cuticle, which leads to tangles, frizz, and then breakage. \u2014 Sable Yong, Allure , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Fisher has recruited sturdily in his four seasons at A&M, but that road will roughen in the state with UT and OU joining the mighty football conference, one that has led the nation in NFL draft picks for 15 consecutive years. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Sep. 2021",
"This will roughen up the paneling\u2019s glossy surface, so the primer will adhere better. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Dec. 2020",
"Prine sang his conversational lyrics in a voice roughened by a hard-luck life, particularly after throat cancer left him with a disfigured jaw. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Winner of a lifetime achievement Grammy earlier this year, Prine sang his conversational lyrics in a voice roughened by a difficult life, particularly after throat cancer left him with a disfigured jaw. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Like many of his contemporaries, Mr. Caballero prefers a shorter soak, just long enough to infiltrate the seafood and slightly roughen its slippery texture. \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-120728"
},
"roundel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a round figure or object (such as a circular panel, window, or niche)",
": rondel sense 2a",
": an English modified rondeau"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307n-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"cirque",
"ring",
"round"
],
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"examples":[
"the windows in the colonial-era statehouse are roundels",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other visual touches that tie Ford\u2019s 2022 car to the one from 1966 include a matte roundel showing the number five and made of carbon fiber on the door panels. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The right side of the helmets and the shoulders of the jerseys display the roundel . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 Dec. 2021",
"The new emblem\u2014inspired by the classic BMW Motorsport logo\u2014will replace the standard blue and white roundel on the vehicle's front and rear and on the wheel hubs. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 27 Nov. 2021",
"The popular roundel crest has been eschewed in favor of a pennant-style shield, which is actually a nod to the shape of the Ohio state flag. \u2014 Demetrius Bell, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"The Warthog also features the U.S. Army Air Force roundel painted on each of the engine nacelles housing the TF-34 engines. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 11 Mar. 2021",
"One of the most important details of the painting is the roundel that the young man holds. \u2014 Town & Country , 21 Jan. 2021",
"But when and why the roundel was added remain points of contention. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Botticelli painted the noble sitter but the roundel \u2014 a circular disc used as a symbol \u2014 depicts a saint and is an original 14th-century work attributed to the Sienese painter Bartolommeo Bulgarini. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, USA TODAY , 24 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French rondel, roundel , from rund round \u2014 more at round ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-122054"
},
"roam":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to go from place to place without purpose or direction : wander",
": to travel purposefully unhindered through a wide area",
": to use a cellular phone outside one's local calling area",
": to range or wander over",
": to go from place to place with no fixed purpose or direction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dm",
"\u02c8r\u014dm"
],
"synonyms":[
"bat",
"cruise",
"drift",
"float",
"gad (about)",
"gallivant",
"galavant",
"kick around",
"knock (about)",
"maunder",
"meander",
"mooch",
"ramble",
"range",
"rove",
"traipse",
"wander"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unlike most polar bears, which hunt seals on sea ice and roam far, this distinct population has adapted to living in a smaller habitat and hunting on freshwater glacier ice. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Although polar bears usually roam over large distances, those in Southeast Greenland stay in the same fjord for years. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"Rather than having workers roam the warehouse picking goods, this is a goods-to-person model where goods flow on conveyors to workers at stations. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Afterward, sit on your expansive deck or soak in your private hot tub while these gentle giants roam around you as the stars twinkle above. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful , 1 June 2022",
"Against that backdrop, much of the pretrial jostling has centered on how far afield prosecutors may roam from the core accusation. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"Others, like Traphagen, have asked that at least some gaps be left in place so that large animals can roam their natural habitat freely. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, residents know and look out for one another\u2019s children, Janice Frankle said, and parents feel safe letting their kids roam the neighborhood. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"All wireless operators started letting their customers roam on each other\u2019s networks, making service more reliable. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English romen ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173305"
},
"ropes":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together",
": a long slender strip of material used as rope",
": a hangman's noose",
": lariat",
": a row or string consisting of things united by or as if by braiding, twining, or threading",
": special or basic techniques or procedures",
": line drive",
": in a defensive and often helpless position",
": to bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord",
": to partition, separate, or divide by a rope",
": lasso",
": to draw as if with a rope : lure",
": to take the form of or twist in the manner of rope",
": a strong thick cord of strands (as of fiber or wire) twisted or braided together",
": a number of similar things held together on a string",
": to bind, fasten, or tie with a cord",
": to set off or divide by a cord",
": lasso entry 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dp",
"\u02c8r\u014dp"
],
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"cable",
"cord",
"lace",
"lacing",
"line",
"string",
"wire"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rope barrier was stretched to the limit as fans extended hats, flags, and golf balls into Mickelson\u2019s reach. \u2014 Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Perkins tweeted that Department of Public Safety deputies, as well as a DPS helicopter and rope -rescue personnel, responded to the scene. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"From rope construction to padded-mattress models, hammocks come in a wide variety of styles, fabrics (like comfy cotton to mold-resistant nylon) and uses. \u2014 Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"Custom beds by Coastal Cabinets are accessed via rope ladders. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 9 June 2022",
"All cases had contact with pet prairie dogs that had been housed near small mammals\u2014including rope squirrels, tree squirrels, and African giant-pouched rats\u2014imported from Ghana. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"But its wide top keeps rope handling and Munter-hitch management just as easy. \u2014 Owen Clarke, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Plus, the rope belt with tassels adds a playful flair. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"Lab testing conducted by the CDC revealed that at least 14 rodents in that shipment were infected with monkeypox, including two African giant pouched rats, nine dormice, and three rope squirrels. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Uhde often tried to rope others into trouble with him, Baden said. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 5 June 2022",
"For the pups and felines, there are collars and leashes ($16 to $25) from Buckle Down inspired by classic DC superheroes and their super pets, and rope tug toys, plushes and more by Fetch for Pets. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Producers brought in the likes of BTS and Tony Hawk to rope in more viewers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chron , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180448"
},
"rough-and-tumble":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": rough disorderly unrestrained fighting or struggling",
": infighting",
": marked by rough-and-tumble",
": rough-and-ready",
": put together haphazardly : makeshift"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0259-f\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0259m-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"affray",
"brawl",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction"
],
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"clumsy",
"crude",
"jerry-built",
"jerry-rigged",
"jury-rigged",
"rough",
"rough-and-ready",
"rough-hewn",
"rude",
"unrefined"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1810, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-191502"
},
"roadworthy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fit for use on the road"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dd-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To be converted to electric, the internal combustion vehicle must be roadworthy , registered in France and more than 5 years old. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"In recognition of that utility, local repair shops have started to donate spare tires that are no longer roadworthy and might have languished on beaches or by the side of the road. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The blistering speed of the original 2004 Veyron proved so great, Michelin initially struggled to equip the car with roadworthy tires to match its power. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The Solar Car Challenge teaches high school students around the world how to build roadworthy solar cars. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 30 July 2021",
"Perhaps most importantly, Sol looks to be genuinely roadworthy . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 9 June 2021",
"Here is a selection of roadworthy audiobooks tailored to fit different journeys and assorted travelers. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 May 2021",
"In some cases the vehicles were best suited to private communities, and not roadworthy , unlike the Mini EV. \u2014 Tripti Lahiri, Quartz , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Digital training experiences take e-scooter riders through a series of modules featuring video, text and imagery, on subjects like how to plan journeys, where to legally ride and park, and how to check if an e-scooter is roadworthy . \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 4 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1818, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-210852"
},
"roisterous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that roisters : roisterer",
": to engage in noisy revelry : carouse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u022fi-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"binge",
"birl",
"carouse",
"revel",
"wassail"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1549, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1663, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-005027"
},
"rough-bark":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several virus diseases of woody plants (as cherry, apple, citrus) characterized by generalized roughening and often longitudinal splitting of the bark",
": a disease of apples that is caused by a fungus ( Phomopsis mali ) and produces rough cankers on the twigs and branches",
": a nonparasitic disease of fruit trees (as apples and pears) characterized by a general roughening of the bark and not by local cankers"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-034301"
},
"roadwork":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": work done in constructing or repairing roads",
": conditioning for an athletic contest (such as a boxing match) consisting mainly of long runs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dd-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The roadwork caused a backup in traffic.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Orange cones and metal signs indicated stretches of roadwork . \u2014 Brooke Warren, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2020",
"The city is planning extensive roadwork improvements around the Freedom Center site, where Tribune Publishing\u2019s printing plant would be supplanted by the entertainment complex. \u2014 Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Dredging, aquaculture operations and coastal bridge and roadwork could also fall under its provisions. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"The feature won\u2019t just benefit drivers approaching an accident or roadwork scene but also first responders. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The roadwork and various other rearrangements of the landscape would entail filling in, or otherwise altering, wetlands covering more than a hundred acres. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Any driver using one of these apps can report crashes, roadwork , police sightings, and other obstacles from the navigation app. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Construction will continue into next week, with roadwork scheduled from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Sunday through Wednesday. \u2014 Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"As part of an ongoing revamp of the airport, an expansion is underway in Terminal 5, and roadwork could affect passengers trying to reach terminals 1, 2 and 3. \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132322"
},
"rout":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat",
": a disastrous defeat : debacle",
": a precipitate flight",
": to defeat decisively or disastrously",
": to put to precipitate flight",
": to disorganize completely : demoralize",
": to drive out : dispel",
": a crowd of people",
": rabble sense 2b",
": disturbance",
": fuss",
": a fashionable gathering",
": to poke around with the snout : root",
": to search haphazardly",
": to come up with : uncover",
": to force out as if by digging",
": to cause to emerge especially from bed",
": to gouge out or make a furrow in (something, such as wood or metal)",
": to dig up with the snout",
": to low loudly : bellow",
": to cause to run away",
": to defeat completely",
": an easy or lopsided defeat",
": wild confusion or disorderly retreat"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307t",
"\u02c8rau\u0307t",
"\u02c8rau\u0307t",
"\u02c8rau\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u014dt",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8rau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1595, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Verb (1)",
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1c",
"Noun (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"circa 1564, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Verb (3)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140620"
},
"rout (out)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort if you give me some time, I can probably rout out more supplies"
"Financial markets have been roiled by the banking crisis.",
"the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the past week, Bitcoin plunged nearly 20% while Ethereum slumped 22% over mounting Ukraine-Russia tensions, undercutting the theory that cryptocurrency prices can withstand geopolitical events that roil traditional financial markets. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Many Democrats feel there would be nothing gained from quick votes now or other public pressure that could roil him or another party maverick, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Frustration between Galvez and Keller had continued to roil . \u2014 Jon Billman, Outside Online , 13 Mar. 2017",
"As the formula shortage continues to roil the United States, many parents are desperate for other sources of nutrition for their infants. \u2014 Amy Joyce, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"His administration this month announced yet another extension of the payment pause on federal student loans \u2014 this time, through Aug. 31 \u2014 as concerns about inflation and rising gas prices roil the country. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday didn't signal any concern that Biden's remarks would roil talks with Russia. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The musical underscores the point that, as in mid-19th century New York, the issues of racial injustice, class conflict, the plight of immigrants, and the struggle for equality continue to roil society. \u2014 Iris Fanger, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Stocks plunged and oil prices surged by more than $8 per barrel Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched military action in Ukraine, prompting Washington and Europe to vow sanctions on Moscow that may roil the global economy. \u2014 courant.com , 24 Feb. 2022"
": any of several plants of the mustard family: such as",
": arugula",
": dame's rocket",
": a firework consisting of a case partly filled with a combustible composition fastened to a guiding stick and propelled through the air by the rearward discharge of the gases liberated by combustion",
": a similar device used as an incendiary weapon or as a propelling unit (as for a lifesaving line)",
": a jet engine that operates on the same principle as the firework rocket, consists essentially of a combustion chamber and an exhaust nozzle, carries either liquid or solid propellants which provide the fuel and oxygen needed for combustion and thus make the engine independent of the oxygen of the air, and is used especially for the propulsion of a missile (such as a bomb or shell) or a vehicle (such as an airplane)",
": a rocket-propelled bomb, missile, projectile, or vehicle",
": to convey or propel by means of or as if by a rocket",
": to rise up swiftly, spectacularly, and with force",
": to travel rapidly in or as if in a rocket",
": a firework that is driven through the air by the gases produced by a burning substance",
": a jet engine that is driven by gases produced by a burning substance",
": a bomb, missile, or vehicle that is driven by gases produced by a burning substance",
": to rise swiftly",
": to travel rapidly in or as if in a rocket"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0259t",
"r\u00e4-\u02c8ket",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0259t",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrel",
"belt",
"blast",
"blaze",
"blow",
"bolt",
"bomb",
"bowl",
"breeze",
"bundle",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"cannonball",
"careen",
"career",
"chase",
"course",
"crack (on)",
"dash",
"drive",
"fly",
"hare",
"hasten",
"hie",
"highball",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hump",
"hurl",
"hurry",
"hurtle",
"hustle",
"jet",
"jump",
"motor",
"nip",
"pelt",
"race",
"ram",
"rip",
"run",
"rush",
"rustle",
"scoot",
"scurry",
"scuttle",
"shoot",
"speed",
"step",
"tear",
"travel",
"trot",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"poke"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1530, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1837, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165831"
},
"rove":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to move aimlessly : roam",
": to wander through or over",
": an act or instance of wandering",
": to join (textile fibers) with a slight twist and draw out into roving",
": roving",
": to wander without definite plan or direction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dv",
"\u02c8r\u014dv"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1782, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1789, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172053"
},
"ropalic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of ropalic variant spelling of rhopalic"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173628"
},
"roi-soleil":{
"type":[
"French noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sun king"
],
"pronounciation":[
"rw\u00e4-s\u022f-l\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181134"
},
"road wheel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a vehicular wheel that holds to the track or road but on which no driving power is exerted"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184305"
},
"rockery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": rock garden"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4-k(\u0259-)r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His wife, Phyllis, designed a pond that shines in their backyard among rockery , sunflowers, corn fields and an old Chevy truck. \u2014 Catherine M. Allchin, The Seattle Times , 23 Oct. 2018",
"There's a lot of rockery , there are plants indoors growing out of the corner. \u2014 Tom Philip, GQ , 1 June 2018",
"His guitarist sibling Jake has clearly studied Jimmy Page\u2019s locomotive riffs, and the song\u2019s vaguely medieval imagery resembles Zep\u2019s Middle Earth rockery . \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 13 Dec. 2017",
"Yamasaki installed the rockery and bonsai plants that over the years have become overgrown. \u2014 Lynn Thompson, The Seattle Times , 4 Sep. 2017",
"Yu Garden Your fantasy of old China: five acres of pavilions, koi ponds, plum blossoms, rockeries , and dragon walls. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 14 July 2017",
"Because there are few plants with this foliage color, Sedum nussbaumerianum is prized for use in dish gardens and rockeries where bright colors are desired without having to wait for flowers to emerge. \u2014 Brian Kemble, The Mercury News , 18 Jan. 2017",
"With its comically chubby Pillsbury Doughboy leaves, this plant is a delightful addition to a rockery or succulent garden. \u2014 Brian Kemble, The Mercury News , 11 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":" rock entry 3 + -ery ",
"first_known_use":[
"1845, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192916"
},
"rouster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": deckhand",
": longshoreman"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"docker",
"dockhand",
"dockworker",
"longshoreman",
"roustabout",
"stevedore"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a hard-muscled man who certainly looked like he had worked all his life as a rouster"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194127"
},
"ropable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being roped",
": in a bad temper : angry"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211659"
},
"rocker-stamp":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to impress a continuous design on (pottery) with an implement rocked at successive points"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234410"
},
"roint":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": aroint"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u022fint"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"by shortening",
"first_known_use":[
"1674, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234837"
},
"roustabout":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": deckhand",
": longshoreman",
": an unskilled or semiskilled laborer especially in an oil field or refinery",
": a circus worker who erects and dismantles tents, cares for the grounds, and handles animals and equipment",
": a person with no permanent home or regular occupation",
": one who stirs up trouble"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307-st\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"docker",
"dockhand",
"dockworker",
"longshoreman",
"rouster",
"stevedore"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"sought work as a roustabout on the city's seedy waterfront",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cox would work his way up from a roustabout and roughneck to eventually leading an oil and gas company as well as other notable businesses. \u2014 Dallas News , 7 Nov. 2020",
"The shale patch was the Wild West reborn, featuring poker games with $1000 buy-ins, boisterous strip clubs packed with roustabouts and brawling in the muddy streets illuminated by columns of flaring gas. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2020",
"The Showmen's League Of America commemorates the 1918 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train disaster which killed 86 circus performers and roustabouts and injured 127, at Showman's Rest in Wood Lawn Cemetery in Forest Park, Ill., on Thursday, May 5, 2018. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Bradley has enough swagger as the Elvis-wannabe, Feallock ably switches between the sweet and charming tomboy who finally wears a dress to attract Chad, to cross-dressing as another roustabout named Ed in order to befriend Chad. \u2014 Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News , 7 Aug. 2019",
"The Bowery reference made the area seem rather seedy and sordid, conjuring up images of barroom brawls, prostitution, roustabouts and gambling houses. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Her Big Maybelle-Etta James roustabouts find this classic form. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Still, travelers keep coming \u2014 motorcyclists, desert roustabouts , lost families. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Linda Leto Head, Lone Star College senior associate vice chancellor, external and employer relations, said they are accredited by the International Association of Drilling Contractors for its oil and gas drilling floorhand- roustabout program. \u2014 Valerie Sweeten, Houston Chronicle , 8 July 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002214"
},
"rocketing":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several plants of the mustard family: such as",
": arugula",
": dame's rocket",
": a firework consisting of a case partly filled with a combustible composition fastened to a guiding stick and propelled through the air by the rearward discharge of the gases liberated by combustion",
": a similar device used as an incendiary weapon or as a propelling unit (as for a lifesaving line)",
": a jet engine that operates on the same principle as the firework rocket, consists essentially of a combustion chamber and an exhaust nozzle, carries either liquid or solid propellants which provide the fuel and oxygen needed for combustion and thus make the engine independent of the oxygen of the air, and is used especially for the propulsion of a missile (such as a bomb or shell) or a vehicle (such as an airplane)",
": a rocket-propelled bomb, missile, projectile, or vehicle",
": to convey or propel by means of or as if by a rocket",
": to rise up swiftly, spectacularly, and with force",
": to travel rapidly in or as if in a rocket",
": a firework that is driven through the air by the gases produced by a burning substance",
": a jet engine that is driven by gases produced by a burning substance",
": a bomb, missile, or vehicle that is driven by gases produced by a burning substance",
": to rise swiftly",
": to travel rapidly in or as if in a rocket"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0259t",
"r\u00e4-\u02c8ket",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0259t",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrel",
"belt",
"blast",
"blaze",
"blow",
"bolt",
"bomb",
"bowl",
"breeze",
"bundle",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"cannonball",
"careen",
"career",
"chase",
"course",
"crack (on)",
"dash",
"drive",
"fly",
"hare",
"hasten",
"hie",
"highball",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hump",
"hurl",
"hurry",
"hurtle",
"hustle",
"jet",
"jump",
"motor",
"nip",
"pelt",
"race",
"ram",
"rip",
"run",
"rush",
"rustle",
"scoot",
"scurry",
"scuttle",
"shoot",
"speed",
"step",
"tear",
"travel",
"trot",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"poke"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1530, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1837, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002217"
},
"roughhousing":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": violence or rough boisterous play",
": to treat in a boisterously rough manner",
": to engage in roughhouse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02cchau\u0307s",
"\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02cchau\u0307s",
"-\u02cchau\u0307z"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffoonery",
"clownery",
"clowning",
"foolery",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"horseplay",
"horsing around",
"monkey business",
"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"roughhousing",
"shenanigan(s)",
"skylarking",
"slapstick",
"tomfoolery"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"their parents simply wouldn't tolerate any roughhouse in the living room",
"Verb",
"The kids were roughhousing in the living room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Phil bitterly watches from a distance while his fellow cowhands roughhouse , bathe together and chase prostitutes at a local saloon. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Chewy orecchiette roughhouse with big hunks of sausage and broccolini, enrobed in a rich goat cheese fonduta. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 16 July 2019",
"In one such glimpse of sublimity, a group of young Native American rodeo riders drink beer, roughhouse , and sing songs in the immensity of the Badlands surrounding the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in South Dakota. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
"There\u2019s also a chance McGregor flusters him with the same kind of roughhouse tactics that worked for Marcos Maidana in their first fight. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, The Seattle Times , 24 Aug. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"According to one 2020 study, children who roughhouse with their fathers are better able to control their emotions and less likely to have behavioral problems. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 4 Jan. 2022",
"As shown in footage captured by KING-TV, the pair were hesitant at first, sniffing each other out, but quickly warmed up to one another and began to play and roughhouse . \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Now, on the pool deck, the boys tussle and roughhouse with the zeal of Labrador puppies, slugging each other lovingly in the shoulders and then retreating with giggles like ninnies. \u2014 Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021",
"From ABC News, video shows some bear cubs roughhousing at a wildlife park in South Dakota. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 22 May 2020",
"Three police recruits have resigned in the wake of internal affairs investigations into their roles in the serious injury of a fellow student during roughhousing in a dorm at the state\u2019s basic training academy. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2020",
"The boys cracked jokes, roughhoused and argued about who was the cutest girl in the shelter. \u2014 Paulina Villegas, New York Times , 29 Oct. 2019",
"That summer, Boulger broke his arm while roughhousing with friends, forcing him out of the contact-heavy sports. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
"Family photos depict their father cuddling and roughhousing with this sons, and posing in front of a fire truck with a young Leonard. \u2014 Anne Barnard, New York Times , 24 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1882, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1898, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002611"
},
"rough horsetail":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a scouring rush ( Equisetum hyemale )"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1762, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025803"
},
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"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of rooyebok variant spelling of rooibok"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042534"
},
"roses":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a genus ( Rosa of the family Rosaceae, the rose family) of usually prickly shrubs with pinnate leaves and showy flowers having five petals in the wild state but being often double or partly double under cultivation",
": the flower of a rose",
": something resembling a rose in form: such as",
": compass card",
": a circular card with radiating lines used in other instruments",
": a rosette especially on a shoe",
": rose cut",
": an easy or pleasant situation or task",
": a moderate purplish red",
": a plane curve which consists of three or more loops meeting at the origin and whose equation in polar coordinates is of the form \u03c1 = a sin n \u03b8 or \u03c1 = a cos n \u03b8 where n is an integer greater than zero",
": sub rosa",
": containing or used for roses",
": of or relating to a rose",
": flavored, scented, or colored with or like roses",
": of the color rose",
": a light pink table wine made from red grapes by removing the skins after fermentation has begun",
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"He sent a dozen red roses to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day."
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"noun"
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"r\u00e4-\u02c8sk\u00e4-m\u0259n"
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": not restricted as to location or area of concern",
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"Adjective",
"a roving substitute teacher who works in a different district every day",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"State police say troopers will conduct extra roving DUI patrols from Thursday evening through Monday evening. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
"In the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh elections, many roving reporters thrust their mikes into the faces of people. \u2014 Mitali Mukherjee, Quartz , 19 May 2022",
"Jerry Boylan failed to have a roving night watch of the boat, did not conduct sufficient fire drills and did not conduct sufficient training of the crewmembers. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Weinstein, who was Team USA\u2019s bench coach in the Tokyo Olympics and is a roving instructor with the Colorado Rockies, sees Crawford as a top-five pick based solely on his pitching. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
"In this raw and roving life story, Jones depicts a child who recognized her humanity and worth even when others wouldn\u2019t, and a woman whose confidence helped her rise above heroin addiction, music-industry sexism and the traumas of her youth. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Garver had Ray Smith and Jeff Reed, two former big-league catchers, for his first 28 pro games with the rookie team in Elizabethton, Tenn., but after that there was not a roving instructor as a catching coordinator in the minors. \u2014 Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune , 24 Mar. 2021",
"With unconventional designs, nomadic architecture incorporates the benefits of urban dwellings with that of a roving lifestyle. \u2014 Jim Dobson, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Tensions grew as the main march moved from Freedom Plaza to outside the U.S. Supreme Court, and as the final speeches ended, clashes turned into roving street fights that left police struggling to keep up. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Carvetise and Wrapify are the two main players in the market for such roving billboards. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Yet the lunar rover\u2014or, in NASA parlance, the lunar roving vehicle, or LRV\u2014upended all expectations of what was possible in a brief visit to another world. \u2014 Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
"This was the first panel at the seventh edition of Prada Mode, the Italian house\u2019s roving and invite-only pop-up social and arts club. \u2014 Alessandra Codinha, Vogue , 18 Feb. 2022",
"As a skilled winemaker learns more and more about his or her vineyards through relentless roving , adjusting and tasting, certain sites begin to stand out. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 17 Jan. 2022",
"The city became home to a nonalcoholic festival Sundown this fall, created by the same couple who started a roving , booze-free rave Secret Dance Addiction. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Some hyolith species propped themselves up on the seafloor using a pair of long spines and deployed a roving set of tentacles between their two shells\u2014the lower of which tapered off into a cone\u2014to gather planktonic prey. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Launched on July 26, 1971, Apollo 15 became the first Apollo mission to carry a lunar roving vehicle (LRV) to the lunar surface. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 22 July 2021",
"Participants in this class will learn to use a special barbed needle to turn the softest of materials, wool roving , into portraits of their pets. \u2014 courant.com , 21 May 2021"
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"Noun",
"1785, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": rockshaft"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": violence or rough boisterous play",
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": to engage in roughhouse"
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"\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02cchau\u0307s",
"\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02cchau\u0307s",
"-\u02cchau\u0307z"
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"buffoonery",
"clownery",
"clowning",
"foolery",
"high jinks",
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"horsing around",
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"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"roughhousing",
"shenanigan(s)",
"skylarking",
"slapstick",
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"Noun",
"their parents simply wouldn't tolerate any roughhouse in the living room",
"Verb",
"The kids were roughhousing in the living room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Phil bitterly watches from a distance while his fellow cowhands roughhouse , bathe together and chase prostitutes at a local saloon. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Chewy orecchiette roughhouse with big hunks of sausage and broccolini, enrobed in a rich goat cheese fonduta. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 16 July 2019",
"In one such glimpse of sublimity, a group of young Native American rodeo riders drink beer, roughhouse , and sing songs in the immensity of the Badlands surrounding the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in South Dakota. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
"There\u2019s also a chance McGregor flusters him with the same kind of roughhouse tactics that worked for Marcos Maidana in their first fight. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, The Seattle Times , 24 Aug. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"According to one 2020 study, children who roughhouse with their fathers are better able to control their emotions and less likely to have behavioral problems. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 4 Jan. 2022",
"As shown in footage captured by KING-TV, the pair were hesitant at first, sniffing each other out, but quickly warmed up to one another and began to play and roughhouse . \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Now, on the pool deck, the boys tussle and roughhouse with the zeal of Labrador puppies, slugging each other lovingly in the shoulders and then retreating with giggles like ninnies. \u2014 Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021",
"From ABC News, video shows some bear cubs roughhousing at a wildlife park in South Dakota. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 22 May 2020",
"Three police recruits have resigned in the wake of internal affairs investigations into their roles in the serious injury of a fellow student during roughhousing in a dorm at the state\u2019s basic training academy. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2020",
"The boys cracked jokes, roughhoused and argued about who was the cutest girl in the shelter. \u2014 Paulina Villegas, New York Times , 29 Oct. 2019",
"That summer, Boulger broke his arm while roughhousing with friends, forcing him out of the contact-heavy sports. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
"Family photos depict their father cuddling and roughhousing with this sons, and posing in front of a fire truck with a young Leonard. \u2014 Anne Barnard, New York Times , 24 Sep. 2019"
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"1898, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to go from place to place without purpose or direction : wander",
": to travel purposefully unhindered through a wide area",
": to use a cellular phone outside one's local calling area",
": to range or wander over",
": to go from place to place with no fixed purpose or direction"
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"\u02c8r\u014dm",
"\u02c8r\u014dm"
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"bat",
"cruise",
"drift",
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"meander",
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"range",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unlike most polar bears, which hunt seals on sea ice and roam far, this distinct population has adapted to living in a smaller habitat and hunting on freshwater glacier ice. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Although polar bears usually roam over large distances, those in Southeast Greenland stay in the same fjord for years. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"Rather than having workers roam the warehouse picking goods, this is a goods-to-person model where goods flow on conveyors to workers at stations. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Afterward, sit on your expansive deck or soak in your private hot tub while these gentle giants roam around you as the stars twinkle above. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful , 1 June 2022",
"Against that backdrop, much of the pretrial jostling has centered on how far afield prosecutors may roam from the core accusation. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"Others, like Traphagen, have asked that at least some gaps be left in place so that large animals can roam their natural habitat freely. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, residents know and look out for one another\u2019s children, Janice Frankle said, and parents feel safe letting their kids roam the neighborhood. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"All wireless operators started letting their customers roam on each other\u2019s networks, making service more reliable. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English romen"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to drive (as from bed) roughly or unceremoniously"
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],
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"examples":[
"The soldiers were rousted from their beds before sunrise.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Wednesday night, just as the curlers squeezed in one last practice run, an announcer, joined by the plump panda that serves as the Olympic mascot, tried to roust the modest assembly of spectators sprinkled throughout the stands. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The officers rushed to roust nearby residents out of their homes and clear the avenue. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
"The flight attendant had noticed our stalemate and offered to roust the man from my seat, but the situation felt too combustible to me, and 25C like too stupid a hill on which to die. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Most became involved to roust Trump from office \u2014 nearly 2 out of 3 voters rejected him in favor of Democrat Joe Biden. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, SFChronicle.com , 18 Jan. 2021",
"The city had been on edge after prosecutors declined to bring charges in 2014 against the officer who killed Dontre Hamilton, who had been asleep on a park bench when police were called to roust him. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 27 Aug. 2020",
"State troopers have repeatedly tried to roust the demonstrators, swooping in on late-night raids to seize their belongings and to arrest the activists. \u2014 Tim Elfrink, Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2020",
"Others have been rousted from their beds in the middle of the night in U.S. government shelters and put on planes out of the country without any notification to their families. \u2014 Caitlin Dickerson, New York Times , 20 May 2020",
"Transients rousted from Los Angeles during the Great Depression, which led to the federal social safety net. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2020"
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"alteration of rouse entry 1"
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"1658, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": a tendency to look at and have sexual thoughts about other people while already in a romantic relationship"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a do-nothing king",
": one who has delegated or lost his royal power while still reigning"
": an inn or tavern usually outside city limits providing liquor and usually meals, dancing, and often gambling"
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"bistro",
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"stopped at a roadhouse for some drinks and a little line dancing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gilchrist co-owned the Flora-Bama Lounge, Package & Oyster bar, a legendary beachfront roadhouse on the Alabama-Florida line, with three partners -- Pat McClellan, Cameron Price and John McInnis. \u2014 al , 25 May 2022",
"The Doobies grew out of the Bay Area biker scene at the Chateau Libert\u00e9, a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the Santa Cruz Mountains with a loyal clientele of Hells Angels. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Along the way, La Leona \u2014 a solitary roadhouse on the edge of National Route 40 \u2014 was the only sign of civilization. \u2014 Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Last Resort is a restaurant and bar chain known for its rowdy roadhouse atmosphere and intentionally obnoxious staff. \u2014 Kathy Jumper, al , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The Whites first established a roadhouse at Ladd\u2019s Station on the western coast of the Upper Cook Inlet about two miles from Tyonek. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Then there was the man who had parked his motor home 50 yards behind the roadhouse . \u2014 Michael E. Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Sep. 2021",
"But that wasn\u2019t Old West enough for Sam Chappat, who converted it into a log cabin-style roadhouse in the early 1930s. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Then there was the man who had parked his motor home 50 yards behind the roadhouse . \u2014 Michael E. Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Sep. 2021"
],
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"1857, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171002"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a people of Ecuador and northern Peru of uncertain linguistic affiliation",
": a member of the Roamaina people",
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to go from place to place without purpose or direction : wander",
": to travel purposefully unhindered through a wide area",
": to use a cellular phone outside one's local calling area",
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"range",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unlike most polar bears, which hunt seals on sea ice and roam far, this distinct population has adapted to living in a smaller habitat and hunting on freshwater glacier ice. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Although polar bears usually roam over large distances, those in Southeast Greenland stay in the same fjord for years. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"Rather than having workers roam the warehouse picking goods, this is a goods-to-person model where goods flow on conveyors to workers at stations. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Afterward, sit on your expansive deck or soak in your private hot tub while these gentle giants roam around you as the stars twinkle above. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful , 1 June 2022",
"Against that backdrop, much of the pretrial jostling has centered on how far afield prosecutors may roam from the core accusation. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"Others, like Traphagen, have asked that at least some gaps be left in place so that large animals can roam their natural habitat freely. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, residents know and look out for one another\u2019s children, Janice Frankle said, and parents feel safe letting their kids roam the neighborhood. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"All wireless operators started letting their customers roam on each other\u2019s networks, making service more reliable. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English romen"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"town in southwestern Quebec, Canada population 41,012"
": a European candytuft ( Iberis amara ) having large and full flower clusters"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215650"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of two series of alkali metal salts that are nitrosyl and sulfur complexes of iron:",
": a red unstable salt having the general formula M[Fe(NO) 2 S] and obtainable by reaction of nitric oxide with ferrous sulfide",
": a black more stable salt having the general formula M[Fe 4 (NO) 7 S 3 ] and obtainable (as by treatment with alkali) from a red salt"
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"after Fran\u00e7ois-Zacharie Roussin \u20201894 French chemist"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222942"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who works (as by moving heavy equipment) for traveling entertainers"
],
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"\u02c8r\u014d-d\u0113"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That allows far-flung Brewers fans to plan summer weekends around a roadie to ballgames without worrying about iffy weather. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The speaker is a roadie for King Crimson, which made it to the small-time and has stayed there for more than 50 years. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 20 Mar. 2022",
"All that's to say that FC Cincinnati was always going to have a hard time getting something out of this roadie . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Unlike Rimini\u2019s protagonist, a lone wolf in a sealskin coat who performs with just one roadie and a sound system, Seidl is once again getting the band back together. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Bennett\u2019s dad, Doug Bennett, a former roadie for prog-rock band Kansas who went on to work in industrial lighting/sound construction, had frequently attended Tangled String shows. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The large teddy bear of a man served as a roadie and personal assistant to the band from their early days to their breakup. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Graham helped Herbert land a gig as a roadie for Santana, whom Graham managed at the time. \u2014 Taylor Mims, Billboard , 27 Oct. 2021",
"What did this Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee learn in his early days as a roadie for Wishbone Ash and tour manager for Joan Armatrading? \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Aug. 2021"
],
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"road + -ie"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1969, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235725"
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"romanticize":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make romantic : treat as idealized or heroic",
": to hold romantic ideas",
": to present details, incidents, or people in a romantic way"
],
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"r\u014d-\u02c8man-t\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz",
"r\u0259-"
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"glamorize",
"glamourize",
"glamour (up)",
"glorify",
"idealize"
],
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"deglamorize"
],
"examples":[
"He has romanticized notions of army life.",
"a romanticized view of politics",
"We were romanticizing about the past.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Will Fetters romanticize the billion-dollar business of professional sports. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"People romanticize the life of a traveling musician, but the reality is never quite equal to the fantasy. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"As their conversations increasingly turn toward despair, The Girl From Plainville takes pains not to romanticize or condone Michelle and Conrad\u2019s choices. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
"None of this is to romanticize the days of Bill O\u2019Reilly on Fox News. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Impressively, writer Scott Frank manages to not romanticize Beth\u2019s mental health struggles along the way to the happy ending. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Without dismissing small companies for even a second, those who romanticize them reverse causation. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Sam wrote it in a way and shot it in a way that does not romanticize drugs \u2014 at least, not for me, anyway. \u2014 M\u00f3nica Marie Zorrilla, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Morson concludes by quoting with approval Lenin\u2019s denigration of terrorism and his attacks on those who romanticize revolution. \u2014 Gary Saul Morson, The New York Review of Books , 13 Jan. 2022"
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"1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a cooked mixture of flour and fat used as a thickening agent in a soup or a sauce"
],
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"\u02c8r\u00fc"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Strain 4 cups boiling stock into the roux and whisk vigorously until smooth. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"The flour acts as a thickening agent, creating a denser base, and also acts as a bonding agent between the roux and other ingredients like cheese or cream. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"And the Elderflower Mimosas and egg casserole with bacon and herby, cheesy roux is to die for. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This isn\u2019t a traditional tetrazzini, which relies on a butter-and-flour roux , and lots of milk, for a bechamel sauce. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
"There\u2019s classic Cajun, too: crawfish \u00e9touff\u00e9e all thick and buttery, Gulf fish in Pontchartrain sauce and an ace gumbo served spicy with a dark, Texas-style roux . \u2014 Brooke Viggiano, Chron , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Even in Hurtado\u2019s family, mole is prepared in unique ways \u2014 his grandmother makes it with a French roux and Skippy peanut butter. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The dishes are similar, but a Creole person might decide to put tomatoes in gumbo and a Cajun person might make a brown roux base, Lyn explained. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Lyn remembers hovering in the kitchen as a child, watching her grandmother and mother make roux , a sauce base of flour and fat that's fundamental to so many Louisiana dishes, from jambalaya to catfish coubion to turtle stew. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
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"French, from beurre roux brown butter"
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"1793, in the meaning defined above"
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"rough bindweed":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
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": the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves",
": any subterranean plant part (such as a true root or a bulb, tuber, rootstock , or other modified stem) especially when fleshy and edible",
": the part of a tooth within the socket",
": any of the processes into which this part is often divided \u2014 see tooth illustration",
": the enlarged basal part of a hair within the skin",
": the proximal end of a nerve",
": the part of an organ or physical structure by which it is attached to the body",
": something that is an origin or source (as of a condition or quality)",
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": an underlying support : basis",
": the essential core : heart",
": close relationship with an environment : tie",
": a quantity taken an indicated number of times as an equal factor",
": a number that reduces an equation to an identity when it is substituted for one variable",
": the lower part : base",
": the part by which an object is attached to something else",
": the simple element inferred as the basis from which a word is derived by phonetic change or by extension (such as composition or the addition of an affix or inflectional ending)",
": the lowest tone of a chord (such as C in a C minor chord) when the tones are arranged in ascending thirds",
": a level of access to a computer system that allows complete access to files on the system and complete control over the system's functions",
": to furnish with or enable to develop roots",
": to fix or implant by or as if by roots",
": to remove altogether by or as if by pulling out by the roots",
": to grow roots or take root",
": to have an origin or base",
": to turn up or dig in the earth with the snout : grub",
": to poke or dig about",
": to turn over, dig up, or discover and bring to light",
": to noisily applaud or encourage a contestant or team : cheer",
": to wish the success of or lend support to someone or something",
": the leafless underground part of a plant that absorbs water and minerals, stores food, and holds the plant in place",
": the part of something by which it is attached",
": source sense 1",
": the ancestors of a person or group of people",
": a special relationship",
": core entry 1 sense 3",
": a word or part of a word from which other words are obtained by adding a prefix or suffix",
": to form or cause to form roots",
": to attach by or as if by roots",
": to remove by or as if by pulling out the roots",
": to turn up or dig with or as if with the snout",
": to wish for the success of",
": the usually underground part of a seed plant body that functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support and that differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves",
": any subterranean plant part (as a true root or a bulb, tuber, rootstock , or other modified stem) especially when fleshy and edible",
": the part of a tooth within the socket",
": any of the processes into which the root of a tooth is often divided",
": the enlarged basal part of a hair within the skin",
": the proximal end of a nerve",
": the initial segment of a spinal nerve where it branches from the spinal cord : nerve root \u2014 see also dorsal root , ventral root",
": the part of an organ or physical structure by which it is attached to the body",
": descendant",
": per stirpes",
"Elihu 1845\u20131937 American lawyer and statesman"
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"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
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"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u00fct, \u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"\u02c8ru\u0307t"
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"cradle",
"font",
"fountain",
"fountainhead",
"origin",
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"source",
"spring",
"well",
"wellspring"
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"Noun",
"Elm trees have shallow roots .",
"Pull weeds up by the roots so that they don't grow back.",
"You can tell that she dyes her hair blonde because her dark roots are showing."
],
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"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English r\u014dt , from Old Norse; akin to Old English wyrt root, Latin radix , Greek rhiza",
"Verb (2)",
"alteration of wroot , from Middle English wroten , from Old English wr\u014dtan ; akin to Old High German ruozzan to root",
"Verb (3)",
"perhaps alteration of rout entry 5"
],
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"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Verb (2)",
"1516, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Verb (3)",
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated, aberrant , dangerous, or uncontrollable",
": corrupt , dishonest",
": of or being a nation whose leaders defy international law or norms of international behavior",
": to begin to behave in an independent or uncontrolled way that is not authorized, normal, or expected",
": a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel",
": a mischievous person : scamp",
": vagrant , tramp",
": a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave",
": an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation",
": to weed out inferior, diseased, or nontypical individuals from a crop plant or a field",
": a dishonest or evil person",
": a pleasantly mischievous person",
"river about 200 miles (320 kilometers) long in southwestern Oregon rising in Crater Lake National Park and flowing west and southwest into the Pacific Ocean"
],
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"\u02c8r\u014dg",
"\u02c8r\u014dg",
"\u02c8r\u014dg"
],
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"bent",
"crooked",
"deceptive",
"dishonest",
"double-dealing",
"duplicitous",
"fast",
"fraudulent",
"guileful",
"shady",
"sharp",
"shifty",
"underhand",
"underhanded"
],
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"baddie",
"baddy",
"beast",
"brute",
"caitiff",
"devil",
"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"savage",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Evans stars as psychopathic rogue secret agent Lloyd Hansen, who's hunting down a former CIA colleague played by Ryan Gosling. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Harper and his FBI prot\u00e9g\u00e9e, Angela (Alia Shawkat), lead the hunt for Chase, though secretly Harper wants the rogue agent's story \u2014 and his role in it \u2014 to stay buried. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Rhodes has said in interviews with right-wing hosts that there was no plan to storm the Capitol and that the members who did so went rogue . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"In Season 3, Lamb\u2019s disgraced spies work together to foil a rogue agent when one of their own is kidnapped. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Pitts also contended that Burgos had gone rogue and sometimes acted surreptitiously. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"As head of an office that has more than 350 attorneys, Clarke will play a key role in the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to enforce civil rights and voting rights laws and to investigate rogue police forces. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2021",
"The streamer is positioning the test as a prompt to let members comply with its terms, not a crackdown on rogue behavior. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Then California became a rogue state and called the NCAA on its scam. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Companies tend to deploy too many apps, and that often doesn\u2019t include rogue , unsanctioned apps. \u2014 Jim Brennan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Waterproof mascara formulations prevent the waxy pigments of traditional lash-enhancers from going rogue and can keep lashes looking thick, long, and lifted for hours on end without smudging, caking, or flaking. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 4 May 2022",
"When that happens, the planets go rogue and begin wandering aimlessly through the dark of space. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Dec. 2021",
"One of the rogue deputies was Teodoro Garcia Simental. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"The latest member of the rogue \u2019s gallery of variants and subvariants is the ungainly named BA.2.12.1, part of the omicron gang. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"By hitting Russia\u2019s commercial banks, central bank, business and political leaders and industry, the West is meting out economic punishment that took years to unfold with smaller rogue states like Iran and North Korea. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"So in the face of its invasion of Ukraine, why is the West reluctant to hit it with the full range of available economic sanctions as has been done with other rogue states? \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Maybe people want to go rogue and do their own thing. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Zero-Trust protects against both account compromises and rogue internal accounts. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
"Trump is not a pharmaceutical manufacturer that can go rogue and produce a vaccine. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 16 Sep. 2020",
"But a conservative Court of Appeals panel could rogue and decide to disobey Roe and Casey. \u2014 Dylan Matthews, Vox , 11 July 2018"
],
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"Adjective",
"derivative of rogue entry 2",
"Noun",
"of obscure origin",
"Verb",
"derivative of rogue entry 2"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"1766, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061434"
},
"rotundity":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by roundness : rounded",
": marked by fullness of sound or cadence : orotund , sonorous",
": notably plump : chubby",
": somewhat round",
": plump entry 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0259nd",
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0259nd",
"r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0259nd"
],
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"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"roly-poly",
"round",
"tubby"
],
"antonyms":[
"lean",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"thin"
],
"examples":[
"a rotund little man who, predictably, was asked to play Santa every year",
"the actor's distinct baritone and his clear and rotund elocution are especially effective in dramatic readings",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Floridians cherish manatees, rotund and gentle giants that have long captured the human imagination, but people have failed to care for the animals\u2019 environment, putting the species\u2019 survival at risk. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The fate of the rotund fellow became a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre as photos of him circulated on the internet, where his many aliases included Yogi, Chunky and the Big Guy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Gailani, a onetime mujahideen fighter against the Soviets, is now a rotund , urbane man in his sixties. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Local excitement has also led to a buying frenzy for keepsakes of the official Olympic mascot, a rotund panda in a bodysuit named Bing Dwen Dwen. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The rotund toads are indigenous to South and Central America. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Kolkata wears its past on its sleeve like few other cities, from its rotund yellow taxis to its antiquated trams. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Much is known about the rotund Butler, an irascible, brilliant, cruel and sometimes-corrupt lawyer and politician. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Fans also get their best look yet at Farrell's scarred and rotund gangster Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin rotundus , probably alteration of Old Latin *retundus ; akin to Latin rota wheel \u2014 more at roll"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-064005"
},
"rocker panel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the portion of the body paneling of a vehicle that is situated below the doorsills of the passenger compartment"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The rocker panel upsweep remains but the wheel arches have become rounder than before. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 31 May 2022",
"The car should show damage on the driver\u2019s side, specifically in the headlight area and on the black, plastic rocker panel . \u2014 Amanda Blanco, courant.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
"It can be seen on the wheels, rocker panel , roof racks, front grille and bezels around the headlamps. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 3 Aug. 2021",
"In just one, 24 kilos of meth was hidden in a rocker panel . \u2014 Jeff Pegues, CBS News , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Check out all the brightwork, the flush-fitting metal trim around the grille, around the window openings, at the rocker panel and bumper fascias. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Even design details that Subaru touts as being new, such as the scalloped black rocker panels meant to evoke the sole of a hiking boot, have roots in the previous generation's design. \u2014 Annie White, Car and Driver , 13 Jan. 2020",
"The frame of the 2,370-pound Microbus was in excellent condition, but had the typical areas of rust, such as the doglegs ahead of the front wheels and the rocker panel . \u2014 Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle , 20 July 2019",
"The exhaust lost a hanger and one of the the rocker panels kissed a rock, but after installing a new Yokohama, the Telluride drives like new. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 7 May 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1921, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-083946"
},
"rollicking":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": boisterously carefree, joyful, or high-spirited"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00e4-li-ki\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"boisterous",
"hell-raising",
"knockabout",
"rambunctious",
"raucous",
"robustious",
"roisterous",
"rowdy",
"rumbustious"
],
"antonyms":[
"orderly"
],
"examples":[
"We had a rollicking good time.",
"reunions with his friends from college were usually rollicking affairs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rodrigo won three in total, actually, including best new artist, capping off a rollicking 15-month stretch. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s a rollicking , joyful piece, and from the opening bars Mir\u00f3 played with a unity that was almost disorienting. \u2014 Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Ghost Hounds opened Saturday\u2019s show with a rollicking 45 minute performance showcasing cuts from their latest studio album, September\u2019s A Little Calamity. \u2014 Jim Ryan, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"In her formally experimental series of autobiographies, Deborah Levy takes a rollicking , intimate journey through the challenges of motherhood and writing. \u2014 Kirsten Denker, The New Republic , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Dressed in full wigs, makeup and their signature, skintight costumes, co-founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons took the stage with guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer for a rollicking , bombastic set. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 12 June 2021",
"In the rollicking Senate District 26 GOP primary, state Rep. Bill Reineke won handily over Melissa Ackison. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Alamo Drafthouse is giving it the movie party treatment, complete with props and surprises to bring the rollicking action onscreen to vivid life inside the theater. \u2014 Hunter Johnson, Dallas News , 27 Feb. 2020",
"The initiative kicks off April 2 with Richard Bean's One Man, Two Guvnors, a rollicking update of Carlo Goldoni's commedia dell'arte classic, The Servant of Two Masters, relocated to the English seaside town of Brighton in 1963. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1811, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-084108"
},
"Rotuma":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of the Fiji Islands that belongs to Fiji area 14 square miles (36 square kilometers)"
],
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"r\u014d-\u02c8t\u00fc-m\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-090405"
},
"romantico-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":[
": romantic and"
],
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"romantic entry 1"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-100603"
},
"rove beetle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a family (Staphylinidae) of often predatory active beetles having a long body and very short elytra beneath which the wings are folded transversely"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"perhaps from rove entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-105637"
},
"roast":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cook by exposing to dry heat (as in an oven or before a fire) or by surrounding with hot embers, sand, or stones",
": to dry and parch by exposure to heat",
": to heat (inorganic material) with access of air and without fusing to effect change (such as expulsion of volatile matter, oxidation, or removal of sulfur from sulfide ores)",
": to heat to excess",
": to subject to severe criticism or ridicule",
": to honor (a person) at a roast",
": to cook food by heat",
": to undergo being roasted",
": a piece of meat suitable for roasting",
": a gathering at which food is roasted before an open fire or in hot ashes or sand",
": an act or process of roasting",
": severe banter or criticism",
": a banquet honoring a person (such as a celebrity) who is subjected to humorous tongue-in-cheek ridicule by friends",
": that has been roasted",
": to cook with dry heat (as in an oven)",
": to be or make very hot",
": cooked with dry heat",
": a piece of meat suitable for cooking with dry heat",
": an outdoor party at which food is cooked over an open fire"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dst",
"\u02c8r\u014dst"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaff",
"jive",
"joke",
"josh",
"kid",
"rally",
"razz",
"rib",
"ride",
"tease"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Although relatively compact, the stainless steel Cuisinart Deluxe Convection Toaster Oven Broiler can roast a golden brown chicken in an hour and is almost as fast at toasting as a pop-up toaster. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022",
"Traditional chiles rellenos are battered and deep-fried, but San Francisco chef Traci Des Jardins prefers to roast them instead, which means that her version is easier and a little lighter. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 16 Jan. 2021",
"The heat will sizzle in major Texas cities such as Dallas and Houston, while the midwestern hubs of Chicago and St. Louis will also roast , AccuWeather said. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"While beans roast , heat 2 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
"At least, that was the initial justification for combining their live acts, where Leggero and Kasher would each perform for 30 minutes and then proceed to roast couples in the audience as a third segment. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The same high-heat non-stick cast iron pan can sear a beautiful ribeye, roast a whole chicken and bake buttery cornbread. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The farmstand worker encouraged me to roast the greens whole: stem and flower bud along with the leaves. \u2014 Jonathan Kauffman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Choose from ground or whole beans, light or dark roast (or a variety), the number of bags in each shipment (half, one or two bags) and frequency (two to four weeks for subscriptions or three, six or 12 months for gifts). \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
"Brainchild is Wunderground\u2019s bold, full-bodied roast , crafted with a powerhouse of adaptogens (hello, Lion\u2019s Mane and Cordyceps!). \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"There will be drinks like scorpion bowls and punch bowls, a pig roast , or build-your-own tacos. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Drizzle with olive oil, and roast for about 35 minutes, or until a fork or metal skewer goes through with very little resistance. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Starting them off in a cold oven gives the natural fat in the nuts enough time to gradually warm up and come to the surface, resulting in a more even, tawny roast . \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Take 22% off the Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill with air fry, roast , bake, and dehydrate functions. \u2014 Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping , 27 Jan. 2022",
"With the ability to fry, roast , broil, and reheat, this little gadget does the work of numerous kitchen appliances, all while taking up about a square-foot of counter space. \u2014 Chloe Irving, Health.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The options are egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad, ham and Swiss, turkey club, Italian and roast beef. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Christmas specials to include roast goose shanks, as well as the full regular menu. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The 10 smart Programs are roast , stew, bake, steam, slow cook, sear/saut\u00e9, rice, yogurt, ferment and warm. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Tran came up in comedy through the roast scene as a performer on Roast Battle and writer for Historical Roasts, and her stand-up retains that defiant, gutsy style. \u2014 Jesse David Fox, Vulture , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Best of all was the evening\u2019s special ($38), an enormous filet of tender grouper fish cooked to perfection, topped with olive tapenade and served with roast purple potato, heirloom tomatoes and a buttery sauce. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 July 2021",
"Our family's traditional holiday dinner is roast beef with all the trimmings served late in the day on a candlelit table, a once-a-year, festive feast. \u2014 Star Tribune , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Go to Fiore\u2019s in Hoboken, New Jersey, and get the roast beef mozzarella with the hot peppers. \u2014 Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Nov. 2020",
"Convection Works\u2019 toaster oven includes rotisserie spit and rods to slow- roast poultry ($174.39, save 20%). \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Oct. 2020"
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"Middle English rosten , from Anglo-French rostir , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German r\u014dsten to roast"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
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"plural noun"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": capable of being drawn into a thread : viscous",
": tending to adhere in stringy masses",
": having a gelatinous or slimy quality from bacterial or fungal contamination",
": resembling rope",
": muscular , sinewy",
": poor , lousy",
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": tending to adhere in stringy masses",
": having a gelatinous or slimy quality from bacterial or fungal contamination"
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"\u02c8r\u014d-p\u0113"
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"thick",
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"thin",
"watery"
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"The passengers looked a bit ropy after the bumpy flight.",
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"noun"
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": a driving or carriage horse for use on a road"
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": consisting of or resembling a romance",
": having no basis in fact : imaginary",
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": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of romanticism",
": of or relating to music of the 19th century characterized by an emphasis on subjective emotional qualities and freedom of form",
": of or relating to a composer of this music",
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": marked by expressions of love or affection",
": conducive to or suitable for lovemaking",
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": a romantic person, trait, or component",
": a romantic writer, artist, or composer",
": stressing or appealing to the emotions or imagination",
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": suitable for a love story"
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"r\u014d-\u02c8man-tik",
"r\u0259-",
"r\u014d-\u02c8man-tik"
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"bizarro",
"exotic",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"outlandish",
"strange"
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"dreamer",
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"romanticist",
"utopian",
"visionary"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Stick with it, though, and this showcase for Maya Rudolph as a billionaire minted through divorce becomes a sweet if fairly conventional romantic comedy with a few welcome surprises. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Ali Wong shines in this romantic comedy about childhood best friends who cross paths years after an awkward teenage romance ended badly. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"The original film became a mega-hit and still holds the crown as the highest-grossing romantic comedy ever made. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Yesterday, the singer stepped out with her dancer boyfriend, Bryan Tanaka, to watch a screening of romantic comedy Bros in New York City. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, this disarming romantic comedy operates best as a time capsule of how wealthy New Yorkers experienced the weeks in March and April 2020, when the city shut down and panic set in. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Together is a romantic comedy written and directed by Holmes, who also stars in the film alongside Jim Sturgess, about two people who fall in love after booking the same upstate New York Airbnb. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
"The actors \u2014 who are currently filming Netflix's romantic comedy Lonely Planet in Morocco \u2014 both wore white button-up shirts, black sunglasses, and cream sneakers. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Guess Who is a fun romantic comedy that delves into the notion that first impressions are not always correct. \u2014 Lynnette Nicholas, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This upbeat and lighthearted read has all the necessary ingredients any hopeless romantic could want: the importance of love, family and finding oneself. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Business, romantic , friends, and family deliver for you now. \u2014 Hilary Harley, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
"Atonality, anti-melody\u2014every abstraction came to crowd out the representational, the romantic , the sentimental. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Awa Sal Secka and Dani Stoller have created a tale in which romantic and family relationships strain at the seams, racked in part by issues of race and identity. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Tendayi Kuumba\u2019s flawless Lady in Brown, meanwhile, is a cultured romantic . \u2014 Ayanna Prescod, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The restaurant's airy dining room finds the right balance between romantic and convivial, and every dish, from a hefty steelhead trout entr\u00e9e to burrata flavored with chiles and citrus, was thoughtfully executed. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Here, Edwina goes from dutiful daughter and hopeless romantic to an empowered woman. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Koffee usually puts pen to paper to empower and give thanks, but the girl proves herself to be a compelling romantic , too. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"Adjective",
"French romantique , from obsolete romant romance, from Old French romanz"
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"Adjective",
"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mineral approximately K 2 (Mg,Fe,V,Al) 4 (Si,Al) 8 O 20 (OH) 4 consisting of a brownish mica in minute scales that contains vanadium"
],
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"\u02c8r\u00e4(\u02cc)sk\u014d\u02ccl\u012bt"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Sir Henry E. Roscoe \u20201915 English chemist + English -lite"
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"1876, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-002027"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a sailmaker's large needle"
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"first_known_use":[
"1850, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-003212"
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"roisting":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": roistering"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"from present participle of obsolete English roist, royst to roister, back-formation from English roister entry 1"
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"1567, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-025832"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": romantic"
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"-t\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"French romantique + English -al"
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"first_known_use":[
"1662, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a round building",
": one covered by a dome",
": a large round room",
": a large central area (as in a hotel)",
"\u2014 see fenestra rotunda"
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"r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0259n-d\u0259"
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"examples":[
"We stood inside the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over the next few months, Fridskul apportioned the ground floor: a library in the rotunda , room for Gudskul\u2019s workshops and, near the far end of one wing, Kunsch\u2019s free public day care. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Her string quartets, performed by Civic Orchestra fellows and young musicians from the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, resounded in the rotunda and upstairs ballroom before the concert. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"In addition to the church, there will be outdoor seating for the bell-tolling ceremony in the rotunda and courtyard. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"In the spirit of Lekker Eten, ruangrupa\u2019s most evident subversion of Documenta will occur at the Fridericianum, the majestic seat of the exhibition, with its half-barrel rotunda and its long galleries as white as dental clinics. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Brooks & Dunn, who were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019, led the reveal of the Hall of Fame\u2019s newest members on Tuesday (March 17) at an event at the Hall of Fame and Museum\u2019s rotunda . \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 17 May 2022",
"The home has wrought-iron doors that give way to a two-story rotunda with marble flooring surrounded by Ionic columns. \u2014 Lia Picard, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Inductees are usually honored with speeches, performances of their songs and the unveiling of a plaque that will hang in the Hall of Fame\u2019s rotunda . \u2014 Kristin M. Hall, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"Ohio State held several tributes to Haskins at its Spring Game, and a candlelight vigil was held at the Ohio Stadium rotunda earlier that week. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian rotonda , from Latin rotunda , feminine of rotundus"
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-051524"
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"ropily":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a ropy manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dp\u0259\u0307l\u0113",
"-li"
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"first_known_use":[
"1845, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-052537"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a small rounded mass of rock usually embedded in rock of a different type"
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"(\u02c8)r\u014dn\u00a6y\u014d\u207f",
"(\u02c8)r\u022fn-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"French, literally, kidney, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin renion-, renio , from Latin renes (plural) kidneys"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1853, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-070935"
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"roading":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": highway construction and maintenance"
],
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"\u02c8r\u014ddi\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074252"
},
"ropy lava":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": lava marked with wrinkles resembling rope : pahoehoe"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-084312"
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"roadholding":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the qualities of an automobile that tend to make it respond precisely to the driver's steering"
],
"pronounciation":[
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"first_known_use":[
"1921, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-112605"
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"roque":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": croquet played on a hard-surfaced court with a raised border"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"alteration of croquet"
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"first_known_use":[
"1899, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-150121"
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"rollicksome":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": rollicking"
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"-ks\u0259m"
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"first_known_use":[
"1841, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-170613"
},
"rocket cress":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a winter cress ( Barbarea vulgaris )"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-191016"
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"definitions":[
"Definition of roove variant of rove:2 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-202011"
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"rose":{
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"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()"
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"definitions":[
": any of a genus ( Rosa of the family Rosaceae, the rose family) of usually prickly shrubs with pinnate leaves and showy flowers having five petals in the wild state but being often double or partly double under cultivation",
": the flower of a rose",
": something resembling a rose in form: such as",
": compass card",
": a circular card with radiating lines used in other instruments",
": a rosette especially on a shoe",
": rose cut",
": an easy or pleasant situation or task",
": a moderate purplish red",
": a plane curve which consists of three or more loops meeting at the origin and whose equation in polar coordinates is of the form \u03c1 = a sin n \u03b8 or \u03c1 = a cos n \u03b8 where n is an integer greater than zero",
": sub rosa",
": containing or used for roses",
": of or relating to a rose",
": flavored, scented, or colored with or like roses",
": of the color rose",
": a light pink table wine made from red grapes by removing the skins after fermentation has begun",
": a showy and usually fragrant white, yellow, pink, or red flower that grows on a prickly shrub",
": a medium pink",
": any of a genus ( Rosa of the family Rosaceae, the rose family) of usually prickly shrubs with pinnate leaves and showy flowers of which some are sources of rose oil",
": the flower of a rose",
": erysipelas",
"Irwin A. 1926\u20132015 American biologist"
],
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"\u02c8r\u014dz",
"r\u014d-\u02c8z\u0101",
"\u02c8r\u014dz",
"\u02c8r\u014dz",
"\u02c8r\u014dz"
],
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"Noun (1)",
"He sent a dozen red roses to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day."
],
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"Noun (1)",
"Middle English, in part going back to Old English r\u014dse, borrowed from Latin rosa \"rose, rosebush\"; in part borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin rosa, perhaps borrowed from an unattested derivative of Greek rh\u00f3don \"rose\" \u2014 more at rhodo-",
"Note: Latin rosa is similar enough to Greek rh\u00f3don that a relationship seems likely, but its nature is unclear. An outcome of rhod\u00e9\u0101 \"rosebush\" with a sibilant transmitted to Latin through Etruscan might explain the failure of -s- to rhotacize (unless rhotacism was nullified by the dissimilatory effect of the initial r). Both the Greek and Latin words have been attributed to a Mediterranean substratum, but this does not jibe with the presumed Iranian origin of rh\u00f3don.",
"Adjective",
"from attributive use of rose entry 2",
"Noun (2)",
"borrowed from French (short for vin ros\u00e9 ), from ros\u00e9 \"tinted with rose color, reddish, pink,\" from rose rose entry 2 + -\u00e9 -ate entry 3"
],
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"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"1865, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-204059"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being romantic"
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"first_known_use":[
"1770, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-214436"
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"roaring Meg":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": cannon"
],
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"-\u02c8meg"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"from Meg , nickname from the name Margaret"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011804"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a forage grass ( Poa trivialis ) of Eurasia and northern Africa that is naturalized in North America"
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1925, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180703"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health",
": having or showing vigor , strength, or firmness",
": strongly formed or constructed : sturdy",
": capable of performing without failure under a wide range of conditions",
": rough , rude",
": requiring strength or vigor",
": full-bodied",
": hearty",
": relating to, resembling, or being a specialized group of australopithecines characterized especially by heavy molars and small incisors adapted to a vegetarian diet",
"\u2014 compare gracile sense 3",
": strong and healthy"
],
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"r\u014d-\u02c8b\u0259st",
"\u02c8r\u014d-(\u02cc)b\u0259st",
"r\u014d-\u02c8b\u0259st"
],
"synonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"bouncing",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"sound",
"well",
"well-conditioned",
"whole",
"wholesome"
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"ailing",
"diseased",
"ill",
"sick",
"unfit",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Web3 marketing agency Rocket Now prides itself on finding robust and influential means to market any Web3 project, even in the current market. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Colleges today are often more concerned with placating a political mob than being a robust and uninhibited venue for speech. \u2014 WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"The vote fell short of what some survivors of abuse in Southern Baptist churches sought, such as a compensation fund for victims and a more robust and independent commission to monitor its churches' handling \u2014 and mishandling\u2014 of abuse. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"The Military Submariner, or MilSub for short, was custom-made for the UK\u2019s Ministry of Defense in the \u201870s, whose diving units needed a robust and reliable timepiece. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"Combining these efforts leads to the most robust and long-lasting response, says Helena Hansen, associate director of the Center for Social Medicine at U.C.L.A.'s David Geffen School of Medicine. \u2014 Sarah Sloat, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
"The Solomon Islands has long boasted a robust and independent media. \u2014 Michael E. Miller, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"That ordinance, which council is expected to approve on Monday, is intended to bring more robust safety and environmental design features to city street projects. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"India\u2019s economy grew 4.1% in the fourth quarter compared with the same period last year, as rising inflation restrained a more robust recovery from its recession during the pandemic. \u2014 Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ , 31 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin robustus oaken, strong, from robor-, robur oak, strength"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184446"
},
"ropeyarn sunday":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an afternoon during the week in which no work is required"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"probably so called from a former practice on sailing ships of setting aside one afternoon a week for the mending of clothes"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1823, in the meaning defined above"
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"As America\u2019s top roaster , Berardi will head to Milan, Italy, this summer to compete in the world championships. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"The hotel includes a rooftop bar, local roaster Publik Coffee and art created by Salt Lake artists in all of its 50 rooms. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"The lodge now has a new shop, community space and coffee bar serving local roaster Plank Coffee. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"Coffee roaster and beer brewer Vennture, 5519 W. North Ave., will open its draft lines at 11 a.m., and sales of cans start at noon in the gangway between buildings. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022",
"That roaster turns out coffee beans from places like Papua New Guinea, Brazil, El Salvador and Guatemala. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Amano will sell cookies and, later, brioche doughnuts with sweet or savory fillings, as well as coffee from Milwaukee roaster Anodyne. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Sep. 2021",
"As a full-on commercial roaster , What\u2019s Brewing supplies beans for some of the best markets and coffee shops in town. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Robusta, the world\u2019s second major coffee contract\u2014which tracks the more highly caffeinated, often lower quality, robusta bean\u2014was also sitting just off 10-year highs on Wednesday, after hitting its highest point since 2011 on Tuesday. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Researchers suggested farmers consider breeding coffee varieties that are better adapted to higher temperatures and drought or consider replacing arabica coffee plants with robusta plants, which are hardier but produce coffee with a harsher taste. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"But the only kind of coffee that farmers like Mr. Sarmu\u2019s family could grow was a variety called robusta . \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Jan. 2022",
"For the dairy adverse, coconut milk makes a refreshing addition to the nuttiness of a robusta brew. \u2014 An Uong, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Enter robusta , the bitter, heavily caffeinated workhorse that is less expensive and easier to cultivate. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Robusta, the world's second major coffee contract\u2014which tracks the more highly caffeinated, often lower quality, robusta bean\u2014was also sitting just off 10-year highs on Wednesday, after hitting its highest point since 2011 on Tuesday. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Single-origin robusta coffee beans have been inaccessible to the general coffee consumer until now. \u2014 An Uong, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Futures for robusta coffee, which is often used to make espresso, recently jumped as high as $2,024 per tonne, their highest level in four years. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 30 Aug. 2021"
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"New Latin robusta , specific epithet of Coffea robusta , synonym of Coffea canephora"
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"1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"trademark"
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"definitions":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
": a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material, an exaltation of the primitive and the common man, an appreciation of external nature, an interest in the remote, a predilection for melancholy, and the use in poetry of older verse forms",
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"Try not to discourage the romanticism of college students.",
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"Elle Fanning may be one of the most stylish young actors working in Hollywood today, but her fashion journey has been one defined by a playful sense of romanticism . \u2014 Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Hall's signature blend of lush romanticism , explorations of family trauma, and banter worthy of a Wimbledon match are firing on all cylinders here. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Euphoria favorite Maude Apatow leaned into English rose romanticism , relying on a flawless complexion, nudish-rose lip, and bold brow\u2014along with a razor-sharp bob\u2014to communicate a dreamy feel. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Born in Col\u00f3n Province, Akim has a certain swag and romanticism in his voice that\u2019s best reflected in his reggae plena and R&B fusions. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Overlong and overdramatic, the two-hour-plus biopic does feature some exquisite filmmaking, in scenes where the romanticism of Tchaikovsky\u2019s music is met with flowing camera movements that capture the action in artfully staged tableaux. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Designed and made in France, the home of romanticism , 401 is the ultimate romantic scent for those lustful summer days. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Matt Winn, who managed Churchill Downs at the time, was fostering a romanticism of sorts around horse racing and southern hospitality. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 20 Apr. 2022",
"There was a romanticism about them, which isn't there anymore. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021"
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"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175902"
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"roid rage":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": an outburst of anger, aggression, or violence attributed to the use of anabolic steroids"
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"1986, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180849"
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"roving entry 3"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185455"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Instead, pre-rinse anything that has more than a modest rooster tail of grit on it; just one or two hand soaks and rinses is enough to get most of the gunk out. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021"
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"first_known_use":[
"1934, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192652"
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"noun"
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": a light bench supplied for parties"
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"1819, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192800"
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"noun"
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": a revolving metal disk charged with an abrasive that is used in various processes (as the grinding of gems)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202922"
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": an ear of young corn roasted or suitable for roasting usually in the husk",
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"\u02c8r\u014d-sti\u014b-\u02ccir",
"sense 2 is usually",
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"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205049"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a bent supporting a bridge span hinged at one or both ends to provide for expansion and contraction of the span"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205342"
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"adverb"
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": a rovescio"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"by shortening"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212549"
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"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()"
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": having the base color (such as red, black, or brown) muted and lightened by admixture of white hairs",
": an animal (such as a horse) with a roan coat",
": the color of a roan horse",
": sheepskin tanned with sumac and colored and finished to imitate morocco",
": of a dark color (as black or brown) mixed with white",
": an animal (as a horse) with a dark-colored coat mixed with white"
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"\u02c8r\u014dn",
"also",
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"Adjective",
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"Noun (2)",
"origin unknown"
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"Adjective",
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"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"1818, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213301"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": handgun"
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"pronounciation":[
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"history_and_etymology":[
"probably from the name Roscoe"
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"circa 1914, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-220720"
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"roid":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": anabolic steroid",
"\u2014 see also roid rage"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"short for steroid"
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"first_known_use":[
"1978, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-224452"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a tract of ocean between roughly 40 and 50 degrees latitude south characterized by strong westerly winds and rough seas",
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"1857, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230509"
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"definitions":[
": very drunk"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-233819"
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"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": to date or marry someone who is much younger"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-005918"
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"mountain 12,972 feet (3954 meters) high in eastern British Columbia, Canada, that is the highest in Canadian Rockies"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010954"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a mark \u02bd used in Greek over some initial vowels to show that they are aspirated or over \u03c1 to show that it is voiceless",
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"first_known_use":[
"1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011114"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":[
": a series of rolls in which wrought metal is first given the form of a bar preparatory to being reheated and finished or through which an ingot of steel or other metal first passes in the rolling process"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021228"
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"roan antelope":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a southern African antelope ( Hippotragus equinus ) slightly larger and lighter-colored than the sable antelope"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024608"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a European edible snail ( Helix pomatia )"
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"first_known_use":[
"1826, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-025631"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an open helix of elastic wire that contracts in length when an electric current passes through it and thereby demonstrates the attraction of parallel currents"
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)r\u014d\u00a6|zh\u0101z-",
"\u02c8r\u00e4\u02c8|"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"after Peter M. Roget \u20201869 English physician"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031106"
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],
"definitions":[
": shooting star sense 2"
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"first_known_use":[
"1894, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-042636"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": rounded at the end or corners"
],
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"-\u02c8t\u0259nd\u0259\u0307t",
"-\u02ccd\u0101t"
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"Latin rotundatus , past participle of rotundare to make round, from rotundus round"
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"first_known_use":[
"1776, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-044725"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a knee-length cloak worn especially in the 18th and 19th centuries"
],
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"\u02ccr\u014d-k\u0259-\u02c8l\u022fr",
"\u02ccr\u00e4-"
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"French, from the Duc de Roquelaure \u20201738 French marshal"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1709, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-060358"
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"Definition of romanticise British spelling of romanticize"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-070611"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a device for turning a spit on which meat is roasted or barbecued"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072610"
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"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": uproariously , noisily",
": in violation of a law against routs"
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"routous + -ly"
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"first_known_use":[
"1615, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073456"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": dewy"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin roscidus , from ror-, ros dew"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1626, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073602"
},
"Roget":{
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"biographical name"
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"definitions":[
"Peter Mark 1779\u20131869 English physician and scholar"
],
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"r\u014d-\u02c8zh\u0101",
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cczh\u0101"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a center-pivoted lever actuated by a cam to push an automotive engine valve down"
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"first_known_use":[
"1851, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103644"
},
"rooty":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": full or consisting of roots"
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-t\u0113",
"\u02c8ru\u0307-"
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"But not every bottle in the category is as rooty -tooty as that. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The race covers seven stages and includes the rooty , loamy boreal riding that western Canada is famous for. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2019",
"There are still highlights, though \u2014 they're just pieced in and blended further down mid-shaft, giving the overall look a rooty vibe. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Running takes a toll on a body, and trail running\u2019s often hilly, rocky, rooty , twisty-turny fun puts different demands on the body than road running. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 23 Oct. 2020",
"This shoe is best suited for short races or speedy training runs in any tricky terrain\u2014rugged, rooty , rocky, or loose. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Across the road from the Appalachian Trail\u2019s parking lot, the path is well maintained and includes a variety of terrain, from rocky to rooty , much under deciduous tree cover. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2020"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112848"
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"r\u00e4\u02c8ch\u00fc-",
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"\u02c8r\u00e4ch\u0259l\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm",
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"circa 1691, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125733"
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": a knot made by splitting rope yarns and joining the ends with half-knots and used to tie rope yarns together":[]
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"There is a lot of roadkill along the highway.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"About 15,000 pounds of roadkill was returned to its natural habitat Monday after a tractor-trailer transporting hot dog filler (sometimes called pink slime) and other meat products crashed on a Pennsylvania highway, spilling the cargo onto the road. \u2014 al , 31 May 2022",
"CarrieAnn Young was passing the cafeteria at her job in early March when the smell hit her: roadkill . \u2014 Andrea Ball, USA TODAY , 21 May 2022",
"Thirty states in the U.S. allow people to collect roadkill as food. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
"There are myriad arguments for and against eating roadkill . \u2014 Katherine Lagrave, Outside Online , 20 July 2020",
"In Israel, a roadkill mapping project relies on a feature in the navigation app Waze. \u2014 Menno Schilthuizen, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In the last two years alone, ten states have passed laws making roadkill collection legal. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Because of their large size \u2014 with a wingspan of up to 7 feet \u2014 golden eagles are also more susceptible to to electrocution when perching on power poles and vehicle strike when feeding on roadkill . \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In January, collecting roadkill was legalized in Wyoming. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131010"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a driver of an automotive vehicle who obstructs others especially by occupying part of another's traffic lane":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With lanes wide enough for two and sometimes even three bikes, riders are for the most part cordial and careful with nary a road hog in the peloton. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Aug. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131603"
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": either of two curving pieces of wood or metal on which an object (such as a cradle) rocks":[],
": any of various objects (such as a rocking chair or an infant's toy having a seat placed between side pieces) that rock on rockers":[],
": any of various objects in the form of a rocker or with parts resembling a rocker (such as a skate with a curved blade)":[],
": any of the curved stripes at the lower part of a chevron worn by a noncommissioned officer above the rank of sergeant":[],
": the curved stripe at the upper part of a chevron worn by a chief petty officer":[],
": any of various devices that work with a rocking motion":[],
": a rock performer, song, or enthusiast":[],
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"\u2026 he felt dizzy, slightly off his rocker at this extraordinary assailment of his senses.",
"\u2014 Bernard Malamud"
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},
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"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Martin\u2019s line, dubbed the Royal Menagerie, includes fabrics and wallpapers inspired by the late rocker and the decadence of the \u201970s. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 24 June 2022",
"Think: bright logos, thick rails, flat rocker , and a wide tail. \u2014 Zander Morton, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Vangelis, the Greek prog- rocker and Oscar-winning composer for films like Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died at the age of 79. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
"Platform boots, rocker plaids, and leather pants are in again. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The legendary rocker and his husband David Furnish\u2019s annual Oscar viewing party for the Elton John AIDS Foundation will return as an in-person event on March 27 after going virtual last year due to the pandemic. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Fellow Canadian rocker and polio survivor Joni Mitchell followed suit in solidarity (the friends share the same manager and record label). \u2014 Ryan Faughnder Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"But Post evidently finds inspiration in the late rocker \u2019s gloomy cogency. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"Born in Sidney, Texas to oilman and musician Wayland Seals, the rocker was a fiddle champion in his youth, and later took up the saxophone. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022"
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"1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132559"
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"region and former province of southern France bordering on the Pyrenees Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea; capital Perpignan":[]
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"\u02ccr\u00fc-s\u0113-\u02c8y\u014d\u207f"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": noisy , uproarious":[]
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"\u02c8rau\u0307t\u0259s"
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"rout entry 2 + -ous":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1589, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133230"
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"ROK":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"definitions":{
"Republic of Korea (South Korea)":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133746"
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"roaring boy":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a noisy street bully especially of Elizabethan and Jacobean England who intimidated passersby":[]
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"circa 1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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"rocketeer":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": a scientist who specializes in rocketry":[]
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"\u02ccr\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8tir"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the December 1929 issue, Popular Mechanics covered the pioneering work of the rocketeer Robert H. Goddard. \u2014 John Brady, Popular Mechanics , 16 Mar. 2021",
"Despite the help of Nazi rocketeer Wernher Von Braun (played by Sacha Seberg), there are plenty of problems with the Atlas rocket. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 7 Oct. 2020",
"In 1923, German rocketeer Hermann Oberth first proposed sending telescopes into space to surpass the blur. \u2014 Popular Mechanics , 30 July 2020",
"The rocketeer hoped to reach the K\u00e1rm\u00e1n line, the point at which Earth's atmosphere and outer space meet, about 62,000 feet above the surface of the globe. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 24 Feb. 2020",
"Among his subjects are people participating in Mars simulations, those who are enthralled with the search for intelligent alien civilizations, and amateur rocketeers . \u2014 Robert Ormerod, National Geographic , 9 Apr. 2018",
"These days any rocketeer wishing to get staggeringly pie-eyed and maybe moon the Moon will have to hitch a ride with another space agency altogether. \u2014 David Arky, Smithsonian , 20 Mar. 2018",
"Cocoa Beach Mayor Ben Malik, a banker by day, noted that jobs are making a big comeback, with so many private rocketeers and other aerospace businesses hitting town. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, The Seattle Times , 4 Feb. 2018",
"But in the minds of a few rocketeers on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the old idea of the Earth's artificial moon suddenly transformed from an abstract theoretical concept into a potentially practical task. \u2014 Anatoly Zak, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2017"
