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"river 345 miles (555 kilometers) long in southeastern Russia in Asia flowing northeast to unite with the Argun River forming the Amur River"
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": to put by force or threat of force into or as if into a place of detention",
": to put by trickery into an undesirable position",
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"\u02c8sha\u014b-\u02cch\u012b",
"sha\u014b-\u02c8h\u012b",
"sha\u014b-\u02c8h\u012b"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some historians believe, as The Oregonian/OregonLive has reported, that the tunnels weren\u2019t actually used to shanghai -- that is, abduct men and force them to join a ship\u2019s crew. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Mar. 2020",
"The musical comedy is filled with zany pirates, zombie ships, mermaids and the plot revolves around a bumbling actor and his crew getting shanghaied by the terror of the high seas. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 July 2019",
"To shanghai your wife into a mental health intervention would be a mistake. \u2014 Y Jeanne Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2018",
"That prompts the secretly protective Madea to shanghai Joe and the equally outrageous old-timers Hattie (Patrice Lovely) and Bam (Cassi Davis) for a trip to the lake to bring Tiffany back. \u2014 Mike Scott, NOLA.com , 20 Oct. 2017",
"The ways in which our attention gets shanghaied by these companies makes us less good as citizens. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine , 5 Oct. 2017",
"The idea of a summertime art festival has been shanghaied by the nonprofit Art Shanty Project. \u2014 Bob Shaw, Twin Cities , 6 Jan. 2017"
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"Shanghai , China; from the former use of this method to secure sailors for voyages to eastern Asia"
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"Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine"
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"noun ()"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During the seven days of Jewish mourning, or shivah , thousands of visitors came to sit with the Grossmans, writers and politicians and ordinary people, while their closest friends organized the shopping and cooking, and local restaurants sent food. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021"
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"city in Jilin province, northeastern China, west-southwest of Changchun on the Liao River population 181,000"
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": a secret jargon of the tinkers and kindred groups still spoken to some extent in Great Britain and Ireland and consisting chiefly of a systematic deformation of Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic"
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"Arabic shiya\u02bd\u012by partisan, Shi\u02bdite, from sh\u012b\u02bdah following, sect, from sh\u0101\u02bda to accompany"
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"circa 1883, in the meaning defined above"
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": the Monday before Ash Wednesday"
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"definitions":[
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"They complained about the shabby treatment they received at the hotel.",
"Backing out of the deal was a shabby thing to do.",
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"Some say history repeats itself, and for Michael Thorbjornsen, that wouldn\u2019t be too shabby . \u2014 Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains aren\u2019t too shabby , either. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"But the roster of potential talent lined up for the January 6 hearings is not too shabby . \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Both countries fall on the shabby side in responding to climate change, all while vying with each other for shares of the world\u2019s oil and gas markets. \u2014 Kate Brown, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Soon after arriving in Papunya, Bardon asked the children to paint murals on the shabby school walls. \u2014 Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"Dillon was born in 1915 and raised as a girl by two morose aunts on a shabby estate near Dover. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"The shabby -chic drawing room, with floor-to-ceiling windows and doors opening out on to a large patio, features an early 19th century plasterwork ceiling and huge fireplace. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The former Jewish quarter is now a shabby -chic haven featuring hip bars, trendy cafes and boutique hotels. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022"
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": a device partially covering a lamp so as to reduce glare",
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": a subdued or somber feature",
": a color produced by a pigment or dye mixture having some black in it",
": a color slightly different from the one under consideration",
": a minute difference or variation : nuance",
": a minute degree or quantity",
": a facial expression of sadness or displeasure",
": to express contempt or disrespect for someone publicly especially by subtle or indirect insults or criticisms",
": to shelter or screen by intercepting radiated light or heat",
": to cover with a shade",
": to hide partly by or as if by a shadow",
": to darken with or as if with a shadow",
": to better or exceed by a shade",
": to represent the effect of shade or shadow on",
": to add shading to",
": to color so that the shades pass gradually from one to another",
": to change by gradual transition or qualification",
": to reduce slightly",
": slant , bias",
": to pass by slight changes or imperceptible degrees",
": to undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation",
": space sheltered from light or heat and especially from the sun",
": partial darkness",
": something that blocks off or cuts down light",
": the darkness or lightness of a color",
": a very small difference or amount",
": ghost , spirit",
": the darkening of some objects in a painting or drawing to suggest that they are in shade",
": to shelter from light or heat",
": to mark with or turn a darker color"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101d",
"\u02c8sh\u0101d"
],
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"dusk",
"penumbra",
"shadiness",
"shadow",
"umbra"
],
"antonyms":[
"shadow"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Colorful floral arrangements in every shade of orchids, peonies, and pampas grass embellished the backdrop of glistening disco balls and rainbow neon signs. \u2014 Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"In the family photo, Cooper and the Harry Potter actress sit in the shade in a backyard while spending time with their 9-week-old twin daughters, Marigold Adele and Blossom Pearl, as well as their 21-month-old daughter Betsy Rose. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"Stay in the shade , especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. when the sun\u2019s rays are strongest. \u2014 cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"Ana Gonzalez, 62, sat in a walker in the shade of a tree after the service. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"Old movie footage from the National Archives shows women carrying parasols, men in straw hats, and people clustered in the shade of trees along what is today the Reflecting Pool. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Its showy, frilly flowers come in every shade from pure white to hot pink. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"In a shade less than 12 hours, Atlanta passengers can enjoy soulful blues music along Frenchmen Street or any number of other popular New Orleans neighborhoods. \u2014 Joe Lanane, AccessAtlanta , 25 May 2022",
"The leggings connected to her talk boots in the same shade . \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Also make sure to read what the plant tag says about how much sun or shade the flower prefers. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Whenever Embiid is able to establish deep post position, the Heat will have to shade multiple defenders his way. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Mildewed curtains shade the toilet, a nasty mess of orangey brown. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Expansive glass panels fill in the openings where there were freight doors, and steel awnings shade the windows. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Trees also shade the Earth, and their leaves transpire, cooling whole regions of the planet in much the same way that sweating prevents our bodies from overheating. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Squash plants have large leaves that shade the ground, which helps prevent weeds and promotes moisture retention in the soil. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to a healthy layer of sunscreen and sunglasses, one fashion-forward way to shade your precious face is with a stylish sun hat. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The villa itself is adorned in lush foliage, like the climbing vines and mature trees that shade the entrance. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 14 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":"20220623-172925"
},
"shadiness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": producing or affording shade",
": sheltered from the sun's rays",
": of questionable merit : uncertain , unreliable",
": disreputable",
": sheltered from the sun's rays",
": producing shade",
": not right or honest"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101-d\u0113",
"\u02c8sh\u0101-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"shaded",
"shadowed",
"shadowy",
"umbrageous"
],
"antonyms":[
"exposed",
"shadeless",
"sunny"
],
"examples":[
"Their backyard is nice and shady .",
"I don't trust him. He seems like a pretty shady character.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The biggest part of it is in a wooded area, so that\u2019s shady . \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"The Japanese Friendship Garden in downtown Phoenix is shady and has soothing water features. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 24 May 2022",
"What Happens Live every night, sometimes being incredibly shady . \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This should've been the first hint that Pamela herself was shady . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Items that provide sun protection are key\u2014a shady hat, a beach cover-up, and of course, a daily SPF for starters. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"Mary\u2019s, Sophia\u2019s shady pines punch and a special cheesecake shot. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
"The government takes heed of his art and so does Lang Dotrice (Speedman), the mysterious leader of a shady group wanting to use Saul as a way to normalize this new stage of mankind's evolution while others fight to keep the status quo. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"When the opportunity arrives to escape her father\u2019s shady schemes, Sai goes on a great voyage of exploration. \u2014 Christina Barron, Washington Post , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173657"
},
"shadow":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light",
"partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body",
"a small degree or portion trace",
"an attenuated form or a vestigial remnant",
"an inseparable companion or follower",
"one (such as a spy or detective) who shadows someone",
"an area near an object vicinity",
"pervasive and dominant influence",
"a shaded or darker portion of a picture",
"a reflected image",
"shelter from danger or observation",
"an imperfect and faint representation",
"an imitation of something copy",
"phantom",
"dark sense 1a",
"a source of gloom or unhappiness",
"a state of ignominy or obscurity",
"to cast a shadow upon cloud",
"to follow especially secretly trail",
"to accompany and observe especially in a professional setting",
"to represent or indicate obscurely or faintly",
"shelter , protect",
"shade sense 5",
"to shelter from the sun",
"conceal",
"to pass gradually or by degrees",
"to become overcast with or as if with shadows",
"of, relating to, or resembling a shadow cabinet",
"having an indistinct pattern",
"having darker sections of design",
"the dark figure cast on a surface by a body that is between the surface and the light",
"shade entry 1 sense 2",
"phantom",
"a very little bit trace",
"something that causes a bad feeling",
"darkness caused by the setting of the sun",
"to cast a shadow upon",
"to follow and watch closely especially in a secret way",
"partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body",
"a dark outline or image on an X-ray photograph where the X-rays have been blocked by a radiopaque mass (as a tumor)",
"a colorless or slightly pigmented or stained body (as a degenerate cell or empty membrane) only faintly visible under the microscope",
"to perform shadow-casting on"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sha-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
"synonyms":[
"dusk",
"penumbra",
"shade",
"shadiness",
"umbra"
],
"antonyms":[
"bird-dog",
"chase",
"course",
"dog",
"follow",
"hound",
"pursue",
"run",
"tag",
"tail",
"trace",
"track",
"trail"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Butterfly beauty is one of the prettiest takes on Y2K trends \u2014 see butterfly shadow , clips, and eyeliner. \u2014 Amina Ayoud, Allure , 6 June 2022",
"Scenes between Mitchell and the disdainful Admiral Simpson (Jon Hamm) are culturally enlightening \u2014 boyish Cruise is a star; five-o\u2019clock- shadow Hamm, from Mad Men, is TV trite. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 27 May 2022",
"Makeup artist Jamie Greenberg opted for a more subtle look to play off the suit, complete with a mini cat-eye liner, a soft purple shadow , and pink lips. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"Full totality, or when the moon is engulfed in the darkest part of the Earth\u2019s shadow (or umbra), will last 1 hour and 25 minutes. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 15 May 2022",
"In eastern Wisconsin the spectacle is scheduled to begin at 8 32 p.m. Sunday when the edge of the Earth's shadow , or penumbra, starts touching the moon. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"On the evening of Sunday, May 15 and into the early hours of Monday, May 16, 2022 our natural satellite in space will pass through Earth\u2019s shadow . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"What\u2019s more, the packages were programmed to exfiltrate sensitive user information, including bash history and the contents of /etc/ shadow , the directory where Linux user password data is stored. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
"So, the Moon normally avoids the Earth\u2019s shadow when a full moon is happening. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Another offshoot of inflation to be wary of shadow inflation, or when the quality of a service or product declines. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"Gartner reports that in large enterprises, 30% to 40% of IT spending goes to shadow IT. \u2014 Jim Brennan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"O\u2019Neill established a dynamic partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital that sent Timilty students to MGH weekly to shadow health care professionals. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Specifically, interns will shadow staff, assisting customers in the computer/multi-media labs, and observe computer classes. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Then turning around and shadow -banning or censoring the people that have made their platform a destination in the first place. \u2014 ELLE , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The city\u2019s delegate to Congress and shadow delegate will also appear on the ballot. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Brown even took time during a family trip to California, where her mother is from, after her freshman year of high school to shadow photojournalist Mindy Schauer of the Orange County Register newspaper. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Much of the cryptocurrency industry prefers to operate extraterritorially or in island nations known for their friendliness toward shell corporations and shadow banking. \u2014 Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The sooner, the better, as this transit has a pre- shadow period starting before the retrograde itself hits. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Nov. 2021",
"The sooner, the better as this transit has a pre- shadow period starting before the retrograde itself hits. \u2014 Meghan Ros, Glamour , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4",
"Adjective",
"1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"shadowed":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light",
"partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body",
"a small degree or portion trace",
"an attenuated form or a vestigial remnant",
"an inseparable companion or follower",
"one (such as a spy or detective) who shadows someone",
"an area near an object vicinity",
"pervasive and dominant influence",
"a shaded or darker portion of a picture",
"a reflected image",
"shelter from danger or observation",
"an imperfect and faint representation",
"an imitation of something copy",
"phantom",
"dark sense 1a",
"a source of gloom or unhappiness",
"a state of ignominy or obscurity",
"to cast a shadow upon cloud",
"to follow especially secretly trail",
"to accompany and observe especially in a professional setting",
"to represent or indicate obscurely or faintly",
"shelter , protect",
"shade sense 5",
"to shelter from the sun",
"conceal",
"to pass gradually or by degrees",
"to become overcast with or as if with shadows",
"of, relating to, or resembling a shadow cabinet",
"having an indistinct pattern",
"having darker sections of design",
"the dark figure cast on a surface by a body that is between the surface and the light",
"shade entry 1 sense 2",
"phantom",
"a very little bit trace",
"something that causes a bad feeling",
"darkness caused by the setting of the sun",
"to cast a shadow upon",
"to follow and watch closely especially in a secret way",
"partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body",
"a dark outline or image on an X-ray photograph where the X-rays have been blocked by a radiopaque mass (as a tumor)",
"a colorless or slightly pigmented or stained body (as a degenerate cell or empty membrane) only faintly visible under the microscope",
"to perform shadow-casting on"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sha-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
"synonyms":[
"dusk",
"penumbra",
"shade",
"shadiness",
"umbra"
],
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"bird-dog",
"chase",
"course",
"dog",
"follow",
"hound",
"pursue",
"run",
"tag",
"tail",
"trace",
"track",
"trail"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Butterfly beauty is one of the prettiest takes on Y2K trends \u2014 see butterfly shadow , clips, and eyeliner. \u2014 Amina Ayoud, Allure , 6 June 2022",
"Scenes between Mitchell and the disdainful Admiral Simpson (Jon Hamm) are culturally enlightening \u2014 boyish Cruise is a star; five-o\u2019clock- shadow Hamm, from Mad Men, is TV trite. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 27 May 2022",
"Makeup artist Jamie Greenberg opted for a more subtle look to play off the suit, complete with a mini cat-eye liner, a soft purple shadow , and pink lips. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"Full totality, or when the moon is engulfed in the darkest part of the Earth\u2019s shadow (or umbra), will last 1 hour and 25 minutes. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 15 May 2022",
"In eastern Wisconsin the spectacle is scheduled to begin at 8 32 p.m. Sunday when the edge of the Earth's shadow , or penumbra, starts touching the moon. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"On the evening of Sunday, May 15 and into the early hours of Monday, May 16, 2022 our natural satellite in space will pass through Earth\u2019s shadow . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"What\u2019s more, the packages were programmed to exfiltrate sensitive user information, including bash history and the contents of /etc/ shadow , the directory where Linux user password data is stored. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
"So, the Moon normally avoids the Earth\u2019s shadow when a full moon is happening. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Another offshoot of inflation to be wary of shadow inflation, or when the quality of a service or product declines. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"Gartner reports that in large enterprises, 30% to 40% of IT spending goes to shadow IT. \u2014 Jim Brennan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"O\u2019Neill established a dynamic partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital that sent Timilty students to MGH weekly to shadow health care professionals. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Specifically, interns will shadow staff, assisting customers in the computer/multi-media labs, and observe computer classes. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Then turning around and shadow -banning or censoring the people that have made their platform a destination in the first place. \u2014 ELLE , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The city\u2019s delegate to Congress and shadow delegate will also appear on the ballot. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Brown even took time during a family trip to California, where her mother is from, after her freshman year of high school to shadow photojournalist Mindy Schauer of the Orange County Register newspaper. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Much of the cryptocurrency industry prefers to operate extraterritorially or in island nations known for their friendliness toward shell corporations and shadow banking. \u2014 Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The sooner, the better, as this transit has a pre- shadow period starting before the retrograde itself hits. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Nov. 2021",
"The sooner, the better as this transit has a pre- shadow period starting before the retrograde itself hits. \u2014 Meghan Ros, Glamour , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
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"Adjective",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163420"
},
"shadowing":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light",
"partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body",
"a small degree or portion trace",
"an attenuated form or a vestigial remnant",
"an inseparable companion or follower",
"one (such as a spy or detective) who shadows someone",
"an area near an object vicinity",
"pervasive and dominant influence",
"a shaded or darker portion of a picture",
"a reflected image",
"shelter from danger or observation",
"an imperfect and faint representation",
"an imitation of something copy",
"phantom",
"dark sense 1a",
"a source of gloom or unhappiness",
"a state of ignominy or obscurity",
"to cast a shadow upon cloud",
"to follow especially secretly trail",
"to accompany and observe especially in a professional setting",
"to represent or indicate obscurely or faintly",
"shelter , protect",
"shade sense 5",
"to shelter from the sun",
"conceal",
"to pass gradually or by degrees",
"to become overcast with or as if with shadows",
"of, relating to, or resembling a shadow cabinet",
"having an indistinct pattern",
"having darker sections of design",
"the dark figure cast on a surface by a body that is between the surface and the light",
"shade entry 1 sense 2",
"phantom",
"a very little bit trace",
"something that causes a bad feeling",
"darkness caused by the setting of the sun",
"to cast a shadow upon",
"to follow and watch closely especially in a secret way",
"partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body",
"a dark outline or image on an X-ray photograph where the X-rays have been blocked by a radiopaque mass (as a tumor)",
"a colorless or slightly pigmented or stained body (as a degenerate cell or empty membrane) only faintly visible under the microscope",
"to perform shadow-casting on"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sha-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
"synonyms":[
"dusk",
"penumbra",
"shade",
"shadiness",
"umbra"
],
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"bird-dog",
"chase",
"course",
"dog",
"follow",
"hound",
"pursue",
"run",
"tag",
"tail",
"trace",
"track",
"trail"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Butterfly beauty is one of the prettiest takes on Y2K trends \u2014 see butterfly shadow , clips, and eyeliner. \u2014 Amina Ayoud, Allure , 6 June 2022",
"Scenes between Mitchell and the disdainful Admiral Simpson (Jon Hamm) are culturally enlightening \u2014 boyish Cruise is a star; five-o\u2019clock- shadow Hamm, from Mad Men, is TV trite. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 27 May 2022",
"Makeup artist Jamie Greenberg opted for a more subtle look to play off the suit, complete with a mini cat-eye liner, a soft purple shadow , and pink lips. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"Full totality, or when the moon is engulfed in the darkest part of the Earth\u2019s shadow (or umbra), will last 1 hour and 25 minutes. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 15 May 2022",
"In eastern Wisconsin the spectacle is scheduled to begin at 8 32 p.m. Sunday when the edge of the Earth's shadow , or penumbra, starts touching the moon. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"On the evening of Sunday, May 15 and into the early hours of Monday, May 16, 2022 our natural satellite in space will pass through Earth\u2019s shadow . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"What\u2019s more, the packages were programmed to exfiltrate sensitive user information, including bash history and the contents of /etc/ shadow , the directory where Linux user password data is stored. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
"So, the Moon normally avoids the Earth\u2019s shadow when a full moon is happening. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Another offshoot of inflation to be wary of shadow inflation, or when the quality of a service or product declines. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"Gartner reports that in large enterprises, 30% to 40% of IT spending goes to shadow IT. \u2014 Jim Brennan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"O\u2019Neill established a dynamic partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital that sent Timilty students to MGH weekly to shadow health care professionals. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Specifically, interns will shadow staff, assisting customers in the computer/multi-media labs, and observe computer classes. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Then turning around and shadow -banning or censoring the people that have made their platform a destination in the first place. \u2014 ELLE , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The city\u2019s delegate to Congress and shadow delegate will also appear on the ballot. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Brown even took time during a family trip to California, where her mother is from, after her freshman year of high school to shadow photojournalist Mindy Schauer of the Orange County Register newspaper. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Much of the cryptocurrency industry prefers to operate extraterritorially or in island nations known for their friendliness toward shell corporations and shadow banking. \u2014 Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The sooner, the better, as this transit has a pre- shadow period starting before the retrograde itself hits. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Nov. 2021",
"The sooner, the better as this transit has a pre- shadow period starting before the retrograde itself hits. \u2014 Meghan Ros, Glamour , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
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"Adjective",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light",
": partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body",
": a small degree or portion : trace",
": an attenuated form or a vestigial remnant",
": an inseparable companion or follower",
": one (such as a spy or detective) who shadows someone",
": an area near an object : vicinity",
": pervasive and dominant influence",
": a shaded or darker portion of a picture",
": a reflected image",
": shelter from danger or observation",
": an imperfect and faint representation",
": an imitation of something : copy",
": phantom",
": dark sense 1a",
": a source of gloom or unhappiness",
": a state of ignominy or obscurity",
": to cast a shadow upon : cloud",
": to follow especially secretly : trail",
": to accompany and observe especially in a professional setting",
": to represent or indicate obscurely or faintly",
": shelter , protect",
": shade sense 5",
": to shelter from the sun",
": conceal",
": to pass gradually or by degrees",
": to become overcast with or as if with shadows",
": of, relating to, or resembling a shadow cabinet",
": having an indistinct pattern",
": having darker sections of design",
": the dark figure cast on a surface by a body that is between the surface and the light",
": shade entry 1 sense 2",
": phantom",
": a very little bit : trace",
": something that causes a bad feeling",
": darkness caused by the setting of the sun",
": to cast a shadow upon",
": to follow and watch closely especially in a secret way",
": partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body",
": a dark outline or image on an X-ray photograph where the X-rays have been blocked by a radiopaque mass (as a tumor)",
": a colorless or slightly pigmented or stained body (as a degenerate cell or empty membrane) only faintly visible under the microscope",
": to perform shadow-casting on"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sha-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
"\u02c8sha-d\u014d",
"\u02c8shad-(\u02cc)\u014d, -\u0259(-w)"
],
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"dusk",
"penumbra",
"shade",
"shadiness",
"umbra"
],
"antonyms":[
"bird-dog",
"chase",
"course",
"dog",
"follow",
"hound",
"pursue",
"run",
"tag",
"tail",
"trace",
"track",
"trail"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Butterfly beauty is one of the prettiest takes on Y2K trends \u2014 see: butterfly shadow , clips, and eyeliner. \u2014 Amina Ayoud, Allure , 6 June 2022",
"Scenes between Mitchell and the disdainful Admiral Simpson (Jon Hamm) are culturally enlightening \u2014 boyish Cruise is a star; five-o\u2019clock- shadow Hamm, from Mad Men, is TV trite. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 27 May 2022",
"Makeup artist Jamie Greenberg opted for a more subtle look to play off the suit, complete with a mini cat-eye liner, a soft purple shadow , and pink lips. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"Full totality, or when the moon is engulfed in the darkest part of the Earth\u2019s shadow (or umbra), will last 1 hour and 25 minutes. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 15 May 2022",
"In eastern Wisconsin the spectacle is scheduled to begin at 8:32 p.m. Sunday when the edge of the Earth's shadow , or penumbra, starts touching the moon. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"On the evening of Sunday, May 15 and into the early hours of Monday, May 16, 2022 our natural satellite in space will pass through Earth\u2019s shadow . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"What\u2019s more, the packages were programmed to exfiltrate sensitive user information, including bash history and the contents of /etc/ shadow , the directory where Linux user password data is stored. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
"So, the Moon normally avoids the Earth\u2019s shadow when a full moon is happening. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Another offshoot of inflation to be wary of: shadow inflation, or when the quality of a service or product declines. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"Gartner reports that in large enterprises, 30% to 40% of IT spending goes to shadow IT. \u2014 Jim Brennan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"O\u2019Neill established a dynamic partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital that sent Timilty students to MGH weekly to shadow health care professionals. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Specifically, interns will shadow staff, assisting customers in the computer/multi-media labs, and observe computer classes. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Then turning around and shadow -banning or censoring the people that have made their platform a destination in the first place. \u2014 ELLE , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The city\u2019s delegate to Congress and shadow delegate will also appear on the ballot. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Brown even took time during a family trip to California, where her mother is from, after her freshman year of high school to shadow photojournalist Mindy Schauer of the Orange County Register newspaper. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Much of the cryptocurrency industry prefers to operate extraterritorially or in island nations known for their friendliness toward shell corporations and shadow banking. \u2014 Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The sooner, the better, as this transit has a pre- shadow period starting before the retrograde itself hits. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Nov. 2021",
"The sooner, the better as this transit has a pre- shadow period starting before the retrograde itself hits. \u2014 Meghan Ros, Glamour , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4",
"Adjective",
"1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185130"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of the nature of or resembling a shadow",
": faintly perceptible : indistinct",
": being in or obscured by shadow",
": shady sense 1",
": shady sense 3",
": full of shade",
": indistinct"
],
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"\u02c8sha-d\u014d-\u0113",
"-d\u0259-w\u0113",
"\u02c8sha-d\u0259-w\u0113"
],
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"blear",
"bleary",
"blurry",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"opaque",
"pale",
"unclear",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague"
],
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"clear",
"definite",
"pellucid"
],
"examples":[
"She was pursued by a shadowy figure.",
"He had only a shadowy idea of what they wanted him to do.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There, in shadowy streets and derelict buildings, men and women roam, often without apparent purpose, as if heavily medicated or perhaps blasted by that collective devastation called reality. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"With hostages trapped inside, the police must stop them and the shadowy mastermind behind it all. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
"With hostages trapped inside, the police must stop them \u2014 as well as the shadowy mastermind behind it all. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 27 May 2022",
"Soon one of them is dead, while the others suffer home invasions and other threats from the project\u2019s shadowy enemies. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"NSO Group also denies involvement in elaborate undercover operations uncovered by The AP in 2019 in which shadowy operatives targeted NSO critics including a Citizen Lab researcher to try to discredit them. \u2014 NBC News , 19 July 2021",
"NSO Group also denies involvement in elaborate undercover operations uncovered by The AP in 2019 in which shadowy operatives targeted NSO critics including a Citizen Lab researcher to try to discredit them. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 July 2021",
"NSO Group also denies involvement in elaborate undercover operations uncovered by The AP in 2019 in which shadowy operatives targeted NSO critics including a Citizen Lab researcher to try to discredit them. \u2014 Frank Bajak, USA TODAY , 19 July 2021",
"NSO Group also denies involvement in elaborate undercover operations uncovered by The AP in 2019 in which shadowy operatives targeted NSO critics including a Citizen Lab researcher to try to discredit them. \u2014 Time , 19 July 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203732"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"producing or affording shade",
"sheltered from the sun's rays",
"of questionable merit uncertain , unreliable",
"disreputable",
"sheltered from the sun's rays",
"producing shade",
"not right or honest"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sh\u0101-d\u0113",
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"shaded",
"shadowed",
"shadowy",
"umbrageous"
],
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"exposed",
"shadeless",
"sunny"
],
"examples":[
"Their backyard is nice and shady .",
"I don't trust him. He seems like a pretty shady character.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The biggest part of it is in a wooded area, so that\u2019s shady . \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"The Japanese Friendship Garden in downtown Phoenix is shady and has soothing water features. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 24 May 2022",
"What Happens Live every night, sometimes being incredibly shady . \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This should've been the first hint that Pamela herself was shady . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Items that provide sun protection are key\u2014a shady hat, a beach cover-up, and of course, a daily SPF for starters. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"Mary\u2019s, Sophia\u2019s shady pines punch and a special cheesecake shot. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
"The government takes heed of his art and so does Lang Dotrice (Speedman), the mysterious leader of a shady group wanting to use Saul as a way to normalize this new stage of mankind's evolution while others fight to keep the status quo. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"When the opportunity arrives to escape her father\u2019s shady schemes, Sai goes on a great voyage of exploration. \u2014 Christina Barron, Washington Post , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":"verb",
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"to move irregularly to and fro",
"to vibrate especially as the result of a blow or shock",
"to tremble as a result of physical or emotional disturbance",
"to experience a state of instability totter",
"to briskly move something to and fro or up and down especially in order to mix",
"to clasp hands",
"trill entry 2",
"to brandish, wave, or flourish often in a threatening manner",
"to cause to move to and fro, up and down, or from side to side especially in a repetitive, rhythmic, or quick jerky manner",
"to cause to quake, quiver, or tremble",
"to free oneself from",
"to get away from get rid of",
"to lessen the stability of weaken",
"to bring to a specified condition by or as if by repeated quick jerky movements",
"to dislodge or eject by quick jerky movements of the support or container",
"to clasp (hands) in greeting or farewell or as a sign of goodwill or agreement",
"to stir the feelings of upset , agitate",
"trill entry 2",
"dance",
"to hurry up",
"to form a conception of (as by counting or imagining) conceive",
"an act of shaking such as",
"an act of shaking hands",
"an act of shaking oneself",
"a blow or shock that upsets the equilibrium or disturbs the balance of something",
"earthquake",
"a condition of trembling or nervousness",
"delirium tremens",
"malaria sense 1a",
"something produced by shaking such as",
"a fissure separating annual rings of growth in timber",
"milkshake",
"a beverage resembling a milkshake",
"a wavering, quivering, or alternating motion caused by a blow or shock",
"trill",
"a very brief period of time",
"one that is exceptional especially in importance, ability, or merit",
"a shingle split from a piece of log usually three or four feet (about one meter) long",
"deal entry 2 sense 3",
"to make or cause to make quick movements back and forth or up and down",
"to tremble or make tremble quiver",
"to move from side to side",
"to grasp and move up and down",
"to get away from",
"to make less firm weaken",
"to cause to be, become, go, or move by or as if by using a quick back and forth motion",
"a quick back and forth or up and down movement"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sh\u0101k",
"synonyms":[
"agitate",
"bucket",
"convulse",
"jerk",
"jiggle",
"joggle",
"jolt",
"jounce",
"judder",
"quake",
"quiver",
"shudder",
"vibrate",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
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"beat",
"eyeblink",
"flash",
"heartbeat",
"instant",
"jiff",
"jiffy",
"minute",
"moment",
"nanosecond",
"New York minute",
"second",
"split second",
"trice",
"twinkle",
"twinkling",
"wink"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Simply place your grates in the bag, pour in the liquid, seal the bag and shake gently so the cleaner coats the racks. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"The oversized plush towels quickly absorb water and easily shake away sand. \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 June 2022",
"The singer charismatically sang the cheeky lyrics into the microphone, pausing at moments to shake his hips, shimmy his shoulders, and point at the crowd, who clapped along with him. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"Simply put it in your water bottle and shake gently. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"But Cronenberg doesn\u2019t pass judgment on it or shake his fist at the sky. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Fire's aim is true, though its tone tends to veer wildly, ricocheting from cutting AbFab wit to the kind of broad strokes Bridgerton wouldn't shake a powdered wig at. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"In what was surely the tensest moment of the tournament so far, Zverev was helped into a wheelchair to have his ankle inspected by medics, before returning to the court on crutches to shake the chair umpire\u2019s hand and hug Nadal. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"But Cronenberg doesn\u2019t pass judgment on it or shake his fist at the sky. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Nothing will change, barring a profound shake -up of Congress, so best to adapt. \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"With the party expecting to lose seats in the midterms and facing a possible postelection shake -up in its top ranks, his efforts could prove to be Mr. Clyburn\u2019s last opportunity to act as a kingmaker in tough races and shape the party\u2019s direction. \u2014 WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The stunning shake -up threatens to completely derail Republicans' efforts in Michigan. \u2014 Fox News , 24 May 2022",
"The recent shake -up at the global streamer \u2014 which has reportedly been cutting back after losing 200,000 subscribers in its first quarter and seeing its stock price plummet \u2014 could also put a damper on major festival deals. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"Republicans aren\u2019t free from a potential primary shake -up, either. \u2014 Fox News , 17 May 2022",
"Two of Twitter\u2019s leaders are leaving as part of a shake -up of top executives, according to an internal memo shared with employees Thursday, as the company grapples with a takeover from Elon Musk, the world\u2019s richest man. \u2014 Mike Isaac, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Peloton co-founder John Foley was removed from the CEO job in February\u2019s shake -up, but remains executive chairman and is part of a group that controls the company with super-voting stock. \u2014 Ed Hammond And Mark Gurman / Bloomberg, Time , 6 May 2022",
"Word of the shake -up spread through the warehouse on Thursday. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
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"Noun",
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"shake up":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an act or instance of shaking up",
": an extensive and often drastic reorganization",
": chide , scold",
": to jar by or as if by a physical shock",
": to effect an extensive and often drastic reorganization of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101k-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"appall",
"appal",
"floor",
"jolt",
"shock"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1847, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193053"
},
"shakeable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move irregularly to and fro",
": to vibrate especially as the result of a blow or shock",
": to tremble as a result of physical or emotional disturbance",
": to experience a state of instability : totter",
": to briskly move something to and fro or up and down especially in order to mix",
": to clasp hands",
": trill entry 2",
": to brandish, wave, or flourish often in a threatening manner",
": to cause to move to and fro, up and down, or from side to side especially in a repetitive, rhythmic, or quick jerky manner",
": to cause to quake, quiver, or tremble",
": to free oneself from",
": to get away from : get rid of",
": to lessen the stability of : weaken",
": to bring to a specified condition by or as if by repeated quick jerky movements",
": to dislodge or eject by quick jerky movements of the support or container",
": to clasp (hands) in greeting or farewell or as a sign of goodwill or agreement",
": to stir the feelings of : upset , agitate",
": trill entry 2",
": dance",
": to hurry up",
": to form a conception of (as by counting or imagining) : conceive",
": an act of shaking : such as",
": an act of shaking hands",
": an act of shaking oneself",
": a blow or shock that upsets the equilibrium or disturbs the balance of something",
": earthquake",
": a condition of trembling or nervousness",
": delirium tremens",
": malaria sense 1a",
": something produced by shaking: such as",
": a fissure separating annual rings of growth in timber",
": milkshake",
": a beverage resembling a milkshake",
": a wavering, quivering, or alternating motion caused by a blow or shock",
": trill",
": a very brief period of time",
": one that is exceptional especially in importance, ability, or merit",
": a shingle split from a piece of log usually three or four feet (about one meter) long",
": deal entry 2 sense 3",
": to make or cause to make quick movements back and forth or up and down",
": to tremble or make tremble : quiver",
": to move from side to side",
": to grasp and move up and down",
": to get away from",
": to make less firm : weaken",
": to cause to be, become, go, or move by or as if by using a quick back and forth motion",
": a quick back and forth or up and down movement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101k",
"\u02c8sh\u0101k"
],
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"agitate",
"bucket",
"convulse",
"jerk",
"jiggle",
"joggle",
"jolt",
"jounce",
"judder",
"quake",
"quiver",
"shudder",
"vibrate",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
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"beat",
"eyeblink",
"flash",
"heartbeat",
"instant",
"jiff",
"jiffy",
"minute",
"moment",
"nanosecond",
"New York minute",
"second",
"split second",
"trice",
"twinkle",
"twinkling",
"wink"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Simply place your grates in the bag, pour in the liquid, seal the bag and shake gently so the cleaner coats the racks. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"The oversized plush towels quickly absorb water and easily shake away sand. \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 June 2022",
"The singer charismatically sang the cheeky lyrics into the microphone, pausing at moments to shake his hips, shimmy his shoulders, and point at the crowd, who clapped along with him. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"Simply put it in your water bottle and shake gently. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"But Cronenberg doesn\u2019t pass judgment on it or shake his fist at the sky. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Fire's aim is true, though its tone tends to veer wildly, ricocheting from cutting AbFab wit to the kind of broad strokes Bridgerton wouldn't shake a powdered wig at. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"In what was surely the tensest moment of the tournament so far, Zverev was helped into a wheelchair to have his ankle inspected by medics, before returning to the court on crutches to shake the chair umpire\u2019s hand and hug Nadal. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"But Cronenberg doesn\u2019t pass judgment on it or shake his fist at the sky. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Nothing will change, barring a profound shake -up of Congress, so best to adapt. \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"With the party expecting to lose seats in the midterms and facing a possible postelection shake -up in its top ranks, his efforts could prove to be Mr. Clyburn\u2019s last opportunity to act as a kingmaker in tough races and shape the party\u2019s direction. \u2014 WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The stunning shake -up threatens to completely derail Republicans' efforts in Michigan. \u2014 Fox News , 24 May 2022",
"The recent shake -up at the global streamer \u2014 which has reportedly been cutting back after losing 200,000 subscribers in its first quarter and seeing its stock price plummet \u2014 could also put a damper on major festival deals. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"Republicans aren\u2019t free from a potential primary shake -up, either. \u2014 Fox News , 17 May 2022",
"Two of Twitter\u2019s leaders are leaving as part of a shake -up of top executives, according to an internal memo shared with employees Thursday, as the company grapples with a takeover from Elon Musk, the world\u2019s richest man. \u2014 Mike Isaac, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Peloton co-founder John Foley was removed from the CEO job in February\u2019s shake -up, but remains executive chairman and is part of a group that controls the company with super-voting stock. \u2014 Ed Hammond And Mark Gurman / Bloomberg, Time , 6 May 2022",
"Word of the shake -up spread through the warehouse on Thursday. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215226"
},
"sham":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a trick that deludes hoax",
"cheap falseness hypocrisy",
"an ornamental covering for a pillow",
"an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be genuine",
"a person who shams",
"not genuine false , feigned",
"having such poor quality as to seem false",
"to go through the external motions necessary to counterfeit",
"to act intentionally so as to give a false impression feign",
"something that deceives hoax",
"something that is claimed to be true or real but which is actually phony",
"a decorative covering for a pillow",
"not real false",
"to act in a deceiving way",
"being a treatment or procedure that is performed as a control and that is similar to but omits a key therapeutic element of the treatment or procedure under investigation",
"something that is false, deceptive, misleading, or otherwise not genuine",
"not genuine intended to mislead or deceive false , illusory"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sham",
"synonyms":[
"caricature",
"cartoon",
"farce",
"joke",
"mockery",
"parody",
"travesty"
],
"antonyms":[
"artificial",
"bogus",
"dummy",
"ersatz",
"factitious",
"fake",
"false",
"faux",
"imitation",
"imitative",
"man-made",
"mimic",
"mock",
"pretend",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"This promised paradise is a sham built on wishful thinking and green marketing. \u2014 Bjorn Lomborg, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"House Republicans have blasted the committee as illegitimate, partisan and a sham because of how it was set up. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"There's also plenty of bedroom decor including reversible quilt and sham sets. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Even cultural continuity is something of a sham \u2014the critic\u2019s speculative history of cinema veers toward nostalgia, as do his collaborators at the office of a film magazine. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Aside from the twin and twin XL sizes, the set comes with a duvet cover and two pillow shams\u2014the two smallest sizes only come with one sham . \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Washington recognizes Guaido as Venezuela's rightful leader and had shunned Maduro after calling his 2018 reelection a sham . \u2014 Matt Spetalnick, Fox News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"While that was happening, Vall\u00e9e turned his attention to another old case, one that many UFOers regards as a nothingburger, if not a sham . \u2014 Chantel Tattoli, Wired , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Federal officials, though, say the lending program was a sham . \u2014 Lois Norder, ajc , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Republicans mostly dismissed Thursday's hearings as a sham , partisan and have proved nothing. \u2014 NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"The Russian currency is being introduced, and reports mount that a sham referendum could be held to legitimize Russian annexation, some locals say. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"His lawyers allege Edison conducted a sham investigation and used the complaints to push him out of his job. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Teryl Austin said the Lions conducted a sham interview with his client only to satisfy the NFL's Rooney Rule. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 4 Feb. 2022",
"To secure favorable tax treatment, the businessman, Sedrak Arustamyan, allegedly entered into two sham loan agreements with Khachatryan\u2019s adult sons \u2014 the first loan in 2009 for $7 million and another in 2011 for $13.4 million. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Prosecutors could also investigate the 16 phony Republican electors who cast ballots for Trump in a sham ceremony in December 2020. \u2014 Tamar Hallerman, ajc , 2 May 2022",
"And in 2019, Trump infamously withheld nearly $400 million in military aid as part of his attempt to pressure Zelensky into announcing sham corruption investigations into Biden and his family's business dealings. \u2014 Marshall Cohen, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Kyiv has repeatedly warned that Russian forces could hold a sham referendum in the city in a bid to legitimize its eventual annexation. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The family fraud ring created sham businesses to get many of the loans, attaching fake payrolls and forged tax returns to the applications. \u2014 Gregory Yee, Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"And local officials worry that Russia is going to hold some sham referendum to make its political occupation more permanent. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Gonzales was not trying to overturn the election results through his lawsuit, but asserting that putting up sham candidates represented ballot fraud. \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Flores also contended that the Broncos and Giants conducted sham interviews, Denver\u2019s in 2019 and New York\u2019s during the current hiring cycle. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Political prisoners routinely face sham legal proceedings and coerced confessions in the Islamic Republic of Iran. \u2014 Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News , 8 Feb. 2022",
"By August 2020, the group had applied for 151 loans to mainly sham businesses, some of them named after real ones. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Fraudulent trades are sham transactions designed to create the appearance of activity or movement in the market. \u2014 Jaime Catmull, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Former employees had even sued Patriarch for claims ranging from breach of contract to sham transactions. \u2014 Eliza Haverstock, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1702, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun plural",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": a meat market",
": slaughterhouse",
": a place of mass slaughter or bloodshed",
": a scene or a state of great destruction : wreckage",
": a scene or a state of great disorder or confusion",
": great confusion : mess",
": a place or scene of disorder or destruction"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Members of the PPE Fraud Coalition say the pandemic exposed weaknesses in the international trade system and left many legitimate importers in shambles . \u2014 J. David Mcswane, ProPublica , 3 June 2022",
"This smart debut about a celebrity wedding planner whose love life is in shambles stretches the seams of the rom-com genre. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Whether or not this Starliner launch will end in shambles has yet to be seen. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 18 May 2022",
"Despite being the ghostwriter for one of romance's most prolific authors, Florence Day's life is in shambles . \u2014 EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"Thanks in large part to both weapons, the Russian Army is in shambles , and is only a threat to its smallest neighbors; Russia\u2019s difficulties might well make China think twice before making the decision to invade Taiwan. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 May 2022",
"Unfortunately, the world remains in shambles , especially with what\u2019s going on in Ukraine. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The standoff over congressional and legislative maps has made a shambles of a redistricting process aimed at removing politics from mapmaking that Ohio voters resoundingly approved via constitutional amendments in 2015 and 2018. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The Reds finished their first 100 games with just 30 losses, making a shambles of the National League West Division race by opening up a 12\u00bd-game lead over second-place Los Angeles. \u2014 Mark Schmetzer, The Enquirer , 11 Nov. 2020"
],
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": the susceptibility to such emotion",
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": something that brings censure or reproach",
": something to be regretted : pity",
": a cause of feeling shame",
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": to put to shame by outdoing",
": to cause to feel shame",
": to force by causing to feel guilty",
": a painful emotion caused by having done something wrong or improper",
": ability to feel shame",
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": something that brings disgrace or causes painful emotion or strong regret",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The lead canonical roles are best known as showy, technical displays, more often excerpted as variations than performed as a full-length ballet, which is a shame since the most lovable bits are the character roles. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Which is a shame for everyone, including white women. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Which is a shame , because excluding women from these spaces means the industry loses the point of view of women. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 29 May 2022",
"In the Sport setting, turning it off is impossible, which is a shame , as some drivers prefer their EVs to coast when the accelerator is lifted. \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 24 May 2022",
"Your first thought, especially as a woman, is shame . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
"That's a shame for a 33-year-old pitcher with a $1 million bonus in his contract for pitching at least 110 innings this season, and then another $1 million for every 10 innings pitched after that up to 160 innings. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 17 May 2022",
"Colors just seem to pop more and graphical detail explodes with a vibrancy that puts even my 4K ASUS PC gaming monitor to shame . \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"This triple ensemble puts every other Coachella ootd to shame . \u2014 Kristin Koch, Seventeen , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Screaming matches occurred when latecomers tried to sneak in, while others posted their pictures on social media to shame them. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Hit the gym fitness center, one that\u2019s filled with new Technogym equipment and is spacious enough to shame some studios in New York City. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"For example, the Hopi Pueblo clown festival includes pulling rule-breaking villagers into the middle of the ceremony to shame them. \u2014 Jessica Dulong, CNN , 6 May 2022",
"Hydrogen fuel cells have a lengthier automotive history: the first was the General Motors Electrovan in 1966, which had a curb weight that would shame even a Hummer EV and used actual space-age technology. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The dilemma has some parallels to one that the tour faced in the nineteen-eighties, when anti-apartheid protesters managed to shame the powers that be into putting pressure on South Africa. \u2014 Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"And Ri enlisted none other than Gucci Mane (at least a meme of him) to shame the publication\u2019s body-shaming story. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
"It's not meant to shame White people for the discrimination their ancestors may have inflicted on a marginalized group. \u2014 Giselle Rhoden, Nick Valencia And Jade Gordon, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"When [Lady Godiva] rides through town, in the legend, most of the townsfolk go into their homes and avert their eyes, so as not to shame their beloved noblewoman. \u2014 Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED , 29 Apr. 2022"
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": something that brings censure or reproach",
": something to be regretted : pity",
": a cause of feeling shame",
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": to put to shame by outdoing",
": to cause to feel shame",
": to force by causing to feel guilty",
": a painful emotion caused by having done something wrong or improper",
": ability to feel shame",
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": to make ashamed",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The lead canonical roles are best known as showy, technical displays, more often excerpted as variations than performed as a full-length ballet, which is a shame since the most lovable bits are the character roles. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Which is a shame for everyone, including white women. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Which is a shame , because excluding women from these spaces means the industry loses the point of view of women. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 29 May 2022",
"In the Sport setting, turning it off is impossible, which is a shame , as some drivers prefer their EVs to coast when the accelerator is lifted. \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 24 May 2022",
"Your first thought, especially as a woman, is shame . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
"That's a shame for a 33-year-old pitcher with a $1 million bonus in his contract for pitching at least 110 innings this season, and then another $1 million for every 10 innings pitched after that up to 160 innings. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 17 May 2022",
"Colors just seem to pop more and graphical detail explodes with a vibrancy that puts even my 4K ASUS PC gaming monitor to shame . \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"This triple ensemble puts every other Coachella ootd to shame . \u2014 Kristin Koch, Seventeen , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Screaming matches occurred when latecomers tried to sneak in, while others posted their pictures on social media to shame them. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Hit the gym fitness center, one that\u2019s filled with new Technogym equipment and is spacious enough to shame some studios in New York City. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"For example, the Hopi Pueblo clown festival includes pulling rule-breaking villagers into the middle of the ceremony to shame them. \u2014 Jessica Dulong, CNN , 6 May 2022",
"Hydrogen fuel cells have a lengthier automotive history: the first was the General Motors Electrovan in 1966, which had a curb weight that would shame even a Hummer EV and used actual space-age technology. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The dilemma has some parallels to one that the tour faced in the nineteen-eighties, when anti-apartheid protesters managed to shame the powers that be into putting pressure on South Africa. \u2014 Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"And Ri enlisted none other than Gucci Mane (at least a meme of him) to shame the publication\u2019s body-shaming story. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
"It's not meant to shame White people for the discrimination their ancestors may have inflicted on a marginalized group. \u2014 Giselle Rhoden, Nick Valencia And Jade Gordon, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"When [Lady Godiva] rides through town, in the legend, most of the townsfolk go into their homes and avert their eyes, so as not to shame their beloved noblewoman. \u2014 Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02c8sh\u0101m-f\u0259l",
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"examples":[
"There is no excuse for such shameful behavior.",
"shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of the most shameful battles in this war occurred in the 1920s, when eugenics \u2014 the study of breeding a better human race \u2014 enjoyed popular acceptance. \u2014 Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"What is a western, after all, but a kind of hermeneutic care package of perversely lionizing myths about the most shameful facts of our inheritance? \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, another federal agency involved in what some have called the most shameful part of the incident \u2014 arranging for the man a medical evacuation that took place before Tanzanian authorities could charge him \u2014 has avoided nearly all scrutiny. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today , 22 May 2022",
"That holding is now universally regarded as one of the most shameful in Supreme Court history. \u2014 Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
"There have been shameful , disrespectful, and unfounded attacks on the judge, and there\u2019s been a lot of politicking. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Is a white mother more likely to go out dancing all night \u2013 and is dancing a euphemism for more shameful activity? \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Jan. 2022",
"However, the disgraceful way the university has treated current football coach Manny Diaz has to rank right up near the top of Miami\u2019s most shameful moments. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"It was assumed that the AI would never fall into that kind of shameful quicksand. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210407"
},
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"noun"
],
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": police officer",
": private investigator"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u00e4-m\u0259s",
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"history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Yiddish shames shammes; from a jocular comparison of the duties of a sexton and those of a store detective",
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": to make fit for (a particular use, purpose, etc.) : adapt",
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": to come to pass : happen",
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": a molded dessert",
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"\u02c8sh\u0101p",
"\u02c8sh\u0101p"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"How has growing up in Worcester inspired you to help shape the city\u2019s future? \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"While outside advisors and other VCs can help shape the market view, founders hold the keys to conveying how their companies are unique, different, or simply better than any others. \u2014 Mike Ghaffary, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"But there were a lot of other important developments that will help shape important races ahead of November. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Immigration policy will help shape the extent to which the economy relies on people vs. machines in the decades to come. \u2014 Michael Luca, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Traders and strategists say the inflation data could heavily influence the next stretch of trading for markets and help shape the Federal Reserve\u2019s interest-rate decisions for later this year. \u2014 WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Jones leaned on the film\u2019s talent to help shape everything from character looks to the film\u2019s settings. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"Apple Music believes each artist will help shape Black music in the years to come. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
"In cities, counties, and states across the country, other races just like Farley\u2019s will help shape the future of U.S. energy policy. \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, complete with offices and schools closing in recognition of it, the inevitable has also taken shape : commercialism. \u2014 Michelle Garcia, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
"Using three shape -shifting actors, contained within a spinning glass box of a set, the play journeyed all the way from the Wall Street giant\u2019s humble origins in 1844 to its ignominious collapse in 2008. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The movie is two hours and 20 minutes of sound and fury: a kaleidoscopic head-trip meditation on David Bowie, rock\u2019s shape -shifting astronaut of identity. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"While Todd Haynes successfully appropriated artistic aesthetics associated with his subject in last year\u2019s The Velvet Underground, Morgen\u2019s attempt to do something similar with shape -shifting Bowie doesn\u2019t come close to the same immediacy. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"Guests can fly in by helicopter for a bird's eye view of this dramatic shape -shifting landscape. \u2014 Anabel Dean, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Once there, she is menaced by local men played\u2014every one of them\u2014by the shape -shifting actor Rory Kinnear. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"It's set to feature the Skrulls, who've managed to use their shape -shifting powers to infiltrate Earth over years. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 17 May 2022",
"Her incarnation of The Doctor, a shape -shifting, time-traveling alien, appeared in a January episode of the show but wasn't meant to replace Whittaker's. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022"
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"noun",
"noun ()",
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": any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to large size that have a fusiform body, lateral branchial clefts, and a tough usually dull gray skin roughened by minute tubercles and are typically active predators sometimes dangerous to humans",
": a rapacious crafty person who takes advantage of others often through usury, extortion, or devious means",
": one who excels greatly especially in a particular field",
": to gather hastily",
": to obtain by some irregular means",
": to practice fraud or trickery",
": sneak",
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": a person who cheats others out of money"
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"keen in attention to one's own interest sometimes to the point of being unethical",
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"major , augmented",
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"a real or self-proclaimed expert",
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"a medical instrument (such as a scalpel, lancet, or syringe needle) that is sharp or may produce sharp pieces by shattering",
"to raise (a musical tone) in pitch",
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"clear in outline or detail distinct",
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"at a higher than true pitch",
"a musical note or tone that is a half step higher than the note named",
"a sign \u266f that tells that a note is to be made higher by a half step",
"a medical instrument (as a scalpel, lancet, or syringe needle) that is sharp or may produce sharp pieces by shattering",
"Phillip Allen 1944\u2013 American biologist"
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"edged",
"edgy",
"ground",
"honed",
"keen",
"sharpened",
"stropped",
"trenchant",
"whetted"
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"due",
"exactly",
"full",
"just",
"precisely",
"right",
"smack-dab",
"squarely"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The sharp rise in borrowing costs has pushed some home buyers into new price brackets and priced others out altogether, causing home sales to fall in the process. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"The sharp rise in home prices during the pandemic spurred owners to hike rents to maintain profits. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"All of this puts a huge strain on families living on the edge of poverty, reflected in the sharp rise in requests for federal food and state public assistance programs after the special unemployment benefits expired. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The company blamed a sharp rise in the cost of raw materials. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
"The company blamed a sharp rise in the cost of raw materials. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"The company blamed a sharp rise in the cost of raw materials. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
"The company blamed a sharp rise in the cost of raw materials. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Consumers have become so accustomed to these deflationary effects that a sharp rise in prices will trigger surge of social discontent. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
"That piece was a highlight among highlights, not only for Moore\u2019s sharp -eared handling of the solo guitar lines and loop pedals but his remarkable orchestral writing. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Annabeth is the sharp -witted daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom, while Percy is the courageous son of Poseidon, god of the sea. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Harlan was led by the sharp -shooting duo of guards Young and Conley, who combined to score 41 points. \u2014 David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Jan. 2022",
"After the Robert Morris win, Calipari pointed to former Wildcat Derek Willis, a sharp -shooting stretch forward who struggled on defense, as a model for Allen. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 13 Nov. 2021",
"While sharp -elbowed operatives revel in that stuff, the focus on tackling betrays a campaign\u2019s most important job blocking. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 17 May 2022",
"Leading politicians put aside the sharp -elbowed infighting that had defined Ukrainian politics for decades and instead created a largely united front that continues today. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Highlights included seeing Clooney and Roberts spar in amusing fashion with sharp -tongued jabs before coming together to hatch a plan to stop the nuptials. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Chief among them are her loving husband Paul (David Hyde Pierce) and her sharp -tongued best friend Avis DeVoto (Bebe Neuwirth). \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"As a heavy fog rolled in on the first of two nights of performances in Coos Bay, the F sharp went flat. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Aug. 2021",
"At 9 00 sharp on a recent June morning, Peter Campbell stood at the entrance to Naples\u2019 famed National Archaeology Museum. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 June 2020",
"Medical sharps are instruments used to administer medications to individuals or pets. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com , 17 Mar. 2020",
"Will additional big bets from sharps push the odds before Sunday? \u2014 Ryan R. Bonini, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire , 30 Jan. 2020",
"The sharps realize Navy\u2019s defense has gone from allowing 34 points per game in 2018 to just 18 points per game this season. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 14 Nov. 2019",
"But getting dressed casket sharp and howling the night away is only part of the fun. \u2014 Danielle Pointdujour, Essence , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Inspired by the '90s, hair legend Adir Abergel gave The Good Place star a razor- sharp blunt cut that falls just underneath her chin. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 22 Oct. 2019",
"In the brief, demonic finale, a test of any violinist's abilities, Lee was confident and fiery throughout, and Fisch kept the orchestra razor- sharp through Barber's tricky rhythmic twists. \u2014 cleveland.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Torres-Rosario still gets laughs, thanks to sharp comic timing in her accented line delivery, but those laughs come in appreciation for her character\u2019s sincerity. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 15 May 2021",
"Tuukka Rask, sharp down the stretch after recovering from a late-season back strain, will be making his 94th playoff appearance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2021",
"Pick one that\u2019s medium to sharp for a good melt-to-flavor ratio. \u2014 Catherine Lo, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2021",
"In the new crisis, the FT argues, dividends are sharping up to be the target that bankers\u2019 bonus pay was the last time around. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Leaders agreed to sharp austerity measures in return for bailouts from the Union and the International Monetary Fund. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Dec. 2019",
"May\u2019s sharp rebuke of the president has put pressure on other lawmakers, especially Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, who is also vying for her job, to condemn the tweets. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 15 July 2019",
"May\u2019s sharp rebuke of the president has put pressure on other lawmakers, especially Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, who is also vying for her job, to condemn the tweets. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, BostonGlobe.com , 15 July 2019",
"It was followed the following year by the Harvard business case program, where students sharped business skills. \u2014 Staff Report, chicagotribune.com , 21 June 2018"
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"The lecture sharpened my understanding of the topic.",
"The outlines of the mountains sharpened as we got closer.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The team is also part of the Lewis University Cyber Defense Club, which meets weekly throughout the school year to sharpen their skills as future cybersecurity professionals. \u2014 C.r. Walker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Some experts suspect that the J&J shot might also smolder slowly, giving cells more time to sharpen their skills. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The solution, they\u2019re told, is to lean in, speak up and sharpen their negotiation skills. \u2014 Laura Kray And Margaret Lee, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Some players skip college and join the G League to sharpen their skills before entering the draft. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Anita Dunn, an aggressive operator and longtime Biden adviser, has rejoined the administration to sharpen its messaging. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"On the flip side, plain (non-serrated) steak knives cut much cleaner and are easier to sharpen at home. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 16 May 2022",
"By then, Sosnik said, the impacts of the court\u2019s actions will affect the lives of more voters, providing Biden with a further opening to sharpen his political narrative. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Thousands of Finns have signed up with training associations to sharpen their military skills or learn new ones, an interest fueled by anxiety over Finland\u2019s geographic proximity to Russia. \u2014 Charles Ventura, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"noun",
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": to make sharp or sharper",
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": to make or become sharp or sharper"
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"\u02c8sh\u00e4r-p\u0259n",
"\u02c8sh\u00e4r-p\u0259n"
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"edge",
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"blunt",
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"examples":[
"Can you sharpen the image?",
"The lecture sharpened my understanding of the topic.",
"The outlines of the mountains sharpened as we got closer.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The team is also part of the Lewis University Cyber Defense Club, which meets weekly throughout the school year to sharpen their skills as future cybersecurity professionals. \u2014 C.r. Walker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Some experts suspect that the J&J shot might also smolder slowly, giving cells more time to sharpen their skills. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The solution, they\u2019re told, is to lean in, speak up and sharpen their negotiation skills. \u2014 Laura Kray And Margaret Lee, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Some players skip college and join the G League to sharpen their skills before entering the draft. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Anita Dunn, an aggressive operator and longtime Biden adviser, has rejoined the administration to sharpen its messaging. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"On the flip side, plain (non-serrated) steak knives cut much cleaner and are easier to sharpen at home. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 16 May 2022",
"By then, Sosnik said, the impacts of the court\u2019s actions will affect the lives of more voters, providing Biden with a further opening to sharpen his political narrative. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Thousands of Finns have signed up with training associations to sharpen their military skills or learn new ones, an interest fueled by anxiety over Finland\u2019s geographic proximity to Russia. \u2014 Charles Ventura, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": cheat sense 2",
": a cheating gambler"
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"\u02c8sh\u00e4r-p\u0259r"
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"bilk",
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"swindler",
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"examples":[
"carnival sharpers eager to relieve the yokels of their money",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine\u2019s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper . \u2014 David E. Sanger, New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Where Super Mario 64 suffers is in its environmental textures, which don't appear to have been redrawn to look any sharper on higher-resolution screens. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 16 Sep. 2020",
"For example, there is the Butch Lewis Act, which has nothing at all to do with boxing but, rather, is a bill to protect private pensions from being looted by corporate sharpers . \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 20 Jan. 2018",
"The payday-lending industry is a parasite on people who, for whatever reason, can\u2019t establish themselves with the various sharpers in our mainstream banking industry. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 17 Jan. 2018",
"Other sharpers were Doc Frame, Major James S. Showers and Colonel Rickett, who ran the Senate Saloon. \u2014 Darryl Levings, kansascity , 26 Jan. 2018",
"And the aboveground economy will remain the province of the unindicted sharpers who did such a great job with it in 2008. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, SI.com , 30 Sep. 2017",
"The sophomore from Colleyville has been a touch sharper on field goals than Jonathan Song in the fall practices. \u2014 Carlos Mendez, star-telegram , 14 Aug. 2017"
": a long narrow shallow-draft boat with flat or slightly V-shaped bottom and one or two masts each carrying a triangular sail",
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"bilk",
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"dodger",
"fakir",
"finagler",
"fraudster",
"hoaxer",
"scammer",
"scamster",
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"sharper",
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"Noun",
"those poolroom sharpies cleaned them out"
],
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"Noun",
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},
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": to cause to drop or be dispersed",
": to break at once into pieces",
": to damage badly : ruin",
": to cause the disruption or annihilation of : demolish",
": to break apart : disintegrate",
": to drop off parts (such as leaves, petals, or fruit)",
": fragment , shred",
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"\u02c8sha-t\u0259r",
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"annihilate",
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"do in",
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"rub out",
"ruin",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
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"wrack",
"wreck"
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"build",
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"raise",
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"The rock shattered the window.",
"His dreams were shattered by their rejection.",
"The end of his marriage shattered him emotionally.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With a difference of 46 points between the teams, a Cougars upset would shatter the 37-point record for the biggest playoff upset. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Stoneman Douglas massacre would shatter families, destroy careers, give new life to the gun-control movement, and spur the transformation of schools into fortresses. \u2014 Brittany Wallman, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Hours later, Latvia\u2019s foreign minister dismally predicted that Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine would shatter any belief that the region could ever let down its guard against President Vladimir V. Putin. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"No one knows what President Vladimir Putin is thinking, but there\u2019s no reason to believe that even the toughest measures will shatter his determination to force the Western-leaning former Soviet republic back into Moscow\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Matthew Lee, ajc , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Nothing ruins a pool party like a minefield of broken glass, so stick to drinkware that won\u2019t shatter . \u2014 The Bon App\u00e9tit Staff, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2021",
"Westbrook\u2019s long been the kind of do-it-all player that\u2019s able to shatter records \u2014 a points, rebounds and assists master capable of carrying one of the heaviest workloads in the NBA. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Alabama also continues to shatter records for positivity rate, or the percent of COVID tests performed that come back positive. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 5 Jan. 2022",
"This year\u2019s holiday season is expected to shatter records, according to the National Retail Federation, a trade group. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ekobo, based in France, uses the vegetal waste produced by manufacturing chopsticks to create gorgeous, colorful, shatter -proof dishware ideal for outdoor entertaining. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"The newer products are called marijuana concentrates and are commonly known as wax and shatter . \u2014 NBC News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The major social-media and tech companies have already done their share to pervert civil discourse and shatter consensus and squelch reason, all to make a buck. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"But none have yet been attempted in the Middle East\u2019s canonical shatter zone. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Shatterdive now has a 100% buff to frozen combatants in PvE, in addition to other PvE stasis shatter buffs, but it has been nerfed heavily in PvP and should almost never one-shot from full health. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"With the help of Wendall K. Harrington\u2019s animated projections, the walls shatter and melt away in Marie\u2019s dream and a magically expanding Christmas tree seems to burst the bounds of the stage and threaten to devour the Opera House. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2021",
"The revelations that shatter Vivie\u2019s peace point to age-old injustices: Constraints on women\u2019s professional and personal options. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The way Hatch sees it, Van Dyke\u2019s release couldn\u2019t come at a worse time for the police department, which has been scrambling to regain public trust that the McDonald case helped shatter . \u2014 Don Babwin, USA TODAY , 3 Feb. 2022"
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"noun",
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": to remove a thin layer from",
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": to cut off closely",
": to sever the hair from (the head or another part of the body) close to the roots",
": to cut off (hair or beard) close to the skin",
": to discount (a note) at an exorbitant rate",
": deduct , reduce",
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": to proceed with difficulty : scrape",
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": a thin slice : shaving",
": an act or the process of shaving",
": to cut or trim off a thin layer of (as with a sharp blade)",
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": to make bare or smooth by cutting the hair from",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Barclay\u2019s estimates that spinning off HSBC\u2019s Asia business would shave as much as 8% of the bank\u2019s market value. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"The financing changes outlined in a regulatory filing would shave $6.25 billion from the lending package Musk had previously lined up for the Twitter buyout. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"Brusuelas estimates a jump to $110 oil would shave slightly less than one percentage point from US GDP over the next year. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"In another change, designers have eliminated the splash grounds that had been planned for the pool area, a move that will shave about $500,000 from the project\u2019s $17-million budget. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Healy also advises tweezing one hair at a time for precision and using a dermaplaning tool to shave stray fine hairs that are hard to grip. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 11 May 2022",
"The goal is to shave 15 minutes off the MetroNorth Railroad commute from Stamford to New York and the return trip, the governor said. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022",
"As the student population dwindles, the board was told it needed to shave the equivalent of 76.5 full-time teaching positions to stay in line with its staffing formula. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Remember to shave on post-shower skin for the best glide. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, this Amazon deal still offers a top-of-the-line shave at a budget-friendly price point. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
"Either way, these hydrating formulas will ensure a nick-free shave and help prevent ingrown hairs, unwanted bumps, and irritated skin. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Gift a great shave \u2014 either to yourself or someone else \u2014 this season with Harry\u2019s, which offers great gift sets in addition to its best-selling shaving starter sets and subscriptions. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
"Your exfoliator should be used after, or in place of, your cleanser, and before a shave - this will ensure that pores are unblocked, preventing those pesky ingrown hairs. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Don't Skimp on the Shave Gel Verbeck is a fan of using razors to clean up around the beard line, but only in tandem with a moisturizing shave gel. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
"The second is to use a shaving cream that\u2019s moisturizing and foamy enough for a clean shave . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Featuring a moisturizer attachment from Olay, each shave leaves you with dolphin-smooth skin. \u2014 ELLE , 5 May 2022",
"Ahead are the 11 best electric razors for a silky-smooth shave . \u2014 ELLE , 5 May 2022"
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": a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together",
": something resembling a sheaf of grain",
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": a group of things fastened together"
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"\u02c8sh\u0113f"
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"contends that casino gambling would generate a sheaf of social problems for the state",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These included a December 2017 order revoking and rescinding a sheaf of Obama-era directives and reports on how the department should integrate climate science into its work. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"The panels show a variety of scenes \u2014 a scholar at his desk with an attendant bringing tea, a child riding an ox, a farmer tying together a sheaf of wheat. \u2014 Michelle Terris, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"Every few minutes, another taxpayer entered hesitantly with a sheaf of papers in hand. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"Since death was imminent if they were caught, one of the boys and his father buried the sheaf and retrieved it after liberation. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The man was bent like a parenthesis, with a bald head that shined like the rock that was split open on Rudy Kauffmann's desk, onto which the ancient fellow now tossed a sheaf of papers. \u2014 CBS News , 6 Jan. 2022",
"An affectionate portrait of his friend John Gaspar Gevartius juxtaposes a bust of Marcus Aurelius, the ancient Stoic philosopher-king, with the humanist literary scholar, pen poised over a thick sheaf of paper. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Similar distortions can be found in a sheaf of new lawsuits aimed at vaccine mandates. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 14 Nov. 2021",
"The $7 billion plan for precisely how to fix up that gruesome mole\u2019s lair hasn\u2019t changed much since Andrew Cuomo released a sheaf of promising renderings last spring. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 3 Nov. 2021"
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": to cut off the hair from",
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": to cut or trim with shears or a similar instrument",
": to cut with something sharp",
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": to cut through something with or as if with a sharp instrument",
": to reap crops with a sickle",
": to become divided under the action of a shear",
": a cutting implement similar or identical to a pair of scissors but typically larger",
": one blade of a pair of shears",
": any of various cutting tools or machines operating by the action of opposed cutting edges of metal",
": something resembling a shear or a pair of shears",
": a hoisting apparatus consisting of two or sometimes more upright spars fastened together at their upper ends and having tackle for masting or dismasting ships or lifting heavy loads (such as guns)",
": the action or process or an instance of shearing",
": internal force tangential to the section on which it acts",
": an action or stress resulting from applied forces that causes or tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact",
": to cut the hair or wool from : clip",
": to cut or clip (as hair or wool) from something",
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"\u02c8shir"
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"bob",
"clip",
"crop",
"cut",
"cut back",
"dock",
"lop (off)",
"nip",
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"trim"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"The farmers sheared the sheep.",
"The farmers sheared the wool from the sheep.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But on Wednesday night, those Mach-one speeds tended to shear off the symphony\u2019s character \u2014 especially in the Andante, which had little of the movement\u2019s familiar pliancy and lackadaisical levity. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Instead of poking fibers to the back, some people recommend snipping off the loose fibers, then shaving the fabric with a razor to shear off remaining frayed bits. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Counter-rotating the wafers causes the creme to shear and flow before fracturing, as the two wafers come apart. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Paleontologists don\u2019t just define sabertooths by their flat scimitar fangs, but by other adaptations like the ability to shear meat with their cheek teeth, a groove in the lower jaw for their canine teeth to fit, and other feeding adaptations. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Mar. 2022",
"At least the Nees, who co-wrote the screenplay with Oren Uziel and Dana Fox, shear off as much emotional backstory as possible. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Big, thriving corporations were permitted to shear off a large portion of their workforce because there were no unions to stop them. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Women\u2019s axons \u2014 nerve fibers that unfurl between neurons to form communication networks \u2014 have a generally leaner architecture that could shear more easily during trauma. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"At some point, the rest of them just shear off, and the result is calamity. \u2014 Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Wind shear can also let dry air into hurricanes that chokes them. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"Wind shear can also let dry air into hurricanes that chokes them. \u2014 CBS News , 28 May 2022",
"Wind shear could prevent or delay Agatha turning into a hurricane until later in the week. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
"That shear is expected to end today, allowing Henri to reach hurricane status by Saturday. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Wind shear involves the change in wind speeds and wind directions with height. \u2014 Nick Shay, The Conversation , 18 May 2022",
"Applying sufficiently large shear force, however, provides the energy needed to stretch the polymer molecules out and align them lengthwise. \u2014 H. Joachim Schlichting, Scientific American , 12 Mar. 2021",
"The shear is generated as the jet stream, which separates cold air from warm air, dives into the Lower 48 states. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Wind shear \u2014 where wind tugs at a hurricane from different directions \u2014 disrupts the concentration of thunderstorms necessary to form the core of a hurricane or tropical storm, said Jonathan Erdman, senior meteorologist for Weather.com. \u2014 David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204044"
},
"shed":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted",
": to give off, discharge, or expel from the body of a plant or animal: such as",
": to eject, slough off, or lose as part of the normal processes of life",
": to discharge usually gradually especially as part of a pathological process",
": to pour forth in drops",
": to give off or out",
": to cause (blood) to flow by cutting or wounding",
": to cause to be dispersed without penetrating",
": to set apart : segregate",
": to cast off some natural covering (such as fur or skin)",
": to become dispersed : scatter",
": to pour out : spill",
": to cause death by violence",
": something (such as the skin of a snake) that is discarded in shedding",
": a divide of land",
": distinction , difference",
": a slight structure built for shelter or storage",
": a single-storied building with one or more sides unenclosed",
": a building that resembles a shed",
": hut",
": to put or house in a shed",
": to give off in drops",
": to get rid of",
": to give off or out",
": repel sense 3",
": to lose or cast aside (a natural covering or part)",
": a small simple building used especially for storage",
": to give off or out: as",
": to lose as part of a natural process",
": to discharge usually gradually from the body"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shed",
"\u02c8shed",
"\u02c8shed"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5",
"Noun (1)",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Noun (2)",
"1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"1850, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203911"
},
"sheeny":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": beautiful",
": shining , resplendent",
": to be bright : show a sheen",
": a bright or shining condition : brightness",
": a subdued glitter approaching but short of optical reflection",
": a lustrous surface imparted to textiles through finishing processes or use of shiny yarns",
": a textile exhibiting notable sheen",
": a bright or shining condition : luster"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0113n",
"\u02c8sh\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[
"burnish",
"gloss",
"luminance",
"luster",
"lustre",
"polish",
"shine"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her hair has a sheen to it.",
"polished the metal until it had an even sheen",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The impact resistant lenses can stand up to wildest show with UV protection and polarized lenses to further protect your peepers, and the ultra- sheen design, available in 5 colors, is guaranteed to steal the spotlight. \u2014 Brandon Schultz, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Note that flat- sheen paint works best to replicate the look of unglazed encaustic or cement tile. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Aug. 2021",
"My Sheets Rock The Regulator $169.00 Bamboo Twill Sheets Made from bamboo twill, these breathable sheets have the softness of rayon with a sheen finish. \u2014 Lauren Levy, NBC News , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Boaters off Orange County and residents of Newport Beach started reporting a petroleum smell in the air and oily sheen on the water Friday afternoon, Oct. 1. \u2014 Christopher Weber, ajc , 8 Oct. 2021",
"But old pennies have a nice copper sheen all the way through. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 18 Jan. 2021",
"This diner digs their seasoning: bacon, thyme, red vinegar and a finishing touch of butter to give the beans sheen . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Keith\u2019s rendition of this Red Dirt hit bypasses LaRue\u2019s defiant sensibilities or even Hosty\u2019s sparse percussion and meaty guitar lines, for a more typical contemporary, radio-friendly sheen . \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
"Then road riding seemed to lose some of its unctuous, depilated sheen . \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
"The painting itself is certainly distinctive: The sumptuous fabric of the children\u2019s dress, with its bright sheen and rich colors, serves as a stark contrast to their understated facial expressions. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"The moon will glow a scarlet color during this year's first total lunar eclipse on Sunday -- a stark contrast to its ordinarily milky white sheen . \u2014 Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Turning from music videos and concert films to tell this true story in his first narrative feature, Rebane has created an old-school melodrama that aims for a Sirkian sheen , its visuals sumptuous and its clinches glossily, tastefully steamy. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Pine, for all his aging-glamour-boy indie-hair-band sheen , is an actor who would have done fine in the \u201970s. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
"An outstanding scrub takes care of dirt, bacteria, and clogged pores in one fell swoop\u2014no need to worry about acne or that oily sheen anymore. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"As for that sheen spray that the actor couldn't get enough of? \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173724"
},
"sheep":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"any of various hollow-horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus Ovis ) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male",
"one ( O. aries ) long domesticated especially for its flesh and wool",
"a timid defenseless creature",
"a timid docile person",
"one easily influenced or led",
"leather prepared from the skins of sheep sheepskin",
"an animal related to the goat that is often raised for meat or for its wool and skin",
"a weak helpless person who is easily led"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sh\u0113p",
"synonyms":[
"angel",
"dove",
"innocent",
"lamb"
],
"antonyms":[
"wolf"
],
"examples":[
"he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the sisters, the party might come across sheep herders and barter some of their fish for lamb. \u2014 Britta Lokting, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"There are peaked-roof buildings dotting the grounds, orderly rows of sprouting crops stretching up the hillside, and sheep and cows ambling about. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"Goats, yaks and sheep come by the tents from time to time. \u2014 Ziyu Zhang, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Consider pairing sheep milk cheeses with any number of Jameson expressions, especially the Triple Triple or the Black Barrel. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In 2020, Fern Steficek set out to raise sheep and grow plants for natural dyes in the Hudson Valley. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"The winner was Edward Clarke Cabot, whose r\u00e9sum\u00e9 included a stint as a sheep farmer but no formal architectural training. \u2014 Robert Polidori, Town & Country , 9 June 2022",
"New Zealand on Wednesday released a draft plan to put a price on agricultural emissions in a bid to tackle one of the country\u2019s biggest sources of greenhouse gases, belching sheep and cattle. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"In Laxton, villagers who held rights to Westwood Common could keep twenty sheep there, or the equivalent in cows. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English sc\u0113ap ; akin to Old High German sc\u0101f sheep",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162644"
},
"sheer":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": unqualified , utter",
": being free from an adulterant : pure , unmixed",
": viewed or acting in dissociation from all else",
": marked by great and continuous steepness",
": of very thin or transparent texture : diaphanous",
": bright , shining",
": a sheer fabric",
": an article of such a fabric",
": straight up or down without a break : perpendicularly",
": in a complete manner : altogether",
": to deviate from a course : swerve",
": to cause to sheer",
": a turn, deviation, or change in a course (as of a ship)",
": the position of a ship riding to a single anchor and heading toward it",
": the fore-and-aft curvature from bow to stern of a ship's deck as shown in side elevation",
": very thin or transparent",
": complete and total : absolute",
": taken or acting apart from everything else",
": very steep"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shir",
"\u02c8shir"
],
"synonyms":[
"cobwebby",
"diaphanous",
"filmy",
"gauzelike",
"gauzy",
"gossamer",
"gossamery",
"see-through",
"transparent"
],
"antonyms":[
"detour",
"deviate",
"diverge",
"swerve",
"swing",
"turn",
"turn off",
"veer",
"wheel"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a sheer drop to the sea",
"we had to get window shades because passersby could see right through our sheer curtains",
"Adverb",
"mountains rising sheer from the plains",
"Verb",
"the cruise ship sheered to the northwest, putting it safely out of the path of the hurricane",
"the car sheered to avoid hitting the dog"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1920, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1539, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1691, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171746"
},
"sheet":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a broad piece of cloth",
": bedsheet",
": sail sense 1a(1)",
": a usually rectangular piece of paper",
": one manufactured for printing",
": a rectangular piece of heavy paper with a plant specimen mounted on it",
": a printed signature for a book especially before it has been folded, cut, or bound",
": a newspaper, periodical, or occasional publication",
": the unseparated postage stamps printed by one impression of a plate on a single piece of paper",
": a pane of stamps",
": a broad stretch or surface of something",
": a suspended or moving expanse (as of fire or rain)",
": a portion of something that is thin in comparison to its length and breadth",
": a flat baking pan of tinned metal",
": a surface or part of a surface in which it is possible to pass from any one point of it to any other without leaving the surface",
": rolled or spread out in a sheet",
": of, relating to, or concerned with the making of sheet metal",
": to cover with a sheet",
": to furnish with sheets",
": to form into sheets",
": to fall, spread, or flow in a sheet",
": a rope or chain that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind",
": the spaces at either end of an open boat not occupied by thwarts : foresheets and stern sheets together",
": drunk sense 1a",
": to move or set (a sail) by manipulation of a sheet",
": to extend (a sail) and set as flat as possible by hauling upon the sheets",
": to fix the responsibility for : bring home to one",
": a large piece of cloth used to cover something and especially to cover a bed",
": a usually rectangular piece of paper",
": a broad continuous surface",
": something that is very thin as compared with its length and width",
": a rope or chain used to adjust the angle at which the sail of a boat is set to catch the wind",
": a broad piece of cloth",
": an oblong of usually cotton or linen cloth used as an article of bedding",
": a portion of something that is thin in comparison to its length and breadth"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0113t",
"\u02c8sh\u0113t",
"\u02c8sh\u0113t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214428"
},
"shekels":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various ancient units of weight",
": a Hebrew unit equal to about 252 grains troy",
": a unit of value based on a shekel weight of gold or silver",
": a coin weighing one shekel",
": money",
"the basic monetary unit of Israel \u2014 see Money Table",
": a bill or coin used in Israel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8she-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8she-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In fact, everyone contributed the same amount: a half shekel , no more, no less. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Once approved, more international investors will have the opportunity to benefit from the strong Israeli shekel as well as the dynamic and diverse tech industry. \u2014 Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The city received a cost of living score of 106, due in large part to the strength of the Israeli shekel against the U.S. dollar. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In November of 2021, the shekel reached $0.32, its highest valuation against the US dollar in more than two decades. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Much of this is thanks to the appreciation of Israel\u2019s currency, the shekel . \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The soaring shekel and price increases for goods including groceries and transport were the main factors in Tel Aviv taking the top spot, according to the EIU. \u2014 Alex Millson, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Part of the reason for Tel Aviv\u2019s rise to the top was the strength of its currency, the shekel , when translated into dollars, the report said. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Spotting a street vendor, Mr. al-Garosha stopped to buy two cigarettes, for a shekel each, with a five-shekel coin his mother had given him. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Hebrew sheqel ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195815"
},
"shell":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or support of an animal",
": the hard or tough often thin outer covering of an egg (as of a bird or reptile) \u2014 see egg illustration",
": the covering or outside part of a fruit or seed especially when hard or fibrous",
": shell material (as of mollusks or turtles) or their substance",
": something that resembles a shell: such as",
": a framework or exterior structure",
": a building with an unfinished interior",
": an external case or outside covering",
": a thin usually spherical layer or surface enclosing a space or surrounding an object",
": a casing without substance",
": an edible outer layer of usually baked or fried pastry dough or bread for holding a filling",
": band shell",
": a small beer glass",
": an unlined article of outerwear",
": a shell-bearing mollusk",
": an impersonal attitude or manner that conceals the presence or absence of feeling",
": a narrow light racing boat propelled by one or more persons pulling oars or sculls",
": any of the regions occupied by the orbits of a group of electrons of approximately equal energy surrounding the nucleus of an atom",
": a projectile for cannon containing an explosive bursting charge",
": a case (as of metal, paper, or plastic) that holds the charge of powder and shot or bullet used with breech-loading small arms",
"\u2014 compare cartridge",
": a plain usually sleeveless blouse or sweater",
": a company or corporation that exists without assets or independent operations as a legal entity through which another company or corporation can conduct various dealings",
": to take out of a natural enclosing cover (such as a shell, husk, pod, or capsule)",
": to separate the kernels of (corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk",
": to throw shells at, upon, or into : bombard",
": to score heavily against (someone, such as an opposing pitcher in baseball)",
": to fall or scale off in thin pieces",
": to cast the shell or exterior covering : fall out of the pod or husk",
": to gather shells (as from a beach)",
": a stiff hard covering of an animal (as a turtle, oyster, or crab)",
": the tough outer covering of an egg",
": the outer covering of a nut, fruit, or seed especially when hard or tough",
": something like a shell (as in shape, function, or material)",
": a narrow light racing boat rowed by one or more persons",
": a metal or paper case holding the explosive charge and the shot or object to be fired from a gun or cannon",
": to remove the shell or outer covering of",
": to remove the kernels of grain from (as a cob of corn)",
": to shoot shells at or upon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shel",
"\u02c8shel"
],
"synonyms":[
"armor",
"capsule",
"case",
"casing",
"cocoon",
"cover",
"covering",
"encasement",
"housing",
"hull",
"husk",
"jacket",
"pod",
"sheath"
],
"antonyms":[
"bark",
"flay",
"hull",
"husk",
"peel",
"shuck",
"skin"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the shell of a crab",
"We collected s hells at the beach.",
"We're going to have stuffed shells for dinner.",
"Verb",
"They shelled the enemy troops.",
"The town was shelled during the battle.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Medeiros said what makes the egg rolls special is their tortilla shell . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Cut to 100 years later, and the 18,000-seat Bowl (now on its fifth shell ) has become an essential part of Los Angeles\u2019 past and present. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"Nancy Oliver and Allison Miller, the creator and showrunner, give the series an astute feminist grounding under its hard candy shell . \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"The local delicacy gets its name from the dark brown color of its shell . \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Try shooing them across the road, but if that doesn\u2019t work, lift the turtle by the back of its shell above the back legs and tail, not by the tail, to avoid a bite. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 24 May 2022",
"There\u2019s no doubt that American Idol fans have watched Noah come out of his shell . \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022",
"Building a powerful connection with horses has enabled Allyson to emerge from her shell . \u2014 Mary Grace Grabill, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
"The battery pack, encased in its protective shell , is isolated from the frame rather than just being bolted in\u2014better to resist the shocks and vibrations that may occur, according to Ford's engineers. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The officers also saw a bullet hole in the car and shell casings, but none of those details resulted in them initially detaining Thaler, according to the documents. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 28 May 2022",
"Russian troops continue to shell and advance slowly toward Lyman. \u2014 Laris Karklis, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Some oligarchs have taken elaborate steps to conceal their assets by using secret bank accounts, shell companies and offshore facilitators. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Russian forces continued to shell cities in Donbas and carried out a missile strike in western Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"The Kremlin continued to shell Mariupol\u2019s Azovstal steel plant Tuesday even as some civilians were evacuated, Ukrainian officials said. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"As many as 50 rounds were fired inside the property, and shell casings from rifles and pistols were found at the scene, police said. \u2014 Susan Miller, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Authorities say ballistics tests later matched the gun found in Lopez's house to shell casings found at the murder scene. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Once the shrimp are cool, shell the shrimp and refrigerate to further cool them. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1562, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215359"
},
"shell out":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": pay"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"disburse",
"drop",
"expend",
"fork (over, out, ",
"give",
"lay out",
"outlay",
"pay",
"spend"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those who shell out the big bucks to listen to Kanye West's new album will be treated to the sound of his estranged wife praising him. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Agencies are also rolling out discounted ticket packages geared to occasional commuters, who no longer need to shell out hundreds of dollars for monthly passes that formed the bedrock of the commuter railroad business model. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"That a basic cable drama could generate noticeably more excitement than a recent Oscar-winning actress speaks volumes to why people still show up (and shell out ) at these events. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"After her health insurance pays 80 percent of the cost, the family still must shell out $375 a month \u2014 when the food is available. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"American consumers in search of a van with a prestigious badge can shell out for the full-size Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or the mid-size Mercedes-Benz Metris. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Who wants to have to shell out more cash just to go to work? \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Giants didn\u2019t shell out the big coins for a hitter after losing Buster Posey, Kris Bryant and Donovan Solano, all right-handed swingers. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Making a Neighborhood goes beyond freebies, throwing down a challenge to people who bemoan the loss of local news but won\u2019t shell out what amounts to a monthly latte: Pay up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1801, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182610"
},
"shellac":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": purified lac usually prepared in thin orange or yellow flakes by heating and filtering and often bleached white",
": a preparation of lac dissolved usually in alcohol and used chiefly as a wood filler and finish",
": a composition containing shellac formerly used for making phonograph records",
": an old 78 rpm phonograph record",
": to coat or otherwise treat with shellac or a shellac varnish",
": to defeat decisively",
": a varnish made from a material that is given off by an insect and that is dissolved usually in alcohol",
": to coat with shellac"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sh\u0259-\u02c8lak",
"sh\u0259-\u02c8lak"
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"blow away",
"bomb",
"bury",
"clobber",
"cream",
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"dust",
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"rout",
"skin",
"skunk",
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"smother",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fill those existing dents with clear nail polish or shellac . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The process required cleaning and hand-sanding every panel and groove, after which Newborg applied a custom shellac and finish. \u2014 Nancy Ngo, Star Tribune , 30 July 2021",
"Denatured alcohol can be used to strip floors and make shellac , but don\u2019t put it in your homemade hand sanitizer to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 6 Mar. 2020",
"The Brach\u2019s classic candy corn ingredients were listed as sugar, corn syrup, confectioner\u2019s glaze ( shellac ), salt, dextrose, gelatin, sesame oil, artificial flavor, honey, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 3. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2019",
"At the turn of the century, the ever-expanding electrical industry was running low on shellac , a resin secreted by the female lac bug which could be used as an insulating material. \u2014 Alice Bell, CNN , 5 Nov. 2019",
"Shifts in format \u2014 from wax cylinders to shellac discs to LPs to CDs and MP3s and now streaming \u2014 arrive periodically to transform the record trade. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2019",
"Methanol is a type of alcohol that's often used as an ingredient in antifreeze, paint thinner, shellac , and windshield wiper fluid, according to MedlinePlus. \u2014 Cory Stieg, refinery29.com , 18 June 2019",
"The site became industrialized with the Lacy Foundry and industries that made shellac and paint. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 15 June 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There are also nagging economic questions, including Texans getting shellacked by outrageous property tax bills amid a pandemic that\u2019s left millions of residents out of work and struggling to feed their families. \u2014 Dallas News , 25 May 2020",
"Indeed, on a day the market was shellacked , Zoom Video Communications was off just a smidge, and Chinese delivery giant Meituan eked out a gain. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2020",
"The news media industry continues to be shellacked by the dismal advertising market as businesses remain shuttered throughout much of the country. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
"The Paris mayor's race has been downright nasty, and President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party reportedly is due to get shellacked . \u2014 Michelle Krupa, CNN , 15 Mar. 2020",
"The hairstyle, known for its round shape, with hair swept off the face and shellacked into place with quite a bit of hair spray, is symbolic of all that is retro. \u2014 Marisa Meltzer, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
"So what if most mushes fell victim to the tongue-thrust reflex or ended up repurposed as art supplies, my walls decorated with beet-purple spatter and shellacked with heirloom bean? \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Stocks snapped back from last week\u2019s shellacking on expectations for a global policy response if the world economy is constricted by the effects of the coronavirus. \u2014 Hiroko Masuike, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2020",
"If Sanders were to get shellacked , however, recriminations would be instant and intense. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New York Review of Books , 27 Feb. 2020"
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"1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
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": a decisive defeat : drubbing"
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"sh\u0259-\u02c8la-ki\u014b"
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"beating",
"defeat",
"drubbing",
"licking",
"loss",
"lump",
"overthrow",
"plastering",
"rout",
"trimming",
"trouncing",
"whipping"
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"success",
"triumph",
"victory",
"win"
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"They took a shellacking in yesterday's game.",
"suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In what could properly be described as a shellacking , Kemp came out on top of former Sen. David Perdue. \u2014 Averi Harper, ABC News , 25 May 2022",
"In a 13-6 shellacking by the Astros on Friday, Trout and Rendon were both removed before the eighth inning, with the score already at 12-2, to avoid the risk of injury. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"It has been overshadowed by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and obscured by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, but Democratic leaders are debating how to avoid a shellacking this fall. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The shellacking came as the Bulls were in the midst of a tailspin, and Milwaukee was without Khris Middleton. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Still, that doesn't explain away a 48-point shellacking , particularly when the Sixers started their two best wing defenders, Thybulle and Danny Green, to keep Tatum and Brown in check. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"After that slogan earned them a shellacking by Republicans in the 2020 elections, Democrats in swing districts, speaking on a post-election conference call, warned the party to back off the anti-police approach. \u2014 Dominic Pino, National Review , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The 6-foot-11 big man contributed 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists in a little more than 13 minutes of a 131-106 shellacking of the Rockets. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Feb. 2022",
"For many commenters, this amounted to the ultimate validation of the Affordable Care Act, which had proven itself yet again after more than a decade of Republican shellacking . \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022"
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"noun"
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": a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose",
": tricky or questionable practices or conduct",
": high-spirited or mischievous activity"
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"sh\u0259-\u02c8na-ni-g\u0259n"
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"devilment",
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"knavery",
"mischief",
"mischievousness",
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"roguishness",
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"waggishness",
"wickedness"
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"students engaging in youthful shenanigans on the last day of school",
"an act of vandalism that went way beyond the usual shenanigans at summer camp",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bit of a stretch, maybe, how quickly Amy (America Ferrera) ditches her cushy California executive gig for one last shenanigan with her old co-workers. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
"This shenanigan gets activated when enough states \u2014 representing over 270 electoral votes \u2014 become parties to the Compact. \u2014 Jack Fowler, National Review , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Food sources are particularly slim this time of year, which can result in these types of shenanigans . \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 13 May 2020",
"That\u2019s how the trailer sets up the rowdy shenanigans in this quintessential spring break film, about two friends (David Knell and Perry Lang) who visit Fort Lauderdale for a spring break bacchanal. \u2014 Erik Piepenburg, New York Times , 19 Mar. 2020",
"If one of the questions the season 3 finale left you with was whether or not the show will return with more shenanigans , rest easy. \u2014 Ashley Hoffman, Time , 4 May 2020",
"Why the shenanigans for such a problematic prospect? \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 21 Apr. 2020",
"The social media site maintains it\u2019s trying to clean up thedisinformation and shenanigans , but questionable schemes run rampant and influence peddlers often hide their identities. \u2014 Jeremy B. Merrill, Quartz , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Brews Brothers is heavy on puerile shenanigans , many if not most based on bodily fluids and injecting those fluids and miscellaneous body parts into the brewing process. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2020"
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"mischief",
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"students engaging in youthful shenanigans on the last day of school",
"an act of vandalism that went way beyond the usual shenanigans at summer camp",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bit of a stretch, maybe, how quickly Amy (America Ferrera) ditches her cushy California executive gig for one last shenanigan with her old co-workers. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
"This shenanigan gets activated when enough states \u2014 representing over 270 electoral votes \u2014 become parties to the Compact. \u2014 Jack Fowler, National Review , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Food sources are particularly slim this time of year, which can result in these types of shenanigans . \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 13 May 2020",
"That\u2019s how the trailer sets up the rowdy shenanigans in this quintessential spring break film, about two friends (David Knell and Perry Lang) who visit Fort Lauderdale for a spring break bacchanal. \u2014 Erik Piepenburg, New York Times , 19 Mar. 2020",
"If one of the questions the season 3 finale left you with was whether or not the show will return with more shenanigans , rest easy. \u2014 Ashley Hoffman, Time , 4 May 2020",
"Why the shenanigans for such a problematic prospect? \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 21 Apr. 2020",
"The social media site maintains it\u2019s trying to clean up thedisinformation and shenanigans , but questionable schemes run rampant and influence peddlers often hide their identities. \u2014 Jeremy B. Merrill, Quartz , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Brews Brothers is heavy on puerile shenanigans , many if not most based on bodily fluids and injecting those fluids and miscellaneous body parts into the brewing process. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2020"
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": any of various ancient units of weight",
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": a unit of value based on a shekel weight of gold or silver",
": a coin weighing one shekel",
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"\u02c8she-k\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In fact, everyone contributed the same amount: a half shekel , no more, no less. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Once approved, more international investors will have the opportunity to benefit from the strong Israeli shekel as well as the dynamic and diverse tech industry. \u2014 Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The city received a cost of living score of 106, due in large part to the strength of the Israeli shekel against the U.S. dollar. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In November of 2021, the shekel reached $0.32, its highest valuation against the US dollar in more than two decades. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Much of this is thanks to the appreciation of Israel\u2019s currency, the shekel . \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The soaring shekel and price increases for goods including groceries and transport were the main factors in Tel Aviv taking the top spot, according to the EIU. \u2014 Alex Millson, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Part of the reason for Tel Aviv\u2019s rise to the top was the strength of its currency, the shekel , when translated into dollars, the report said. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Spotting a street vendor, Mr. al-Garosha stopped to buy two cigarettes, for a shekel each, with a five-shekel coin his mother had given him. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"to exchange for or replace by another change",
"to change the place, position, or direction of move",
"to make a change in (place)",
"to change phonetically",
"to change place or position",
"to change direction",
"to change gears",
"to depress the shift key (as on a typewriter)",
"to assume responsibility",
"to resort to expedients",
"to go through a change",
"to change one's clothes",
"to become changed phonetically",
"to make a change",
"a means or device for effecting an end",
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"an effort or expedient exerted or tried in difficult circumstances extremity",
"a change of clothes",
"shirt",
"a woman's slip or chemise",
"a usually loose-fitting or semifitted dress",
"a change in direction",
"a change in emphasis, judgment, or attitude",
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"a change in the position of the hand on a fingerboard (as of a violin)",
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"a change of positions made by one or more players in baseball to provide better defense against a particular hitter",
"a change in frequency resulting in a change in position of a spectral line or band \u2014 compare doppler effect",
"a movement of bits in a computer register (see register entry 1 sense 9 ) a specified number of places to the right or left",
"a removal from one person or thing to another transfer",
"consonant shift",
"a bid in bridge in a suit other than the suit one's partner has bid \u2014 compare jump",
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"to go through a change",
"to change the arrangement of gears transmitting power (as in an automobile)",
"to get along without help fend",
"a change in place, position, or direction",
"a change in emphasis or attitude",
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"a removal or transfer from one thing or place to another \u2014 see chloride shift"
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"\u02c8shift",
"\u02c8shift",
"\u02c8shift"
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"budge",
"dislocate",
"displace",
"disturb",
"move",
"relocate",
"remove",
"reposition",
"transfer",
"transpose"
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"expedient",
"means",
"measure",
"move",
"step"
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"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The sultry weather will continue to shift farther northeast into the upper Mississippi Valley, western Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley, while continuing to build over the southern Mid-Atlantic and Southeast on Tuesday, the WPC forecast. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Feeling unmotivated, perpetually running late, coming down with persistent low-grade colds or even just a general feeling of unwellness, Hamilton-Guarino points out, can all be signs that something needs to shift . \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
"How can investors change the game to shift the odds in their favor? \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful-dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"He is expected to shift back to right tackle during the regular season, with Vaitai playing his second full year at right guard. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"The front is expected to shift south and east later Friday aiming the heavier rain into the Cascades. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"The goal is to clarify what housing is actually available, to shift the burden of finding affordable housing from people in need to organizations with resources and to more quickly serve the city\u2019s most vulnerable, Washington said . \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"School officials wanted the council\u2019s approval to shift nearly $33 million in leftover funds that were allocated for areas including student transportation, teacher salaries and special education. \u2014 Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"No publication flattered this back-to-the-land shift more than the Whole Earth Catalog, started in 1968 with the decisive assistance of an inheritance from Brand\u2019s adman father. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"The shift by central banks, especially the Fed, toward higher interest rates has reversed the spectacular rise in share prices spurred by massive support for markets after the pandemic hit in early 2020. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"The shift by central banks, especially the Fed, toward higher interest rates has reversed the spectacular rise in stock prices spurred by massive support for markets after the pandemic hit in early 2020. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"The new shift in seasonality, with flu cases rising last summer and then again this spring, made her rethink. \u2014 Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"Another important component in a bespoke keyboard is the stabilizers used on the larger and longer keycaps, such as the left shift , backspace, enter and spacebar. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The new shift in seasonality, with flu cases rising last summer and then again this spring, made her rethink. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Inspired by the government shutdown of 2013, the series was a radical shift from the sleek halls of Lockhart Gardner a sci-fi comedy about killer bugs from outer space that infest the brains of congressmen, turning them into hyper-partisan maniacs. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The last time the Army painted its vehicles, the shift in priorities \u2014 and location \u2014 was readily apparent. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022"
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164641"
},
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"verb"
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": to exchange for or replace by another : change",
": to change the place, position, or direction of : move",
": to make a change in (place)",
": to change phonetically",
": to change place or position",
": to change direction",
": to change gears",
": to depress the shift key (as on a typewriter)",
": to assume responsibility",
": to resort to expedients",
": to go through a change",
": to change one's clothes",
": to become changed phonetically",
": to make a change",
": a means or device for effecting an end",
": a deceitful or underhand scheme : dodge",
": an effort or expedient exerted or tried in difficult circumstances : extremity",
": a change of clothes",
": shirt",
": a woman's slip or chemise",
": a usually loose-fitting or semifitted dress",
": a change in direction",
": a change in emphasis, judgment, or attitude",
": a group of people who work or occupy themselves in turn with other groups",
": a change of one group of people (such as workers) for another in regular alternation",
": a scheduled period of work or duty",
": a change in place or position: such as",
": a change in the position of the hand on a fingerboard (as of a violin)",
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": the relative displacement of rock masses on opposite sides of a fault or fault zone",
": a simultaneous change of position in football by two or more players from one side of the line to the other",
": a change of positions made by one or more players in baseball to provide better defense against a particular hitter",
": a change in frequency resulting in a change in position of a spectral line or band \u2014 compare doppler effect",
": a movement of bits in a computer register (see register entry 1 sense 9 ) a specified number of places to the right or left",
": a removal from one person or thing to another : transfer",
": consonant shift",
": a bid in bridge in a suit other than the suit one's partner has bid \u2014 compare jump",
": gearshift",
": to change or make a change in place, position, or direction",
": to go through a change",
": to change the arrangement of gears transmitting power (as in an automobile)",
": to get along without help : fend",
": a change in place, position, or direction",
": a change in emphasis or attitude",
": a group of workers who work together during a scheduled period of time",
": the scheduled period of time during which one group of workers is working",
": gearshift",
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": a change in frequency resulting in a change in position of a spectral line or band \u2014 compare doppler effect",
": a removal or transfer from one thing or place to another \u2014 see chloride shift"
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"\u02c8shift",
"\u02c8shift"
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"disturb",
"move",
"relocate",
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"transfer",
"transpose"
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"measure",
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"step"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The sultry weather will continue to shift farther northeast into the upper Mississippi Valley, western Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley, while continuing to build over the southern Mid-Atlantic and Southeast on Tuesday, the WPC forecast. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Feeling unmotivated, perpetually running late, coming down with persistent low-grade colds or even just a general feeling of unwellness, Hamilton-Guarino points out, can all be signs that something needs to shift . \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
"How can investors change the game to shift the odds in their favor? \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful-dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"He is expected to shift back to right tackle during the regular season, with Vaitai playing his second full year at right guard. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"The front is expected to shift south and east later Friday aiming the heavier rain into the Cascades. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"The goal is to clarify what housing is actually available, to shift the burden of finding affordable housing from people in need to organizations with resources and to more quickly serve the city\u2019s most vulnerable, Washington said . \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"School officials wanted the council\u2019s approval to shift nearly $33 million in leftover funds that were allocated for areas including student transportation, teacher salaries and special education. \u2014 Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"No publication flattered this back-to-the-land shift more than the Whole Earth Catalog, started in 1968 with the decisive assistance of an inheritance from Brand\u2019s adman father. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"The shift by central banks, especially the Fed, toward higher interest rates has reversed the spectacular rise in share prices spurred by massive support for markets after the pandemic hit in early 2020. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"The shift by central banks, especially the Fed, toward higher interest rates has reversed the spectacular rise in stock prices spurred by massive support for markets after the pandemic hit in early 2020. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"The new shift in seasonality, with flu cases rising last summer and then again this spring, made her rethink. \u2014 Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"Another important component in a bespoke keyboard is the stabilizers used on the larger and longer keycaps, such as the left shift , backspace, enter and spacebar. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The new shift in seasonality, with flu cases rising last summer and then again this spring, made her rethink. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Inspired by the government shutdown of 2013, the series was a radical shift from the sleek halls of Lockhart Gardner: a sci-fi comedy about killer bugs from outer space that infest the brains of congressmen, turning them into hyper-partisan maniacs. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The last time the Army painted its vehicles, the shift in priorities \u2014 and location \u2014 was readily apparent. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182400"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": full of or ready with expedients : resourceful",
": given to deception, evasion, or fraud : tricky",
": capable of evasive movement : elusive",
": indicative of a tricky nature",
": not worthy of trust : causing suspicion"
],
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"\u02c8shif-t\u0113",
"\u02c8shif-t\u0113"
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"furtive",
"shady",
"slippery",
"sly",
"sneaking",
"sneaky",
"stealthy"
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"shifty politicians making deals to channel federal funds into their districts",
"shifty practices such as turning back the odometers on used cars",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today\u2019s consumers are whip-smart and can see right through shifty non-apologies. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The shifty Texas wideout should vie for time in the slot this season. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But Walken\u2019s shifty ex-con, Frank, communicates in the accent and cadences of the actor\u2019s native Queens, N.Y. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Right before leaving the game, Hepburn stayed in front of the shifty Hunter and forced a pass in the waning seconds of the shot clock. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Mar. 2022",
"They are rendered in an intimate style, although her protagonists \u2014 usually women \u2014 are shifty , coy and opaque. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Feb. 2022",
"From Wes Welker to Edelman and Danny Amendola, the Patriots have long valued the move-the-chains quality a shifty slot receiver can provide. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The freshman point guard, a shifty ballhandler who combines a sweet smile with a killer crossover, has helped Etiwanda in powering up a level. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
"The benefactor of Carman's grunt work at Fairfield was the shifty McClain. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 5 Feb. 2022"
],
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"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181840"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": in an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner",
": irresolute , vacillating",
": to show hesitation or lack of decisiveness or resolution",
": dawdle",
": indecision , irresolution"
],
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"\u02c8shi-l\u0113-\u02ccsha-l\u0113"
],
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"balance",
"dither",
"falter",
"halt",
"hang back",
"hesitate",
"scruple",
"stagger",
"teeter",
"vacillate",
"waver",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
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"fence-sitting",
"hesitance",
"hesitancy",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"irresolution",
"pause",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillation",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
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"Adverb",
"1700, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1734, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1755, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer",
": to reflect a wavering sometimes distorted visual image",
": to cause to shimmer",
": a light that shimmers : subdued sparkle or sheen : glimmer",
": a wavering sometimes distorted visual image usually resulting from heat-induced changes in atmospheric refraction",
": to shine with a wavering light : glimmer",
": a wavering light"
],
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"\u02c8shi-m\u0259r",
"\u02c8shi-m\u0259r"
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"coruscate",
"flame",
"flash",
"glance",
"gleam",
"glimmer",
"glint",
"glisten",
"glister",
"glitter",
"luster",
"lustre",
"scintillate",
"spangle",
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"winkle"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"The road shimmered in the heat.",
"a sequined dress shimmering under the studio lights",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Until then, a long rendering of the final living bronze stretches huge and beautiful above the fountain and the pools where the great memorial will shimmer . \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"This is very much apparent in Kossoff\u2019s 2006 painting King\u2019s Cross Building Site, Early Morning, that seems to shimmer . \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In the right light, the farm's mirrored panels shimmer like a sequined dress. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Pretty soon, on this line of thinking, every last aspect of modernity begins to shimmer with a simulated sheen. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The notes shimmer as B.B. King, resplendent in a blue sport jacket, slides his fingers across his red Gibson. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
"When the oil is hot enough to shimmer , place the chicken breasts in it and fry for 3 minutes on each side. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Mar. 2022",
"There are treats that shimmer and sparkle, others draped in icing. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The degradation of beard detail is hard to see without maxing the image out to its full 4K resolution (click on it to do so) or seeing the beard hairs shimmer in motion. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The giant, two-toned sequins flutter in the wind and shimmer in the sun so that the piece changes dimensions throughout the day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"The blendable, buildable tint imparts just the right amount of fresh-faced color and luminosity without superfluous shimmer . \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"The result is a barely audible but palpable shimmer around the beats that bleeds into the pauses \u2014 a subtle heightening of the ritualistic nature of the piece, and an indelible record of Schick\u2019s life over the past couple of years. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"In the Mood is our first blend of a Multi-Stick with a hint of shimmer that is truly more of a peachy glow. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Simone Rocha, Erdem, and Nensi Dojaka have remade theirs to drip sequins and crystals while Miu Miu, Fendi, and Eckhaus Latta add shimmer to transparent layers. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 15 Mar. 2022",
"This holiday season, go smoky with Lawless Beauty\u2019s The Glam One Eyeshadow Palette, which contains six rich-buttery matte shades and two ultra-reflective metallic shades that are sure to add a little shimmer to your holiday glam. \u2014 Essence , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Chromeaddiction is the most exciting and doubles as an eyepaint and liquid liner in matte and shimmer finishes. \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
"The result is luminous and cherubic, and the shimmer is subtle and pretty, with decent staying power underneath masks (and, once again, doesn't draw any extra attention to texture issues). \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"Noun",
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],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a social gathering with dancing",
": a usually large or lavish party",
": shindy sense 2"
],
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"\u02c8shin-\u02ccdig"
],
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"affair",
"bash",
"binge",
"blast",
"blowout",
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"examples":[
"we're hosting a little shindig this weekend for some friends",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Milwaukee Zine Fest returns after two years of virtual-ness as an in-person shindig at the Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Even without the receipts from the shindig , Garrison reported raising $31,360 with $12,418 on hand, compared to incumbent Buckingham\u2019s $26,442 raised with $11,557 on hand. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Parmesan-pecan crackers, feta and onion jam tart bites, and ramen Chex mix are all invited to my beach shindig . \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 Apr. 2022",
"But neither Roy\u2019s stern words nor his itemized litany of how much the shindig is costing him manage to budge her. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Talent manager Guy Oseary is hosting his late-night shindig while Oscar show opening performer and nominee Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z will hold court at their Gold Party, a VIP all-nighter taking place at Bar Marmont. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Melanie barely had time to warm up before informing the passengers in the course of a celebratory shindig that the New Eden to which Daveed Diggs' Andre Layton was taking the titular train might not actually exist. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Months later, Issa has organized a small shindig in Molly\u2019s apartment for her birthday. \u2014 Cate Young, Vulture , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The shindig was a celebration for Mike Darner, the CPC\u2019s executive director. \u2014 Kara Voght, The New Republic , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224516"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": shindig sense 1",
": fracas , uproar"
],
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"\u02c8shin-d\u0113"
],
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"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
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"bluster",
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"fun",
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"fuss",
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"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
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"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
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"the prime minister created a brief shindy with his unexpected appearance"
],
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"1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
"shine":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to emit rays of light",
"to be bright by reflection of light",
"to be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished",
"to perform extremely well",
"to have a bright glowing appearance",
"to be conspicuously evident or clear",
"to cause to emit light",
"to throw or direct the light of",
"to make bright by polishing",
"brightness caused by the emission of light",
"brightness caused by the reflection of light luster",
"brilliance , splendor",
"fair weather sunshine",
"trick , caper",
"liking , fancy",
"a polish or gloss given to shoes",
"a single polishing of a pair of shoes",
"to give off light",
"to be glossy gleam",
"to direct the light of",
"to be outstanding",
"to make bright by polishing",
"brightness from light given off or reflected",
"fair weather sunshine",
"polish entry 2 sense 1"
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"beam",
"radiate",
"ray"
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"burnish",
"gloss",
"luminance",
"luster",
"lustre",
"polish",
"sheen"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The sound of the HD 58X Jubilee is wonderfully warm and open, with a natural and flat response that enables the music to shine through. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"After use, your curls will be fully nourished and your natural, healthy curls will shine through. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"All Casa Del Sol tequilas are aged in cognac barrels, which contributes to the smooth taste, one that allows the notes of agave to shine through in stages. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
"Interweaving her commentary with scenes from the films and making-of footage, all of it edited with dexterity by Laure Gardette and Svetlana Vaynblat, the documentary lets Campion\u2019s sense of humor and her sense of purpose shine through. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 May 2022",
"Sandra Bullock's sunny disposition always seems to shine through in her blockbuster movies and despite past tabloid trouble. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Ultimately, Selldorf and her team have found a way of elegantly knitting together all of the spaces from the various historic eras but also allowing each of these eras to shine through. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Instincts might pull toward a richer sugar like demerara, turbinado or even brown sugar, but in side-by-side comparisons, white sugar allows more brightness from the overall drink to shine through. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Removing dirt and contaminants from the surface of your car will allow its paint work to shine through, unmarred by the road grime that accumulates on any car that sees its fair share of miles. \u2014 Duncan Brady, Car and Driver , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"This product lubricates the hair, creates shine and softness while sealing the cuticle surface, and provides a silky finish and texture. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"The one-and-a-half-hour tours are held rain or shine and are offered on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. \u2014 Grace Gilson, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"This is a product that guarantees extra shine and healthy hair from root to tip. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"After a few more steps, Bieber goes in with the Kosas setting powder that has a unique, airy texture and locks makeup in place while controlling shine and minimizing pores. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Unlike a sea salt spray, which adds grit and texture, a hair cream adds a layer of lightweight moisture to thin, dry hair, increasing shine and movement. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
"There's nothing quite like the shine and sleekness that comes from sealing your style with a straightening iron. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
"Admission is free and the festival will take place rain or shine . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
"So when a whiskey was marked as BIB, you could at least be assured that it wasn\u2019t colored with shoe shine or flavored with leather straps. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 8 May 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": emitting or reflecting light",
": bright and often splendid in appearance : resplendent",
": possessing a distinguished quality : illustrious",
": full of sunshine"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u012b-ni\u014b"
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"beaming",
"bedazzling",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"candescent",
"clear",
"dazzling",
"effulgent",
"fulgent",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous",
"lustrous",
"radiant",
"refulgent",
"sheeny",
"shiny",
"splendid"
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"dim",
"dull",
"lackluster",
"unbright",
"unbrilliant"
],
"examples":[
"Her latest movie is a shining example of what a film can be.",
"the shining moon formed a nice backdrop for our outdoor concert",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alicia Keys brought to life the concrete jungle where dreams are made of in a shimmering silver strapless Ralph Lauren gown with a sweeping black cape that featured a shining New York City skyline. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"This is a shining moment for him and was very unrehearsed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Clearly, the withdrawal from Afghanistan was not a shining moment for the United States. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Mount Rainier stands out like a shining , white beacon against the Seattle skyline. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 18 Sep. 2021",
"The 14-minute medley was a shining tribute to Black L.A. culture and hip-hop, with the iconic Rosecrans Avenue long known for being the cradle of it all. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"In the sprawling digital cityscape of U, Suzu is surprised by her appearance as Belle, a shining , pink-haired beacon. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022",
"In reconsidering what makes art valuable, Somerville does not so much dispute Mandel\u2019s judgments about the past ( shining and false) and the future (real and hard) as collapse them. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 Jan. 2022",
"This was a shining moment for an offensive line and running game that\u2019s taken its lumps this season. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 31 Dec. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191025"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": having a smooth glossy surface",
": bright with the rays of the sun : sunshiny",
": filled with light",
": rubbed or worn smooth",
": lustrous with natural secretions",
": having a smooth bright appearance"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u012b-n\u0113",
"\u02c8sh\u012b-n\u0113"
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"bedazzling",
"bright",
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"dim",
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"lackluster",
"unbright",
"unbrilliant"
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"examples":[
"we could see our reflections in the shiny surface of the marble walls",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Being able to toss them in the dishwasher is also very important: Dishwasher-safe parts help with toaster oven maintenance by preventing smoking from caked on gunk and keeping things looking new and shiny . \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022",
"Great leaders focus on outcomes, articulate what behaviors fit the goals, and view bromides and shiny objects with reasonable suspicion. \u2014 Constance Dierickx, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The only notable thing that wasn\u2019t new and shiny was Cody Bellinger, whose notable struggles from last season continued at least one game into this new season. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Pegu Club closed in May 2020, but had already begun to be eclipsed in the press by the shiny and new. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The paint was so clean and bright, the brass was so shiny . \u2014 Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s not the only thing that may make the phone\u2019s design divisive; the black color option is extremely shiny and reflective\u2014showing off even the slightest smudges and prints. \u2014 Adam Speight, Wired , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The white spots are almost certainly cloudiness in a lacquer coating that the manufacturer of your teakettle applied to keep the copper shiny and bright for as long as possible. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2022",
"In Lab testing, the ammonia-free at-home dye offered even coverage, left hair visibly shiny , and was fade-resistant when used to cover up gray. \u2014 Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214059"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun suffix",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
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": a large seagoing vessel",
": a sailing vessel having a bowsprit and usually three masts each composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast",
": boat",
": one propelled by power or sail",
": a ship's crew",
": fortune sense 2",
": airship , airplane , spacecraft",
": to place or receive on board a ship for transportation by water",
": to cause to be transported",
": to provide with a ship",
": to put in place for use",
": to take into a ship or boat",
": to engage for service on a ship",
": to take (water) over the side",
": to embark on a ship",
": to go or travel by ship",
": to proceed by ship or other means under military orders",
": to engage to serve on shipboard",
": to be sent for delivery",
": to wishfully regard (specific people or fictional characters) as being or having the potential to become romantically involved with one another",
": state : condition : quality",
": office : dignity : profession",
": art : skill",
": something showing, exhibiting, or embodying a quality or state",
": one entitled to a (specified) rank, title, or appellation",
": the body of persons participating in a specified activity",
": a large boat designed for travel by sea",
": airship , airplane",
": a vehicle for traveling beyond the earth's atmosphere",
": to cause to be transported",
": to put or receive on board for transportation by water",
": to send (someone) to a place",
": to take into a ship or boat",
": to sign on as a crew member on a ship",
": state : condition : quality",
": office : rank : profession",
": skill",
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],
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"\u02c8ship",
"\u02c8ship",
"\u02ccship"
],
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"boat",
"keel",
"vessel"
],
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"consign",
"dispatch",
"pack (off)",
"send",
"shoot",
"transfer",
"transmit",
"transport"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The first new ship in the DCL fleet in more than 10 years arrived to its new home port around 5 a.m. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"The replica of the Amistad \u2014 the ship that was the site of an uprising of captive Africans in 1839 \u2014 will be open for free tours. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
"Inside the entryway, Smith pointed out a ship manifest, framed and mounted beside the names on the wall. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Over a million pounds of baby formula is set to ship into the United States sometime next month, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. \u2014 Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 18 June 2022",
"The AquaExpeditions ship Aqua Blu, launched right before the pandemic, sails itineraries in Indonesia. \u2014 Sue Bryant, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"Early this morning, the Ukrainian military released video feed footage of yet another Russian ship coming under attack while transiting towards Snake Island, an outpost infamously captured by the Russian Navy early in the conflict. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The ship blazes red above water before the virtual camera plunges below the surface to reveal the hull torn in two. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Building a factory in the US also helps the company meet demand here, particularly when supply chains are clogged and the cost to ship goods is surging amid record fuel prices. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"It was supposed to ship in December, but supply chain issues kept the car from being delivered until April \u2014 as gas prices reached record highs. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"The company did not release how many orders fulfillment centers can ship in one day. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
"Beijing scrapped export taxes for companies that ship direct to consumers in 2018, in response to new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"Qualcomm says that the chipset is expected to ship in commercial devices in the third quarter of this year, with brands like Motorola, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Oppo, ROG, and more, all having commited to using the chip in an upcoming device. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 20 May 2022",
"Diesel costs are reaching new highs across the U.S., straining the operations of trucking companies and wrecking the transportation budgets of businesses that need to ship goods. \u2014 Paul Page, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Ford plans to begin to ship Lightning trucks in coming days, starting with the most affordable Pro series, which is largely for commercial use. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 26 Apr. 2022",
"As the battle map shifts, the U.S. continues to ship in military equipment to the Ukrainians. \u2014 David Martin, CBS News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The company is selling them through the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, and current orders should ship in May. \u2014 Richard Baguley, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"1998, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223934"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": as much or as many as will fill or load a ship",
": an indefinitely large amount or number"
],
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"\u02c8ship-\u02c8l\u014dd",
"-\u02ccl\u014dd"
],
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"abundance",
"barrel",
"basketful",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bunch",
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"taste",
"touch",
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"examples":[
"Shiploads of settlers came to the New World.",
"it must have taken a shipload of money to build that mansion",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What's certain is that the chairman, then 49, escaped in one of the last lifeboats, leaving behind a shipload of passengers, his butler, his secretary and his reputation. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The choice of October 9 as the official holiday had nothing to with the son of Erik the Red himself and everything to do with October 9 being the date when the first shipload of Norwegian immigrants arrived in the United States in 1825. \u2014 Arthur Herman, National Review , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Today\u2019s holiday gifts \u2014 from princess palaces to water guns \u2014 entered the country by the shipload without the usual security checks from mid-March to September, including months that were inspectors\u2019 busiest last year, USA TODAY found. \u2014 Brett Murphy, USA TODAY , 22 Dec. 2020",
"The federal safety inspectors who protect kids from dangerous and deadly toys were not standing guard for nearly six months while this year\u2019s holiday gifts entered the U.S. by the shipload . \u2014 Brett Murphy, USA TODAY , 11 Dec. 2020",
"The recycling industry has been reeling after China and other overseas markets, which used to buy America\u2019s plastic trash by the shipload , halted shipments in recent years. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com , 12 Sep. 2020",
"The British Royal Navy did something where an entire shipload of [people] sang each part of the song. \u2014 Alex Suskind, EW.com , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Winning\u2019s vessels ferry about 200 shiploads a year to Chinese ports. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Dec. 2019",
"All that\u2019s really going on here is a shipload of jump scares, which are adequately handled if never remotely inspired. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181834"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": trim , tidy",
": being neat and orderly : tidy"
],
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"\u02ccship-\u02c8sh\u0101p",
"\u02c8ship-\u02ccsh\u0101p",
"\u02c8ship-\u02c8sh\u0101p"
],
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"antiseptic",
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"groomed",
"kempt",
"neat",
"orderly",
"picked up",
"prim",
"smug",
"snug",
"tidied",
"tidy",
"trig",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"well-groomed"
],
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"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"messy",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
],
"examples":[
"I like to keep my car shipshape .",
"Everything had to be shipshape before we could sell the house.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Freshly painted wood exteriors, a red door and white trim give the cottage a shipshape appearance. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times , 2 Sep. 2019",
"Not so shipshape America and European countries condemned Venezuela, after Rafael Acosta Ar\u00e9valo, a captain in the country\u2019s navy, died in custody just days after appearing in court, having apparently been tortured. \u2014 The Economist , 6 July 2019",
"Indeed, Helena Bay\u2019s atmosphere is more shipshape than Kiwi-convivial. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 17 Jan. 2019",
"Embrace nautical decor head-on with shipshape accents. \u2014 House Beautiful , 8 Jan. 2017",
"Spend your time tending to possessions and get everything shipshape . \u2014 Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News , 3 May 2017",
"The homestead is once again shipshape and at present houses a resident cook and cook's family. \u2014 Jamie Hale, OregonLive.com , 20 June 2017",
"Before heading to the Naval Academy, La Jolla senior Dominick Wallace is looking for a shipshape end to his prep swimming career. \u2014 Glae Thien, sandiegouniontribune.com , 10 May 2017",
"Although the decks show signs of weathering and the engine control room still uses early 1980s technology, the vessel appears surprisingly shipshape . \u2014 Andrew Lawler, National Geographic , 4 Jan. 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":"short for earlier shipshapen , from ship + shapen , archaic past participle of shape ",
"first_known_use":[
"1769, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173004"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a wrecked ship or its parts",
": the destruction or loss of a ship",
": an irretrievable loss or failure",
": to cause to experience shipwreck",
": ruin",
": to destroy (a ship) by grounding or foundering",
": a ruined or destroyed ship",
": the loss or destruction of a ship",
": to cause to experience destruction of a ship and usually be left stranded",
": to ruin or destroy (a ship) by crashing ashore or sinking"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ship-\u02ccrek",
"\u02c8ship-\u02ccrek"
],
"synonyms":[
"shipwrecking",
"wreck",
"wreckage",
"wrecking"
],
"antonyms":[
"strand",
"wreck"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Only a few sailors survived the shipwreck .",
"The crew narrowly avoided shipwreck .",
"Divers searched the sunken shipwreck .",
"Verb",
"the yachtsman fell asleep at the wheel and shipwrecked his ketch on the rocks",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Now the shipwreck 's location has finally been revealed off the coast of England 340 years later. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"An exhibition about the shipwreck planned for spring 2023 at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"There's dune hiking, a lighthouse, a wagon tour to view a shipwreck and even a ghost town. \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"The vault's stone hull juts like a shipwreck in the drifted ice while polar bears chuff and lumber past the door. \u2014 Brittney Corrigan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"Last year, a fishing boat discovered a shipwreck in Utah\u2019s Lake Powell and the remnants of a 1986 plane crash were found in California\u2019s Folsom Lake. \u2014 Priya Shukla, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"There is a myriad of subplots including a love story, a Chinese shipwreck , and even an evil cousin, who tries to throw the race. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Last month, researchers identified a 207-year-old shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico as the Industry, a whaling ship that capsized in a brutal 1836 storm. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The shipwreck brings the total number of deaths in the central Mediterranean Sea this year to over 650, according to the I.O.M., a figure similar to the one from the same period last year. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Prominent historians and shipwreck experts in Michigan doubt the Liberts' claim. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 11 May 2022",
"Sirens, as King reminds us, symbolized what earlier times regarded as the destructive sexuality of women: These enticing sweet singers lured the unwary to shipwreck , then clawed their bodies to pieces. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Aug. 2021",
"For sandy beaches and legendary surf conditions, to historic lighthouses, shipwreck diving sites, and wild horses, the Outer Banks is a unique East Coast beach vacation. \u2014 Hannah Lee Leidy, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 May 2021",
"After a storm shipwrecked them, they were miraculously saved by a boat heading to the Bahamas \u2014 exactly the place where Sarah\u2019s super evil dad Ward (Charles Esten) sent John B.\u2019s gold. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 8 May 2020",
"The valley\u2014after the water returns to the steep-sided channel\u2014is hard to cross, all sucking mud and shipwrecked trees in a prairie that is accustomed to being dry and treeless. \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The gorgeous 2018 card game Shipwreck Arcana is a great example of a cooperative survival game: To win, at least one person must survive being shipwrecked . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Eliason and Smith have been part of a number of Lake Superior shipwreck discoveries in recent years, including the 2013 find of the freighter Henry B. Smith that had vanished with all hands a century before. \u2014 Andrew Krueger, chicagotribune.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
"The title refers to Prospero\u2019s ability to control the climate, causing the storm that shipwrecks his enemies on the island and allows him to turn the tables on them. \u2014 Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2019"
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"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193306"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to go stealthily : sneak",
": to evade the performance of an obligation",
": avoid , evade",
": to avoid doing something especially because of laziness, fear, or dislike"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u0259rk",
"\u02c8sh\u0259rk"
],
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"avoid",
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"duck",
"elude",
"escape",
"eschew",
"evade",
"finesse",
"get around",
"scape",
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"shuffle (out of)",
"shun",
"weasel (out of)"
],
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"examples":[
"He's too conscientious to shirk his duty.",
"He never shirked from doing his duty.",
"They did their duty without shirking or complaining.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The defendants have all tried to shirk liability from the event. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"From the start of the ceremony, the speakers didn\u2019t shirk references to what students faced during their time at U-M. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
"The use of public health powers had been widely criticized by Democrats and immigration advocates as an excuse for the United States to shirk its obligations to provide haven to people fleeing persecution. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The use of public health powers had been widely criticized by Democrats and immigration advocates as an excuse for the United States to shirk its obligations to provide haven to people fleeing persecution. \u2014 Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The platforms themselves often shirk responsibility after putting out PR fires. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Edelman is very good on the weirdness of whiteness as an identity that is utterly revolting when proudly claimed yet impossible to willingly shirk . \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Projecting guilt is a convenient way to shirk responsibility. \u2014 Nuala Walsh, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Experts have widely praised the city\u2019s efforts for identifying realistic sites suitable for housing construction, rather than attempting to shirk that responsibility. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
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"1681, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211909"
},
"shirty":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": angry , irritated"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u0259r-t\u0113"
],
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"angered",
"angry",
"apoplectic",
"ballistic",
"cheesed off",
"choleric",
"enraged",
"foaming",
"fuming",
"furious",
"hopping",
"horn-mad",
"hot",
"incensed",
"indignant",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
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"infuriated",
"irate",
"ireful",
"livid",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rabid",
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"riley",
"roiled",
"sore",
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"steaming",
"teed off",
"ticked",
"wrathful",
"wroth"
],
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"angerless",
"delighted",
"pleased"
],
"examples":[
"He was shirty with the people who arrived late.",
"the visiting businessman was beginning to feel as though he had encountered every shirty bloke in London"
],
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"1846, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185652"
},
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"intransitive verb",
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"verb",
"verb ()"
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": one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence",
": to break into many small pieces : shatter",
": to undergo trembling : quiver",
": to tremble in the wind as it strikes first one and then the other side (of a sail)",
": to cause (a sail) to shiver by steering close to the wind",
": an instance of shivering : tremble",
": an intense shivery sensation especially of fear",
": a hard blow (as with a forearm) especially to the head or neck",
": to shake slightly (as from cold or fear)",
": a small shaking movement of the body (as from cold or emotion)",
": to undergo trembling : experience rapid involuntary muscular twitching especially in response to cold",
": an instance of shivering"
],
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"\u02c8shi-v\u0259r",
"\u02c8shi-v\u0259r",
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"Noun (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213119"
},
"shlocky":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of low quality or value"
],
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"\u02c8shl\u00e4k"
],
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"bad",
"bargain-basement",
"bum",
"cheap",
"cheapjack",
"cheesy",
"coarse",
"common",
"crappy",
"cut-rate",
"el cheapo",
"execrable",
"gimcrack",
"inferior",
"junky",
"lousy",
"low-grade",
"low-rent",
"mediocre",
"miserable",
"poor",
"rotten",
"rubbishy",
"second-rate",
"shoddy",
"sleazy",
"terrible",
"trashy",
"trumpery",
"wretched"
],
"antonyms":[
"excellent",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"good",
"high-grade",
"superior",
"top-notch"
],
"examples":[
"a tourist trap selling schlock souvenirs"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Yiddish shlak evil, nuisance, literally, blow",
"first_known_use":[
"1916, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234056"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a stupid, worthless, or unattractive person"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201152"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to converse informally : chat",
": to chat in a friendly and persuasive manner especially so as to gain favor, business, or connections",
": to engage in schmoozing with",
": a gathering or time devoted to schmoozing",
": casual talk that is often gossipy or ingratiating"
],
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"\u02c8shm\u00fcz"
],
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"babble",
"blab",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gab",
"gabble",
"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
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"backchat",
"cackle",
"causerie",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin music",
"chin-wag",
"chitchat",
"confab",
"confabulation",
"gab",
"gabfest",
"gossip",
"jangle",
"jaw",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"rap",
"small talk",
"table talk",
"talk",
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"People will have time to schmooze during the cocktail hour.",
"spent every spare minute of the conference schmoozing with the industry's power players",
"Noun",
"had to master the art of the schmooze if she wanted to get ahead in the business",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On a very rare occasion, the vas deferens (the tubes that chauffeur sperm from the testicles to the urethra) can spontaneously reconnect, allowing sperm to schmooze with the semen again. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Typically, attendees who escape to the lobby bars schmooze over wine and popcorn, paying little attention to the show. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"As soon as a commercial break began, stars moved to schmooze as much as possible before the two-minute time span ran out. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
"In living rooms across America, Larry King was as comfortable a guest as a favorite uncle dropping by to schmooze with the family. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Was everyone there to schmooze , to revolutionize the global financial system or just to get rich? \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
"The front lawn, meanwhile, will metamorphose into one of the world\u2019s most glamorous outdoor lounges for artists to schmooze (at a distance) and pose for the cameras. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Blinken was, for instance, unable to make an in-person appearance at the annual Munich Security Conference, a forum staged virtually last week for American and European elites to speak, schmooze , strategize and affirm trans-Atlantic bonds. \u2014 Michael Crowley, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Fans of Davos point to the serendipity gained when so many political and business leaders cram into a small town with little to do but schmooze . \u2014 Eric Sylvers, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The nerd prom is back in all its overly earnest, celebrity-studded, schmooze -or-lose glory. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Institutions that put on awards ceremonies, concerts, film festivals and high-profile schmooze events are considering postponement, cancellation or going virtual as the Covid-19 variant sweeps through the U.S. \u2014 Anne Steele, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The pair schmooze on a Fifth Avenue double-decker bus, in Central Park, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Guests are invited to come schmooze with the clergy and staff, explore the sacred spaces, learn about Judaic art installations or the Beth El Mausoleum. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com , 23 July 2021",
"And the elimination of middlemen encourages artists to elevate one another rather than schmooze insiders at cocktail parties. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2021",
"During that weekend, job candidates would lead a service, deliver a sermon, meet with the preschoolers, teach a class, maybe have lunch with staff and schmooze with congregants during kiddush on Shabbat. \u2014 Stewart Ain, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Dec. 2020",
"The bulk of that is from commercial payments facilitated by the WeChat super-app, where a billion Chinese schmooze , shop, and share cabs. \u2014 Zheping Huang, Bloomberg.com , 12 Nov. 2020",
"The 2020 Annual Meeting & Celebration kicks off at 6:45 p.m. with a pre-program community schmooze . \u2014 courant.com , 4 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1888, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun",
"1895, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200814"
},
"shoal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": shallow",
": shallow",
": a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow",
": to become shallow",
": to come to a shallow or less deep part of",
": to cause to become shallow or less deep",
": a large group or number : crowd",
": throng , school",
": shallow entry 1 sense 1",
": a place where a sea, lake, or river is shallow",
": a mound or ridge of sand just below the surface of the water",
": school entry 3"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u014dl",
"\u02c8sh\u014dl"
],
"synonyms":[
"depthless",
"shallow"
],
"antonyms":[
"deep"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"shoal waters of the bay meant that our ship had to be moored a considerable distance from shore"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"circa 1554, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1574, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1579, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1610, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204702"
},
"shock":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance",
": a disturbance in the equilibrium or permanence of something",
": something that causes such disturbance",
": a state of being so disturbed",
": a state of profound depression of the vital processes associated with reduced blood volume and pressure and caused usually by severe especially crushing injuries, hemorrhage, or burns",
": sudden stimulation of the nerves and convulsive contraction of the muscles caused by the discharge of electricity through the animal body",
": shock absorber",
": a violent shake or jar : concussion",
": an effect of such violence",
": stroke sense 5",
": coronary thrombosis",
": the impact or encounter of individuals or groups in combat",
": to strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust",
": to cause to undergo a physical or nervous shock",
": to subject to the action of an electrical discharge",
": to drive by or as if by a shock",
": to cause surprise or shock",
": to meet with a shock : collide",
": to halt further cooking of (a vegetable) by submerging in ice water",
": a thick bushy mass (as of hair)",
": bushy , shaggy",
": a pile of sheaves of grain or stalks of corn set up in a field with the butt ends down",
": to collect into shocks",
": a bunch of sheaves of grain or stalks of corn set on end (as in a field)",
": a sudden strong unpleasant or upsetting feeling",
": something that causes a sudden unpleasant or upsetting feeling",
": a severe shake, jerk, or impact",
": the effect of a charge of electricity passing through the body of a person or animal",
": a serious bodily reaction that usually follows severe injury or large loss of blood",
": to strike with surprise, horror, or disgust",
": to affect by a charge of electricity",
": to move to action especially by causing upset, surprise, or disgust",
": a thick bushy mass",
": a sudden or violent disturbance in the mental or emotional faculties",
": a state of profound depression of the vital processes of the body that is characterized by pallor, rapid but weak pulse, rapid and shallow respiration, reduced total blood volume, and low blood pressure and that is caused usually by severe especially crushing injuries, hemorrhage, burns, or major surgery",
": sudden stimulation of the nerves or convulsive contraction of the muscles that is caused by the discharge through the animal body of electricity from a charged source \u2014 compare electroconvulsive therapy",
": to cause to undergo a physical or nervous shock",
": to subject to the action of an electrical discharge",
": of, relating to, or being a criminal sentence or condition of release involving participation in a program of vigorous physical training, discipline, regimentation, and rehabilitation therapy"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u00e4k",
"\u02c8sh\u00e4k",
"\u02c8sh\u00e4k"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 7",
"Verb (1)",
"1575, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2",
"Noun (2)",
"1819, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1681, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182614"
},
"shocking":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely startling, distressing, or offensive",
": causing surprise, horror, or disgust",
": being intense or bright in color"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00e4-ki\u014b",
"\u02c8sh\u00e4-ki\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"blindsiding",
"dumbfounding",
"dumfounding",
"eye-opening",
"flabbergasting",
"jarring",
"jaw-dropping",
"jolting",
"startling",
"stunning",
"stupefying",
"surprising"
],
"antonyms":[
"unsurprising"
],
"examples":[
"The number of young teenagers who smoke is shocking .",
"a shocking waste of money",
"The building is in a shocking state.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the end, the point of the committee might simply be to remind Americans of the shocking events of that day and not to secure the system for the future. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"But here\u2019s another sad truth: Philadelphia sees shocking gun tragedies almost every weekend and most weekdays. \u2014 Van Jones, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Based on the nature of Boston\u2019s fourth-quarter turnaround, Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals could even be considered the most shocking defeat of the Steve Kerr era. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"And yet his story remains both shocking and deeply disturbing. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"This docuseries examines the rise of Warren Jeffs in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and his shocking criminal case. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 6 June 2022",
"The true-crime series explores some of the most shocking cases across the country and how they were solved. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"The campaign has highlighted shocking videos of smash-and-grab robberies from high-end retailers in Union Square and drug dealing in the city\u2019s troubled Tenderloin neighborhood. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"The Kings noted that the shocking events of the riot in the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, gave them a burst of ideas for Season 5. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 27 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1655, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180015"
},
"shoddy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo",
": a fabric often of inferior quality manufactured wholly or partly from reclaimed wool",
": inferior, imitative, or pretentious articles or matter",
": pretentious vulgarity",
": made wholly or partly of shoddy",
": cheaply imitative : vulgarly pretentious",
": hastily or poorly done : inferior",
": shabby , disreputable",
": poorly done or made"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00e4-d\u0113",
"\u02c8sh\u00e4-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"bargain-basement",
"bum",
"cheap",
"cheapjack",
"cheesy",
"coarse",
"common",
"crappy",
"cut-rate",
"el cheapo",
"execrable",
"gimcrack",
"inferior",
"junky",
"lousy",
"low-grade",
"low-rent",
"mediocre",
"miserable",
"poor",
"rotten",
"rubbishy",
"schlock",
"schlocky",
"shlock",
"shlocky",
"second-rate",
"sleazy",
"terrible",
"trashy",
"trumpery",
"wretched"
],
"antonyms":[
"excellent",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"good",
"high-grade",
"superior",
"top-notch"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They gave a shoddy performance.",
"shoddy merchandise that soon fell to pieces",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Recycled pop bottles are made into carpets and seat linings, and cotton shoddy \u2014used to make blue jeans\u2014is recycled and turned into sound insulation. \u2014 Katherine Lagrave, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 July 2018",
"That never quite offset his shoddy blocking, unfortunately, which cost him playing time last season. \u2014 Andy Benoit, SI.com , 8 May 2018",
"Coby Fleener is too unreliable as a receiver to offset his shoddy blocking. \u2014 Andy Benoit, SI.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
"Only traditional organic feeds such as the shoddy are allowed \u2014 Craig Ballinger, Slate Magazine , 20 Mar. 2017",
"In her motion for exoneration, filed in Wyandotte County District Court in June 2016, Pilate laid out a story of false arrest, conviction and imprisonment involving a shoddy and corrupted police investigation as well as prosecutorial misconduct. \u2014 Eric Adler, kansascity.com , 26 Apr. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Authorities acknowledge the building's owner and corrupt government officials allowed construction to continue at the Metropol Building despite concerns over its shoddy workmanship. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"What is surprising is that Google wants to charge $30 for such a shoddy accessory. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 25 May 2022",
"According to Bossavy, the most common risk is shoddy artistry. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 25 May 2022",
"The Tigers beat the Pirates in Game 1, thanks to some shoddy Pittsburgh defense and solid bullpen work from Detroit. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 4 May 2022",
"The majority of bad convictions here are underpinned by police and prosecutorial misconduct, shoddy detective work, or investigatory techniques that have been discredited. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The former is a monument to shoddy Soviet construction, the comic ineptitude of perestroika, and nuclear disaster; the empty monitors and control panels might be a set for a dystopian science-fiction movie. \u2014 William Meyers, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"In Portland, that means shoddy ventilation may leave infectious particles looming. \u2014 Byeli Cahan, ABC News , 17 May 2022",
"Its steering is precise without feeling darty, and its taut roll resistance is accompanied by impressive compliance over shoddy pavement, even on the optional 21-inch wheels (20s are standard). \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181429"
},
"shoehorn":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a curved piece (as of horn, wood, or metal) used in putting on a shoe",
": to force to be included or admitted",
": to force or compress into an insufficient space or period of time : squeeze",
": a curved piece (as of metal) to help in sliding the heel of the foot into a shoe"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00fc-\u02cch\u022frn",
"\u02c8sh\u00fc-\u02cch\u022frn"
],
"synonyms":[
"cram",
"crowd",
"crush",
"jam",
"ram",
"sandwich",
"squeeze",
"stuff",
"wedge"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"A parking garage has been shoehorned between the buildings.",
"She's trying to shoehorn a year's worth of classes into a single semester.",
"I don't know how they managed to shoehorn everyone into that little room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In his autobiography, her friend Hughes would recount a time when, mid-party, A\u2019Lelia started to cry about an ex-husband, retreating to her room and cradling a gold shoehorn her former lover had left her with. \u2014 Mayukh Sen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Match your belt to your shoehorn , which should dangle from a gauge in your earlobe. \u2014 Colin Stokes, The New Yorker , 20 Apr. 2020",
"But the weapons in our bedroom were limited to a shoehorn , a flattening iron and a stack of hardcover books. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 1 July 2018",
"But this documentary feature is fascinating and infuriating in unequal parts, the latter far outweighing the former, since Mr. Jarecki\u2019s instrument is a shoehorn . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 28 June 2018",
"In the closet was a cane-size shoehorn topped with a silver dog\u2019s head, Tom Wolfe-style. \u2014 Anthony Flint, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2018",
"Students used shoehorns and grapefruit knives to detach screens and squirm out windows, or stumbled out a basement exit into the stabbing cold. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2018",
"But what makes this shoehorn special is its length\u201430 inches\u2014which allows its 6-foot 3-inch owner to put on the snuggest of loafers without sitting or bending down. \u2014 Clifton Leaf, Fortune , 22 Dec. 2017",
"In between, the show shoehorns social media into as many segments as possible, with sometimes-cringeworthy results. \u2014 Maeve Mcdermott, USA TODAY , 11 Oct. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Six hours may in fact not be a large enough canvas for all that the writers want to accomplish \u2014 especially their efforts to shoehorn observations about how policing has changed after Gray\u2019s death in 2015. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"In a particularly unfair turn, companies often shoehorn candidates with over 20 years of experience as being too set in their ways, Williams says, or hesitant to adapt or adjust. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Moreover, these super-sized condos came with amenities that would be difficult to shoehorn into the footprint of a townhouse, such as swimming pools, spas, and garage parking. \u2014 John Walkup, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Trying to shoehorn an hour-long weight training session into an already busy day while keeping up with all your other commitments isn\u2019t likely to be feasible. \u2014 Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Managers went from trying to shoehorn Windows onto smartphones, servers and networked appliances to bringing its services to platforms of all types. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Why are writers and politicians today trying so hard to shoehorn the word existential into sentences? \u2014 Peter Funt, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
"No need to shoehorn ambitious and unsustainable resolutions into 2022 planning. \u2014 Allison Hope, CNN , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Even with a field this small, players will have some trouble figuring out how to shoehorn Hot Rod Charlie into their exotics. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1589, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193828"
},
"shoot":{
"type":[
"interjection",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)",
": to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by an explosion (as of a powder charge in a firearm or of ignited fuel in a rocket)",
": to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by a sudden release of gas or air",
": to propel (something, such as a ball or puck) toward a goal by striking or pushing with part of the body (such as the hand or foot) or with an implement",
": to score by so doing",
": to throw or cast off or out often with force",
": to cause (something, such as a gun or bow) to propel a missile",
": to utter (words or sounds) rapidly or suddenly or with force",
": to emit (light, flame, fumes, etc.) suddenly and rapidly",
": to send forth with suddenness or intensity",
": to discharge, dump, or empty especially by overturning, upending, or directing into a slide",
": to affect by shooting : such as",
": to strike with a missile especially from a bow or gun",
": to wound or kill with a missile discharged from a bow or firearm",
": to remove or destroy by use of firearms",
": wreck , explode",
": to push or slide (something, such as the bolt of a door or lock) into or out of a fastening",
": to push or thrust forward : stick out",
": to put forth in growing",
": to place, send, or bring into position abruptly",
": to engage in (a sport or game or a portion of a game that involves shooting) : play",
": to achieve (a particular score) in a game that involves shooting",
": to place or offer (a bet) on the result of casting dice",
": to use up by or as if by betting : exhaust",
": to engage in the hunting and killing of (game birds or animals) with firearms especially as a sport",
": to hunt over",
": to cause to move suddenly or swiftly forward",
": to send or carry quickly : dispatch",
": to variegate as if by sprinkling color in streaks, flecks, or patches",
": to pass swiftly by, past, or along",
": to plane (something, such as the edge of a board) straight or true",
": set off , detonate , ignite",
": to effect by blasting",
": to determine the altitude of",
": to take a picture or series of pictures or television images of : photograph , film",
": to give an injection to",
": to inject (an illicit drug) especially into the bloodstream",
": to go or pass rapidly and precipitately",
": to move ahead by force of momentum",
": to stream out suddenly : spurt",
": to dart in or as if in rays from a source of light",
": to dart with a piercing sensation",
": to cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile",
": to use a firearm or bow especially for sport (as in hunting)",
": to propel a missile",
": protrude , project",
": to grow or sprout by or as if by putting forth shoots",
": develop , mature",
": to spring or rise rapidly or suddenly",
": to propel an object (such as a ball) in a particular way",
": to drive the ball or puck toward a goal",
": to cast dice",
": to slide into or out of a fastening",
": to record something (as on film or videotape) with a camera",
": to begin to speak",
": to aim at : strive for",
": to act or speak hastily without consideration of the consequences",
": to exhaust one's capabilities and resources",
": to tug one's shirt cuffs below those of one's coat",
": to act against one's own best interests",
": to converse idly : gossip",
": to shoot the breeze",
": to venture all one's capital on one play",
": to put forth all one's efforts",
": a sending out of new growth or the growth sent out: such as",
": a stem or branch with its leaves and appendages especially when not yet mature",
": offshoot",
": an act of shooting (as with a bow or a firearm):",
": shot",
": the firing of a missile especially by artillery",
": a hunting trip or party",
": the right to shoot game in a particular area or land over which it is held",
": a shooting match",
": a round of shots in a shooting match",
": the action or an instance of shooting with a camera : a session or a series of sessions of photographing or filming",
": a motion or movement of rapid thrusting: such as",
": a sudden or rapid advance",
": a momentary darting sensation : twinge",
": thrust sense 3b",
": the pace between strokes in rowing",
": a bar of rays : beam",
": a rush of water down a steep or rapid",
": a place where a stream runs or descends swiftly",
": to let fly or cause to be driven forward with force",
": to cause a projectile (as a bullet) to be driven out of",
": to cause a weapon to discharge a projectile",
": to strike with a projectile from a bow or gun",
": to hit, throw, or kick (as a ball or puck) toward or into a goal",
": to score by shooting",
": play entry 1 sense 2",
": to thrust forward swiftly",
": to grow rapidly",
": to go, move, or pass rapidly",
": to direct at quickly and suddenly",
": to stream out suddenly : spurt",
": to film or photograph",
": to pass swiftly along or through",
": a stem or branch of a plant especially when young or just beginning to grow",
": a hunting party or trip",
": to give an injection to",
": to take or administer (as a drug) by hypodermic needle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00fct",
"\u02c8sh\u00fct",
"\u02c8sh\u00fct"
],
"synonyms":[
"blast",
"discharge",
"fire",
"loose",
"squeeze off"
],
"antonyms":[
"offshoot",
"outgrowth",
"sprout"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The entire cinematography team, led by Yuta Tsukinaga, resigned from the shoot following the incident. \u2014 Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"Burgess also shared another shot from the maternity shoot . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"Saint Laurent; Shoes: Saint Laurent; Jewelry: Tiffany & Co. Fun or not, making music is full of pressure, as the foursome recall during a break from the photo shoot . \u2014 Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"Check out behind-the-scenes content from the photo shoot at @latimesstore on Instagram and TikTok. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Read our interview with Booster and see exclusive Polaroids from the shoot . \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"Her black hair is long and straight, and her eyebrows are bleached blonde from a recent photo shoot . \u2014 ELLE , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Akoka and Gu\u00e9ret are now developing it into a feature, aiming for a summer 2024 shoot . \u2014 Gregg Goldstein, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Word had been getting around about the colossal shoot , its enormous footprint in the Northwest, its cost, and its delays. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Interjection",
"1876, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195844"
},
"shoot down":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause to fall by shooting",
": to kill in this way",
": to put an end to : defeat , reject",
": deflate , ridicule",
": discredit sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"deride",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"jeer",
"laugh (at)",
"mock",
"ridicule",
"scout",
"skewer"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"nowadays the aging activist is routinely shot down in most quarters of the media and dismissed as an irrelevant crank",
"every one of my fund-raising ideas was shot down by the other club members"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202639"
},
"shop":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a handicraft establishment : atelier",
": a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : store",
": a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services",
": a commercial establishment for the making or repair of goods or machinery",
": a school laboratory equipped for industrial arts education",
": the art or science of working with tools and machinery",
": a business establishment : office",
": shoptalk",
": to examine goods or services with intent to buy",
": to hunt through a market in search of the best buy",
": to make a search : hunt",
": to inform on : betray",
": to examine the stock or offerings of",
": to offer for consideration or acceptance",
": to offer for sale or in a trade",
": a place where goods are sold : a usually small store",
": a worker's place of business",
": a place in which workers are doing a particular kind of work",
": to visit stores or shops for the purpose of looking over and buying goods",
": a business establishment : a place of employment \u2014 see also closed shop , open shop , union shop"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00e4p",
"\u02c8sh\u00e4p"
],
"synonyms":[
"bazaar",
"emporium",
"store"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kelsey Anderson had no idea a quick trip to a Duck Donuts shop two years ago in Naples, Florida would change her life. \u2014 Gavin Good, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"The visit to that roti shop was a reminder for him of his purpose\u2014for the cookbook and for his journey. \u2014 Audrey Williams, Essence , 20 May 2022",
"Months later, Riley still arrives at the barber shop each Saturday expecting to see Peebles\u2019 truck parked outside. \u2014 Adam Geller, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"People inside the shop helped him and called for help. \u2014 Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"The dresses, shown recently at Decentraland MANA -3.8% fashion week, will be available online and with a physical presence inside the shop . \u2014 Roxanne Robinson, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk discovered the bodies of his parents and his son after they\u2019d been shot to death inside the gun range shop . \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 16 Apr. 2022",
"On her TikTok, the actress has been sharing videos of her fixing up the car\u2014her first big restoration project\u2014inside her best friend's father's auto shop . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Born inside the locomotive shop in 2008, the orange-and-white cat was adopted by the workers and spends his days exploring the complex and welcoming visitors. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Having new money, through the addition of a minority owner, would give the front office greater flexibility in pursuing meaningful free agents, rather than having to consistently shop in the low end of the free agent market. \u2014 Jim Ingraham, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"For now, the entire collaboration is available to shop in select Gucci stores or on Gucci's website. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"Keep scrolling to shop floral wide-leg pants to usher in summer in a comfortably cool manner like Teigen. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Earnings and sales for these top brick-and-mortar chains are expected to be solid, as consumers have begun to venture back out more and shop in person instead of buying stuff more on their phones and laptops. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 15 May 2022",
"That shift left virtually no one to shop in downtown businesses and dine in restaurants that have so long relied on lunches, happy hours and errands from office workers. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"The list above represents our honest picks for the best emergency food kits to shop for home preparedness and unexpected survival situations in 2022. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
"And, since Tesla owns all of its service centers and maintains tight control over its parts, there are fewer options to shop around for service in cases like these than for most other cars. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 28 Apr. 2022",
"One of my favorite places right now to shop in that market is James Veloria in Chinatown. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1806, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205618"
},
"shoppe":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a handicraft establishment : atelier",
": a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : store",
": a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services",
": a commercial establishment for the making or repair of goods or machinery",
": a school laboratory equipped for industrial arts education",
": the art or science of working with tools and machinery",
": a business establishment : office",
": shoptalk",
": to examine goods or services with intent to buy",
": to hunt through a market in search of the best buy",
": to make a search : hunt",
": to inform on : betray",
": to examine the stock or offerings of",
": to offer for consideration or acceptance",
": to offer for sale or in a trade",
": a place where goods are sold : a usually small store",
": a worker's place of business",
": a place in which workers are doing a particular kind of work",
": to visit stores or shops for the purpose of looking over and buying goods",
": a business establishment : a place of employment \u2014 see also closed shop , open shop , union shop"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00e4p",
"\u02c8sh\u00e4p"
],
"synonyms":[
"bazaar",
"emporium",
"store"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kelsey Anderson had no idea a quick trip to a Duck Donuts shop two years ago in Naples, Florida would change her life. \u2014 Gavin Good, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"The visit to that roti shop was a reminder for him of his purpose\u2014for the cookbook and for his journey. \u2014 Audrey Williams, Essence , 20 May 2022",
"Months later, Riley still arrives at the barber shop each Saturday expecting to see Peebles\u2019 truck parked outside. \u2014 Adam Geller, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"People inside the shop helped him and called for help. \u2014 Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"The dresses, shown recently at Decentraland MANA -3.8% fashion week, will be available online and with a physical presence inside the shop . \u2014 Roxanne Robinson, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk discovered the bodies of his parents and his son after they\u2019d been shot to death inside the gun range shop . \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 16 Apr. 2022",
"On her TikTok, the actress has been sharing videos of her fixing up the car\u2014her first big restoration project\u2014inside her best friend's father's auto shop . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Born inside the locomotive shop in 2008, the orange-and-white cat was adopted by the workers and spends his days exploring the complex and welcoming visitors. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Having new money, through the addition of a minority owner, would give the front office greater flexibility in pursuing meaningful free agents, rather than having to consistently shop in the low end of the free agent market. \u2014 Jim Ingraham, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"For now, the entire collaboration is available to shop in select Gucci stores or on Gucci's website. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"Keep scrolling to shop floral wide-leg pants to usher in summer in a comfortably cool manner like Teigen. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Earnings and sales for these top brick-and-mortar chains are expected to be solid, as consumers have begun to venture back out more and shop in person instead of buying stuff more on their phones and laptops. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 15 May 2022",
"That shift left virtually no one to shop in downtown businesses and dine in restaurants that have so long relied on lunches, happy hours and errands from office workers. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"The list above represents our honest picks for the best emergency food kits to shop for home preparedness and unexpected survival situations in 2022. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
"And, since Tesla owns all of its service centers and maintains tight control over its parts, there are fewer options to shop around for service in cases like these than for most other cars. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 28 Apr. 2022",
"One of my favorite places right now to shop in that market is James Veloria in Chinatown. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1806, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225140"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In addition, Williams suggests having two to four years in lower volatility investments like a short -term bond fund. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Short-term bank certificates of deposits, Treasury bills and high-quality short -term corporate bonds are also available. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Private equity firms typically raise funds from institutional investors, often with a focus on generating short -term revenue. \u2014 Sarah Varney, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"Like all choirs, our main short -term challenge right now is to rebuild after COVID. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Even timeshares, traditionally the domain of short -term leisure travelers, have been affected by this trend. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Other experts agree that the geopolitical elements that have served to raise prices across the globe are not going to abate in the short -term. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"Even when treated early, the syndrome can be extremely painful, last for several months and cause short -term hearing loss. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Medicare, which covers short -term nursing home visits for older adults or people with disabilities, spent $38.2 billion that year. \u2014 Susan Jaffe, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"However, his peace is short -lived as his old CIA friend, Felix Leiter, shows up and asks for help. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Though temperatures steadily climbed up across the Bay Area on Friday, the heat wave was expected to be short -lived, with a cool down coming by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"At the same time, that fame is usually short -lived, probably due to some combination of our collective attention spans being reduced to nothing and our insatiable public appetite for celebrity gossip. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"The bill that would have strengthened the vaccine mandate for schools was short -lived as well. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Before that, any hotter temperatures tend to be short -lived, as in tomorrow. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"According to Kim, Barry made a concerted effort to improve things between them, but the changes were short -lived. \u2014 Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Banks have faced a global pandemic, a sharp but short -lived recession and an economy that is full of unusual wrinkles, but the profit swings belie that their revenue has remained flat and their performance has been steady. \u2014 David Benoit, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"This copper hair is parted down the middle and braided back when the trailer begins, but that neat hairstyle is short -lived as King's character has to brawl with two guards. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The documentary short was supported by the Pulitzer Center. \u2014 Jesse Ryan, Scientific American , 13 June 2022",
"On into the feature it's become \u2014 one that even puts interviewer Fleischer-Camp on camera while preserving his original short 's faux-documentary v\u00e9rit\u00e9 style. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"Each of the Simpson children has starred in their own short . \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Written and directed by Rohrwacher, the 37-minute short is backed by Disney and was produced by Alfonso Cuaron in tandem with her regular producer Carlo Cresto-Dina. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Neighbors of the fourplex paid $4,000 to repair damage from water that leaked into their yard and dripped into their basement, causing an electrical short . \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Filmmakers recognized the surefire material from the early days, including an 1898 short and a nine-minute version in 1908. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Sin City figures prominently in the short that casts Holloway as general manager Les Snead, Eastwood as head coach Sean McVay, Gibson as defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, and Quaid as Rams owner/chairman E. Stanley Kroenke. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022",
"While Xiang stands out as the big short , there\u2019s no single trader or investor on the other end that gets the credit (or blame) for driving prices higher. \u2014 Jack Farchy, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rambusch grounds out to short on an 0-1 count for the first out of the inning. \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
"The proposal would short the state about $300 million over a few months, but Democrats argued the state could fill that gap with the state's cash reserves surplus, which the party says is on track to surpass $6 billion by the end of the budget year. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"And just to show that the company thought of everything, the sensor, which also acts as the unit's controller, comes with a waterproof case to ensure your fun doesn\u2019t short out. \u2014 Jon Gugala, Outside Online , 15 May 2015",
"Using the wrong liquid can cause damage, and using too much liquid can cause your laptop or monitor to short out altogether. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some of them may sell or short the stocks, betting a deluge of shares is about to hit the market, driving the price into a slump known as an overhang. \u2014 Gillian Tan, Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"As a result of this price volatility, the world\u2019s biggest nickel producer (the Chinese company Tsingshan Holding Group) potentially lost billions by trying to short the market. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Traders expecting the gap between the shares and warrants to close in the coming months could buy the warrants and try to short the stock by borrowing shares, selling them and aiming to buy them back at lower prices. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The perpetrators specifically modified a commercially available DJI Mavic 2 drone to short out an electrical substation that provided power to thousands of people, per the report, which ABC News first obtained. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 9 Nov. 2021"
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"The cashier shortchanged me. I gave her 10 dollars to pay for an $8.95 book, and she only gave me a dollar back.",
"The band shortchanged its fans by playing for only 30 minutes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the series tends to shortchange its women itself. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"Another controversy has arisen over House proposals that sponsors say aim to curb counterfeit imports that can shortchange U.S. businesses and consumers. \u2014 John D. Mckinnon And Yuka Hayashi, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Even when local governments provide scrupulous oversight, the investors are often two steps ahead, developing ways to shortchange the equity applicant. \u2014 Amanda Chicago Lewis, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Not only do some employees shortchange employers, but some have transitioned from moonlighting to daylighting, double-dipping salaries during core working hours. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Legislators consistently shortchange the state\u2019s school funding formula by hundreds of millions of dollars a year. \u2014 al , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Legislators consistently shortchange the state's school funding formula by hundreds of millions of dollars a year. \u2014 Emily Wagster Pettus, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
"It\u2019s long-standing policies and practices that, internationally or not, shortchange and exclude millions of people with disabilities simply because not enough people have bothered to change their thinking or habits. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"However, do not shortchange yourself if capturing a tidy profit is important to you. \u2014 Bill Jordan, Dallas News , 27 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In addition, Williams suggests having two to four years in lower volatility investments like a short -term bond fund. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Short-term bank certificates of deposits, Treasury bills and high-quality short -term corporate bonds are also available. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Private equity firms typically raise funds from institutional investors, often with a focus on generating short -term revenue. \u2014 Sarah Varney, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"Like all choirs, our main short -term challenge right now is to rebuild after COVID. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Even timeshares, traditionally the domain of short -term leisure travelers, have been affected by this trend. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Other experts agree that the geopolitical elements that have served to raise prices across the globe are not going to abate in the short -term. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"Even when treated early, the syndrome can be extremely painful, last for several months and cause short -term hearing loss. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Medicare, which covers short -term nursing home visits for older adults or people with disabilities, spent $38.2 billion that year. \u2014 Susan Jaffe, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"However, his peace is short -lived as his old CIA friend, Felix Leiter, shows up and asks for help. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Though temperatures steadily climbed up across the Bay Area on Friday, the heat wave was expected to be short -lived, with a cool down coming by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"At the same time, that fame is usually short -lived, probably due to some combination of our collective attention spans being reduced to nothing and our insatiable public appetite for celebrity gossip. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"The bill that would have strengthened the vaccine mandate for schools was short -lived as well. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Before that, any hotter temperatures tend to be short -lived, as in tomorrow. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"According to Kim, Barry made a concerted effort to improve things between them, but the changes were short -lived. \u2014 Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Banks have faced a global pandemic, a sharp but short -lived recession and an economy that is full of unusual wrinkles, but the profit swings belie that their revenue has remained flat and their performance has been steady. \u2014 David Benoit, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"This copper hair is parted down the middle and braided back when the trailer begins, but that neat hairstyle is short -lived as King's character has to brawl with two guards. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The documentary short was supported by the Pulitzer Center. \u2014 Jesse Ryan, Scientific American , 13 June 2022",
"On into the feature it's become \u2014 one that even puts interviewer Fleischer-Camp on camera while preserving his original short 's faux-documentary v\u00e9rit\u00e9 style. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"Each of the Simpson children has starred in their own short . \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Written and directed by Rohrwacher, the 37-minute short is backed by Disney and was produced by Alfonso Cuaron in tandem with her regular producer Carlo Cresto-Dina. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Neighbors of the fourplex paid $4,000 to repair damage from water that leaked into their yard and dripped into their basement, causing an electrical short . \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Filmmakers recognized the surefire material from the early days, including an 1898 short and a nine-minute version in 1908. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Sin City figures prominently in the short that casts Holloway as general manager Les Snead, Eastwood as head coach Sean McVay, Gibson as defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, and Quaid as Rams owner/chairman E. Stanley Kroenke. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022",
"While Xiang stands out as the big short , there\u2019s no single trader or investor on the other end that gets the credit (or blame) for driving prices higher. \u2014 Jack Farchy, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rambusch grounds out to short on an 0-1 count for the first out of the inning. \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
"The proposal would short the state about $300 million over a few months, but Democrats argued the state could fill that gap with the state's cash reserves surplus, which the party says is on track to surpass $6 billion by the end of the budget year. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"And just to show that the company thought of everything, the sensor, which also acts as the unit's controller, comes with a waterproof case to ensure your fun doesn\u2019t short out. \u2014 Jon Gugala, Outside Online , 15 May 2015",
"Using the wrong liquid can cause damage, and using too much liquid can cause your laptop or monitor to short out altogether. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some of them may sell or short the stocks, betting a deluge of shares is about to hit the market, driving the price into a slump known as an overhang. \u2014 Gillian Tan, Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"As a result of this price volatility, the world\u2019s biggest nickel producer (the Chinese company Tsingshan Holding Group) potentially lost billions by trying to short the market. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Traders expecting the gap between the shares and warrants to close in the coming months could buy the warrants and try to short the stock by borrowing shares, selling them and aiming to buy them back at lower prices. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The perpetrators specifically modified a commercially available DJI Mavic 2 drone to short out an electrical substation that provided power to thousands of people, per the report, which ABC News first obtained. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 9 Nov. 2021"
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": in a few words : briefly",
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"He left shortly after you did.",
"\u201cI can't help you right now,\u201d he said shortly .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"FedEx is boosting its dividend and adding board members under pressure from activist D.E. Shaw, moves that come shortly after Fred Smith stepped aside as CEO. \u2014 WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Firefighters responded shortly after 4 a.m. to the 300 block of East 31st Street in the Abell neighborhood after the rowhouse fire was reported, Baltimore City Fire spokesperson Blair Adams said. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"Fan\u2019s case caught international attention, coming shortly after the detention of high-profile Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who had been an anchor for English-language state media outlet CGTN prior to her detention in August 2020. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"From there, another shooting victim was rushed to a hospital shortly after 1 a.m., this time in critical condition. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"Vizcarra says that Pretty Girl started to crash shortly after arriving back at Paw Works. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"The company plans to shortly launch a study of an omicron-specific boosters in children under 6. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"That includes two separate days in the middle of the 2007-2009 bear market where the S&P 500 surged roughly 11%, as well as leaps of better than 9% during and shortly after the roughly month-long 2020 bear market. \u2014 Stan Choe And Alex Veiga, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"Complicating the creative process further, Mulitz had moved away from D.C. to live in Baltimore shortly after the band\u2019s lineup change. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215946"
},
"shot":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an action of shooting",
": a directed propelling of a missile",
": a directed discharge of a firearm",
": a stroke or throw in an attempt to score points in a game (such as tennis, pool, or basketball)",
": home run",
": ability to shoot",
": blast sense 5a",
": a medical or narcotics injection",
": something propelled by shooting",
": small lead or steel pellets especially forming a charge for a shotgun",
": a metal sphere of iron or brass that is heaved in the shot put",
": the distance that a missile is or can be thrown",
": range , reach",
": a charge to be paid : scot",
": one that shoots",
": marksman",
": attempt , try",
": guess , conjecture",
": chance sense 4a",
": a single appearance as an entertainer",
": an effective remark",
": swipe sense 2",
": a single photographic exposure",
": snapshot",
": a single sequence of a motion picture or a television program shot by one camera without interruption",
": a charge of explosives",
": a small measure or serving (such as one ounce) of undiluted liquor or other beverage",
": a small amount applied at one time : dose",
": sprinkles , jimmies",
": for each one : apiece",
": very rapidly",
": stimulus , boost",
": a wild guess",
": an attempt that has little chance of success",
": having contrasting and changeable color effects : iridescent",
": suffused or streaked with a color",
": infused or permeated with a quality or element",
": having the form of pellets resembling shot",
": reduced to a ruined or useless state",
": the act of shooting",
": a bullet, ball, or pellet for a gun or cannon",
": attempt entry 2 , try",
": chance entry 1 sense 4",
": the flight of a projectile or the distance it travels : range",
": a person who shoots",
": a heavy metal ball thrown for distance in a track-and-field contest (",
")",
": an act of hitting, throwing, or kicking a ball or puck toward or into a goal",
": an injection of something (as medicine) into the body",
": photograph entry 1",
": an injection of a drug, immunizing substance, nutrient, or medicament",
"\u2014 see booster shot , flu shot"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00e4t",
"\u02c8sh\u00e4t",
"\u02c8sh\u00e4t"
],
"synonyms":[
"blasting",
"discharge",
"firing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"cannon operators often had to use several shots to figure out the range of their targets",
"let's take another shot at the puzzle",
"Adjective",
"The tires on the car are shot .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Moderna\u2019s shot contains one-fourth of the dose given to adults and is intended for children 6 months to 5 years old. \u2014 Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"Another shot shared by Tiesi showed the pair behind the scenes of what appears to be a photo shoot. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 19 June 2022",
"Fitzpatrick prevailed at 6-under par at the Country Club in Brookline, Mass., just one shot ahead of Americans Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"The Moderna shot has two 25 microgram doses administered one month apart. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
"The Celtics need a knockdown shooter off the bench, similar to Golden State\u2019s Jordan Poole, who turned around Games 5 and 6 with his shot making. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"Rocco's Pizza and Cantina, which is located conveniently adjacent to Charles Schwab Field, started a Jell-O shot competition that quickly attracted attention from each Southern fanbase. \u2014 Dani Mohr, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"The set includes three matching stainless steel shot glasses. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"The iconic Woodstock Opera House, which opened in 1890, gets a cameo in that shot , as does local bookshop Read Between the Lynes (the punny moniker is a nod to its owner's last name). \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Though a lot of attention may be placed on the big drives off the tee, the championship still will likely come down to shot placement and short game. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Lacking a quick first step, Griffin is not known as a shot creator but showed flashes of becoming one as his lone college season wore on. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
"The 18-year-old gunman, Salvador Ramos, shot students and teachers in Reyes\u2019 classroom \u2013 room 111 \u2013 and an adjoining one, authorities said. \u2014 Jason Hanna, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"But things cooled off for Sykes in the second half after she was limited to one free throw and two shot attempts in the second half. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
"Riley LaPorte threw the shot 59-5 in his fifth attempt. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the big- shot executives who reside in posh luxury apartment buildings at exclusive addresses, get a company car to whisk them into the office. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Thompson takes over: Early in the first quarter Thompson was averaging a shot attempt per minute. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 May 2022",
"The real question of moving Tyler up is who would be the shot creator in the second unit. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 6 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181230"
},
"shout":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to utter a sudden loud cry",
"to command attention as if by shouting",
"to utter in a loud voice",
"to cause to be, come, or stop by or as if by shouting",
"a loud cry or call",
"to make a sudden loud cry",
"to say in a loud voice",
"a sudden loud cry"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8shau\u0307t",
"synonyms":[
"bawl",
"bay",
"bellow",
"call",
"cry",
"holler",
"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"sound off",
"thunder",
"vociferate",
"yell"
],
"antonyms":[
"cry",
"holler",
"hoot",
"howl",
"whoop",
"yell",
"yowl"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"There's no need to shout at me.",
"well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock",
"Noun",
"I gave a sudden shout of surprise when the shower abruptly turned ice-cold.",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"There were times when fans would hurl insults about his eyes or shout names of Chinese takeout dishes at him during games. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"Those two years just drove it home that this is a very special thing to be able to stand in front of people who have paid a lot of money to sit in a dark room to see people shout at each other. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"Someone can shout harassment, hate or misinformation, and then others pile on. \u2014 Jessica Maddox, The Conversation , 3 May 2022",
"The disaster ignited widespread anger in Abadan, where residents alleging government negligence gathered nightly at the site of the collapse to shout slogans against the Islamic Republic. \u2014 Isabel Debre, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Opposing teams shout a little louder than normal, Barrera said, to try to get in Albayati\u2019s head. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
"This is not a product that wants to shout its wealth and knowledge. \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"And don\u2019t forget the other honorary dads in your life\u2014 shout out to the grandfathers, brothers, husbands, and friends. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 6 May 2022",
"Southside in that gray Gothic font make these uniforms tough to beat and popular among anyone who lives on the Southside of any city ( shout out to Alief, Texas). \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"In her opening speech, Alverio gave a special shout -out to all the high school students who were in attendance, noting how important their presence is to the audience. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
"In another touching moment, the brothers gave a shout -out to one of their oldest fans, who was unable to attend the show. \u2014 Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"Balogun also thanked the LVMH jury and Delphine Arnault, adding a special shout -out to his family, members of whom were in the room. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"Chris Brockaway, owner of Broc Cellars in Berkeley, said Jonathan Waters gave his natural wine brand one of its first big breaks \u2014 a shout -out in a San Francisco Chronicle article \u2014 and then a spot on the Chez Panisse wine list. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
"A month later, infamous anti-vaxxer Naomi Wolf gave Moms for Liberty a shout -out on the Tucker Carlson show. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
"But more stages mean more touring comedians and top performers are cashing in and giving comedy the shout -out that has the potential to benefit all comedians and venues. \u2014 Nancy Berk, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The effort initially appeared to have broad support, with Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) giving it a shout -out in his first speech to the General Assembly. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"And a shout -out to Stevens for going all out to acquire White. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"shouting distance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a short distance : easy reach"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"ace",
"hair",
"hairbreadth",
"hairsbreadth",
"hairline",
"hop, skip, and jump",
"inch",
"neck",
"step",
"stone's throw"
],
"antonyms":[
"country mile",
"long haul",
"mile"
],
"examples":[
"We live within shouting distance of my parents.",
"he's within shouting distance of being the winningest coach in college basketball history",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her two daughters, Reba and Rachel, live with their families within shouting distance . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
"The Winterhawks had to chase from there, and got within shouting distance , but could never get that goal to cut it to one. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"Despite missing much of the last four seasons to the suspensions and the pandemic, Cano, with two years left on his deal, was still within shouting distance of 3,000 hits. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The Rockies, who\u2019d been in shouting distance of the wild card, faded. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"So the hero of Queens, No. 41, will be within shouting distance of the hero of Brooklyn, who famously wore No. 42. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In January of last year, then-acting assistant administrator Freedhoff got to work in a room off the kitchen, within shouting distance of four middle and high schoolers doing remote classes and a wriggly black puppy. \u2014 Lydia Depillis, ProPublica , 31 Mar. 2022",
"After a couple hours, with half of our ascent completed, Steve and I stopped to eat lunch on a sunny ledge while Barry scouted the route above us, staying within shouting distance . \u2014 Joe Yelverton, Outside Online , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Within shouting distance of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 2 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1930, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195542"
},
"shove (off)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to leave a place"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173922"
},
"shovel":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a hand implement consisting of a broad scoop or a more or less hollowed out blade with a handle used to lift and throw material",
": something that resembles a shovel",
": an excavating machine",
": a hydraulic diesel-engine driven power shovel",
": shovelful",
": to take up and throw with a shovel",
": to dig or clean out with a shovel",
": to throw or convey roughly or in a mass as if with a shovel",
": to use a shovel",
": a tool with a long handle and broad scoop used to lift and throw loose material (as dirt or snow)",
": as much as a shovel will hold",
": to lift or throw with a shovel",
": to dig or clean out with a shovel",
": to move large amounts of into something quickly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259-v\u0259l",
"\u02c8sh\u0259-v\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"dig",
"excavate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He is outside shoveling snow.",
"I have to shovel the driveway.",
"I had to shovel for an hour to clear the driveway.",
"The snow was so deep we had to shovel a path to our front door.",
"Stop shoveling food into your mouth.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At one point, a Big White was caught on video clubbing a corgi pup to death with a shovel . \u2014 Han Zhang, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"During one drunken brawl, he was beaten with a shovel , shot in the back and left for dead. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"The parks district begins researching and drawing up specifications early, so projects are shovel ready by the time funding is nailed down, said Sean McDermott, Metroparks\u2019 chief planning and design officer. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
"The gruesome clip shows the COVID prevention worker chasing the dog down the street before striking it several times with a shovel , killing it. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Last year, a woman who was attacked by an alligator on Hilton Head Island was rescued by a neighbor who hit the animal with a shovel . \u2014 CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"He had been bludgeoned and beaten with a shovel , Lemma said. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Root compared the way rivers move sediment to a snow shovel that fills with snow and then pushes it out to the sides, filling bays and side canyons. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"The hope is to complete fundraising by spring 2023 and put a shovel in the ground soon after. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Find an elderly or disabled neighbor and shovel their driveway. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
"China\u2019s voracious appetite for the metal to shovel into steel furnaces sent prices above $50,000 a metric ton in 2007, a record that stood until last week. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s a new tool for athletes who shovel down their recovery meals. \u2014 Lauren Steele, Outside Online , 4 Sep. 2014",
"In addition, Kurtz noted that residents can help the city\u2019s snow-removal efforts by doing the following: \u00b7 Do not shovel or plow snow into city streets. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Commissioner Dan Ryan asked people to shovel their sidewalks and look in on housed and unhoused neighbors. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Dec. 2021",
"His wife picked up the prescription and a few days later, Carlson felt well enough to shovel snow. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Looking for help, Maria turned to her neighbors on Nextdoor and made a post on Nextdoor asking if neighbors could help shovel their walkway. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 16 Feb. 2022",
"High winds and strong snowfall did not stop some from trying to shovel early. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191247"
},
"show":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to cause or permit to be seen exhibit",
"to offer for sale",
"to present as a public spectacle perform",
"to reveal by one's condition, nature, or behavior",
"to give indication or record of",
"to point out direct attention to",
"conduct , usher",
"accord , bestow",
"to set forth declare",
"allege , plead",
"to demonstrate or establish by argument or reasoning",
"inform , instruct",
"to present (an animal) for judging in a show",
"to be or come in view",
"to put in an appearance",
"to appear in a particular way",
"seem , appear",
"to give a theatrical performance",
"to be staged or presented",
"to appear as a contestant",
"to present an animal in a show",
"to finish third or at least third (as in a horse race)",
"to exhibit one's artistic work",
"to display one's cards faceup",
"to declare one's intentions or reveal one's resources",
"to tell someone to get out",
"fire sense 2b",
"a demonstrative display",
"outward appearance",
"a false semblance pretense",
"a more or less true appearance of something sign",
"an impressive display",
"ostentation",
"chance sense 2",
"something exhibited especially for wonder or ridicule spectacle",
"a large display or exhibition arranged to arouse interest or stimulate sales",
"a competitive exhibition of animals (such as dogs) to demonstrate quality in breeding",
"a theatrical presentation",
"a regularly distributed program (as on radio, television, or the Internet)",
"a single episode of such a program",
"entertainment sense 1b(1)",
"enterprise , affair",
"third place at the finish (as of a horse race)",
"the major leagues in baseball",
"to place in sight display",
"reveal sense 2",
"to make known",
"to give as appropriate treatment",
"teach sense 1 , instruct",
"prove sense 1",
"to lead to a place direct",
"to point out to",
"to be easily seen or noticed",
"to make an obvious display of a person's own abilities or possessions in order to impress others",
"appear sense 2",
"a public performance intended to entertain people",
"a television or radio program",
"an event at which things of the same kind are put on display",
"a display to make known a feeling or quality",
"an appearance meant to deceive",
"a discharge of mucus streaked with blood from the vagina at the onset of labor",
"the first appearance of blood in a menstrual period",
"to demonstrate or establish by argument, reasoning, or evidence",
"to establish by reasoning and evidence a valid reason for something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u014d",
"\u02c8sh\u014d",
"\u02c8sh\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"display",
"disport",
"exhibit",
"expose",
"flash",
"flaunt",
"lay out",
"parade",
"produce",
"show off",
"sport",
"strut",
"unveil"
],
"antonyms":[
"demonstration",
"display",
"exhibition",
"flaunting"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"So many of your books show people behaving in absurd, aberrant, or seemingly deluded ways\u2014and this, to me, is why your characters always feel so human. \u2014 Elizabeth Nicholas, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"Phreesia is not the only medical-data business that wants access to your records to show you ads. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"To attend screenings and events at the DFT, visitors will be required to show proof of full vaccination and wear a mask inside the theater. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"Thank you to everyone who turned out to show their gratitude to The Queen and her inspiring 70 years of leadership. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 9 June 2022",
"City Council members who wanted to delay the ballot measure to 2024 have agreed to support presenting it to voters this year as new polls show strong support among residents and steadily more civic groups are expressing support. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Polls show Americans broadly support such measures, and new research indicates such red flag laws may reduce certain kinds of gun violence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Or, put differently, Marvel chose not to show us those reactions. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 8 June 2022",
"Documents show that the government safety agency sent Goodyear a letter requesting a recall of the 22.5-inch diameter tires on Feb. 22 of this year, and the company declined the request on March 8. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Friday\u2019s show was the same as last year\u2019s, Brooks told the crowd. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"The show is executive produced by Kelly Martin for South Pacific Pictures and White for White Balance Pictures. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"The show was unscripted programming and legitimate racing, but most drivers certainly paid attention to Paul Tracy's one-sided feud with Hailie Deegan. \u2014 Fox News , 17 June 2022",
"Presented by Fever, a national event and promotion platform, the show is one of several candlelight performances spotlighting pop icons this summer. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Because what's happening is, the show will never, ever be the same. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"Nafisah Atcha, 31, had a similar reaction when the show was greenlit. \u2014 Saba Hamedy, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"The reality show will be 10 episodes long, and no premiere date has been set yet. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"If the show is successful, versions in other languages might be produced, just as Netflix reality shows like The Circle and Love is Blind have been adapted for various countries. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164420"
},
"show off":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of showing off",
": one that shows off : exhibitionist",
": to display proudly",
": to seek to attract attention by conspicuous behavior",
": a person who tries to impress other people with his or her abilities or possessions"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u014d-\u02cc\u022ff",
"\u02c8sh\u014d-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[
"act up",
"clown (around)",
"cut up",
"fool around",
"horse around",
"hotdog",
"monkey (around)",
"showboat",
"skylark"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the athletes warmed up, happily showing off for the crowd before the match officially started",
"she just wants to show off her new jewelry",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"During her surprise trip to Wales, Princess Charlotte was able to show off a bit of her musical prowess. \u2014 Glamour , 4 June 2022",
"Gunmakers will also show off their products at an exposition. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"The stream that begins in the evening will show off the deorbit and landing of Boeing\u2019s Starliner capsule in White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexica. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"The company is expected to show off the laptop during next week\u2019s Computex show in Taiwan. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 18 May 2022",
"Back in the 1700s, the various regiments would show off their flags, so all the troops would recognize their banners during battle. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 May 2022",
"The players who get the word in two chances or even three can show off by sharing their grid online without giving away the word. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 11 May 2022",
"But luckily for viewers, the artist was also able to show off his singing in the finale, which aired on Feb. 27. \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The scene is only a few minutes long, but in that short time Murdock is able to show off a few super-heroics of his own. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1750, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213813"
},
"show up":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to expose or discredit especially by revealing faults",
": to embarrass or cause to look bad especially by comparison",
": reveal",
": arrive , appear",
": to become involved with others and make an active contribution",
": to provide help and support for someone",
": to be plainly evident",
": a presentation of a criminal defendant or arrestee individually to a witness for identification \u2014 compare lineup"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u014d-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"appear",
"come out",
"materialize",
"show",
"turn up",
"unfold"
],
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evanesce",
"evaporate",
"fade",
"go (away)",
"melt (away)",
"vanish"
],
"examples":[
"normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups",
"the band showed up an hour late",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To help get these to show up in your inbox, add noreply@reply.cincinnati.com to your email contacts. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"Parlin said the club saw around 50 students show up at its first meeting in 1991, including students who wanted to support their LGBTQ peers. \u2014 Cici Yu, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"Berry says your angel numbers may show up on a clock, a license plate, a phone number, or even on technical devices. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
"But the anecdote speaks to a broad and deep problem in MPS, which is simply having kids show up . \u2014 Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"In other words, don\u2019t hold your breath to see Samantha Jones show up in Paris. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"With the midterms looming, what better way to get parents to show up to vote than by convincing them that leftist school boards are grooming children with pornographic novels and cultural Marxism? \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
"There were tears when Sherriffs, one of three finalists for the city\u2019s teacher of the year, saw her friends and colleagues show up to support her. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
"Polls and questions should be all about human engagement\u2014the objective is to get more people to engage, which in turn should help brands show up more in feeds. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
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"1812, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": making an attractive show : striking",
": given to or marked by a flashy often tasteless display",
": attracting attention : striking",
": given to or being too much outward display : gaudy"
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"\u02c8sh\u014d-\u0113",
"\u02c8sh\u014d-\u0113"
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"arresting",
"bodacious",
"bold",
"brilliant",
"catchy",
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"conspicuous",
"dramatic",
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"kenspeckle",
"marked",
"noisy",
"noticeable",
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"remarkable",
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"striking"
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"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"unremarkable",
"unshowy"
],
"examples":[
"Perhaps you should wear something a little less showy .",
"orchid plants are known for their huge showy flowers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Late season: bottle gentian, Gentiana andrewsii; showy goldenrod, Solidago speciosa (superfood); New England aster, Aster novae-angliae (superfood); white turtlehead, Chelone glabra (immune builder). \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The foliage has fern-like leaves and the flowers are showy blooms with spur protrusions at the bottom. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Once this statement-making plant produces its showy pink blooms, the foliage will slowly decline. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Tall, showy , colorful blooms like red amaryllis make a similar festive statement. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The pizza from La Crosta is not overly dressed or showy ; the toppings not extravagant. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"These dishes are weeknight dinner champions, from a showy asparagus frittata to our simplest roasted asparagus. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 May 2022",
"Begonias come in a staggering array of colors and types, and some are grown strictly for their showy foliage. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 26 May 2022",
"Young lyricists are routinely warned against showy rhymes. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"1697, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"type":"noun",
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"a long narrow strip cut or torn off",
"a shredded , damaged, or ruined condition",
"particle , scrap",
"to cut or tear into shreds",
"demolish sense 2",
"to cut off",
"to come apart in or break up into shreds",
"a long narrow piece torn or cut off strip",
"a small amount bit",
"to cut or tear into small pieces"
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"ace",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"hint",
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"little",
"mite",
"nip",
"ounce",
"particle",
"peanuts",
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"scruple",
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"shadow",
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"smack",
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"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"snap",
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"speck",
"splash",
"spot",
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"strain",
"streak",
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"tad",
"touch",
"trace"
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"rend",
"ribbon",
"rip",
"rive",
"tatter",
"tear"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The wallpaper is in shreds .",
"His reputation was in shreds after the arrest.",
"He struggled to retain a shred of his dignity.",
"Verb",
"Shred the cabbage and add it to the salad.",
"shredded some cooked chicken for the soup",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"But taking advantage of that moment will require Democrats to hold on to some shred of power at the federal level. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Anyone with a shred of modesty will admit to having asked a bad question or 10 over three decades plus, whether due to ignorance, ineptitude or momentary brain-lock. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"But only the Clippers could have found a shred of truth within it. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The Perfect Bar\u2019s name carries not one single shred of irony. \u2014 Nikki Campo, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 Dec. 2021",
"And yet, despite a shred of story that\u2019s told episodically, EO, which clocks in at a concise 86 minutes, can be an engrossing experience. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"What happens when blatant NIMBYism contains a shred of truth? \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Sadly, there were empty promises being made about new high-tech products, guarantees of Industry 4.0 integration without a shred of evidence, and lots of selling the sizzle. \u2014 John Hayes, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In that context, no one with a shred of human compassion would object to what the Board has done. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The mountains in Central America, from Mexico to Panama, often shred storms with low-level circulations, Sojda said. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"The open-source organization supplied the necessary equipment, including machines that shred and clean the plastic before it\u2019s melted and reshaped. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2022",
"Children can sit in big trucks, while adults safely shred confidential papers and get all their questions answered. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
"On a gravel path behind the house, near a cluster of foxtails, officers recovered another zip tie and a six-inch shred of black duct tape. \u2014 Longreads , 5 May 2022",
"The 50 guests in there, some of whom were raving about our dinner, don\u2019t matter one ounce, not one shred . \u2014 Ashley Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Is there anything more punk rock than seeing a man shred on guitar while wearing a dress that belongs in Little House on the Prairie? \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Think of this list as a starting point and shred your way out from here. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The lanterns are covered in a thin silk gauze that is beginning to shred , and the paintings on them are fading. \u2014 Michelle Terris, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3"
],
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},
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"noun",
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],
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"to utter a sharp shrill sound",
"to cry out in a high-pitched voice screech",
"to suggest such a cry (as by vividness of expression)",
"to utter with a shriek",
"to express in a manner suggestive of a shriek",
"a shrill usually wild or involuntary cry",
"a sound resembling a shriek",
"to make a loud high-pitched cry",
"to say in a loud high-pitched voice",
"a loud high-pitched cry or sound"
],
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"\u02c8shr\u0113k",
"especially Southern",
"\u02c8shr\u0113k"
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"howl",
"scream",
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"shrill",
"squall",
"squeal",
"yell",
"yelp"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"The birds were shrieking in the trees.",
"She shrieked when she saw a mouse.",
"Noun",
"the shriek of the train's brakes",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Students shriek at news of acceptance and burst into tears over rejections. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"Conservative activists shriek about preserving the sanctity of the sport, even though the vast majority have never cared about women\u2019s swimming and probably couldn\u2019t name another current female competitor. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But the options were scant motel rooms or apartments way too small for a family of nine, with dogs and a macaw that liked to shriek at random and eat crown molding. \u2014 Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
"While many business owners shriek at the thought of them, there are tactful ways to handle bad online reviews, save the customer from leaving for the competition, and even offer you a chance to learn how to make your product or service better. \u2014 Rebecca Kowalewicz, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Terrified onlookers shriek as the bison slows its charge and moves in to inspect its curious company. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 4 Sep. 2020",
"For us, watching soccer together offers an opportunity not only to shriek and cuss and, very occasionally, dash a fist against a wall, but also to pool our emotions as father and son. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 17 June 2020",
"Other highlights show Gaga\u2019s knack for tunes in which incongruous-seeming passages\u2014silky one moment, shrieking the next\u2014fit together deliciously. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 1 June 2020",
"Bartholet frets that homeschoolers might grow up not even minding the gendered nature of household labor enough to shriek about it in a letter to Dear Prudence. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The secret packs great tension, as Jeongok leads Sangok on a leisurely round of strolls and visits that, for the actress, virtually shriek with urgency. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
"At least two more noises come, followed by another shriek . \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 12 May 2022",
"Estelle Harris, the New York actress with the unforgettable shriek who hilariously nagged her son (played by Jason Alexander) and husband (Jerry Stiller) on Seinfeld, has died. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Apr. 2022",
"To Brunson's surprise, Ms. Abbott appeared on a video call \u2014 and sparked an excited shriek from Brunson, who then started to tear up at the sight of her former teacher. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Adelaida let out a shriek and then began wailing, a deep guttural cry. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
"That shriek is one of frustration, as deep bodies of water are one of the only things that can stop a Trolloc army in its tracks. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Some species will sashay and shimmy and shriek ; others are more muted, satisfied to simply bow and nod, and click and clack their beaks together. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
"However, in the Z06, there's a trick that should get more of its shriek into the cabin. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"Verb",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164611"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": scream",
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": having or emitting a sharp high-pitched tone or sound : piercing",
": accompanied by sharp high-pitched sounds or cries",
": having a sharp or vivid effect on the senses",
": strident , intemperate",
": a shrill sound",
": to make a high-pitched usually piercing sound",
": to say in a loud high-pitched voice",
": having a high-pitched usually piercing sound"
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"\u02c8shril",
"especially Southern",
"\u02c8shril"
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"scream",
"screech",
"shriek",
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"yell",
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"high-pitched",
"piping",
"screeching",
"shrieking",
"squeaking",
"squeaky",
"treble",
"whistling"
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"Verb",
"the mud-splattered bystanders were shrilling with outrage at the inconsiderate motorist",
"Adjective",
"the shrill sound of a policeman's whistle",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party\u2019s increasingly shrill brand of Hindu nationalism has inflamed religious animosity within the country. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Each of the four movements Thursday traced a giant decrescendo, coming on strong with cacophonous, often shrill music and slowly ebbing away in a dazzling variety of textures and colors, all of them sparse and serene. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Earth smells and the pungency of privet and balsam were still acute at this hour, unmingled; the shadows were as bold as in a child\u2019s picture book; swifts and house martins tracked across the pale sky overhead, shrilling in thrilled anticipation. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Sheridan died less than two weeks after Estelle Harris, who played the shrill mother of George Costanza (Jason Alexander). \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Time Out New York asked him whether his shrill -voiced shtick had gotten louder over time. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Of course, don't expect partisans on the political fringes, who dominate so much of today's political debate with their enablers in a media echo chamber that amplifies the most shrill voices, to appreciate Sen. Collins' statesmanship. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Gottfried was known for his iconic shrill voice and beloved for his crude comedic style. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Despite that voice, which could be annoying or shrill , Harris could bring a distinct warmth and charm to her roles. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Other European countries are taking views along the spectrum, including some who see a Russian attack as likely but still consider recent warnings as shrill and counterproductive. \u2014 Daniel Michaels, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"As portrayed by Eden Perkins, the live-action Ed was\u2026extremely loud and shrill , as if the anime character had been cut-and-pasted into three dimensions with no modulation whatsoever. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
"For every woman who has ever been told that her voice is grating or shrill or hysterical, Holmes offered a cynical road map to vocal appeasement. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sudden shrill is as jarring as the sound of breaking glass and does equal damage to the video call\u2019s momentum. \u2014 Stacey Hanke, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Sonically, Levi\u2019s first film is equal parts shrill and echoey. \u2014 Samantha Hissong, Rolling Stone , 7 July 2021",
"The syrup, meanwhile, made the Sauvignon\u2019s acidity shrill and flattened the Riesling\u2019s fruit. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 23 June 2021",
"Elsewhere, another citizen glanced over her shoulder, hastily pulled herself into a dress, and winced at a whistle blown by one of the three advancing officers, the shrill of it a rip of violence through the mild day. \u2014 Hermione Hoby, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021",
"And more than 30 years ago, the island\u2019s air vibrated with the deafening shrill of thousands of chirping cicadas. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2021",
"In lesser hands, Vicedo\u2019s book could have grown shrill with outrage. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Waugh maintains barely restrained chaos throughout, which often tends toward the shrill . \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Shoppers casually meandered from store to store, and the shrill shouts of children could be heard echoing through the concourses of the Mall of America. \u2014 Nicole Norfleet, Star Tribune , 15 Aug. 2020"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
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],
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},
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": any of numerous mostly small and marine decapod crustaceans (suborders Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata) having a slender elongated body, a compressed abdomen, and a long spiny rostrum and including some (especially family Penaeidae) that are commercially important as food",
": a small crustacean (such as an amphipod or a branchiopod) resembling the true shrimp",
": a very small or puny person or thing",
": to fish for or catch shrimp",
": a small shellfish of the sea that is related to the crabs and lobsters and is often used for food",
": a very small or unimportant person or thing"
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"\u02c8shrimp",
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"\u02c8shrimp"
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"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"midget",
"mite",
"peewee",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"scrub",
"Tom Thumb"
],
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"behemoth",
"colossus",
"giant",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"monster",
"titan"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He's a little shrimp of a boy.",
"the boy was just a shrimp until his teens, when he had a growth spurt",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Add the shrimp and remaining tomatoes to the skillet. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"There are Southern favorites such as shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"The cheesy shrimp are then slipped into a housemade tortilla and garnished with roasted poblanos, cilantro and pico de gallo. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The menu\u2019s backed up by creative appetizers like sweet-hot tempura shrimp , Maryland crab cakes and five-layer Mexican party dip. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
"Cook on high at a rapid boil until shrimp is pink, 3 to 4 minutes. \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"And for dinner, the songstress completes her day with an appetizing Southwest shrimp dish with white rice topped with chipotle crema. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"The kids menu includes whitefish and popcorn shrimp baskets, plus desserts like key lime pie, funnel cake fries and chocolate cake with raspberry sauce. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"The pipeline project will ensure those nutrients make it to the shrimp , even as the lake continues to shrink. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The paella, fortified with mussels, cockles, shrimp , and rabbit, benefitted from tableside dollops of yet more aioli. \u2014 Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"With many of these smaller or less cohesive ingredients\u2014like sliced veggies, shrimp , or cubed meat\u2014skewering is the way to go. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 14 May 2022",
"Enjoy lobsters, shrimp , freshly caught finfish and oysters under a seaside palapa with your feet in the sand. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Working in two batches, fry shrimp one side at a time until crispy, pink and cooked through, about 2 minutes total. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Mesidor\u2019s signature entrees are the roast chicken or pernil with rice, gandules and tostones; tacos with beef, chicken, fish, steak or shrimp ; and fried salmon tacos, which Shelton says is his favorite dish. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Swing by this eclectic bistro for brunch or lunch, for highlights including gravy-smothered buttermilk biscuits, $5 mimosas, stacked burgers, soups, salads, and shrimp tossed and saut\u00e9ed in numerous ways. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 12 May 2022",
"There are pockets packed with kale and cheese, beans and mint, sweet root vegetables, crab sticks and shrimp , and other combinations little known to the Salvadoran table. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Menu items include Korean short-rib quesadillas, mushroom and pesto flatbread, shrimp tacos and guacamole and chips. \u2014 Randy Tucker, The Enquirer , 4 May 2022"
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"verb"
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": any of numerous mostly small and marine decapod crustaceans (suborders Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata) having a slender elongated body, a compressed abdomen, and a long spiny rostrum and including some (especially family Penaeidae) that are commercially important as food",
": a small crustacean (such as an amphipod or a branchiopod) resembling the true shrimp",
": a very small or puny person or thing",
": to fish for or catch shrimp",
": a small shellfish of the sea that is related to the crabs and lobsters and is often used for food",
": a very small or unimportant person or thing"
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"\u02c8shrimp",
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"\u02c8shrimp"
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"dwarf",
"midget",
"mite",
"peewee",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"scrub",
"Tom Thumb"
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"behemoth",
"colossus",
"giant",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"monster",
"titan"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He's a little shrimp of a boy.",
"the boy was just a shrimp until his teens, when he had a growth spurt",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Add the shrimp and remaining tomatoes to the skillet. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"There are Southern favorites such as shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"The cheesy shrimp are then slipped into a housemade tortilla and garnished with roasted poblanos, cilantro and pico de gallo. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The menu\u2019s backed up by creative appetizers like sweet-hot tempura shrimp , Maryland crab cakes and five-layer Mexican party dip. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
"Cook on high at a rapid boil until shrimp is pink, 3 to 4 minutes. \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"And for dinner, the songstress completes her day with an appetizing Southwest shrimp dish with white rice topped with chipotle crema. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"The kids menu includes whitefish and popcorn shrimp baskets, plus desserts like key lime pie, funnel cake fries and chocolate cake with raspberry sauce. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"The pipeline project will ensure those nutrients make it to the shrimp , even as the lake continues to shrink. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The paella, fortified with mussels, cockles, shrimp , and rabbit, benefitted from tableside dollops of yet more aioli. \u2014 Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"With many of these smaller or less cohesive ingredients\u2014like sliced veggies, shrimp , or cubed meat\u2014skewering is the way to go. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 14 May 2022",
"Enjoy lobsters, shrimp , freshly caught finfish and oysters under a seaside palapa with your feet in the sand. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Working in two batches, fry shrimp one side at a time until crispy, pink and cooked through, about 2 minutes total. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Mesidor\u2019s signature entrees are the roast chicken or pernil with rice, gandules and tostones; tacos with beef, chicken, fish, steak or shrimp ; and fried salmon tacos, which Shelton says is his favorite dish. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Swing by this eclectic bistro for brunch or lunch, for highlights including gravy-smothered buttermilk biscuits, $5 mimosas, stacked burgers, soups, salads, and shrimp tossed and saut\u00e9ed in numerous ways. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 12 May 2022",
"There are pockets packed with kale and cheese, beans and mint, sweet root vegetables, crab sticks and shrimp , and other combinations little known to the Salvadoran table. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Menu items include Korean short-rib quesadillas, mushroom and pesto flatbread, shrimp tacos and guacamole and chips. \u2014 Randy Tucker, The Enquirer , 4 May 2022"
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"to contract or curl up the body or part of it huddle , cower",
"to contract to less extent or compass",
"to become smaller or more compacted",
"to lose substance or weight",
"to lessen in value dwindle",
"to recoil instinctively (as from something painful or horrible)",
"to hold oneself back refrain",
"to cause to contract or shrink",
"to compact (cloth) by causing to contract when subjected to washing, boiling, steaming, or other processes",
"the act of shrinking",
"shrinkage",
"a clinical psychiatrist or psychologist",
"to make or become smaller",
"to curl up or move back in or as if in fear or pain",
"to refrain from doing something especially because of difficulty or unpleasantness",
"a clinical psychiatrist or psychologist"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8shri\u014bk",
"synonyms":[
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract"
],
"antonyms":[
"balloon",
"expand",
"snowball",
"swell"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"While this pillow did not shrink , the cover did show very slight fuzziness and pilling after five washes. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"More problematically, none of them can see the apparently magical office that serves as Orson\u2019s refuge, which results in him being sent to the office shrink . \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"As congregations shrink , spiritual leaders wring their hands, wondering how to attract the next generation into the pews. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022",
"Tube anemones can spread out and shrink their larger tentacles around the smaller feeding tentacles at the top of their body. \u2014 Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American , 8 June 2022",
"With a margin that could possibly shrink as more votes come in, Caruso\u2019s campaign had reason to be excited. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"The heavy engineering activity will continue to grow, not shrink . \u2014 Peter Bendor-samuel, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"If so, head to Vegas, where no player has taken more action to go No. 1 at Caesar\u2019s Sports Book, and get a bet down before the odds shrink . \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"Montgomery also fell below 200,000, but didn\u2019t shrink as fast as Birmingham did in the latest federal estimates. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The fictional man who loved his family, but cheated on his wife and was a ruthless killer, who tried to get his head right by airing his dirty laundry to a shrink , brought on the era of TV\u2019s antihero. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 9 June 2022",
"Microorganisms found in the halite shrink and greatly reduce biological activity when host waters become too salty, the researchers said. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"What that is is between him and his shrink , although maybe a desire to seem and feel undiminished is not as mysterious as all that. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 14 May 2022",
"Even people who bought as recently as a week ago have seen their $1,000 shrink . \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Doing so can boost store performance, reduce shrink of all kinds and improve customer loyalty in one fell swoop. \u2014 Bjoern Petersen, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"There\u2019s wry 1960s-time-capsule humor, from Lucy as a shrink \u2014something still novel back then\u2014to pink aluminum Christmas trees. \u2014 Tom Nichols, The Atlantic , 15 Dec. 2021",
"In effect, these workers have seen their incomes and purchasing power shrink because of inflation. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In none of the years with a Democratic president did Republican turnout advantage shrink below 3 points. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"shrug off":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to shake off",
": to brush aside : minimize",
": to remove (a garment) by wriggling out"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"blink (at)",
"brush (aside ",
"condone",
"discount",
"disregard",
"excuse",
"forgive",
"gloss (over)",
"gloze (over)",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"paper over",
"pardon",
"pass over",
"remit",
"whitewash",
"wink (at)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem",
"The shtick may have crossed the line, and now it's gotten him into a situation that he is not really equipped for. \u2014 Mma Junkie, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And then Colin Trevorrow [director and co-screenwriter of the \u2018Jurassic World\u2019 trilogy] kind of gave him mouth to mouth, and brought him into this world in which his whole shtick really mattered and really affected other things. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Eventually the foul ball shtick gets tiring, even Sam will admit that. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s the kind of self-aware shtick that\u2019s perfectly suited to an in-ring veteran of more than 30 years who\u2019s known for constantly reinventing himself, and pokes at the tribalism between fans of the two companies with surgical precision. \u2014 Anthony Bartkiewicz, SPIN , 13 May 2022",
"Loop parking lots placed them on cars, and the combination of words and shtick turned the trick. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Gilbert Gottfried\u2019s manic, loudmouthed stand-up routines mixed old-fashioned borscht-belt shtick with cringeworthy vulgarity. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This is where Broderick\u2019s shtick pays off best, as Roy resorts to increasingly desperate measures, including shimmying along the window ledge above Fifth Avenue in an attempt to access the bathroom. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
"My tendency in such situations is to turn my role into shtick \u2014I\u2019m the wisecracking Daria, the mordant brunette, the one whose qualities will age well. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022"
"Yiddish shtik pranks, literally, piece, from Middle High German st\u00fccke , from Old High German stucki ; akin to Old English stycce piece, Old High German stoc stick \u2014 more at stock entry 1":""
": to tremble especially with fear or horror or from cold",
": to move or sound as if being shaken",
": an act or instance of trembling or shaking",
": to tremble convulsively : shiver"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8sh\u0259-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8sh\u0259d-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitate",
"bucket",
"convulse",
"jerk",
"jiggle",
"joggle",
"jolt",
"jounce",
"judder",
"quake",
"quiver",
"shake",
"vibrate",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
"antonyms":[
"quiver",
"shiver",
"tremble"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The old car shuddered to a halt.",
"The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead.",
"Noun",
"a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and Vladimir Putin would rejoice; Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi would shudder . \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The language Putin used caused some historians to shudder . \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But the elderly Filipinos did not shudder or recoil. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"All of them will shudder at left-wing anti-Semitism, often framed as anti-Zionism, and at the anti-Semitism pervasive on the nativist and xenophobic right. \u2014 Mark Oppenheimer, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Every now and then when coming to stop signs the brakes on my 2014 Hyundai Sonata will shudder . \u2014 Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
"This seems like a tricky maneuver and one that even Houdini would shudder at trying to magically accomplish. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Even residents who shudder at the potential return of punishments \u2014 such as chopping off the hands of thieves \u2014 say some security has returned to Kabul since the Taliban swept in on Aug. 15. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Oct. 2021",
"As students jostle into school buildings and Broadway theaters shudder back to life, the most obvious signs of a new hygienic alertness will be masks and vaccination cards. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Reilly really doesn\u2019t mind being anywhere in L.A. \u2014 even ( shudder ) the Westside. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"These new laws have placed Florida in the national spotlight and made tourism officials shudder . \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"Whether delivered via text, WhatsApp, email or \u2014 shudder \u2014 Slack, these three words appear in front of you like a portent of terrible things to come. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Property owners living in more coveted areas of New York should look at what is happening upstate and shudder . \u2014 Andrew Wimer, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Putin's decision also made markets shudder , with stock indexes tumbling Tuesday morning in the U.K. before recovering slightly, while in China and Hong Kong markets dropped. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Feb. 2022",
"But there's a shudder -inducing dark side to Bloom's good habit. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Nothing sends a shudder down the spine like an email from your landlord or letting agent. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Rising yields at the start of 2022 have sent a shudder through tech stocks. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1607, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211850"
},
"shuffle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble",
": to put or thrust aside or under cover",
": to rearrange (playing cards, dominoes, tiles, etc.) to produce a random order",
": to move about, back and forth, or from one place to another : shift",
": to move by sliding along or back and forth without lifting",
": to perform (something, such as a dance) with a dragging, sliding step",
": to work into or out of trickily",
": to act or speak in a shifty or evasive manner",
": to move or walk in a sliding dragging manner without lifting the feet",
": to dance in a lazy nonchalant manner with sliding and tapping motions of the feet",
": to execute in a perfunctory or clumsy manner",
": to mix playing cards or counters by shuffling",
": an evasion of the issue : equivocation",
": an act of shuffling (as of cards)",
": a right or turn to shuffle",
": a confusing jumble (as of papers or events)",
": a dragging sliding movement",
": a sliding or scraping step in dancing",
": a dance characterized by such a step",
": a rhythm where each beat of the measure is played as a triplet with the first and second parts of the triplet tied and the third part accented",
": music played in a shuffle rhythm",
": to slide back and forth without lifting",
": to walk or move by sliding or dragging the feet",
": to mix up the order of (as playing cards)",
": to push or move about or from place to place",
": a sliding or dragging walk",
": an act of mixing up or moving so as to change the order or position",
": a confusing jumble"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8sh\u0259-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"barge",
"clump",
"flog",
"flounder",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"plod",
"pound",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shamble",
"slog",
"slough",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"stump",
"tramp",
"tromp",
"trudge"
],
"antonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Though recent injuries have forced Angels manager Joe Maddon to shuffle his lineup, one consistent piece has been Mike Trout. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
"The Patel Brothers on Devon Avenue is no longer a tiny room where customers have to shuffle sideways, weaving between shelves of products to grab a bag of masoor. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 28 May 2022",
"Agile swimmers and tree climbers, these toothless, burrowing enigmas roll into a protective ball of scales when threatened and shuffle around parts of Asia and Africa at night. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"In this world, people steal from the sick to maintain youth, fairies shuffle around looking like unwashed goths, and dreams can quickly turn into nightmares. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"However, the emergence of Dawand Jones prompted OSU to shuffle its starting line. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 29 Apr. 2022",
"One source said Poles might shuffle the area assignments for a few college scouts. \u2014 Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"The company acknowledged that its deforestation monitoring system targets ranches, not their owners, though many operate multiple properties \u2014 some sanctioned and some not \u2014 and can shuffle cattle between them. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"There are hundreds of examples through which to shuffle in the affirmative and a few in the dissent. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mamoudou Athie and DeWanda Wise make for appealing additions \u2014 as Biosyn\u2019s shadowy head of communications and a virtuous cargo pilot, respectively \u2014 but still get lost in the shuffle . \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Every full overhead bin mocks our sad aftward shuffle past first or business class. \u2014 Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic , 29 May 2022",
"In its mad shuffle to keep games from getting out of hand, the Braves have tried Edgar Santana, Ty Tice, Jacob Webb, and Josh Tomlin, a 12-year veteran who throws strikes. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
"This takes the open-door policy one step further by ensuring that no employee inquiries or concerns get lost in the shuffle . \u2014 Lilit Davtyan, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"HBO Max is introducing a new shuffle button, which will allow viewers to play a random episode from one of 45 streaming TV series. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 24 Mar. 2022",
"To that point, HBO Max just added a shuffle button this week. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 24 Mar. 2022",
"On Saturday, it was reported that the music streamer had removed the shuffle button as the default option when playing albums following the release of the 33-year-old singer's new album, 30. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
"The tool seems to work similarly to the shuffle button on other entertainment streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. \u2014 Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY , 19 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1570, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184459"
},
"shun":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to avoid deliberately and especially habitually",
": to avoid purposely or by habit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259n",
"\u02c8sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoid",
"dodge",
"duck",
"elude",
"escape",
"eschew",
"evade",
"finesse",
"get around",
"scape",
"shake",
"shirk",
"shuffle (out of)",
"weasel (out of)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He shuns parties and social events.",
"After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the Dayton accords designated the area part of the Republika Srpska, and today the country\u2019s other ethnic groups largely shun the place. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The rest of the world won\u2019t shun American debt, despite what looks like an irresponsible level of borrowing. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
"John Fund, a prominent conservative journalist who was once a booster of Ms. Engelbrecht, has implored donors to shun her, according to videotape provided to The New York Times by Documented, a nonprofit news site. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"The big technology companies have been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Big Tech has been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"High-tech companies have been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Lukoil now faces huge challenges as traders and oil companies shun Russian crude. \u2014 Mark Thompson, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"While most countries\u2014excluding the U.S. and U.K.\u2014haven\u2019t banned Russian oil imports, and none of its major customers are sanctioning natural gas supplies, there could still be disruptions as buyers voluntarily shun trade with Moscow. \u2014 Grant Smith / Bloomberg, Time , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English shonen, shunnen , from Old English scunian ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200504"
},
"shut (up)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause (a person) to stop talking",
": to cease writing or speaking"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"belt up",
"clam up",
"dry up",
"dummy up",
"hush",
"pipe down",
"quiet (down)"
],
"antonyms":[
"speak",
"talk"
],
"examples":[
"you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up",
"nothing I said would shut them up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lockdowns have closed businesses and kept consumers shut up at home. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"In a handful of cases, franchisees were forced to shut up shop for good, often following difficult conversations with their landlords. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Time to quit talking about awards won or lost and put up or shut up . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Courts are the ultimate place to put up or shut up . \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Oh, shut up and put on your big boy panties, Romaine. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Now, Terry McAuliffe has a comeback for Gramm and all parents who think like him \u2014 shut up and fall into line. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The senior soldier, without turning around, tells him to shut up . \u2014 Keith Ridgway, The Atlantic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Grohl could be heard telling him to shut up , according to news accounts of the show. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1814, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212218"
},
"shut off":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"something (such as a valve) that shuts off",
"stoppage , interruption",
"to close off separate",
"to cut off (a flow or passage) stop",
"to stop the operation of (something, such as a machine)",
"to cease operating stop"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sh\u0259t-\u02cc\u022ff",
"synonyms":[
"arrest",
"arrestment",
"cease",
"cessation",
"check",
"close",
"closedown",
"closure",
"conclusion",
"cutoff",
"discontinuance",
"discontinuation",
"end",
"ending",
"expiration",
"finish",
"halt",
"lapse",
"offset",
"shutdown",
"stay",
"stop",
"stoppage",
"surcease",
"termination"
],
"antonyms":[
"break",
"break off",
"break up",
"can",
"cease",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desist (from)",
"discontinue",
"drop",
"end",
"give over",
"halt",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"leave off",
"pack (up ",
"quit",
"stop"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the utility company threatened them with the shutoff of electricity if the bills weren't paid",
"Verb",
"threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands",
"shut off the computer to save electricity",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Other highlights include a pressure value, a shutoff with Viton seals to extend the life of the pump sprayer, and an in-line filter to prevent clogging that\u2019s easy to clean. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"The records provide further evidence of the incident previously acknowledged by the city that the mayor ordered a temporary shutoff of fluoridation of the city\u2019s water supply in spite of city code requiring it. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Other states are likely to follow as shutoff notices are sent out, but this piecemeal approach will not protect struggling families nationwide. \u2014 Mark Wolfe For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This spring the level hit a trigger point of 3,525 feet, 35 feet above the shutoff level. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Because the European gas grid spans many countries, Russia\u2019s shutoff of gas to Poland and Bulgaria doesn\u2019t just affect those two countries. \u2014 Michael E. Webber, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In March, officials said nearly 40,000 of 240,000 residential and commercial accounts had overdue balances, adding 14,000 of those were eligible for shutoff . \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 21 Apr. 2022",
"To safeguard drinking water supplies, the State Water Resources Control Board issued rules banning wasteful practices such as washing cars without a shutoff nozzle, excessive watering of lawns and hosing down driveways and sidewalks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"But, following an outcry, Azerbaijan fixed the pipeline, though only restoring supply for one short weekend without acknowledging intentional damage, while, according to Nagorno-Karabakh\u2019s Armenian authorities, installing a shutoff valve. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, Time , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Just choose from several settings, including turbo, comfort, and continuous, and then let the device run for a 24-hour cycle or until the tank is full (at which point the dehumidifier will automatically shut off ). \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 8 May 2022",
"When the tank runs out, the machine will automatically shut off and a refill light will illuminate. \u2014 Health.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Rain sensors automatically shut off a sprinkler or irrigation system when rainfall reaches a preset amount, usually 1/4 inch. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2021",
"The intelligent function automatically stops the motor after 20 seconds while the LED lights automatically shut off after 30 seconds. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 21 Apr. 2021",
"When filled, the dehumidifier will automatically shut off and an indicator light will turn on to alert you that the tank needs draining. \u2014 Zarah Kavarana, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Most food scales would automatically shut off after three or so minutes. \u2014 Lindsay Tigar, CNN Underscored , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The Panthers were fun to watch during the regular season, but the trapping Capitals showed how to shut off that free-flowing offensive spigot. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"The power to enact progressive policies could end up shut off at the federal level for a number of years, perhaps a decade or more. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 14 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"shut up":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause (a person) to stop talking",
": to cease writing or speaking"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"belt up",
"clam up",
"dry up",
"dummy up",
"hush",
"pipe down",
"quiet (down)"
],
"antonyms":[
"speak",
"talk"
],
"examples":[
"you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up",
"nothing I said would shut them up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lockdowns have closed businesses and kept consumers shut up at home. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"In a handful of cases, franchisees were forced to shut up shop for good, often following difficult conversations with their landlords. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Time to quit talking about awards won or lost and put up or shut up . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Courts are the ultimate place to put up or shut up . \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Oh, shut up and put on your big boy panties, Romaine. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Now, Terry McAuliffe has a comeback for Gramm and all parents who think like him \u2014 shut up and fall into line. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The senior soldier, without turning around, tells him to shut up . \u2014 Keith Ridgway, The Atlantic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Grohl could be heard telling him to shut up , according to news accounts of the show. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1814, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230006"
},
"shut-eye":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sleep"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259t-\u02cc\u012b"
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"bed",
"catnapping",
"dozing",
"napping",
"repose",
"rest",
"resting",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"slumbering",
"snoozing",
"z's",
"zs"
],
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"consciousness",
"wake",
"wakefulness"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1899, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191425"
},
"shutdown":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": the cessation or suspension of an operation or activity",
": to settle so as to obscure vision : close in",
": to make ineffective in competition"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u0259t-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
],
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"arrest",
"arrestment",
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"cessation",
"check",
"close",
"closedown",
"closure",
"conclusion",
"cutoff",
"discontinuance",
"discontinuation",
"end",
"ending",
"expiration",
"finish",
"halt",
"lapse",
"offset",
"shutoff",
"stay",
"stop",
"stoppage",
"surcease",
"termination"
],
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"continuance",
"continuation"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"the shutdown of the factory",
"the factory resumed operation after a brief shutdown for repairs",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That retooling shutdown led to a temporary layoff for many of the Jefferson plant's 4,800 workers. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"Service in Nashville, Tennessee, is also closing, according to media reports, but the website does not mention the shutdown . \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"The shutdown comes 12 months after Electric Last Mile went public through a special-purpose acquisition company, raising $379 million in a deal that valued the firm at $1.4 billion. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"As the 2022 Tony Awards honor the first full season of theater since Broadway\u2019s return following the 18-month COVID-19 shutdown , a slew of timely topics will likely make their way into Sunday night\u2019s monologues, acceptance speeches and segments. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"Label cofounder Jim Cavender, who produced and recorded the album, says during the early shutdown period of the pandemic, Onder dedicated himself to practicing singing and acoustic guitar. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"The industry recognized the implications of the shutdown and yet the FDA and the White House failed to connect on the issue. \u2014 Rita Numerof, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"By May the world was beginning to absorb the economic shutdown . \u2014 Paul M. Dabbar, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"The shutdown will cut the plant\u2019s output by 8% this month and next, Vortexa estimates. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most recently, Russia and Syria accused Israel of carrying out an airstrike earlier this month that shut down the international airport in Damascus. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"The Yellow Line tunnel and bridge rehabilitation work is a separate project that will shut down the Yellow Line tunnel near the L\u2019Enfant Plaza station and the bridge across the Potomac River until about May 2023. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Brandy Sandersfeld gave birth to a boy in March 2020 \u2014 the same week that her older son\u2019s school shut down because of the pandemic, and the month that her husband\u2019s pizza business had to close for good. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"McIlroy, the first to shut down talk of rival leagues in 2020, spoke passionately this week about building on the legacy handed down by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"McIlroy, the first to shut down talk of rival leagues in 2020, spoke passionately this week about building on the legacy handed down by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Sturgis is the same Abbott plant that shut down in February and was closed for months due to contamination. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 16 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",
"Craft cannabis growers hope that a judge Wednesday will reverse his order that shut down the entire industry, arguing that they were unfairly shut out of the process. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"1888, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1779, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185515"
},
"shutoff":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something (such as a valve) that shuts off",
": stoppage , interruption",
": to close off : separate",
": to cut off (a flow or passage) : stop",
": to stop the operation of (something, such as a machine)",
": to cease operating : stop"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259t-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
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"arrest",
"arrestment",
"cease",
"cessation",
"check",
"close",
"closedown",
"closure",
"conclusion",
"cutoff",
"discontinuance",
"discontinuation",
"end",
"ending",
"expiration",
"finish",
"halt",
"lapse",
"offset",
"shutdown",
"stay",
"stop",
"stoppage",
"surcease",
"termination"
],
"antonyms":[
"break",
"break off",
"break up",
"can",
"cease",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desist (from)",
"discontinue",
"drop",
"end",
"give over",
"halt",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"leave off",
"pack (up ",
"quit",
"stop"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the utility company threatened them with the shutoff of electricity if the bills weren't paid",
"Verb",
"threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands",
"shut off the computer to save electricity",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Other highlights include a pressure value, a shutoff with Viton seals to extend the life of the pump sprayer, and an in-line filter to prevent clogging that\u2019s easy to clean. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"The records provide further evidence of the incident previously acknowledged by the city: that the mayor ordered a temporary shutoff of fluoridation of the city\u2019s water supply in spite of city code requiring it. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Other states are likely to follow as shutoff notices are sent out, but this piecemeal approach will not protect struggling families nationwide. \u2014 Mark Wolfe For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This spring the level hit a trigger point of 3,525 feet, 35 feet above the shutoff level. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Because the European gas grid spans many countries, Russia\u2019s shutoff of gas to Poland and Bulgaria doesn\u2019t just affect those two countries. \u2014 Michael E. Webber, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In March, officials said nearly 40,000 of 240,000 residential and commercial accounts had overdue balances, adding 14,000 of those were eligible for shutoff . \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 21 Apr. 2022",
"To safeguard drinking water supplies, the State Water Resources Control Board issued rules banning wasteful practices such as washing cars without a shutoff nozzle, excessive watering of lawns and hosing down driveways and sidewalks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"But, following an outcry, Azerbaijan fixed the pipeline, though only restoring supply for one short weekend without acknowledging intentional damage, while, according to Nagorno-Karabakh\u2019s Armenian authorities, installing a shutoff valve. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, Time , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Just choose from several settings, including turbo, comfort, and continuous, and then let the device run for a 24-hour cycle or until the tank is full (at which point the dehumidifier will automatically shut off ). \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 8 May 2022",
"When the tank runs out, the machine will automatically shut off and a refill light will illuminate. \u2014 Health.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Rain sensors automatically shut off a sprinkler or irrigation system when rainfall reaches a preset amount, usually 1/4 inch. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2021",
"The intelligent function automatically stops the motor after 20 seconds while the LED lights automatically shut off after 30 seconds. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 21 Apr. 2021",
"When filled, the dehumidifier will automatically shut off and an indicator light will turn on to alert you that the tank needs draining. \u2014 Zarah Kavarana, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Most food scales would automatically shut off after three or so minutes. \u2014 Lindsay Tigar, CNN Underscored , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The Panthers were fun to watch during the regular season, but the trapping Capitals showed how to shut off that free-flowing offensive spigot. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"The power to enact progressive policies could end up shut off at the federal level for a number of years, perhaps a decade or more. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 14 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"Noun",
"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211942"
},
"shy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": easily frightened : timid",
": disposed to avoid a person or thing",
": hesitant in committing oneself : circumspect",
": sensitively diffident or retiring : reserved",
": expressive of such a state or nature",
": secluded , hidden",
": having less than the full or specified amount or number : short",
": disreputable",
": to develop or show a dislike or distaste",
": to start suddenly aside through fright or alarm",
": a sudden start aside (as from fright)",
": to make a sudden throw",
": to throw (an object) with a jerk : fling",
": the act of shying : toss , throw",
": a verbal fling or attack",
": cockshy",
": not feeling comfortable meeting and talking to people",
": easily frightened : timid",
": showing a dislike of attention",
": tending to avoid something or someone",
": having less than a full or an expected amount or number",
": to avoid or draw back in dislike or distaste",
": to move quickly to one side in fright"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u012b",
"\u02c8sh\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"skittish",
"timid",
"timorous",
"tremulous"
],
"antonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daring",
"dashing",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"venturesome",
"venturous"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"I was painfully shy as a teenager.",
"She was too shy to ask for help.",
"He gave her a shy smile.",
"Help yourself if you want more. Don't be shy ."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1791, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1787, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195837"
},
"sheath":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a case for a blade (as of a knife)",
": an investing cover or case of a plant or animal body or body part: such as",
": the tubular fold of skin into which the penis of many mammals is retracted",
": the lower part of a leaf when surrounding the stem",
": an ensheathing spathe",
": any of various covering or supporting structures that resemble in appearance or function the sheath of a blade: such as",
": sheathing sense 2",
": a woman's close-fitting dress that is usually worn without a belt",
": condom sense 1",
": a case for a blade (as of a knife)",
": a covering that surrounds and usually protects something",
": an investing cover or case of a plant or animal body or body part: as",
": the tubular fold of skin into which the penis of many mammals is retracted",
": the connective tissue of an organ or part that binds together its component elements and holds it in place",
": condom sense 1"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u0113th",
"\u02c8sh\u0113th",
"\u02c8sh\u0113th"
],
"synonyms":[
"armor",
"capsule",
"case",
"casing",
"cocoon",
"cover",
"covering",
"encasement",
"housing",
"hull",
"husk",
"jacket",
"pod",
"shell"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the sheath of a sword",
"a piece of wire covered with a plastic sheath",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The loose-fitting sheath and budget construction mean this one isn\u2019t designed to go the distance. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The core provides most of the rope\u2019s strength; the sheath protects the core and makes the rope easier to handle. \u2014 Chris Brinlee Jr., Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2016",
"The black knee-length sheath is sleeveless with a crew neck. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 20 Apr. 2022",
"La Stella still is not right following his October surgery to remove part of the sheath that caused inflammation around his Achilles tendon. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Identifying the sheath \u2019s origin also sheds light on grass evolution. \u2014 Julia Rosen, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
"At the bar, Varsha Thapa and Tami Williams exchanged a laugh while wearing the same baby blue sheath by Prabal Gurung. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Nespresso capsules were used to construct a sheath dress \u2014 in a memorable, Instagram-ready design feat. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Olivia Rodrigo waved and smiled in a black sheath gown from Vivienne Westwood, who included purple sparkle trim with rocker chokers. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English shethe, going back to Old English sc\u01e3\u00fe, sc\u0113a\u00fe (Northumbrian sce\u01e3\u00fe ), sc\u0113\u00fe, going back to Germanic *skai\u00fej\u014d or *skai\u00fe\u014d (whence also Old Frisian sk\u0113the \"sheath,\" Old Saxon sk\u0113dia, sk\u0113thia, Old High German skeida, Old Icelandic skei\u00f0ir, plural), probably noun derivative of *skai\u0111an-/skai\u00fean- \"to separate, divide\" \u2014 more at shed entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121000"
},
"sheen":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": beautiful",
": shining , resplendent",
": to be bright : show a sheen",
": a bright or shining condition : brightness",
": a subdued glitter approaching but short of optical reflection",
": a lustrous surface imparted to textiles through finishing processes or use of shiny yarns",
": a textile exhibiting notable sheen",
": a bright or shining condition : luster"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0113n",
"\u02c8sh\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[
"burnish",
"gloss",
"luminance",
"luster",
"lustre",
"polish",
"shine"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her hair has a sheen to it.",
"polished the metal until it had an even sheen",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The impact resistant lenses can stand up to wildest show with UV protection and polarized lenses to further protect your peepers, and the ultra- sheen design, available in 5 colors, is guaranteed to steal the spotlight. \u2014 Brandon Schultz, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Note that flat- sheen paint works best to replicate the look of unglazed encaustic or cement tile. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Aug. 2021",
"My Sheets Rock The Regulator $169.00 Bamboo Twill Sheets Made from bamboo twill, these breathable sheets have the softness of rayon with a sheen finish. \u2014 Lauren Levy, NBC News , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Boaters off Orange County and residents of Newport Beach started reporting a petroleum smell in the air and oily sheen on the water Friday afternoon, Oct. 1. \u2014 Christopher Weber, ajc , 8 Oct. 2021",
"But old pennies have a nice copper sheen all the way through. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 18 Jan. 2021",
"This diner digs their seasoning: bacon, thyme, red vinegar and a finishing touch of butter to give the beans sheen . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Keith\u2019s rendition of this Red Dirt hit bypasses LaRue\u2019s defiant sensibilities or even Hosty\u2019s sparse percussion and meaty guitar lines, for a more typical contemporary, radio-friendly sheen . \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
"Then road riding seemed to lose some of its unctuous, depilated sheen . \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
"The painting itself is certainly distinctive: The sumptuous fabric of the children\u2019s dress, with its bright sheen and rich colors, serves as a stark contrast to their understated facial expressions. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"The moon will glow a scarlet color during this year's first total lunar eclipse on Sunday -- a stark contrast to its ordinarily milky white sheen . \u2014 Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Turning from music videos and concert films to tell this true story in his first narrative feature, Rebane has created an old-school melodrama that aims for a Sirkian sheen , its visuals sumptuous and its clinches glossily, tastefully steamy. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Pine, for all his aging-glamour-boy indie-hair-band sheen , is an actor who would have done fine in the \u201970s. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
"An outstanding scrub takes care of dirt, bacteria, and clogged pores in one fell swoop\u2014no need to worry about acne or that oily sheen anymore. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"As for that sheen spray that the actor couldn't get enough of? \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-205121"
},
"shake down":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an improvised bed (such as one made up on the floor)",
": a boisterous dance",
": an act or instance of shaking someone down",
": extortion",
": a thorough search",
": a process or period of adjustment",
": a testing under operating conditions of something new (such as a ship) for possible faults and defects and for familiarizing the operators with it",
": to take up temporary quarters",
": to occupy an improvised or makeshift bed",
": to become accustomed especially to new surroundings or duties",
": to settle down",
": to obtain money from in a deceitful, contemptible, or illegal manner",
": to make a thorough search of",
": to bring about a reduction of",
": to give a shakedown test to"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u0101k-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
],
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"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",
"rook",
"screw",
"short",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"skunk",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"stiff",
"sting",
"sucker",
"swindle",
"thimblerig",
"victimize"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He was the victim of a shakedown by a street gang.",
"The guards conducted a shakedown of the prisoners' cells to look for weapons.",
"They're putting the system through a shakedown .",
"Verb",
"the rumor is that he started his career shaking people down as an enforcer for the mob",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As Trump settled into the Oval Office, the Trump International Hotel established itself as Washington\u2019s premier shakedown venue, defying, among other things, the emoluments clause of the Constitution. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
"Next will be the shakedown of ticketholders, in the form of PSLs. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Kent Schaffer, Charlo's attorney, told TMZ the arrest was a shakedown by a family member. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 25 Feb. 2022",
"America's neighbors to the north just got an on-the-ice shakedown . \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
"In 2018, after the case was successfully appealed following its dismissal, a rep for Swift likened the lawsuit to a shakedown . \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The parents, Singer, and college coaches played a direct role in the scandal, while negligent admissions officials and campus shakedown artists helped create the culture in which sleazoids like Singer and payola parents operated. \u2014 Frederick Hess, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Adamis was embroiled in a fight with an activist investor, whom the company claimed was attempting a shakedown by threatening a proxy fight unless the company hired him as a consultant. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Prosecutors said in court papers that the alleged Colombo leader, who has seven previous convictions, knew the nitty-gritty in the alleged shakedown . \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The nurses and EMTs who shake down hospitals are really shaking down all of us. \u2014 Ryan Ellis, National Review , 6 Mar. 2022",
"This, too, was a lawless place, run by local crime bosses who tried to shake down the American ambassador and everyone else. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Marrocco, a longtime political powerhouse and the key figure in the investigation, is accused of using Bucci and others to shake down builders and contractors for donations to his fundraisers. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Doherty is also accused in a 10-page indictment with conspiring with Tobolski to shake down a real estate developer doing business in McCook. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Also charged was Burke\u2019s longtime aide, Peter Andrews, who was accused of assisting the alderman in attempting to shake down two businessmen seeking to renovate a Burger King restaurant in the 14th Ward. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Doherty is also accused in a 10-page indictment with conspiring with Tobolski to shake down a real estate developer doing business in McCook. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Rather than increase police funding or prosecute the juvenile delinquents, today\u2019s progressives want to shake down deep-pocketed companies. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Threatening breakups, divestment and treble damages rather than enforcing the nation\u2019s antitrust laws, the FTC can shake down business and exercise control over America\u2019s most successful firms. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 13 Dec. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"circa 1859, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-005302"
},
"shortage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lack , deficit",
": a condition in which there is not enough of something needed : deficit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u022fr-tij",
"\u02c8sh\u022fr-tij"
],
"synonyms":[
"crunch",
"dearth",
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"drought",
"drouth",
"failure",
"famine",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness",
"insufficiency",
"lack",
"lacuna",
"paucity",
"pinch",
"poverty",
"scantiness",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"undersupply",
"want"
],
"antonyms":[
"abundance",
"adequacy",
"amplitude",
"opulence",
"plenitude",
"plenty",
"sufficiency",
"wealth"
],
"examples":[
"there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s been no shortage of doom and gloom predictions from Wall Street since the start of the year. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"In other words, there's no shortage of items to suit your child's style and room aesthetic. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 4 June 2022",
"If that recognition can fuel you to keep fighting, then hold onto it because there are no shortage of battles worth taking up here or anywhere else. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"There is no shortage of creative ways for state and local governments to spend the historic $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. \u2014 Garry Cooper, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The Fraternal Order of Police earlier this year said there was severe shortage of officers on the streets. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
"With its own hilarious version of that Kendall Jenner Pepsi commercial and piquant references to QAnon, Charlottesville and Jan. 6, there\u2019s no shortage of zippy quips and flying elbows. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"One of the biggest stumbling blocks for the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is the shortage of metals used to make EV batteries. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 1 June 2022",
"With products launching left and right, there's no shortage of highlighters on the market. \u2014 Jamie Wilson, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1868, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-013418"
},
"shakiness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": characterized by shakes",
": lacking stability : precarious",
": lacking in firmness (as of beliefs or principles)",
": lacking in authority or reliability : questionable",
": somewhat unsound in health",
": characterized by shaking",
": likely to give way or break down",
": characterized by quivering : not firm",
": likely to fail or be insufficient : unsound"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101-k\u0113",
"\u02c8sh\u0101-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"aquiver",
"atremble",
"quaking",
"quavery",
"quivering",
"shaking",
"shuddering",
"shuddery",
"tottering",
"tottery",
"trembling",
"trembly",
"tremulous",
"wobbling",
"wabbling",
"wobbly",
"wabbly"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She took a few shaky steps before she collapsed.",
"Her commitment to the cause seems shaky .",
"Their marriage is on shaky ground .",
"The team has performed better lately after getting off to a shaky start.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But many of these films appear to be biased, lacking in nuance or based on shaky science, encouraging viewers to make radical changes to their diets \u2014 like give up sugar, go keto or forsake animal products \u2014 in order to achieve true health. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Some surveillance tech, like AI cameras with facial recognition, relies on shaky science that studies have shown is even more inaccurate for people of color. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Technology spending, a mainstay in recent years, is also seen as being shaky , as tech giants express concern about ad spending amid a choppy stock market that has clipped the shares of several big players. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Boston's scoring depth is shaky after Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and Golden State has a pretty great defense of its own that can throw out a lot of different looks to slow opponents. \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"The defense has been shaky for the most part this season, so outgunning the opposition will be the best way forward for the Jaguars. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 27 May 2022",
"While the Covid-19 pandemic undoubtedly devastated the cruise industry, and the past two years have been shaky , things are looking up once again. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"There are some warning signs out there that consumer finances might be shaky going forward. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"This week\u2019s challenge of the previous support at 4100 is shaky at best. \u2014 John Navin, Forbes , 7 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-090146"
},
"sheqalim":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various ancient units of weight",
": a Hebrew unit equal to about 252 grains troy",
": a unit of value based on a shekel weight of gold or silver",
": a coin weighing one shekel",
": money",
"the basic monetary unit of Israel \u2014 see Money Table",
": a bill or coin used in Israel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8she-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8she-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In fact, everyone contributed the same amount: a half shekel , no more, no less. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Once approved, more international investors will have the opportunity to benefit from the strong Israeli shekel as well as the dynamic and diverse tech industry. \u2014 Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The city received a cost of living score of 106, due in large part to the strength of the Israeli shekel against the U.S. dollar. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In November of 2021, the shekel reached $0.32, its highest valuation against the US dollar in more than two decades. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Much of this is thanks to the appreciation of Israel\u2019s currency, the shekel . \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The soaring shekel and price increases for goods including groceries and transport were the main factors in Tel Aviv taking the top spot, according to the EIU. \u2014 Alex Millson, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Part of the reason for Tel Aviv\u2019s rise to the top was the strength of its currency, the shekel , when translated into dollars, the report said. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Spotting a street vendor, Mr. al-Garosha stopped to buy two cigarettes, for a shekel each, with a five-shekel coin his mother had given him. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Hebrew sheqel ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114445"
},
"shoestring":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": shoelace",
": a small sum of money : capital inadequate or barely adequate to the needs of a transaction",
": narrow and long like a shoestring",
": operating on, accomplished by, or consisting of a small amount of money or capital",
": shoelace",
"[from shoestrings being a typical item sold by itinerant vendors]"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00fc-\u02ccstri\u014b",
"\u02c8sh\u00fc-\u02ccstri\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"chicken feed",
"chump change",
"dime",
"hay",
"mite",
"peanuts",
"pin money",
"pittance",
"song",
"two cents"
],
"antonyms":[
"big buck(s)",
"boodle",
"bundle",
"fortune",
"king's ransom",
"megabuck(s)",
"mint",
"wad"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"trying to start a business on a shoestring",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That said, even a shoestring budget can go far on social media. \u2014 Alison Coleman, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Alex Khalil, a Jenkintown Borough Council member and the only woman in the race, ran on a shoestring budget and never broke through. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"Produced through Concorde-New Horizons, the first live-action take on the iconic Marvel Comics group, directed by Oley Sassone, was primarily made (on a shoestring budget) in order for the late Bernd Eichinger to keep the Fantastic Four film rights. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"In the beginning [of my career], everything was on a shoestring budget. \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"For solitude on a shoestring , Scribner\u2019s suggested an exotic last recourse\u2014a retreat into nature with only a tent and modest provisions. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, an independent library and archive of LGBTQ materials, has always operated on a shoestring budget with a priceless mission. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The resilience of this underdog squad with a shoestring budget dates back to the stretch of 27 days in December and January when the Omicron variant ravaged Saint Peter\u2019s and left them unable to play a single game. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"First-timers can show their management effectiveness by effectively navigating the turbulent waters of getting the business off the ground on a shoestring budget. \u2014 Glenn Hopper, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Recent polls show that public opinion of Trump is souring as former Vice President Joe Biden pulls ahead in crucial swing states, despite a shoestring campaign and self-confinement to his Delaware home. \u2014 Justin Sink, Bloomberg.com , 12 May 2020",
"In 2016, the Trump campaign relied on stadium rallies, TV appearances and social media to compensate for its shoestring budget and thin staffing. \u2014 Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg.com , 7 May 2020",
"In Greater Cincinnati, a mighty, mostly volunteer needle-exchange effort on a shoestring budget started in 2014. \u2014 Terry Demio, USA TODAY , 15 Dec. 2019",
"In the process, mom-and-pops, immigrant-run shops, and small, shoestring operations were often sidelined, not given their full due. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Interviews with more than a dozen former employees and business partners provide a deeper look inside an organization that ballooned from a shoestring operation in the 1990s into a behemoth rivaling Wall Street\u2019s largest firms. \u2014 Rachael Levy, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2020",
"In Greater Cincinnati, a mighty, mostly volunteer needle-exchange effort on a shoestring budget started in 2014. \u2014 Terry Demio, USA TODAY , 15 Dec. 2019",
"In Greater Cincinnati, a mighty, mostly volunteer needle-exchange effort on a shoestring budget started in 2014. \u2014 Terry Demio, USA TODAY , 15 Dec. 2019",
"In Greater Cincinnati, a mighty, mostly volunteer needle-exchange effort on a shoestring budget started in 2014. \u2014 Terry Demio, USA TODAY , 15 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-130245"
},
"shiftless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking in resourcefulness : inefficient",
": lacking in ambition or incentive : lazy",
": lazy sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shif(t)-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8shift-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"idle",
"indolent",
"lazy",
"slothful"
],
"antonyms":[
"industrious"
],
"examples":[
"shiftless spongers who never thought to do anything for themselves",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their anger focused on a faceless government that neglected people like them and on supposedly shiftless immigrants and minorities who feasted at the public trough. \u2014 Helen Epstein, The New York Review of Books , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Stereotypes of unemployed, shiftless man-children playing X-Box in their parents\u2019 basement aren\u2019t really borne out by the data. \u2014 Matt Levin, The Mercury News , 27 Aug. 2019",
"Among them was Boy (2010), a poignant coming-of-age dramedy about a kid whose obsession with Michael Jackson offers him an escape from dealing with his shiftless father. \u2014 Aja Romano, Vox , 31 Oct. 2018",
"Last year, Buffalo Wild Wings expressed concern about millennials, and what those shiftless kids could do to the chicken-wing-and-plasma-screen trade. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2018",
"Or the shiftless pool man whose slide into despair seems to parallel the fires and mudslides that are chewing up the hills around him. \u2014 Steve Marble, latimes.com , 24 Jan. 2018",
"This project has portrayed social housing as a repository for the idle and shiftless , meaning that the grievances of tenants, like those in Grenfell Tower, can be dismissed as grumbles of entitlement. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 24 Aug. 2017"
": to suggest such a cry (as by vividness of expression)",
": to utter with a shriek",
": to express in a manner suggestive of a shriek",
": a shrill usually wild or involuntary cry",
": a sound resembling a shriek",
": to make a loud high-pitched cry",
": to say in a loud high-pitched voice",
": a loud high-pitched cry or sound"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shr\u0113k",
"especially Southern",
"\u02c8shr\u0113k"
],
"synonyms":[
"howl",
"scream",
"screech",
"shrill",
"squall",
"squeal",
"yell",
"yelp"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The birds were shrieking in the trees.",
"She shrieked when she saw a mouse.",
"Noun",
"the shriek of the train's brakes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Students shriek at news of acceptance and burst into tears over rejections. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"Conservative activists shriek about preserving the sanctity of the sport, even though the vast majority have never cared about women\u2019s swimming and probably couldn\u2019t name another current female competitor. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But the options were scant: motel rooms or apartments way too small for a family of nine, with dogs and a macaw that liked to shriek at random and eat crown molding. \u2014 Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
"While many business owners shriek at the thought of them, there are tactful ways to handle bad online reviews, save the customer from leaving for the competition, and even offer you a chance to learn how to make your product or service better. \u2014 Rebecca Kowalewicz, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Terrified onlookers shriek as the bison slows its charge and moves in to inspect its curious company. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 4 Sep. 2020",
"For us, watching soccer together offers an opportunity not only to shriek and cuss and, very occasionally, dash a fist against a wall, but also to pool our emotions as father and son. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 17 June 2020",
"Other highlights show Gaga\u2019s knack for tunes in which incongruous-seeming passages\u2014silky one moment, shrieking the next\u2014fit together deliciously. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 1 June 2020",
"Bartholet frets that homeschoolers might grow up not even minding the gendered nature of household labor enough to shriek about it in a letter to Dear Prudence. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The secret packs great tension, as Jeongok leads Sangok on a leisurely round of strolls and visits that, for the actress, virtually shriek with urgency. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
"At least two more noises come, followed by another shriek . \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 12 May 2022",
"Estelle Harris, the New York actress with the unforgettable shriek who hilariously nagged her son (played by Jason Alexander) and husband (Jerry Stiller) on Seinfeld, has died. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Apr. 2022",
"To Brunson's surprise, Ms. Abbott appeared on a video call \u2014 and sparked an excited shriek from Brunson, who then started to tear up at the sight of her former teacher. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Adelaida let out a shriek and then began wailing, a deep guttural cry. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
"That shriek is one of frustration, as deep bodies of water are one of the only things that can stop a Trolloc army in its tracks. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Some species will sashay and shimmy and shriek ; others are more muted, satisfied to simply bow and nod, and click and clack their beaks together. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
"However, in the Z06, there's a trick that should get more of its shriek into the cabin. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 26 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-152622"
},
"shrewd":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen",
": given to wily and artful ways or dealing",
": severe , hard",
": sharp , piercing",
": mischievous",
": abusive , shrewish",
": ominous , dangerous",
": showing quick practical cleverness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shr\u00fcd",
"especially Southern",
"\u02c8shr\u00fcd"
],
"synonyms":[
"astute",
"canny",
"clear-eyed",
"clear-sighted",
"hard-boiled",
"hardheaded",
"heady",
"knowing",
"savvy",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart"
],
"antonyms":[
"unknowing"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Danny Ainge, a starting guard on those \u201886 champs, assembled most of today\u2019s roster with shrewd trading and drafting during his 18-year tenure as Auerbach\u2019s ultimate successor. \u2014 Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"The camera is a shrewd interlocuter in Erige Sehiri\u2019s narrative debut Under the Fig Tree, which chronicles a summer workday for a group of Tunisian fig harvesters. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Maybe their shrewd veterans can be shaken up by an untested innocent. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"His staging proves worthy of the shrewd endeavor, staying true to Wilder\u2019s minimalist intentions while finding space for his own stylistic stamp. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"While ongoing challenges run across industries and departments, issues are most concerning in teams where shrewd data use is essential to drive important, far-reaching decisions. \u2014 Alexander Igelsb\u00f6ck, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"India has played a shrewd game till now and ended up with an exceptionally good hand, radically improving its bargaining power in Colombo. \u2014 Raknish Wijewardene, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
"Collaborations are often a shrewd exercise in merging brand signifiers to produce desirable hybrids that tempt consumers. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
"And thus far, the shrewd adjustments have proven fruitful. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English shrewed , from shrewe + -ed entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-155956"
},
"shekalim":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various ancient units of weight",
": a Hebrew unit equal to about 252 grains troy",
": a unit of value based on a shekel weight of gold or silver",
": a coin weighing one shekel",
": money",
"the basic monetary unit of Israel \u2014 see Money Table",
": a bill or coin used in Israel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8she-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8she-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In fact, everyone contributed the same amount: a half shekel , no more, no less. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Once approved, more international investors will have the opportunity to benefit from the strong Israeli shekel as well as the dynamic and diverse tech industry. \u2014 Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The city received a cost of living score of 106, due in large part to the strength of the Israeli shekel against the U.S. dollar. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In November of 2021, the shekel reached $0.32, its highest valuation against the US dollar in more than two decades. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Much of this is thanks to the appreciation of Israel\u2019s currency, the shekel . \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The soaring shekel and price increases for goods including groceries and transport were the main factors in Tel Aviv taking the top spot, according to the EIU. \u2014 Alex Millson, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Part of the reason for Tel Aviv\u2019s rise to the top was the strength of its currency, the shekel , when translated into dollars, the report said. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Spotting a street vendor, Mr. al-Garosha stopped to buy two cigarettes, for a shekel each, with a five-shekel coin his mother had given him. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Hebrew sheqel ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-183401"
},
"shibboleth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning",
": a widely held belief",
": truism , platitude",
": a use of language regarded as distinctive of a particular group",
": a custom or usage regarded as distinguishing one group from others"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shi-b\u0259-l\u0259th",
"also"
],
"synonyms":[
"banner",
"catchphrase",
"cry",
"slogan",
"tagline",
"watchword"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She repeated the old shibboleth that time heals all wounds.",
"we knew that their claim of giving \u201cthe best deal in town\u201d was just a shibboleth",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That sounds clich\u00e9, but then, GDC has never feared a little shibboleth . \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The Friday shibboleth remains today, but mainly when the day falls on the 13th of the month. \u2014 Melissa Holbrook Pierson, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2022",
"The show is now a shibboleth of public discourse here, a byword among ultra-conservatives who praise it as a patriotic expos\u00e9 and reformists who denounce it as slanderous propaganda. \u2014 Omid Khazani And Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The term has become a shibboleth , an immediate shorthand for Latter-day Saints to size up one another\u2019s obedience and orthodoxy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Soon enough, and without advertising at all, Slack was a perk, if not a shibboleth , for a certain kind of employee and a certain kind of company. \u2014 Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Despite the irony of furious takedowns and defensiveness inspired by a show about treating people with respect, Ted Lasso has become a shibboleth of TV discourse. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 25 Aug. 2021",
"History has repeatedly proved these shibboleths wrong, and even the American people no longer seem to buy them, but that hardly matters. \u2014 Alex Pareene, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2020",
"More than a few viewers have also noticed that its story line serves as a covert critique of some cherished shibboleths , especially the kind of everyone-gets-a-ribbon egalitarianism that post-boomer generations have grown up on. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 23 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Hebrew shibb\u014dleth stream; from the use of this word in Judges 12:6 as a test to distinguish Gileadites from Ephraimites",
"first_known_use":[
"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190406"
},
"shut":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move into position to close an opening",
": to prevent entrance to or passage to or from",
": to confine by or as if by enclosure",
": to fasten with a lock or bolt",
": to close by bringing enclosing or covering parts together",
": to cause to cease or suspend an operation or activity",
": to close itself or become closed",
": to cease or suspend an operation or activity",
": closed, fastened, or folded together",
": rid , clear , free",
": the act of shutting",
": to close or become closed",
": to stop or cause to stop operation",
": to confine by or as if by enclosing or by blocking the way out",
": to close by bringing parts together",
": to keep (something) from entering",
": to keep (an opponent) from scoring in a game",
": to stop talking"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259t",
"\u02c8sh\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"close",
"make",
"steek"
],
"antonyms":[
"open"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"A year later, the Dodgers\u2019 Kenta Maeda hit him in the face with a 94 mph fastball, causing a sinus fracture that required his jaw to be wired shut for a week. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Megan Young, an English teacher at a district high school, heated up leftovers of rice and meatballs, shut her classroom door and spent her lunch break online, watching as the meeting devolved into shouting and name-calling. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"The Lions got two back in the sixth on an RBI fielder\u2019s choice from Valente and an RBI single to left from Murphy, but Anderson shut the door the rest of the way. \u2014 Kevin Stone, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Russia shut offnearly 1 million barrels per day of oil output in April and this could reach about 3 million barrels per day during the latter half of 2022, according to the IEA. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"At times, Higgason appeared to shift between blaming Copley and telling him to keep his mouth shut , according to the tapes and court records. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Best shut the door and padlocked it, and the pair walked to their car, which would take them a few hundred feet to their room with a view of the big river. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
"Bag zipped, trunk closed, Pellegrin climbed into the passenger seat and gently shut his door. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Bloomfield had to shut its football season down completely and 7-on-7 football, which some schools played, wasn\u2019t allowed. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The shortfalls are even greater in the Middle East, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia, where many international borders remain shut . \u2014 Anurag Kotoky, Fortune , 15 Oct. 2021",
"In India\u2019s rural districts, experts wonder why schools remain shut . \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Clubs remain shut , hoping to soon reopen as Operation Blue Freedom picks up pace. \u2014 Elinda Labropoulou, CNN , 1 June 2021",
"Bars and restaurants are open, while adhering to social distancing rules, but nightclubs remain shut . \u2014 CNN , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Some parents also face child care problems because their kids' schools remain shut . \u2014 John Phelan, Star Tribune , 27 Apr. 2021",
"As schools remain shut , millions of women have had to leave the workforce. \u2014 World Economic Forum, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
"McCreary is also wary of what happens when some campuses start to reopen in the fall while others remain shut . \u2014 Chris Quintana, USA Today , 27 Mar. 2021",
"Elementary schools reopened this month, but all other schools and universities remain shut . \u2014 Mike Corder, Star Tribune , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Six years later, advocates who pushed to end water shut -offs during the pandemic spoke in similar terms. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman And Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"Growing up with five siblings, Scott accepted mayonnaise sandwiches and occasional electricity shut -offs as ordinary aspects of life. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"People who can least afford higher bills could feel the pain the most because most moratoriums on power shut -offs during the pandemic have ended. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Etienne LeBlanc is a nervous shut -in who records clandestine radio broadcasts as part of the French Resistance. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Inspectors\u2019 second visit on Aug. 4 found four more live flies in the bar and dining area, which kept the restaurant shut . \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Aug. 2021",
"There was rust on every panel, the bed had no floor, the glass was in bad shape, the tailgate was welded shut , and the front wheels came off of some other random car. \u2014 A.j. Baime, WSJ , 24 July 2021",
"The shock from consecutive disappointing defeats at the hands of the Warriors fomented the belief that drastic change was needed to keep the title window from closing shut . \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 28 June 2021",
"Disconnections across the nation increased by 79% from 2020 to 2021 as state-level moratoriums on electricity shut -offs to protect customers during the pandemic expired. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 9 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1667, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191322"
},
"shade":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light",
": relative obscurity or retirement",
": shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight",
": a place sheltered from the sun",
": an evanescent or unreal appearance",
": the shadows that gather as darkness comes on",
": netherworld , hades",
": a disembodied spirit : ghost",
": something that intercepts or shelters from light, sun, or heat: such as",
": a device partially covering a lamp so as to reduce glare",
": a flexible screen usually mounted on a roller for regulating the light or the view through a window",
": sunglasses",
": the reproduction of the effect of shade in painting or drawing",
": a subdued or somber feature",
": a color produced by a pigment or dye mixture having some black in it",
": a color slightly different from the one under consideration",
": a minute difference or variation : nuance",
": a minute degree or quantity",
": a facial expression of sadness or displeasure",
": to express contempt or disrespect for someone publicly especially by subtle or indirect insults or criticisms",
": to shelter or screen by intercepting radiated light or heat",
": to cover with a shade",
": to hide partly by or as if by a shadow",
": to darken with or as if with a shadow",
": to better or exceed by a shade",
": to represent the effect of shade or shadow on",
": to add shading to",
": to color so that the shades pass gradually from one to another",
": to change by gradual transition or qualification",
": to reduce slightly",
": slant , bias",
": to pass by slight changes or imperceptible degrees",
": to undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation",
": space sheltered from light or heat and especially from the sun",
": partial darkness",
": something that blocks off or cuts down light",
": the darkness or lightness of a color",
": a very small difference or amount",
": ghost , spirit",
": the darkening of some objects in a painting or drawing to suggest that they are in shade",
": to shelter from light or heat",
": to mark with or turn a darker color"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101d",
"\u02c8sh\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"dusk",
"penumbra",
"shadiness",
"shadow",
"umbra"
],
"antonyms":[
"shadow"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Colorful floral arrangements in every shade of orchids, peonies, and pampas grass embellished the backdrop of glistening disco balls and rainbow neon signs. \u2014 Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"In the family photo, Cooper and the Harry Potter actress sit in the shade in a backyard while spending time with their 9-week-old twin daughters, Marigold Adele and Blossom Pearl, as well as their 21-month-old daughter Betsy Rose. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"Stay in the shade , especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. when the sun\u2019s rays are strongest. \u2014 cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"Ana Gonzalez, 62, sat in a walker in the shade of a tree after the service. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"Old movie footage from the National Archives shows women carrying parasols, men in straw hats, and people clustered in the shade of trees along what is today the Reflecting Pool. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Its showy, frilly flowers come in every shade from pure white to hot pink. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"In a shade less than 12 hours, Atlanta passengers can enjoy soulful blues music along Frenchmen Street or any number of other popular New Orleans neighborhoods. \u2014 Joe Lanane, AccessAtlanta , 25 May 2022",
"The leggings connected to her talk boots in the same shade . \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Also make sure to read what the plant tag says about how much sun or shade the flower prefers. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Whenever Embiid is able to establish deep post position, the Heat will have to shade multiple defenders his way. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Mildewed curtains shade the toilet, a nasty mess of orangey brown. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Expansive glass panels fill in the openings where there were freight doors, and steel awnings shade the windows. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Trees also shade the Earth, and their leaves transpire, cooling whole regions of the planet in much the same way that sweating prevents our bodies from overheating. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Squash plants have large leaves that shade the ground, which helps prevent weeds and promotes moisture retention in the soil. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to a healthy layer of sunscreen and sunglasses, one fashion-forward way to shade your precious face is with a stylish sun hat. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The villa itself is adorned in lush foliage, like the climbing vines and mature trees that shade the entrance. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 14 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":"20220625-191927"
},
"shush":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to urge to be quiet : hush"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259sh",
"\u02c8shu\u0307sh"
],
"synonyms":[
"dumb",
"extinguish",
"hush",
"mute",
"quell",
"quiet",
"quieten",
"settle",
"shut up",
"silence",
"squelch",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The librarian shushed the noisy children.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some motorcycle enthusiasts think the whole idea of trying to shush biker noise is hogwash. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"As Wunderlich spoke, Emanuel was among those to shush the chatty crowd, eager to catch up as numbers of new COVID-19 cases fade. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Parents negotiate via text and a warning pops up if a message is too hostile\u2014much like a human mediator might shush their client. \u2014 Will Coldwell, Wired , 29 Dec. 2021",
"She was also seen placing a finger over her mouth to shush the future king. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Williams put his finger to his lips to shush the crowd after the score. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Williams put his finger to his lips to shush the crowd after the score. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Williams put his finger to his lips to shush the crowd after the score. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Williams put his finger to his lips to shush the crowd after the score. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"imitative",
"first_known_use":[
"1925, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192242"
},
"shaft":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the long handle of a spear or similar weapon",
": spear , lance",
": pole",
": either of two long pieces of wood between which a horse is hitched to a vehicle",
": an arrow especially for a longbow",
": the body or stem of an arrow extending from the nock to the head",
": a sharply delineated beam of light shining through an opening",
": something suggestive of the shaft of a spear or arrow especially in long slender cylindrical form: such as",
": the trunk of a tree",
": the cylindrical pillar between the capital and the base",
": the handle of a tool or instrument (such as a golf club)",
": a commonly cylindrical bar used to support rotating pieces or to transmit power or motion by rotation",
": the stem or central axis of a feather",
": the upright member of a cross especially below the arms",
": the cylindrical part of a long bone between the enlarged ends",
": a small architectural column (as at each side of a doorway)",
": a column, obelisk, or other spire-shaped or columnar monument",
": a vertical or inclined opening of uniform and limited cross section made for finding or mining ore, raising water, or ventilating underground workings (as in a cave)",
": the part of a hair that is visible above the surface of the skin \u2014 see hair illustration",
": a vertical opening or passage through the floors of a building",
": a projectile thrown like a spear or shot like an arrow",
": a scornful, satirical, or pithily critical remark or attack",
": harsh or unfair treatment",
": to fit with a shaft",
": to treat unfairly or harshly",
": the long handle of a weapon, tool, or instrument",
": one of two poles between which a horse is hitched to pull a wagon or carriage",
": an arrow or its narrow stem",
": a narrow beam of light",
": a long narrow part or structure especially when round",
": a mine opening made for finding or mining ore",
": an opening or passage straight down through the floors of a building",
": a bar to support rotating pieces of machinery or to give them motion",
": a long slender cylindrical body or part: as",
": the cylindrical part of a long bone between the enlarged ends",
": hair shaft"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shaft",
"\u02c8shaft",
"\u02c8shaft"
],
"synonyms":[
"beam",
"ray"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the shaft of a spear",
"the shaft of a golf club",
"Verb",
"You really got shafted in that deal.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"City officials said the fleet of heavy construction trucks as well as the new elevator shaft and concrete stairwell on The Brit site should be enough to satisfy even skeptics that downtown is on its way back. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022",
"Decades after its successful detour, the Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. gave its old moniker the shaft , officially rebranding itself as Sunbeam Corp. in 1946. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"These flaps form the shaft and can be combined with various other procedures in pursuit of four major post-op priorities: standing urination, aesthetics, erectile function and sensation. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"Engineers identified damage to the main shaft and the gear machinery as the cause of the problem. \u2014 Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Pouring liqueurs down the spoon shaft and over the back of the spoon bowl slows the alcohol down. \u2014 J Fergus, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Prosecutors said Jerrod Baum killed the young couple and pushed their bodies into the 1,800-foot shaft . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"But rather than leave the shaft as a plain rectangular prism, Luce and her team created a series of subtle, origami-like folds in the walls around the stairs, which are capped at the top by a skylight. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Traditional cowboy boots usually have a taller shaft , while ropers veer on the shorter side. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"It is powered by a 1,351cc twin-cylinder engine and has a three-speed gearbox and shaft final drive. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"An update from the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union also said Kellogg\u2019s was trying to shaft new workers by locking them into subpar benefits and taking away vacation days. \u2014 al , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Fittings attempt to match things like clubhead weight and shaft flexibility to an individual golfer\u2019s swing. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Nov. 2020",
"Lind\u2019s heart genuinely hurts for those shafted by oligarchy. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The Coyotes always seem to get shafted by the schedule, and their gauntlet of games to open the 2019-20 season doesn't appear any different. \u2014 Richard Morin, azcentral , 5 Oct. 2019",
"The unfounded hostility to that film basically killed its release and then shafted the chances of the movie and of Ryan Gosling\u2019s contemplative performance in the awards races. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Oct. 2019",
"Do your research, ask questions and go over every detail personally to avoid being shafted or misinformed. \u2014 Eugenia Last, The Mercury News , 18 Sep. 2019",
"Only a socialist could do that to his brother, only a socialist could regard familial ties as being so trivial as to shaft his own brother. \u2014 Julia Webster, Time , 5 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192333"
},
"shake out":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the failure or retrenchment of a significant number of firms in the economy or a sector or an industry that usually results in a depressed market",
": a period or process in which the relatively weak or unessential are eliminated",
": to prove to be in the end : turn out"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101k-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"come out",
"fall out",
"pan out",
"prove",
"turn out"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The shakeout will leave behind long-term HODLers who aren\u2019t scared enough to offload their holdings. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"The nature of that competition will follow a pattern of proliferation and shakeout . \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Wagner was with Epic, which bought it; in a financial shakeout the next year, Epic would spin off the yard and other assets. \u2014 al , 29 Apr. 2022",
"For a change of pace, an off-day shakeout , or a nontechnical adventure, spin the pavement and gravel to Ohio Pass. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 June 2021",
"The industry had another shakeout in the late 1990s after the internet became a new means of shifting companies from providing physical software loads and started the industry towards online software applications as early service offerings. \u2014 Tim Bajarin, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"If nothing else, the massive shakeout has forced investors to look for more quality deals instead of throwing cash at the latest SPAC from an EV or media startup with no revenue, let alone profits. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The area has flat dirt trails, great for getting in a scenic shakeout run or a hike. \u2014 Molly Hanson, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2022",
"But a new report raises questions about whether there\u2019s a shakeout underway in video streaming and how Netflix may be impacted. \u2014 Fortune , 19 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1982, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194143"
},
"share":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others",
": to have in common",
": to distribute on the Internet",
": to post (something) on a social media platform",
": to grant or give a share in",
": to tell (thoughts, feelings, experiences, etc.) to others",
": to divide and distribute in shares : apportion",
": to have a share",
": to apportion and take shares of something",
": to talk about one's thoughts, feelings, or experiences with others",
": a portion belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual or group",
": one's full or fair portion",
": the part allotted or belonging to one of a number owning together property or interest",
": any of the equal portions into which property or invested capital is divided",
": any of the equal interests or rights into which the entire stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is regularly evidenced by one or more certificates",
": stock sense 2a",
": plowshare",
": a portion belonging to, due to, or contributed by one person",
": the part given or belonging to one of a group of people owning something together",
": any of the equal parts into which a property or corporation is divided",
": to divide and distribute in portions",
": to use, experience, or enjoy with others",
": to have or take a part in",
": to have in common",
": a portion belonging to, due to, or due from an individual",
": the part allotted or belonging to one of a number owning together any property or interest",
": any of the equal interests into which ownership of something (as a fund) is divided",
": any of the equal interests or rights into which the entire capital stock of a corporation is divided",
": a certificate representing such a share"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sher",
"\u02c8sher"
],
"synonyms":[
"partake",
"participate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They shared the last cookie.",
"We shared the money equally.",
"The children need to learn to share their toys."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4",
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194530"
},
"sheltered":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something that covers or affords protection",
": an establishment providing food and shelter (as to the homeless)",
": an establishment that houses and feeds stray or unwanted animals",
": a position or the state of being covered and protected",
": to constitute or provide a shelter for : protect",
": to place under shelter or protection",
": to protect (income) from taxation",
": to take shelter",
": to remain inside in one's current location until a danger has passed : to temporarily take shelter in a protected space",
": something that covers or protects",
": a place that provides food and housing to those in need",
": the condition of being protected",
": to provide with a place that covers or protects : be a shelter for",
": to find and use a shelter for protection"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shel-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8shel-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"asylum",
"bolt-hole",
"harbor",
"harborage",
"haven",
"refuge",
"retreat",
"sanctuary",
"sanctum"
],
"antonyms":[
"harbor",
"refuge"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Several air raid sirens rang out while the European leaders were in their hotel preparing for the rest of their visit, and Kyiv authorities urged people to seek shelter . \u2014 John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Several air raid sirens rang out while the European leaders were in their hotel preparing for the rest of their visit, and Kyiv authorities urged people to seek shelter . \u2014 John Leicester And Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Several air raid sirens rang out while the European leaders were in their hotel preparing for the rest of their visit, and Kyiv authorities urged people to seek shelter . \u2014 John Leicester And Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Caruso has promised to find shelter for 30,000 unhoused people in his first year in office. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Many had come seeking shelter from shelling in their own villages. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"Families quickly began to take shelter in subway stations. \u2014 Ruby Mellen, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"The reptiles are most active at dusk and dawn and seek shelter from the midday sun in their rocky dens, according to the wildlife division. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Pernambuco's civil defense forces have urged residents living in areas at high risk of landslides to seek shelter elsewhere until the rain decreases. \u2014 Cnn's Marcelo Medeiros, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rather than serve unhoused people\u2019s needs, the expansion of access to shelter launders efforts to criminalize them. \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"The South Park Inn shelter for people experiencing homelessness is abandoning a controversial plan to relocate from near downtown Hartford to a larger building in the city\u2019s North End, after an uproar from neighbors and businesses. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022",
"Supervisor Myrna Melgar, a co-sponsor of the ordinance, proposed the changes to require officials to look at supportive housing in addition to shelter . \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 May 2022",
"Continue to shelter in place, stay in buildings at Druid Hills campus until an all-clear is announced. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 5 May 2022",
"As more unhoused people shelter in Union Station overnight, janitors and retail workers face constant threats, erratic behavior and assaults. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"While museums can shelter works of art from deterioration, cultural heritage sites like Angkor Wat in Cambodia or Jerash in Jordan are exposed to the elements \u2014 at risk of rapidly disappearing in the face of natural disasters, climate change or war. \u2014 Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The elderly and people at higher risk for severe COVID-19 complications should continue to shelter in place. \u2014 Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner , 1 Oct. 2020",
"The city of Gaylord declared a 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew and asked residents to shelter in place, according to state police. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195755"
},
"shackle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms",
": something that checks or prevents free action as if by fetters",
": a usually U-shaped fastening device secured by a bolt or pin through holes in the end of the two arms",
": a length of cable or anchor chain of usually 15 fathoms",
": to bind with shackles : fetter",
": to make fast with or as if with a shackle",
": to deprive of freedom especially of action by means of restrictions or handicaps : impede",
": a ring or band that prevents free use of the legs or arms",
": something that prevents free action",
": to bind or fasten with a ring or band placed on the legs or arms",
": to prevent free action"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sha-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8sha-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"bind",
"bond",
"bracelet",
"chain",
"cuff(s)",
"fetter",
"handcuff(s)",
"irons",
"ligature",
"manacle(s)"
],
"antonyms":[
"bind",
"chain",
"enchain",
"enfetter",
"fetter",
"gyve",
"handcuff",
"manacle",
"pinion",
"trammel"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"placed shackles on the legs of the prisoners",
"the shackles of illiteracy can be just as confining as leg irons",
"Verb",
"The guard shackled the prisoner.",
"unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This hunk of billet aluminum solves both problems by providing a closed shackle mount that\u2019s designed to fit snug with the winch\u2019s fairlead. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 12 Nov. 2020",
"The 60-year-old had been attempting to repair the Row of Life\u2019s bow shackle in preparation for a tropical cyclone that was bearing down on her position in the remote Pacific. \u2014 Andrew Lewis, Outside Online , 14 Jan. 2022",
"This shackle may suggest prisoners or enslaved people at the site. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Weinstein, 69, was ushered into the courtroom with a waist shackle that attached to his handcuffs. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 7 Dec. 2021",
"At her feet lay a broken shackle and chains to symbolize the end of slavery. \u2014 Reece Jones, CNN , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The front leaf spring rear-lower shackle bolts may be loose. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 21 Aug. 2021",
"If anti-vax folks mistake a key for a shackle , that\u2019s only because their selfishness is part of the problem. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 30 July 2021",
"When the crew tried to raise it, the shackle connecting it to the cable failed, Enbridge spokesman Michael Barnes said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Houdini said that no prison could hold him and that no shackles can shackle him. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200052"
},
"shuddery":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to tremble convulsively : shiver , quiver",
": an act of shuddering",
": to tremble especially with fear or horror or from cold",
": to move or sound as if being shaken",
": an act or instance of trembling or shaking",
": to tremble convulsively : shiver"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8sh\u0259-d\u0259r",
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"Verb",
"The old car shuddered to a halt.",
"The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead.",
"Noun",
"a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and Vladimir Putin would rejoice; Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi would shudder . \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The language Putin used caused some historians to shudder . \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But the elderly Filipinos did not shudder or recoil. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"All of them will shudder at left-wing anti-Semitism, often framed as anti-Zionism, and at the anti-Semitism pervasive on the nativist and xenophobic right. \u2014 Mark Oppenheimer, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Every now and then when coming to stop signs the brakes on my 2014 Hyundai Sonata will shudder . \u2014 Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
"This seems like a tricky maneuver and one that even Houdini would shudder at trying to magically accomplish. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Even residents who shudder at the potential return of punishments \u2014 such as chopping off the hands of thieves \u2014 say some security has returned to Kabul since the Taliban swept in on Aug. 15. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Oct. 2021",
"As students jostle into school buildings and Broadway theaters shudder back to life, the most obvious signs of a new hygienic alertness will be masks and vaccination cards. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Candidate loans of any amount are legal, but how winning candidates are paid back makes campaign finance watchdogs shudder . \u2014 Liz Ruskin, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"When economies shrink and poverty rates increase, political systems shudder . \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"As Ukrainian forces battled to take back the village, another artillery round struck, this time on the municipal building\u2019s roof, sending a shudder throughout the structure. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
"While such talk might make people like general manager Rob Pelinka shudder , Plaschke came away with the impression that the current staff will be given at least this summer and next season to clean up their mess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Reilly really doesn\u2019t mind being anywhere in L.A. \u2014 even ( shudder ) the Westside. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"These new laws have placed Florida in the national spotlight and made tourism officials shudder . \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"Whether delivered via text, WhatsApp, email or \u2014 shudder \u2014 Slack, these three words appear in front of you like a portent of terrible things to come. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Property owners living in more coveted areas of New York should look at what is happening upstate and shudder . \u2014 Andrew Wimer, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
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": to move irregularly to and fro",
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": to experience a state of instability : totter",
": to briskly move something to and fro or up and down especially in order to mix",
": to clasp hands",
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": to cause to move to and fro, up and down, or from side to side especially in a repetitive, rhythmic, or quick jerky manner",
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": one that is exceptional especially in importance, ability, or merit",
": a shingle split from a piece of log usually three or four feet (about one meter) long",
": deal entry 2 sense 3",
": to make or cause to make quick movements back and forth or up and down",
": to tremble or make tremble : quiver",
": to move from side to side",
": to grasp and move up and down",
": to get away from",
": to make less firm : weaken",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But its singular ambitions and tragically realistic depiction of civic necrosis have made the series hard to shake . \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Now, just like the batteries themselves, the scientists and researchers developing ASSBs need to turn that potential energy into something kinetic\u2014a real product with enough power to shake the entire automotive industry. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"People come up to him and shake his hand at watch parties, stop him in the streets after games and want to get to know him and talk a little about basketball. \u2014 Doyle Rader, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"His prepared testimony was written in language that is reasoned and thoughtful in its analysis, yet still piercing in its attempt to shake Americans not to turn away but to recognize the dangers and respond to them. \u2014 Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"As Daunte Culpepper made his way through the lobby of the Celeste Hotel on Friday evening, he was greeted by enthusiastic UCF supporters eager for an autograph, to pose for a selfie or just to shake his hand. \u2014 Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"There were times this season when Palm Beach Central had numerous scouts at practice, creating the type of pressure that could make hands shake , knees buckle, or minds wander. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"Our family is asking Prince Charles not to remain silent to this reality and to not shake the hand of the tyrant who is holding our father as a political prisoner. \u2014 Carine Kanimba And Ana\u00efse Kanimba, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Bleak, uncompromising, and anchored by an unforgettable performance from star Isabelle Adjani, Possession is a movie that's hard to shake . \u2014 Katie Rife, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Goldston told colleagues that the shake -up prompted by Stepien\u2019s absence last week was no different than producing a breaking-news special that has to be edited on the fly. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Now, as the war forces the EU to reconsider its defense strategy in the biggest shake -up since the Cold War, Eastern Europe has proven more determined than ever not to let Russia get away with its aggression. \u2014 Cristian Gherasim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Even before any potential shake -up on the school board, some changes have already arrived in the Cherokee County School District. \u2014 Nicole Carr, ProPublica , 16 June 2022",
"Part of an administrative shake -up ahead of the midterms, the appointment is also one of a number of elevations of LGBTQ people to high-profile roles in the Biden administration. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"There was no big shake -up, only stern words before the keys were handed right back to the people who had driven the economy off a cliff. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"In her June 13 memo to staff, Walden said more about Rice than Chapek did in his own memo announcing the shake -up. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"Insiders were taken aback by the blunt way that the shake -up was handled. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"The leadership shake -up at the police union comes the same week San Francisco voters chose to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who clashed with police leadership and prosecuted several officers in use-of-force cases. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022"
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": characterized by shakes",
": lacking stability : precarious",
": lacking in firmness (as of beliefs or principles)",
": lacking in authority or reliability : questionable",
": somewhat unsound in health",
": characterized by shaking",
": likely to give way or break down",
": characterized by quivering : not firm",
": likely to fail or be insufficient : unsound"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u0101-k\u0113",
"\u02c8sh\u0101-k\u0113"
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"aquiver",
"atremble",
"quaking",
"quavery",
"quivering",
"shaking",
"shuddering",
"shuddery",
"tottering",
"tottery",
"trembling",
"trembly",
"tremulous",
"wobbling",
"wabbling",
"wobbly",
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"examples":[
"She took a few shaky steps before she collapsed.",
"Her commitment to the cause seems shaky .",
"Their marriage is on shaky ground .",
"The team has performed better lately after getting off to a shaky start.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But many of these films appear to be biased, lacking in nuance or based on shaky science, encouraging viewers to make radical changes to their diets \u2014 like give up sugar, go keto or forsake animal products \u2014 in order to achieve true health. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Some surveillance tech, like AI cameras with facial recognition, relies on shaky science that studies have shown is even more inaccurate for people of color. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Technology spending, a mainstay in recent years, is also seen as being shaky , as tech giants express concern about ad spending amid a choppy stock market that has clipped the shares of several big players. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Boston's scoring depth is shaky after Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and Golden State has a pretty great defense of its own that can throw out a lot of different looks to slow opponents. \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"The defense has been shaky for the most part this season, so outgunning the opposition will be the best way forward for the Jaguars. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 27 May 2022",
"While the Covid-19 pandemic undoubtedly devastated the cruise industry, and the past two years have been shaky , things are looking up once again. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"There are some warning signs out there that consumer finances might be shaky going forward. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"This week\u2019s challenge of the previous support at 4100 is shaky at best. \u2014 John Navin, Forbes , 7 May 2022"
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": briskly or bitingly cold : nipping",
": keen in intellect : quick-witted",
": keen in perception : acute",
": keen in attention : vigilant",
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": caustic",
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": major , augmented",
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": exactly",
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": a real or self-proclaimed expert",
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": to raise (a musical tone) in pitch",
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": higher than true pitch",
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"Phillip Allen 1944\u2013 American biologist"
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"\u02c8sh\u00e4rp",
"\u02c8sh\u00e4rp",
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"\u02c8sh\u00e4rp"
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"edged",
"edgy",
"ground",
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"keen",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The sharp rise in borrowing costs has pushed some home buyers into new price brackets and priced others out altogether, causing home sales to fall in the process. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"The sharp rise in home prices during the pandemic spurred owners to hike rents to maintain profits. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"All of this puts a huge strain on families living on the edge of poverty, reflected in the sharp rise in requests for federal food and state public assistance programs after the special unemployment benefits expired. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The company blamed a sharp rise in the cost of raw materials. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
"The company blamed a sharp rise in the cost of raw materials. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"The company blamed a sharp rise in the cost of raw materials. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
"The company blamed a sharp rise in the cost of raw materials. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Consumers have become so accustomed to these deflationary effects that a sharp rise in prices will trigger surge of social discontent. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"That piece was a highlight among highlights, not only for Moore\u2019s sharp -eared handling of the solo guitar lines and loop pedals but his remarkable orchestral writing. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Annabeth is the sharp -witted daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom, while Percy is the courageous son of Poseidon, god of the sea. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Harlan was led by the sharp -shooting duo of guards Young and Conley, who combined to score 41 points. \u2014 David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Jan. 2022",
"After the Robert Morris win, Calipari pointed to former Wildcat Derek Willis, a sharp -shooting stretch forward who struggled on defense, as a model for Allen. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 13 Nov. 2021",
"While sharp -elbowed operatives revel in that stuff, the focus on tackling betrays a campaign\u2019s most important job: blocking. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 17 May 2022",
"Leading politicians put aside the sharp -elbowed infighting that had defined Ukrainian politics for decades and instead created a largely united front that continues today. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Highlights included seeing Clooney and Roberts spar in amusing fashion with sharp -tongued jabs before coming together to hatch a plan to stop the nuptials. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Chief among them are her loving husband Paul (David Hyde Pierce) and her sharp -tongued best friend Avis DeVoto (Bebe Neuwirth). \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As a heavy fog rolled in on the first of two nights of performances in Coos Bay, the F sharp went flat. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Aug. 2021",
"At 9:00 sharp on a recent June morning, Peter Campbell stood at the entrance to Naples\u2019 famed National Archaeology Museum. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 June 2020",
"Medical sharps are instruments used to administer medications to individuals or pets. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com , 17 Mar. 2020",
"Will additional big bets from sharps push the odds before Sunday? \u2014 Ryan R. Bonini, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire , 30 Jan. 2020",
"The sharps realize Navy\u2019s defense has gone from allowing 34 points per game in 2018 to just 18 points per game this season. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 14 Nov. 2019",
"But getting dressed casket sharp and howling the night away is only part of the fun. \u2014 Danielle Pointdujour, Essence , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Inspired by the '90s, hair legend Adir Abergel gave The Good Place star a razor- sharp blunt cut that falls just underneath her chin. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 22 Oct. 2019",
"In the brief, demonic finale, a test of any violinist's abilities, Lee was confident and fiery throughout, and Fisch kept the orchestra razor- sharp through Barber's tricky rhythmic twists. \u2014 cleveland.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Torres-Rosario still gets laughs, thanks to sharp comic timing in her accented line delivery, but those laughs come in appreciation for her character\u2019s sincerity. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 15 May 2021",
"Tuukka Rask, sharp down the stretch after recovering from a late-season back strain, will be making his 94th playoff appearance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2021",
"Pick one that\u2019s medium to sharp for a good melt-to-flavor ratio. \u2014 Catherine Lo, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2021",
"In the new crisis, the FT argues, dividends are sharping up to be the target that bankers\u2019 bonus pay was the last time around. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Leaders agreed to sharp austerity measures in return for bailouts from the Union and the International Monetary Fund. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Dec. 2019",
"May\u2019s sharp rebuke of the president has put pressure on other lawmakers, especially Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, who is also vying for her job, to condemn the tweets. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 15 July 2019",
"May\u2019s sharp rebuke of the president has put pressure on other lawmakers, especially Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, who is also vying for her job, to condemn the tweets. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, BostonGlobe.com , 15 July 2019",
"It was followed the following year by the Harvard business case program, where students sharped business skills. \u2014 Staff Report, chicagotribune.com , 21 June 2018"
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": insistent on proof or evidence"
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"distrustful",
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": to be bright by reflection of light",
": to be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished",
": to perform extremely well",
": to have a bright glowing appearance",
": to be conspicuously evident or clear",
": to cause to emit light",
": to throw or direct the light of",
": to make bright by polishing",
": brightness caused by the emission of light",
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": fair weather : sunshine",
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": liking , fancy",
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": a single polishing of a pair of shoes",
": to give off light",
": to be glossy : gleam",
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": to be outstanding",
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"lustre",
"polish",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The sound of the HD 58X Jubilee is wonderfully warm and open, with a natural and flat response that enables the music to shine through. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"After use, your curls will be fully nourished and your natural, healthy curls will shine through. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"All Casa Del Sol tequilas are aged in cognac barrels, which contributes to the smooth taste, one that allows the notes of agave to shine through in stages. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
"Interweaving her commentary with scenes from the films and making-of footage, all of it edited with dexterity by Laure Gardette and Svetlana Vaynblat, the documentary lets Campion\u2019s sense of humor and her sense of purpose shine through. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 May 2022",
"Sandra Bullock's sunny disposition always seems to shine through in her blockbuster movies and despite past tabloid trouble. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Ultimately, Selldorf and her team have found a way of elegantly knitting together all of the spaces from the various historic eras but also allowing each of these eras to shine through. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Instincts might pull toward a richer sugar like demerara, turbinado or even brown sugar, but in side-by-side comparisons, white sugar allows more brightness from the overall drink to shine through. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Removing dirt and contaminants from the surface of your car will allow its paint work to shine through, unmarred by the road grime that accumulates on any car that sees its fair share of miles. \u2014 Duncan Brady, Car and Driver , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This product lubricates the hair, creates shine and softness while sealing the cuticle surface, and provides a silky finish and texture. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"The one-and-a-half-hour tours are held rain or shine and are offered on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. \u2014 Grace Gilson, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"This is a product that guarantees extra shine and healthy hair from root to tip. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"After a few more steps, Bieber goes in with the Kosas setting powder that has a unique, airy texture and locks makeup in place while controlling shine and minimizing pores. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Unlike a sea salt spray, which adds grit and texture, a hair cream adds a layer of lightweight moisture to thin, dry hair, increasing shine and movement. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
"There's nothing quite like the shine and sleekness that comes from sealing your style with a straightening iron. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
"Admission is free and the festival will take place rain or shine . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
"So when a whiskey was marked as BIB, you could at least be assured that it wasn\u2019t colored with shoe shine or flavored with leather straps. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 8 May 2022"
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],
"definitions":[
": shell , husk : such as",
": the outer covering of a nut or of an ear of corn",
": the shell of an oyster or clam",
": something of little value",
": to strip of shucks",
": to peel off (something, such as clothing)",
": to lay aside",
": a covering shell or husk",
": to remove the shell or husk from"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259k",
"\u02c8sh\u0259k"
],
"synonyms":[
"bagatelle",
"child's play",
"frippery",
"nonproblem",
"nothing",
"picayune",
"small beer",
"small change",
"trifle",
"triviality"
],
"antonyms":[
"bark",
"flay",
"hull",
"husk",
"peel",
"shell",
"skin"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"it doesn't matter shucks to her what anyone else earns",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"They\u2019ve been damaged by hickory shuckworms that tunneled through the shucks late last summer. \u2014 Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com , 12 Mar. 2020",
"The art of the shuck , on the other hand, takes practice. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 6 Feb. 2020",
"The buggy brown hare\u2019s mask body, ribbed with the tying thread for segmentation, looks like the shuck of a nymph, and the sprig of deer hair seems to suggest the emerging fly\u2019s wings and limbs. \u2014 Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream , 31 Jan. 2020",
"The North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, rode the white steed through snowy fields, galloping between dusted trees, pausing for an aw- shucks -I\u2019m-on-a-horse smile at the camera. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
"High George is open Wednesday through Saturday, starting at 4 p.m. Happy hour, from 4 to 6 p.m., features $1 buck-a- shuck oysters, $6 wines, $8 mojitos and a rotating cocktail, and $4 beers. \u2014 Leeanne Griffin, courant.com , 9 Sep. 2019",
"The Sandbar at Jetties Beach is perfect for toes-in-the-sand, buck-a- shuck oysters during happy hour (3 to 5 p.m.). \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2019",
"Harrison is equally good at portraying Luce\u2019s aw- shucks facade and the more inscrutable man hiding behind it, but his skill with that duality isn\u2019t enough to justify an hour-and-50-minute movie. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 5 Aug. 2019",
"During that reception, the president was offered a plate of tamales and proceeded to bite into one without first removing the shuck . \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Martha was willing to shuck her ladylike trappings \u2014 to be ugly and to say ugly things \u2014 in ways the actor evidently is not. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But researchers say a woman shouldn't feel obligated to change her tone: The onus is on the listener to shuck their perceptions. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 4 Mar. 2022",
"In a bustling seafood kitchen outside Atlanta, chefs scramble to shuck and prepare plates of fresh, glistening oysters for the lunch rush \u2014 but the mollusks are from Maine, not the Georgia coast some 200 miles East. \u2014 Sarah Swetlik, ajc , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Gotham couldn\u2019t find enough employees to make the chocolates, work the grill or shuck the oysters. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The brands who shuck the instinct to become complacent and instead, double down, will be printing gold in 2022. \u2014 Sarah Hofstetter, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"To freshly shuck your own plump oysters, rinse them in their briny liquor, dredge them ever so lightly and fry to order. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"To shuck the beans, grab the pointed tip at the top of the pod, snap it open, and pull down. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Apr. 2021",
"The best way to freeze oysters is to shuck them and put the oysters (and juice) in a container. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202025"
},
"shillalah":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": cudgel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sh\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"staff",
"truncheon",
"waddy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the bartender in the Irish pub keeps a shillelagh behind the bar just in case there's trouble"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Shillelagh , town in Ireland",
"first_known_use":[
"1772, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205053"
},
"shipwrecking":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a wrecked ship or its parts",
": the destruction or loss of a ship",
": an irretrievable loss or failure",
": to cause to experience shipwreck",
": ruin",
": to destroy (a ship) by grounding or foundering",
": a ruined or destroyed ship",
": the loss or destruction of a ship",
": to cause to experience destruction of a ship and usually be left stranded",
": to ruin or destroy (a ship) by crashing ashore or sinking"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ship-\u02ccrek",
"\u02c8ship-\u02ccrek"
],
"synonyms":[
"shipwrecking",
"wreck",
"wreckage",
"wrecking"
],
"antonyms":[
"strand",
"wreck"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Only a few sailors survived the shipwreck .",
"The crew narrowly avoided shipwreck .",
"Divers searched the sunken shipwreck .",
"Verb",
"the yachtsman fell asleep at the wheel and shipwrecked his ketch on the rocks",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Now the shipwreck 's location has finally been revealed off the coast of England 340 years later. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"An exhibition about the shipwreck planned for spring 2023 at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"There's dune hiking, a lighthouse, a wagon tour to view a shipwreck and even a ghost town. \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"The vault's stone hull juts like a shipwreck in the drifted ice while polar bears chuff and lumber past the door. \u2014 Brittney Corrigan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"Last year, a fishing boat discovered a shipwreck in Utah\u2019s Lake Powell and the remnants of a 1986 plane crash were found in California\u2019s Folsom Lake. \u2014 Priya Shukla, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"There is a myriad of subplots including a love story, a Chinese shipwreck , and even an evil cousin, who tries to throw the race. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Last month, researchers identified a 207-year-old shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico as the Industry, a whaling ship that capsized in a brutal 1836 storm. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The shipwreck brings the total number of deaths in the central Mediterranean Sea this year to over 650, according to the I.O.M., a figure similar to the one from the same period last year. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Prominent historians and shipwreck experts in Michigan doubt the Liberts' claim. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 11 May 2022",
"Sirens, as King reminds us, symbolized what earlier times regarded as the destructive sexuality of women: These enticing sweet singers lured the unwary to shipwreck , then clawed their bodies to pieces. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Aug. 2021",
"For sandy beaches and legendary surf conditions, to historic lighthouses, shipwreck diving sites, and wild horses, the Outer Banks is a unique East Coast beach vacation. \u2014 Hannah Lee Leidy, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 May 2021",
"After a storm shipwrecked them, they were miraculously saved by a boat heading to the Bahamas \u2014 exactly the place where Sarah\u2019s super evil dad Ward (Charles Esten) sent John B.\u2019s gold. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 8 May 2020",
"The valley\u2014after the water returns to the steep-sided channel\u2014is hard to cross, all sucking mud and shipwrecked trees in a prairie that is accustomed to being dry and treeless. \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The gorgeous 2018 card game Shipwreck Arcana is a great example of a cooperative survival game: To win, at least one person must survive being shipwrecked . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Eliason and Smith have been part of a number of Lake Superior shipwreck discoveries in recent years, including the 2013 find of the freighter Henry B. Smith that had vanished with all hands a century before. \u2014 Andrew Krueger, chicagotribune.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
"The title refers to Prospero\u2019s ability to control the climate, causing the storm that shipwrecks his enemies on the island and allows him to turn the tables on them. \u2014 Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214008"
},
"shilly-shallying":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": in an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner",
": irresolute , vacillating",
": to show hesitation or lack of decisiveness or resolution",
": dawdle",
": indecision , irresolution"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shi-l\u0113-\u02ccsha-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"balance",
"dither",
"falter",
"halt",
"hang back",
"hesitate",
"scruple",
"stagger",
"teeter",
"vacillate",
"waver",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
"antonyms":[
"faltering",
"fence-sitting",
"hesitance",
"hesitancy",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"irresolution",
"pause",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillation",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"1700, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1734, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1755, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222227"
},
"shell game":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": thimblerig played especially with three walnut shells",
": fraud",
": a swindle involving the substitution of something of little or no value for a valuable item"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"bunco",
"bunko",
"con",
"fiddle",
"flimflam",
"fraud",
"hustle",
"scam",
"sting",
"swindle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"it's amazing how intelligent people fall for that investment-fund shell game",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The academic research emphatically shows that this elaborate shell game can be a supremely costly job-creation strategy. \u2014 Margaret O'mara, Wired , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Considering the substantial financial help that Tesla has long received from government support for its electric cars, the company doesn't have to use a shell game of offshoring its profits to avoid paying taxes. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The young athletes who have spent lifetimes dreaming of this moment are pawns in a huge financial shell game . \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Blockchain is either the most radical invention of the century or a worthless shell game . \u2014 Gideon Lichfield, Wired , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Without any penalties for failure for first-pass tender acceptance, carriers and shippers have played a shell game on price. \u2014 Lora Cecere, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Democrats played a definitional shell game with progressive racial narratives woven throughout education rather than directly addressing parental concerns about how complex issues of race are taught to children. \u2014 Cameron Smith | Csmith@al.com, al , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The mistake is to treat Thoreau\u2019s relationship with Lidian as a kind of shell game , with a plain old heterosexual romance lurking beneath any number of concealments. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Hunter\u2019s claim is that the vaccine that the FDA approved and the one in common use today are different and that the FDA and Pfizer are involved in a shell game or a bait-and-switch. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-235300"
},
"shapeless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having no definite shape",
": deprived of usual or normal shape : misshapen",
": not shapely",
": having no fixed or definite shape",
": lacking a pleasing or usual shape or form"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101-pl\u0259s",
"\u02c8sh\u0101-pl\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"deformed",
"distorted",
"malformed",
"misshapen",
"monstrous"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeformed"
],
"examples":[
"an old, shapeless baseball cap",
"right now this clay is just a shapeless lump, but wait until I'm done sculpting it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's no comparable emotional arc to Fantastic Beasts, which substitutes a straight line into adulthood for a shapeless origin story populated by dour functionaries. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, The Week , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But the screenplay from Harper Dill, John Rogers and Tami Sagher is weirdly shapeless and has no real momentum driving these two crazy kids into one another\u2019s arms. \u2014 Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The screenplay for House of Gucci, which was written by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna, based on a book by Sara Gay Forden, has the shapeless sprawl of something with many juicy details but no center. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 24 Nov. 2021",
"And the 320-page book has become a semi- shapeless streamer, with most episodes clocking over an hour. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 4 May 2021",
"Yet the movie\u2019s first two-thirds are hopelessly shapeless \u2014perhaps a bit like our lives?\u2014further stretched out of whack by reams of annoying, skittering dialogue. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 15 Jan. 2021",
"In My Sisters in Mourning, reproduced in this book, Paul paints her four sisters in shapeless white frocks, seated close together. \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 29 Oct. 2020",
"Yet this shapeless , brainless animal can do remarkable things, including hunt for algae and defend itself with venom. \u2014 Emily Underwood, The Atlantic , 8 June 2020",
"When classes let out, the streets are filled with thousands of young people in traditional Islamic garb \u2014 men and boys in high-cuffed trousers or loosefitting robes and women and girls in shapeless gowns, head scarves and niqabs. \u2014 Richard C. Paddock, New York Times , 23 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-001239"
},
"shuddering":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to tremble convulsively : shiver , quiver",
": an act of shuddering",
": to tremble especially with fear or horror or from cold",
": to move or sound as if being shaken",
": an act or instance of trembling or shaking",
": to tremble convulsively : shiver"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8sh\u0259-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8sh\u0259d-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitate",
"bucket",
"convulse",
"jerk",
"jiggle",
"joggle",
"jolt",
"jounce",
"judder",
"quake",
"quiver",
"shake",
"vibrate",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
"antonyms":[
"quiver",
"shiver",
"tremble"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The old car shuddered to a halt.",
"The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead.",
"Noun",
"a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and Vladimir Putin would rejoice; Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi would shudder . \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The language Putin used caused some historians to shudder . \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But the elderly Filipinos did not shudder or recoil. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"All of them will shudder at left-wing anti-Semitism, often framed as anti-Zionism, and at the anti-Semitism pervasive on the nativist and xenophobic right. \u2014 Mark Oppenheimer, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Every now and then when coming to stop signs the brakes on my 2014 Hyundai Sonata will shudder . \u2014 Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
"This seems like a tricky maneuver and one that even Houdini would shudder at trying to magically accomplish. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Even residents who shudder at the potential return of punishments \u2014 such as chopping off the hands of thieves \u2014 say some security has returned to Kabul since the Taliban swept in on Aug. 15. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Oct. 2021",
"As students jostle into school buildings and Broadway theaters shudder back to life, the most obvious signs of a new hygienic alertness will be masks and vaccination cards. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Candidate loans of any amount are legal, but how winning candidates are paid back makes campaign finance watchdogs shudder . \u2014 Liz Ruskin, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"When economies shrink and poverty rates increase, political systems shudder . \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"As Ukrainian forces battled to take back the village, another artillery round struck, this time on the municipal building\u2019s roof, sending a shudder throughout the structure. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
"While such talk might make people like general manager Rob Pelinka shudder , Plaschke came away with the impression that the current staff will be given at least this summer and next season to clean up their mess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Reilly really doesn\u2019t mind being anywhere in L.A. \u2014 even ( shudder ) the Westside. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"These new laws have placed Florida in the national spotlight and made tourism officials shudder . \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"Whether delivered via text, WhatsApp, email or \u2014 shudder \u2014 Slack, these three words appear in front of you like a portent of terrible things to come. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Property owners living in more coveted areas of New York should look at what is happening upstate and shudder . \u2014 Andrew Wimer, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1607, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-005128"
},
"shall":{
"type":[
"helping verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": will have to : must",
": will be able to : can",
": will go",
": am or are going to or expecting to : will",
": is or are forced to : must"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sh\u0259l",
"\u02c8shal",
"sh\u0259l",
"\u02c8shal"
],
"synonyms":[
"have (to)",
"must",
"need",
"ought (to)",
"should"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"you shall do as I say",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some of the spaces shall be available for events and citizens\u2019 initiatives. \u2014 Vogue , 27 May 2022",
"The rules are simple \u2014 the queen who was dealt the worst hand shall be the one to lead the band. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 24 May 2022",
"Violators\u2019 apes shall be distributed to other investors. \u2014 Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker , 21 May 2022",
"When a wild pitch or passed ball goes through or by the catcher, or deflects off the catcher, and goes directly into the dugout, stands, above the break, or any area where the ball is dead, the awarding of bases shall be one base. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"One base shall also be awarded if the pitcher while in contact with the rubber, throws to a base, and the throw goes directly into the stands or into any area where the ball is dead. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Additionally, clips for the nominating screening shall not exceed 10 minutes of running time per title. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 18 May 2022",
"This author can confirm that the upcoming season shall follow none other than the budding relationship between Mr. Colin Bridgerton and one Miss Penelope Featherington. \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
"The fundamentals of the game are its foundation and shall be honored with respect, if not reverence. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English shal (1st & 3rd singular present indicative), from Old English sceal ; akin to Old High German scal (1st & 3rd singular present indicative) ought to, must, Lithuanian skola debt",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-011533"
},
"shelve":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to furnish with shelves",
": to place on a shelf",
": to remove from active service",
": to put off or aside",
": to slope in a formation like a shelf",
": to place or store on a shelf",
": to put off or aside : defer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shelv",
"\u02c8shelv"
],
"synonyms":[
"defer",
"delay",
"hold off (on)",
"hold over",
"hold up",
"lay over",
"postpone",
"put off",
"put over",
"remit"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The books were shelved according to category.",
"let's shelve the project for now",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Instead of financing drilling anywhere and everywhere, investors told oil companies to focus on their most profitable oil projects and shelve the others. \u2014 Justin Worland/houston, Time , 10 Mar. 2022",
"This is essentially what Apple last year proposed doing on its iPhones, before an enormous privacy outcry forced it to largely shelve the plans. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"But the album\u2019s sales were disappointing, and the label decided to shelve her follow-up. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Without 10 Republicans joining a unified Democratic front, a single lawmaker can shelve the final vote. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Recognizing India\u2019s illiberal trajectory will likely lead the U.S. quietly to shelve overly ambitious policies such as President Obama\u2019s 2010 pledge to support a permanent seat for India on the U.N. Security Council. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Prosecutors and law enforcement officials urged state lawmakers to shelve the legislation. \u2014 Rick Rouan, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
"In a surprise move, a Turkish prosecutor is seeking to shelve the Khashoggi slaying trial. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Pension funds hoping to sell holdings that trade on the Moscow Exchange had to shelve those plans after Russia\u2019s central bank shut the exchange down Monday. \u2014 Heather Gillers, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" shelf ",
"first_known_use":[
"1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013611"
},
"shallow":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": having little depth",
": having little extension inward or backward",
": penetrating only the easily or quickly perceived",
": lacking in depth of knowledge, thought, or feeling",
": displacing comparatively little air : weak",
": to make shallow",
": to become shallow",
": a shallow place or area in a body of water",
": not deep",
": taking in small amounts of air",
": showing little knowledge, thought, or feeling",
": a shallow place in a body of water",
": displacing comparatively little air"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sha-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
"\u02c8sha-l\u014d",
"\u02c8shal-(\u02cc)\u014d, -\u0259(-w)"
],
"synonyms":[
"depthless",
"shoal"
],
"antonyms":[
"ford",
"shoal"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The shallow end of the pool is only three feet deep.",
"Her boyfriends were all shallow creeps.",
"She could only take shallow breaths.",
"His breathing became very shallow .",
"Noun",
"we waded through the shallows looking for tadpoles",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Named after the hotel's location along Grace Bay \u2014 known for shallow , warm, aquamarine waters \u2014 the 64-foot catamaran glides through the waters gently enough to not disrupt your eggs Benedict. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Excellent numbers of the fish are hanging around the shallow waters, perfect for anglers who like to drift and cast small single-spinner rigs tipped with a half of a nightcrawler. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"More than 40 people \u2013 including marine mammal experts, interns and volunteers \u2013 spent several hours battling an incoming tide to help rescue seven dolphins that got stranded in the shallow waters of a Cape Cod river last week. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"Quickly, the series, which premieres on Sunday, starts to feel like a deep dive into shallow waters. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"On a spring day of fitfully alternating clouds and sunshine, tattered red-and-white police tape marked off the shallow depression into which the body had been dumped and covered with a thin layer of dirt. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"Cruise routes around the Norwegian fjords and the fjords and channels of Chile also involve navigating occasional shallow waters. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Captain Mike Roy is the founder and operator of Reel Cast Charters and will speak on his specialty, fishing in shallow waters for big stripers with light tackle. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The brain infection likely caused the shark a fair amount of confusion, which may be why the shark left its usual depths for shallow waters, per the Telegraph. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In his first game back, Moustakas' RBI to shallow right field was the difference. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Pinch hitter Adam Engel reached on a double to shallow left on a ball that was just out of the reach of Rays shortstop Vidal Bruj\u00e1n. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Leeper flies out to shallow left and the runners have to hold at second and third. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"Elvis Andrus flied out to shallow right field and Pinder grounded out. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
"Ben Pearcy beat out a slow groundball to short, while Logan Pusheck singled to shallow right on a miscommunication between a pair of Patuxent players. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 28 May 2022",
"B\u00e1ez struck out swinging on a pitch in the dirt and Jeimer Candelario flied out to shallow left field. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
"After Detroit\u2019s Jonathan Schoop drew a leadoff walk in the fifth, Willi Castro hit a flare to shallow left. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 May 2022",
"After a light flour dredge, the chiles are eased into iron skillets to shallow fry until golden outside and molten inside. \u2014 Maggie Hennessy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But there is also the rotary dial/selector in the center console, with handwriting recognition built into its shallow , dished surface, like a glass ashtray. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Working in batches, add the chicken cutlets to the hot oil and shallow -fry until the breading is golden brown and the cutlets reach 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 2 to 4 minutes per side. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The Red Sox had erased an early 1-0 hole when Jackie Bradley Jr. lined a run-scoring double and Hern\u00e1ndez followed with his single that trickled into shallow left off the glove of diving third baseman Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas. \u2014 Ken Powtak, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"Before the first inning was over, HayLee Daniels lofted a seeing-eye single into shallow left for a 4-0 lead just before senior Haddon Taylor hit a similar ball into center to score two more. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Roses grafted on Fortuniana develop a shallow , but massive, vigorous fibrous root system that spreads out horizontally as far as 6 to 17 feet from the bud union. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"The small island houses about 70 dive schools, most offering one- or two-day courses (from $350) in the shallow , crystalline waters. \u2014 Jessica Wynne Lockhart, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Then, Gurriel ended Skubal's outing with a two-out bloop single that dropped between Baddoo and shortstop Harold Castro in shallow left. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Work a shallow -running jerk bait with long sweeps of the fishing rod. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1510, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun",
"1569, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-015700"
},
"should":{
"type":[
"auxiliary verb"
],
"definitions":[
": ought to",
": happen to"
],
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"sh\u0259d",
"\u02c8shu\u0307d",
"sh\u0259d",
"\u02c8shu\u0307d"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Baker's prospects in Ann Arbor should be better, though, even among a populous group of wings next season. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
"Within the next two years the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will decide whether the mission should be one of NASA's priorities for the next decade. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"Prioritizing patient health should be the essential guiding principle underlying all discussions about innovation and access or affordability. \u2014 Ravi Gupta And Joseph S. Ross, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"So if your goal is homeownership, a rise in rates should n't necessarily be what takes you out of the market. \u2014 Brittany Anas, House Beautiful , 17 June 2022",
"This reporter should be a speed demon who posts the news immediately and then hits the streets to find the story behind the police report. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Now, no one is saying that fixing the schools should not be one of Wu\u2019s absolute highest priorities. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The final haggling has centered on the details of closing the boyfriend loophole, including the definition and whether those subject to the gun ban should be able to appeal. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"As a rule of thumb, each stand should be capable of holding about 75 percent of the total weight of the vehicle to ensure safety. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English sholde , from Old English sceolde owed, was obliged to, ought to",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-015903"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to apply a short circuit to or establish a short circuit in",
": bypass sense 2",
": frustrate , impede",
": to become shunted by a short circuit",
": a connection of comparatively low resistance accidentally or intentionally made between points on a circuit between which the resistance is normally much greater",
": an electrical connection made between points in an electric circuit between which current does not normally flow"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u022frt-\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259t"
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"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle",
"stymie",
"tie up",
"trammel"
],
"antonyms":[
"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The fire was caused by a short circuit .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sarr, who was was attending the World Health Assembly in Geneva, cut short his trip to return to Senegal and told Rfm that the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit . \u2014 Babacar Dione, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"In 2019, a fire caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in New Delhi and killed 43 people. \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022",
"In August, Syria\u2019s state media said a short circuit triggered an explosion in the gas tank of a bus carrying soldiers, killing one and wounding three. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Before his dismissal, Sarr told local radio station RFM that the blaze which engulfed the Tivaouane hospital's newborn unit was caused by an electrical short circuit . \u2014 Nimi Princewill, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"The fire was blamed on an electrical short circuit at the Abdoul Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital in Tivaouane, a town 75 miles northeast of the capital, Dakar, Mayor Demba Diop said. \u2014 Babacar Dione, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"The country's health minister, Diouf Sarr, said the fire likely started from an electrical short circuit . \u2014 Kelsee Majette, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"Company blames a short circuit & claims the vehicles were not responsible & did not catch fire. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Water may enter the rear turn signal LED lights, allowing condensation to form on the circuit board, and causing a short circuit . \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 12 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1867, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1854, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-022157"
},
"shaped":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": form , create",
": to give a particular form or shape to",
": ordain , decree",
": to adapt in shape so as to fit neatly and closely",
": devise , plan",
": to embody in definite form",
": to make fit for (a particular use, purpose, etc.) : adapt",
": to determine or direct the course or character of",
": to modify (behavior) by rewarding changes that tend toward a desired response",
": to come to pass : happen",
": to take on or approach a mature or definite form",
": the visible makeup characteristic of a particular item or kind of item",
": spatial form or contour",
": a standard or universally recognized spatial form",
": the appearance of the body as distinguished from that of the face : figure",
": phantom , apparition",
": assumed appearance : guise",
": form of embodiment",
"\u2014 see also take shape",
": a mode of existence or form of being having identifying features",
": a molded dessert",
": blancmange",
": the condition in which someone or something exists at a particular time",
": in an original, normal, or fit condition",
": to give a certain form or shape to",
": to plan out : devise",
": to have great influence on the development of",
": to develop in a particular way",
": to improve in behavior or condition",
": outward appearance : the form or outline of something",
": definite arrangement and form",
": condition entry 1 sense 1",
": a physically fit condition",
": to modify (behavior) by rewarding changes that tend toward a desired response"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101p",
"\u02c8sh\u0101p",
"\u02c8sh\u0101p"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclimate",
"acclimatize",
"accommodate",
"adapt",
"adjust",
"condition",
"conform",
"doctor",
"edit",
"fashion",
"fit",
"put",
"suit",
"tailor"
],
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"condition",
"estate",
"fettle",
"form",
"health",
"keeping",
"kilter",
"nick",
"order",
"repair",
"trim"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"How has growing up in Worcester inspired you to help shape the city\u2019s future? \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"While outside advisors and other VCs can help shape the market view, founders hold the keys to conveying how their companies are unique, different, or simply better than any others. \u2014 Mike Ghaffary, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"But there were a lot of other important developments that will help shape important races ahead of November. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Immigration policy will help shape the extent to which the economy relies on people vs. machines in the decades to come. \u2014 Michael Luca, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Traders and strategists say the inflation data could heavily influence the next stretch of trading for markets and help shape the Federal Reserve\u2019s interest-rate decisions for later this year. \u2014 WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Jones leaned on the film\u2019s talent to help shape everything from character looks to the film\u2019s settings. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"Apple Music believes each artist will help shape Black music in the years to come. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
"In cities, counties, and states across the country, other races just like Farley\u2019s will help shape the future of U.S. energy policy. \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, complete with offices and schools closing in recognition of it, the inevitable has also taken shape : commercialism. \u2014 Michelle Garcia, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
"Using three shape -shifting actors, contained within a spinning glass box of a set, the play journeyed all the way from the Wall Street giant\u2019s humble origins in 1844 to its ignominious collapse in 2008. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The movie is two hours and 20 minutes of sound and fury: a kaleidoscopic head-trip meditation on David Bowie, rock\u2019s shape -shifting astronaut of identity. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"While Todd Haynes successfully appropriated artistic aesthetics associated with his subject in last year\u2019s The Velvet Underground, Morgen\u2019s attempt to do something similar with shape -shifting Bowie doesn\u2019t come close to the same immediacy. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"Guests can fly in by helicopter for a bird's eye view of this dramatic shape -shifting landscape. \u2014 Anabel Dean, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Once there, she is menaced by local men played\u2014every one of them\u2014by the shape -shifting actor Rory Kinnear. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"It's set to feature the Skrulls, who've managed to use their shape -shifting powers to infiltrate Earth over years. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 17 May 2022",
"Her incarnation of The Doctor, a shape -shifting, time-traveling alien, appeared in a January episode of the show but wasn't meant to replace Whittaker's. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-043140"
},
"shepherd":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who tends sheep",
": pastor",
": german shepherd",
": to tend as a shepherd",
": to guide or guard in the manner of a shepherd",
": a person who takes care of and guards a flock of sheep",
": to take care of and guard a flock of sheep",
": to gather, lead, or move in the manner of a shepherd"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8she-p\u0259rd",
"\u02c8she-p\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"coach",
"counsel",
"guide",
"lead",
"mentor",
"pilot",
"show",
"tutor"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She carefully shepherded the children across the street.",
"They shepherded the bill through Congress.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The dog, identified as a male shepherd , reportedly entered the enclosure of its own accord. \u2014 Fox News , 13 June 2022",
"The shepherd reportedly had no microchip and will remain under a stray hold at the shelter while rescuers work to find the canine's owner. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Asher is a three-legged shepherd who loves splashing in water bowls and chewing on tree branches. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd \u2019s crook. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"The young twigs die and remain on the tree, bending over to form a shepherd 's crook as the disease moves down the branch. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
"Working with label artists Anitta and Saweetie adds to the long list of superstar artists that Kwak has helped shepherd through the hitmaking process. \u2014 Shirley Ju, Variety , 29 May 2022",
"The Belgian shepherd is undergoing intensive training as an explosives detection dog for the explosive ordnance disposal and warship regiment of the Hungarian Defense Forces. \u2014 Justin Spike, ajc , 14 May 2022",
"An exclusive clip from the series' premiere showcases Will acting as a literal shepherd to a flock, trying to free a sheep caught in the marsh \u2014 as Cora comes to his aid. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After going three years without an emcee to shepherd the ceremony, the Academy Awards show will split the Oscars\u2019 hosting duties among Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes at this year\u2019s event. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
"And even if there are 40% fewer runners this year, there will be the same number of porta-potties as in previous years, and same number of boats and buses to shepherd people to Staten Island. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 5 Nov. 2021",
"The series will lead directly into Rogue One with its final scene, said Gilroy, the writer who unofficially took over directing duties on Rogue One and helped shepherd it to more than $1 billion at the box office. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"If that was where Ping and Will were heading, Guralnik would have to find a way to shepherd them there. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"In the 2022 sequel, Maverick (Cruise) makes his return to the Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School to shepherd a new group of airmen, including the son of his late best friend, Goose (Anthony Edwards), played by Teller. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 19 May 2022",
"The program will launch with six local participants who will have creative executives at Cartoon Network Studios and Neru Projects to shepherd their ideas from concept to pitch through the development of a series bible. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Peter Gould continued to shepherd the season in a way that respects Kim's autonomy and her agency as well. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Senior White House counsel Paige Herwig \u2014assigned to shepherd the Biden pick\u2014was deputy counsel at Demand Justice. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-062034"
},
"shaveling":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a tonsured clergyman : priest",
": youth , stripling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101v-li\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"boy",
"boychick",
"boychik",
"boyo",
"callant",
"lad",
"laddie",
"nipper",
"shaver",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"ever since he was a shaveling , he's wanted to be an airline pilot, just like his dad"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-062150"
},
"shapen":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": fashioned in or provided with a definite shape"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101-p\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from past participle of shapen to shape",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-174736"
},
"shirk":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to go stealthily : sneak",
": to evade the performance of an obligation",
": avoid , evade",
": to avoid doing something especially because of laziness, fear, or dislike"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259rk",
"\u02c8sh\u0259rk"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoid",
"dodge",
"duck",
"elude",
"escape",
"eschew",
"evade",
"finesse",
"get around",
"scape",
"shake",
"shuffle (out of)",
"shun",
"weasel (out of)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He's too conscientious to shirk his duty.",
"He never shirked from doing his duty.",
"They did their duty without shirking or complaining.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The defendants have all tried to shirk liability from the event. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"From the start of the ceremony, the speakers didn\u2019t shirk references to what students faced during their time at U-M. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
"The use of public health powers had been widely criticized by Democrats and immigration advocates as an excuse for the United States to shirk its obligations to provide haven to people fleeing persecution. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The use of public health powers had been widely criticized by Democrats and immigration advocates as an excuse for the United States to shirk its obligations to provide haven to people fleeing persecution. \u2014 Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The platforms themselves often shirk responsibility after putting out PR fires. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Edelman is very good on the weirdness of whiteness as an identity that is utterly revolting when proudly claimed yet impossible to willingly shirk . \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Projecting guilt is a convenient way to shirk responsibility. \u2014 Nuala Walsh, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Experts have widely praised the city\u2019s efforts for identifying realistic sites suitable for housing construction, rather than attempting to shirk that responsibility. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1681, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-194521"
},
"shack":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": hut , shanty",
": a room or similar enclosed structure for a particular person or use",
": hut , shanty"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shak",
"\u02c8shak"
],
"synonyms":[
"cabin",
"camp",
"hooch",
"hootch",
"hovel",
"hut",
"hutch",
"hutment",
"shanty"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an old shack in the woods",
"a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bezdelovs worked at the shack in previous seasons, on the counter and register and, at age 16, doing the books. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
"Undeterred, the Sivell family created a portable shack on wheels and began serving takeout, food-truck style. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
"Indulging in one of the island's lolos (tiny restaurants specializing in Creole cuisine), such as Rosemary's, a little shack on the Marigot waterfront. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Its central characters, Lucy and Sam (who are 12 and 11, respectively, at the beginning of the tale), are two Chinese girls living with their parents in a small shack . \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 8 Apr. 2020",
"The shack also serves soups, salads, fries, onion rings, calamari, chicken tenders, drinks, ice cream, Italian ices and a kids\u2019 menu. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
"Security video from a camera inside the shack apparently shows Moore taking a man hostage. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The service station-turned-smoke shack uses a blend of hickory, pecan, and peach woods to smoke their meats. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Construction workers refurbishing a beach shack were singing along to the radio. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably back-formation from English dialect shackly rickety",
"first_known_use":[
"1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-073520"
},
"shekelim":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various ancient units of weight",
": a Hebrew unit equal to about 252 grains troy",
": a unit of value based on a shekel weight of gold or silver",
": a coin weighing one shekel",
": money",
"the basic monetary unit of Israel \u2014 see Money Table",
": a bill or coin used in Israel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8she-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8she-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In fact, everyone contributed the same amount: a half shekel , no more, no less. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Once approved, more international investors will have the opportunity to benefit from the strong Israeli shekel as well as the dynamic and diverse tech industry. \u2014 Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The city received a cost of living score of 106, due in large part to the strength of the Israeli shekel against the U.S. dollar. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In November of 2021, the shekel reached $0.32, its highest valuation against the US dollar in more than two decades. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Much of this is thanks to the appreciation of Israel\u2019s currency, the shekel . \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The soaring shekel and price increases for goods including groceries and transport were the main factors in Tel Aviv taking the top spot, according to the EIU. \u2014 Alex Millson, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Part of the reason for Tel Aviv\u2019s rise to the top was the strength of its currency, the shekel , when translated into dollars, the report said. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Spotting a street vendor, Mr. al-Garosha stopped to buy two cigarettes, for a shekel each, with a five-shekel coin his mother had given him. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Hebrew sheqel ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111337"
},
"shoulder":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the laterally projecting part of the human body formed of the bones and joints with their covering tissue by which the arm is connected with the trunk",
": the region of the body of nonhuman vertebrates that corresponds to the shoulder but is less projecting",
": the two shoulders and the upper part of the back",
": capacity for bearing a task or blame",
": a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg and adjacent parts \u2014 see lamb illustration",
": the part of a garment at the wearer's shoulder",
": an area adjacent to or along the edge of a higher, more prominent, or more important part: such as",
": the part of a hill or mountain near the top",
": a lateral protrusion or extension of a hill or mountain",
": either edge of a roadway",
": the part of a roadway outside of the traveled way",
": a rounded or sloping part (as of a stringed instrument or a bottle) where the neck joins the body",
": to push or thrust with or as if with the shoulder : jostle",
": to place or bear on the shoulder",
": to assume the burden or responsibility of",
": to push with or as if with the shoulders aggressively",
": the part of the body of a person or animal where the arm or foreleg joins the body",
": the part of a piece of clothing that covers a person's shoulder",
": a part that resembles a person's shoulder in shape",
": the edge of a road",
": to push with the shoulder",
": to accept as a burden or duty",
": the laterally projecting part of the human body formed of the bones and joints with their covering tissue by which the arm is connected with the trunk",
": the two shoulders and the upper part of the back"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u014dl-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8sh\u014dl-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8sh\u014dl-d\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"accept",
"assume",
"bear",
"take over",
"undertake"
],
"antonyms":[
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"repudiate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Police said that, after an argument, Jones allegedly first shot his ex-girlfriend in the shoulder before going into a separate room, finding the 9-year-old, and killing her. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Karinchak missed spring training with a strained muscle in his right shoulder . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
"Kimery was in the news in 2009 after a suspect who had barricaded himself in an apartment shot him in the shoulder , seriously wounding Kimery, who was working for the Conway Police Department at the time. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
"During a Thursday afternoon press briefing, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the responding trooper was shot in the shoulder . \u2014 Sophie Reardon, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Officials said the suspect exchanged gunfire with a Maryland State Police trooper, who was injured in the shoulder . \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Green Bay cornerback Jaire Alexander \u2014 back for the first time since suffering an AC joint injury in his right shoulder in Week 4 \u2014 entered the game for what the Packers believed would be a pass. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In Brevard county on Friday night, an unknown vehicle driving westbound on State Road 520, Merritt Island Causeway, hit a bicyclist who was riding in the paved shoulder approaching the Hubert Humphrey Bridge, FHP said. \u2014 Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel , 5 June 2022",
"Buckeye Valley brought in Nolan Ralph, who hit Moore in the right shoulder with a pitch to force in one run. \u2014 Mark Schmetzer, The Enquirer , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After working consistently for so many years, what has the shift been like to lead a show and shoulder the responsibility? \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
"Consumer confidence, which has been sinking since last year as households shoulder the burden of higher prices, plunged to a new low in a report out Friday. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Carlson playing big minutes will take some pressure off of Keita, who is likely not ready yet to shoulder a huge load. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"The Good News: God is here to shoulder your burdens. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
"Such financial buffers\u2014that is, the ones that no one ever wishes for\u2014don\u2019t bring down the costs that the broader health care system has to shoulder . \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022",
"The recall also represents a significant portion of Rivian\u2019s production so far, and car companies typically shoulder the cost of making recall repairs. \u2014 Ryan Felton, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Indeed, every area of the team could shoulder some blame as the Brewers lost their second consecutive series on their first three-city road trip of the season. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"Our Congressperson will shoulder the heavy responsibilities of bringing federal money back home and championing the diverse interests of rural and urban Alaskans. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 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 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113134"
},
"shut out":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a game or contest in which one side fails to score",
": a preemptive bid in bridge",
": exclude",
": to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game or contest",
": to forestall the bidding of (bridge opponents) by making a high or preemptive bid",
": a game in which one side fails to score"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259t-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8sh\u0259t-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"ban",
"bar",
"close out",
"count (out)",
"debar",
"eliminate",
"except",
"exclude",
"freeze out",
"rule out"
],
"antonyms":[
"admit",
"include"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They beat us in a 9\u20130 shutout .",
"Verb",
"local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The shutout , meanwhile, was Milwaukee's fifth and first since May 29 at St. Louis \u2014 a game also started by Burnes and his mound opponent on Monday, Miles Mikolas. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"The Avs\u2019 Darcy Kuemper barely was tested in net, picking up the shutout with 17 saves. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"JD Wilkins earned the complete game shutout victory for the Panthers (14-16-1), scattering 3 hits with 5 strikeouts and 4 walks against the Spartans (31-7). \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The junior led the Bulldogs to a 2-0 shutout victory with 13 strikeouts. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In the shutout victory, sophomore right-hander Dylan Miller (6-1) scattered six hits over six innings and sophomore left-hander Zachary Veen tossed three hitless innings for the save. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Waynesville beat Winchester Eastern 5-0 in its 10th-consecutive shutout victory. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The Eagles have some wind in their sails after a shutout victory over Platt in Week 1 and a dramatic victory over Berlin in Week 2 when a Torronce Smith interception with under a minute left sealed a 21-18 win. \u2014 Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The one thing Anderson is not trying to pay attention to is the shutout streak. \u2014 Joe Reedy, ajc , 4 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-122718"
},
"sheugh":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ditch , trench"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00fc\u1e35"
],
"synonyms":[
"dike",
"ditch",
"fosse",
"foss",
"gutter",
"trench",
"trough"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"fell into a sheugh while rambling over the Scottish moors"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English sogh swamp; akin to Middle Low German s\u014d gutter",
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for shake Verb shake , agitate , rock , convulse mean to move up and down or to and fro with some violence. shake often carries a further implication of a particular purpose. shake well before using agitate suggests a violent and prolonged tossing or stirring. an ocean agitated by storms rock suggests a swinging or swaying motion resulting from violent impact or upheaval. the whole city was rocked by the explosion convulse suggests a violent pulling or wrenching as of a body in a paroxysm. spectators were convulsed with laughter",
"By the time the clock read 1 a.m., everyone seemed to be standing up, making the ground of the school shake from stomping. \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 2 July 2022",
"Simply fill your water bottle with it and gently shake it. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Some anglers prefer to clamp a pair of pliers on the hook, and gently shake it until the fish comes loose and can swim away. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"The key is to regroup, shake it off, and hopefully get healthier. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Amid the familiar images of yellow tape and weeping families, America needed somebody other than a politician to shake us by the shoulders and reinforce the insanity of it all. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"All day long, the walls of the hospital shake with the thunder of battles raging near Kramatorsk, an industrial city in the Donbas region, where Russian forces have been waging a bloody offensive. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Raise your protein shake to personal trainer Donna Harris and her lawyers at the Mississippi Justice Institute. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Once the oven is at the correct temperature, add the herbs and bake for 30 minutes, giving them a light shake halfway through to loosen any moisture. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Goldston told colleagues that the shake -up prompted by Stepien\u2019s absence last week was no different than producing a breaking-news special that has to be edited on the fly. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Now, as the war forces the EU to reconsider its defense strategy in the biggest shake -up since the Cold War, Eastern Europe has proven more determined than ever not to let Russia get away with its aggression. \u2014 Cristian Gherasim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Even before any potential shake -up on the school board, some changes have already arrived in the Cherokee County School District. \u2014 Nicole Carr, ProPublica , 16 June 2022",
"Part of an administrative shake -up ahead of the midterms, the appointment is also one of a number of elevations of LGBTQ people to high-profile roles in the Biden administration. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"There was no big shake -up, only stern words before the keys were handed right back to the people who had driven the economy off a cliff. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"In her June 13 memo to staff, Walden said more about Rice than Chapek did in his own memo announcing the shake -up. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"Insiders were taken aback by the blunt way that the shake -up was handled. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"The leadership shake -up at the police union comes the same week San Francisco voters chose to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who clashed with police leadership and prosecuted several officers in use-of-force cases. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022"
"the newspaper offered a shamefaced apology for having published photographs that were later exposed as fakes"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration of shamefast ",
"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-140433"
},
"sheathe":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to put into or furnish with a sheath",
": to plunge or bury (a weapon, such as a sword) in flesh",
": to withdraw (a claw) into a sheath",
": to case or cover with something (such as sheets of metal) that protects",
": to put into a sheath",
": to cover with something that protects"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0113\u1e6fh\u0331",
"\u02c8sh\u0113t\u035fh"
],
"synonyms":[
"clad",
"face"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"sometimes shipbuilders sheathe a ship's bottom with copper for extra protection from barnacles and other threats",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Perhaps the biggest statement of all is in the dining room, which the owner reconfigured and sheathed in a vintage wallcovering depicting the monuments of Paris. \u2014 Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor , 10 Sep. 2019",
"This searing solo, performed by a dancer sheathed in a tube of purple jersey, is now a classic portrayal of grief. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2020",
"The next day, the girls were back in the blackberry patch, their arms and hands sheathed in black lisle stockings to guard against the thorns, and hats pulled low over their faces to shield the sun. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 3 May 2020",
"The home is built with dual climate control sheathing for superior weather and climate protection and top-of-the-line Andersen windows and patio doors, said a company spokesperson. \u2014 Dallas News , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The supermassive object is surrounded by a swirling disk of million-degree matter and is sheathed by an x-ray corona with a temperature exceeding a billion degrees. \u2014 National Geographic , 20 Jan. 2020",
"One body bore gold bracelets with designs of vipers, a gold triple-strand necklace and a parazonium, a triangular dagger sheathed in seashells, with an ivory hilt. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2020",
"In addition, the edges of 727 West Madison\u2019s concrete floor slabs are sheathed in glass rather than aluminum, creating a continuous sculptural look. \u2014 Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com , 12 June 2019",
"The worn, white house in the west of the city was now penned in by a chain-link fence sheathed in green mesh, and the families who had lived there together for two months were now scattered between Oakland and Berkeley. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New York Review of Books , 9 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English shethen, derivative of shethe sheath ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-174653"
},
"shamble":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to walk awkwardly with dragging feet : shuffle",
": to walk in an awkward unsteady way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sham-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8sham-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"barge",
"clump",
"flog",
"flounder",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"plod",
"pound",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shuffle",
"slog",
"slough",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"stump",
"tramp",
"tromp",
"trudge"
],
"antonyms":[
"breeze",
"coast",
"glide",
"slide",
"waltz",
"whisk"
],
"examples":[
"He shambled into the room.",
"disconsolate and exhausted after losing the match, the wrestler shambled toward the locker room",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Left 4 Dead has been left for dead by Valve, which led many fans to believe their dreams for four-player co-op zombie-killing campaigns may never shamble into the light of day. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, BGR , 22 Oct. 2021",
"After jettisoning their genetic blueprints, certain neutrophils will shamble onward, still trying to slurp up stray microbes that their web didn\u2019t catch. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 June 2021",
"Hoffman\u2019s salesman, a little guy accustomed to talking a big game, shambled into his boss\u2019 office with right on his side. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
"After a brief, shambling start before the band hits its stride, we\u2019re flooded with the ecstasy of how as well as what Conor hears. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 16 Dec. 2019",
"The senseless armies of shambling corpses, all the nightmares of dead generations sliding out of our screens. \u2014 Laurie Penny, Wired , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Hand has been fascinated with Darger for decades, and places him at the center of this novel as another amateur detective who teams up \u2014 in his own awkward, puzzling, shambling way \u2014 with Pin to solve the case of the missing girl. \u2014 Amy Stewart, Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Meanwhile, their own candidate shambles around with his pants on fire all day, every day. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Oct. 2019",
"The walk shambles off from the 140 Village Shopping Center near Shoppers at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 and participants will travel as a group down Main Street. \u2014 Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 23 Oct. 2019"
": a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their work",
": a small crudely built dwelling or shelter usually of wood",
": a small roughly built shelter or dwelling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shan-",
"\u02c8shan-t\u0113",
"\u02c8shan-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"cabin",
"camp",
"hooch",
"hootch",
"hovel",
"hut",
"hutch",
"hutment",
"shack"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (2)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (2)",
"1820, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-204154"
},
"shielded":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm",
": something or someone that protects or defends : defense",
": a device or part that serves as a protective cover or barrier",
"\u2014 see also dress shield , face shield , heat shield , windshield",
": a protective structure (such as a carapace, scale, or plate) of some animals",
": escutcheon",
": one that is wide at the top and rounds to a point at the bottom",
": the Precambrian nuclear mass of a continent that is surrounded and sometimes covered by sedimentary rocks",
": something resembling a shield: such as",
": apothecium",
": a police officer's badge",
": a decorative or identifying emblem",
": to protect with or as if with a shield : provide with a protective cover or shelter",
": to cut off from observation : hide",
": forbid",
": a broad piece of armor carried (as by a soldier) for protection",
": something that serves as a defense or protection",
": to cover or screen (as from danger or harm) : provide with protection",
": a structure, device, or part that serves as a protective cover or barrier"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0113ld",
"\u02c8sh\u0113ld",
"\u02c8sh\u0113ld"
],
"synonyms":[
"aegis",
"egis",
"ammunition",
"armor",
"buckler",
"cover",
"defense",
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"wall",
"ward"
],
"antonyms":[
"bulwark",
"cover",
"defend",
"fence",
"fend",
"forfend",
"guard",
"keep",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"secure",
"ward"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the heat shield on a space shuttle",
"the slightly built boy used his sharp wit as a shield against the school's bullies",
"Verb",
"celebrities who are shielded by a cluster of bodyguards whenever they appear in public",
"she shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Other ways to keep your car cool are tinting your windows or using a sun shield in the windshield. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"New documents reviewed by the Austin American-Statesman show multiple police officers stood in a school hallway, armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield , within 19 minutes of the gunmen arriving at Robb Elementary School. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, a fourth ballistic shield enters the building. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Law enforcement officers were seen on security camera with rifles and a ballistic shield in a hallway at 11:52 a.m., according to the report. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
"Like the many other Noughties trends making a return\u2014hello cargo pants and shield sunglasses\u2014 Boho is being dug out of the archive. \u2014 Henrik Lischke, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"This stronger-than-average foe requires minding the larger shield ring, which moves around and can knock Sonic back. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"For nearly a month, until March 31, when Ukrainian troops liberated the town, more than 300 people, 77 of them children, were imprisoned in several rooms in the dank basement of the village school \u2014 a human shield for the Russian troops based there. \u2014 Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Experienced investors who have been through these cycles before shield their wealth from these economic changes (and benefit from them) by investing much more in alternative assets than the public stock market, bonds and cash. \u2014 Amir Baluch, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One moment Irma Garcia was trying to shield young children from gunfire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Tex. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Jacob said there is no way to shield American children from gun violence, but there is a way to make change through legislative and political action. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 25 May 2022",
"The canopy features a collapsible awning, which can be used to shield you from rain or the sun's rays, or to block the wind behind the grill. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
"Her father, who worked in residential real estate, later changed the family name to Small in an effort to shield his children from anti-Semitism. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The new buildings would cover about 20% of the 300 acres, with large tracts of wetlands used to shield them from the surrounding neighborhood. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Critics say the government's hands-off approach, coupled with the ability of oligarchs to use the legal system to shield themselves from scrutiny, has allowed Russian expatriates to wield huge influence in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The family didn\u2019t shield Carlos, \u00d3scar or their youngest brother, Juan, from the horrors of the conflict, which stretched from 1979 to 1992 and killed 75,000 people. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Buried In Barstow is the latest Lifetime drama that tells the story of Hazel King, a single mother who is determined to shield her daughter, Joy, from her past. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-001511"
},
"shaver":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who shaves",
": one who swindles",
": a tool or machine for shaving",
": an electric razor",
": boy , youngster"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101-v\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"boy",
"boychick",
"boychik",
"boyo",
"callant",
"lad",
"laddie",
"nipper",
"shaveling",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"when he was just a shaver",
"back in the old days when my dad was just a little shaver",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even the most experienced shaver occasionally gets irritation or razor burn, but these concerns are long forgotten with Blu Atlas. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"However, the design across the electric shaver category varies vastly. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
"One of their two children, Anthony, now mans the ice shaver . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This also comes with a 5-in-1 SmartCare Center that keeps your shaver hygienic. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The little shaver listened to Irish games on the radio, as a kid in Boston. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Shave Gel is designed for the shaver seeking an extra dose of lubrication and moisture. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"For more than 100 years, Gillette has worked tirelessly to perfect our self-grooming experience\u2014even going as far as to create the first heated shaver . \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Keep scrolling to learn about the $200 heated shaver that\u2019s bound to break the internet. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 13 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093557"
},
"shadeless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light",
": relative obscurity or retirement",
": shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight",
": a place sheltered from the sun",
": an evanescent or unreal appearance",
": the shadows that gather as darkness comes on",
": netherworld , hades",
": a disembodied spirit : ghost",
": something that intercepts or shelters from light, sun, or heat: such as",
": a device partially covering a lamp so as to reduce glare",
": a flexible screen usually mounted on a roller for regulating the light or the view through a window",
": sunglasses",
": the reproduction of the effect of shade in painting or drawing",
": a subdued or somber feature",
": a color produced by a pigment or dye mixture having some black in it",
": a color slightly different from the one under consideration",
": a minute difference or variation : nuance",
": a minute degree or quantity",
": a facial expression of sadness or displeasure",
": to express contempt or disrespect for someone publicly especially by subtle or indirect insults or criticisms",
": to shelter or screen by intercepting radiated light or heat",
": to cover with a shade",
": to hide partly by or as if by a shadow",
": to darken with or as if with a shadow",
": to better or exceed by a shade",
": to represent the effect of shade or shadow on",
": to add shading to",
": to color so that the shades pass gradually from one to another",
": to change by gradual transition or qualification",
": to reduce slightly",
": slant , bias",
": to pass by slight changes or imperceptible degrees",
": to undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation",
": space sheltered from light or heat and especially from the sun",
": partial darkness",
": something that blocks off or cuts down light",
": the darkness or lightness of a color",
": a very small difference or amount",
": ghost , spirit",
": the darkening of some objects in a painting or drawing to suggest that they are in shade",
": to shelter from light or heat",
": to mark with or turn a darker color"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101d",
"\u02c8sh\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"dusk",
"penumbra",
"shadiness",
"shadow",
"umbra"
],
"antonyms":[
"shadow"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Colorful floral arrangements in every shade of orchids, peonies, and pampas grass embellished the backdrop of glistening disco balls and rainbow neon signs. \u2014 Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"In the family photo, Cooper and the Harry Potter actress sit in the shade in a backyard while spending time with their 9-week-old twin daughters, Marigold Adele and Blossom Pearl, as well as their 21-month-old daughter Betsy Rose. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"Stay in the shade , especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. when the sun\u2019s rays are strongest. \u2014 cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"Ana Gonzalez, 62, sat in a walker in the shade of a tree after the service. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"Old movie footage from the National Archives shows women carrying parasols, men in straw hats, and people clustered in the shade of trees along what is today the Reflecting Pool. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Its showy, frilly flowers come in every shade from pure white to hot pink. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"In a shade less than 12 hours, Atlanta passengers can enjoy soulful blues music along Frenchmen Street or any number of other popular New Orleans neighborhoods. \u2014 Joe Lanane, AccessAtlanta , 25 May 2022",
"The leggings connected to her talk boots in the same shade . \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Also make sure to read what the plant tag says about how much sun or shade the flower prefers. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Whenever Embiid is able to establish deep post position, the Heat will have to shade multiple defenders his way. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Mildewed curtains shade the toilet, a nasty mess of orangey brown. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Expansive glass panels fill in the openings where there were freight doors, and steel awnings shade the windows. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Trees also shade the Earth, and their leaves transpire, cooling whole regions of the planet in much the same way that sweating prevents our bodies from overheating. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Squash plants have large leaves that shade the ground, which helps prevent weeds and promotes moisture retention in the soil. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to a healthy layer of sunscreen and sunglasses, one fashion-forward way to shade your precious face is with a stylish sun hat. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The villa itself is adorned in lush foliage, like the climbing vines and mature trees that shade the entrance. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the action or process of making or becoming short",
": the dropping of the latter part of a word so as to produce a new and shorter word of the same meaning",
": an edible fat used to shorten baked goods",
": a fat used in baking especially to make pastry flaky"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u022frt-ni\u014b",
"\u02c8sh\u022fr-t\u1d4an-i\u014b",
"\u02c8sh\u022fr-t\u1d4an-i\u014b",
"\u02c8sh\u022frt-ni\u014b"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Republic prepares its dough off-site daily with vegetable shortening . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Butter is reduced or left out in favor of vegetable shortening ; water is used instead of milk; and, sometimes, the eggs are skipped entirely. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"With the mixer running on low, slowly add the confectioners\u2019 sugar, the shortening , the milk and the vanilla. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Here, vegetable shortening , not butter, does the trick. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The shortening helps make the cake especially lofty and tender. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Years of sitting causes a functional shortening of muscles such as the hip flexors that compromises the running stride and increases injury risk. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 3 July 2014",
"These four studies illustrate the reasoning behind the CDC\u2019s shortening of its isolation and quarantine recommendations to five days. \u2014 William Petri, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Norma Qui\u00f1onez of Semilla relies on Diamond Crystal kosher salt and organic cold-pressed vegetable shortening . \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-103320"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to push along",
": to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : thrust",
": to force by other than physical means : compel",
": to move by forcing a way",
": to move something by exerting force",
": leave",
": an act or instance of shoving : a forcible push",
": to push with steady force",
": to push along or away carelessly or rudely",
": a forceful push"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u0259v",
"\u02c8sh\u0259v"
],
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"drive",
"propel",
"push",
"thrust"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But when push comes to shove , the loyalty to the bottom line is always going to push out anything else. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
"The simplest way to determine if the soil is properly watered is to conduct the screwdriver test: After watering the lawn, take a long-blade screwdriver and shove it straight down into the lawn. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
"Workers demanded super-raises, raises plus a cost-of-living adjustment, or told the boss to take this job and shove it. \u2014 Brian Domitrovic, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The court\u2019s precedents in this area all point toward legislature supremacy but leave the door cracked enough for canny litigants, abetted by state judges, to shove it open and seize electoral advantage. \u2014 David B. Rivkin Jr. And Andrew M. Grossman, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Promises to resign are common, but when push comes to shove , the majority of holdouts get their shots. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Davis laughed off most of the talk, but was annoyed enough to shove Romero off the stage at their weigh-in Friday. \u2014 Brian Mahoney, Baltimore Sun , 28 May 2022",
"Nobody is in a hurry to shove Nadal and Novak Djokovic off to retirement, and there\u2019s still hope that Roger Federer can come back from knee injuries for one more goodbye on his own terms. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 21 May 2022",
"My son decorated the undercarriage of Ian\u2019s chair with LED light strips and helped shove his feet into purple and black high top Chuck Taylors. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Donaldson scrapped with Anderson on May 13 in Chicago after making a hard tag, and Anderson responded with a shove , resulting in the benches and bullpens clearing. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, ajc , 22 May 2022",
"Donaldson scrapped with Anderson on May 13 in Chicago after making a hard tag, and Anderson responded with a shove , resulting in the benches and bullpens clearing. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"Hayes\u2019 shove was ruled a Flagrant 2 and the Pelicans forward was tossed with 5:13 left in the first half and game tied at 43-43. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Turns out, the three-time Defensive Player of the Year had plenty to say about his scrap with Turner \u2014 which included a shove , a bearhug, and two other Jazz players ejected. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The middle pedal requires a concerted shove , and overall stopping power wouldn\u2019t trouble one modern carbon-ceramic disc. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
"Jefferson suffered a right knee injury when a shove from Texas A&M's Aaron Hansford on the sideline sent the redshirt sophomore sprawling at AT&T Stadium during the Razorbacks\u2019 20-10 win on Sept. 25. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Given the power of internet search engines these days, isn\u2019t a simple shove in the direction of a particular plant of type or garden all that the reader needs? \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Violence would often ensue, sometimes with a slap or a shove from Heard or his wife throwing a television remote control or a glass of wine in his face, Depp said. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-111355"
},
"shivery":{
"type":[
"adjective ()"
],
"definitions":[
": easily broken into shivers",
": characterized by shivers",
": causing shivers"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shi-v\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8shiv-r\u0113"
],
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"Adjective (1)",
"1683, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective (2)",
"1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-112555"
},
"shape (up)":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a system of hiring workers and especially longshoremen by the day or shift by having applicants gather for each day's selection",
": an instance of such hiring practice",
": to improve to a good or acceptable condition or standard of behavior",
": to bring to a good or acceptable condition or standard of behavior"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101p-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"amend",
"mend",
"reform",
"straighten (up "
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"angrily told his son that if he didn't shape up , he'd be grounded for a month",
"this group of summer interns is shaping up to be one of the best we've ever hired",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This season could shape up to be the first trophy-less one in over a decade. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Putting a piece on either generates a new piece on the other that is proportional. Pick the shape up with your mouse, then place it on a grid made of black-and-white squares. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Phoenix Mercury continues to shape up its coaching staff with Arizona State assistant coach Nikki Blue and UC Irvine assistant coach Cinnamon Lister joining the upcoming season. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"But the next two weeks will be important in how the start of recovery will shape up . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Sceptical about how the Omicron variant will shape up and about the ongoing shortage of chip supply, Audi India head, Balbir Singh Dhillon, acknowledges that these factors can act as speed-breakers in Audi India\u2019s smooth ride. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 15 Feb. 2022",
"That invasion has since begun, teeing up what\u2019s likely to shape up as a deadly, brutal, and intractable conflict. \u2014 Jimmy Quinn, National Review , 24 Feb. 2022",
"This technique is most often used to shape up an unruly shrub. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"But Winters said the lifeguard jobs shape up as the hardest to fill. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 15 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1940, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"circa 1920, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-132629"
},
"sheepish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling a sheep : such as",
": meek , timid",
": stupid",
": affected by or showing embarrassment caused by consciousness of a fault",
": like a sheep (as in being meek or shy)",
": feeling or showing embarrassment especially over being discovered having done something wrong or foolish"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u0113-pish",
"\u02c8sh\u0113-pish"
],
"synonyms":[
"backward",
"bashful",
"coy",
"demure",
"diffident",
"introverted",
"modest",
"recessive",
"retiring",
"self-effacing",
"shy",
"withdrawn"
],
"antonyms":[
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"immodest",
"outgoing"
],
"examples":[
"He felt a little sheepish .",
"a sheepish scholar who is most comfortable when surrounded by books",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Inouye-Perez has a habit of turning players into catchers, the coach says with a sheepish grin. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"The Times\u2019s metropolitan editor at the time, assembled a select, if slightly sheepish , group of reporters to go to a nearby pornographic theater to judge the film for themselves. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"And the once sheepish Earn is now asking brave enough to ask to get that money in advance at Paper Boi's request after he is detained in Amsterdam prison. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Parents and runners broke into applause as Alejandro looked on with a sheepish grin. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Since adopting an Australian labradoodle a few months ago, Luke Kanies has felt a little sheepish that his new pet, Westley, doesn\u2019t align with his nonconformist lifestyle. \u2014 Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The tone of the announcement \u2014 breathless, sheepish , exuberant \u2014 wasn\u2019t the sort of thing one associates with research scientists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Britney Spears posted a sheepish apology over her legendary dancing ability on Sunday (March 6), and Nicki Minaj is having none of it. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 7 Mar. 2022",
"On that day, the assemblyman herding AB 1400 through the legislature looked around and saw few supporters among his sheepish colleagues. \u2014 Will Swaim, National Review , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172320"
},
"showiness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": making an attractive show : striking",
": given to or marked by a flashy often tasteless display",
": attracting attention : striking",
": given to or being too much outward display : gaudy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u014d-\u0113",
"\u02c8sh\u014d-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"arresting",
"bodacious",
"bold",
"brilliant",
"catchy",
"commanding",
"conspicuous",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"grabby",
"kenspeckle",
"marked",
"noisy",
"noticeable",
"prominent",
"pronounced",
"remarkable",
"splashy",
"striking"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconspicuous",
"unemphatic",
"unflamboyant",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"unremarkable",
"unshowy"
],
"examples":[
"Perhaps you should wear something a little less showy .",
"orchid plants are known for their huge showy flowers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Late season: bottle gentian, Gentiana andrewsii; showy goldenrod, Solidago speciosa (superfood); New England aster, Aster novae-angliae (superfood); white turtlehead, Chelone glabra (immune builder). \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The foliage has fern-like leaves and the flowers are showy blooms with spur protrusions at the bottom. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Once this statement-making plant produces its showy pink blooms, the foliage will slowly decline. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Tall, showy , colorful blooms like red amaryllis make a similar festive statement. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The pizza from La Crosta is not overly dressed or showy ; the toppings not extravagant. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"These dishes are weeknight dinner champions, from a showy asparagus frittata to our simplest roasted asparagus. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 May 2022",
"Begonias come in a staggering array of colors and types, and some are grown strictly for their showy foliage. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 26 May 2022",
"Young lyricists are routinely warned against showy rhymes. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1697, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181206"
},
"ship (out)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to leave one place and go to another for military duties"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190228"
},
"shrinkage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or process of shrinking",
": the loss in weight of livestock during shipment and in the process of preparing the meat for consumption",
": the loss of goods especially by theft",
": the amount lost by shrinkage",
": the amount by which something shrinks or becomes less"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shri\u014b-kij",
"especially Southern",
"\u02c8shri\u014b-kij"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatement",
"decline",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"dent",
"depletion",
"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"falloff",
"loss",
"reduction",
"step-down"
],
"antonyms":[
"boost",
"enlargement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"rise",
"step-up",
"uptick"
],
"examples":[
"The shrinkage in contributions is significant.",
"a shrinkage of 10 percent",
"the shrinkage of the polar ice caps",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even before the virus\u2019s onset, a shrinkage was occurring, first seen as the appeal waned for mall anchor department stores. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This time, the balance sheet shrinkage is scheduled to be twice as fast. \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The shrinkage fueled fears that a recession \u2014 defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth \u2014 could be on the horizon, as the Fed tees up as many as seven rate hikes this year. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"One important factor is shrinkage in the ability of conservative culture warriors to find socially acceptable targets for hate-mongering and discrimination. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Even a slight shrinkage in their store of food would have spurred the clan into action. \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Our experts were impressed by the strong, pill-resistant fabric and minimal shrinkage in testing. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The upheaval will prove a boon to the producers poised to fill the huge void created by the shrinkage in exports from Ukraine and Russia. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Even mild cases of COVID-19 can cause brain damage and shrinkage , a new study found, primarily in the areas that control the sense of smell and memory processing. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 8 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-200137"
},
"shower":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a fall of rain of short duration",
": a similar fall of sleet, hail, or snow",
": something resembling a rain shower",
": a fall of meteors which belong to a single group and whose trails appear to originate at the same point in space",
": a party given by friends who bring gifts often of a particular kind",
": a bath in which water is showered on the body",
": the apparatus that provides a shower",
": out of the ball game",
": to rain or fall in or as if in a shower",
": to bathe in a shower",
": to wet (as with water) in a spray, fine stream, or drops",
": to cause to fall in a shower",
": to cause a shower to fall on",
": to give in abundance",
": one that shows : exhibitor",
": a short fall of rain over a small area",
": a large number of things that fall, are given off, or happen at the same time",
": a bath in which water is sprayed on the body or a device for providing such a bath",
": a party where gifts are given especially to a woman who is about to be married or have a baby",
": to wet with fine spray or drops",
": to fall in or as if in a shower",
": to provide in great quantity",
": to bathe in a shower"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8sh\u014d-\u0259r",
"\u02c8shau\u0307-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"heap",
"lavish",
"pour",
"rain"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"Please shower before using the pool.",
"Sparks from the machine showered onto the floor of the garage.",
"Rice showered down on the newlyweds as they left the church."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203951"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a detailed inspection of the clothing and equipment of each individual in a military unit for completeness and serviceability"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-213708"
},
"shell-shocked":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": affected with shell shock or combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder",
": mentally confused, upset, or exhausted as a result of a highly stressful or disturbing and often unexpected event or experience",
": affected with combat fatigue"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shel-\u02ccsh\u00e4kt",
"\u02c8shel-\u02ccsh\u00e4kt"
],
"synonyms":[
"stressed",
"stressed-out"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-215757"
},
"shoo-in":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that is a certain and easy winner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00fc-\u02ccin"
],
"synonyms":[
"cinch",
"lock",
"slam dunk",
"sure thing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1937, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-073054"
},
"sheeping":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of sheeping present participle of sheep"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113509"
},
"shapely":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having a regular or pleasing shape",
": orderly and consistent in arrangement or plan",
": having a pleasing shape or form"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101-pl\u0113",
"\u02c8sh\u0101-pl\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"curvaceous",
"curvacious",
"curvy",
"pneumatic"
],
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"examples":[
"She has a shapely figure.",
"a shapely blonde who served as eye candy in numerous Hollywood movies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That practicality translates into this modern design, with every detail, from the shapely shoulders to the utilitarian pockets. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 30 Apr. 2022",
"But their shapely presence along with the crisp palette that cools hot summer days makes the time spent indoors vibrant and full of life too. \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 May 2021",
"This refers to the eggs\u2019 appearance\u2014the higher the grade (AA is the highest), the more shapely and spot-free the egg, with firm whites, pert yolks, and clean shells. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 May 2021",
"Sorrell and the orchestra turned in a shapely performance that was anything but routine, full of drama and high collective spirit. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2021",
"The shapely sedan is inspired by the company's new GV80 SUV, which also looks the part of a high-class luxury vehicle without the high-end price tag. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Auvray is known for his shapely 3-D pieces, which are often made out of foam and latex. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Along with the thrust from the Red Sport's engine, much of the Q60's appeal lies in its shapely bodywork. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 19 Feb. 2021",
"To keep your shapely numbers work apropos, choose elevated fabrics and knee or calf-length styles. \u2014 Sara Holzman, Marie Claire , 9 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113526"
},
"sheepiest":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of sheepiest superlative of sheepy"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113922"
},
"shopworn":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": faded, soiled, or otherwise impaired by remaining too long in a store",
": stale from excessive use or familiarity",
": worn-out"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00e4p-\u02ccw\u022frn"
],
"synonyms":[
"banal",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"clich\u00e9d",
"cobwebby",
"commonplace",
"hack",
"hackney",
"hackneyed",
"moth-eaten",
"musty",
"obligatory",
"stale",
"stereotyped",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tired",
"trite",
"well-worn"
],
"antonyms":[
"fresh",
"new",
"novel",
"original",
"unclich\u00e9d",
"unhackneyed"
],
"examples":[
"the shopworn suggestion to job applicants to \u201cjust be yourself\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Carson said \u2014 50 times Carson\u2019s office, on a quiet street in downtown Modesto, was gritty and shopworn and functional in feel. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2021",
"If your listing has become shopworn , look at reducing the price or offering incentives. \u2014 John Nugent, Houston Chronicle , 4 July 2020",
"If your listing has become shopworn , look at reducing the price or offering incentives. \u2014 John Nugent, Houston Chronicle , 4 July 2020",
"If your listing has become shopworn , look at reducing the price or offering incentives. \u2014 John Nugent, Houston Chronicle , 4 July 2020",
"If your listing has become shopworn , look at reducing the price or offering incentives. \u2014 John Nugent, Houston Chronicle , 4 July 2020",
"If your listing has become shopworn , look at reducing the price or offering incentives. \u2014 John Nugent, Houston Chronicle , 4 July 2020",
"If your listing has become shopworn , look at reducing the price or offering incentives. \u2014 John Nugent, Houston Chronicle , 4 July 2020",
"And a shopworn new wave dance hit floods a dull world with the radiance of a neon rainbow. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 16 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121401"
},
"shuffle (out of)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery I don't know how the CEO managed to shuffle out of being held responsible for his company's weak performance"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121959"
},
"shortcut":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a route more direct than the one ordinarily taken",
": a method or means of doing something more directly and quickly than and often not so thoroughly as by ordinary procedure",
": a key or combination of keys on a computer keyboard programmed to perform a specific function when pressed",
": to shorten (a route, a procedure, etc.) by use of a shortcut",
": circumvent",
": to take or use a shortcut",
": a shorter, quicker, or easier way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u022frt-\u02cck\u0259t",
"also",
"\u02c8sh\u022frt-\u02cck\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"bypass",
"circumvent",
"dodge",
"get around",
"sidestep",
"skirt"
],
"antonyms":[
"comply (with)",
"follow",
"keep",
"obey",
"observe"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Boston company provides a happy shortcut \u2014 premade mixes made with fresh ingredients for craft cocktails. \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The shortcut that Florida Power & Light took was to limit the voltage on the line \u2014 to 161 kilovolts rather than 230 \u2014 putting it under a threshold that would have required extensive regulatory scrutiny. \u2014 Ivan Penn, New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"In lieu of college, high school student Stephanie Ramos is attending an online Google Professional Certification program, as a shortcut to the corporate world. \u2014 CBS News , 15 May 2022",
"Anyone using Windows knows the keyboard shortcut to escape is Ctrl + Alt + Delete or on a Mac, Command + Option + Esc. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The first approach is to use a third-party shortcut . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 27 May 2022",
"Now a new study by astronomers at Stanford University shows that a simplifying shortcut could exist for the still arduous task of imaging exoplanets using our sun as a cosmic telescope. \u2014 Allison Gasparini, Scientific American , 25 May 2022",
"But in 1992, six computer scientists proved in two papers that a radical shortcut was possible. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Such a shortcut seems unlikely in the United States. \u2014 Ashley Southall, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The same menu has the system settings shortcut (the icon to the lower left on the panel). \u2014 David Nield, Wired , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Oftentimes, shoppers shortcut the simple pieces since they are offered in many places, but quality basics go a long way and can save you a few shopping trips and most importantly, save you money in the long run. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Public health officials believe vaccination progress in Minnesota shortcut this spring's pandemic wave \u2014 despite a more infectious B.1.1.7 variant causing three-fourths of the state's new cases. \u2014 Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune , 25 May 2021",
"The way prosthetics work now, people can shortcut around a lack of touch by seeing whether stuff is being gripped by the robotic fingers, but eyeballing is less helpful when the object is slippery, moving, or just out of sight. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 20 May 2021",
"From time to time, scammers \u2014 some savvy, others bumbling amateurs \u2014 try to shortcut the path to riches. \u2014 Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Nov. 2020",
"The experimental drugs shortcut that process by giving concentrated versions of specific ones that worked best against the coronavirus in lab and animal tests. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 13 Aug. 2020",
"The experimental drugs shortcut that process by giving concentrated versions of specific ones that worked best against the coronavirus in lab and animal tests. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 13 Aug. 2020",
"The experimental drugs shortcut that process by giving concentrated versions of specific ones that worked best against the coronavirus in lab and animal tests. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 13 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1915, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-124836"
},
"shaggy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": covered with or consisting of long, coarse, or matted hair",
": covered with or consisting of thick, tangled, or unkempt vegetation",
": having a rough nap, texture, or surface",
": having hairlike processes",
": unkempt",
": confused or unclear in conception or thinking",
": covered with or made up of a long and tangled growth (as of hair)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sha-g\u0113",
"\u02c8sha-g\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bristly",
"brushy",
"cottony",
"fleecy",
"furred",
"furry",
"hairy",
"hirsute",
"rough",
"silky",
"unshorn",
"woolly",
"wooly"
],
"antonyms":[
"bald",
"furless",
"glabrous",
"hairless",
"shorn",
"smooth"
],
"examples":[
"a big, shaggy dog kept trying to lick my face",
"a shaggy carpet that was a relic of the 1970s",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There were thigh-high leather gladiator boots under sheer floor-sweeping dresses that barely veiled the skin beneath or shaggy faux furs. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"Their dense coat is neat but shaggy , and the pups only shed a couple times of year when the seasons change. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
"In a tan corduroy blazer with his slightly shaggy blond hair, Woodward looks exactly like Robert Redford, who played the Washington Post reporter all those years ago. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The shaggy roof and wooden columns imposed over the colonial style building were inspired by the Cameroon-Togo Pavilion at the 1931 International Colonial Exhibition in Paris, an event meant to display cultures under European colonial rule. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Lawns can grow pretty shaggy after a month of not mowing. \u2014 Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In a blur of weighty woolen overcoats, shaggy knee-high boots and animal-horn accessories, looks inspired by Mongolian and Tibetan cultures flashed on screen against a backdrop of colorful patterned rugs. \u2014 CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The lordly African lion in his zoo grotto will cast a sentimental glance at his shaggy mate. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The latest from Paul Thomas Anderson, an 11-time Oscar nominee, is a nostalgic, shaggy comic drama set in the auteur\u2019s native San Fernando Valley. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132030"
},
"shop (for)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to go in search of engineers are still shopping around for solutions to several critical flaws in the aircraft's design"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132459"
},
"shrine":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a case, box, or receptacle",
": one in which sacred relics (such as the bones of a saint) are deposited",
": a place in which devotion is paid to a saint or deity : sanctuary",
": a niche containing a religious image",
": a receptacle (such as a tomb) for the dead",
": a place or object hallowed by its associations",
": enshrine",
": a case or box for sacred relics (as the bones of saints)",
": a place where people go to worship because of its connection to a holy person or event",
": a place that is considered sacred or regarded with great respect"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shr\u012bn",
"especially Southern",
"\u02c8shr\u012bn"
],
"synonyms":[
"sanctuary",
"sanctum"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the shrine of Saint Mary",
"They erected a shrine to the saint.",
"tourists visiting the shrines of American independence",
"The writer's house has become a shrine to his fans.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For years, Bosnian Serbs prevented efforts by Bosniaks to erect a shrine at the site. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"In the aftermath of Serge\u2019s death in 1991, the wall outside of rue de Verneuil became a popular shrine to his memory, visited annually by thousands of fans. \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In fact, Brigid\u2019s intervention from beyond the grave helped builders gather materials to build a new and magnificent shrine for her at Kildare, or so wrote Cogitosus. \u2014 Lisa Bitel, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Time enough to build a nice little shrine to her obsession with photos of The Twelve's assassins, a map of the world, and post-its. \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Several items were reported stolen, including items from a memorial shrine . \u2014 Fox News , 27 Feb. 2022",
"In 2010, his French-style chateau that once blended rococo masterpieces and a shrine to Hoosier basketball, once valued at $25 million, sold at a sheriff's auction for $3 million. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The shrine dedicated to Pooley Sahib drew sacrifices of liquor and cigars, which villagers offered to ward off death and disease. \u2014 Ian Beacock, The New Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The Anastenaria ritual starts at the konaki, a special shrine dedicated to the saints, where the icons are placed among the amanetia (red handkerchiefs that are considered sacred by the fire walkers) and other tributes. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The star quarterback and safety reminisced about their relationship and entering the Canton, Ohio, shrine together hours after the latest group of inductees was revealed. \u2014 Barry Wilner, ajc , 7 Feb. 2021",
"The star quarterback and safety reminisced about their relationship and entering the Canton, Ohio, shrine together hours after the latest group of inductees was revealed. \u2014 Barry Wilner, Star Tribune , 7 Feb. 2021",
"Thousands of pilgrims on their way to shrine or lodged at the base camps in Pahalgam and Sonamarg were asked to return. \u2014 Riyaz Wani, Quartz India , 4 Aug. 2019"
],
"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 above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133428"
},
"shell socket":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": taper reducer sleeve"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134011"
},
"shlock":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
": of low quality or value"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134611"
},
"shillelagh":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": cudgel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sh\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"staff",
"truncheon",
"waddy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the bartender in the Irish pub keeps a shillelagh behind the bar just in case there's trouble"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Shillelagh , town in Ireland",
"first_known_use":[
"1772, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142658"
},
"shavie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": prank"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0101-v\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"caper",
"capriccio",
"dido",
"escapade",
"frolic",
"gag",
"jest",
"knavery",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"practical joke",
"prank",
"rag",
"roguery",
"shine(s)",
"trick",
"waggery"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"some shavie he is alleged to have been involved in while a student at Saint Andrews"
"add just enough water to the flour so that it becomes a shapable mass"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143900"
},
"shor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a salt lake in Turkestan : salina"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u022f(\u0259)r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Russian, of Altaic origin; akin to Kalmuck & Mongolian \u0161or salt, Turkish \u015f\u00fbre brackish soil",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152453"
},
"short-cycled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking an aecial or uredinial stage or both and sometimes also a pycnial"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155750"
},
"shuck(s)":{
"type":[
"interjection"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of shucks \u2014 used especially to express mild disappointment or embarrassment shucks , it was nothing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259ks"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1847, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164855"
},
"shortcoming":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an imperfection or lack that detracts from the whole",
": the quality or state of being flawed or lacking",
": fault sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u022frt-\u02cck\u0259-mi\u014b",
"\u02ccsh\u022frt-\u02c8k\u0259-",
"\u02c8sh\u022frt-\u02cck\u0259-mi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"demerit",
"dereliction",
"failing",
"fault",
"foible",
"frailty",
"sin",
"vice",
"want",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[
"merit",
"virtue"
],
"examples":[
"Her lack of attention to detail is her biggest shortcoming .",
"The main shortcoming of this camera is that it uses up batteries quickly.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Standard recycling programs can help, but a huge shortcoming with them is that so much plastic isn\u2019t readily recyclable with their methods. \u2014 Jim Vinoski, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Day has openly brought up a lack of offensive line depth as the spring\u2019s enduring shortcoming . \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Her focus is on a shortcoming in current approaches to addressing bullying and suicide that have no meaningful way to engage with the bully \u2014 not just the bullied. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Being unhoused in America must no longer be viewed as an individual shortcoming , but rather as an unacceptable, life-threatening policy failure. \u2014 Time , 30 July 2021",
"Despite this shortcoming , Berger largely succeeds in opening his viewers\u2019 eyes, all while encouraging them to use the ideas presented as scaffolding for their own inquiry. \u2014 R.e. Hawley, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"But that\u2019s a dramatic shortcoming , one that McKay and the people who made the show are within their rights to make. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 4 May 2022",
"For a team with championship aspiration, that's a grueling shortcoming , which isn't working in their favor. \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Not all the offensive shortcoming falls to forwards, of course. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170743"
},
"shaggy-dog":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or being a long-drawn-out circumstantial story concerning an inconsequential happening that impresses the teller as humorous or interesting but the hearer as boring and pointless",
": of, relating to, or being a similar humorous story whose humor lies in the pointlessness or irrelevance of the plot or punch line"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsha-g\u0113-\u02c8d\u022fg"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1946, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172422"
},
"shorten":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to reduce the length or duration of",
": to cause to seem short",
": to reduce in power or efficiency",
": to deprive of effect",
": to add fat to (something, such as pastry dough) in order to make tender and flaky",
": to become short or shorter",
": to make or become short or shorter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u022fr-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8sh\u022fr-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"cut back",
"dock",
"elide",
"syncopate",
"truncate"
],
"antonyms":[
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"examples":[
"shorten a pair of pants",
"He had to shorten the speech.",
"\u201cFranklin D. Roosevelt\u201d is often shortened to \u201cFDR.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rich Jarvis, spokesperson for the Rose Festival Foundation, said the decision to shorten the parade was purely due to resources, and not because of concerns about downtown Portland, which last weekend hosted the festival\u2019s Starlight Parade. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"Bacteria, molds, yeast, moisture and temperature can all shorten the shelf life of fruit and vegetables, McGee says. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"In addition to a reduction in product, exhibitors have had to grapple with attempts to shorten theatrical windows, including Warner Bros.\u2019 decision to release its entire 2021 film slate day-and-date to stream on HBO Max. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Mar. 2022",
"For example, studies show the zip code in which you were born is a factor that can lengthen or shorten your life by up to seven years. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Multiple discharge/recharge cycles shorten any battery's life and using electronics in the car while the engine is the quickest route to a dead battery. \u2014 Alex Leanse, Popular Mechanics , 11 Aug. 2021",
"State police dogs, Csontos said, have been trained to assist with passenger screening and can help shorten wait times in line. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
"Generally, it's understood that Paxlovid may help to shorten the length of a sickness, and in any case, help to keep individuals' symptoms from progressing into dangerous territory. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
"Temporary and targeted mitigation, especially in communities that don\u2019t have high vaccination rates, can help shorten these waves. \u2014 Michael A. Stoto, STAT , 14 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172444"
},
"shore (up)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to support (something) or keep (something) from falling by placing something under or against it",
": to support or help (something)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173225"
},
"shield":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm",
": something or someone that protects or defends : defense",
": a device or part that serves as a protective cover or barrier",
"\u2014 see also dress shield , face shield , heat shield , windshield",
": a protective structure (such as a carapace, scale, or plate) of some animals",
": escutcheon",
": one that is wide at the top and rounds to a point at the bottom",
": the Precambrian nuclear mass of a continent that is surrounded and sometimes covered by sedimentary rocks",
": something resembling a shield: such as",
": apothecium",
": a police officer's badge",
": a decorative or identifying emblem",
": to protect with or as if with a shield : provide with a protective cover or shelter",
": to cut off from observation : hide",
": forbid",
": a broad piece of armor carried (as by a soldier) for protection",
": something that serves as a defense or protection",
": to cover or screen (as from danger or harm) : provide with protection",
": a structure, device, or part that serves as a protective cover or barrier"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0113ld",
"\u02c8sh\u0113ld",
"\u02c8sh\u0113ld"
],
"synonyms":[
"aegis",
"egis",
"ammunition",
"armor",
"buckler",
"cover",
"defense",
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"wall",
"ward"
],
"antonyms":[
"bulwark",
"cover",
"defend",
"fence",
"fend",
"forfend",
"guard",
"keep",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"secure",
"ward"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the heat shield on a space shuttle",
"the slightly built boy used his sharp wit as a shield against the school's bullies",
"Verb",
"celebrities who are shielded by a cluster of bodyguards whenever they appear in public",
"she shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Other ways to keep your car cool are tinting your windows or using a sun shield in the windshield. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"New documents reviewed by the Austin American-Statesman show multiple police officers stood in a school hallway, armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield , within 19 minutes of the gunmen arriving at Robb Elementary School. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, a fourth ballistic shield enters the building. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Law enforcement officers were seen on security camera with rifles and a ballistic shield in a hallway at 11:52 a.m., according to the report. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
"Like the many other Noughties trends making a return\u2014hello cargo pants and shield sunglasses\u2014 Boho is being dug out of the archive. \u2014 Henrik Lischke, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"This stronger-than-average foe requires minding the larger shield ring, which moves around and can knock Sonic back. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"For nearly a month, until March 31, when Ukrainian troops liberated the town, more than 300 people, 77 of them children, were imprisoned in several rooms in the dank basement of the village school \u2014 a human shield for the Russian troops based there. \u2014 Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Experienced investors who have been through these cycles before shield their wealth from these economic changes (and benefit from them) by investing much more in alternative assets than the public stock market, bonds and cash. \u2014 Amir Baluch, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One moment Irma Garcia was trying to shield young children from gunfire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Tex. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Jacob said there is no way to shield American children from gun violence, but there is a way to make change through legislative and political action. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 25 May 2022",
"The canopy features a collapsible awning, which can be used to shield you from rain or the sun's rays, or to block the wind behind the grill. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
"Her father, who worked in residential real estate, later changed the family name to Small in an effort to shield his children from anti-Semitism. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The new buildings would cover about 20% of the 300 acres, with large tracts of wetlands used to shield them from the surrounding neighborhood. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Critics say the government's hands-off approach, coupled with the ability of oligarchs to use the legal system to shield themselves from scrutiny, has allowed Russian expatriates to wield huge influence in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The family didn\u2019t shield Carlos, \u00d3scar or their youngest brother, Juan, from the horrors of the conflict, which stretched from 1979 to 1992 and killed 75,000 people. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Buried In Barstow is the latest Lifetime drama that tells the story of Hazel King, a single mother who is determined to shield her daughter, Joy, from her past. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022"
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": a hard blow (as with a forearm) especially to the head or neck",
": to shake slightly (as from cold or fear)",
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"1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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": sailor , seaman",
": shipmaster"
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"\u02c8ship-m\u0259n"
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"gob",
"hearty",
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"sea dog",
"seafarer",
"seaman",
"swab",
"swabbie",
"swabby",
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"in the middle of the vasty deep the shipman enjoys a splendid isolation that the landsman will never know",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna\u2019s father. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna\u2019s father. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna\u2019s father. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna\u2019s father. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna\u2019s father. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna\u2019s father. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna\u2019s father. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna\u2019s father. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2018"
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": penalty corner"
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": a long story or joke with an ending that is disappointing or that makes no sense"
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": warship"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a set of staves and headings for one hogshead, cask, or barrel",
": a bundle of parts (as of boxes) ready to be put together",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192220"
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": the ability of a material to resume an original configuration after applied changes (as of temperature or pressure)"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a wingless bloodsucking dipteran fly ( Melophagus ovinus ) that feeds chiefly on sheep and is a vector of sheep trypanosomiasis",
": a wingless bloodsucking hippoboscid fly of the genus Melophagus ( M. ovinus ) that feeds chiefly on sheep and is a vector of sheep trypanosomiasis"
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"history_and_etymology":" sheep + ked sheep ked, of unknown origin",
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"1925, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201004"
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"Definition of shlimazel variant spelling of schlimazel"
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": penetrating only the easily or quickly perceived",
": lacking in depth of knowledge, thought, or feeling",
": displacing comparatively little air : weak",
": to make shallow",
": to become shallow",
": a shallow place or area in a body of water",
": not deep",
": taking in small amounts of air",
": showing little knowledge, thought, or feeling",
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"\u02c8sha-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
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"The shallow end of the pool is only three feet deep.",
"Her boyfriends were all shallow creeps.",
"She could only take shallow breaths.",
"His breathing became very shallow .",
"Noun",
"we waded through the shallows looking for tadpoles",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Named after the hotel's location along Grace Bay \u2014 known for shallow , warm, aquamarine waters \u2014 the 64-foot catamaran glides through the waters gently enough to not disrupt your eggs Benedict. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Excellent numbers of the fish are hanging around the shallow waters, perfect for anglers who like to drift and cast small single-spinner rigs tipped with a half of a nightcrawler. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"More than 40 people \u2013 including marine mammal experts, interns and volunteers \u2013 spent several hours battling an incoming tide to help rescue seven dolphins that got stranded in the shallow waters of a Cape Cod river last week. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"Quickly, the series, which premieres on Sunday, starts to feel like a deep dive into shallow waters. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"On a spring day of fitfully alternating clouds and sunshine, tattered red-and-white police tape marked off the shallow depression into which the body had been dumped and covered with a thin layer of dirt. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"Cruise routes around the Norwegian fjords and the fjords and channels of Chile also involve navigating occasional shallow waters. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Captain Mike Roy is the founder and operator of Reel Cast Charters and will speak on his specialty, fishing in shallow waters for big stripers with light tackle. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The brain infection likely caused the shark a fair amount of confusion, which may be why the shark left its usual depths for shallow waters, per the Telegraph. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In his first game back, Moustakas' RBI to shallow right field was the difference. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Pinch hitter Adam Engel reached on a double to shallow left on a ball that was just out of the reach of Rays shortstop Vidal Bruj\u00e1n. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Leeper flies out to shallow left and the runners have to hold at second and third. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"Elvis Andrus flied out to shallow right field and Pinder grounded out. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
"Ben Pearcy beat out a slow groundball to short, while Logan Pusheck singled to shallow right on a miscommunication between a pair of Patuxent players. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 28 May 2022",
"B\u00e1ez struck out swinging on a pitch in the dirt and Jeimer Candelario flied out to shallow left field. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
"After Detroit\u2019s Jonathan Schoop drew a leadoff walk in the fifth, Willi Castro hit a flare to shallow left. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 May 2022",
"After a light flour dredge, the chiles are eased into iron skillets to shallow fry until golden outside and molten inside. \u2014 Maggie Hennessy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But there is also the rotary dial/selector in the center console, with handwriting recognition built into its shallow , dished surface, like a glass ashtray. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Working in batches, add the chicken cutlets to the hot oil and shallow -fry until the breading is golden brown and the cutlets reach 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 2 to 4 minutes per side. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The Red Sox had erased an early 1-0 hole when Jackie Bradley Jr. lined a run-scoring double and Hern\u00e1ndez followed with his single that trickled into shallow left off the glove of diving third baseman Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas. \u2014 Ken Powtak, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"Before the first inning was over, HayLee Daniels lofted a seeing-eye single into shallow left for a 4-0 lead just before senior Haddon Taylor hit a similar ball into center to score two more. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Roses grafted on Fortuniana develop a shallow , but massive, vigorous fibrous root system that spreads out horizontally as far as 6 to 17 feet from the bud union. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"The small island houses about 70 dive schools, most offering one- or two-day courses (from $350) in the shallow , crystalline waters. \u2014 Jessica Wynne Lockhart, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Then, Gurriel ended Skubal's outing with a two-out bloop single that dropped between Baddoo and shortstop Harold Castro in shallow left. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Work a shallow -running jerk bait with long sweeps of the fishing rod. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"1569, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a widely cultivated tropical American shrubby plant ( Beloperone guttata ) of the family Acanthaceae having whitish flowers borne in spikes and protruding from overlapping broadly ovate reddish brown bracts"
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": having little time to run after date"
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"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to put (a child) into its first smallclothes"
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": having a seat of interwoven maize husks",
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225234"
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"noun"
],
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": the owner of a ship"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She remained decommissioned at the port of Patras for the next three years due to the shipowner \u2019s financial problems. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Another sticking point is that the charterer, not the shipowner , usually pays for fuel. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 4 Oct. 2021",
"This means there's less incentive for the shipowner to fork out on fuel-saving technology and similarly the charterer might not lease the ship for long enough to see the payback. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 4 Oct. 2021",
"So does the French oil giant Total, along with many shipowner associations. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2021",
"That is a decision to be made by its operator, rather than the shipowner , the company said. \u2014 Samy Magdy And Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Mar. 2021",
"That is a decision to be made by its operator, rather than the shipowner , the company said. \u2014 Samy Magdy And Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Mar. 2021",
"That is a decision to be made by its operator, rather than the shipowner , the company said. \u2014 Samy Magdy And Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Mar. 2021",
"That is a decision to be made by its operator, rather than the shipowner , the company said. \u2014 Samy Magdy And Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Mar. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231909"
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"adjective"
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": responding to or relating to a short photoperiod",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234346"
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"noun"
],
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": a system of dating in the Maya calendar according to the current katun or series of katuns \u2014 compare long count"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020819"
},
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"noun"
],
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": buying in securities or other property to terminate or close out a short sale"
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"plural noun"
],
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": smallclothes sense 1"
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"phrasal verb"
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": to leave one place and go to another for military duties"
],
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": somewhat shallow"
],
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": shower sense 4"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040343"
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"noun"
],
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": shill"
],
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],
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"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having no shame : insensible to disgrace",
": showing lack of shame",
": having no shame"
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"\u02c8sh\u0101m-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8sh\u0101m-l\u0259s"
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"shamed",
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"sheepish"
],
"examples":[
"The actor made a shameless plug for his movie.",
"a shameless display of poor sportsmanship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Charles thought Kate to be a shameless flirt; Kate thought Charles to be extravagantly jealous. \u2014 April White, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The Lost Rad Ripper is a shameless throwback to the eighties. \u2014 Zander Morton, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Our country is moving back toward its nakedly racist past, fueled by shameless politicians, coarse public dialogue and fictional social media conspiracies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"It\u2019s not just legislators being shameless about drawing lines. \u2014 Michael Wines, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"This time involving electric cars, the legislature, Lisa is shameless . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"So is the enigmatic Kwon a shameless scam artist peddling an obvious Ponzi scheme? \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"Emmy Rossum portrays the pink Corvette-driving L.A. icon famous for her shameless pursuit of fame in this new limited series. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
"For years, the crypto industry was dominated by political ideologues, shameless grifters and rich guys with yachts. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a head covering that people wear to keep their hair dry when they are showering/swimming"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the jargon or subject matter peculiar to an occupation or a special area of interest"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u00e4p-\u02cct\u022fk"
],
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"terminology",
"vocabulary"
],
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"examples":[
"There was a lot of shoptalk at the office party.",
"eventually, he got bored with the shoptalk of the nuclear engineers, which he barely understood",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In between performances and shoptalk , Saul and Caprice are drawn into overlapping intrigues involving a dead child and an inner-beauty pageant. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"The structure doesn\u2019t mimic memory so much as the marathon conversations between Amis and Hitchens, some replicated here, that roved between history, gossip, craft, shoptalk . \u2014 Parul Sehgal, New York Times , 20 Oct. 2020",
"But as at any industry gathering, shoptalk is hard to avoid. \u2014 Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times , 3 Feb. 2020",
"My mother was becoming increasingly wary of the stir-crazy shoptalk from a group of 40-year-old guys who were three trail beers away from skiing down the mountain to their deaths. \u2014 Kaitlin Phillips, Vogue , 13 Feb. 2018",
"Listening to Chicago law enforcement shoptalk is a lot of fun. \u2014 Elissa Schappell, Vanities , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Listening to Chicago law enforcement shoptalk is a lot of fun. \u2014 Elissa Schappell, vanityfair.com , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Friends called it candid shoptalk by perfectionists who respected each other intellectually, emotionally and professionally. \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2016"
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"That joke is part of his shtick .",
"Sports are just not my shtick .",
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"And then Colin Trevorrow [director and co-screenwriter of the \u2018Jurassic World\u2019 trilogy] kind of gave him mouth to mouth, and brought him into this world in which his whole shtick really mattered and really affected other things. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Eventually the foul ball shtick gets tiring, even Sam will admit that. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s the kind of self-aware shtick that\u2019s perfectly suited to an in-ring veteran of more than 30 years who\u2019s known for constantly reinventing himself, and pokes at the tribalism between fans of the two companies with surgical precision. \u2014 Anthony Bartkiewicz, SPIN , 13 May 2022",
"Loop parking lots placed them on cars, and the combination of words and shtick turned the trick. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Gilbert Gottfried\u2019s manic, loudmouthed stand-up routines mixed old-fashioned borscht-belt shtick with cringeworthy vulgarity. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This is where Broderick\u2019s shtick pays off best, as Roy resorts to increasingly desperate measures, including shimmying along the window ledge above Fifth Avenue in an attempt to access the bathroom. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
"My tendency in such situations is to turn my role into shtick \u2014I\u2019m the wisecracking Daria, the mordant brunette, the one whose qualities will age well. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Time Out New York asked him whether his shrill-voiced shtick had gotten louder over time. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"noun"
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"one of literature's most eccentric sherlocks , Nero Wolfe manages to solve mysteries without so much as leaving the confines of his own home"
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"1903, in the meaning defined above"
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": burial garment : winding-sheet , cerement",
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": a guard (as of ceramic or fiberglass) that protects a spacecraft from the heat of launching",
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": one of the cords that suspend the harness of a parachute from the canopy",
": shelter , protection",
": to cut off from view : obscure",
": to veil under another appearance (as by obscuring or disguising)",
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": to cover for protection",
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"\u02c8shrau\u0307d"
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"robe",
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"Noun",
"the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy",
"Verb",
"The mountains were shrouded in fog.",
"Their work is shrouded in secrecy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Last month, it was announced that Cronenberg is set to direct The Shrouds, about a grieving widower who builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud . \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Nine days after her death, 20 of Verougstraete\u2019s friends and family sailed out of San Pedro Harbor to bury her body, then wrapped in a white shroud and surrounded by flowers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Inside, the auditorium was quiet except for the sounds of laughing and light banter as World Games staff checked in musicians and walked them to the small audition waiting area behind a shroud of black curtains. \u2014 al , 4 June 2022",
"The gun murders and the fantasy idiocy are connected by the anger that covers us like a shroud . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 31 May 2022",
"There are long portrait shots of Stone and elderly mourners sitting in a room next to her dead husband, played by French actor Damien Bonnard, covered in a white shroud . \u2014 Derek Gatopoulos, ajc , 5 May 2022",
"The society\u2019s members wash the corpse, dress it in burial clothes, and cover it with a shroud . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2021",
"Importantly, the car retains its original engine, carburetor, ignition, radiator and shroud , oil cooler and remote filter, brake servo, alternator, four-speed manual transmission and differential and even toolkit. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Verougstraete liked that a biodegradable shroud would not harm the environment or use up precious resources. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The National Weather Service says that June gloom clouds might shroud the coast all the way to Interstate 15. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a quintessential character actor, a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble gravitas. \u2014 Jake Coyle, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful, weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a quintessential character actor, a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble gravitas. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"Just as striking, though, are the mists that shroud the water line, sometimes ascending in vaporous columns, and the diffused light that streaks the lake\u2019s surface and highlights the trees\u2019 trunks and leaves. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"However, the right to information can be violated if individuals are constantly fed lies that shroud the truth. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Stop doom-scrolling and shroud yourself for a couple hours in the mysteries and pleasures of Over the Garden Wall. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Mature plantings start at the street and shroud the stairs to an enclosed front porch with overhead lighting, a beadboard ceiling, and banks of windows. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085217"
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"noun"
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": an ill-tempered scolding woman",
": curse",
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"Noun",
"Rip Van Winkle went off into the mountains to escape his wife, a shrew who made his life miserable.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bill Clinton got to come out looking like a cool guy, Hillary looked like a shrew . \u2014 ELLE , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Marty the nebbish, Ike the shyster, Phyllis the shrew . \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 8 Nov. 2021",
"But Allison is turned into another stereotype, the tedious, finger-wagging shrew . \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
"The occasional mouse or shrew will come through, and the real hunters in the family \u2014 Winchester, Hugo and Cheyenne \u2014 will hunt them relentlessly. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
"Unfortunately, the shrew had a number of apocalypse-friendly adaptations humans have since lost. \u2014 Cody Cassidy, Wired , 9 Apr. 2021",
"The idea behind these projects tends to follow a formula: this woman wasn\u2019t always a monster, a harpy, a shrew . \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 19 Sep. 2020",
"The elephant shrew has been rediscovered in Africa after 50 years. \u2014 Brett Harman, CNN , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Smith and paleontologist Kenneth Angielczyk turned instead to 16 hero shrew specimens already in the Field Museum\u2019s collections. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Apr. 2020"
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"noun"
],
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"type":[
"noun ()"
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": a thin flat cork for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle",
": a small fragment of plant matter: such as",
": a splinter of the woody part of flax removed in breaking",
": a piece of the outside of a cornstalk",
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": a plant fragment remaining in scoured wool"
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"\u02c8shiv",
"\u02c8sh\u012bv",
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"noun"
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": a profuse-blooming small tree or bush ( Malus floribunda ) having sharply serrulate or serrate leaves and rose-red to pink flowers with usually five styles"
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": of, relating to, or constituting a financial operation or obligation based on a brief term and especially one of less than a year",
": generated by assets held for less than six months",
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],
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"ad interim",
"impermanent",
"interim",
"provisional",
"provisionary",
"provisory",
"temporary"
],
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"permanent"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122950"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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],
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"\u02c8sh\u022frt-\u02ccird-"
],
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"1766, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-125527"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
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],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132452"
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],
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": to support or help (something)"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133649"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that shocks",
": something horrifying or offensive (such as a sensational film or work of fiction)"
],
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],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The ending of the movie is a real shocker .",
"Their divorce was a shocker .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A season later, the Warriors were historically great\u201473 regular season wins\u2014and lost a shocker to LeBron James and Cleveland. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"But Apple hates the idea ( shocker ) because that means about a billion devices will become obsolete. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Sunday\u2019s presidential election in Colombia was a shocker . \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"For people who had not been paying close attention to all the big changes that have been taking place in the Texas barbecue scene for the past 10 years or so, that November 2021 issue was a surprise or even a shocker . \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"But Netflix also compounded the bad news by adding one more shocker . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 10 May 2022",
"No shocker here: Lindsay and Omar used the break to strategize, and Omar used it to turn Mike against would-be mastermind Hai Giang. \u2014 al , 4 May 2022",
"If this shocker of a report still does not say recession, the country\u2019s undeniable inflation problem makes clear that one is nonetheless on the horizon. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"That one\u2019s less surprising, as O\u2019Neale\u2019s frankly turned in a shocker of a defensive season. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
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"circa 1824, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133704"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large bouquet from which many small bouquets or individual flowers hang by ribbons of various lengths"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134601"
},
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"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of shlong variant spelling of schlong"
],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142404"
},
"shrimpish":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": somewhat diminutive : puny"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-pish",
"-p\u0113sh"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160111"
},
"shuck-split":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to the growth stage when the dry calyxes of peach flowers split"
],
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},
"shlemiel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an unlucky bungler : chump"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161632"
},
"short end":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the inferior or losing end",
": the side receiving odds in a bet"
],
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"shaving":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of one that shaves",
": something shaved off",
": a thin slice or strip sliced or trimmed off with a cutting tool"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u0101-vi\u014b",
"\u02c8sh\u0101-vi\u014b"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Avoid anything that will exfoliate the tan off, like body scrubs, shaving , retinol or chemical exfoliants, or abrasive exfoliating cloths. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 3 June 2022",
"Interview responses are paired with images, a combination of picturesque landscapes, dynamic rotoscope illustrations, and scenes that subtly convey the changes caused by transition: shaving , or setting off on a run among the trees. \u2014 The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
"Bama Barbershop on Alma School Road is now offering hair care services that range from haircuts to shaving , beard care and shape-ups. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Consider the legacy of betting scandals in sport, a list that includes the Black Sox of 1919, college basketball point- shaving , Pete Rose\u2019s banishment and the imprisonment of NBA referee Tim Donaghy. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Bevel was founded by Tristan Walker and is an award-winning men\u2019s grooming line, including skin care, shaving , hair, and body products specifically for men of color. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
"From the age of 11, Anand, who is now an immigration and labor rights attorney, was similarly teased, resulting in a 20-year journey of hair removal that included threading, shaving , waxing, and bleaching her body hair. \u2014 Fareeha Molvi, Glamour , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Gift a great shave \u2014 either to yourself or someone else \u2014 this season with Harry\u2019s, which offers great gift sets in addition to its best-selling shaving starter sets and subscriptions. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
"But Bevel is a standout in the grooming and shaving scene. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a waterproof cap that is worn while taking a shower"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171158"
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"shroud-laid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": composed of four strands and laid right-handed with a heart or core"
"The Italian fashion council is putting an emphasis on young designers, with 13 brands being hosted in the city's premier department store, Rinascente, with both valuable floor space and show window exposure. \u2014 Colleen Barry, Star Tribune , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Police body camera footage from the scene shows windows of the SUV were busted out during the impact. \u2014 Kelly Mccleary And Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN , 18 Apr. 2020",
"In other footage on TBS network showed windows blown off. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2019",
"Video from the scene appears to show windows blown out of an LA Fitness gym and wreckage scattered across the ground. \u2014 NBC News , 6 July 2019",
"Primetime Plus - Coverage will air during the late-night show window following Primetime NBCSN NBCSN will present 369 hours of coverage, including live primetime and 10 days of 24-hour coverage from Feb. 18-25. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Feb. 2018",
"About halfway down Austin Street, C.J. Duckworth and Richard Gonzalez are sitting in the empty frame of what once was the show window of Duckworth's sign shop. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 3 Sep. 2017"
": a hickory ( Carya ovata ) of eastern North America with sweet edible nuts and a gray shaggy outer bark that peels off in long strips",
": its wood"
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"1751, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184343"
},
"shango":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to the worship of Shango by the Yoruba people in Brazil and Trinidad"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sh\u00e4\u014b\u02c8g\u014d"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"from Shango , Yoruba god of thunder and fertility"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195744"
},
"sheepier":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of sheepier comparative of sheepy"
],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203754"
},
"shantytown":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually poor town or section of a town consisting mostly of shanties"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shan-t\u0113-\u02cctau\u0307n"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Barrio Padre Mugica, a shantytown in Buenos Aires, his Freedom Advances coalition drew as much as 17.2 percent support last year. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The nation\u2019s first public housing project was Techwood Homes near downtown, built to replace a massive shantytown just off the Georgia Tech campus. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 30 Oct. 2017",
"Angela was now living in Mariano Matamoros, an eastern Tijuana shantytown with higher aspirations than her old neighborhood. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"By the spring of 1991, the shantytown had indeed been resurrected, and officials ordered the park cleared again, this time vacating it of close to 200 people and closing it down for a $2.3 million renovation during a recession. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The Tiwaris live in suburban Mumbai, in the hillside shantytown of Surya Nagar, and their relatives were perched in one of a row of single-room tenements atop the steep terrain. \u2014 Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The naturalistic action takes place at an arts center that Ayouch co-founded in Casablanca\u2019s sprawling shantytown Sidi Moumen. \u2014 Alissa Simon, Variety , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Prior to becoming a city park, the area was known as Woodchuck Hill and Raccoon Springs, which were known for their reputations as a shantytown and popular hunting spot, respectively. \u2014 Dallas News , 16 Sep. 2021",
"The community, settled by Black families looking to buy property after World War I, grew in the 1930s and became known as a shantytown . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 July 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1876, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203942"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to act as a shill",
": to act as a spokesperson or promoter",
": one who acts as a decoy (as for a pitchman or gambler)",
": one who makes a sales pitch or serves as a promoter",
": pitch sense 8a"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8shil"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Use the power of your vote to elect gun control candidates and reject those who shill for the gun lobby. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Droves of celebrities and influencers have leaped at the chance to shill NFTs to their fans. \u2014 Jesselyn Cook, NBC News , 22 May 2022",
"The internet has brought us so many things\u2014and that includes the myriad new ways companies can shill their products to the consuming public. \u2014 Carol Mangis, PCMAG , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Some crypto whales, industry executives, and everyday investors have obliged or have seized the opportunity to shill their own assets. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s without the cost of hiring A-listers like Larry David, Lebron James and Matt Damon to shill the currency exchanges too. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Influencers on social media are human facades of cool who mostly shill for products. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Whitney bankrupting her family in order to shill hyaluronic acid, and Lisa stage-managing her adorable, endlessly patient sons. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Dwayne Johnson has Teremana tequila, the Salvatore brothers from The Vampire Diaries have a shared whiskey brand, and Kyle MacLachlan joined TikTok in part to shill his Pursued by Bear label. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 8 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Clearly, the Seth Rogen of The Boys universe is becoming more and more of a shill for Vought as time goes by. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"Hope Sharon Kennedy, who\u2019s a complete shill for the probable can party. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"If James Madison could have taken his worries about political factions to Twitter, he surely would have been called both a cuck and a neoliberal shill . \u2014 Clare Malone, The New Yorker , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Only shill reviewers, who automatically applaud liberal tenets, would find this story credible. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The government claimed the crew used a variety of shill accounts to promote the main Tripwithscience brand. \u2014 Thomas Brewster, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Known for: getting fired from The Washington Post over plagiarism; was paid $36,000 to shill in columns for operatically corrupt government of Malaysia. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The Joint List, outraged, worked to portray him as a shill for Netanyahu, and the strategy seemed to work. \u2014 Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The first results are likely to be ads for other sites that shill credit monitoring. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 24 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun and Verb",
"perhaps short for shillaber , of unknown origin"
],
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"Verb",
"circa 1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a union member elected as the union representative of a shop or department in dealings with the management",
": a union member elected or appointed to serve as the representative of the union in a plant, department, or shop and charged mainly with negotiating the settlement of grievances of employees with employers, maintaining compliance with the collective bargaining agreement, recruiting new union members, and collecting union dues"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ragged labor agitator becomes the shop steward , then the union boss, and the propinquity of the bargaining table supplies the fellow with new best friends. \u2014 David Mamet, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Staffing at the store where Dancy works is at its worst level since the pandemic, lower even than during the first wave in March 2020, said the 62-year-old shop steward for the local United Food and Commercial Workers union. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 13 Jan. 2022",
"At first, her only ally was Roy Soria, a kind-hearted TWU shop steward in her Chicago flight attendant base. \u2014 Ted Reed, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Beckemeyer, the shop steward who serves as a union representative, said Fred Meyer offered employees KN95 masks by request to help with the smoke but still required them to work long hours and meet their usual hourly quotas. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 20 May 2021",
"Her husband of more than 40 years, Frank Stokes, a Locke Insulator shop steward , carryout shop owner and Morgan State University employee, died in 1993. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Ora McClendon, who was previously a senior shop steward at another workplace, said many employees who talk about joining a union do not realize how basic interaction with management would change. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Since becoming a shop steward , in 2014, Layne has spent his off hours on union tasks. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2020",
"Layne is now Local 100\u2019s chief shop steward at the Manhattanville depot. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1904, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205625"
},
"shaving board":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small slanted beam on which barrel hoops are shaved"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214743"
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"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause to drop or be dispersed",
": to break at once into pieces",
": to damage badly : ruin",
": to cause the disruption or annihilation of : demolish",
": to break apart : disintegrate",
": to drop off parts (such as leaves, petals, or fruit)",
": fragment , shred",
": an act of shattering : the state of being shattered",
": a result of shattering : shower",
": to break or fall to pieces",
": to destroy or damage badly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sha-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8sha-t\u0259r"
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"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pull down",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"rub out",
"ruin",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
],
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"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The rock shattered the window.",
"His dreams were shattered by their rejection.",
"The end of his marriage shattered him emotionally.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With a difference of 46 points between the teams, a Cougars upset would shatter the 37-point record for the biggest playoff upset. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Stoneman Douglas massacre would shatter families, destroy careers, give new life to the gun-control movement, and spur the transformation of schools into fortresses. \u2014 Brittany Wallman, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Hours later, Latvia\u2019s foreign minister dismally predicted that Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine would shatter any belief that the region could ever let down its guard against President Vladimir V. Putin. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"No one knows what President Vladimir Putin is thinking, but there\u2019s no reason to believe that even the toughest measures will shatter his determination to force the Western-leaning former Soviet republic back into Moscow\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Matthew Lee, ajc , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Nothing ruins a pool party like a minefield of broken glass, so stick to drinkware that won\u2019t shatter . \u2014 The Bon App\u00e9tit Staff, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2021",
"Westbrook\u2019s long been the kind of do-it-all player that\u2019s able to shatter records \u2014 a points, rebounds and assists master capable of carrying one of the heaviest workloads in the NBA. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Alabama also continues to shatter records for positivity rate, or the percent of COVID tests performed that come back positive. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 5 Jan. 2022",
"This year\u2019s holiday season is expected to shatter records, according to the National Retail Federation, a trade group. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ekobo, based in France, uses the vegetal waste produced by manufacturing chopsticks to create gorgeous, colorful, shatter -proof dishware ideal for outdoor entertaining. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"The newer products are called marijuana concentrates and are commonly known as wax and shatter . \u2014 NBC News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The major social-media and tech companies have already done their share to pervert civil discourse and shatter consensus and squelch reason, all to make a buck. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"But none have yet been attempted in the Middle East\u2019s canonical shatter zone. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Shatterdive now has a 100% buff to frozen combatants in PvE, in addition to other PvE stasis shatter buffs, but it has been nerfed heavily in PvP and should almost never one-shot from full health. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"With the help of Wendall K. Harrington\u2019s animated projections, the walls shatter and melt away in Marie\u2019s dream and a magically expanding Christmas tree seems to burst the bounds of the stage and threaten to devour the Opera House. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2021",
"The revelations that shatter Vivie\u2019s peace point to age-old injustices: Constraints on women\u2019s professional and personal options. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The way Hatch sees it, Van Dyke\u2019s release couldn\u2019t come at a worse time for the police department, which has been scrambling to regain public trust that the McDonald case helped shatter . \u2014 Don Babwin, USA TODAY , 3 Feb. 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"Middle English schateren \u2014 more at scatter"
],
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],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": recorder , registrar , secretary"
],
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],
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"Hindi sarrishtad\u0101r , from Persian sarrishta record office + d\u0101r having"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222839"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": contraction rule"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-223731"
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"shut (of)":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
"no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful I cannot wait to be shut of this social obligation"
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"shroudless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having no shroud or winding-sheet"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233821"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in humans or the corresponding part in various other vertebrates",
": leg",
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": a straight narrow usually essential part of an object: such as",
": the straight part of a nail or pin",
": a straight part of a plant : stem , stalk",
": the part of an anchor between the ring and the crown \u2014 see anchor illustration",
": the part of a fishhook between the eye and the bend",
": the part of a key between the handle and the bit",
": the stem of a tobacco pipe or the part between the stem and the bowl",
": tang entry 1 sense 3",
": the narrow part of the sole of a shoe beneath the instep",
": shankpiece",
": a part of an object by which it can be attached: such as",
": a projection on the back of a solid button",
": a short stem of thread that holds a sewn button away from the cloth",
": the end (as of a drill bit) that is gripped in a chuck",
": the latter part of a period of time",
": the early or main part of a period of time",
": an often homemade knife",
": to hit (a golf ball or shot) with the extreme heel of the club so that the ball goes off in an unintended direction",
": to kick (a football) in an unintended direction",
": the part of the leg between the knee and ankle",
": a cut of meat from the usually upper part of the leg",
": the part of a tool that connects the working part with a part by which it is held or moved",
": the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in humans or a corresponding part in other vertebrates"
],
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"\u02c8sha\u014bk",
"\u02c8sha\u014bk",
"\u02c8sha\u014bk"
],
"synonyms":[
"blade",
"cutter",
"knife",
"shiv"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"the shank of a drill bit",
"slashed at the prison guard with a shank he had secretly made from a scrap of metal",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said that Casey White previously tried to break out of the facility in 2020, but officers caught him with a shank and he was transferred to William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 6 May 2022",
"If the remaining beef shank is tender enough, shred the meat and add to the pot. \u2014 Danny Chau, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2022",
"For their entrees, Zach ordered a lamb shank and Jeremy had kebabs. \u2014 Prachi Gupta, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Offering Easter dinner pick-ups, including breakfast pastries, wild game meatballs, lamb shank and Nutella crepes. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Take the shank out and cut into either cubes or \u00bd-in. \u2014 Danny Chau, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2022",
"One of the brand\u2019s trademarks is an internal shank , embedded in the midsole. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 3 Mar. 2020",
"Tiramisu, foie gras appetizer, tender veal shank and tagliatelle. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Nearly 20 mezze launch the menu, and the entrees include a showy lamb shank served on a slab of tree. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rachel threatens to shank Mercedes with a piece of plane debris over the Patsy Cline solo. \u2014 Maggie Olmsted, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Well, no matter how many times Bills punter Matt Haack tried to shank the game away, Zach Wilson kept giving it right back. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Try the tender texture of mushroom ceviche with coconut, curry leaf, and crunchy boondi, or Nalli Nihari lamb shank , slowly braised and served with saffron-cauliflower risotto. \u2014 Jessica Dupuy, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
"That convenience is also accentuated due to the impact-ready, 1\u20444-inch hex shank on each of the drill bits. \u2014 Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics , 30 Sep. 2021",
"But the sharp decline in air travel last year pounded these operations, and airports around the world have reported that annual revenues shank by more than half last year. \u2014 Esther Fung, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2021",
"The barbecue pork shank along with the Carolina shrimp and grits is perfection. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Dec. 2020",
"The barbecue pork shank along with the Carolina shrimp and grits is perfection. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Dec. 2020",
"The barbecue pork shank along with the Carolina shrimp and grits is perfection. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Dec. 2020"
],
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"Noun",
"Middle English shanke , from Old English scanca ; akin to Old Norse skakkr crooked, Greek skazein to limp"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1927, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": impulse excitation"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"shock entry 3"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-015105"
},
"shook-up":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": nervously upset : agitated"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccshu\u0307k-\u02c8\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1897, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-024248"
},
"shock damper":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": shock absorber"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031828"
},
"shore spurge":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": seaside spurge"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032818"
},
"shoreward":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": toward the shore"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u022fr-w\u0259rd"
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"noun"
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": an overhand stope without timbering in which the broken ore is stored as a filling to support the workings and form a working floor"
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"noun"
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": post-traumatic stress disorder occurring under wartime conditions (as combat) that cause intense stress : battle fatigue , combat fatigue",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The four-year nightmare, which started three years before the U.S. got involved, engulfed dozens of nations, redrew the map of Europe and introduced the world to new horrors such as chemical weapons and shell shock . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Wynne, who died in December 2021, often told the story of a soldier who was suffering so badly from PTSD (then known as shell shock ) who had not spoken or even reacted to others, in months. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
"As documented by the humanitarian NGO Proliska, which is monitoring the conflict zone, one of the shells struck a kindergarten, leaving two employees with shell shock \u2014but not injuring any of the children that were there. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 17 Feb. 2022",
"But the disorder has evolved since the days of shell shock . \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The Atlantic , 18 Oct. 2021",
"With these weapons came an ever-expanding vocabulary to depict their hellish consequences, from shell shock to radiation poisoning to Agent Orange Syndrome. \u2014 David Oshinsky, The New York Review of Books , 13 Feb. 2020",
"The violent legacy of World War I, its brutalization of an entire generation, is palpable in both the violence in Berlin's streets and the literal shell shock afflicting multiple male characters: No recent American trauma can compare. \u2014 Ross Douthat New York Times, Star Tribune , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Ames had trouble sleeping and fell into a kind of shell shock that reminded her daughter of what many people experienced after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Feb. 2021",
"Over the spring and summer, restaurants that survived the initial shell shock of Covid-19 pivoted to takeout and outdoor dining. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Nov. 2020"
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"1915, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": sheep laurel"
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"phrasal verb"
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"verb"
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": a small usually improvised pointed or bladed weapon",
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"\u02c8shiv"
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"blade",
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"knife",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Maybe that\u2019s the real irony, the way Ishiguro sticks in the shiv . \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2021",
"The shiv that Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott stuck in the back of the 2020 Showdown feels more like the middle of a row of falling dominoes, as opposed to the end. \u2014 Sean Keeler, The Denver Post , 18 July 2020",
"Maybe someone in his camp can gently give him a shiv . \u2014 Emma Colton, Washington Examiner , 16 Mar. 2020",
"The officer called for help as Brooks stabbed Little, who was also armed with a shiv and fought back. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2019",
"Crawford\u2019s throat was slashed with a homemade knife, known as a shiv or shank. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2019",
"That brings us to the second shiv into Medicare buried in the executive order. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Blunderbuss, shiv or photon torpedo Perhaps the simplest way to attack a satellite is to hit it with a missile from Earth. \u2014 The Economist , 18 July 2019",
"When her character Anne Montgomery leans in, look out for a shiv . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Town & Country , 24 May 2019"
],
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"Noun",
"alteration of chiv , of unknown origin"
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"Noun",
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"Verb",
"1926, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"Definition of shame on (someone) \u2014 used to say that someone should feel sorry for doing something wrong Shame on you for being so rude."
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a North American orchid ( Cypripedium reginae ) having pink-and-white flowers of great beauty"
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"abbreviation"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-072427"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": logger"
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"\u02c8shan-t\u0113-m\u0259n",
"-\u02ccman"
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"1824, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": a person serving a short prison sentence"
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"abbreviation"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": memory that involves recall of information for a relatively short time (such as a few seconds)",
"\u2014 compare long-term memory , working memory",
": memory that involves recall of information for a relatively short time (as a few seconds)",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Having short-term memory helps, and that is in terms of both wins and losses. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
"On Thursday morning, the Chronicle shared the accounts of multiple Feinstein colleagues, who worry the 88-year-old lawmaker's short-term memory is deteriorating. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Far from just making employees feel sleepy, fatigue can slow reaction times, reduce focus, impair judgment and limit short-term memory . \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Gilley had been suffering from short-term memory loss, and credited the surgery with halting the onset of dementia. \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2022",
"Gilley had been suffering from short-term memory loss, and credited the surgery with halting the onset of dementia. \u2014 Chron , 7 May 2022",
"His aural arrangements, which only heighten the fear and tension of some of the film\u2019s most pivotal and gruesome scenes, are sublime, and the hopes are the music branch don\u2019t suffer from short-term memory loss in the next seven months. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 5 May 2022",
"Sometimes, the exhaustion becomes overwhelming, her body aches, short-term memory loss makes conversations difficult, gastrointestinal issues are unrelenting, and there has been a constant, disruptive ringing in her ears. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 2 May 2022",
"Despite being 15-point underdogs, senior guard Eric Ayala sidelined with a wrist injury and Purdue being one of the nation\u2019s best offensive teams, the Terps showed the importance of having a short-term memory . \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"1948, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094747"
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": an outer covering for the human foot typically having a thick or stiff sole with an attached heel and an upper part of lighter material (such as leather)",
": a metal plate or rim for the hoof of an animal",
": something resembling a shoe in function or placement",
": another's place, function, or viewpoint",
": a device that retards, stops, or controls the motion of an object",
": the part of a brake that presses on the brake drum",
": any of various devices that are inserted in or run along a track or groove to guide a movement, provide a contact or friction grip, or protect against wear, damage, or slipping",
": a device (such as a clip or track) on a camera that permits attachment of an accessory item (such as a flash unit)",
": a dealing box designed to hold several decks of playing cards",
": to furnish with a shoe",
": to cover for protection, strength, or ornament",
": an outer covering for the human foot usually having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and heel and a lighter upper part",
": horseshoe sense 1",
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"\u02c8sh\u00fc",
"\u02c8sh\u00fc"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Okabashi Brands announced plans Thursday to invest $20 million in a renovation of its Buford factory, aiming to double shoe -making capacity. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"This hobby then grew into a shoe -flipping business. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Often in the past, those acceptances were recorded earlier and shoe -horned into the telecast. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"The movie\u2019s shine is dulled by maddening contrivances (like the stepbrothers\u2019 repetitive threats to El, and the campaign to find him) and baffling time-wasting segments that feel shoe -horned into the plot. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 9 May 2022",
"Baggen spearheaded the shoe -painting project, with assistance from Wiederspohn and other students in the class. \u2014 Sage Smiley, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"So are there disadvantages to having a shoe -free household? \u2014 CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Fiesta is back in all its confetti-spraying, medal-clanking, shoe -showing glory this year. \u2014 Deborah Martin, Express News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The children learned history and geography, but also shoe -cobbling, sewing, butchery, and aircraft mechanics. \u2014 Rachel Lu, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In recent years, the European Union was seen as a likely contender to fill the collaborator shoes the U.S. has recently left unoccupied. \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 21 May 2020",
"And amazingly, the GT shadowed the 600LT on the skidpad, pulling 1.01 g's to its Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R\u2013 shod brother's 1.11 g's. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 29 Apr. 2020",
"One of them, a blacksmith, was disowned for shoeing a war horse. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
"Pretty much every outdoor winter sport was available, including the aforementioned snow- shoeing excursion with Juha Tuunanen, the hotel\u2019s CEO who offered us a fire-building lesson\u2014a necessary survival skill for any Lapland resident. \u2014 Caitlin Morton, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Turbolook seventeen-inch wheels shod with Pirelli P700-Z tires (255/40ZR-17s in the back and 205/50ZR-17s up front) provide enough grip for 0.87 g of lateral acceleration. \u2014 Martin Padgett, Car and Driver , 27 Mar. 2020",
"These cleats come in extra small, small, medium, and large, which fits women shoe sizes 2.5 to 15 and men shoe sizes 1 to 13.5. \u2014 Popular Science , 5 Feb. 2020",
"This is the fourth lawsuit Nike has filed against Skechers, including one that accused Skechers of copying the iconic Chuck Taylor shoes that\u2019s been simmering for five years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Shari Redstone, who stepped into her father\u2019s shoes some time ago, will be the new chair of the board. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2019"
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"Noun",
"Middle English shoo , from Old English sc\u014dh ; akin to Old High German scuoh shoe"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": logger"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104202"
},
"show willing":{
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"idiom"
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": to show that one is willing and eager to do what is needed"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-105623"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": bull cook"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who lives on a shantyboat"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-123356"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a small crude houseboat"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-123425"
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":[
"shell",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-123659"
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"shield against":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a protection from"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-130459"
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"shelter"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-142510"
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"showdown":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the placing of poker hands faceup on the table to determine the winner of a pot",
": a decisive confrontation or contest"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gauff wrapped up her 6-3, 6-1 victory over Martina Trevisan to reach her first Grand Slam final, setting up a showdown against No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek on Saturday. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 4 June 2022",
"Honey Mahogany is officially seeking election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, setting up a November political showdown against District Six incumbent Matt Dorsey, who was appointed last month by Mayor London Breed. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
"South Carroll posted wins over Pikesville (23-5) and Western Tech (11-0), setting up a third showdown with Liberty. \u2014 Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun , 23 May 2022",
"Miles also had the top mark in Division II at 37-6, setting up a big showdown . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Like McCarthy, Perry rejected the committee\u2019s invitation, potentially setting up a showdown over whether a sitting member of Congress can be compelled to cooperate with a House inquiry. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
"But McNeill said the defense would not accept any juror selected Monday or Tuesday, setting up a showdown with the judge when the issue comes to a head on Wednesday. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In some ways, this would be a rerun of the presidential election five years ago, when Macron beat Le Pen in the first-round vote by 2.7 points, setting up a second-round showdown . \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Kohl's scheduled the shareholder meeting for May 11, setting up a showdown with the activist investors and shareholders to decide which vision of the company's future to go with. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
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": a dog that competes in dog shows"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165828"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": shrievalty"
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"Middle English shirrefwyke , from shirref, shirreve sheriff + wyke, wik wick"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171033"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": calyx spray"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-180118"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": something that covers or affords protection",
": an establishment providing food and shelter (as to the homeless)",
": an establishment that houses and feeds stray or unwanted animals",
": a position or the state of being covered and protected",
": to constitute or provide a shelter for : protect",
": to place under shelter or protection",
": to protect (income) from taxation",
": to take shelter",
": to remain inside in one's current location until a danger has passed : to temporarily take shelter in a protected space",
": something that covers or protects",
": a place that provides food and housing to those in need",
": the condition of being protected",
": to provide with a place that covers or protects : be a shelter for",
": to find and use a shelter for protection"
],
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"\u02c8shel-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8shel-t\u0259r"
],
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"asylum",
"bolt-hole",
"harbor",
"harborage",
"haven",
"refuge",
"retreat",
"sanctuary",
"sanctum"
],
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"harbor",
"refuge"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Several air raid sirens rang out while the European leaders were in their hotel preparing for the rest of their visit, and Kyiv authorities urged people to seek shelter . \u2014 John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Several air raid sirens rang out while the European leaders were in their hotel preparing for the rest of their visit, and Kyiv authorities urged people to seek shelter . \u2014 John Leicester And Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Several air raid sirens rang out while the European leaders were in their hotel preparing for the rest of their visit, and Kyiv authorities urged people to seek shelter . \u2014 John Leicester And Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Caruso has promised to find shelter for 30,000 unhoused people in his first year in office. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Many had come seeking shelter from shelling in their own villages. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"Families quickly began to take shelter in subway stations. \u2014 Ruby Mellen, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"The reptiles are most active at dusk and dawn and seek shelter from the midday sun in their rocky dens, according to the wildlife division. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Pernambuco's civil defense forces have urged residents living in areas at high risk of landslides to seek shelter elsewhere until the rain decreases. \u2014 Cnn's Marcelo Medeiros, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rather than serve unhoused people\u2019s needs, the expansion of access to shelter launders efforts to criminalize them. \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"The South Park Inn shelter for people experiencing homelessness is abandoning a controversial plan to relocate from near downtown Hartford to a larger building in the city\u2019s North End, after an uproar from neighbors and businesses. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022",
"Supervisor Myrna Melgar, a co-sponsor of the ordinance, proposed the changes to require officials to look at supportive housing in addition to shelter . \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 May 2022",
"Continue to shelter in place, stay in buildings at Druid Hills campus until an all-clear is announced. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 5 May 2022",
"As more unhoused people shelter in Union Station overnight, janitors and retail workers face constant threats, erratic behavior and assaults. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"While museums can shelter works of art from deterioration, cultural heritage sites like Angkor Wat in Cambodia or Jerash in Jordan are exposed to the elements \u2014 at risk of rapidly disappearing in the face of natural disasters, climate change or war. \u2014 Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The elderly and people at higher risk for severe COVID-19 complications should continue to shelter in place. \u2014 Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner , 1 Oct. 2020",
"The city of Gaylord declared a 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew and asked residents to shelter in place, according to state police. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 May 2022"
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"Noun",
"origin unknown"
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"1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-180456"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a worker who assembles the sheet-metal guards that protect airplane fuselages from exhaust heat"
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"shoder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a package of goldbeater's skins in which gold leaf is beaten the second time \u2014 compare cutch entry 2"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u014dd\u0259(r)"
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"modification of French chauderet, chaudret , alteration of chaucheret , from obsolete chaucher to press, from Latin calcare to tread on, trample, press, from calc-, calx heel"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-192154"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to the Sherifian Empire"
],
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"sh\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u0113f\u0113\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-192344"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bulbous perennial onion ( Allium cepa aggregatum ) that produces small clustered bulbs which resemble those of garlic and are used in seasoning",
": its bulb",
": green onion"
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"sh\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4t",
"\u02c8sha-l\u0259t"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Add in the cornichons, capers, celery, shallot and parsley and continue stirring until the ingredients in the salad are evenly distributed. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"The dinner was prepared by French chef Bruno Oger and included lobster salad, sweet almond velout\u00e9 and baby vegetables followed by a turbot, celery, virgin leaf, shallot and walnut dish. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 22 May 2022",
"Add the lamb and shallot or onion to the skillet, reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat with a spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes. \u2014 Ellie Krieger, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Mince shallot and place in a small bowl with soy sauce, if using; soy sauce lends an extra layer of umami to the sauce but is not crucial. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Even California\u2019s Jackson Kalb ranked in the top three, redeeming himself somewhat for last week\u2019s crispy queso blunder by producing a fresh spring roll with sausage, shallot and pho reduction (the spices for which Garcia helped him find). \u2014 Lauren Mcdowell, Chron , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Saute, stirring often until the cabbage is wilted and the garlic and shallot are softened but not browned. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Pork belly is simmered in a garlic and shallot paste, along with bamboo shoots. \u2014 Rachel Phua, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"In a bowl, combine the pork, garlic, shallot , scallions, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, fish sauce, sugar, egg, and salt. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022"
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"modification of French \u00e9chalote , from Middle French eschalotte , alteration of eschaloigne , from Vulgar Latin *escalonia \u2014 more at scallion"
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-203438"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the advancing edge of a shock wave"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Among other suspension and mechanical features are a coil-over- shock front suspension, five-link/coil-spring rear suspension, a wide rear track, electric power steering, and standard automatic-locking rear differential. \u2014 G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2018",
"Among other suspension and mechanical features are a coil-over- shock front suspension, five-link/coil-spring rear suspension, a wide rear track, electric power steering, and standard automatic-locking rear differential. \u2014 G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2018",
"Among other suspension and mechanical features are a coil-over- shock front suspension, five-link/coil-spring rear suspension, a wide rear track, electric power steering, and standard automatic-locking rear differential. \u2014 G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2018",
"Among other suspension and mechanical features are a coil-over- shock front suspension, five-link/coil-spring rear suspension, a wide rear track, electric power steering, and standard automatic-locking rear differential. \u2014 G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2018",
"Among other suspension and mechanical features are a coil-over- shock front suspension, five-link/coil-spring rear suspension, a wide rear track, electric power steering, and standard automatic-locking rear differential. \u2014 G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2018",
"Among other suspension and mechanical features are a coil-over- shock front suspension, five-link/coil-spring rear suspension, a wide rear track, electric power steering, and standard automatic-locking rear differential. \u2014 G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2018",
"Among other suspension and mechanical features are a coil-over- shock front suspension, five-link/coil-spring rear suspension, a wide rear track, electric power steering, and standard automatic-locking rear differential. \u2014 G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2018",
"Among other suspension and mechanical features are a coil-over- shock front suspension, five-link/coil-spring rear suspension, a wide rear track, electric power steering, and standard automatic-locking rear differential. \u2014 G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2018"
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"first_known_use":[
"1949, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205052"
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"shank's mare":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one's own legs"
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1795, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-215336"
},
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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": having little length",
": not tall or high : low",
": not extended in time : brief",
": not retentive",
": expeditious , quick",
": seeming to pass quickly",
": having a relatively short duration",
": being the member of a pair of similarly spelled vowel or vowel-containing sounds that is descended from a vowel that was short in duration but is no longer so and that does not necessarily have duration as its chief distinguishing feature",
": of relatively brief duration",
": unstressed",
": limited in distance",
": not coming up to a measure or requirement : insufficient",
": not reaching far enough",
": enduring privation",
": insufficiently supplied",
": abrupt , curt",
": quickly provoked",
": choppy sense 2",
": payable at an early date",
": containing or cooked with shortening",
": flaky",
": brittle under certain conditions",
": not lengthy or drawn out",
": made briefer : abbreviated",
": not having goods or property that one has sold in anticipation of a fall in prices",
": consisting of, relating to, or engaging in the sale of securities or commodities that the seller does not possess or has not contracted for at the time of the sale",
": near the end of a tour of duty",
": with dispatch : quickly",
": in a curt manner",
": for or during a brief time",
": at a disadvantage : unawares",
": in an abrupt manner : suddenly",
": at some point or degree before a goal or limit aimed at or under consideration",
": clean across",
": by or as if by a short sale",
": the sum and substance : upshot",
": a short syllable",
": a short sound or signal",
": a by-product of wheat milling that includes the germ, fine bran, and some flour",
": refuse, clippings, or trimmings discarded in various manufacturing processes",
": knee-length or less than knee-length trousers",
": short drawers",
": a size in clothing for short men",
": one who operates on the short side of the market",
": short-term bonds",
": deficiencies",
": short circuit",
": shortstop",
": short subject",
": a brief story or article (as in a newspaper)",
": as an abbreviation",
": by way of summary : briefly",
": short-circuit",
": shortchange , cheat",
": to sell (a security) short in expectation of a fall in prices",
": not long or tall",
": not great in distance",
": not lasting long : brief in time",
": cut down to a brief length",
": less than the usual or needed amount",
": having less than what is needed : not having enough",
": not reaching far enough",
": easily stirred up",
": rudely brief",
": of, relating to, or being one of the vowel sounds \\\u0259, a, e, i, u\u0307\\ and sometimes \\\u00e4\\ and \\\u022f\\",
": with suddenness",
": to or at a point that is not as far as expected or desired",
": pants that reach to or almost to the knees",
": short underpants",
": something (as a movie) shorter than the usual or regular length",
": short circuit",
": treated or disposed of quickly in court",
": having a short term",
": not having goods or property that one has sold in anticipation of a fall in prices",
": consisting of or relating to a sale of securities or commodities that the seller does not possess or has not contracted for at the time of the sale",
"\u2014 see also short sale 1 at sale",
": not involving or providing a sufficient amount of money to cover a loan \u2014 see also short sale 2 at sale , short refinance",
": by or as if by a short sale"
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"\u02c8sh\u022frt",
"\u02c8sh\u022frt"
],
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"little",
"low",
"low-lying",
"low-slung",
"sawed-off"
],
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"abruptly",
"suddenly"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The economy will go into a recession, but the short -term pain of a recession should be less than erosion in our standard of living caused by runaway inflation. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"However, in the short term, the cost of building EVs is going up as the demand for key materials increases and the supply remains challenged. \u2014 Mike Finelli, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"My having mastered the torch on my mobile phone suddenly provided an amusing short -term lifeline for the production. \u2014 Marshall Heyman, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"While President Joe Biden is set to travel to Saudi Arabia next month, a prospective oil deal likely won\u2019t help the U.S. in the short term. \u2014 ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"The Fed\u2019s benchmark short -term rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, will now be pegged to a range of 1.5% to 1.75% \u2014 and Fed policymakers forecast a doubling of that range by year\u2019s end. \u2014 Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Cody, at the North Carolina Hospital Association, said mergers are part of long-term strategies that are unrelated to the short -term finances of covid care. \u2014 Christopher Rowland, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"In the short video clip, Edison is seen alongside his wife Mina, his son Charles with his wife Carolyn, and son Theodore with his wife Anna, at the front door of their Glenmont home with sparklers and fireworks. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"But in Netflix\u2019s 2022 Movie Preview, a short clip from Glass Onion could be seen towards the end of the video. \u2014 ELLE , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"While certain perfectly sized and shaped hydrators and proteins can seep past the hair\u2019s outer cuticle layer, into the deeper cortex, says Wilson, their effect is short -lived. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
"Firefly adults are short -lived, with life spans ranging from a week to a few months. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"That could be short -lived, as both Davis and Lorenz said her impressive platform might recover with ease. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Once the sun broke through, some microbes did multiply, but their reign was short -lived and relatively restricted, probably because of the modest increases in global CO2 and temperature. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"Both Ana and Bill were short -lived and neither threatened the United States. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Smith\u2019s time on the Plains was short -lived, which came as no surprise to Pearl. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
"The safety data from Moderna and Pfizer, vetted by the FDA and CDC, found potential side effects were mostly mild and short -lived. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"The cool-off will probably be short -lived, with temperatures again increasing Friday and through the weekend, back to high 80s downtown, 90s in surrounding areas and 100s in the valleys, meteorologists said. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The documentary short was supported by the Pulitzer Center. \u2014 Jesse Ryan, Scientific American , 13 June 2022",
"On into the feature it's become \u2014 one that even puts interviewer Fleischer-Camp on camera while preserving his original short 's faux-documentary v\u00e9rit\u00e9 style. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"Each of the Simpson children has starred in their own short . \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Written and directed by Rohrwacher, the 37-minute short is backed by Disney and was produced by Alfonso Cuaron in tandem with her regular producer Carlo Cresto-Dina. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Neighbors of the fourplex paid $4,000 to repair damage from water that leaked into their yard and dripped into their basement, causing an electrical short . \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Filmmakers recognized the surefire material from the early days, including an 1898 short and a nine-minute version in 1908. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Sin City figures prominently in the short that casts Holloway as general manager Les Snead, Eastwood as head coach Sean McVay, Gibson as defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, and Quaid as Rams owner/chairman E. Stanley Kroenke. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022",
"While Xiang stands out as the big short , there\u2019s no single trader or investor on the other end that gets the credit (or blame) for driving prices higher. \u2014 Jack Farchy, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rambusch grounds out to short on an 0-1 count for the first out of the inning. \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
"The proposal would short the state about $300 million over a few months, but Democrats argued the state could fill that gap with the state's cash reserves surplus, which the party says is on track to surpass $6 billion by the end of the budget year. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"And just to show that the company thought of everything, the sensor, which also acts as the unit's controller, comes with a waterproof case to ensure your fun doesn\u2019t short out. \u2014 Jon Gugala, Outside Online , 15 May 2015",
"Using the wrong liquid can cause damage, and using too much liquid can cause your laptop or monitor to short out altogether. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some of them may sell or short the stocks, betting a deluge of shares is about to hit the market, driving the price into a slump known as an overhang. \u2014 Gillian Tan, Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"As a result of this price volatility, the world\u2019s biggest nickel producer (the Chinese company Tsingshan Holding Group) potentially lost billions by trying to short the market. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Traders expecting the gap between the shares and warrants to close in the coming months could buy the warrants and try to short the stock by borrowing shares, selling them and aiming to buy them back at lower prices. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The perpetrators specifically modified a commercially available DJI Mavic 2 drone to short out an electrical substation that provided power to thousands of people, per the report, which ABC News first obtained. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 9 Nov. 2021"
],
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"Adjective",
"Middle English, from Old English sceort ; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr lack"
],
"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",
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-221931"
},
"showy orchis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a North American orchid ( Orchis spectabilis ) having two large nearly basal leaves and a spike of flowers violet-purple mixed with white with sepals and petals forming a galea behind the column"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-222302"
},
"shoe":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an outer covering for the human foot typically having a thick or stiff sole with an attached heel and an upper part of lighter material (such as leather)",
": a metal plate or rim for the hoof of an animal",
": something resembling a shoe in function or placement",
": another's place, function, or viewpoint",
": a device that retards, stops, or controls the motion of an object",
": the part of a brake that presses on the brake drum",
": any of various devices that are inserted in or run along a track or groove to guide a movement, provide a contact or friction grip, or protect against wear, damage, or slipping",
": a device (such as a clip or track) on a camera that permits attachment of an accessory item (such as a flash unit)",
": a dealing box designed to hold several decks of playing cards",
": to furnish with a shoe",
": to cover for protection, strength, or ornament",
": an outer covering for the human foot usually having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and heel and a lighter upper part",
": horseshoe sense 1",
": to put a shoe or horseshoe on : furnish with shoes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u00fc",
"\u02c8sh\u00fc"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Okabashi Brands announced plans Thursday to invest $20 million in a renovation of its Buford factory, aiming to double shoe -making capacity. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"This hobby then grew into a shoe -flipping business. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Often in the past, those acceptances were recorded earlier and shoe -horned into the telecast. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"The movie\u2019s shine is dulled by maddening contrivances (like the stepbrothers\u2019 repetitive threats to El, and the campaign to find him) and baffling time-wasting segments that feel shoe -horned into the plot. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 9 May 2022",
"Baggen spearheaded the shoe -painting project, with assistance from Wiederspohn and other students in the class. \u2014 Sage Smiley, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"So are there disadvantages to having a shoe -free household? \u2014 CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Fiesta is back in all its confetti-spraying, medal-clanking, shoe -showing glory this year. \u2014 Deborah Martin, Express News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The children learned history and geography, but also shoe -cobbling, sewing, butchery, and aircraft mechanics. \u2014 Rachel Lu, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In recent years, the European Union was seen as a likely contender to fill the collaborator shoes the U.S. has recently left unoccupied. \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 21 May 2020",
"And amazingly, the GT shadowed the 600LT on the skidpad, pulling 1.01 g's to its Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R\u2013 shod brother's 1.11 g's. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 29 Apr. 2020",
"One of them, a blacksmith, was disowned for shoeing a war horse. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
"Pretty much every outdoor winter sport was available, including the aforementioned snow- shoeing excursion with Juha Tuunanen, the hotel\u2019s CEO who offered us a fire-building lesson\u2014a necessary survival skill for any Lapland resident. \u2014 Caitlin Morton, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Turbolook seventeen-inch wheels shod with Pirelli P700-Z tires (255/40ZR-17s in the back and 205/50ZR-17s up front) provide enough grip for 0.87 g of lateral acceleration. \u2014 Martin Padgett, Car and Driver , 27 Mar. 2020",
"These cleats come in extra small, small, medium, and large, which fits women shoe sizes 2.5 to 15 and men shoe sizes 1 to 13.5. \u2014 Popular Science , 5 Feb. 2020",
"This is the fourth lawsuit Nike has filed against Skechers, including one that accused Skechers of copying the iconic Chuck Taylor shoes that\u2019s been simmering for five years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Shari Redstone, who stepped into her father\u2019s shoes some time ago, will be the new chair of the board. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2019"
],
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"Noun",
"Middle English shoo , from Old English sc\u014dh ; akin to Old High German scuoh shoe"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
": a small open boat propelled by oars or sails and used chiefly in shallow waters"
],
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"\u02c8sha-l\u0259p"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle French chaloupe"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-050005"
},
"short-circuiter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something that short-circuits",
": a device operated by centrifugal force that actuates the mechanism which short-circuits the commutator bars or raises the brushes from the commutator in some forms of single-phase motors"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+\u0259(r)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-050956"
},
"shippen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a shed for livestock (such as cows)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ship\u0259n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English shepen, shipen , from Old English scypen, scipen, scepen"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-054459"
},
"shoreweed":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an aquatic weed ( Littorella uniflora ) of the family Plantaginaceae that has few flowered scapes and flowers with a one-celled ovary"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-062038"
},
"shore snipe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sandpiper",
": shorebird"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-070413"
},
"sheriff substitute":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an undersheriff who usually hears cases in the first instance"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074441"
},
"shackles":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms",
": something that checks or prevents free action as if by fetters",
": a usually U-shaped fastening device secured by a bolt or pin through holes in the end of the two arms",
": a length of cable or anchor chain of usually 15 fathoms",
": to bind with shackles : fetter",
": to make fast with or as if with a shackle",
": to deprive of freedom especially of action by means of restrictions or handicaps : impede",
": a ring or band that prevents free use of the legs or arms",
": something that prevents free action",
": to bind or fasten with a ring or band placed on the legs or arms",
": to prevent free action"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sha-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8sha-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"bind",
"bond",
"bracelet",
"chain",
"cuff(s)",
"fetter",
"handcuff(s)",
"irons",
"ligature",
"manacle(s)"
],
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"bind",
"chain",
"enchain",
"enfetter",
"fetter",
"gyve",
"handcuff",
"manacle",
"pinion",
"trammel"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"placed shackles on the legs of the prisoners",
"the shackles of illiteracy can be just as confining as leg irons",
"Verb",
"The guard shackled the prisoner.",
"unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This hunk of billet aluminum solves both problems by providing a closed shackle mount that\u2019s designed to fit snug with the winch\u2019s fairlead. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 12 Nov. 2020",
"The 60-year-old had been attempting to repair the Row of Life\u2019s bow shackle in preparation for a tropical cyclone that was bearing down on her position in the remote Pacific. \u2014 Andrew Lewis, Outside Online , 14 Jan. 2022",
"This shackle may suggest prisoners or enslaved people at the site. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Weinstein, 69, was ushered into the courtroom with a waist shackle that attached to his handcuffs. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 7 Dec. 2021",
"At her feet lay a broken shackle and chains to symbolize the end of slavery. \u2014 Reece Jones, CNN , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The front leaf spring rear-lower shackle bolts may be loose. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 21 Aug. 2021",
"If anti-vax folks mistake a key for a shackle , that\u2019s only because their selfishness is part of the problem. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 30 July 2021",
"When the crew tried to raise it, the shackle connecting it to the cable failed, Enbridge spokesman Michael Barnes said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Houdini said that no prison could hold him and that no shackles can shackle him. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Unlike the investment of time that\u2019s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021"
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": any of numerous small compressed East Indian marine fishes of the family Centriscidae that are related to the bellows fish and have a tubular snout and the body covered with an armor of transparent bony plates which is fused with the endoskeleton, extends over and beyond the down-turned dorsal and caudal fins, and terminates in a long spine"
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"shock entry 6"
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": sensitive brier"
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": to give food to (an experimental animal) and recover it (as from a gastric fistula) before it has been wholly altered by digestive processes"
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": a special cream or foam that is spread over the face or another part of the body before shaving"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking foresight",
": nearsighted",
": made without thinking about what will happen in the future",
": nearsighted",
": nearsighted"
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"\u02c8sh\u022frt-\u02ccs\u012b-t\u0259d",
"\u02c8sh\u022frt-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259d",
"\u02c8sh\u022frt-\u02c8s\u012bt-\u0259d"
],
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"myopic",
"nearsighted"
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"farsighted",
"hypermetropic",
"hyperopic"
],
"examples":[
"shortsighted politicians who only care about how they do in the next election",
"The plan was dangerously shortsighted .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These people might look closely or even suspiciously at any projects and businesses related to Russia -- because supporting the aggressor's economy with money is not only immoral, but simply shortsighted . \u2014 Stanislav Kucher, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"But the notion that the Girls\u2019 message was, by virtue of being broadcast commercially, inherently hollow now seems shortsighted . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Socialists, the Catholics, the press, all appear here as democratic forces that were either too fainthearted or too shortsighted to stop Mussolini. \u2014 Anna Momigliano, The Atlantic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This failed start-up might also be seen, in retrospect, as a preview of Russia\u2019s shortsighted unloading of Alaska to the United States in 1867. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This act of political grandstanding is a shortsighted race to the bottom. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Chris Runyan, president of the Ohio Contractors Association, is among those lobbying against suspending the gas tax, calling it a shortsighted approach. \u2014 Julie Bykowicz, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"But thanks to a roving group of shortsighted , entitled people, we\u2019ve often been deprived of that this election cycle. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"That Hong Kong\u2019s covid situation\u2014previously held up as a global success story\u2014has come to this is arguably an indictment of the city government\u2019s shortsighted planning and misdirected priorities. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 2 Mar. 2022"
": a cord made of rubber strands bound in woven casing and used as landing shock absorbers on small airplanes, as supports for rotor blades, and as a tow for launching gliders"
"shortsighted politicians who only care about how they do in the next election",
"The plan was dangerously shortsighted .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These people might look closely or even suspiciously at any projects and businesses related to Russia -- because supporting the aggressor's economy with money is not only immoral, but simply shortsighted . \u2014 Stanislav Kucher, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"But the notion that the Girls\u2019 message was, by virtue of being broadcast commercially, inherently hollow now seems shortsighted . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Socialists, the Catholics, the press, all appear here as democratic forces that were either too fainthearted or too shortsighted to stop Mussolini. \u2014 Anna Momigliano, The Atlantic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This failed start-up might also be seen, in retrospect, as a preview of Russia\u2019s shortsighted unloading of Alaska to the United States in 1867. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This act of political grandstanding is a shortsighted race to the bottom. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Chris Runyan, president of the Ohio Contractors Association, is among those lobbying against suspending the gas tax, calling it a shortsighted approach. \u2014 Julie Bykowicz, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"But thanks to a roving group of shortsighted , entitled people, we\u2019ve often been deprived of that this election cycle. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"That Hong Kong\u2019s covid situation\u2014previously held up as a global success story\u2014has come to this is arguably an indictment of the city government\u2019s shortsighted planning and misdirected priorities. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 2 Mar. 2022"
"shoreside recreation contributes mightily to the region's economy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The site of the annual International Sand Sculpting Festival (which will be held this year July 22-24), Revere Beach offers the chance to enjoy the shoreside breeze just miles from the heart of Boston. \u2014 Dana Gerber, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"De Bonis says the tender market for shoreside villas has also exploded, adding pressure to production. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Its tenders can carry ATVs for shoreside exploration. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 28 Jan. 2022",
"In 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, reflecting Department of Defense disinterest in basing ships in the Marianas Islands, ripped the heart out of the U.S. Navy\u2019s shoreside establishment at Guam. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"And at the same time as cases surge shoreside , the numbers of COVID cases reported on cruise ships are starting to stack up again. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Divesting shoreside support to reinvest in vessels that cannot be repaired in the Western Pacific theatre is foolishness. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"More than 100 government personnel were in charge of shoreside response. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Led by naturalist guides through this archipelago\u2019s unique environment, up to 14 guests will move between the 237-foot yacht and shoreside excursions. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021"
": to apply a short circuit to or establish a short circuit in",
": bypass sense 2",
": frustrate , impede",
": to become shunted by a short circuit",
": a connection of comparatively low resistance accidentally or intentionally made between points on a circuit between which the resistance is normally much greater",
": an electrical connection made between points in an electric circuit between which current does not normally flow"
"Sarr, who was was attending the World Health Assembly in Geneva, cut short his trip to return to Senegal and told Rfm that the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit . \u2014 Babacar Dione, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"In 2019, a fire caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in New Delhi and killed 43 people. \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022",
"In August, Syria\u2019s state media said a short circuit triggered an explosion in the gas tank of a bus carrying soldiers, killing one and wounding three. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Before his dismissal, Sarr told local radio station RFM that the blaze which engulfed the Tivaouane hospital's newborn unit was caused by an electrical short circuit . \u2014 Nimi Princewill, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"The fire was blamed on an electrical short circuit at the Abdoul Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital in Tivaouane, a town 75 miles northeast of the capital, Dakar, Mayor Demba Diop said. \u2014 Babacar Dione, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"The country's health minister, Diouf Sarr, said the fire likely started from an electrical short circuit . \u2014 Kelsee Majette, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"Company blames a short circuit & claims the vehicles were not responsible & did not catch fire. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Water may enter the rear turn signal LED lights, allowing condensation to form on the circuit board, and causing a short circuit . \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 12 Feb. 2022"
"Supply chain technology built upon machine learning algorithms autonomously logs hundreds of relevant data points on every shipment . \u2014 Mathew Elenjickal, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Kendal has created a website so U.S. customers can track exactly when the formula shipment will arrive at nearby stores. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"Copenhagen has not publicly commented on the arms shipment , and the Danish Defense Ministry did not immediately return a request for comment. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"The World Health Organization says the first shipment of medical aid for Ukraine will arrive in Poland on Thursday. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Poet, author, and activist Maya Angelou appears on a new shipment from the U.S. Mint, becoming the first Black woman to ever appear on the coin in American history. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The hope, Muma said, is that a new shipment of sotrovimab will arrive early next week to bolster supply. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 31 Dec. 2021",
"The first shipment of tests will arrive at some point in January, the White House said. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 25 Dec. 2021",
"By now, though, that stockpile has been depleted and another shipment won\u2019t arrive until early January, Masselli said. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett, courant.com , 20 Dec. 2021"
"Definition of shock horror British , informal \u2014 used to say that one is surprised by something unpleasant or upsetting when one really is not Teenagers are\u2014 shock horror \u2014having sex."
"The country is the world\u2019s biggest shipper of sunflower oil, and a major exporter of corn, wheat and barley. \u2014 Jesse Newman, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"On Friday, a one-eyed cat reunited with his family following five years away thanks to rescuers who flew the cat home in a helicopter after finding the feline stowed away in a shipper container. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In February, the National Retail Federation urged the dockworkers union and port terminal employers to begin talks early to allay shipper concerns. \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Potential sanctions on Russia, a big, low-cost shipper of fertilizer, could also halt trade flows. \u2014 Elizabeth Elkin, Bloomberg.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Corn held near the highest in a decade, with investors weighing an increasingly gloomy outlook for supplies as the war in Ukraine continues to stymie planting, harvesting and exports in the major grain shipper . \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine is a major corn shipper and its ports have been shuttered since Russia invaded. \u2014 Kim Chipman, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"DAT Solutions LLC, which matches shipper loads to available trucks, said the average fuel surcharge for truckload carriers reached 41 cents per mile in January, up 17 cents from the year before, and was at 45 cents this month. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Rich, fertile soils have helped Ukraine become the second-largest grain shipper and the Black Sea region to be known as the world\u2019s breadbasket. \u2014 Elena Mazneva, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022"
"Youths who ignore orders to shelter in place are cast as insensitive, short sighted , and foolish by media and politicians. \u2014 Lisa Jacobs, STAT , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The nursing-home industry and the Service Employees International Union says the cuts are short sighted , and demand might return as the baby boomers age over the next 10 years. \u2014 Josh Kovner, courant.com , 22 Aug. 2019",
"Vivendi has been critical of the plan Elliott outlined for Telecom Italia, calling it short sighted and aimed at milking quick profits out of the company to the detriment of its long-term health. \u2014 Eric Sylvers, WSJ , 4 May 2018",
"But some day, there will be a Senate vacancy in Alabama when there\u2019s a Democratic governor, and the state GOP will remember to kick itself for being short sighted back in 2018 \u2013 and realizing the law of unintended consequences wins again. \u2014 Chuck Todd, NBC News , 24 Jan. 2018",
"But some House Republicans warn that the party should be careful to criticize their colleagues in the Senate too much, warning that Republican-on-Republican campaigning is divisive and short sighted . \u2014 Lauren Fox, CNN , 16 Oct. 2017",
"Although agents have a personal stake in making sure the deal closes, pointing you to a weak inspector would be very short sighted of them. \u2014 Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com , 4 Oct. 2017"
": affected by or showing embarrassment caused by consciousness of a fault",
": like a sheep (as in being meek or shy)",
": feeling or showing embarrassment especially over being discovered having done something wrong or foolish"
],
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"\u02c8sh\u0113-pish",
"\u02c8sh\u0113-pish"
],
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"backward",
"bashful",
"coy",
"demure",
"diffident",
"introverted",
"modest",
"recessive",
"retiring",
"self-effacing",
"shy",
"withdrawn"
],
"antonyms":[
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"immodest",
"outgoing"
],
"examples":[
"He felt a little sheepish .",
"a sheepish scholar who is most comfortable when surrounded by books",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Inouye-Perez has a habit of turning players into catchers, the coach says with a sheepish grin. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"The Times\u2019s metropolitan editor at the time, assembled a select, if slightly sheepish , group of reporters to go to a nearby pornographic theater to judge the film for themselves. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"And the once sheepish Earn is now asking brave enough to ask to get that money in advance at Paper Boi's request after he is detained in Amsterdam prison. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Parents and runners broke into applause as Alejandro looked on with a sheepish grin. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Since adopting an Australian labradoodle a few months ago, Luke Kanies has felt a little sheepish that his new pet, Westley, doesn\u2019t align with his nonconformist lifestyle. \u2014 Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The tone of the announcement \u2014 breathless, sheepish , exuberant \u2014 wasn\u2019t the sort of thing one associates with research scientists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Britney Spears posted a sheepish apology over her legendary dancing ability on Sunday (March 6), and Nicki Minaj is having none of it. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 7 Mar. 2022",
"On that day, the assemblyman herding AB 1400 through the legislature looked around and saw few supporters among his sheepish colleagues. \u2014 Will Swaim, National Review , 7 Mar. 2022"
": barely adequate time for confession before execution",
": little or no attention or consideration",
": quick work"
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"examples":[
"He gives short shrift to the author's later works.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Local leaders worried the community could get short shrift . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"And since many of these plum positions are concentrated on the East Coast, other parts of the country get short shrift . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 7 Feb. 2022",
"But Counsell made certain not to give short shrift to Brandon Woodruff, who\u2019d started the previous two openers, finished fifth to Burnes in the Cy Young balloting and has been every bit the horse in Milwaukee\u2019s rotation along the way. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Besotted with an earlier edition of the American Dream, the one favored by 19th century European immigrants, Massini gives short shrift to the way the Lehman fortune was dependent on the institution of slavery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Neither the big picture nor the far more personal one gets short shrift here. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 20 Mar. 2022",
"All too often, however, the work of women who choose to stay at home still gets short shrift . \u2014 Melanie Kirkpatrick, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Nothing gets short shrift here; the menu respects meat dishes and seafood equally. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Scheidel gives short shrift to the Eurocentric narcissism that regards the fall of Rome as the only memorable disaster in world history. \u2014 Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020"
"Matsuo, a skilled shrimper who loved his mother\u2019s shrimp tempura, put his stamp on the snack world with crustaceans. \u2014 Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Mark Theriot, a 63-year-old shrimper , said he's been coming out every day simply because Scott Daspit and the other families need help. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 May 2021",
"Mark Theriot, a 63-year-old shrimper , said he's been coming out every day simply because Scott Daspit and the other families need help. \u2014 Rebecca Santana, ajc , 1 May 2021",
"Mark Theriot, a 63-year-old shrimper , said he's been coming out every day simply because Scott Daspit and the other families need help. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 May 2021",
"Mark Theriot, a 63-year-old shrimper , said he's been coming out every day simply because Scott Daspit and the other families need help. \u2014 Rebecca Santana, ajc , 1 May 2021",
"Mark Theriot, a 63-year-old shrimper , said he's been coming out every day simply because Scott Daspit and the other families need help. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 May 2021",
"Mark Theriot, a 63-year-old shrimper , said he's been coming out every day simply because Scott Daspit and the other families need help. \u2014 Rebecca Santana, ajc , 1 May 2021",
"Mark Theriot, a 63-year-old shrimper , said he's been coming out every day simply because Scott Daspit and the other families need help. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 May 2021"
": a dwarf shrub ( Kalmia angustifolia ) of the heath family that is native to northeastern North America and is poisonous to livestock and that resembles mountain laurel but has narrower leaves and smaller bright red flowers"
": a link coupling formerly used between railroad cars",
": a device consisting of an ordinary pinch bar with a hinged shackle near the point for pulling out something (such as a driftbolt or railroad spikes)"
"Brianna Crigger, 20, a U.S.S. Bataan shipmate from West Jefferson, Ohio, was enjoying a break from her job refueling fighter jets. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"Though almost suffering death himself the poor fellow thought of his dead shipmate . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 July 2021",
"Russell also recalled that the Herald received a letter from a seaman who said a shipmate of his was onshore the night of the murder and returned to the ship with bloody clothes. \u2014 Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2021",
"His father's boss and World War II shipmate offered to fund Dovenberg's education at Gustavus Adolphus College. \u2014 Jenna Ross, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Zoya tells a shipmate that her family lives in Ravka. \u2014 Nick Schager, EW.com , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Tunnell used his bare hands to beat out flames that had engulfed a shipmate , suffering burns in the process. \u2014 Fox News , 7 Feb. 2021",
"Leibold later received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct for supporting a shipmate in the water for eight hours. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Aug. 2020",
"When the ship received clearance, nonessential shipmates were able to head home, including Riche. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2020"
"During the seven days of Jewish mourning, or shivah , thousands of visitors came to sit with the Grossmans, writers and politicians and ordinary people, while their closest friends organized the shopping and cooking, and local restaurants sent food. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The day after the end of shivah , Grossman returned to his novel. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021"
": a locust that forms a variety ( Robinia pseudoacacia rectissima ) of the black locust, is native to Long Island, and has an erect stem and wood of great strength and durability"
"Ganko Ittetsu Ramen Dishes like the soy sauce flavored Gantetsu shoyu (pictured) are made with attentive care at Ganko Ittetsu Ramen. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Bakesale Betty or the Meyer lemon shoyu ramen at Ramen Shop, became essential dishes of the region. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The normally Italian Modena is serving an appetizer special of tuna crudo with Sakura shoyu , black cherry miso and cherry blossom gelee along with the cocktail Fiore di Kyoto with Suntory Toki whisky, black cherry miso and nigori Junmai sake. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 16 Mar. 2021",
"The set includes 16 pieces of nigiri and a hand roll-making kit, plus custom wooden chopsticks and house-aged shoyu . \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Feb. 2021",
"There\u2019s a familiar shoyu ramen \u2014 skinny, crinkled noodles with their distinctive alkaline scent in a salty dashi and soy broth. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 11 May 2020",
"Republic will serve miso, shoyu , tonkotsu and Republic ramen, while Yatai will serve tonkotsu ramen alongside gyoza, teriyaki chicken and curry rice. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, azcentral , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Everyone gathered to stuff the rice into tofu skins simmered with sugar and shoyu for inari-zushi. \u2014 Hannah Kirshner, New York Times , 24 Dec. 2019",
"Helena, for example, their basic distillate, bottled at 40% alcohol, tastes like a sake-vodka hybrid \u2014 clean, floral, with clear notes of koji, the same fungus that\u2019s used in the production of sake, miso and shoyu . \u2014 Lisa Futterman, chicagotribune.com , 26 Sep. 2019"
"Here are three ways Russian oil is flowing that show Putin might still have buyers for his oil long long after countries shun the Russian resource. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"The decision by Western countries to shun Russian crude has made the market even tighter. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"All three countries have faced heavy pressure from Washington to shun Russia and, in the Emirates\u2019 case, also to supply more oil to a world trying to wean itself from Russian energy. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But the Dayton accords designated the area part of the Republika Srpska, and today the country\u2019s other ethnic groups largely shun the place. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The rest of the world won\u2019t shun American debt, despite what looks like an irresponsible level of borrowing. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
"John Fund, a prominent conservative journalist who was once a booster of Ms. Engelbrecht, has implored donors to shun her, according to videotape provided to The New York Times by Documented, a nonprofit news site. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"The big technology companies have been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Big Tech has been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Middle English shonen, shunnen , from Old English scunian"
"The facts are too shaming for a proud nation to remember.",
"\u2014 Niger Calder",
"\u2026 for me it's a shaming reminder that for five and a half months I let a man call me \"Baby Bear\" \u2026",
"\u2014 Tina Brown",
"What happened at Enron \u2026 was indeed a shaming episode in the history of US capitalism.",
"\u2014 Geoffrey Owen",
"\u2026 books that if they are left unread are truly shaming \u2026",
"\u2014 Jeff Reid"
],
": the act or activity of subjecting someone to shame, disgrace, humiliation, or disrepute especially by public exposure or criticism":[
"Other times they would take more aggressive measures, tracking down and exposing the identities of supposed wrongdoers who the group felt had not been brought to justice. Public shaming is a standard tool for this kind of activism \u2026",
"\u2014 Emily Bazelon",
"Between 1957 and 1961, he \u2026 managed to rig the outcomes of at least 43 [college basketball] games, leading to the arrests of 37 players and the shaming of several others.",
"\u2014 Eric Konigsberg",
"As the parade of \u2026 public shamings on Capitol Hill has shown \u2026, the wealthy may not be universally loved, but they're America's favorite spectacle.",
": a hare ( Nesolagus netscheri ) of Sumatra that has short ears and fur and whose color shades from grayish yellow on the foreparts to mahogany-brown on the haunches with black bands on back, sides, face, and hind feet":[]
": a court held by a sheriff or an undersheriff with a jury and authorized to assess damages in undefended and in compulsory taking-of-land cases, to find the value of defendants' lands taken on executions, and formerly to try other issues of fact sent to it by courts of superior jurisdiction":[],
": a court presided over by a sheriff depute or a sheriff substitute trained in law that is the ordinary and the small debt court and a criminal court and since 1913 has jurisdiction in practically all civil actions with the principal exceptions of actions involving the status of marriage, divorce, or legitimacy, reductions, winding-up of companies where paid-up capital exceeds \u00a310,000, and actions to prove the text of lost documents but cannot sentence to more than two years' imprisonment":[]
"Near- shoring is attractive right now for myriad reasons. \u2014 Deepak Chhugani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Airbag lifts, hydraulic tools, pneumatic shoring devices and other instruments were used to rescue four survivors trapped under the rubble, according to the memo. \u2014 Ray Sanchez And Kevin Conlon, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"Promoters of friend- shoring see it as a chance to revamp global supply chains to reduce their reliance on countries with autocratic governments and nonmarket economies, namely China and Russia. \u2014 Yuka Hayashi, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Sourcing suppliers domestically and near- shoring are trends well underway in year three of the COVID era. \u2014 Greg Petro, Forbes , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Intel\u2019s turnaround plan depends on significant taxpayer subsidies from the U.S. and Europe to support his re- shoring of chip manufacturing. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The move would serve as a sort of political olive branch to the mining industry, which feels it has been shunned amid the Biden administration\u2019s push to embrace the green energy transition and on- shoring of domestic production capabilities. \u2014 Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"To that end, Vance, Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) have all called for a re- shoring of American industry. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 30 Jan. 2022",
"This could be a catalyst for near shoring and more reliable supply chains. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
"The convention was a showcase of the company's new products.",
"Verb",
"The program showcases up-and-coming musicians.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The singer-songwriter just dropped his sophomore EP Sugar, a showcase for his soaring vocals to dance through a range of rock, R&B and ballads. \u2014 Jeff Benjamin, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"Like that regency-era show, Mr. Malcolm\u2019s List serves up its gilded rituals and lessons in love and friendship with a multiracial and multicultural showcase . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"This year's designer showcase includes Kristen Williams, Kera Ridley, Tracie Powell and Annette Corsino, among others. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"McKnight planned to be at this year\u2019s Juneteenth festival, working with her former church, Crossing Jordan Ministries, talent showcase . \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"Produced by the Film Expo Group, the annual industry event offers a showcase for Hollywood studios to present their upcoming slates to European cinema operators. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Those dog breeds and more will be on showcase starting Saturday as part of the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"And on a day where much of the nation focuses on fathers, that scene will unfold myriad times over when the most exclusive street in one of the world\u2019s most exclusive neighborhoods becomes an open-air showcase for the finest cars in the world. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 18 June 2022",
"Those cameras have done harm to the legislative branch by turning it into a giant showcase for cable-news gigs. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys, Ms Hepburn is celebrated in a Vision & Virtuosity showcase alongside a replica frontage of the famous 5th Avenue store, complete with sights and sounds of New York complete with a yellow taxi cab. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Xbox continued to deliver a slow drip of news to gamers Tuesday with an extended presentation in the wake of it\u2019s Sunday showcase . \u2014 Shannon Liao, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"See what other famous items sold at Julien\u2019s Auctions\u2019 Music Icons showcase here. \u2014 Katrina Nattress, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
"Some of his pictures showcase magnificence, while others are intentionally hard to look at. \u2014 Stefanie Blendis, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The first is to showcase the orchestra, which \u2014 under Payare\u2019s expert direction \u2014 has achieved a new level of excellence. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The final announcement of the opening Summer Games Fest showcase this week was the reveal of The Last of Us Part I, a PS5 remake of the original game. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"However, certain Stones records have left an indelible mark on music and showcase a band at the height of their powers. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Two new features covered during the interviews showcase the next steps in a strategy first discussed in 2020, allowing players to access Xbox games without owning an Xbox console. \u2014 Mike Hume, Washington Post , 9 June 2022"
": a river steamship containing a theater and carrying a troupe of actors to give plays at river communities":[],
": one who tries to attract attention by conspicuous behavior":[],
": to behave in a conspicuous or ostentatious manner : show off":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u014d-\u02ccb\u014dt"
],
"synonyms":[
"act up",
"clown (around)",
"cut up",
"fool around",
"horse around",
"hotdog",
"monkey (around)",
"show off",
"skylark"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The fans like him, but the other players think he's a showboat .",
"Verb",
"She was showboating for the cameras when she tripped and fell.",
"the gymnast was showboating for the cameras when she lost her balance and fell",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Marian is the opposite of a showboat , but Foster dims her radiance more than is necessary. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"For an actor, there\u2019s an obvious showboat appeal to playing a serious out-of-control drunk. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
"It's been a story of redemption for Jacobellis, who infamously won an Olympic silver in 2006 after throwing away her lead while attempting to showboat . \u2014 Julia Hollingsworth, CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"A full 16 years and a world removed from the day the American snowboardcross racer gave away the gold medal with a showboat move near the finish line, Jacobellis rode hard to the end and won it. \u2014 Eddie Pells And Pat Graham, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022",
"A full 16 years and a world removed from the day the American snowboardcross racer gave away the gold medal with a showboat move near the finish line, Jacobellis rode hard to the end and won it. \u2014 Eddie Pells And Pat Graham, chicagotribune.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"When this pretense is stylized with showboat filmmaking, whatever universal point Anderson tries to make comes off erroneously \u2014 snobbish. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Tammy Faye, meanwhile, is a vivacious believer who falls in love with Jim and is happy to hitch herself to the choo-choo train of his showboat faith. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Beyond the showboat rib, the menu brought both surprises and solid standouts. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But that was neither showboating nor talking trash. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 1 Apr. 2020",
"There are no showboating gestures here, only a bone-deep commitment to showing us the lives of individuals often relegated to the cinematic sidelines, to the extent that the movies even notice them all. \u2014 Justin Chang, chicagotribune.com , 12 Sep. 2019",
"Three quarters of sleepwalking, showboating and unwatchable basketball, followed by one quarter of the most intense and least-artistic basketball of the season. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 16 Feb. 2020",
"Bill Pullman is the Bilott team\u2019s showboating West Virginia trial lawyer, who celebrates success in the courtroom by snapping his suspenders with satisfaction. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 22 Nov. 2019",
"Fingers a-flutter, Marsalis confidently flew through composer Jacques Ibert\u2019s flamboyant solo section \u2014 making sure his virtuosity was that of musicianship, not showboating . \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
"The main negatives for me are showboating and mascots. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com , 21 Sep. 2019",
"Their duel had something often lacking in this memorable era of men\u2019s tennis: an edge, as Kyrgios showboated and intentionally smacked balls at Nadal\u2019s body, ignoring the glares that Nadal sometimes fired back. \u2014 Christopher Clarey, New York Times , 4 July 2019",
"Spedding, new guitarist Tom Vanstiphout and saxophonist Jorja Chalmers were particularly combustible\u2014while never showboating or pulling focus from Ferry. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 30 Aug. 2019"
": any of various grain sorghums usually held to constitute a distinct variety ( Sorghum vulgare roxburghii ), introduced into the U.S. from India, and having slender dry stalks, large open pale yellow heads, and small hard seeds that are exposed at maturity":[]
": a continuous deck of light construction above the principal deck of a ship and usually covering a full-length superstructure or space not permanently closed against the weather":[]
"How did Boyle decide what town in the former Yugoslavia would serve as the setting for Tevye\u2019s shtetl ? \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"The Polish shtetl was created by having the designers read the script and look for references of 1930\u2019s Poland, and having a historian fact check their work. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"That was the solution as well for the headstones of the fake shtetl \u2019s cemetery. \u2014 Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In 2009, my dad and I went looking for my great-great-grandfather Zalman Rozman\u2019s grave in Novi Veledniki, a small shtetl near Chernobyl dating back to 1545. \u2014 ELLE , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Strasberg, twenty-one years old, was born in a Polish shtetl and brought up on the Lower East Side. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Her voice is unmistakable, a Valley Girl\u2019s vocal fry mixed with Bernie Sanders\u2019s metropolitan shtetl twang. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Born into a Polish shtetl in 1886 and trained as a tailor, the young man traveled overland across the European continent at the turn of the century, hoping to escape the pogroms of the old world for the promise of the new. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 25 Nov. 2021",
"He was born in 1896 in Poritzk, a shtetl in what is now northwestern Ukraine. \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021"
"The bathroom, meanwhile, is roomy enough for a walk-in shower with a massaging showerhead . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 20 May 2022",
"This sunny all-white bathroom by Studio Munroe touts an asymmetrical walk-in shower replete with all the fixtures, including a rainfall showerhead . \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 17 May 2022",
"This homemade cleaning solution can help dissolve limescale deposit buildup and restore shine to your showerhead . \u2014 Lauren Krueger, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Apr. 2022",
"From easier access and pouring to adding a showerhead for an instant shower, camping in 2022 is all about these minor but affordable upgrades. \u2014 Breanna Wilson, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"That is, until the handle would turn no longer, and the showerhead unleashed its deepest chill. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"If your showerhead isn\u2019t up to the task, though, your bath faucet can also offer plenty of pleasure. \u2014 Suzannah Weiss, SELF , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Outside, guests can take a long shower in the buff, as there are no walls surrounding the showerhead . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Jason Allred tested his Arc\u2019teryx not only by standing under his showerhead , but also by jumping into a pool. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022"
"Browse other wool products, see border collies demonstrate sheepherding , or roam dozens of booths showcasing crafts, jewelry, home accessories, and more. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018"
"Hartley rushed across the camp loop to watch as other campers and Anchorage Health Department workers attempted to shoo the bears away with the airhorn, shouts and clapping. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
"But there was no cabin in the woods, no pan-banging to shoo away strangers, nor any little girl holed up in a pioneer dress. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"He, his brother, Clifton, and their younger sister, Georgia, were raised in life jackets and learned survival skills, such as how to dig clams for dinner and shoo away black bears, early on. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"In one house, an elderly woman asked for Robredo campaign materials, even while her husband tried to shoo the volunteers away. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Suddenly, El Troudi seemed to be trying to shoo people off the train. \u2014 William Neuman, The Atlantic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The city of Sunnyvale in Northern California recently employed a secret weapon to shoo away thousands of nesting crows from its popular downtown area: lasers. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
"However, lasers are a humane way to shoo away crows, according to the Humane Society of America. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Inside 67 Orange Street, a small bar in Harlem, the speakers played Bad Bunny, the drinks came in various colors and patrons were ready to shoo away 2021, some with Scotch in hand. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021"
