": a copper token resembling an English halfpenny that circulated in the U.S. in the 18th and 19th centuries":[]
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"1787, in the meaning defined above":""
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"probably from Bungtown (now Barneysville), Rehoboth, Massachusetts, where it was manufactured":""
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"jut",
"overhang",
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"pooch",
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"start",
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"Noun",
"He always had a bunch of keys on his belt.",
"Dried herbs hung in bunches from the kitchen rafters.",
"Verb",
"The child's tights bunched at the ankles.",
"the dress bunches a bit at the waist",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Raiders are the highest-ranked of the bunch at No. 5, followed by the Lions at No. 13 and Patriots at 20. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Finally, there's the Echo Show 15, which is by far the largest of the bunch and meant to be mounted on a wall, like a picture. \u2014 PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
"The tapetum is composed of a bunch of long collagen fibers, lined up lengthwise and suspended in fluid. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"The iPhone 14 series will be the most important product of the bunch , however. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 June 2022",
"That list had six players who have already committed, with five-star wide receiver Brandon Inniss the highest-rated of the bunch . \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"The biggest of the bunch : House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who has spent $252,000 at Trump properties, 99% of which came between Trump\u2019s election in 2016 and the end of his term. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"JetBlue Airways, the biggest of the bunch at Logan, delayed half of its flights nationwide. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The funniest snap of the bunch came when Simpson Ross shared a photo of Jagger in front of an old-school phone booth in London. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Because the layers are bonded, the gloves don\u2019t bunch . \u2014 Berne Broudy, Outside Online , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Rather than using removable inserts that bunch up in the wash and get thrown away, all Lume Six bras are offered in two versions: unlined or with thin sewn-in padding. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Women\u2019s styles frustrate Emily Casey, 32, a software engineer in Brooklyn, tending to bunch under her arms. \u2014 Aria Darcella, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Charitable contributions are not the only way to bunch . \u2014 Jamie Hopkins, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"That meant the Flyline kit needed to accommodate the contours of a seated skier while eliminating seams, pockets, zippers, and any excess fabric that could bunch up in the chair. \u2014 Nick Heil, Outside Online , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Many of the shootings bunch up at the city\u2019s major thoroughfares. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Use carpeting or hardwood flooring as opposed to area rugs, which can bunch up or become a tripping hazard. Keep walking areas clear of clutter. \u2014 Arlene Becker, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Jan. 2022",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8b\u0259nch"
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"body",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122146",
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": a creeping perennial herb ( Cornus canadensis ) of the dogwood family that has whorled leaves and white floral bracts and bears clusters of red berries":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"England was represented by a rose hand-embroidered in silk thread and organza, for example, and Canada by the bunchberry . \u2014 Adam Tschorn, latimes.com , 19 May 2018",
"Across the lake, the Nash Preserve features the state's only natural white pine bluff, where rare bunchberry grows in an upland fen. \u2014 James F. Mccarty, cleveland.com , 6 Aug. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-\u02ccbe-r\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0259nch-\u02ccber-\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124132",
"type":[
"noun"
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": a swindling game or scheme":[]
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"they were experts at that bunco , having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The group organizes weekly and monthly events including dinners, dances, bingo and bunco . \u2014 Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com , 14 June 2018",
"Invite your bunco club or friends who have never played. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017"
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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"perhaps alteration of Spanish banca bench, banking, bank in gambling, from Italian \u2014 more at bank":""
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": insincere or foolish talk : nonsense":[]
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"What a load of bunkum !",
"a cinematic depiction of the Middle Ages that was derided as pure bunkum by historians",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unfortunately, but somewhat predictably, the press has fallen for Bukele\u2019s bunkum hook, line, and sinker. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Reich makes $300,000 a year teaching anti-capitalist bunkum to impressionable young minds \u2014 on top of at least $40,000 per hour giving speeches around the country. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 5 May 2021",
"But like many others on the right, Peterson is ultimately motivated by an inability to let bunkum prevail unchallenged. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Almost no records survived, though, so the history of the Pony Express is littered with impostors, inaccuracies, and plain bunkum . \u2014 National Geographic , 23 June 2018",
"For sixteen seasons, John Elway let all the bunkum bounce off his big shoulders. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 23 May 2017",
"Or maybe the name was inspired by someone muttering something about a load of bunkum . \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 21 May 2017"
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"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Buncombe county, North Carolina; from a remark made by its congressman, who defended an irrelevant speech by claiming that he was speaking to Buncombe":""
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-k\u0259m"
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"applesauce",
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"blatherskite",
"blither",
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"bull",
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"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
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"folderol",
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"foolishness",
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"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
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"nonsense",
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"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
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"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"bundle":{
"antonyms":[
"accelerate",
"fast-track",
"hasten",
"hurry",
"quicken",
"rush",
"speed (up)",
"whisk"
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": a considerable number : lot":[
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"a bundle of newspapers"
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"software bundles"
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": a person embodying a specified quality or characteristic":[
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"was a bundle of nerves before his speech"
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": a sizable sum of money":[
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"a bundle of friends"
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"\u2026 a group of servants came bundling from the kitchen.",
"\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb"
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": package , parcel":[
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": to hustle or hurry unceremoniously":[
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"Noun",
"Whoever picks the winning ticket will win a bundle of prizes.",
"He made a bundle on the stock market.",
"A reliable car doesn't have to cost a bundle .",
"They made bundles of money.",
"Verb",
"Someone had bundled the wet towels into a big pile.",
"She bundled the children into the car.",
"We all bundled into the car.",
"They've increased sales by bundling their most popular programs.",
"a computer that comes with bundled software",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Scroll down to shop the Casper Mother's Day sale and see what's included in each bundle . \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"But at least the retailer isn\u2019t forcing you to buy the products in a bundle like GameStop. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Tickets to the exhibition at Great Lakes Mall range in price from $13 per person in a family bundle , all the way to $26 for VIP adult admission. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Also available as a bundle with cosmetic case and lanyard card case ($139). \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"Initially, the two could be sold as a bundle , but over time they will be brought together into one giant streaming service, Mr. Zaslav told staff on Friday. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The bugs were first found in the United States in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014, after supposedly hitching a ride as a bundle of eggs from China via a shipment of stone. \u2014 Abigail Gruskin, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Seasons 1-3 can be purchased as a bundle for $24.99. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The other catch is that PS5 units will only be sold as a bundle , likely at over $800. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Reuters reported in March that Volkswagen, BMW, and Porsche are having trouble getting the wire harnesses, which bundle cables in a vehicle, as Ukraine suppliers have been closed by the war. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Fans will also have the option to bundle their hotel stay with their festival passes via official hotel partner Fuse Technologies. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Creating exclusive content or acquiring premium content necessary to bundle streaming content on a platform means enormous investments. \u2014 Wayne Lonstein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Enlarge / Microsoft will allow third-party apps to bundle their own widgets starting later this year. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"Disney+ also gives users the option to bundle with ESPN+, to watch live sports, and Hulu for $13.99 a month with ads. \u2014 al , 20 May 2022",
"Lawmakers plan to bundle the virus aid package with fiscal 2021 spending, which expires Sunday at midnight. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 20 Dec. 2020",
"Avoid arguments with the genius Erv\u00e9t split duvet bundle that features customizable inserts for each side of the bed. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"But Matt Johnson, co-chief executive of TruConnect, said California is the only state that won\u2019t let wireless companies bundle Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program money into one enhanced offering for customers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"\u02c8b\u0259n-d\u1d4al"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052417",
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"antonyms":[],
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": the cecum or anus especially of a slaughtered animal":[],
": throw sense 1":[],
": to plug with or as if with a bung":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"thousands of pounds in illegal bungs",
"Verb",
"we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lemish, like Kramer, is a diva, always ready to pull the bung from his emotions. \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Two grandkids were up by the windshield, crammed in front of blue drums of gas, with gas pooled around the bungs and more tanks in the stern leaking gas. \u2014 Seth Kantner, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Oct. 2019",
"Indiana State Fair food Here are 22 new food items coming to the fair: American Hero \u2013 A soft bung hosting a meat trio of Virginia ham, salami and pepperoni. \u2014 Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star , 15 July 2019",
"Prosecutors allege that Mazzacurati presided over a consortium where the original aim of saving Venice seems to have been forgotten amid bungs to political parties and cronies. \u2014 Manfred Manera, Newsweek , 18 July 2014",
"Johnson had removed the drum\u2019s bung , which is like a cap, and car wash polish erupted on the left side of his face, according to the incident report. \u2014 Rick Barrett, USA TODAY , 20 Dec. 2017",
"Never apply heat to an empty drum when the caps and bungs aren't removed. \u2014 jsonline.com , 13 Dec. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Instead of lubricating profits, however, Canada\u2019s tar sands are bunged -up with protests against new pipelines. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Stuff that today\u2019s parents would get all bunged up about \u2013 no bike helmets, no seat belts, roaming free all day through wood and dale with only a dime for emergency calls \u2013 were just part of regular ol\u2019 parenting. \u2014 Jill Hamilton, Orange County Register , 20 Apr. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b"
],
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"block",
"dam",
"fill",
"pack",
"plug",
"stop",
"stuff"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191018",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tapered square head on a bolt or screw":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from bung entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223207",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a wooden mallet used for loosening the bung of a cask":[]
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"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213239",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bung up":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": batter entry 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"he's a bit of a mess, but he says he bunged up the other guy in the fight even worse"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1803, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"punch out",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193745",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bung-eyed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from bung entry 4":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b\u00a6\u012bd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130138",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bung-full":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": very or completely full : chock-full":[
"an auto bung-full of children",
"zealots who are bung-full of schemes",
"\u2014 A. J. Nock"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"bung entry 1 + full":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013104",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bunghole":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hole for emptying or filling a cask":[],
": anus , asshole":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coover snaps on a latex glove and reaches up into literature\u2019s bunghole , as if to turn the whole project inside out. \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2018",
"Meanwhile, the gasket attached around the bunghole to create a seal that keeps out oxygen (an enemy of fresh beer) also creates the pressure to push beer out of the barrel and into the tap line. \u2014 Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics , 3 Feb. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-\u02cch\u014dl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025709",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bungle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": mishandle , botch":[
"bungle a job",
"bungled the investigation"
],
": to act or work clumsily and awkwardly":[
"bungled badly in the campaign"
]
},
"examples":[
"The government bungled badly in planning the campaign.",
"bungled the job the first time she tried to do it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fifth-round draft choice \u2014 no, Cincinnati did not bungle a pick on a kicker here \u2014 the kid has hit all 12 of his field goals, including four in the wild-card round, then winners at Tennessee and Kansas City. \u2014 Barry Wilner, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Attorney Kim Foxx managed to bungle things up early by exchanging texts with a relative of Smollett\u2019s, and everything got weirder from there. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"That is a question for the next president of baseball operations to solve, and the Mets cannot afford to bungle another job search. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Other members of the board wanted to make sure the state didn\u2019t bungle the reopening. \u2014 Kiera Feldman, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
"Don\u2019t mess around and bungle the best quarterback situation the Seahawks franchise has ever seen. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The on-field product was a disaster, only in part because of a season-ending injury to quarterback Dak Prescott, and the new coach found something new to bungle almost every week. \u2014 Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com , 5 Jan. 2021",
"The reality is for countries that bungle the public health response, the economic damage is going to be deeper and longer lasting. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 3 Nov. 2020",
"The prosecutor in that case, Debranjan Banerjee, told me that individuals working on behalf of the traffickers had offered him a bribe to bungle the prosecution so that the defendants would be released on bail. \u2014 Smita Sharma, National Geographic , 28 Sep. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer":""
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g\u0259l"
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"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"botch",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": badly done : unsuccessful because of mistakes : botched":[
"a bungled robbery",
"a badly bungled attempt"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After abandoning its bungled attempt to storm Kyiv two months ago, Russia declared that taking the entire Donbas is its main objective. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The bungled response to a problem discovered two weeks before the election left many key primary races hanging for over a week after Election Day. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
"But in the short term and long, the world appears more at risk of a nuclear conflict as a result of Putin\u2019s bungled invasion and nuclear threats, according to arms control experts and negotiators. \u2014 Ellen Knickmeyer, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Some Hollywood insiders say Chapek\u2019s bungled response reflects a lack of experience in the creative side of Hollywood before taking the CEO job. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Washington will need to do better than Mr. Biden\u2019s bungled summit. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
"But the district\u2019s bungled effort to test tens of thousands of students over winter break only added to parents\u2019 and teachers\u2019 concerns. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The return to lethal injections in the state where the method was created follows a series of bungled and gruesome executions in 2014 and 2015. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"At its low point, shortly after the bungled launch of its online insurance marketplace in the fall of 2013, only about one-third of Americans approved of the Affordable Care Act, according to polling by the Kaiser Family Foundation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1619, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g\u0259ld"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091709",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": mishandle , botch":[
"bungle a job",
"bungled the investigation"
],
": to act or work clumsily and awkwardly":[
"bungled badly in the campaign"
]
},
"examples":[
"The government bungled badly in planning the campaign.",
"bungled the job the first time she tried to do it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fifth-round draft choice \u2014 no, Cincinnati did not bungle a pick on a kicker here \u2014 the kid has hit all 12 of his field goals, including four in the wild-card round, then winners at Tennessee and Kansas City. \u2014 Barry Wilner, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Attorney Kim Foxx managed to bungle things up early by exchanging texts with a relative of Smollett\u2019s, and everything got weirder from there. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"That is a question for the next president of baseball operations to solve, and the Mets cannot afford to bungle another job search. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Other members of the board wanted to make sure the state didn\u2019t bungle the reopening. \u2014 Kiera Feldman, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
"Don\u2019t mess around and bungle the best quarterback situation the Seahawks franchise has ever seen. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The on-field product was a disaster, only in part because of a season-ending injury to quarterback Dak Prescott, and the new coach found something new to bungle almost every week. \u2014 Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com , 5 Jan. 2021",
"The reality is for countries that bungle the public health response, the economic damage is going to be deeper and longer lasting. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 3 Nov. 2020",
"The prosecutor in that case, Debranjan Banerjee, told me that individuals working on behalf of the traffickers had offered him a bribe to bungle the prosecution so that the defendants would be released on bail. \u2014 Smita Sharma, National Geographic , 28 Sep. 2020"
],
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"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer":""
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g\u0259l"
],
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"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"botch",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183824",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"handy"
],
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": awkward , clumsy":[]
},
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"get rid of that bunglesome old suitcase and buy something with wheels"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g\u0259l-s\u0259m"
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"awkward",
"clumsy",
"clunky",
"cranky",
"cumbersome",
"cumbrous",
"ponderous",
"ungainly",
"unhandy",
"unwieldy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194654",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"adroit",
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"facile"
],
"definitions":{
": clumsily awkward or inept":[
"a bungling attempt at humor",
"\u2026 her complaints about bungling doctors and mean-spirited nurses \u2026",
"\u2014 Michiko Kakutani"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1589, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g(\u0259-)li\u014b"
],
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"awkward",
"botched",
"clumsy",
"fumbled",
"inept",
"inexpert",
"maladroit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032713",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": a large canoe or dugout of the southwestern U.S. and parts of Central and South America":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish bongo":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b(\u02cc)g\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090253",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"accommodate",
"bestow",
"billet",
"bivouac",
"board",
"camp",
"chamber",
"domicile",
"encamp",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"put up",
"quarter",
"roof",
"room",
"shelter",
"take in"
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": a feeding trough for farm animals and especially cattle":[],
": a hurried departure or escape":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase do a bunk"
],
": a sleeping place":[],
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"bunked with a friend for the night"
],
": to provide with a bunk or bed":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We'll bunk here for the night.",
"She was able to bunk with friends."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1840, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1900, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1870, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"origin unknown":"Noun",
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u014bk"
],
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"bed",
"doss",
"hay",
"kip",
"lair",
"pad",
"rack",
"sack"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033338",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a swindling game or scheme":[]
},
"examples":[
"they were experts at that bunco , having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The group organizes weekly and monthly events including dinners, dances, bingo and bunco . \u2014 Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com , 14 June 2018",
"Invite your bunco club or friends who have never played. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps alteration of Spanish banca bench, banking, bank in gambling, from Italian \u2014 more at bank":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"con",
"fiddle",
"flimflam",
"fraud",
"hustle",
"scam",
"shell game",
"sting",
"swindle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001016",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"bunkum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": insincere or foolish talk : nonsense":[]
},
"examples":[
"What a load of bunkum !",
"a cinematic depiction of the Middle Ages that was derided as pure bunkum by historians",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unfortunately, but somewhat predictably, the press has fallen for Bukele\u2019s bunkum hook, line, and sinker. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Reich makes $300,000 a year teaching anti-capitalist bunkum to impressionable young minds \u2014 on top of at least $40,000 per hour giving speeches around the country. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 5 May 2021",
"But like many others on the right, Peterson is ultimately motivated by an inability to let bunkum prevail unchallenged. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Almost no records survived, though, so the history of the Pony Express is littered with impostors, inaccuracies, and plain bunkum . \u2014 National Geographic , 23 June 2018",
"For sixteen seasons, John Elway let all the bunkum bounce off his big shoulders. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 23 May 2017",
"Or maybe the name was inspired by someone muttering something about a load of bunkum . \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 21 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Buncombe county, North Carolina; from a remark made by its congressman, who defended an irrelevant speech by claiming that he was speaking to Buncombe":""
},
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-k\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032018",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a knot of hair shaped like a bun":[],
": buttocks":[],
": load sense 4":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bunne":"Noun",
"perhaps from bun entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"\u02ccb\u0113-\u02ccy\u00fc-\u02c8en",
"\u02c8b\u0259n"
],
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"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100240",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"buntal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a very fine white Philippine fiber obtained from the stalks of unopened leaves of the talipot palm and used in making hats":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Tagalog bunt\u00e1l talipot palm fiber, hat made of talipot palm fiber":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"bu\u0307n\u02c8t\u00e4l",
"\u02c8b\u0259nt\u1d4al"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192711",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Bunche":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Ralph Johnson 1904\u20131971 American diplomat":[]
},
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"\u02c8b\u0259nch"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141717"
},
"buncher":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that bunches : such as":[],
": one who makes bunches (see bunch sense 4 ) by rolling filler tobacco in binder leaves":[],
": the velocity-modulating element that effects the electron bunching in a klystron \u2014 compare catcher sense 4 , rhumbatron":[]
},
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"\u02c8b\u0259nch\u0259(r)"
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"bunch entry 2 + -er":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162115"
},
"buna":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several rubbers made by polymerization or copolymerization of butadiene":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8by\u00fc-n\u0259",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from a trademark":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171837"
},
"bunch evergreen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several club mosses of erect bushy habit (especially Lycopodium obscurum )":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172053"
},
"bunches":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": protuberance , swelling":[],
": a number of things of the same kind":[
"a bunch of grapes"
],
": group sense 2a":[
"a bunch of friends"
],
": a considerable amount : lot":[
"a bunch of money"
],
": swell , protrude":[],
": to form a group or cluster":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
],
": to form into a bunch":[]
},
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"\u02c8b\u0259nch"
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"body",
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"clan",
"clique",
"community",
"coterie",
"coven",
"crowd",
"fold",
"gal\u00e8re",
"gang",
"klatch",
"klatsch",
"lot",
"network",
"pack",
"ring",
"set"
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"bag",
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"billow",
"bulge",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He always had a bunch of keys on his belt.",
"Dried herbs hung in bunches from the kitchen rafters.",
"Verb",
"The child's tights bunched at the ankles.",
"the dress bunches a bit at the waist",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Raiders are the highest-ranked of the bunch at No. 5, followed by the Lions at No. 13 and Patriots at 20. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Finally, there's the Echo Show 15, which is by far the largest of the bunch and meant to be mounted on a wall, like a picture. \u2014 PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
"The tapetum is composed of a bunch of long collagen fibers, lined up lengthwise and suspended in fluid. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"The iPhone 14 series will be the most important product of the bunch , however. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 June 2022",
"That list had six players who have already committed, with five-star wide receiver Brandon Inniss the highest-rated of the bunch . \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"The biggest of the bunch : House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who has spent $252,000 at Trump properties, 99% of which came between Trump\u2019s election in 2016 and the end of his term. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"JetBlue Airways, the biggest of the bunch at Logan, delayed half of its flights nationwide. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The funniest snap of the bunch came when Simpson Ross shared a photo of Jagger in front of an old-school phone booth in London. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Because the layers are bonded, the gloves don\u2019t bunch . \u2014 Berne Broudy, Outside Online , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Rather than using removable inserts that bunch up in the wash and get thrown away, all Lume Six bras are offered in two versions: unlined or with thin sewn-in padding. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Women\u2019s styles frustrate Emily Casey, 32, a software engineer in Brooklyn, tending to bunch under her arms. \u2014 Aria Darcella, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Charitable contributions are not the only way to bunch . \u2014 Jamie Hopkins, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"That meant the Flyline kit needed to accommodate the contours of a seated skier while eliminating seams, pockets, zippers, and any excess fabric that could bunch up in the chair. \u2014 Nick Heil, Outside Online , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Many of the shootings bunch up at the city\u2019s major thoroughfares. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Use carpeting or hardwood flooring as opposed to area rugs, which can bunch up or become a tripping hazard. Keep walking areas clear of clutter. \u2014 Arlene Becker, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Jan. 2022",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173614"
},
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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": group sense 2a":[
"a bunch of friends"
],
": a considerable amount : lot":[
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],
": to form into a bunch":[]
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"body",
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"community",
"coterie",
"coven",
"crowd",
"fold",
"gal\u00e8re",
"gang",
"klatch",
"klatsch",
"lot",
"network",
"pack",
"ring",
"set"
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"bag",
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"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He always had a bunch of keys on his belt.",
"Dried herbs hung in bunches from the kitchen rafters.",
"Verb",
"The child's tights bunched at the ankles.",
"the dress bunches a bit at the waist",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Raiders are the highest-ranked of the bunch at No. 5, followed by the Lions at No. 13 and Patriots at 20. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Finally, there's the Echo Show 15, which is by far the largest of the bunch and meant to be mounted on a wall, like a picture. \u2014 PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
"The tapetum is composed of a bunch of long collagen fibers, lined up lengthwise and suspended in fluid. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"The iPhone 14 series will be the most important product of the bunch , however. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 June 2022",
"That list had six players who have already committed, with five-star wide receiver Brandon Inniss the highest-rated of the bunch . \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"The biggest of the bunch : House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who has spent $252,000 at Trump properties, 99% of which came between Trump\u2019s election in 2016 and the end of his term. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"JetBlue Airways, the biggest of the bunch at Logan, delayed half of its flights nationwide. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The funniest snap of the bunch came when Simpson Ross shared a photo of Jagger in front of an old-school phone booth in London. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Because the layers are bonded, the gloves don\u2019t bunch . \u2014 Berne Broudy, Outside Online , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Rather than using removable inserts that bunch up in the wash and get thrown away, all Lume Six bras are offered in two versions: unlined or with thin sewn-in padding. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Women\u2019s styles frustrate Emily Casey, 32, a software engineer in Brooklyn, tending to bunch under her arms. \u2014 Aria Darcella, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Charitable contributions are not the only way to bunch . \u2014 Jamie Hopkins, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"That meant the Flyline kit needed to accommodate the contours of a seated skier while eliminating seams, pockets, zippers, and any excess fabric that could bunch up in the chair. \u2014 Nick Heil, Outside Online , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Many of the shootings bunch up at the city\u2019s major thoroughfares. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Use carpeting or hardwood flooring as opposed to area rugs, which can bunch up or become a tripping hazard. Keep walking areas clear of clutter. \u2014 Arlene Becker, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"\u2014 Marty Hughley"
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"The cover model struck fierce poses in head-to-toe iconic Playboy bunny garb, including a racy black bunny suit , bowtie and matching bunny ears. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
"With approval of the mayor\u2019s office and Rocky River police, Kate asked around for a volunteer to don the bunny suit . \u2014 John Kuntz, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Our costume designer made me a couture burlesque bunny suit . \u2014 Ruth Kinane, EW.com , 5 Dec. 2019",
"For Chandler, a pink bunny suit costume activates his sensitive nature, while Phoebe deals with the wiles of her evil twin Ursula. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Those who have historically pulled it off possessed the showmanship gene: Lee McQueen in his infamous bunny suit , John Galliano in his seasonal getups at Dior, Alexander Wang and his mile-long sprints. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 16 Jan. 2019",
"Employees, dressed in bunny suits , work in an aseptic space within Pfizer's Rocky Mount, N.C. facility. \u2014 Erika Fry, Fortune , 22 May 2018",
"Even the President of the United States has to cede the spotlight to the guy in the big bunny suit at the White House Easter Egg Roll. \u2014 Ashley Hoffman, Time , 2 Apr. 2018"
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"Holding his skis beside a bunny slope , Li Wei enthuses over his winter job as a farmer-turned-ski coach on the northwestern outskirts of Beijing. \u2014 Staff Writer, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Indeed, ski school is not just for 4-year-olds barreling down a bunny slope in a wedge or for Type-A downhillers. \u2014 Elisabeth Vincentelli, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Parents can do this for their children, acting as a sort of bunny slope for almost any life task. \u2014 Scott Lutostanski, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2018",
"There are a few options for providing the bunny slope here. \u2014 Scott Lutostanski, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2018",
"And then there are skis\u2014for an extra $80, two short aluminum planks can replace the front wheels, allowing more daring parents to shush their babies down the bunny slopes . \u2014 Jonathan Welsh, WSJ , 5 Sep. 2018",
"The first time out, a skier will head over to the bunny slope for a quick lesson. \u2014 Scott Lutostanski, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2018",
"Next to the deep sea's mountains and gorges, the Grand Canyon is a mere dimple, Mount Everest a bunny slope and the Highlands an anthill on the horn of Africa. \u2014 Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian , 13 July 2017"
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"Multiple attempts were made to destroy not only Carson's scientific credibility but also her personal reputation: she was a fanatic, she was a \" bunny hugger \", she was a dangerous reactionary who would drag modern society backwards into a new Middle Ages filled with pests, vermin, crop destruction and lethal diseases.",
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"\u2014 Jeff Greer"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a Jar, this new story tackles the trouble this little bunny has with managing his emotions. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"Luckily, the unexpected downtime has offered Watson a chance to catch up on some fatherly duties, such as building a playpen for his daughter's bunny . \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"Hopping like a bunny from one landmark to another, eating a carrot or two before moving on to the next station, or collecting several plastic eggs in a basket as quickly as possible. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The bunny , who some commenters claim was a White House press aide, shoves the president slightly to the side, and steps between Biden and the crowd. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
"David Beckham celebrated Easter weekend with the family bunny , Coco. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Rodriguez\u2019s 15 students, most of whom are posing above with class pet Oreo the bunny , are known as the Locust Tree class. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Check out the photo above to see the large, inflatable bunny at Sakana Sushi Lounge Fusion in Rocky River. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Its first collection featured the escapades of My Neighbor Totoro, including the beloved oversized bunny , dust bunnies, and iconic landscapes from the film. \u2014 Justine Carreon, ELLE , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"definitions":{
": any of various grasses (as of the genus Andropogon ) especially of the western U.S. that grow in tufts":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With an elevation of 2,340 feet, this trail sits within a 500-acre area filled with Ponderosa Pine, bunchgrass meadows wrapping around steep hillsides, and plenty of wildlife. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Not many will say grasses, let alone our native bunchgrass species. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2021",
"So rather than tract housing, the prairies are home to rare and unusual plants and insects, such as the Acadian hairstreak, bunchgrass skipper and dusky wing butterflies. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 27 Sep. 2020",
"Divide crowded bunchgrasses by trimming the tops down, digging, and slicing through the root ball; replant and water deeply. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Then, falling out of the Capitan Mountains, the world turned to bunchgrass , rocks and dirt, and busted windmills. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Native bunchgrasses are good winter homes for beneficial insects such as ladybugs, and perennial flowering plants are food for pollinators and birds. \u2014 Patrice Hanlon, The Mercury News , 20 Apr. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210116"
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"noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a timber shelf or platform in a mine working on which stones and other waste material are deposited":[]
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"definitions":{
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"examples":[
"A few people were bungee jumping off the bridge while a crowd of people looked on.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bellinger\u2019s 2021 season, however, was more like a bungee jump , plummeting down, down, down until rebounding at the very end. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"In episode 5, the teams raced through Switzerland on their way to bungee jump off a dam. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 2 Feb. 2022",
"In Switzerland racers bungee jump more than 700 feet off the Verzasca Dam. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Website Choose your activity from an off-road ride in an ATV, zipline tour, sling swing, camel ride, bungee jump , or hike. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2021",
"And then just bungee jump right into that awkward, lonely moment and go. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Also, Freddie attempts to bungee jump a vehicle off a dam in Switzerland. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press , 5 Sep. 2020",
"In the video, Walkington explains how to calculate the number of rubber bands needed to give Barbie the biggest bungee jump without hitting the floor. \u2014 Dallas News , 23 June 2020",
"The twin-turbo setup, on the other hand, operates sequentially so that the smaller turbo hits full boost somewhere around 2500 rpm, and at 4500 rpm the big mutha clobbers your body like a bungee jump gone wrong. \u2014 Larry Griffin, Car and Driver , 12 May 2020"
