": a family (coextensive with the genus Crypteronia ) of East Indian trees of uncertain affinities within the order Myrtales that have long finger-shaped clusters of greenish white flowers and capsular fruits":[]
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"New Latin, from Crypteronia , type genus (irregular from crypt- + Greek eros love) + -aceae ; akin to Greek er\u014ds love":""
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"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8bra\u014bk\u0113\u0259"
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"howl",
"shout",
"whoop",
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"\u2014 used in the phrase in full cry a campaign in full cry"
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"She cried out for help."
],
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"You made a mistake, but there's no use crying over spilled milk ."
],
": to give alarm unnecessarily":[
"News organizations have been warned not to cry wolf ."
],
": to proclaim publicly : advertise":[
"cry their wares"
],
": to require or suggest strongly a remedy or disposition (see disposition sense 2b )":[
"\u2026 there are a hundred things which cry out for planning \u2026",
"\u2014 Roger Burlingame"
],
": to shed tears often noisily : weep , sob":[
"The child began to cry after she dropped her ice-cream cone."
],
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": to utter a characteristic sound or call":[
"heard the seagulls crying"
],
": to utter loudly : shout":[
"He cried \"Wait!\" but it was too late."
],
": watchword , slogan":[]
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"Verb",
"The baby is crying . Is she okay",
"Some people cry more easily than others.",
"He cried silently while the song played.",
"She cried all the way home from school that day.",
"She couldn't imagine why anyone would cry over a stupid movie.",
"She was crying with relief.",
"They cried tears of joy.",
"\u201cHelp,\u201d he cried , \u201cGet a doctor! Quick!\u201d",
"I heard someone cry \u201cWait!\u201d but the train pulled away anyway.",
"She'd never heard the sound of sea gulls crying by the shore.",
"Noun",
"The baby's cry woke me out of a deep sleep.",
"There was a cry of \u201cFire\u201d and we all rushed for the exits.",
"The children were playing a game and their happy cries echoed through the house.",
"the wild cry of a coyote",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Mourners cry during a funeral for the two Ukrainian soldiers who died in Kharkiv. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Some owners cry foul and say that all unit owners should pay the same amount for assessments, citing friends who live in other states where assessments are evenly divided among all unit owners. \u2014 Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"But when Blair stepped out onto the red carpet and took in all the cameras, she was overwhelmed and started to cry . \u2014 Wendy Kaur, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
"But, the Facebook doubter may (and regularly does) cry , what about transport",
"Oliviia saw a red flash out the window and began to cry . \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Belly, Steven, and Laurel cry together when talking about Susannah's diagnosis and how summers at Cousins are going to change forever. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 19 June 2022",
"The world sees the necessity to cry and donate and get involved. \u2014 Vogue , 18 June 2022",
"Insurers have also stopped selling and renewing pandemic insurance policies, leading customers who applied for coverage or policy renewals to cry foul. \u2014 Joyu Wang, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In these films, when there are romantic obstacles, the characters aren't guaranteed to surmount them \u2014 and the cathartic cry at the end is an essential part of the whole experience. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"Not all of us can get away with covering our ears with our hands and letting out a cry of anguish in public, but Prince Louis is not like all of us. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 2 June 2022",
"The area where figure skaters and their coaches wait for the scores is called the kiss-and- cry , but the overwhelming image from these Olympic Games was of crying. \u2014 Joyce Rubin, Vogue , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Sui Wenjing and Han Cong exploded from their seats in the kiss-and- cry area, and a small and carefully chosen crowd of Chinese fans in the stands did the same, the moment their scores were read in the pairs event at the Beijing Olympics. \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Valieva, the center of the latest Russian doping scandal, was left sobbing in the kiss-and- cry area after her scores were read. \u2014 Dave Skretta, chicagotribune.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Valieva was inconsolable in the kiss-and- cry area. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Feb. 2022",
"At the kiss-and- cry , Kagiyama sailed to the top spot. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The solitary cry sliced through the quiet that had enveloped the practice fields on the UCF campus Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English crien , from Anglo-French crier , from Latin quiritare to make a public outcry, perhaps from Quirit-, Quiris , Roman citizen":"Verb",
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French cri, derivative of crier \"to cry entry 1 \"":"Noun"
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"\u02c8kr\u012b"
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"bawl",
"blub",
"blubber",
"sob",
"weep"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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": to make a loud sound because of pain, fear, surprise, etc.":[
"She cried out in pain."
],
": to speak in a loud voice : to say something loudly or from a distance":[
"We could hear them on the shore crying out to us, so we waved.",
"She cried out for help."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"phrasal verb"
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"cry down":{
"antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
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": disparage , depreciate":[]
},
"examples":[
"she cried down any party to which she wasn't invited"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"decry",
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"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"derogate",
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"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222759",
"type":[
"verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": to complain that someone has done something that is not fair":[
"When her parents gave her a new bicycle, her sisters cried foul ."
]
},
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"idiom"
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"antonyms":[
"continue",
"keep"
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": to beg off":[],
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},
"examples":[
"their film deal had been abruptly cried off , and now the filmmakers were back to square one",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tamika, keep it in, don\u2019t cry off your lashes, girl. \u2014 Niema Jordan, Essence , 17 May 2022",
"Here are 11 waterproof eyeliners that not even a level 100 Cancer could cry off . \u2014 Allure , 20 June 2019",
"Here are 9 waterproof eyeliner that not even a level 100 Cancer would not cry off . \u2014 Sable Yong, Allure , 21 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"abandon",
"abort",
"call",
"call off",
"cancel",
"drop",
"recall",
"repeal",
"rescind",
"revoke",
"scrap",
"scrub"
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"verb"
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": to make a loud sound because of pain, fear, surprise, etc.":[
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],
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"We could hear them on the shore crying out to us, so we waved.",
"She cried out for help."
]
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"examples":[],
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]
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": to say (something) loudly or from a distance":[
"\"I'm stuck,\" she cried out .",
"She cried out that she was stuck."
]
},
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]
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"antonyms":[],
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": to say publicly that (something) is wrong or unfair : to protest (something)":[
"People around the world are crying out against the government's civil rights abuses."
]
},
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"idiom"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to praise publicly in order to enhance in value or repute":[
"cried up his skills as a writer"
]
},
"examples":[
"in exchange for his hefty endorsement fee, the basketball player is expected to cry up that brand of sneaker at every opportunity"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[
"ballyhoo",
"blow up",
"crack up",
"glorify",
"tout",
"trumpet",
"tub-thump"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071231",
"type":[
"verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who cries or complains easily or often":[]
},
"examples":[
"\u201cDon't be such a crybaby ,\u201d she told her little sister.",
"car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ermengarde, the school dunce, Lottie, the school crybaby , and Becky, the scullery maid, quickly find a defender, surrogate mother, and friend in Sara. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The latest to make his appearance \u2014 excuse me, reappearance \u2014 in the crybaby ranks is former hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman, 78, whose net worth is pegged by Forbes at $2.5 billion. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 Nov. 2021",
"But there\u2019s nothing new under the sun: Hawley is facing some feather-soft consequences for his actions, and The New York Post\u2019s front page is conveniently available for his crybaby act. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2021",
"The ostensibly proper balance \u2014 confident and strong but not arrogant and aggressive, sensitive without being a crybaby \u2014 is subjective and murky. \u2014 Teddy Wayne, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Are any of these crybabies going to pull out his, her, or their checkbooks to support the Whitney",
"Super-deep repertoire of falls and flails, plus a classic crybaby Flop Face. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
"One is a petulant, frowny-faced, tantrum-throwing crybaby who has never been held accountable for anything. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Yes, there are new creatures including Sobble, described by the company as a crybaby . Get it: Sob-ble"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8kr\u012b-\u02ccb\u0101-b\u0113"
],
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"baby",
"bellyacher",
"complainer",
"fussbudget",
"fusser",
"fusspot",
"griper",
"grumbler",
"kvetch",
"kvetcher",
"sniveler",
"whiner"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025512",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"noncritical",
"nonurgent"
],
"definitions":{
": calling for notice":[
"a crying need"
],
": notorious , heinous":[
"a crying shame"
]
},
"examples":[
"a crying need for more activities for young people in this town",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 17 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
": the study of the effects of extremely low temperature on living organisms and cells":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Modern vitrification technologies in cryobiology and complex organ preservations have been developed through the support of the cryonics community and are used by organizations such as Alcor. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 6 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"cryo- + biology (perhaps after German Kryo-biologie )":""
": dust that is found on the surface of a glacier (such as the Greenland ice cap) especially on the bottom of small depressions and is formed as a result of differential melting of the ice":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Swedish kryokonit , from Greek kr\u00fdos \"icy cold, frost\" + k\u00f3nis \"dust, ashes\" + Swedish -it -ite entry 1":""
"Best Ice Bring cryotherapy , the anti-aging treatment said to depuff, plump, and boost cell rejuvenation and collagen, to your at-home spa day with this set of two 18-karat gold plated wands by celebrity facialist Angela Caglia. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
"My first dive into cryotherapy was not in an ice bath. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"On top of all that napping, William tries hydrotherapy, switching between hot and cold water to improve blood flow, and cryotherapy . \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 15 May 2022",
"Aesthetician Joanna Czech\u2019s coveted custom treatments incorporate a combination of ultrasound, microcurrent, radio frequency, cryotherapy and LED therapy. \u2014 Claire Coghlan, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
"An in-spa cryotherapy body treatment is always the best way to jumpstart another year in wellness. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"In a city which lacks a top-notch gym, the bank\u2019s vault will have cutting edge treatments including cryotherapy . \u2014 Sarah Turner, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"In addition to cryotherapy , Ronaldo is a big fan of using massage guns to aid muscle recovery. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 5 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"cryo- + therapy (probably after French cryoth\u00e9rapie or German Kryotherapie )":""
": a device performing some of the functions of an electron tube and consisting of a straight wire and another wire wound in a coil around it kept at a temperature near absolute zero, the straight wire being superconducting at the low temperature but becoming nonsuperconducting when a current passes through the coil wire":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"cryo- + -tron":""
},
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"\u02c8kr\u012b\u014d\u2027\u02cctr\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082620",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"crypsis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the ability of an organism to conceal itself especially from a predator by having a color, pattern, and shape that allows it to blend into the surrounding environment":[
"Horned lizards have a delightful variety of defenses. Their primary defense is crypsis ; their pattern of coloration varies geographically to match the substrate, and their spines obscure their body outlines, making them difficult to see.",
"\u2014 Jeff Mitton",
"\u2026 legions of tiny fish and shrimps have evolved to live with impunity among these coral tentacles, escaping predators' notice by resembling their hosts, a feat called crypsis .",
"\u2014 Les Kaufman"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"cryp(tic) + -sis , or borrowed from Greek kr\u00fdpsis \"hiding, concealment,\" from kryp- (stem of kr\u00fdptein \"to hide, conceal\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at crypt":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8krip-s\u0259s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183619",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"crypt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a chamber in a mausoleum":[],
": a simple tubular gland":[],
": an anatomical pit or depression":[],
": cryptographic":[
"crypt analysis"
],
": hidden : covered":[
"crypto genic"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the old church's crypt is the final resting place for the president and his beloved wife",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most of the private crypt rooms in the mausoleum are closed to the public and open only to family, but the Rae descendants allow this special room to be opened once a year. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"But a staff member failed to check records that would have differentiated the veterans before burying the woman in a crypt with the wrong veteran. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
"In 1992, Hefner purchased the crypt next to Monroe\u2019s for $75,000. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"The critical job involves caring for and maintaining the parish buildings and equipment, including an 18th-century clock, the 75-piece chandeliers and the crypt where more than 1,100 people have been laid to rest. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Robertson was photographed making an obscene gesture in front of a statute of John Stark in the Capitol's crypt , prosecutors said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
"One of her first tasks will be managing a major renovation and restoration of the crypt . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Robertson was photographed making an obscene gesture in front of a statute of John Stark in the Capitol's crypt , prosecutors said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Robertson was photographed making an obscene gesture in front of a statute of John Stark in the Capitol's crypt , prosecutors said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"borrowed from Latin crypta, crupta \"covered passage, underground room,\" borrowed from Greek krypt\u1e17 \"underground room,\" noun derivative from feminine of krypt\u00f3s \"hidden, secret,\" verbal adjective of kr\u00fdptein \"to hide, conceal,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun",
"combining form from Greek krypt\u00f3s \"hidden, secret\" \u2014 more at crypt":"Combining form"
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"\u02c8kript"
],
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"vault"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140458",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cryptanalysis sense 2":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u00a6kript+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134431",
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"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": to solve by cryptanalysis":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"(\u02c8)kript+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224829",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here is a cryptarithm (digit substitution) puzzle that may help (incidentally, all these words are acceptable in Scrabble). \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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"crypt- + -arithm (as in logarithm ), after French cryptarithmie, alluding to either such problems collectively or to the branch of mathematics dealing with them":""
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"\u02c8krip-t\u0259-\u02ccri-t\u035fh\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051724",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8kript\u0259\u0307d"
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"cryptic prophecies"
],
": marked by an often perplexing brevity":[
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],
": not recognized":[
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],
": secret , occult":[]
},
"examples":[
"\u2026 his hectic characters either communicate in choppy or cryptic exchanges or rattle on in breathless recitations full of contradictions and asides. \u2014 Donna Seaman , Booklist , 15 Mar. 1994",
"Since Hughes's poems contained neither Eliot's footnotes nor Ezra Pound's cryptic orientalism, many critics and editors assumed the poet unintelligent and his work raw or, at best, slight. \u2014 Rita Dove , New York Times Book Review , 9 Oct. 1988",
"The remark seemed cryptic to Philip, but when he heard her say it two or three times to different persons, and found that it aroused hearty agreement, he came to the conclusion that it was only obscure to his own intelligence. \u2014 W. Somerset Maugham , Of Human Bondage , 1915",
"His instructions were cryptic . He said only to wait until we felt certain the answer was clear.",
"puzzled by the cryptic e-mail message left on his computer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, despite the cryptic warning issued by Murat (Ekin Ko\u00e7), the handsome editor of the opposition newspaper, Emre goes to that fateful dinner with the mayor. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"The reposts of the tweet provide, in combination, a cryptic catalog of recent history\u2019s most dizzying events. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"But before doing so, the DWTS judge posted a cryptic Instagram post, seemingly alluding to her relationship news. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"With still a month to go before the July 22 release of Jordan Peele\u2019s Nope, every new clip is an opportunity to overanalyze for hints about the auteur\u2019s cryptic upcoming feature. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"At a press conference last Tuesday, Mitch McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, made a statement that was significant but also oddly cryptic . \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 19 June 2022",
"Her voice shifted, sank and slurred, delivering cryptic lyrics in a variety of timbres. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"And months before Lemonade\u2018s arrival, the multi-hyphenate performer would post cryptic hints about its impending release on social media, including a photo of her with lemons. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"Still, the translation and nature of the premonition remains somewhat cryptic . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 10 June 2022"
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"borrowed from Late Latin crypticus \"hidden,\" borrowed from Late Greek kryptik\u00f3s \"obscuring\" (Greek kryptik\u00f4s \"secretly\"), from krypt\u00f3s \"hidden, secret\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at crypt":""
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"\u2014 Hayley Williams",
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"\u2014 Alan Olson"
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"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8kript\u0259\u02ccblast"
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": any form of currency that only exists digitally, that usually has no central issuing or regulating authority but instead uses a decentralized system to record transactions and manage the issuance of new units, and that relies on cryptography to prevent counterfeiting and fraudulent transactions":[
"Virtual currency bitcoin hit the mainstream in 2014. Bitcoin ATMs started springing up all over the world \u2026 , allowing people to exchange cash for the cryptocurrency , a secure digital payment outside of conventional financial institutions.",
"\u2014 Brenda Poppy"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the country was once home to the world\u2019s most active cryptocurrency exchanges, authorities banned the venues last year and have since moved to block access to platforms that offer exchange-like services. \u2014 Fortune , 28 Feb. 2018",
"Bitcoin, however, has become the cryptocurrency standard operating much like U.S. dollar would operate in public currency markets, but in the crypto realm. \u2014 Michael C. Dealoia, cleveland.com , 25 Feb. 2018",
"Some companies, such as KODAK, have promoted cryptocurrency investments in hopes of reviving their flagging businesses. \u2014 Mike Rogoway, OregonLive.com , 16 Feb. 2018"
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"Adjective",
"an unspoiled region with majestic mountains and crystal streams",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Why: The actress looks positively angelic in this ivory silk satin dress overlaid with a crystal netting. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"At home in Maryland, an ornate faux crystal bowl on our dining room table was always stacked high with apples, pears, and bananas, a fruit my father has eaten every morning since I was born. \u2014 Joseph Lamour, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"Think of how water freezes, with crystal formation snaking away in all directions. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
"Or, use it to more gently clean a load of delicate but filmy crystal that needs freshening. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"The play\u2019s title refers to the polished quartz crystal that Tom gives Izzy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Inside the children\u2019s three booster seats, agents discovered several packages containing a white crystal substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
"Instead of embracing others, this Buzz time-traveled far into the future, put together a horde of mechanical soldiers and traveled back to use young Buzz's hyper-speed crystal to fix everything. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"They can be formed from a variety of elements and even incorporate organic chemicals as one of the ions present in the crystal . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For crystal blue water and sandy beaches head to the Capitano Beach Bar on Vrsi, or to Portus Beach Club to hang out in their over-water beach cabanas. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Horses in crystal blue water, white sand beaches, rum and sugar served in a coconut: this is the idyllic promise of Jamaica, the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and one frequented by more than 4 million tourists a year. \u2014 Beck Bamberger, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"As the title suggests, the gorgeous new footage was filled with shots of the lithe Na'vi people swimming in crystal -blue pools, soaring over sparkling waterways on winged creatures and emerging from the ocean to wage battle. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The crystal iDrive rotary dial crosses over from the iX, and the same material is used in strips across the dashboard and the doors\u2014BMW calls it the interaction bar. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The doors opened at 11 a.m. and the crowd was happily occupied by the crystal blue pools, floating beach balls and seemingly endless sea of bare skin. \u2014 Kyle Eustice, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The frame would feature majestic snowy grounds, crystal blue ocean water with a smattering of geese, and the focal point: a massive barge. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Outside the city limits, the island is covered in lush, almost tropical fauna and shorelines are met with white-faced cliffs jutting out of a crystal blue sea. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Bartolome, 56, lives in one of the most biodiverse places on earth, a stunning island that draws legions of tourists to its crystal blue waters and pristine nature reserves. \u2014 NBC news , 8 Dec. 2021"
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"\u201cWas my request clear",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But there is so much more to this gigantic alpine lake (one of the largest in the world) than crystal clear water and skiing in the winter, including mountain biking, kayaking, and boating. \u2014 Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
"In the photos that followed, the couple posed together in the crystal clear water, plus videos of Kardashian posing and paddling were included. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
"Erdogan laid out his blueprint for Turkish expansionism in crystal clear terms back in 2016. \u2014 Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
"Natural landscapes, crystal clear blue waters, extraordinary beaches, sun and good food have made Croatia into one of the trendiest countries in recent years. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
"Grenada, known as one of the Spice Islands, has always been known for its crystal clear waters, vibrant culture and hospitality. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 14 May 2022",
"Our top picks: Read on for more about the best summer scents of 2022 to try right now. With notes of Sicilian lemon and jasmine, this classic summery scent that conjures up an image of sipping spritzes on a boat floating in crystal clear waters. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"The couple can be seen paddleboarding in crystal clear water under sunny blue skies. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
"The Kylie Cosmetics mogul, 24, shared a snap to Instagram Friday of her posing on a paddle board while rocking a bikini in crystal clear water while on vacation. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022"
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"Her theory crystallizes in the final paragraph of the essay.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The researchers\u2019 findings began to crystallize in a new way while one of the mathematicians\u2014Carolyn Gordon, now an emeritus professor at Dartmouth College\u2014was on a short visit to Europe. \u2014 Rachel Crowell, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
"Their visceral response to the beauty in the game helped crystallize for him how the digital world, for their generation, is an actual place. \u2014 Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The radio didn\u2019t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The 2022 World Cup draw, held Friday in a lush auditorium in Doha, Qatar, is supposed to crystallize a national team\u2019s path in the planet\u2019s most popular sporting event. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Caffeine is water-soluble and must be dissolved in order to crystallize . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022",
"What's more, the links between local, state, and federal systems need time to crystallize . \u2014 ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The fallout means massive ripple effects heading into the 2022 draft, which is really beginning to crystallize as more picks shuffle hands and team needs come into clearer focus: 1. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"we could see fish swimming beneath the crystalline ice of the frozen lake",
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"The park is home to sixteen lakes filled with crystalline turquoise water, all connected by a series of wooden walkways. \u2014 Outside Online , 20 June 2021",
"About 90% of this show is crystalline in imagery, honesty and idea; the less specific 10% needs more attention. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Of course, Edelman added, there were a few downsides to visiting the gorgeous islands surrounded by crystalline waters in the cooler months. \u2014 Mia Taylor, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Her voice doesn\u2019t have the crystalline beauty of such predecessors as Barbara Cook and Shirley Jones, and many of the songs aren\u2019t really suited for her. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Notice here the trees slumping under heavy snow; the steep, crystalline rocks; the sliding, unfocused perspective. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s a jarring sight for long-time residents of the Hill Country, a rural oasis of scrubby green hills, crystalline water, and bright white limestone west of Austin and San Antonio. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
"After all, the Japanese poem style lends itself to spare reflections on nature, crystalline musings on blossoms, songbirds or hoar frost. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2022",
"This zany, cartoon-soundbite\u2013like track somehow fits comfortably on A Couple of Good Days next to playful hip-house, crystalline piano thumpers, funky strut, and alluringly low-key disco. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English cristallin, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin crystallinus, borrowed from Greek kryst\u00e1llinos, from kr\u00fdstallos \"clear ice, crystal entry 1 \" + -inos -ine entry 1":""
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"Eventually the paint will start to crystallize .",
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"The researchers\u2019 findings began to crystallize in a new way while one of the mathematicians\u2014Carolyn Gordon, now an emeritus professor at Dartmouth College\u2014was on a short visit to Europe. \u2014 Rachel Crowell, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
"Their visceral response to the beauty in the game helped crystallize for him how the digital world, for their generation, is an actual place. \u2014 Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The radio didn\u2019t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The 2022 World Cup draw, held Friday in a lush auditorium in Doha, Qatar, is supposed to crystallize a national team\u2019s path in the planet\u2019s most popular sporting event. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Caffeine is water-soluble and must be dissolved in order to crystallize . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022",
"What's more, the links between local, state, and federal systems need time to crystallize . \u2014 ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The fallout means massive ripple effects heading into the 2022 draft, which is really beginning to crystallize as more picks shuffle hands and team needs come into clearer focus: 1. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"\u2014 Jeremy Quittner"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Herndon told People that he was introduced to crystal meth at age 20. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 15 June 2022",
"Fentanyl is being detected in many street drugs, Smith said, including pills, marijuana, crystal meth and cocaine. \u2014 al , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Indeed, whereas its predecessor largely worked overtime in the editing suite to document the dangerous lab-to-street journey of Walter White's crystal meth , Better Call Saul often does so to captivate viewers with more humdrum matters. \u2014 Jon O'brien, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Adam Jones, who was first introduced to crystal meth in 2019 and has cycled through phases of active addiction and recovery since, said social media has been a strong trigger for him. \u2014 NBC news , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Authorities impounded the vehicle and found nine bundles of crystal meth in the gas tank. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"For those in search of the glorious, gory details of Gunn\u2019s copious drug-taking\u2014from grass and mushrooms to crystal meth \u2014the letters don\u2019t disappoint. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Deaths involving psychotropic drugs primarily involve crystal meth . \u2014 Casey B. Mulligan, National Review , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Based on current prices, the crystal meth alone could fetch some $200 million there. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021"
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"Horses in crystal blue water, white sand beaches, rum and sugar served in a coconut: this is the idyllic promise of Jamaica, the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and one frequented by more than 4 million tourists a year. \u2014 Beck Bamberger, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"As the title suggests, the gorgeous new footage was filled with shots of the lithe Na'vi people swimming in crystal -blue pools, soaring over sparkling waterways on winged creatures and emerging from the ocean to wage battle. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"For a crystal -clear upgrade in your home office (while saving $100), get Apple\u2019s 27-inch iMac with a 5K Retina display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD storage, and an Intel Core i5 processor for $1,899. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"As usual, their trip consisted of much physical activity such as kayaking in breathtaking, crystal -clear waters and playing with their pup in the snowy mountains. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
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"The crystal iDrive rotary dial crosses over from the iX, and the same material is used in strips across the dashboard and the doors\u2014BMW calls it the interaction bar. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"But Yanik does think the approach will be useful\u2014especially given its relative affordability compared with other ways of monitoring proteins, such as x-ray crystallography . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
"McCallum and colleagues employed two techniques to understand the structural-functional relationship of mutations in the Spike protein of BA.1: cryo-electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography . \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Data from x-ray crystallography and cryo\u2013electron microscopy experiments can be difficult to interpret, Baek and others say, and having a model can help. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 22 July 2021",
"Moult says structural biologists have dreamed for decades that accurate computer models would one day augment extremely precise protein shapes derived from experimental methods such as x-ray crystallography . \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 22 July 2021",
"Franklin was a brilliant scientist in her own right \u2014 a physical chemist \u2014 and rose to discover the structure of DNA through laborious investigation with X-ray crystallography . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 12 July 2021",
"Another technique, x-ray crystallography , has long been the gold standard for mapping individual atoms within a 3D protein structure. \u2014 Science News Staff, Science | AAAS , 31 Dec. 2020",
"Yonath and Brian Kobilka won Nobel Prizes for using x-ray crystallography to understand cell structures that are vital targets for drug development. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 12 Nov. 2013",
"One of her students took the first photo of DNA through X-ray crystallography . \u2014 Halley Bondy, NBC News , 2 Mar. 2021"
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"But James Watson and Francis Crick\u2019s 1953 discovery (using crystallographic evidence from Rosalind Franklin) of the double-helix structure of DNA, so elegantly suited for replication, changed the consensus. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Mar. 2020",
"Figure 4, for example, looks at first like a counterexample to the crystallographic restriction, with five-fold rotational symmetry around point A, and wallpaper pattern shifts in the directions of AB and AC. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 Mar. 2013",
"The image, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was made from hundreds of crystallographic x-rays, each providing a multi-layered picture of the capsid\u2019s structure. \u2014 Brandon Keim, WIRED , 17 Feb. 2009"
