dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/dib_MW.json

{
  "Dibranchia":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subclass or order of Cephalopoda including the squids and octopuses, being characterized by 2 gills, 2 auricles, 2 nephridia, an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either 8 or 10 cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, and comprising all living cephalopods except those of the genus Nautilus":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from di- + Greek branchia gills":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b\u02c8bra\u014bk\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233136",
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Dibranchiata":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Dibranchiata taxonomic synonym of dibranchia"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from di- + branchi- + -ata ",
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101t\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161841",
    "type":[]
  },
  "dibrach":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": pyrrhic":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin dibrachys , adjective, from Greek, from di- + brachys short":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b\u02ccbrak"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114507",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dibranch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the Dibranchia":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Dibranchia":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b\u02ccbra\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182050",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dibrom-":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing two atoms of bromine":[
        "\u2014 in names of chemical compounds dibromo acetic acid"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare brom-":[
        "\u2014 in names of chemical compounds dibromo acetic acid"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from di- + brom-":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082554",
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ]
  },
  "dibs":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": claim , rights":[
        "I have dibs on that piece of cake"
      ],
      ": money especially in small amounts":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 1-year deal will mean BBC Studios has first dibs on Hungry Jay\u2019s factual entertainment slate. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "Consumers interested in getting early dibs on the electronics giant's next flagship device can go to Samsung's Reserve Now site to get in line for an exclusive pre-order offer. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Icons get first dibs at Nordstrom Anniversary sale picks from now until August 7, when shopping opens to Ambassador-level members. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, SELF , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "But in the meantime, investors have what amounts to second- dibs on the ships, and the vessels aren\u2019t pledged to any other piece of debt. \u2014 Paula Seligson, Bloomberg.com , 18 May 2020",
      "The French Open audaciously called dibs on late September, moving its event just a week after the U.S. Open concludes. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "Season-ticket holders will get first dibs , but waitlist members will be given access to a priority presale to purchase single-game playoff tickets, with dates of the presale to be announced later via email. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Feb. 2020",
      "One result of that is that the well-connected often get first dibs , Noam Levey wrote. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "But if the couple decide to auction it off or something, ABC gets first dibs on buying it back. \u2014 Lindsay Denninger, refinery29.com , 10 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for dibstones jacks, from obsolete dib to dab":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dibz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "call",
      "claim",
      "pretense",
      "pretence",
      "pretension",
      "right"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013206",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "dibs on":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092810",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "dibstone":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dib sense 1b":[],
      ": the game of jacks":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dib entry 1 + stone":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043035",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dibutyl phthalate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a colorless oily ester C 16 H 22 O 4 used chiefly as a solvent, plasticizer, and insect repellent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to a 2018 study published in the journal Environmental Study & Technology, nail polish brands started to label their products as 3-free in the 2000s to exclude toluene, formaldehyde, and dibutyl phthalate . \u2014 Jenifer Calle, SELF , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Does not contain dibutyl phthalate , toluene, or formaldehyde. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "These nail polishes don\u2019t have any toxic formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl phthalate (DBP), formaldehyde resin or camphor that are common in nail polishes. \u2014 Dana Holmes, CNN Underscored , 14 Aug. 2020",
      "The compounds include hazardous air pollutants such as styrene and methylene chloride, as well as dibutyl phthalate , which some studies have identified as an endocrine disruptor. \u2014 Robin Lloyd, Scientific American , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "Some polishes include potential cancer-causing chemicals like dibutyl phthalate , toluene and formaldehyde. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen , 16 July 2018",
      "Some polishes include potential cancer-causing chemicals like dibutyl phthalate , toluene and formaldehyde. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen , 16 July 2018",
      "Some polishes include potential cancer-causing chemicals like dibutyl phthalate , toluene and formaldehyde. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen , 16 July 2018",
      "Some polishes include potential cancer-causing chemicals like dibutyl phthalate , toluene and formaldehyde. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen , 16 July 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "phthal ic acid + -ate entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u02ccby\u00fc-t\u1d4al-\u02c8tha-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "-\u02c8thal-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105738",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}