dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/dum_MW.json

{
  "dum bene se gesserit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": during his good behavior":[
        "\u2014 used of an appointment that is not for a period of time or at the pleasure of the appointer but that ends only at the appointee's death or misconduct"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, as long as he behaves well":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)du\u0307m\u00a6ben\u0113\u02ccs\u0101\u02c8ges\u0259r\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015749",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "dum casta":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": while chaste":[
        "\u2014 used as a proviso in limiting a bequest or devise to a widow or in conditioning the payment of alimony"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "du\u0307m\u02c8k\u00e4st\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092922",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "dum-dum":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bullet (such as one with a hollow point) that expands more than usual upon hitting an object":[],
      ": a stupid person : dummy":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dum Dum , arsenal near Calcutta, India":"Noun",
      "reduplication of dumb entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccd\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235500",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumb":{
    "antonyms":[
      "extinguish",
      "hush",
      "mute",
      "quell",
      "quiet",
      "quieten",
      "settle",
      "shush",
      "shut up",
      "silence",
      "squelch",
      "still"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking intelligence : stupid":[
        "pretended to be dumb"
      ],
      ": lacking the ability to speak : mute":[],
      ": lacking the human power of speech":[
        "dumb animals"
      ],
      ": not expressed in uttered words":[
        "dumb grief"
      ],
      ": not having the capability to process data":[
        "a dumb terminal"
      ],
      ": requiring no intelligence":[
        "dumb luck"
      ],
      ": showing a lack of intelligence":[
        "asking dumb questions",
        "a dumb look on his face"
      ],
      ": temporarily unable to speak (as from shock or astonishment)":[
        "struck dumb with fear"
      ],
      ": to make silent : deaden":[
        "would lie around, dumbed by the drugs",
        "\u2014 Norman Mailer"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare intelligent sense 3a":[
        "a dumb terminal"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I'm not dumb enough to believe that.",
      "It was a dumb idea in the first place.",
      "He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.",
      "This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen.",
      "It was dumb luck that we found this place at all.",
      "His success is just a matter of dumb luck .",
      "He was born deaf and dumb .",
      "Verb",
      "the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career. \u2014 Daniel Jackson, Allure , 18 July 2017",
      "Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb . \u2014 Andy Benoit, The MMQB , 10 July 2017",
      "And all of it thanks to mango lovers, tolerant homeowners and dumb luck. \u2014 Carlos Fr\u00edas, miamiherald , 29 June 2017",
      "There's nothing inherently wrong with remaking The Mummy; the 1999 film (itself a remake) is a lot of dumb fun, but just that. \u2014 Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2017",
      "Pete Townshend wrote the music and the lyrics for the inspiring story of the deaf, dumb and blind kid who sure plays a mean pinball. \u2014 Dan Kelly, kansascity.com , 6 June 2017",
      "Some Dumb American, for giving me the opportunity \u2014 and for demonstrating what doing it badly looks like. \u2014 Lily Meade, Teen Vogue , 6 July 2017",
      "The difference between the dumb comments of the past and the inappropriate remarks of today, however, is the size of our audience. \u2014 Ana Veciana-suarez, miamiherald , 3 July 2017",
      "Here are the top five dumb things Louisville drivers do. \u2014 Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "From prestige dramas like Anatomy of a Scandal (the #1 English-language Netflix show around the world right now) to dumb reality series. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Worse, the country\u2019s attempts to fix the schools have tended to dumb them down, experts say. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2020",
      "Auto-aim system does just enough legwork to let players focus on speed without completely dumbing the game down. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "The differences between the 2000s and 2019 versions are nuanced but can be quickly boiled (or dumbed ) down to fewer butt shots. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 6 Nov. 2019",
      "Many thought Ross wanted girls to pretend to like things to get a guy to crush on them, or even dumb themselves down so guys can feel like teachers. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 6 Nov. 2018",
      "The filmmakers wanted all of the satire, but dumbed it down enough to appeal to a mass audience in the cutthroat summer blockbuster season. \u2014 cleveland.com , 15 Feb. 2018",
      "Many thought Ross wanted girls to pretend to like things to get a guy to crush on them, or even dumb themselves down so guys can feel like teachers. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 6 Nov. 2018",
      "Winston had to dumb it down to a few dozen basic sentences. \u2014 Andy Rosen, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1607, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute":"Adjective and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dumb Adjective stupid , dull , dense , crass , dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions. stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary. stupid students just keeping the seats warm stupid with drink dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock. monotonous work that leaves the mind dull dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas. too dense to take a hint crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy. a crass , materialistic people dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension. too dumb to figure out what's going on",
    "synonyms":[
      "mum",
      "mute",
      "muted",
      "silent",
      "speechless",
      "uncommunicative",
      "wordless"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205142",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dumb Dora":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stupid and often na\u00efve woman":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the name Dora":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042027",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumb barter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a primitive system of barter in which the parties avoiding personal contact leave goods at accepted locations in return for others":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113136",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumb cluck":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dumbbell sense 4":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124843",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumb compass":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": pelorus":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from its having no magnets or directive force":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172122",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumb crambo":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a game in which one team chooses a word to be guessed and gives a rhyming word as a clue to the other team which then pantomimes its guess as to the original word":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010147",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumb down":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1933, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175354",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dumb piano":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a portable keyboard used in past times for silent piano practice":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225954",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumb sheave":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a block with a sheaveless hole or a groove in a spar for a rope to be rove through":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221302",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumb show":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a part of a play presented in pantomime":[],
      ": signs and gestures without words : pantomime":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044320",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumb watches":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": pitcher plant sense a":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the disk-shaped style":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044328",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumbbell":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a short bar with weights at each end that is used usually in pairs for exercise":[],
      ": a stupid person : dummy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I feel like a dumbbell for making such a stupid mistake.",
      "if we don't give him a shove, the poor dumbbell never will propose to her",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Grab a medium dumbbell and grip the middle of the weight in both hands. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "Simply grab a lighter dumbbell to maintain control. \u2014 Kirk Charles, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "How to do it: Grab a dumbbell or a similar heavy object, like a hammer or a full water bottle. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 8 Aug. 2020",
      "From this starting position, simply curl the dumbbell up. \u2014 Kirk Charles, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
      "How: Sit in a chair holding a dumbbell in each hand with your arms straight by your sides. \u2014 WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Arm Circles/Reverse Arm Circles Hold a dumbbell or medicine ball with both hands, and stand on either side of a BOSU with your feet shoulder-width apart. \u2014 Jeff Horowitz, Outside Online , 2 Sep. 2020",
      "As the group held the car to a standstill, a woman in a green shirt handed over a small dumbbell to break the glass of a rear window, allowing the pack to gain control of the vehicle. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Each day, Hank must do 100 goblet squats using a 10-kg dumbbell (equating to 22 pounds). \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccbel"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164833",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumbfish":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dunfish":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072014",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumbfound":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to confound (see confound sense 1 ) briefly and usually with astonishment":[
        "were dumbfounded at what they saw"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the surprise ending will dumbfound even the most seasoned mystery reader",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Americans this week have been dumbfounded by the unfathomable spectacle of Twitter\u2019s senior management demonstrating responsibility. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 29 May 2020",
      "The new boss\u2019s first extensive print interview as CEO left many inside Boeing dumbfounded and angry, said current and former employees. \u2014 Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg.com , 12 May 2020",
      "Longtime Brunswick attorney James Yancey said he was dumbfounded by Barnhill's conclusions. \u2014 al , 7 May 2020",
      "Blackwell was particularly dumbfounded by Spell\u2019s decision to not file for the Paycheck Protection Program made possible by the $2.2 trillion stimulus package that was passed by Congress last month. \u2014 Tanya A. Christian, Essence , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "These two lucky people were eating out and were dumbfounded when a stranger paid for their meal. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "It will be presented in the theater that housed the (now terminated) Terminator 2: 3D, and, like that attraction, will blend live actors, high-octane effects, and screened footage for a dumbfounding movie-live performance mashup. \u2014 Arthur Levine, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Wonders and his teammates, not to mention the fans at Breslin, were dumbfounded on two levels. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Still a minor, Jim stared at his father dumbfounded . \u2014 Gregory Orfalea, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dumb + -found (as in confound )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccfaund",
      "\u02ccd\u0259m-\u02c8fau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dumbfound puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
    "synonyms":[
      "amaze",
      "astonish",
      "astound",
      "bowl over",
      "flabbergast",
      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize",
      "thunderstrike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163348",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dumbfounded":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to confound (see confound sense 1 ) briefly and usually with astonishment":[
        "were dumbfounded at what they saw"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the surprise ending will dumbfound even the most seasoned mystery reader",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Americans this week have been dumbfounded by the unfathomable spectacle of Twitter\u2019s senior management demonstrating responsibility. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 29 May 2020",
      "The new boss\u2019s first extensive print interview as CEO left many inside Boeing dumbfounded and angry, said current and former employees. \u2014 Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg.com , 12 May 2020",
      "Longtime Brunswick attorney James Yancey said he was dumbfounded by Barnhill's conclusions. \u2014 al , 7 May 2020",
      "Blackwell was particularly dumbfounded by Spell\u2019s decision to not file for the Paycheck Protection Program made possible by the $2.2 trillion stimulus package that was passed by Congress last month. \u2014 Tanya A. Christian, Essence , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "These two lucky people were eating out and were dumbfounded when a stranger paid for their meal. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "It will be presented in the theater that housed the (now terminated) Terminator 2: 3D, and, like that attraction, will blend live actors, high-octane effects, and screened footage for a dumbfounding movie-live performance mashup. \u2014 Arthur Levine, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Wonders and his teammates, not to mention the fans at Breslin, were dumbfounded on two levels. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Still a minor, Jim stared at his father dumbfounded . \u2014 Gregory Orfalea, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dumb + -found (as in confound )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccfaund",
      "\u02ccd\u0259m-\u02c8fau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dumbfound puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
    "synonyms":[
      "amaze",
      "astonish",
      "astound",
      "bowl over",
      "flabbergast",
      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize",
      "thunderstrike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234936",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dumbfounder":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dumbfound":[
        "she takes possession of it and by her action dumbfounders and antagonizes the family and the countryside",
        "\u2014 Spectator"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080935",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "dumbfounding":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to confound (see confound sense 1 ) briefly and usually with astonishment":[
        "were dumbfounded at what they saw"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the surprise ending will dumbfound even the most seasoned mystery reader",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Americans this week have been dumbfounded by the unfathomable spectacle of Twitter\u2019s senior management demonstrating responsibility. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 29 May 2020",
      "The new boss\u2019s first extensive print interview as CEO left many inside Boeing dumbfounded and angry, said current and former employees. \u2014 Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg.com , 12 May 2020",
      "Longtime Brunswick attorney James Yancey said he was dumbfounded by Barnhill's conclusions. \u2014 al , 7 May 2020",
      "Blackwell was particularly dumbfounded by Spell\u2019s decision to not file for the Paycheck Protection Program made possible by the $2.2 trillion stimulus package that was passed by Congress last month. \u2014 Tanya A. Christian, Essence , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "These two lucky people were eating out and were dumbfounded when a stranger paid for their meal. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "It will be presented in the theater that housed the (now terminated) Terminator 2: 3D, and, like that attraction, will blend live actors, high-octane effects, and screened footage for a dumbfounding movie-live performance mashup. \u2014 Arthur Levine, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Wonders and his teammates, not to mention the fans at Breslin, were dumbfounded on two levels. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Still a minor, Jim stared at his father dumbfounded . \u2014 Gregory Orfalea, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dumb + -found (as in confound )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259m-\u02c8fau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccfaund"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dumbfound puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
    "synonyms":[
      "amaze",
      "astonish",
      "astound",
      "bowl over",
      "flabbergast",
      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize",
      "thunderstrike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105050",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dumbhead":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stupid person : blockhead":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably translation of German dummkopf":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111434",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumbledor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": bumblebee":[],
      ": cockchafer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dumble + dor":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112732",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumbness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "extinguish",
      "hush",
      "mute",
      "quell",
      "quiet",
      "quieten",
      "settle",
      "shush",
      "shut up",
      "silence",
      "squelch",
      "still"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking intelligence : stupid":[
        "pretended to be dumb"
      ],
      ": lacking the ability to speak : mute":[],
      ": lacking the human power of speech":[
        "dumb animals"
      ],
      ": not expressed in uttered words":[
        "dumb grief"
      ],
      ": not having the capability to process data":[
        "a dumb terminal"
      ],
      ": requiring no intelligence":[
        "dumb luck"
      ],
      ": showing a lack of intelligence":[
        "asking dumb questions",
        "a dumb look on his face"
      ],
      ": temporarily unable to speak (as from shock or astonishment)":[
        "struck dumb with fear"
      ],
      ": to make silent : deaden":[
        "would lie around, dumbed by the drugs",
        "\u2014 Norman Mailer"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare intelligent sense 3a":[
        "a dumb terminal"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I'm not dumb enough to believe that.",
      "It was a dumb idea in the first place.",
      "He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.",
      "This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen.",
      "It was dumb luck that we found this place at all.",
      "His success is just a matter of dumb luck .",
      "He was born deaf and dumb .",
      "Verb",
      "the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career. \u2014 Daniel Jackson, Allure , 18 July 2017",
      "Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb . \u2014 Andy Benoit, The MMQB , 10 July 2017",
      "And all of it thanks to mango lovers, tolerant homeowners and dumb luck. \u2014 Carlos Fr\u00edas, miamiherald , 29 June 2017",
      "There's nothing inherently wrong with remaking The Mummy; the 1999 film (itself a remake) is a lot of dumb fun, but just that. \u2014 Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2017",
      "Pete Townshend wrote the music and the lyrics for the inspiring story of the deaf, dumb and blind kid who sure plays a mean pinball. \u2014 Dan Kelly, kansascity.com , 6 June 2017",
      "Some Dumb American, for giving me the opportunity \u2014 and for demonstrating what doing it badly looks like. \u2014 Lily Meade, Teen Vogue , 6 July 2017",
      "The difference between the dumb comments of the past and the inappropriate remarks of today, however, is the size of our audience. \u2014 Ana Veciana-suarez, miamiherald , 3 July 2017",
      "Here are the top five dumb things Louisville drivers do. \u2014 Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "From prestige dramas like Anatomy of a Scandal (the #1 English-language Netflix show around the world right now) to dumb reality series. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Worse, the country\u2019s attempts to fix the schools have tended to dumb them down, experts say. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2020",
      "Auto-aim system does just enough legwork to let players focus on speed without completely dumbing the game down. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "The differences between the 2000s and 2019 versions are nuanced but can be quickly boiled (or dumbed ) down to fewer butt shots. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 6 Nov. 2019",
      "Many thought Ross wanted girls to pretend to like things to get a guy to crush on them, or even dumb themselves down so guys can feel like teachers. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 6 Nov. 2018",
      "The filmmakers wanted all of the satire, but dumbed it down enough to appeal to a mass audience in the cutthroat summer blockbuster season. \u2014 cleveland.com , 15 Feb. 2018",
      "Many thought Ross wanted girls to pretend to like things to get a guy to crush on them, or even dumb themselves down so guys can feel like teachers. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 6 Nov. 2018",
      "Winston had to dumb it down to a few dozen basic sentences. \u2014 Andy Rosen, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1607, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute":"Adjective and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dumb Adjective stupid , dull , dense , crass , dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions. stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary. stupid students just keeping the seats warm stupid with drink dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock. monotonous work that leaves the mind dull dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas. too dense to take a hint crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy. a crass , materialistic people dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension. too dumb to figure out what's going on",
    "synonyms":[
      "mum",
      "mute",
      "muted",
      "silent",
      "speechless",
      "uncommunicative",
      "wordless"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005456",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dumbstruck":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": made silent by astonishment":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The people in the courtroom were dumbstruck by his confession.",
      "the dumbstruck ecotourists gaped in silence as the enormous whale breached near their vessel",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Officials at the agency were dumbstruck , according to some of those who spoke with The Post. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "That race left plenty of people dumbstruck or skeptical. \u2014 Dathan Ritzenhein, Outside Online , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "And the stadium, after all that noise, after all those songs, after all those dreams, stood silent, dumbstruck , and stared straight back. \u2014 New York Times , 11 July 2021",
      "The game soon ended with a strikeout by pinch hitter Kirby McMullen, who swung at a pitch by USF\u2019s closer Orion Kerkering to leave the Gators dumbstruck , demoralized and faced with a Herculean challenge. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 4 June 2021",
      "Now, in a police training classroom, Christopher was dumbstruck . \u2014 Isabel Seliger, ProPublica , 29 May 2021",
      "One segment of the Democratic convention featured now-vintage-feeling footage of President Obama springing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on a dumbstruck Joe Biden on their way out of the White House in 2017. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "Other members of the media were similarly dumbstruck . \u2014 Dylan Byers, NBC News , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "Pavelich, a sprite of a forward at only 5 feet 8 inches, assisted on Eruzione\u2019s winning goal that sent the dumbstruck CCCP team home on a stretcher to Red Square. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1765, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccstr\u0259k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "amazed",
      "astonished",
      "astounded",
      "awestruck",
      "awestricken",
      "bowled over",
      "dumbfounded",
      "dumfounded",
      "flabbergasted",
      "shocked",
      "stunned",
      "stupefied",
      "thunderstruck"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190538",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dumbwaiter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a portable serving table or stand":[],
      ": a small elevator used for conveying food and dishes from one story of a building to another":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Within moments, dumbwaiter -style, the offering would be replaced by unseen hands. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The kitchen has a dumbwaiter to transport groceries from the garage. \u2014 Sarah Paynter, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Trucco said, pointing toward the dumbwaiter shuttling hot bucatini. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Instead of hydraulics in the floor that permit characters to descend into hell, the journey is made via a compartment upstage that opens and closes like a restaurant dumbwaiter . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "The kitchen features Carrera marble, two countertop islands, a dumbwaiter and countertop seating. \u2014 Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "To navigate the main portion of the house, the couple spent $52,000 on an elevator\u2014an upgrade, jokes Ms. Parsons, of the previous home\u2019s dumbwaiter . \u2014 J. S. Marcus, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "The kitchen is open to the family room and provides a large island with a prep sink, granite countertops, upscale appliances (including a six-burner Wolf gas range with a griddle), a pot filler and a dumbwaiter serving all three floors. \u2014 Dallas News , 26 Dec. 2020",
      "There's a caterer's kitchen with its own entrance, and a dumbwaiter for the vittles and drinks. \u2014 Rohan Preston Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 11 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259m-\u02c8w\u0101-",
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccw\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073116",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumdum":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bullet (such as one with a hollow point) that expands more than usual upon hitting an object":[],
      ": a stupid person : dummy":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dum Dum , arsenal near Calcutta, India":"Noun",
      "reduplication of dumb entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccd\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124521",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumfound":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to confound (see confound sense 1 ) briefly and usually with astonishment":[
        "were dumbfounded at what they saw"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the surprise ending will dumbfound even the most seasoned mystery reader",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Americans this week have been dumbfounded by the unfathomable spectacle of Twitter\u2019s senior management demonstrating responsibility. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 29 May 2020",
      "The new boss\u2019s first extensive print interview as CEO left many inside Boeing dumbfounded and angry, said current and former employees. \u2014 Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg.com , 12 May 2020",
      "Longtime Brunswick attorney James Yancey said he was dumbfounded by Barnhill's conclusions. \u2014 al , 7 May 2020",
      "Blackwell was particularly dumbfounded by Spell\u2019s decision to not file for the Paycheck Protection Program made possible by the $2.2 trillion stimulus package that was passed by Congress last month. \u2014 Tanya A. Christian, Essence , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "These two lucky people were eating out and were dumbfounded when a stranger paid for their meal. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "It will be presented in the theater that housed the (now terminated) Terminator 2: 3D, and, like that attraction, will blend live actors, high-octane effects, and screened footage for a dumbfounding movie-live performance mashup. \u2014 Arthur Levine, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Wonders and his teammates, not to mention the fans at Breslin, were dumbfounded on two levels. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Still a minor, Jim stared at his father dumbfounded . \u2014 Gregory Orfalea, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dumb + -found (as in confound )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccfaund",
      "\u02ccd\u0259m-\u02c8fau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dumbfound puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
    "synonyms":[
      "amaze",
      "astonish",
      "astound",
      "bowl over",
      "flabbergast",
      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize",
      "thunderstrike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031715",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dumfounded":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to confound (see confound sense 1 ) briefly and usually with astonishment":[
        "were dumbfounded at what they saw"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the surprise ending will dumbfound even the most seasoned mystery reader",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Americans this week have been dumbfounded by the unfathomable spectacle of Twitter\u2019s senior management demonstrating responsibility. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 29 May 2020",
      "The new boss\u2019s first extensive print interview as CEO left many inside Boeing dumbfounded and angry, said current and former employees. \u2014 Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg.com , 12 May 2020",
      "Longtime Brunswick attorney James Yancey said he was dumbfounded by Barnhill's conclusions. \u2014 al , 7 May 2020",
      "Blackwell was particularly dumbfounded by Spell\u2019s decision to not file for the Paycheck Protection Program made possible by the $2.2 trillion stimulus package that was passed by Congress last month. \u2014 Tanya A. Christian, Essence , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "These two lucky people were eating out and were dumbfounded when a stranger paid for their meal. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "It will be presented in the theater that housed the (now terminated) Terminator 2: 3D, and, like that attraction, will blend live actors, high-octane effects, and screened footage for a dumbfounding movie-live performance mashup. \u2014 Arthur Levine, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Wonders and his teammates, not to mention the fans at Breslin, were dumbfounded on two levels. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Still a minor, Jim stared at his father dumbfounded . \u2014 Gregory Orfalea, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dumb + -found (as in confound )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259m-\u02c8fau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccfaund"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dumbfound puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
    "synonyms":[
      "amaze",
      "astonish",
      "astound",
      "bowl over",
      "flabbergast",
      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize",
      "thunderstrike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081432",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dumfounding":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to confound (see confound sense 1 ) briefly and usually with astonishment":[
        "were dumbfounded at what they saw"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the surprise ending will dumbfound even the most seasoned mystery reader",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Americans this week have been dumbfounded by the unfathomable spectacle of Twitter\u2019s senior management demonstrating responsibility. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 29 May 2020",
      "The new boss\u2019s first extensive print interview as CEO left many inside Boeing dumbfounded and angry, said current and former employees. \u2014 Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg.com , 12 May 2020",
      "Longtime Brunswick attorney James Yancey said he was dumbfounded by Barnhill's conclusions. \u2014 al , 7 May 2020",
      "Blackwell was particularly dumbfounded by Spell\u2019s decision to not file for the Paycheck Protection Program made possible by the $2.2 trillion stimulus package that was passed by Congress last month. \u2014 Tanya A. Christian, Essence , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "These two lucky people were eating out and were dumbfounded when a stranger paid for their meal. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "It will be presented in the theater that housed the (now terminated) Terminator 2: 3D, and, like that attraction, will blend live actors, high-octane effects, and screened footage for a dumbfounding movie-live performance mashup. \u2014 Arthur Levine, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Wonders and his teammates, not to mention the fans at Breslin, were dumbfounded on two levels. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Still a minor, Jim stared at his father dumbfounded . \u2014 Gregory Orfalea, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dumb + -found (as in confound )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccfaund",
      "\u02ccd\u0259m-\u02c8fau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dumbfound puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
    "synonyms":[
      "amaze",
      "astonish",
      "astound",
      "bowl over",
      "flabbergast",
      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize",
      "thunderstrike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060437",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dummkopf":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": blockhead":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a good-looking guy, but a dummkopf with the brains of a potato",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pay attention, dummkopf , some serious things are about to happen. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 27 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1809, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German, from dumm stupid + Kopf head":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8du\u0307m-\u02cck\u022fpf"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010215",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dummy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who is incapable of speaking":[],
      ": a person who is habitually silent":[],
      ": a stupid person":[
        "He's no dummy .",
        "She loves you, you dummy ."
      ],
      ": the exposed hand in bridge played by the declarer in addition to his or her own hand":[],
      ": a bridge player whose hand is a dummy":[],
      ": an imitation, copy, or likeness of something used as a substitute: such as":[],
      ": mannequin":[
        "a crash test dummy"
      ],
      ": a stuffed figure or cylindrical bag used for tackling (see tackle entry 2 sense 1b ) and blocking practice":[],
      ": a large puppet usually having movable features (such as mouth and arms) manipulated by a ventriloquist":[],
      ": pacifier sense 2":[],
      ": one seeming to act independently but in reality controlled by another":[
        "a dummy for the real store owner"
      ],
      ": a mock-up of a proposed publication (such as a book or magazine)":[],
      ": a set of pages (as for a newspaper or magazine) with the position of text and artwork indicated for the printer (see printer sense a )":[],
      ": having the appearance of being real : artificial":[
        "dummy foods in the display case"
      ],
      ": existing in name only : fictitious":[
        "dummy corporations"
      ],
      ": apparently acting for oneself while really acting for or at the direction of another":[
        "a dummy director"
      ],
      ": to make a dummy (see dummy entry 1 sense 5 ) of (something, such as a publication)":[
        "\u2014 often used with up dummied up the front page"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artificial",
      "bogus",
      "ersatz",
      "factitious",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "faux",
      "imitation",
      "imitative",
      "man-made",
      "mimic",
      "mock",
      "pretend",
      "sham",
      "simulated",
      "substitute",
      "synthetic"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She loves you, you dummy .",
      "They practiced CPR on a dummy .",
      "The bomb was just a dummy .",
      "Adjective",
      "They took apart a dummy bomb.",
      "the dummy shutters on the house are actually made of vinyl and are for decoration only",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode. \u2014 Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com , 10 July 2017",
      "Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn\u2019t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel. \u2014 Diana Kruzman, USA TODAY , 6 July 2017",
      "At NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility, ten crash test dummies were buckled into a section of airplane fuselage and dropped from the sky. \u2014 Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics , 6 July 2017",
      "Nursing students practice clinical procedures using virtual reality and full-size dummies , including a birthing simulator named Lucina. \u2014 Jennifer Lu, miamiherald , 12 June 2017",
      "The American Heart Association employs a bunch of dummies . \u2014 Jessica Roy, The Cut , 23 June 2017",
      "While the group did 100 to 120 chest compressions a minute on CPR dummies , or 30 compressions and two breaths, Metro took photos with her phone and streamed the scene on Facebook Live. \u2014 Victoria St. Martin, Washington Post , 5 July 2017",
      "TV show host Ellen DeGeneres presented her a ventriloquist dummy named Stacy as a gift. \u2014 David Frese, kansascity.com , 30 June 2017",
      "Baig is the co-author of iPhone For Dummies , an independent work published by Wiley. \u2014 Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY , 23 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Merck has said in a press release that of 775 patients who participated in a clinical trial, none who took molnupiravir had died in the first 29 days of the study, while eight on a placebo or dummy pill had died. \u2014 Lisa Kim, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or had died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Among 385 patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of the 377 patients who got the dummy pill. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3 percent were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1 percent of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, chicagotribune.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Earlier this year, the company successfully tested the methodology with a stage 1 mass simulator, or dummy booster. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Gutierrez-Reed, 24, claims Seth Kenney's company PDQ Arm and Prop, LLC supplied a mix of live and dummy ammunition prior to the fatal shooting that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE. \u2014 Alexia Fern\u00e1ndez, PEOPLE.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Baldwin said accidental discharges of blanks or dummy rounds on film and television sets are common. \u2014 Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The tragedy triggered an industry call for tighter safety standards on-set, including eliminating the use of real guns and dummy rounds of any kind. \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "The study involved 4,753 children ages 6 to 11 who got either the vaccine or dummy shots. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Mike Tristano, a veteran armorer, or movie weapons specialist, was alarmed to hear that live rounds were mixed in with blanks and dummy rounds. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Mike Tristano, a veteran armorer, or movie weapons specialist, was alarmed to hear that live rounds were mixed in with blanks and dummy rounds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "The study included 4,753 kids ages 6 to 11, who got either the vaccine or dummy shots. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dumb entry 1 + -y entry 4":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "circa 1928, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173324"
  },
  "dummy up":{
    "antonyms":[
      "speak",
      "talk"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to say nothing : clam up":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "all of a sudden the suspect just dummied up and demanded the presence of an attorney"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "belt up",
      "clam up",
      "dry up",
      "hush",
      "pipe down",
      "quiet (down)",
      "shut up"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205045",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dump":{
    "antonyms":[
      "landfill",
      "sanitary landfill",
      "tip"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disorderly, slovenly, or objectionable place":[],
      ": a place where such materials are dumped":[],
      ": a place where such materials are stored":[
        "ammunition dump"
      ],
      ": a quantity of reserve materials accumulated at one place":[],
      ": an accumulation of refuse and discarded materials":[],
      ": an act of defecation":[
        "\u2014 usually used with take"
      ],
      ": jettison":[
        "an airplane dumping gasoline"
      ],
      ": the act of copying data from a computer's internal storage to an external storage or output device":[
        "The output is a screen dump [=a transfer of the data displayed on a computer screen] to a dot matrix printer.",
        "\u2014 Maxine D. Brown"
      ],
      ": to copy (data in a computer's internal storage) to an external storage or output device":[],
      ": to dump refuse":[],
      ": to fall abruptly : plunge":[],
      ": to hit (a puck) deep into the opponent's zone in ice hockey":[],
      ": to hit or throw short and softly":[
        "dump a pass to a running back",
        "dump a bunt down the line"
      ],
      ": to knock down : beat":[
        "the man rushed out and dumped him",
        "\u2014 John Corry"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "You can dump the coats on the bed.",
      "I dumped the coffee down the drain.",
      "The murderer dumped the body in the river.",
      "Noun",
      "We bring our trash to the town dump on Saturdays.",
      "all of the used packaging eventually ends up in the dump",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But critics say none are close to the scale proposed for Trappe\u2019s, which would dump the equivalent of several inches of rain a week on fields around the edge of the development. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "On paper, your chief exports include machine parts, medication, corn, pumpkins and dump trucks; in the nation\u2019s imagination, your exports are dysfunction, casserole as pizza, Blues Brothers cover bands, Cubs hats and Kanye West. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "And the couple got this cute little photo dump out of the whole learning experience, which Kim posted on her grid. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 18 June 2022",
      "If shaking is intense enough to break windows, dump dishes from cabinets and topple unstable objects, the system will bring the train to a halt. \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Research has shown that people who dump stocks during a market downturn are likely to miss the days when the market rises sharply, and that can make a dent in long-term returns. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "Your daughter isn\u2019t part of that right now (circles of grief \u2014 support/comfort in, dump out). \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "On top of that, be sure to timely update your SDK, dump low-quality traffic sources and keep your internal blacklist of suspicious platforms and IPs up to date. \u2014 Boris Abaev, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Cryptocurrencies have fallen dramatically this year as investors dump risky assets, worried about rising interest rates and surging inflation. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch And Tom Mcginty, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump . \u2014 Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com , 21 June 2017",
      "New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump , Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas. \u2014 Andres Viglucci, miamiherald , 15 June 2017",
      "A colleague got him to shore, and flagged down a dump truck, which took Stewart to a hospital. \u2014 Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com , 8 June 2017",
      "The driver of the dump truck, which was registered to Harry Brown Trucking Inc., of Hebron, was not injured in the crash. \u2014 Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune , 7 June 2017",
      "The chemicals apparently had leached into the water from waste dumps , where the company disposed of the chemicals, ending in the 1970s. \u2014 Bob Shaw, Twin Cities , 6 June 2017",
      "The latter came after Sandburg setter Connor Kelly put the Eagles on top with a dump and a block on consecutive plays. \u2014 Logan Malloy, Daily Southtown , 30 May 2017",
      "Three possessions later, Tapan put the public team up, 24-21, on a timely dump . \u2014 Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader , 4 June 2017",
      "A man paving a private driveway in Whiteford suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a dump truck Tuesday afternoon, according to Harford County fire and EMS officials. \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 30 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1784, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps from Middle Dutch dompen to immerse, topple; akin to Old Norse dumpa to thump, fall suddenly":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259mp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blow off",
      "break off (with)",
      "ditch",
      "jilt",
      "kiss off",
      "leave"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042814",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dumping":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the practice of refusing emergency medical care to poor or uninsured patients or of referring them to another hospital without that hospital's consent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "laws that prohibit the dumping of toxic materials",
      "the dumping of last year's fashions by the garment manufacturers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Before the discovery, the dumping practice had carried on for four years. \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Until the 1990s, when the region changed its dumping practices, the canyon suffered from exposure to sewage flows and toxins from New York City and northern New Jersey. \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "The Commerce department had been investigating allegations of dumping and slave labor by Chinese manufacturers. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "In other words, retailers might be pumping the stock and hoping to get out before the dumping starts. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 24 May 2022",
      "But the Ducks, by far at their best on their home ice at Anaheim\u2019s Pond, had been a tenacious and annoying opponent with their trapping, dumping and stalling tactics. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
      "Will there be backlash from Alabama conservatives over Trump\u2019s dumping of Brooks",
      "That victory, nearly unparalleled in its scale and scope, prompted Chevron to shuffle assets out of Ecuador to avoid repaying the Indigenous Cof\u00e1n people, whose lands had been poisoned by drilling and dumping . \u2014 Morgan Simon, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "One mysterious chemical that is likely connected to the DDT dumping in California was 56 times more abundant in coastal condors and 148 times more abundant in California dolphins. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-pi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "discarding",
      "disposal",
      "disposition",
      "jettison",
      "junking",
      "removal",
      "riddance",
      "scrapping",
      "throwing away"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102622",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumps":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bliss",
      "blissfulness",
      "ecstasy",
      "elatedness",
      "elation",
      "euphoria",
      "exhilaration",
      "exuberance",
      "exultation",
      "felicity",
      "gladness",
      "gladsomeness",
      "happiness",
      "heaven",
      "intoxication",
      "joy",
      "joyfulness",
      "joyousness",
      "jubilation",
      "rapture",
      "rapturousness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gloomy state of mind : despondency":[
        "in the dumps"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Piles of magnificent data dumps sat slowly decaying in government warehouses and data centers. \u2014 Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "The Ukrainians learned this lesson the hard way in 2017 when Russian special forces dropping thermite grenades from quadcopters destroyed a series of ammunitions dumps . \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Yet another one of Dua Lipa's Instagram photo dumps is showing off her daring style. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
      "The website became the destination of choice for black hats looking to share data or auction off their finds to the highest bidder, aggregating billions of leaked records across thousands of data dumps . \u2014 Cezary Podkul, ProPublica , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "That\u2019s how most of the lore dumps seem intended to be read, at any rate. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, Democrats have been in the dumps and divided among themselves over what to do next. \u2014 Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Compared to last year, the crypto market may be down in the dumps . \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Can Evers continue to get positive job ratings while the public mood sours and Democratic President Joe Biden\u2019s job ratings remain in the dumps "
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1529, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Dutch domp haze, from Middle Dutch damp \u2014 more at damp":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259mps",
      "\u02c8d\u0259m(p)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blue devils",
      "blues",
      "dejection",
      "depression",
      "desolation",
      "despond",
      "despondence",
      "despondency",
      "disconsolateness",
      "dispiritedness",
      "doldrums",
      "dolefulness",
      "downheartedness",
      "dreariness",
      "forlornness",
      "gloom",
      "gloominess",
      "glumness",
      "heartsickness",
      "joylessness",
      "melancholy",
      "miserableness",
      "mopes",
      "mournfulness",
      "oppression",
      "sadness",
      "sorrowfulness",
      "unhappiness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002719",
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "dumpy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": being short and thick in build : squat":[],
      ": shabby , dingy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a dumpy guy in his forties",
      "dumpy little men trying to look like tough guys",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Bulls played in dumpy Chicago Stadium, and put forth an uninspired roster highlighted by the likes of Andre Wakefield and Wilbur Holland. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Their venue was a dumpy building on their reservation in Hollywood, near Fort Lauderdale. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 July 2021",
      "His complete lack of work experience means the only place in town desperate enough to hire him is Adventureland, a dumpy local amusement park run by married couple Bobby (Bill Hader and Bill Hader\u2019s mustache) and Paulette (Kristen Wiig). \u2014 Tres Dean, Vulture , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Their venue was a dumpy building on their reservation in Hollywood, near Fort Lauderdale. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 July 2021",
      "Their venue was a dumpy building on their reservation in Hollywood, near Fort Lauderdale. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 July 2021",
      "Their venue was a dumpy building on their reservation in Hollywood, near Fort Lauderdale. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 July 2021",
      "Their venue was a dumpy building on their reservation in Hollywood, near Fort Lauderdale. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 July 2021",
      "Their venue was a dumpy building on their reservation in Hollywood, near Fort Lauderdale. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 July 2021"
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      "1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203038"
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      "noun"
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      ": the act or practice of dummying land":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213018"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": ruddy duck":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224657"
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    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a foolish or stupid person : idiot":[
        "acting like a total dumbass"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-\u02ccas"
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    "examples":[],
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      "dumb entry 1 + ass entry 3":""
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      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005525"
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      "noun"
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      ": a place to which unwanted people or things are sent":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If the Sixers hope to clear enough cap space to sign a star in free agency, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be their best bet for a Harris dumping ground . \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Samsung builds decent hardware and then treats its software package like a dumping ground , piling all of Samsung's apps and software on top of Google's apps and software, then loading the phone down with ads and spam notifications. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "For generations, land surrounding the waterway has been viewed as some of Baltimore\u2019s least desirable \u2014 a historical dumping ground for trash, industrial waste, the city\u2019s dead and, even worse, its living. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 2 May 2022",
      "The massive haul of items was fished out of local rivers and beaches which have become a dumping ground for such items, and which pose a significant threat to marine life, ecosystems and communities around the world. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "For some four decades ending in the 1980s, the Corps used Bradford Island and the neighboring stretch of the Columbia River \u2013 traditional fishing grounds for the Yakama \u2013 as a dumping ground for electrical equipment and other waste. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The bay is relatively shallow, isolated and more likely to be an urban runoff dumping ground where phosphorus might collect than Lake Superior at large. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "But airlines are a particular dumping ground for stress and rudeness. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "For the past two decades, Nauru has served the Australian government as a dumping ground for refugees and asylum seekers, in return for millions of dollars in aid. \u2014 The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010540"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": sad , melancholy":[]
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      "\u02c8d\u0259m-pish"
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      "dumps":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1519, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013506"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": umbral symbol":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014108"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a practice event that is done to prepare for the actual event that will happen in the future : dry run":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042646"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": a person who is incapable of speaking":[],
      ": a person who is habitually silent":[],
      ": a stupid person":[
        "He's no dummy .",
        "She loves you, you dummy ."
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      ": the exposed hand in bridge played by the declarer in addition to his or her own hand":[],
      ": a bridge player whose hand is a dummy":[],
      ": an imitation, copy, or likeness of something used as a substitute: such as":[],
      ": mannequin":[
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      ": a stuffed figure or cylindrical bag used for tackling (see tackle entry 2 sense 1b ) and blocking practice":[],
      ": a large puppet usually having movable features (such as mouth and arms) manipulated by a ventriloquist":[],
      ": pacifier sense 2":[],
      ": one seeming to act independently but in reality controlled by another":[
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      ": a mock-up of a proposed publication (such as a book or magazine)":[],
      ": a set of pages (as for a newspaper or magazine) with the position of text and artwork indicated for the printer (see printer sense a )":[],
      ": having the appearance of being real : artificial":[
        "dummy foods in the display case"
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      ": existing in name only : fictitious":[
        "dummy corporations"
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      ": apparently acting for oneself while really acting for or at the direction of another":[
        "a dummy director"
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      ": to make a dummy (see dummy entry 1 sense 5 ) of (something, such as a publication)":[
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      "clodpoll",
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      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
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      "artificial",
      "bogus",
      "ersatz",
      "factitious",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "faux",
      "imitation",
      "imitative",
      "man-made",
      "mimic",
      "mock",
      "pretend",
      "sham",
      "simulated",
      "substitute",
      "synthetic"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She loves you, you dummy .",
      "They practiced CPR on a dummy .",
      "The bomb was just a dummy .",
      "Adjective",
      "They took apart a dummy bomb.",
      "the dummy shutters on the house are actually made of vinyl and are for decoration only",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode. \u2014 Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com , 10 July 2017",
      "Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn\u2019t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel. \u2014 Diana Kruzman, USA TODAY , 6 July 2017",
      "At NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility, ten crash test dummies were buckled into a section of airplane fuselage and dropped from the sky. \u2014 Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics , 6 July 2017",
      "Nursing students practice clinical procedures using virtual reality and full-size dummies , including a birthing simulator named Lucina. \u2014 Jennifer Lu, miamiherald , 12 June 2017",
      "The American Heart Association employs a bunch of dummies . \u2014 Jessica Roy, The Cut , 23 June 2017",
      "While the group did 100 to 120 chest compressions a minute on CPR dummies , or 30 compressions and two breaths, Metro took photos with her phone and streamed the scene on Facebook Live. \u2014 Victoria St. Martin, Washington Post , 5 July 2017",
      "TV show host Ellen DeGeneres presented her a ventriloquist dummy named Stacy as a gift. \u2014 David Frese, kansascity.com , 30 June 2017",
      "Baig is the co-author of iPhone For Dummies , an independent work published by Wiley. \u2014 Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY , 23 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Merck has said in a press release that of 775 patients who participated in a clinical trial, none who took molnupiravir had died in the first 29 days of the study, while eight on a placebo or dummy pill had died. \u2014 Lisa Kim, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or had died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Among 385 patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of the 377 patients who got the dummy pill. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3 percent were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1 percent of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, chicagotribune.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Earlier this year, the company successfully tested the methodology with a stage 1 mass simulator, or dummy booster. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Gutierrez-Reed, 24, claims Seth Kenney's company PDQ Arm and Prop, LLC supplied a mix of live and dummy ammunition prior to the fatal shooting that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE. \u2014 Alexia Fern\u00e1ndez, PEOPLE.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Baldwin said accidental discharges of blanks or dummy rounds on film and television sets are common. \u2014 Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The tragedy triggered an industry call for tighter safety standards on-set, including eliminating the use of real guns and dummy rounds of any kind. \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "The study involved 4,753 children ages 6 to 11 who got either the vaccine or dummy shots. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Mike Tristano, a veteran armorer, or movie weapons specialist, was alarmed to hear that live rounds were mixed in with blanks and dummy rounds. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Mike Tristano, a veteran armorer, or movie weapons specialist, was alarmed to hear that live rounds were mixed in with blanks and dummy rounds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "The study included 4,753 kids ages 6 to 11, who got either the vaccine or dummy shots. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dumb entry 1 + -y entry 4":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "circa 1928, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134737"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that dumps : such as":[],
      ": dump truck":[],
      ": a device used for unloading freight cars by tilting or dumping":[],
      ": a state of collapse, failure, or ruin":[
        "the economy is in the dumper"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259m-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The cops caught the illegal dumpers .",
      "The economy is in the dumper .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The thing about dumping is that the dumpee often worries for hours or days afterward when the dumper walks away relieved. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "With her ex\u2019s help all those years ago, her credit went into the dumper . \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "During another incident not far away, a dumper who had piled garbage onto a tarp in the back of a pickup fastened the tarp to a pole, then slammed on the gas pedal. \u2014 Noah Baustin, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Prior to the dumper being installed, each machine is taken for a test drive up and down the residential streets of quiet Paramount. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2021",
      "Spriggs is lazy and a dumper , and joe seems overwhelmed. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "Others began to point up and yell at the apparent ice dumper . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2020",
      "The divestiture follows the 2017 disposals of its backhoe loader and dumper business to Mecalac and the material-handling and ports division to Konecranes Oyj. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2019",
      "Still in the dumper for its second century in a row: Adolf. Judas and Herod also nowhere on the radar. \u2014 Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141750"
  },
  "dumpy level":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a surveyor's level with a short telescope rigidly fixed and rotating only in a horizontal plane":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151939"
  },
  "dum sola":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": while unmarried":[
        "\u2014 used of the status of a woman either maiden, widow, or divorced"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "du\u0307m\u02c8s\u014dl\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175443"
  },
  "dumpling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small mass of dough cooked by boiling or steaming":[],
      ": a usually baked dessert of fruit wrapped in dough":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259mp-li\u014b"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "We had vegetarian dumplings as an appetizer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For the trendy tween, this adorable mini dumpling light is ideal. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
      "The company plans to roll out its Zhong dumpling sauce at Costco as well, starting in LA later this year. \u2014 Hannah Miao, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Smoko has other options, including a lil' dumpling and a teeny frog. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
      "Its meaty texture and flavor coupled with agar came together like vegan alchemy to create a bite of dumpling that is remarkably luscious, satisfying and close to its meat counterpart in flavor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Who could forget the dumpling confession that caused Pat to bolt off the stage",
      "And there are changes coming to Downtown Disney that will add more dining options, including the popular dumpling restaurant Din Tai Fung. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "Streaming from their home in Krak\u00f3w and wearing traditional garb, Monika and Tomasz will acquaint you with their grandmother\u2019s recipe for Poland\u2019s favorite stuffed dumpling : the pierogi. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 May 2022",
      "Unlike pasta that's made mostly from wheat, gnocchi uses potatoes or ricotta to create a soft and fluffy dumpling . \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps alteration of lump":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175626"
  },
  "dumpcart":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cart having a body that can be tilted or a bottom opening downward for emptying the contents without handling":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183151"
  },
  "dumpster diving":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the practice of searching through public trash receptacles for edible food or discarded items that retain some use or value":[
        "When he talks about his experiment in dumpster diving , Ferrell emphasizes that he had advantages that most people who scrounge for a living do not\u2014his own house, a pickup truck, and a wife with a job.",
        "\u2014 Tom Bartlett",
        "Today, Mr. Jones \u2026 subsists by Dumpster diving , doing odd jobs and, when he sees the opportunity, scavenging scrap metal.",
        "\u2014 John Eligon",
        "\u2026 a freegan is a person who has decided to boycott capitalist society by severely curtailing consumption of resources through reusing, recycling and Dumpster diving .",
        "\u2014 Raina Kelley",
        "In Boulder, an affluent town of 96,700, where houses are demolished to make way for mansions, Dumpster diving for building supplies may have found its cultural moment.",
        "\u2014 Hillary Rosner"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1983, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185118"
  },
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "administrative area of southern Scotland bordering the Irish Sea area 2481 square miles (6425 square kilometers), population 151,324":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ga-l\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190657"
  },
  "dump car":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a railroad car whose body can be tilted for the dumping out of its contents":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200746"
  },
  "Dumbarton":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "burgh in west central Scotland west-northwest of Glasgow population 79,750":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4r-t\u1d4an"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212500"
  },
  "dumpler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dunker":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-pl\u0259(r)"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dutch dompelaar , from dompelen to immerse (frequentative of dompen to immerse, tumble, topple) + -aar -er":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230247"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dump truck":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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