dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/inb_MW.json

{
  "inborn":{
    "antonyms":[
      "adventitious",
      "extraneous",
      "extrinsic"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hereditary , inherited":[],
      ": present from or as if from birth":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She has an inborn talent for music.",
      "That kind of knowledge is acquired, not inborn .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From the late 19th and well into the 20th century, a host of conditions, which included lunacy but also feeblemindedness, epilepsy and pauperism, were believed to be caused by an inborn hereditary taint impervious to any and all treatment. \u2014 Siri Hustvedt, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, Robert also believed that the inborn qualities of Jews were lacking. \u2014 Outside Online , 5 May 2022",
      "Some of it might be inborn biology, drawn from genetics or age. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "For that matter, Baranski works wonders at conveying the inborn disdain Agnes has for people like the Russells, even when the scripts portray them as more or less the same. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "This vulnerability is not necessarily inborn , but may result from traumatic experience. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "There\u2019s an inborn scrappiness to Beard, the 48-year old Texas basketball coach, and Ramey, the 22-year-old Texas guard. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Ministers in Emerson\u2019s circles espoused inborn goodness and a knowledge of God at birth. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "But egg complexion is usually an inborn trait; hoopoes are unusual in their ability to alter those hues after the shell\u2019s taken shape. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 4 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8in-\u02c8b\u022frn",
      "\u02c8in-\u02c8b\u022f(\u0259)rn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for inborn innate , inborn , inbred , congenital , hereditary mean not acquired after birth. innate applies to qualities or characteristics that are part of one's inner essential nature. an innate sense of fair play inborn suggests a quality or tendency either actually present at birth or so marked and deep-seated as to seem so. her inborn love of nature inbred suggests something either acquired from parents by heredity or so deeply rooted and ingrained as to seem acquired in that way. inbred political loyalties congenital and hereditary refer to what is acquired before or at birth, the former to things acquired during fetal development and the latter to things transmitted from one's ancestors. a congenital heart murmur eye color is hereditary",
    "synonyms":[
      "built-in",
      "constitutional",
      "constitutive",
      "essential",
      "hardwired",
      "immanent",
      "inbred",
      "indigenous",
      "ingrain",
      "ingrained",
      "engrained",
      "inherent",
      "innate",
      "integral",
      "intrinsic",
      "native",
      "natural"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034919",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "inbound":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": inward bound":[
        "inbound traffic"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Closures on Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road will continue Thursday on the inbound lanes from Western Avenue to Leverett Circle for line striping work, the agency said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Air traffic control alerted Austin Bergstrom International Airport to an inbound private aircraft that needed to make an emergency landing shortly before 2:00 p.m., a spokesperson for the airport told Fox News Digital. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "Back then, 52% of moves involving the state were outbound, compared to 48% inbound . \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
      "On Monday, Yellowstone\u2019s superintendent, Cam Sholly, announced the closure of all five of Yellowstone\u2019s inbound entrances and the evacuation of most tourists from the area. \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
      "All entrances to Yellowstone National Park have been closed to inbound traffic after record rainfall has created hazardous conditions. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Roger Dow, the president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, told Travel Leisure the inbound testing requirement has been a deterrent for some international travelers. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
      "Chinese visitors are unlikely to travel overseas so long as Beijing preserves inbound quarantine for international arrivals\u2013including Chinese tourists returning home. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "Furthermore, even if the top of the funnel is sufficiently filled, reviewing inbound poses another challenge for companies. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1894, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8in-\u02ccbau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105159",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "inbounds":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": involving putting a basketball in play by passing it onto the court from out of bounds":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Deer Park's only bucket after the score was 17-17 was a score off an inbounds play. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 20 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1968, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8in-\u02c8bau\u0307n(d)z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191413",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "inbounds line":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": either of two broken lines running the length of a football field at right angles to the yard lines":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At least two players must line up outside of the yard-line number and two players between the inbound line and yard-line number. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 22 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1961, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232242",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "inbounds pass":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pass to start play from a player who is standing out of bounds to a player who is on the court":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212234",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "inbreak":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a breaking in : inroad , invasion , incursion":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "in entry 4 + break (after break in , verb)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010247",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "inbreathe":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to breathe (something) in : inhale":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8in-\u02ccbr\u0113t\u035fh"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103032",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "inbred":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": rooted and ingrained in one's nature as deeply as if implanted by heredity":[
        "an inbred love of freedom"
      ],
      ": subjected to or produced by inbreeding":[],
      ": a plant or animal produced by inbreeding":[
        "It is recommended that only superior horses be used in the practice of inbreeding because inbreds from the same stock will produce an inferior strain if carried on over a prolonged period.",
        "\u2014 Philip A. Pines",
        "The result, he thought, of mating two single crosses would combine the outstanding characteristic of four inbreds rather than two and would take advantage of the high yield of the single-cross seed parent.",
        "\u2014 William L. Brown"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8in-\u02ccbred",
      "\u02c8in-\u02c8bred"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "built-in",
      "constitutional",
      "constitutive",
      "essential",
      "hardwired",
      "immanent",
      "inborn",
      "indigenous",
      "ingrain",
      "ingrained",
      "engrained",
      "inherent",
      "innate",
      "integral",
      "intrinsic",
      "native",
      "natural"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adventitious",
      "extraneous",
      "extrinsic"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for inbred Adjective innate , inborn , inbred , congenital , hereditary mean not acquired after birth. innate applies to qualities or characteristics that are part of one's inner essential nature. an innate sense of fair play inborn suggests a quality or tendency either actually present at birth or so marked and deep-seated as to seem so. her inborn love of nature inbred suggests something either acquired from parents by heredity or so deeply rooted and ingrained as to seem acquired in that way. inbred political loyalties congenital and hereditary refer to what is acquired before or at birth, the former to things acquired during fetal development and the latter to things transmitted from one's ancestors. a congenital heart murmur eye color is hereditary",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "They have an inbred love of freedom.",
      "an inbred desire to do good in the world",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "So no one doubted Sergei Bobrovsky\u2019s inbred , blue-collar toughness. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 6 May 2022",
      "When the microbes were present, the hybrids grew better than an inbred variety, as expected, with roots weighing 20% more. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 29 July 2021",
      "Now, the inhabitants are a credulous, inbred bunch, prone to mottled skin, patches of white hair and walking in their sleep. \u2014 Alissa Simon, Variety , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "In the early 20th century, biologists began to apply this effect to agriculture by creating inbred parent lines that yielded hybrid seed. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 29 July 2021",
      "But inbred stereotypes of gender roles can take a long time to overcome; time that most corporations don\u2019t have. \u2014 Michael Peregrine, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
      "The highland wild dogs had a 70% genetic overlap with the captive population, Ostrander said, with the difference likely containing some of the original diversity now missing in the inbred population -- a breed largely created by people. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 31 Aug. 2020",
      "Combined with male deaths caused by fishing activities near the shore, there might not be enough males to keep the species from becoming inbred , Schofield says. \u2014 Tara Santora, Scientific American , 2 June 2020",
      "Thanks to conservation efforts, the population has expanded nearly threefold since the 1990s, but the population is highly inbred , with a low level of genetic diversity. \u2014 National Geographic , 5 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1882, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180037"
  },
  "inbreeding":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the interbreeding of closely related individuals especially to preserve and fix desirable characters of and to eliminate unfavorable characters from a stock":[],
      ": confinement to a narrow range or a local or limited field of choice":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8in-\u02c8br\u0113-di\u014b",
      "\u02c8in-\u02c8br\u0113d-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "genetic defects caused by inbreeding",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Catalburun Possibly because of severe inbreeding due to their rarity, the Catalburun is one of the only dogs in the world featuring a split nose and suspended ears. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 23 Oct. 2012",
      "The vaquita porpoise has become more resilient to inbreeding and can avoid harmful genetic mutations, as a result of living in relatively small population sizes, according to the study. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "Though experts have long theorized that the ancient Egyptians bred ibises at large-scale hatcheries, the 2019 DNA study refuted this idea, showing no signs of long-term inbreeding associated with domestication. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
      "With such a small population left, researchers focused on conservation efforts have questioned if vaquitas were at a greater risk of extinction due to inbreeding . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 7 May 2022",
      "Turns out both families are prone to such fits as the result of inbreeding . \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
      "Despite the inbreeding , however, there was little in the way of genetic variants that are exclusive to a single breed. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The 101 Freeway forms an almost impenetrable barrier between the big cats and a wider gene pool to the north, which has led to inbreeding and genetic abnormalities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Collarwali\u2019s remarkable fruitfulness did raise the risk of her cubs inbreeding , but, on balance, her mothering was a net positive and her loss a tragedy. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184947"
  },
  "inblowing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": blowing inward or centripetally":[
        "inblowing winds"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "in entry 4 + blowing (after blow in , verb)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200115"
  },
  "inboard":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": inside the line of a ship's bulwarks or hull":[],
      ": toward the center line of a vehicle or craft (such as a ship or aircraft)":[],
      ": located inboard":[
        "an inboard engine",
        "an inboard spoiler"
      ],
      ": having an inboard engine":[],
      ": a boat with an inboard motor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8in-\u02ccb\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The stock Toyota wheels are +56, which means the tires sit 2.2 inches farther inboard than most aftermarket wheels. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 15 Oct. 2020",
      "The boat is a 27-foot offshore style sport boat, inboard /outboard with loud exhaust. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2018",
      "The crafts are classified as either outboard or inboard , depending on whether the engine is set. \u2014 Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press , 15 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some, such as the the low profile boat with inboard motor, take a slow and stealthy approach. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "The failure is troubling because an identical charger failed last March after a new battery was installed for the left inboard array. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "The south inboard runway, which is primarily used for arrivals, is closed through May 11 for reconstruction. \u2014 Carlos Lozano, latimes.com , 4 Feb. 2018",
      "Additionally there are Kruger flaps on the inboard section of the leading edge. \u2014 John Cox, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2017",
      "Up to 14 advanced safety features are now available, including an industry-first front center side-impact air bag, which deploys on the inboard side of the driver\u2019s seat, adding a layer of protection between driver and front passenger. \u2014 Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram , 30 Sep. 2017",
      "Another robot \u2014 this one supplied by Spanish engineering firm MTorres \u2014 will drill and fasten the rib posts and stiffeners to the spars \u2014 each of them 105 feet long, 6 feet wide at the inboard end and a foot wide at the outboard end. \u2014 The Seattle Times, OregonLive.com , 9 June 2017",
      "Another Electroimpact robot will drill and fasten the rib posts and stiffeners to the spars \u2014 each of them 105 feet long, 6 feet wide at the inboard end and a foot wide at the outboard end. \u2014 Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times , 7 June 2017",
      "The four cars are missing inboard attachments and may not restrain an occupant in case of a crash. \u2014 Lisa Marie Segarra, Fortune , 30 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The dual inboard electric motors are located at the front and rear axles. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
      "For get-up and go, the Steinway comes with a pair of Mercury 8.2-liter, 430-horsepower gas inboard engines coupled to Bravo III outdrives with joystick control. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 24 June 2022",
      "That suspension facilitates 13 inches of wheel travel for all four wheels, using control arms bolted much further inboard than is possible with ICE power trains. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Tuesday's spacewalk was devoted to installing support brackets on the right-side inboard solar wing at the base of the power channel 3A wing. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Last month a crew from Dal-Tech Boat Works in Oak Creek rescued a 21-foot inboard boat that was stuck on a sandbar at Bender. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "As Flying Tiger 923 sliced through the dark sky over the Atlantic, a thousand miles from land on the way to Frankfurt from Newfoundland, a red flash on the instrument panel caught Captain John Murray\u2019s eye: Fire in engine no. 3; inboard , right side. \u2014 Eric Lindner, Popular Mechanics , 22 July 2021",
      "During Sunday's spacewalk, Hoshide and Pesquet assembled the support bracket for a left-side inboard iROSA array, which will be installed next year or in 2023. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "Other technical features include front and rear double-wishbone suspension, an inboard torsion bar and a McLaren and Penske-manufactured damper system. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 9 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
      "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210202"
  },
  "inbond":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": laid across a wall : having bricks or stones laid as headers":[
        "\u2014 opposed to outbond"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "in entry 4 + bond (connection)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225330"
  },
  "inbreed":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to subject to inbreeding":[],
      ": to engage in inbreeding":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8in-\u02c8br\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When the population of a species dwindles, the remaining animals are forced to inbreed and the genetic pool shrinks, further threatening survival. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Southern white rhinos are threatened by inbreeding . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "Soon, almost everyone in that population may become related to the newcomers, actually speeding up inbreeding . \u2014 Ashley Braun, Longreads , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Self-fertilization, like inbreeding in animals, should pair up harmful recessive mutations, so Schwoch expected the crosses that used pollen from one stem on flowers from another to do better. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 29 Aug. 2019",
      "Many scientists believe mating types evolved early in life\u2019s history as a barrier against behaviors like inbreeding that might be harmful to a population or species. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 July 2018",
      "And as their faces got smaller, our ancestors became more social; groups of Neanderthals and other ancient humans seem to have inbred frequently, but among modern humans, there was much more contact between different groups. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 10 Apr. 2018",
      "For cancer research, this meant a stable breeding strain by which to study the biological and genetic nature of cancer in mice inbred with cancerous tumors\u2014a realization that has defined mouse model research to this day. \u2014 Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian , 20 Mar. 2018",
      "Decimated by inbreeding , the spotted wildcat\u2019s future depends very much on mingling with its Mexican cousins. \u2014 Jeremy Schwartz, ajc , 31 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015110"
  },
  "inbring":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English inbringen , from Old English inbringan (probably translation of Latin inferre to bring in), from in, inn in (adverb) + bringan to bring":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082318"
  },
  "inbd":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "inboard":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171543"
  },
  "inbearing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": officious":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "in entry 2 + bearing":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174621"
  }
}