dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/raz_MW.json

{
  "raze":{
    "antonyms":[
      "build",
      "construct",
      "erect",
      "put up",
      "raise",
      "rear",
      "set up"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": erase":[],
      ": to destroy to the ground : demolish":[
        "raze an old building"
      ],
      ": to scrape, cut, or shave off":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "an entire city block razed by a terrible fire",
      "the developer razed the old school building and built a high-rise condominium complex",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The cost of plans to raze and rebuild the low- and moderate-income rentals in the Sheldon/Charter Oak neighborhood and blend them with market-rate units in a larger, dramatically redesigned complex \u2014 has climbed to about $58 million. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "During their approach to Sievierodonetsk, for example, Russian forces didn't so much assault the city of Rubizhne as raze it to the ground, hitting it with as many as 1,500 artillery rounds per day, according to BBC's Quentin Sommerville. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 16 June 2022",
      "President Biden suggested to a local lawmaker while visiting Uvalde days after the shooting that the federal government could provide resources to raze the school and build a new one. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
      "Walsh said the town\u2019s plan is to raze the buildings and then seek buyers to redevelop it, possibly with a view toward an entertainment and dining complex. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
      "Ukraine\u2019s intelligence service wrote in a statement on Monday that the Russians were preparing to use three-ton bombs on the plant in an effort to raze it completely. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Last year, the building, wrapped in mesh, its concrete core bearing evidence of continuous leaks, was sold to a developer who prepared to raze it. \u2014 Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Developers plan to raze the former American Motors Corporation headquarters on Detroit\u2019s west side to make way for a new industrial facility, which is expected to generate more than 300 permanent jobs, officials announced Thursday. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The Glendale Plan Commission on Tuesday approved a request from the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin to raze the building. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of rase":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "annihilate",
      "cream",
      "decimate",
      "demolish",
      "desolate",
      "destroy",
      "devastate",
      "do in",
      "extinguish",
      "nuke",
      "pull down",
      "pulverize",
      "rub out",
      "ruin",
      "shatter",
      "smash",
      "tear down",
      "total",
      "vaporize",
      "waste",
      "wrack",
      "wreck"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094410",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "razz":{
    "antonyms":[
      "chaff",
      "jive",
      "joke",
      "josh",
      "kid",
      "rally",
      "rib",
      "ride",
      "roast",
      "tease"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": heckle , deride":[
        "the fans razzed the visiting players"
      ],
      ": raspberry sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "notoriously difficult to please, opera buffs are as quick with a razz as with a rave",
      "Verb",
      "We razzed the other team's pitcher.",
      "got razzed all day for wearing mismatched sneakers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The gummies come in five varieties and colors: mango, watermelon, cherry, orange, and blue razz . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "Unknown Flavors: Sour with a hint of blue razz Natural Light On Monday, Natural Light, also known as Natty Light, announced two new seltzers. \u2014 Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com , 14 Aug. 2019",
      "That is the unit that earned mainly the razz after being shut out, 31-0, in the playoff, the first such humiliation of Urban Meyer's coaching career. \u2014 Bill Livingston, cleveland.com , 30 Aug. 2017",
      "A bouquet of roses to Wood\u2019s hospital room, but a razz for the failure to communicate. \u2014 Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com , 26 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Now, a lot of people will probably razz the host for caving and giving in to only four people. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But the comedian resurfaced Wednesday on Twitter to razz CBS for razzing his singing. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The seventh-grader stands six-foot-six, prompting some classmates to razz him for shoes his mother, Tiffany Jones, bought at bargain stores and ordered online through Amazon. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "While hosting, Macdonald also took advantage of the opportunity to razz SNL in his opening monologue. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "And although Lars and Zoe are still somewhat unformed, Luke Evans and Grace Van Patten razz each other well enough that their tentative friendship continues to work. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "Saltz had been following the rise of the NFT market and decided to razz Beeple\u2019s digital bigseller with his own effort. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2021",
      "Except when Van Halen and his compatriots wanted to razz their producer. \u2014 Sarah Rodman, EW.com , 9 Nov. 2020",
      "Soon enough, the first of 15 San Francisco fire engines came by, its crews jumping off to razz him as usual. \u2014 Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com , 14 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1918, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for razzberry sound of contempt, alteration of raspberry":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8raz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bird",
      "boo",
      "Bronx cheer",
      "catcall",
      "hiss",
      "hoot",
      "jeer",
      "raspberry",
      "snort"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000336",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "razzle-dazzle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a complex maneuver (as in sports) designed to confuse an opponent":[],
      ": a confusing or colorful often gaudy action or display":[],
      ": a state of confusion or hilarity":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "reduplication of dazzle":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccra-z\u0259l-\u02c8da-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054639",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "razor's edge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150654"
  },
  "razor-sharp":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": very sharp":[
        "Sharks have razor-sharp teeth."
      ],
      ": showing a lot of intelligence or the ability to think quickly":[
        "a razor-sharp attorney",
        "a razor-sharp wit/mind"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152919"
  },
  "razor shell":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": pen shell":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161310"
  },
  "razor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0101-z\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The restaurant\u2019s opening menu ($245 for seven courses and $195 for five) is full of regional Italian deep cuts flipped and edited by a razor -sharp New Yorker. \u2014 Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
      "Finally, a razor -sharp line appeared ahead of us where the lambent sea ended and blackness began. \u2014 Sam Keck Scott, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 June 2022",
      "He is lauded now for his razor -sharp haircuts and precisely cut suits as an NBA analyst on ESPN. \u2014 Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY , 25 June 2022",
      "Ashton, in particular, dominates, with her razor -sharp comedic timing ensuring thrilling delivery of her tart lines. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
      "This sort of tire design is less likely to stir up any of the razor -sharp and adhesive dust that sits on the moon\u2019s surface. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
      "From rogue hole pics to Instagays gone mild, the humor is always razor -sharp but never cruel or vindictive. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Echoing the sets of razor -sharp fringe, there was a slew of intricate spiky knots. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
      "Despite his age, Lear continues to use his skills to be successful in his work, and his wit and humor remain razor -sharp. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English rasour , from Anglo-French rasur , from raser to raze, shave \u2014 more at rase":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165715"
  },
  "razor-thin":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": very small or thin":[
        "razor-thin models",
        "He won by a razor-thin margin.",
        "It was a razor-thin victory."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173725"
  },
  "razor-backed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a sharp narrow back":[
        "a razor-backed horse"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0101-z\u0259r-\u02ccbakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1807, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174130"
  },
  "razorable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ready or suitable for shaving":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "razor entry 2 + -able":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182013"
  },
  "razorback":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a thin-bodied long-legged feral hog chiefly of the southeastern U.S.":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0101-z\u0259r-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No razorback suckers have been known to reproduce in the river below the waterfall. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "After decades of management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to downlist the razorback sucker from endangered to threatened. \u2014 Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Oceanside has its Goat Hill course, but this was the real deal, a true hike along a razorback ridge on which course designer Dan Hixson managed to put greens in diabolical places. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Oct. 2019",
      "Skyline Drive, a narrow road along a razorback ridge that offers sweeping views. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, The Know , 27 July 2019",
      "Davis was 13 when Broyles led the 1964 Razorbacks to a national title, the last Arkansas team to finish with a perfect record. \u2014 Walter Villa, miamiherald , 16 Aug. 2017",
      "The first six Razorbacks reached, highlighted by Spanberger's two-run homer to the woods in right field and a two-run single by shortstop Jax Biggers. \u2014 Drew Champlin, AL.com , 27 May 2017",
      "On May 28, Walker got the ball with the SEC Tournament Championship on the line and threw 7.2 innings and held Arkansas to one run as LSU beat the Razorbacks for the crown. \u2014 NOLA.com , 5 June 2017",
      "Jax Biggers leads Arkansas with a .335 average, but the Razorbacks have three hitters with double-digit home runs. \u2014 AL.com , 22 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194601"
  },
  "razorback buffalo fish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": smallmouth buffalo":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201141"
  },
  "razor blade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small, thin, sharp piece of metal that is used in a razor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202114"
  },
  "razor strop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": strop sense b":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211844"
  },
  "razor-billed curassow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several South American curassows of the genus Mitu having a short laterally compressed bill with a knob on the culmen":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213852"
  },
  "razor stone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": novaculite":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222757"
  },
  "razor wire":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Texas will provide authorities in a Mexican border state with razor wire and training on how to deploy it in order to increase security at the U.S.-Mexican border, Texas officials told Fox News on Saturday. \u2014 Bill Melugin, Fox News , 14 May 2022",
      "Since 2021, Lithuania has been building an 11-foot-high steel fence, with 2-inch-thick razor wire , on its border with Belarus to prevent entry of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa. \u2014 Tazreena Sajjad, The Conversation , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "But even with all the hateful rhetoric and razor wire , Alithia Haven Ram\u00edrez nurtured a little-girl dream of attending art school in Paris. \u2014 Palabra, al , 7 June 2022",
      "While waiting for the wall to be completed, the agency has strung razor wire across the border, plowed new roads and purchased tear gas canisters. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Government forces placed steel barricades and razor wire across many roads, bridges and intersections and set up additional checkpoints in towns and villages in the Kashmir Valley. \u2014 Aijaz Hussain, ajc , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "In one harrowing image, a Marine leaned over razor wire to grasp a wailing baby from outstretched hands. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away from California\u2019s death row, students at one of the country\u2019s most unique colleges discuss the 9/11 attacks and issues of morality, identity, and nationalism. \u2014 Olga R. Rodriguez, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "At her own museum, now fortified with razor wire , that has meant helping secure money for staff who remain in country. \u2014 Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1973, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233334"
  },
  "razor saw":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a narrow saw used in excavating limestone":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002346"
  },
  "razor clam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a family (Solenidae) of marine lamellibranch mollusks having a long narrow thin shell":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Unlike Oregon, which allows razor clam digging seven days a week, Washington tightly controls its razor clams with brief, tide-dependent seasons. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Each new dish was lovely, a razor clam presented on a log covered in seaweed or a single oyster leaf in an oyster shell. \u2014 Kevin Wilson, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding razor clam fans of Thursday\u2019s seasonal closure of all Clatsop County beaches, which have already been closed for months because of domoic acid levels. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 July 2021",
      "To illustrate the direct link between the ocean\u2019s health and the tribe\u2019s livelihood, the Quinault people have an annual summer razor clam dig to harvest clams to sell. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "To illustrate the direct link between the ocean\u2019s health and the tribe\u2019s livelihood, the Quinault people have an annual summer razor clam dig to harvest clams to sell. \u2014 Michala Garrison, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Portions of the south Oregon Coast have reopened to razor clam digging, but the honey hole on Clatsop beaches remains closed. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 May 2021",
      "The state\u2019s razor clam fishery alone can generate $1 million in revenue for these tribes, and the tourism associated with clamming can earn another $28 million. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "Oregon has closed razor clam digging from the Columbia River south to the Siuslaw River\u2019s north jetty in Florence following a high concentration of domoic acid found in clams on Clatsop County beaches. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042120"
  },
  "razorback sucker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": humpback sucker":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1896, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075012"
  },
  "razon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an aerial bomb that can be guided to the right or left and controlled in range by radio means \u2014 compare azon":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0101\u02ccz\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "blend of range and azon bomb":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151507"
  },
  "razorless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking a razor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003302"
  },
  "razor fish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a common heavily armored shrimpfish ( Aeoliscus punctulatus ) that is found in the Indian ocean":[],
      ": razor clam":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012351"
  }
}