dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/thu_MW.json

{
  "Thule":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being the culture existing in the arctic lands from Alaska to Greenland from about a.d. 500 to a.d. 1400":[],
      ": the northernmost part of the habitable ancient world":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English Tyle , from Old English, from Latin Thule, Thyle , from Greek Thoul\u0113, Thyl\u0113":"Noun",
      "Thule , Greenland":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u00fc-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8th\u00fc-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8thy\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140343",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Thule Air Base":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "United States military and communication base located on an inlet of Baffin Bay in northwestern Greenland":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u00fc-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042839",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Thun":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "commune in east central Switzerland at the head of Lake Thun population 13,500":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165520",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Thutmose":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "name of 4 kings of Egypt: especially III died 1450 b.c. (reigned 1504\u20131450 b.c. )":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "th\u00fct-\u02c8m\u014d-s\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202448",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Thuya":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of thuya (Entry 1 of 2) variant of thuga",
      "Definition of Thuya (Entry 2 of 2) taxonomic synonym of thuja"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u00fcy\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-002600",
    "type":[]
  },
  "Thuyopsis":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Thuyopsis taxonomic synonym of thujopsis"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[
      "th\u00fc\u02c8y\u00e4ps\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000350",
    "type":[]
  },
  "thud":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bump",
      "collide",
      "crash",
      "hit",
      "impact",
      "impinge",
      "knock",
      "ram",
      "slam",
      "smash",
      "strike",
      "swipe"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dull sound : thump":[],
      ": blow entry 5 sense 1":[],
      ": to move or strike so as to make a thud":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The book hit the floor with a thud .",
      "The ball landed with a thud .",
      "I heard a heavy thud on the roof.",
      "Verb",
      "The ball thudded against the side of the house.",
      "the snowball thudded against the side of my car",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Back in Europe, years of talks to update the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)\u2014an investment treaty that give energy companies the right to sue sovereign government\u2014ended with a thud . \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 1 July 2022",
      "External footage shows Diaz driving down a residential street and then honk the horn three times and motion to another vehicle, as a loud thud can be heard from the back of the police vehicle. \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
      "Iron Banner Rift sort of landed with a thud , given all the technical problems and the fact that there\u2019s no good new loot to chase. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "The Jaguar, too, landed with a thud , thanks to its mediocre pack-in game, difficult-to-program architecture, and spotty cartridge lineup aside from Jeff Minter's stellar Tempest 2000. \u2014 PCMAG , 27 June 2022",
      "As the ritual ended, the dull thud of artillery could be heard in the distance. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "As the ritual ended, the dull thud of artillery could be heard in the distance. \u2014 Isabelle Khurshudyan And Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
      "The dull thud and crunch of Russian shelling could still be heard in the distance, but now Moscow\u2019s troops are too far from central Kharkiv to easily threaten the city. \u2014 Matt Bradley, NBC News , 19 May 2022",
      "As Seacrest was speaking on stage, a thud was heard from behind the judges\u2019 table. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Whenever your fox releases a ladder, unlocks a door, flips a switch, or activates a bridge, the resulting animations heave and thud with seemingly ancient mechanisms. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "After going up to challenge a shot near the rim late in the second quarter, Forrest fell awkwardly and banged his head hard on the court, the sickening thud audible throughout the arena. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "The subwoofers thud like mortar fire landing in the back seat. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2021",
      "The protest hub in downtown Beirut thudded with music from a half-dozen different stages as if to compete with the city\u2019s famous nightclubs. \u2014 Vivian Yee, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "Stocks thudded to their worst day since the epic Black Monday crash in 1987 amid mounting investor fears over the coronavirus pandemic and President Donald Trump's assessment that the U.S. may be heading toward recession. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "Inside the facility, the sound of baseballs thudding against bats fills the roughly 10,000 square-foot space. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "Although stocks briefly revived in the afternoon when the Federal Reserve Bank of New York moved to provide more short-term funding to lenders, markets quickly thudded lower. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "As in the passage where Aster beats Hirut, certain words recur (split, spin, bloom, awkward, frantic), and hearts tend to pound and thud a lot. \u2014 Namwali Serpell, New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1796, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "imitative":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175631",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "thug":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a group of murderous robbers in India's past whose activities were suppressed in the early nineteenth century":[],
      ": a violent or brutish criminal or bully":[
        "a brutal thug",
        "a gang of thugs",
        "\u2026 in American History X , Norton \u2026 plays a vicious young Venice Beach thug , a racist skinhead with \u2026 a thick black swastika tattooed over one bulging pec, and a gleam of murder in his eye.",
        "\u2014 Owen Gleiberman",
        "An authoritarian government willing to use the most brutal means to hold on to power; a dictator whose thugs have murdered, tortured, imprisoned or intimidated tens of thousands of civilians \u2026",
        "\u2014 Michiko Kakutani"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He was beaten and robbed by street thugs .",
      "the Mob boss regularly sent his thugs after people who were slow to pay their debts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the lead thug , Rossi dials up the sadistic lunacy without generating a trace of menace. \u2014 Rene Rodriguez, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "When a corrupt thug tries to intimidate him into supporting his political ambitions, the pair face off in a rapidly escalating conflict of punches, bombs, schemes, and more. \u2014 K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "Several strands lead back to Stevie Cooper, the thug McCoy has been wary friends with since his problematic childhood. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "And sanctions alone are unlikely to get the ruthless thug in Moscow to stop. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Any producer or distributor not playing ball could expect a visit from a federal marshal or a thug with Mob connections. \u2014 Nat Segnit, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But he was supposed to look like a big thug , like muscle for the mob. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The sin-signifying rain of Seven drenches Gotham City, which is also plagued by murderous ciphers that recall Zodiac and Fight Club\u2013style thug armies of disaffected youths aching to be activated in a program of terror. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine should be a wake-up call, a reminder that there are dire consequences to welcoming any two-bit thug with a wallet overflowing with cash to purchase legitimacy. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hindi & Urdu \u1e6dhag , literally, thief":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259g"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bully",
      "gangbanger",
      "gangsta",
      "gangster",
      "goon",
      "gorilla",
      "hood",
      "hoodlum",
      "hooligan",
      "mobster",
      "mug",
      "plug-ugly",
      "punk",
      "roughneck",
      "rowdy",
      "ruffian",
      "tough",
      "toughie",
      "toughy",
      "yob",
      "yobbo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105905",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thulite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral consisting of a rose-red variety of zoisite found in Tellemarken, Norway, and elsewhere and occasionally cut for use in jewelry":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin Thule , northernmost part of the habitable world + English -ite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th(y)\u00fc\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031330",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thulite pink":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dark to deep purplish pink":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083555",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thulium":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a soft silvery metallic element of the rare-earth group \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The least abundant of these, thulium (Tm) and lutetium (Lu) are 200 times more abundant than gold. \u2014 Willy Shih, Forbes , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "The 794 nm photon interacts with a lithium-niobate crystal doped with thulium , so that the photon\u2019s state becomes stored in the crystal. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 19 June 2019",
      "Electronic shielding by closed shells in thulium compounds. \u2014 Spencer Reiss, WIRED , 1 May 2004"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin Thule":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u00fc-l\u0113-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8thy\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8th(y)\u00fc-l\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204753",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thuluth":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the chief forms of Arabic and Persian script":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Arabic":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u00fcl\u0259th"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000233",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thumb":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a convex molding : ovolo":[],
      ": extremely awkward or clumsy":[],
      ": something resembling or suggesting a thumb":[
        "I steep the tea with a thumb of ginger, which brings a lovely hint of spice \u2026",
        "\u2014 Sarah Nasello",
        "I stop for a while among the crowds at the Pinnacle, a thumb of rock protruding from the rim of the Wonderland Range above Halls Gap.",
        "\u2014 Andrew Bain"
      ],
      ": the part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb":[],
      ": to express disdain or defiance":[
        "thumb their nose at opulence",
        "\u2014 Sales Management"
      ],
      ": to leaf through (pages) with the thumb : turn":[],
      ": to place the thumb at one's nose and extend the fingers as a gesture of scorn or defiance":[],
      ": to request or obtain (a ride) in a passing automobile by signaling with the thumb":[],
      ": to soil or wear by or as if by repeated thumbing":[
        "a badly thumbed book"
      ],
      ": to travel by thumbing rides : hitchhike":[
        "thumbed across the country"
      ],
      ": to turn over pages":[
        "thumb through a book"
      ],
      ": under control : in a state of subservience":[
        "her father did not have her that much under his thumb",
        "\u2014 Hamilton Basso"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a little girl sucking her thumb",
      "I accidentally cut my thumb .",
      "My mitten has a hole in the thumb .",
      "Verb",
      "I thumbed a ride to school.",
      "He thumbed his way to New York.",
      "He thumbed across the country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "His brother, William, who plays for the Atlanta Braves, might also make the NL team as DH now that Phillies star Bryce Harper is out with a fractured left thumb . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Andre Burakovsky sidelined by injury and with Valeri Nichushkin hobbling around on an injured right foot and center Nazem Kadri playing through a broken right thumb . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
      "Starting catcher Tyler Stephenson is out for four-to-six weeks with a broken right thumb , so the Reds needed to call up a catcher. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
      "Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks due to a fractured right thumb suffered in Thursday\u2019s 5-4 loss to the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "In his second year with Phoenix, Chris Paul helped orchestrate the NBA\u2019s fifth-best scoring offense as the team\u2019s floor general, despite missing 15 games with a fractured right thumb . \u2014 Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "Plesac, recovering from a broken right thumb , was the only one who made an impact after his return. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Booker played point guard with All-Star Chris Paul out with a fractured right thumb . \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "He was sidelined for 20 games from December through mid-January because of a fractured right thumb . \u2014 Khobi Price, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Also, an amazing quote and not afraid to thumb his nose at authority. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "The standard pupusas are available, made with either rice or corn flour, but they\u2019re supplemented with inventions that thumb their nose at tradition. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Sure, that would have been nice, and nobody would thumb their nose at a million dollars. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Artists could even thumb their noses at their rivals on their home turf. \u2014 Amanda Dorenberg, Rolling Stone , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "In a post-truth world dominated by online conspiracy theories, young people have coalesced around the effort to thumb their nose at, fight and poke fun at misinformation. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "In a post-truth world dominated by online conspiracy theories, young people have coalesced around the effort to thumb their nose at, fight and poke fun at misinformation. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Turn your left hand over, thumb down, reach across your chest, and grab the back of the doorframe. \u2014 Kyle Norman, Outside Online , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "In a post-truth world dominated by online conspiracy theories, young people have coalesced around the effort to thumb their nose at, fight and poke fun at misinformation. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English thoume, thoumbe , from Old English th\u016bma ; akin to Old High German th\u016bmo thumb, Latin tum\u0113re to swell":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "hitch",
      "hitchhike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003011",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "thumb bottle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": phial":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004359",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thumb box":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small box that contains painting materials, a panel for mixing colors, and a small canvas or board and has a thumb hole or other device by which it can be held upon the thumb like a palette to make a small sketch usually in oil":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231540",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thumb cleat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small cleat with but one horn used on a yard or boom":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185555",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thumb cut":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": thumb notch sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180341",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thumb down":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to turn thumbs down on : reject":[
        "thumbed down one request that it print the whole Bible, chapter by chapter",
        "\u2014 Newsweek"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183856",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "thumb drive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small usually rectangular device used for storing and transferring computer data : flash drive":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The data from the stand-alone computer will go via thumb drive to a second computer that is connected to the Internet to send to the secretary of state, English said. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
      "Where is the thumb drive that someone plugged into the work computer at Josh Duggar's car lot in 2019 shortly before someone \u2014 someone else",
      "On May 4, more than two months after the shooting, attorney Alan Tucker took a thumb drive containing a video clip to a Brunswick radio station. \u2014 Brad Schrade, ajc , 17 May 2020",
      "The thumb drive with the transcripts was pulled from the jury room. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "And after days of the defense making references to it, Bush testified about a thumb drive that was plugged into the work computer shortly before the Linux system was set up. \u2014 Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Gelfand, his hands tap-tap-tapping on the lectern, highlighted the loose end of the thumb drive that was plugged in and used shortly before the Linux partition was created on the work computer. \u2014 Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "Another investigator handed him a thumb drive and said that Roddie Bryan\u2019s cellphone was in a car. \u2014 Bill Rankin, ajc , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Sussmann met with Baker on September 19, 2016, to hand over the thumb drive with some of the Alfa Bank claims. \u2014 Evan Perez And Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 16 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "2002, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124917",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thumb index":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a series of usually labeled notches cut in the fore edge of a book (such as a dictionary) to facilitate reference":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a dictionary that has a thumb index"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191606",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thumb notch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a half-moon cut in the sides of a slipcase to facilitate removal of the book":[],
      ": a notch of a size to admit the tip of a thumb cut in the outer edges of the pages of a book for the insertion of index letters or headings \u2014 compare thumb index":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183635",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thumb one's nose at":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to show very clearly that one does not like or care about (something)":[
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      ": either of two statements in electromagnetism: when the fingers of the right hand are bent so that the thumb points in the direction of the decrease in flux in a magnetic circuit, the fingers will point in the direction of the induced voltage in the electric circuit linked with the magnetic circuit; and when the fingers of the right hand are bent so that they follow the direction of the flow of current through a helical or coil conductor, the thumb will point in the direction of the flux through the helix or coil \u2014 compare left-hand rule , right-hand rule":[]
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      "noun"
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      "noun"
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      ": having a series of small cuts in the edge of the pages that are labeled and that make it easier to open the book to a particular section":[
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      "Noun",
      "You can see a larger version of the picture by clicking on the thumbnail .",
      "Adjective",
      "a thumbnail outline of the plot of the novel",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When fully grown, these forest amphibians are smaller than a human thumbnail . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
      "Kardashian posted a photo to her Instagram Stories showing her thumb atop Barker's \u2014 his is the tattooed one, FYI \u2014 showing off their new thumbnail designs. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 2 May 2022",
      "You will be asked to give the video a title, a description, a thumbnail and other details. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "By contrast, Barton\u2019s thumbnail biographies of George Washington\u2019s ten nominees show that most were considered the leading lawyers in their states. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "At birth, the joey is about the size of a human thumbnail . \u2014 Maureen Mackey, Fox News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "And Williams wanted to point the telescope at an empty patch of sky, roughly the size of a thumbnail , for over a hundred hours to see what turned up. \u2014 Nadia Drake, Science , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "The brown line, running vertically down her right thumbnail , just seemed like her own little quirk. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead of showing the album art in a thumbnail , the art now covers the entire background of the notification. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Between the two fences that separate Reggie\u2019s enclosure from the public is a sign with the thumbnail version of his remarkable journey to the Los Angeles Zoo 15 years ago today. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "What follows is a thumbnail survey of prison museums throughout the United States, selected for their geographic spread; some are widely known, while others are small gems that deserve a closer look. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "So the thumbnail version that gets repeated is that the concept of telework was invented by a guy called Jack Nilles, who was a NASA engineer who\u2019s actually still alive. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2021"
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      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1852, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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      "\u02c8th\u0259m-\u02ccn\u0101l",
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      "concise",
      "crisp",
      "curt",
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "epigrammatic",
      "laconic",
      "monosyllabic",
      "pithy",
      "sententious",
      "succinct",
      "summary",
      "telegraphic",
      "terse"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083720",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194802",
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      "noun"
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      "wallop",
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      "whack",
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      ": to make a vigorous endorsement":[
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        "\u2014 The New York Herald Tribune"
      ],
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      ": to produce (music) mechanically or in a mechanical manner":[
        "\u2014 usually used with out thumped out a tune on the piano"
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      ": to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound":[],
      ": whip , thrash":[]
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      "Verb",
      "The boat thumped against the side of the pier.",
      "thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech",
      "Noun",
      "The ball landed with a thump .",
      "gave her boyfriend a thump against the side of his head whenever he said something obnoxious",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The awfulness of what took place in Uvalde must continue to thump around inside the minds of everyone, the unspeakable images of atrocity inflicted upon innocents hurting and haunting anybody, everybody with a heart. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "But to have him at Fenway Park caused his heart to thump , left him smiling ear to ear and brought tears to his eyes. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 May 2022",
      "The dual-clutch gearbox lacked smarts in Drive and tended to thump when shifting under bigger accelerator inputs. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 5 May 2022",
      "Throughout its eight-game winning streak in The Game, Ohio State football summoned its most controlled and explosive performance to thump its rival and move on to the postseason. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "In the 54th minute, Nkosi Tafari was able to thump in an equalizer for FCD. \u2014 Jon Arnold, Dallas News , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "The host Wildcats unveiled their new pro set offense with a bang to thump Louisiana Monroe 45-10. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Plus, the pillows keep their shape without bunching up overnight \u2014 so there's no need to thump the pillow back into its original shape every day. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "My relatives remain as planned, beating them back, as water-dumping helicopters thump through the once tranquil air. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The exodus is leaving behind empty streets and a silence that amplifies the dull thump of artillery exchanges just outside city limits. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Maggie Rogers blew minds with her 2019 debut, showcasing a blend of backwoods Maryland folk and French club thump . \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
      "All Monday morning in Kramatorsk, sirens wailed and the thump of bombs and rockets shook the city as Russian forces pushed nearer from the north and the east. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "During the Thanksgiving holiday season, the Knicks power forward gave Johnson a thump in Madison Square Garden \u2013 and no foul was called. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Each unit comes equipped with two 8-inch woofers and two 10-inch passive woofers, so your bass has the requisite thump , even outdoors. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 11 May 2022",
      "The relentless thump of techno, sounding like metal parts clanging inside an auto shop, pounding against your chest. \u2014 Longreads , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Freeman, a more consistent everyday presence than Seager who hasn\u2019t sat out more than four games in a season since 2017, will replace Seager\u2019s thump from the left side. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Such a scenario would offer a front-end thump of snow but would quickly transition to sleet, and then rain as warm air is pulled in from the Atlantic. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1548, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1552, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
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      "imitative":"Verb"
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      "\u02c8th\u0259mp"
    ],
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      "belt",
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      "box",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095007",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "little",
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      "nominally",
      "slightly",
      "somewhat"
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      ": impressively large, great, or excellent":[
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      ": very , extremely":[
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      "Adjective",
      "He told a thumping lie.",
      "Adverb",
      "That was a thumping great story she told.",
      "We had a thumping good time.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Results Friday confirmed that Johnson\u2019s Conservative Party has won a thumping majority in Britain\u2019s general election. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "What better way to combine a travel bucket list destination than with the thumping vibrations of soca music",
      "After a disastrous first debate in June, when Harris delivered a thumping denunciation of his record on race, Biden appeared somewhat more sure-footed during a July debate in Detroit. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "For all the thumping energy, the music has a touch of stiff irony reminiscent of Shostakovich. \u2014 New York Times , 13 July 2018",
      "During a recent visit, one sound technician repeatedly played a scene featuring a flaming arrow shot seemingly over the audience's head, making sure the thumping impact sounds had just the right quiver. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 25 May 2018",
      "Beginning with Leslie Grace trilling along to the beat, the song switches between Korean and Spanish, and throws in a few English phrases for good measure, as the tune builds to the swaying titular refrain and a thumping dance break. \u2014 Tamar Herman, Billboard , 12 Apr. 2018",
      "Featuring an electronic, trap-like sound bed powered by lush synths and a thumping bass line, Mir -- in his melodic rap-sing flow -- brushes off people who claim to be his friend, but as his star continues to rise, turn out to be opportunists. \u2014 Nerisha Penrose, Billboard , 25 Jan. 2018",
      "The thumping bass line cuts out abruptly and the soundtrack is replaced with the ratchet-like chorus of crickets. \u2014 Evan Lubofsky, Smithsonian , 23 Aug. 2017"
    ],
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      "1576, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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      "wildly"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084910",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an Asiatic lespedeza ( Lespedeza thunbergii ) with long slender racemes of purple flowers that is used as an ornamental and is often found as an escape from cultivation in North America":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Carl P. Thunberg":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259n\u02ccb\u0259rg-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035246",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of herbs or twining woody vines (family Acanthaceae) native to the tropics of the Old World and having opposite leaves and large flowers succeeded by beaked capsules \u2014 see black-eyed susan , clock vine":[],
      ": any plant of the genus Thunbergia":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Carl P. Thunberg \u20201828 Swedish botanist + New Latin -ia":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccth\u0259n\u02c8b\u0259rj(\u0113)\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032405",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a loud utterance or threat":[],
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      ": roar , shout":[],
      ": the sound that follows a flash of lightning and is caused by sudden expansion of the air in the path of the electrical discharge":[],
      ": to give forth a sound that resembles thunder":[
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      ": to produce thunder":[
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      ": to strike with a sound likened to thunder":[],
      ": to utter loudly : roar":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "Her dog is afraid of thunder .",
      "Lightning flashed and thunder boomed.",
      "Suddenly there was a loud clap of thunder .",
      "We could hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.",
      "the thunder of horses' hooves",
      "the distant thunder of cannon fire",
      "She accepted the award to a thunder of applause.",
      "Verb",
      "The sky thundered and the rain poured down.",
      "It was raining and thundering all night.",
      "Guns thundered in the distance.",
      "Horses thundered down the road.",
      "Trucks thundered past on the highway.",
      "\u201cHow dare you come into my house!\u201d he thundered .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And stray moisture out of the Gulf of Mexico could spark some random thunder showers in the mountains and deserts on Wednesday and Thursday. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The weather was mythologically on point \u2014 thunder rumbled in the distance, and the sky turned a steely gray. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "In 2002, when the Angels won their one and only World Series, Gerrit Cole pounded his thunder sticks and cheered the home team to victory. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The storm could bring thunder , heavy downpours and winds of 65 mph, the National Weather Service said. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The Weather Service received reports of thunder , hail and rain from Palmer and Wasilla to Eagle River to East Anchorage to the Kenai. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
      "Mitchell and Fetherstonhaugh stole some thunder from the host Oregon Ducks, a perennial track and field power, on a sultry evening before 8,451. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
      "Storm clouds are gathering, lots of lightening and some thunder as well. \u2014 William Dunkelberg, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Rain crashed down and thunder roared for hours on a recent Saturday morning, but that didn't stop Scout Troop 1402. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "It\u2019s not often that Southcentral Alaska residents wake to thunder in the middle of the night. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
      "Florida continued to thunder away, scoring three in the fifth for a 7-1 lead. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
      "Still, Starks, who works as a hunting guide seasonally and on a ranch the rest of the year, has never seen anything like 150,000 people yelling and screaming as the horses thunder down the stretch of the most exciting two minutes in sports. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "Unyielding, visceral, imaginative, and rendered with galvanic precision, the poems thunder along through gritty geographies of place and psyche, revealing the ruptures created by divides in both. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "In luge, athletes thunder down the track at more than 80 mph lying on their back, feet first, on a small sled. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "John Noble of Fringe fame will voice king of the Norse gods Odin, Pilou Asb\u00e6k (Euron Greyjoy on Game of Thrones) will voice thunder god Thor, and Paterson Joseph (Timeless) will voice trickster Loki. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 10 June 2021",
      "The danger was imminent, the Weather Service said, because the heavy rains could create torrents of mud and dead tree limbs that could thunder down the slopes and sweep into communities, with devastating effects. \u2014 Henry Fountain New York Times, Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020",
      "The danger was imminent, the Weather Service said, because the heavy rains could create torrents of mud and dead tree limbs that could thunder down the slopes and sweep into communities, with devastating effects. \u2014 Henry Fountain, New York Times , 18 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English thoner, thunder , from Old English thunor ; akin to Old High German thonar thunder, Latin tonare to thunder":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259n-d\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bellow",
      "boom",
      "growl",
      "roar"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032125",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "thunder snake":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a reddish colubrid ground snake ( Carphophis amoena ) of the eastern U.S.":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193459",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "thunder-and-lightning":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of strongly contrasting colors : of a startling color":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002755",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "thunder + -ation":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173952",
    "type":[
      "interjection"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": thunderbolt sense 1b":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133419",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  },
  "thunderclap":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a clap of thunder":[],
      ": something sharp, loud, or sudden like a clap of thunder":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I was awakened by a thunderclap .",
      "awakened by the thunderclap of a large branch falling on the roof",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Warriors are a notorious third-quarter thunderclap outfit. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "On the warmest day of the tournament, with the temperature at 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius), just a few puffs of white in the blue sky at the outset turned into thick, foreboding gray clouds by the second set, accompanied by a thunderclap . \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "On the warmest day of the tournament, with the temperature at 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius), just a few puffs of white in the blue sky at the outset turned into thick, foreboding gray clouds by the second set, accompanied by a thunderclap . \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Sun Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
      "The Concorde produced a maximum sound of 105 decibels, equivalent to a thunderclap . \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 2 May 2022",
      "Cranked to the max, the Gen 2 is capable of hitting 120 decibels\u2014as loud as a thunderclap . \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "The book was an intellectual thunderclap and the reaction was fierce. \u2014 Michael Samaritano, National Review , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Then, as suddenly as a thunderclap , silence fell on the battlefield. \u2014 Sam Kiley, CNN , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "But the whole of Jane Campion's sparse, bristling Western noir (in select theaters Nov. 17, on Netflix Dec. 1) can't really be seen or understood until the final thunderclap frame. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Sep. 2021"
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      "noun"
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      ": awesomely great, intense, or unusual":[]
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      "the preacher delivered a thundering speech on the decline of morality in modern society"
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      "1543, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "thundering , present participle of thunder entry 2":""
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      "The audience responded with thunderous applause.",
      "the last thunderous chord of the symphony rang throughout the hall",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though Cody Rhodes was able to walk off on his own power, to a thunderous ovation, this angle will likely be used to write him off television for the time being. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Zelenskyy, dressed in his signature olive green shirt, drew a thunderous standing ovation and and spoke at length about the connection between cinema and reality. \u2014 Jake Coyle, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "Max Scherzer and Trea Turner made an immediate and thunderous impact upon donning Dodgers uniforms \u2014 including Turner getting three hits and a walk Saturday night. \u2014 Steve Henson Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "Then, that was replaced by thunderous and sustained applause. \u2014 Christina Dugan, PEOPLE.com , 29 July 2021",
      "Towers\u2019 take on the sound is fleet-footed but thunderous , like tap-dancing with cinderblocks. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "But the original had already cemented its status as a dark and thunderous banger. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2020",
      "The eerie quiet has been replaced with a consistent and thunderous expression of outrage and urgency, and a demand for change that many believe may now, finally, be attainable. \u2014 Alex Burness, The Denver Post , 7 June 2020",
      "Despite its thunderous critical acclaim and its growing status as a fan favorite, the fate of Hacks was murky, with the satisfying season 2 finale feeling alarmingly\u2026 final. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 16 June 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259n-d(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
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      "ringing",
      "roaring",
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": a squall attended with lightning and thunder":[]
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      "noun"
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      ": bull-roarer":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062322",
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      "noun"
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      ": any of various stones (such as a meteorite or an ancient artifact) regarded as having been cast to the earth as thunderbolts":[],
      ": thunderbolt sense 1b":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s also a dungeon with a bunch of nasty monsters, and the eponymous Thunderstone which everyone is after. \u2014 Jonathan H. Liu, WIRED , 10 Sep. 2010"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccst\u014dn"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075047",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a storm accompanied by lightning and thunder":[]
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      "There are thunderstorms in the forecast.",
      "The weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. Saturday for all of Massachusetts outside of Cape Cod and the islands. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
      "Remember that a severe thunderstorm watch means ingredients are in place for intense storms but may or may not come together. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
      "The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 3 p.m. Friday. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for portions of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia until midnight. \u2014 Ashley Barrientos, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Forecasters were keeping an eye on the storms but didn\u2019t anticipate issuing a severe thunderstorm watch for Alabama (one is in effect right over the state line in Georgia). \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 14 June 2022",
      "Indianapolis was already under a heat advisory, with heat index values as high as 103 degrees, on Monday when the severe thunderstorm watch was issued. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022",
      "All of southern Wisconsin is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "The rain, though flagged as a severe thunderstorm watch, was expected to clear out of Flushing by the 7:10 p.m. first pitch Monday. \u2014 Deesha Thosar, Hartford Courant , 16 May 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1652, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02c8th\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccst\u022frm"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180823",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": false cirrus":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093924",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to strike by or as if by lightning":[
        "\u2026 wake, man, ere God thunderstrike Mayence \u2026",
        "\u2014 Robert Browning"
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      ": to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise : astonish":[
        "\u2014 used in the passive was thunderstruck at the news"
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      "everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning"
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      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccstr\u012bk"
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      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105406",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a stroke of or as if of lightning with the attendant thunder":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s made Drivin N Cryin one of the most intriguing underdog bands of the last 35 years: their sound is equal parts humbucker thunderstroke and acoustic filigree. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al.com , 11 June 2019"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccstr\u014dk"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110504",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to strike by or as if by lightning":[
        "\u2026 wake, man, ere God thunderstrike Mayence \u2026",
        "\u2014 Robert Browning"
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      ": to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise : astonish":[
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      "everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "\u02c8th\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccstr\u012bk"
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      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055614",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181240",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a small burrowing limbless lizard ( Rhineura floridana ) that resembles a worm and is native to Florida":[]
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      "so called from its habit of leaving its burrows after thundershowers":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114523",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "The judge expressed it thus : \u201cOur obligation is to discover the truth.\u201d",
      "This detergent is highly concentrated and thus you will need to dilute it.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many apartment and office buildings are owned by a group of individuals, thus opening up the opportunity. \u2014 Bob Mangat, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Even when parents are able to stay employed, child-care breakdowns take a toll on attendance and thus business productivity and customer service. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "Ryan also was determined to have mold in his body (likely from his years as a firefighter), which Carnahan says weakens the immune system, thus causing dormant infections to pop up. \u2014 Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
      "The operation \u2014 involving a network of managers and aides who helped Kelly meet girls, and keep them obedient and quiet \u2014 amounted to a criminal enterprise ( thus the racketeering charge). \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
      "My prime suspicion is that its soil stayed too wet at some point, which led to root death or infection and thus the loss of the entire plant. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
      "Omidyar Network were donated to Rappler\u2019s Filipino staff members, thus removing the foreign connection. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 29 June 2022",
      "The Afro-American Big Grrrls phenotypes are derived from the white radical feminist concept Riot Grrrls, perfectly linked to the dubious approval of Biden liberals, thus a cultural devolution. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 June 2022",
      "But the memory bandwidth has been reduced from 128-bit to a 64-bit bus, thus halving the amount of memory data the GPU can pull. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 28 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Saxon thus thus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u035fh\u0259s"
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      "accordingly",
      "consequently",
      "ergo",
      "hence",
      "so",
      "therefore",
      "thereupon",
      "wherefore"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203110",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": thus , so":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English thus wise":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140356",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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  "thutter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make a dull, throbbing, or sputtering sound":[
        "a light machine gun thuttered briefly",
        "\u2014 J. M. Moore, born 1890"
      ]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "imitative":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259t\u0259-",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013324",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": one that thumbs rides : hitchhiker":[],
      ": a worker who sews thumbs in gloves or mittens":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259m\u0259(r)"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192059"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a prehistoric often tiny flint tool shaped like a thumb and thought to be a scraper":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192143"
  },
  "thumbs":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb":[],
      ": something resembling or suggesting a thumb":[
        "I steep the tea with a thumb of ginger, which brings a lovely hint of spice \u2026",
        "\u2014 Sarah Nasello",
        "I stop for a while among the crowds at the Pinnacle, a thumb of rock protruding from the rim of the Wonderland Range above Halls Gap.",
        "\u2014 Andrew Bain"
      ],
      ": a convex molding : ovolo":[],
      ": extremely awkward or clumsy":[],
      ": under control : in a state of subservience":[
        "her father did not have her that much under his thumb",
        "\u2014 Hamilton Basso"
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      ": to turn over pages":[
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      ": to travel by thumbing rides : hitchhike":[
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      ": to request or obtain (a ride) in a passing automobile by signaling with the thumb":[],
      ": to leaf through (pages) with the thumb : turn":[],
      ": to soil or wear by or as if by repeated thumbing":[
        "a badly thumbed book"
      ],
      ": to express disdain or defiance":[
        "thumb their nose at opulence",
        "\u2014 Sales Management"
      ],
      ": to place the thumb at one's nose and extend the fingers as a gesture of scorn or defiance":[]
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      "\u02c8th\u0259m"
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      "hitch",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a little girl sucking her thumb",
      "I accidentally cut my thumb .",
      "My mitten has a hole in the thumb .",
      "Verb",
      "I thumbed a ride to school.",
      "He thumbed his way to New York.",
      "He thumbed across the country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "His brother, William, who plays for the Atlanta Braves, might also make the NL team as DH now that Phillies star Bryce Harper is out with a fractured left thumb . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Andre Burakovsky sidelined by injury and with Valeri Nichushkin hobbling around on an injured right foot and center Nazem Kadri playing through a broken right thumb . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
      "Starting catcher Tyler Stephenson is out for four-to-six weeks with a broken right thumb , so the Reds needed to call up a catcher. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
      "Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks due to a fractured right thumb suffered in Thursday\u2019s 5-4 loss to the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "In his second year with Phoenix, Chris Paul helped orchestrate the NBA\u2019s fifth-best scoring offense as the team\u2019s floor general, despite missing 15 games with a fractured right thumb . \u2014 Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "Plesac, recovering from a broken right thumb , was the only one who made an impact after his return. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Booker played point guard with All-Star Chris Paul out with a fractured right thumb . \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "He was sidelined for 20 games from December through mid-January because of a fractured right thumb . \u2014 Khobi Price, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Also, an amazing quote and not afraid to thumb his nose at authority. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "The standard pupusas are available, made with either rice or corn flour, but they\u2019re supplemented with inventions that thumb their nose at tradition. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Sure, that would have been nice, and nobody would thumb their nose at a million dollars. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Artists could even thumb their noses at their rivals on their home turf. \u2014 Amanda Dorenberg, Rolling Stone , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "In a post-truth world dominated by online conspiracy theories, young people have coalesced around the effort to thumb their nose at, fight and poke fun at misinformation. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "In a post-truth world dominated by online conspiracy theories, young people have coalesced around the effort to thumb their nose at, fight and poke fun at misinformation. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Turn your left hand over, thumb down, reach across your chest, and grab the back of the doorframe. \u2014 Kyle Norman, Outside Online , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "In a post-truth world dominated by online conspiracy theories, young people have coalesced around the effort to thumb their nose at, fight and poke fun at misinformation. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English thoume, thoumbe , from Old English th\u016bma ; akin to Old High German th\u016bmo thumb, Latin tum\u0113re to swell":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234100"
  },
  "thumbhole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an opening in which to insert the thumb":[],
      ": a hole in a wind musical instrument opened or closed by the thumb":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259m-\u02cch\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are magnetic closures instead of buttons, and thumbhole cuffs to keep jacket sleeves in place. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "The thumbhole stock can be adapted to fit just about anyone\u2014righty or lefty\u2014with both standard and high cheek pieces to ensure a good sight picture. \u2014 Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "From left: For tactile techies, a fuzzy neck panel and thumbhole cuffs ensure a soft and cozy skin-feel for a long day on the hill. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 11 Dec. 2020",
      "Modern refinements to the classic rifle include a transfer bar safety that makes the gun drop safe and synthetic furniture, including a thumbhole model. \u2014 Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream , 14 Aug. 2020",
      "The gun features a bull barrel and an ambidextrous thumbhole stock. \u2014 Bill Heavey, Field & Stream , 23 June 2014",
      "It\u2019s drilled and tapped for a scope and is available in standard and thumbhole versions. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "The leggings and sports bras incorporate contouring and bonded technology and signature details include thumbholes in sleeves, secure zip pockets and flexible drawstrings. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "The Gamma has a helmet-compatible hood, thumbholes , a high collar, hand pockets, and a pocket at the left biceps. \u2014 Anna Callaghan, Outside Online , 21 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003331"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a worker who makes thumbholes":[]
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      "-l\u0259(r)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014725"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The ensemble\u2019s concerts are performed with pure voices augmented by minimalistic percussion, traditional instruments such as the Mbira ( thumb piano ), and organic, authentic dance movements. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a kalimba, an African thumb piano with metal tines that plink like a music box. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Cowell was among the first jazz musicians to make prominent use of the kalimba, a thumb piano from southeastern Africa. \u2014 Giovanni Russonello New York Times, Star Tribune , 20 Dec. 2020",
      "Engineers have developed a sensor to test for real medicine based on an unusual source: a musical instrument known as the mbira, also known as a thumb piano . \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 13 Sep. 2018",
      "These little thumb pianos seem to crop up on every shelf and mantel. \u2014 Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2018",
      "His upbeat music, featuring the traditional mbira thumb piano and an electric guitar tweaked to sound like an mbira, often carried lyrics of rebellion in the Shona language and in English. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 30 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025859"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031152"
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      "noun"
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      ": a fleshy pad over the inner metacarpal bone of various frogs and especially of males in breeding condition":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045605"
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      "noun"
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      ": a part designed to be operated by the thumb or thumb and fingers: such as":[],
      ": a small inside knob for a night latch":[],
      ": a small knob or button to operate a catch (as on a bracelet)":[],
      ": a small amount of food":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060950"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": the part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb":[],
      ": something resembling or suggesting a thumb":[
        "I steep the tea with a thumb of ginger, which brings a lovely hint of spice \u2026",
        "\u2014 Sarah Nasello",
        "I stop for a while among the crowds at the Pinnacle, a thumb of rock protruding from the rim of the Wonderland Range above Halls Gap.",
        "\u2014 Andrew Bain"
      ],
      ": a convex molding : ovolo":[],
      ": extremely awkward or clumsy":[],
      ": under control : in a state of subservience":[
        "her father did not have her that much under his thumb",
        "\u2014 Hamilton Basso"
      ],
      ": to turn over pages":[
        "thumb through a book"
      ],
      ": to travel by thumbing rides : hitchhike":[
        "thumbed across the country"
      ],
      ": to request or obtain (a ride) in a passing automobile by signaling with the thumb":[],
      ": to leaf through (pages) with the thumb : turn":[],
      ": to soil or wear by or as if by repeated thumbing":[
        "a badly thumbed book"
      ],
      ": to express disdain or defiance":[
        "thumb their nose at opulence",
        "\u2014 Sales Management"
      ],
      ": to place the thumb at one's nose and extend the fingers as a gesture of scorn or defiance":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a little girl sucking her thumb",
      "I accidentally cut my thumb .",
      "My mitten has a hole in the thumb .",
      "Verb",
      "I thumbed a ride to school.",
      "He thumbed his way to New York.",
      "He thumbed across the country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "His brother, William, who plays for the Atlanta Braves, might also make the NL team as DH now that Phillies star Bryce Harper is out with a fractured left thumb . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Andre Burakovsky sidelined by injury and with Valeri Nichushkin hobbling around on an injured right foot and center Nazem Kadri playing through a broken right thumb . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
      "Starting catcher Tyler Stephenson is out for four-to-six weeks with a broken right thumb , so the Reds needed to call up a catcher. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
      "Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks due to a fractured right thumb suffered in Thursday\u2019s 5-4 loss to the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "In his second year with Phoenix, Chris Paul helped orchestrate the NBA\u2019s fifth-best scoring offense as the team\u2019s floor general, despite missing 15 games with a fractured right thumb . \u2014 Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "Plesac, recovering from a broken right thumb , was the only one who made an impact after his return. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Booker played point guard with All-Star Chris Paul out with a fractured right thumb . \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "He was sidelined for 20 games from December through mid-January because of a fractured right thumb . \u2014 Khobi Price, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Also, an amazing quote and not afraid to thumb his nose at authority. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "The standard pupusas are available, made with either rice or corn flour, but they\u2019re supplemented with inventions that thumb their nose at tradition. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Sure, that would have been nice, and nobody would thumb their nose at a million dollars. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Artists could even thumb their noses at their rivals on their home turf. \u2014 Amanda Dorenberg, Rolling Stone , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "In a post-truth world dominated by online conspiracy theories, young people have coalesced around the effort to thumb their nose at, fight and poke fun at misinformation. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "In a post-truth world dominated by online conspiracy theories, young people have coalesced around the effort to thumb their nose at, fight and poke fun at misinformation. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Turn your left hand over, thumb down, reach across your chest, and grab the back of the doorframe. \u2014 Kyle Norman, Outside Online , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "In a post-truth world dominated by online conspiracy theories, young people have coalesced around the effort to thumb their nose at, fight and poke fun at misinformation. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English thoume, thoumbe , from Old English th\u016bma ; akin to Old High German th\u016bmo thumb, Latin tum\u0113re to swell":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080115"
  },
  "thumbtack":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tack with a broad flat head for pressing into a surface with the thumb":[],
      ": to fasten with a thumbtack":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259m-\u02cctak"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Females grow to more than 6 feet long, while males measure 2.4 centimeters, about the size as a thumbtack . \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Alternatively, simply push a thumbtack through the top edge of the magnetic wall pad for a more secure hold. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "This year, more than ever, is shaping up to be one of talking rats, thumbtack swords, and making entire meals out of feta cheese crumbles, both in and out of gaming. \u2014 Pearse Anderson, Wired , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "For curved lines or circular shapes, create a makeshift compass by placing a thumbtack in the center and using a piece of string pulled taut to guide your pencil. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Just gently press a thumbtack all the way into the wide end of the egg. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "There are five main compartments for all your pens and pencils, but our favorite parts of this caddy are the two smaller compartments that are perfect for paper clips or thumbtacks . \u2014 Popular Science , 5 Apr. 2020",
      "Over the course of the film, Hunter ingests a number of items including a marble, a battery, a thumbtack and dirt. \u2014 Anne Cohen, refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "What starts with her loudly chewing ice during dinner with her in-laws quickly devolves into her ingesting increasingly physically harmful objects: a marble, a thimble, a paperclip, a thumbtack , a battery, a nail. \u2014 Anne Cohen, refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And in the end, there\u2019s no writing-workshop epiphany, but rather that thrilling moment when the circles and arrows linking up the photographs thumbtacked to the squad-room wall form a previously unseen web of connection. \u2014 Mark Binelli, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1914, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102343"
  },
  "thumb turn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a part designed to be turned by the thumb and finger":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113226"
  },
  "thumb pin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194044"
  },
  "thumbwheel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a control for various devices consisting of a partially exposed wheel that can be turned by moving the exposed edge with a finger":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259m-\u02cc(h)w\u0113l"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The programmable buttons are: two side buttons, the thumbwheel above those, the primary scroll wheel, the button south of the scroll wheel, and the button on the thumb rest. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s perfect ergonomics for right-hand drive Defenders in England, while a thumbwheel on the steering wheel allows easy volume control for us fussy Colonials. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 27 Nov. 2020",
      "There are redundant controls for changing radio stations or tracks and a thumbwheel to adjust the volume. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "The head-wrapping ring adjusts easily using a thumbwheel that expands and contracts the sides, similar to adjusting the length of a pair of over-ear headphones. \u2014 Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica , 28 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221135"
  },
  "thumb piston":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": combination piston":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232418"
  },
  "thunderbird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bird that causes lightning and thunder in American Indian myth":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One tale describes a struggle between a thunderbird and a whale that caused the earth to shake and the ocean to wash away people and homes. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Aug. 2019",
      "Students learned and lived in many of the existing buildings, which were in the shape of the mythological thunderbird . \u2014 Jen Fifield, azcentral , 16 June 2019",
      "The new arena will be called the Menominee Nation Arena and feature the thunderbird , an important part of the tribe's history. \u2014 James B. Nelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Oct. 2017",
      "Tumwater Thunderbirds Bill Beattie (who was at Olympia for 22 seasons) takes over after Sid Otton retired after 49 years. \u2014 Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times , 28 Aug. 2017",
      "The Haunted Mansion (2003) High Anxiety (1977) How to Be Single (2016) Junior (1994) Live Free or Die Hard (2007) My Blue Heaven (1990) Race (2016) Repo Man (1984) Thunderbirds (2004) The Village (2004) \u2014 Sean Axmaker, The Seattle Times , 30 May 2017",
      "Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters, one belonging to the prestigious Thunderbirds aerobatic team, and a giant unmanned surveillance drone were destroyed in accidents. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2017",
      "Gonsalves is the Thunderbirds ' advance pilot and narrator. \u2014 Chris Boyette, CNN , 23 June 2017",
      "The pilot and a tactical aircraft maintainer in the plane were hospitalized, and are listed in good condition, Thunderbirds officials said. \u2014 Cameron Knight, USA TODAY , 23 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1871, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005952"
  },
  "thumbs-up":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an instance or gesture of approval or encouragement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u0259mz-\u02c8\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1892, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011158"
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