dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/usa_MW.json

{
  "usable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "impracticable",
      "inoperable",
      "nonfunctional",
      "unavailable",
      "unemployable",
      "unusable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being used":[],
      ": convenient and practicable for use":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Is any of this junk usable ",
      "although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Metaverse doesn\u2019t have to involve virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) \u2013 many popular platforms considered to offer metaverse experiences today \u2013 Roblox or Decentraland, for example \u2013 are perfectly usable on normal, 2D screens. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Electric-only range is estimated at 50 miles in Europe's generous WLTP cycle but should still be sufficiently usable by EPA standards. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 17 May 2022",
      "When officials were made aware of the damage in January, the county Board of Supervisors authorized county staff to distribute PPE that was still usable to organizations that wanted it. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Most of the road system in the Far North consists of ice roads, which are usable only in winter; as the cold season shortens, the region becomes more isolated. \u2014 Jim Geraghty, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "From quasiparticle to qubit On their own, the Majorana zero modes aren't usable as qubits. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "And to look through his different takes was very intriguing because each one of them was absolutely usable . \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Lewis added that the system will be usable to track other situations - workplace injuries, for instance - after COVID-19 goes away or subsides. \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The building, located at 400 N. 32nd St., is in the Gateway neighborhood and boasts approximately 203,000 net usable square feet of clinical space and approximately 1,370 parking spaces. \u2014 Paula Pedene, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8y\u00fc-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "available",
      "employable",
      "exploitable",
      "fit",
      "functional",
      "operable",
      "practicable",
      "serviceable",
      "useful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023604",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "usage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure":[],
      ": a uniform certain reasonable lawful practice existing in a particular locality or occupation and binding persons entering into transactions chiefly on the basis of presumed familiarity":[],
      ": the way in which words and phrases are actually used (as in a particular form or sense) in a language community":[],
      ": the action, amount, or mode of using":[
        "a decreased usage of electricity"
      ],
      ": manner of treating":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-zij",
      "\u02c8y\u00fc-sij",
      "\u02c8y\u00fc-sij, -zij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "application",
      "employment",
      "exercise",
      "operation",
      "play",
      "use"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for usage habit , practice , usage , custom , wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. had a habit of tapping his fingers practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice. our practice is to honor all major credit cards usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. western-style dress is now common usage in international business custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law. the custom of wearing black at funerals wont usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group. as was her wont , she slept until noon",
    "examples":[
      "Seat belt usage in the state is now mandatory.",
      "drug usage among college students",
      "Restaurant dishes must be able to withstand rough usage .",
      "efforts to reduce water usage",
      "increasing usage of the nation's highways",
      "This word occurs in casual usage .",
      "differences between British and American usage",
      "I came across an uncommon usage I'd like to discuss with you.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Susan Fritzke, the superintendent of Capitol Reef National Park, said the park has already been working to reduce single-use plastic usage . \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Self-driving cars can also reduce or improve traffic jams with enough efficiency to reduce gas usage by 42%. \u2014 Cheri Beranek, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The idea of every customer being asked to reduce water usage by the same amount didn\u2019t sit well with Howard Seth Cohen, a substitute teacher who lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Echo Park with his wife and two cats. \u2014 Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
      "One contract was to provide smart technology that would be used throughout the resort to optimize buildings, reduce energy usage and increase productivity. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
      "Last year, the city reported more than half of the transponders did not correctly report water usage data. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California aims to reduce water usage in affected areas by 35%, the most severe reduction requested by the agency in its history, said Deven Upadhyay, chief operating officer and assistant general manager. \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Reduce plastic usage with these adorable beeswax wraps. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Daylight Saving Time is a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from us use":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180939"
  },
  "usage note":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a short explanation about how a word or phrase is used":[
        "The dictionary includes many usage notes ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183336"
  },
  "USAF":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "United States Air Force":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205100"
  },
  "USA":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "United States Army":[],
      "United States of America":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065300"
  },
  "Usager":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a party of nonjurors in the Church of England and Scottish Episcopal Church accepting the ritual usages of a Communion service published in 1718 including dilution of the Eucharistic wine, a prayer for the descent of the Holy Spirit on the consecrated elements, an oblatory prayer, and prayers for the dead":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8y\u00fczij\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "usage + -er":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1788, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072820"
  },
  "usability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being usable : ease of use":[
        "When netbooks arrived a couple of years ago, they were so tiny, only spider monkeys would find them usable. But as they've inched up in size and usability , their sales have taken off.",
        "\u2014 David Pogue",
        "One of the other great problems of computer software is preoccupation with bells and whistles, rather than usability . Even software that began as easily usable can evolve over time into something so burdened with complicated (and trivial) features that it is a challenge to figure out how to do the simplest thing.",
        "\u2014 Thomas Sowell"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccy\u00fc-z\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When envisioning the interior, Lee and the team were aware of both the interest in newer tech and the usability of it. \u2014 Matthew Askari, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
      "This will range from the efficacy of the planning data and tools to the stability and volatility of the data over time, as well as its usability within the buying process with Strata/Freewheel. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "On the usability front, the pandemic caused a wave of digital literacy as people from all generations adapted to life in a remote world. \u2014 Shafin Tejani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "This leap in usability turned the Internet from an academic curiosity into the dominant media and communication infrastructure of our time. \u2014 Ethan Zuckerman, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
      "Two oversize pockets and an incredibly sturdy and smooth zipper gave it high marks in usability . \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "Overall, the new Sequoia makes big gains in power, efficiency and towing but sacrifices interior usability . \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
      "Wearable tech, for example, has long been an asset for people with conditions like diabetes, but the broader rollout of data-tracking devices has been hampered by problems with usability for both patients and providers. \u2014 Shafin Tejani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "One of the most important aspects of security and privacy is usability , and Apple is pretty good at that, too. \u2014 Kate O'flaherty, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090359"
  }
}