dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/vau_MW.json

{
  "vault":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a burial chamber":[],
      ": a prefabricated container usually of metal or concrete into which a casket is placed at burial":[],
      ": a room or compartment for the safekeeping of valuables":[],
      ": an act of vaulting : leap":[],
      ": an arched or dome-shaped anatomical structure":[
        "the cranial vault"
      ],
      ": an arched structure of masonry usually forming a ceiling or roof":[],
      ": an underground storage compartment":[],
      ": something (such as the sky) resembling a vault":[],
      ": to do or achieve something as if by a leap":[
        "vaulted to sudden prominence"
      ],
      ": to form or cover with or as if with a vault : arch":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1538, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1576, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English vaute, voute , borrowed from Anglo-French voute, volte , going back to Vulgar Latin *volvita \"turn, arched structure,\" noun derivative from feminine of *volvitus , re-formation of Latin vol\u016btus , past participle of volvere \"to travel (a circular course), bring round, roll\" \u2014 more at wallow entry 1":"Noun",
      "Middle English vowten , borrowed from Anglo-French vouter , verbal derivative of voute vault entry 1":"Verb",
      "noun derivative of vault entry 3":"Noun",
      "probably borrowed from Middle French vouster \"to turn about (on horseback), wheel, prance,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *volvit\u0101re , frequentative of Latin volvere \"to travel (a circular course), bring round, roll\" \u2014 more at wallow entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8v\u022flt",
      "\u02c8v\u022flt, chiefly British \u02c8v\u00e4lt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031832",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "vaunt":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bragging assertive statement":[],
      ": a vainglorious display of what one is or has or has done":[],
      ": to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully":[
        "people who vaunt their ingenuity"
      ],
      ": to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : brag":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Regardless of what Garoppolo does, the 49ers\u2019 defense has to re- vaunt itself. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 20 Sep. 2020",
      "Only in later years was Ms. Rol-Tanguy vaunted for her role in the Allied liberation of France in August 1944. \u2014 Phil Davison, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2020",
      "The new effort will not have access to Sanders\u2019s vaunted e-mail list, Weaver said. \u2014 Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Quarterback Kyler Murray had a promising rookie season, and Arizona had to continue to protect its investment against the 49ers vaunted defensive line. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, azcentral , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Paradoxically, the Valley\u2019s vaunted commitment to transparency and social change gets in the way of perceiving its actual social effects. \u2014 Ismail Muhammad, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2020",
      "Despite the technology\u2019s vaunted promises, there are still many tasks \u2013 even technical ones \u2013 that humans do better. \u2014 Kevin O\u2019kelly, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "One of France\u2019s vaunted high-speed trains derailed Thursday morning on a trip to Paris, injuring 21 people including the driver, officials said. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "This stat also highlights the shortcomings of Michigan\u2019s vaunted receiving corps, a group that accounted for 22 drops. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Perhaps the Huskers\u2019 new hire can have a similar effect and vaunt Nebraska back into his top group. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, ajc , 1 Dec. 2017",
      "French bank lobby vaunts Macron reforms in annual conference Prime Minister Philippe offers tax cuts to woo London bankers France\u2019s financial lobby insists the battle for post-Brexit banking jobs isn\u2019t over. \u2014 Fabio Benedetti Valentini, Bloomberg.com , 11 July 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English vaunten \"to speak vainly, boast,\" borrowed from Anglo-French vanter, vaunter , going back to Late Latin v\u0101nit\u0101re (only in participial forms v\u0101nitant\u0113s, v\u0101nitantia ), frequentative derivative of *v\u0101n\u0101re \"to make a vain display,\" derivative of Latin v\u0101nus \"lacking content, empty, illusory, marked by foolish or empty pride\" \u2014 more at wane entry 1":"Verb",
      "Middle English, probably aphetic form of avaunt \"boast,\" noun derivative of avaunten \"to boast, brag,\" borrowed from Anglo-French avanter \"to boast about,\" from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ) + vanter \"to boast\" \u2014 more at ad- , vaunt entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8v\u00e4nt",
      "\u02c8v\u022fnt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vaunt Verb boast , brag , vaunt , crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration boasts of every trivial success , but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride. the town boasts one of the best museums in the area brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself. bragging of their exploits vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or na\u00efvet\u00e9 than brag . vaunted his country's military might crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging. crowed after winning the championship",
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "boast",
      "brag",
      "bull",
      "crow",
      "gasconade",
      "swagger",
      "vapor"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162001",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "vaudeville":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a light often comic theatrical piece frequently combining pantomime, dialogue, dancing, and song":[],
      ": stage entertainment consisting of various acts (such as performing animals, comedians, or singers)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8v\u022f-d\u0259-",
      "\u02c8v\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8v\u00e4d-",
      "\u02c8v\u014d-",
      "\u02c8v\u022fd-v\u0259l",
      "\u02c8v\u014dd-",
      "-\u02ccvil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She became a big star in vaudeville .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Midway through an aside about her grandparents\u2019 traveling vaudeville days, Bryce Dallas Howard\u2018s eyes light up. \u2014 Jen Yamatostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Named after the late vaudeville performer Gracie Allen, the Gracie Awards honor talented women in television, radio and digital media. \u2014 Ashley Hume, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "The Palace opened as a vaudeville venue in 1913, at a time when the invention of neon lights was turning the area into a nighttime theater district. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "For 36 years Bubbles was part of the song-and-dance team Buck and Bubbles, one of the longest-lasting partnerships in vaudeville history. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
      "When the theaters of Playhouse Square opened 101 years ago, they were used for movies and vaudeville shows. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Davis rose from childhood stardom on the vaudeville stage to become one of the most famous African American entertainers of the 1950s and \u201960s and the only Black member of Frank Sinatra\u2019s Rat Pack. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The event will happen June 24-25, and carry a vaudeville theme. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Al Lewis and Willy Clark are a pair of feuding vaudeville comedians who performed together for 47 years before calling it quits. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 21 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French, \"satirical song, comic theatrical piece,\" going back to Middle French ( chan\u00e7ons de ) vaul de ville \"topical satirical songs,\" earlier vau de vire , named (according to 16th-century French authors) after the val de Vire , valley of the Vire River in Normandy, where such songs were allegedly composed":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094455"
  },
  "Vaudois":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": waldenses":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8v\u014d-\u02ccdw\u00e4",
      "v\u014d-\u02c8dw\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Middle French, plural of valdois, vaudois , going back to Old French, vernacularization of Medieval Latin Valdensis \"Waldensian\" \u2014 more at waldenses":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1560, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120840"
  },
  "vaudy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cheerful , elated":[],
      ": gaudy in appearance":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8v\u022fdi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211108"
  },
  "vaulting horse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gymnastics apparatus used in vaulting that consists of a padded rectangular or cylindrical form supported in a horizontal position above the floor":[],
      ": an event in which vaults are made over a vaulting horse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232910"
  }
}