dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/rou_MW.json

{
  "Round Rock":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "town in central Texas north of Austin population 99,887":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084438",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Roussillon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "region and former province of southern France bordering on the Pyrenees Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea; capital Perpignan":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccr\u00fc-s\u0113-\u02c8y\u014d\u207f"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132646",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Roussin's salt":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a black more stable salt having the general formula M[Fe 4 (NO) 7 S 3 ] and obtainable (as by treatment with alkali) from a red salt":[],
      ": a red unstable salt having the general formula M[Fe(NO) 2 S] and obtainable by reaction of nitric oxide with ferrous sulfide":[],
      ": any of two series of alkali metal salts that are nitrosyl and sulfur complexes of iron:":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Fran\u00e7ois-Zacharie Roussin \u20201894 French chemist":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00fcs\u0259\u0307nz-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104138",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Rouyn-Noranda":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "town in southwestern Quebec, Canada population 41,012":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "r\u00fc-\u02c8a\u207f-",
      "\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259n-n\u0259-\u02c8ran-d\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001749",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "rough":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bald",
      "furless",
      "glabrous",
      "hairless",
      "shorn",
      "smooth"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hasty preliminary drawing or layout":[],
      ": broad outline : general terms":[
        "the question \u2026 has been discussed in rough",
        "\u2014 Manchester Guardian Weekly"
      ],
      ": characterized by harshness, violence, or force":[],
      ": coarse or rugged in character or appearance: such as":[],
      ": covered with or made up of coarse and often shaggy hair":[
        "rough -coated collie"
      ],
      ": crude , unfinished":[
        "rough carpentry"
      ],
      ": crude in style or expression":[],
      ": difficult to travel through or penetrate : wild":[
        "into the rough woods",
        "\u2014 P. B. Shelley"
      ],
      ": harsh to the ear":[],
      ": having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface":[
        "rough terrain"
      ],
      ": indelicate":[],
      ": marked by a lack of refinement or grace : uncouth":[],
      ": marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse":[],
      ": presenting a challenge : difficult":[
        "rough to deal with",
        "\u2014 R. M. McAlmon"
      ],
      ": roughen":[],
      ": roughly sense 1":[],
      ": rowdy":[],
      ": shell sense 3":[
        "\u2014 used with up was roughed up for six runs"
      ],
      ": something in a crude, unfinished, or preliminary state":[],
      ": the rugged or disagreeable side or aspect":[
        "hiking-camping admirers of nature in the rough",
        "\u2014 Eleanor Stirling"
      ],
      ": to calk or otherwise roughen (a horse's shoes) to prevent slipping":[],
      ": to indicate the chief lines of":[
        "rough out the structure of a building"
      ],
      ": to live under harsh or primitive conditions":[],
      ": to shape, make, or dress in a rough or preliminary way":[],
      ": to subject to abuse : manhandle , beat":[
        "\u2014 usually used with up"
      ],
      ": to subject to unnecessary and intentional violence in a sport":[
        "a penalty for roughing the passer"
      ],
      ": turbulent , tempestuous":[
        "rough seas"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare smooth , wirehaired":[
        "rough -coated collie"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He trimmed the rough edge of the paper.",
      "We traveled over rough dirt roads.",
      "They hiked through rough terrain.",
      "We were a bit shaken from the plane's rough landing.",
      "He went through a rough patch after his divorce.",
      "They've hit a few rough spots in their marriage.",
      "Despite a rough start, the team won more games this season than last.",
      "Adverb",
      "The engine is running a little rough .",
      "Life has been treating her pretty rough .",
      "He plays rough with the dog.",
      "people living rough on the streets",
      "Noun",
      "He hit his drive into the rough .",
      "He showed me a few roughs of the new building.",
      "Verb",
      "He was called for roughing the kicker.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Note, however, the above radar simulation is only a rough guide as to how storms may evolve; the actual timing and placement of storms could end up being quite different. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Longer, narrower kayaks, called touring kayaks, are built for braving long distances and rough seas. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "A year after his first attempt to paddle from San Francisco to Hawaii alone in a small kayak was thwarted by rough seas, Cyril Derreumaux is trying again on Tuesday. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 June 2022",
      "After unleashing flooding rainfall across Cuba, South Florida and the Bahamas over the weekend, Tropical Storm Alex is poised to brush past Bermuda on Monday \u2013 but not before stirring up rough seas along the eastern U.S. \u2014 Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Forecasters added that sustained tropical storm force winds, hazardous surf and very rough seas are expected to continue into late this morning before conditions begin to gradually improve. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 6 June 2022",
      "While cruising in waters off the coast on Cuba on Friday morning, crew members of the cruise ship Mardi Gras spotted what had to be a chilling sight: a small vessel in rough seas stirred up by a tropical weather system. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "The design team also made the 110-footer extremely wide, with a beam that maxes out at 26 feet, to add stability in rough seas as well as provide generous interior and exterior space. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
      "The mission was delayed from last weekend because another mission's splashdown was delayed by rough seas, according to Space.com. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "But instead of its wild side being inaccessible to most, this system\u2019s rough -cut gem spins off an easy trail less than a mile from a trailhead and appeals to hikers with a sense of adventure, experience, and sturdy boots with good traction. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Alex Borstein, who plays Susie Myerson, Midge\u2019s rough -around-the-edges manager, also saw filming as a brief escape from the anxieties of the pandemic. \u2014 Meg Donohue, Town & Country , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "At first, her encounters with De Casta\u2019s Chief, a rough -talking teenage parking attendant, only reinforce her frosty disdain. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Playing on a field left rough and rutted by a weekend music event, Vancouver broke in front in the 15th minute on a counter-attack goal from D\u00e1jome, his 10th of the season. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Hotel staff stayed on while the country mostly shut down, collaborating with rough -sleeping charities round the clock. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Nevertheless, Mitch and Mike McLusky enjoy great respect in their working-class town and are definitely serving a need, as evidenced by the large (and rough -looking) crowd that fills their office waiting room. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "The game is a huge upgrade from the original\u2019s rough -looking graphics. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 May 2021",
      "Six-inch rough -cut logs are $3.20 per lineal foot in Fairbanks. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 1 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "The left rough awaited him on No. 4 as well, as did a greenside bunker on No. 7. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "His wedge shot on No. 12, from the right rough , landed on the front of the green, rolled and rolled and rolled \u2026 and then disappeared into the hole for eagle, abruptly vaulting Homa one shot behind McNealy. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Glamping is for those who don\u2019t want to rough it too much but do want a close-to-camping-outdoors experience. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "While Taylor and her then-husband, actor Richard Burton, were filming on location in Mexico in the 1960s, Burton sent his bodyguards after Mr. Galella to rough him up and confiscate his film. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "November 2018: Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause escape to Alaska Just after their first wedding anniversary, Stause and Hartley broke out of their vacation comfort zone to rough it out in St. Elias National Park in Wrangell, Alaska. \u2014 Jessica Sager, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English r\u016bh ; akin to Old High German r\u016bh rough, Lithuanian raukas wrinkle":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0259f"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rough Adjective rough , harsh , uneven , rugged , scabrous mean not smooth or even. rough implies points, bristles, ridges, or projections on the surface. a rough wooden board harsh implies a surface or texture distinctly unpleasant to the touch. a harsh fabric that chafes the skin uneven implies a lack of uniformity in height, breadth, or quality. an old house with uneven floors rugged implies irregularity or roughness of land surface and connotes difficulty of travel. a rugged landscape scabrous implies scaliness or prickliness of surface. a scabrous leaf synonyms see in addition rude",
    "synonyms":[
      "bristly",
      "brushy",
      "cottony",
      "fleecy",
      "furred",
      "furry",
      "hairy",
      "hirsute",
      "shaggy",
      "silky",
      "unshorn",
      "woolly",
      "wooly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120649",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "rough (up)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to hit and hurt (someone)":[
        "The prisoner claimed that he was roughed up by the guards."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181351",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "rough bedstraw":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a perennial bedstraw ( Galium asprellum ) of central and eastern North America having stems branched below and rough with hooked bristles along the four angles":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195816",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rough bent":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a slender grass ( Agrostis scabra or A. hiemalis ) with widely spreading capillary panicles that is sometimes used for dried bouquets":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211812",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rough bindweed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a European smilax ( Smilax aspera ) the root of which yields a kind of sarsaparilla":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065049",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rough bluegrass":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a forage grass ( Poa trivialis ) of Eurasia and northern Africa that is naturalized in North America":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061732",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rough breathing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mark \u02bd used in Greek over some initial vowels to show that they are aspirated or over \u03c1 to show that it is voiceless":[],
      ": the sound indicated by a mark \u02bd over a Greek vowel or \u03c1":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073823",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rough buttonweed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": buttonweed sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124844",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rough horsetail":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a scouring rush ( Equisetum hyemale )":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1762, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070844",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rough in":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make a rough or unfinished version of (something, such as a design) as the first step in creating the finished version":[
        "Rough in the lettering on your poster.",
        "He roughed in the frame of the new door."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111259",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "rough leaf":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": arbutus sense 3":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112848",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rough-and-ready":{
    "antonyms":[
      "refined"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": crude in nature, method, or manner but effective in action or use":[
        "a rough-and-ready solution"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1730, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccr\u0259-f\u0259n-\u02c8re-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "artless",
      "clumsy",
      "crude",
      "jerry-built",
      "jerry-rigged",
      "jury-rigged",
      "rough",
      "rough-and-tumble",
      "rough-hewn",
      "rude",
      "unrefined"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025438",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "rough-and-tumble":{
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "clumsy",
      "crude",
      "jerry-built",
      "jerry-rigged",
      "jury-rigged",
      "rough",
      "rough-and-ready",
      "rough-hewn",
      "rude",
      "unrefined"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": put together haphazardly : makeshift":[
        "a rough-and-tumble fence"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1810, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccr\u0259-f\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0259m-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "affray",
      "brawl",
      "broil",
      "donnybrook",
      "fracas",
      "fray",
      "free-for-all",
      "melee",
      "m\u00eal\u00e9e",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194446",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rough-bark":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disease of apples that is caused by a fungus ( Phomopsis mali ) and produces rough cankers on the twigs and branches":[],
      ": a nonparasitic disease of fruit trees (as apples and pears) characterized by a general roughening of the bark and not by local cankers":[],
      ": any of several virus diseases of woody plants (as cherry, apple, citrus) characterized by generalized roughening and often longitudinal splitting of the bark":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091728",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rough-hewn":{
    "antonyms":[
      "refined"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being in a rough, unsmoothed, or unfinished state : crudely formed":[
        "rough-hewn beams"
      ],
      ": lacking refinement":[
        "he was rather attractive, in a rough-hewn kind of way",
        "\u2014 Jan Speas"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02c8hy\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "artless",
      "clumsy",
      "crude",
      "jerry-built",
      "jerry-rigged",
      "jury-rigged",
      "rough",
      "rough-and-ready",
      "rough-and-tumble",
      "rude",
      "unrefined"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012705",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "roughcast":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a plaster of lime mixed with shells or pebbles used for covering buildings":[],
      ": a rough model":[],
      ": a rough surface finish (as of a plaster wall)":[],
      ": to plaster with roughcast":[
        "roughcast a wall"
      ],
      ": to shape or form roughly":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1501, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02cckast",
      "for sense 2 also -\u02c8kast"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111754",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "roughen":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become rough":[],
      ": to make rough or rougher":[
        "her hands were roughened by work",
        "\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Roughen the surface with a file before you apply the glue.",
      "Her hands were roughened by years of hard work.",
      "Age caused his skin to roughen .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To try to remedy the situation, workers dragged tires and scrubbed the slick surface to try to roughen it up a bit. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The optional mirror-bright 20-inch wheels look great but roughen the ride. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "That can roughen up the cuticle, which leads to tangles, frizz, and then breakage. \u2014 Sable Yong, Allure , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Fisher has recruited sturdily in his four seasons at A&M, but that road will roughen in the state with UT and OU joining the mighty football conference, one that has led the nation in NFL draft picks for 15 consecutive years. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "This will roughen up the paneling\u2019s glossy surface, so the primer will adhere better. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Prine sang his conversational lyrics in a voice roughened by a hard-luck life, particularly after throat cancer left him with a disfigured jaw. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Winner of a lifetime achievement Grammy earlier this year, Prine sang his conversational lyrics in a voice roughened by a difficult life, particularly after throat cancer left him with a disfigured jaw. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Like many of his contemporaries, Mr. Caballero prefers a shorter soak, just long enough to infiltrate the seafood and slightly roughen its slippery texture. \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0259-f\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222939",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "roughened":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become rough":[],
      ": to make rough or rougher":[
        "her hands were roughened by work",
        "\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Roughen the surface with a file before you apply the glue.",
      "Her hands were roughened by years of hard work.",
      "Age caused his skin to roughen .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To try to remedy the situation, workers dragged tires and scrubbed the slick surface to try to roughen it up a bit. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The optional mirror-bright 20-inch wheels look great but roughen the ride. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "That can roughen up the cuticle, which leads to tangles, frizz, and then breakage. \u2014 Sable Yong, Allure , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Fisher has recruited sturdily in his four seasons at A&M, but that road will roughen in the state with UT and OU joining the mighty football conference, one that has led the nation in NFL draft picks for 15 consecutive years. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "This will roughen up the paneling\u2019s glossy surface, so the primer will adhere better. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Prine sang his conversational lyrics in a voice roughened by a hard-luck life, particularly after throat cancer left him with a disfigured jaw. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Winner of a lifetime achievement Grammy earlier this year, Prine sang his conversational lyrics in a voice roughened by a difficult life, particularly after throat cancer left him with a disfigured jaw. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Like many of his contemporaries, Mr. Caballero prefers a shorter soak, just long enough to infiltrate the seafood and slightly roughen its slippery texture. \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0259-f\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002457",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to engage in roughhouse":[],
      ": to treat in a boisterously rough manner":[],
      ": violence or rough boisterous play":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "their parents simply wouldn't tolerate any roughhouse in the living room",
      "Verb",
      "The kids were roughhousing in the living room.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Phil bitterly watches from a distance while his fellow cowhands roughhouse , bathe together and chase prostitutes at a local saloon. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Chewy orecchiette roughhouse with big hunks of sausage and broccolini, enrobed in a rich goat cheese fonduta. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 16 July 2019",
      "In one such glimpse of sublimity, a group of young Native American rodeo riders drink beer, roughhouse , and sing songs in the immensity of the Badlands surrounding the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in South Dakota. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
      "There\u2019s also a chance McGregor flusters him with the same kind of roughhouse tactics that worked for Marcos Maidana in their first fight. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, The Seattle Times , 24 Aug. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "According to one 2020 study, children who roughhouse with their fathers are better able to control their emotions and less likely to have behavioral problems. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "As shown in footage captured by KING-TV, the pair were hesitant at first, sniffing each other out, but quickly warmed up to one another and began to play and roughhouse . \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Now, on the pool deck, the boys tussle and roughhouse with the zeal of Labrador puppies, slugging each other lovingly in the shoulders and then retreating with giggles like ninnies. \u2014 Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021",
      "From ABC News, video shows some bear cubs roughhousing at a wildlife park in South Dakota. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 22 May 2020",
      "Three police recruits have resigned in the wake of internal affairs investigations into their roles in the serious injury of a fellow student during roughhousing in a dorm at the state\u2019s basic training academy. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "The boys cracked jokes, roughhoused and argued about who was the cutest girl in the shelter. \u2014 Paulina Villegas, New York Times , 29 Oct. 2019",
      "That summer, Boulger broke his arm while roughhousing with friends, forcing him out of the contact-heavy sports. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
      "Family photos depict their father cuddling and roughhousing with this sons, and posing in front of a fire truck with a young Leonard. \u2014 Anne Barnard, New York Times , 24 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1882, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1898, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cchau\u0307z",
      "\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02cchau\u0307s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "buffoonery",
      "clownery",
      "clowning",
      "foolery",
      "high jinks",
      "hijinks",
      "horseplay",
      "horsing around",
      "monkey business",
      "monkeying",
      "monkeyshine(s)",
      "roughhousing",
      "shenanigan(s)",
      "skylarking",
      "slapstick",
      "tomfoolery"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101425",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "roughhousing":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to engage in roughhouse":[],
      ": to treat in a boisterously rough manner":[],
      ": violence or rough boisterous play":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "their parents simply wouldn't tolerate any roughhouse in the living room",
      "Verb",
      "The kids were roughhousing in the living room.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Phil bitterly watches from a distance while his fellow cowhands roughhouse , bathe together and chase prostitutes at a local saloon. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Chewy orecchiette roughhouse with big hunks of sausage and broccolini, enrobed in a rich goat cheese fonduta. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 16 July 2019",
      "In one such glimpse of sublimity, a group of young Native American rodeo riders drink beer, roughhouse , and sing songs in the immensity of the Badlands surrounding the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in South Dakota. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
      "There\u2019s also a chance McGregor flusters him with the same kind of roughhouse tactics that worked for Marcos Maidana in their first fight. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, The Seattle Times , 24 Aug. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "According to one 2020 study, children who roughhouse with their fathers are better able to control their emotions and less likely to have behavioral problems. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "As shown in footage captured by KING-TV, the pair were hesitant at first, sniffing each other out, but quickly warmed up to one another and began to play and roughhouse . \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Now, on the pool deck, the boys tussle and roughhouse with the zeal of Labrador puppies, slugging each other lovingly in the shoulders and then retreating with giggles like ninnies. \u2014 Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021",
      "From ABC News, video shows some bear cubs roughhousing at a wildlife park in South Dakota. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 22 May 2020",
      "Three police recruits have resigned in the wake of internal affairs investigations into their roles in the serious injury of a fellow student during roughhousing in a dorm at the state\u2019s basic training academy. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "The boys cracked jokes, roughhoused and argued about who was the cutest girl in the shelter. \u2014 Paulina Villegas, New York Times , 29 Oct. 2019",
      "That summer, Boulger broke his arm while roughhousing with friends, forcing him out of the contact-heavy sports. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
      "Family photos depict their father cuddling and roughhousing with this sons, and posing in front of a fire truck with a young Leonard. \u2014 Anne Barnard, New York Times , 24 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1882, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1898, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cchau\u0307z",
      "\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02cchau\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "buffoonery",
      "clownery",
      "clowning",
      "foolery",
      "high jinks",
      "hijinks",
      "horseplay",
      "horsing around",
      "monkey business",
      "monkeying",
      "monkeyshine(s)",
      "roughhousing",
      "shenanigan(s)",
      "skylarking",
      "slapstick",
      "tomfoolery"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233552",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of roughies plural of roughy"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-103435",
    "type":[]
  },
  "roughing mill":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a revolving metal disk charged with an abrasive that is used in various processes (as the grinding of gems)":[],
      ": a set of roughing rolls":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045332",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a series of rolls in which wrought metal is first given the form of a bar preparatory to being reheated and finished or through which an ingot of steel or other metal first passes in the rolling process":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203100",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "roughly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "exactly",
      "precisely"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a rough manner: such as":[],
      ": in crude fashion : imperfectly":[
        "roughly dressed lumber"
      ],
      ": with harshness or violence":[
        "treated the prisoner roughly"
      ],
      ": without completeness or exactness : approximately":[
        "roughly 20 percent"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Roughly translated, it means \u201churry up!\u201d.",
      "The new product is modeled roughly on an earlier design.",
      "He threw the package roughly in the truck.",
      "The guard told us roughly that we had to stand back.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Incidentally, his powers seem roughly equivalent to Luther's \u2014 before the latter went through gorilla body surgery on the moon, that is. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Cleveland\u2019s 21st Senate District will be redrawn next year, due to redistricting, and replaced by the roughly equivalent 23rd Senate District. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "There were about 950 criminal offenses reported on New York\u2019s transit system through May this year, roughly equivalent to the same period of 2019, according to a New York Police Department spokesperson. \u2014 Matt Wirz, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "Just about the only bright spot was that U.S. children were roughly equivalent to their international peers on some\u2014but not all\u2014social-emotional measures. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
      "The amount of formaldehyde released by DMDM hydantoin is small, roughly equivalent to a pear. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 31 May 2022",
      "At the end of March, the crypto exchange had 98 million users, or roughly the equivalent of Vietnam's entire population. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "This is roughly a Ryzen U series equivalent (the G denotes a superior integrated graphics chip but the processing power is in the same tier) and runs up to 28 watts. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 19 May 2022",
      "Schrader had the edge in fundraising, raising more than $2 million compared to the roughly half a million dollars raised by his opponent, and dramatically outspent McLeod-Skinner in the final weeks of the campaign. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0259-fl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "about",
      "approximately",
      "around",
      "like",
      "more or less",
      "much",
      "near",
      "plus or minus",
      "say",
      "some"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230730",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "roughneck":{
    "antonyms":[
      "coarse",
      "common",
      "crass",
      "crude",
      "gross",
      "ill-bred",
      "illiberal",
      "incult",
      "insensible",
      "low",
      "lowbred",
      "lowbrow",
      "raffish",
      "rough",
      "rough-hewn",
      "rude",
      "rugged",
      "tasteless",
      "uncouth",
      "uncultivated",
      "uncultured",
      "unpolished",
      "unrefined",
      "vulgar"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a rough or uncouth person":[],
      ": a worker of an oil-well-drilling crew other than the driller":[],
      ": having the characteristics of or suitable for a roughneck":[],
      ": rowdy , tough":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a town overrun by roughnecks",
      "a group of roughnecks like to hang out at the roadhouse and harass people",
      "Adjective",
      "their roughneck antics were amusing only if you were as drunk as they were",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After all, one of the things that typified a lot of Willis\u2019 earlier career was his ability to play trash with conviction, like his turn as the roughneck who saves the world in Michael Bay\u2019s Armageddon. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "His loathing of Rose and Peter seems to spring from something deeper and more vindictive than standard roughneck ignorance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
      "Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
      "Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
      "Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
      "Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
      "Matt Damon stars as the Oklahoman, a goateed, denim-wearing roughneck named Bill with a sad past. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Overwatch\u2019s latest short focused on McCree, the game\u2019s popular, roughneck cowboy character. \u2014 Julia Alexander, The Verge , 2 Nov. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1906, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0259f-\u02ccnek"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bully",
      "gangbanger",
      "gangsta",
      "gangster",
      "goon",
      "gorilla",
      "hood",
      "hoodlum",
      "hooligan",
      "mobster",
      "mug",
      "plug-ugly",
      "punk",
      "rowdy",
      "ruffian",
      "thug",
      "tough",
      "toughie",
      "toughy",
      "yob",
      "yobbo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085810",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "roughness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bald",
      "furless",
      "glabrous",
      "hairless",
      "shorn",
      "smooth"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hasty preliminary drawing or layout":[],
      ": broad outline : general terms":[
        "the question \u2026 has been discussed in rough",
        "\u2014 Manchester Guardian Weekly"
      ],
      ": characterized by harshness, violence, or force":[],
      ": coarse or rugged in character or appearance: such as":[],
      ": covered with or made up of coarse and often shaggy hair":[
        "rough -coated collie"
      ],
      ": crude , unfinished":[
        "rough carpentry"
      ],
      ": crude in style or expression":[],
      ": difficult to travel through or penetrate : wild":[
        "into the rough woods",
        "\u2014 P. B. Shelley"
      ],
      ": harsh to the ear":[],
      ": having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface":[
        "rough terrain"
      ],
      ": indelicate":[],
      ": marked by a lack of refinement or grace : uncouth":[],
      ": marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse":[],
      ": presenting a challenge : difficult":[
        "rough to deal with",
        "\u2014 R. M. McAlmon"
      ],
      ": roughen":[],
      ": roughly sense 1":[],
      ": rowdy":[],
      ": shell sense 3":[
        "\u2014 used with up was roughed up for six runs"
      ],
      ": something in a crude, unfinished, or preliminary state":[],
      ": the rugged or disagreeable side or aspect":[
        "hiking-camping admirers of nature in the rough",
        "\u2014 Eleanor Stirling"
      ],
      ": to calk or otherwise roughen (a horse's shoes) to prevent slipping":[],
      ": to indicate the chief lines of":[
        "rough out the structure of a building"
      ],
      ": to live under harsh or primitive conditions":[],
      ": to shape, make, or dress in a rough or preliminary way":[],
      ": to subject to abuse : manhandle , beat":[
        "\u2014 usually used with up"
      ],
      ": to subject to unnecessary and intentional violence in a sport":[
        "a penalty for roughing the passer"
      ],
      ": turbulent , tempestuous":[
        "rough seas"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare smooth , wirehaired":[
        "rough -coated collie"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He trimmed the rough edge of the paper.",
      "We traveled over rough dirt roads.",
      "They hiked through rough terrain.",
      "We were a bit shaken from the plane's rough landing.",
      "He went through a rough patch after his divorce.",
      "They've hit a few rough spots in their marriage.",
      "Despite a rough start, the team won more games this season than last.",
      "Adverb",
      "The engine is running a little rough .",
      "Life has been treating her pretty rough .",
      "He plays rough with the dog.",
      "people living rough on the streets",
      "Noun",
      "He hit his drive into the rough .",
      "He showed me a few roughs of the new building.",
      "Verb",
      "He was called for roughing the kicker.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Note, however, the above radar simulation is only a rough guide as to how storms may evolve; the actual timing and placement of storms could end up being quite different. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Longer, narrower kayaks, called touring kayaks, are built for braving long distances and rough seas. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "A year after his first attempt to paddle from San Francisco to Hawaii alone in a small kayak was thwarted by rough seas, Cyril Derreumaux is trying again on Tuesday. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 June 2022",
      "After unleashing flooding rainfall across Cuba, South Florida and the Bahamas over the weekend, Tropical Storm Alex is poised to brush past Bermuda on Monday \u2013 but not before stirring up rough seas along the eastern U.S. \u2014 Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Forecasters added that sustained tropical storm force winds, hazardous surf and very rough seas are expected to continue into late this morning before conditions begin to gradually improve. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 6 June 2022",
      "While cruising in waters off the coast on Cuba on Friday morning, crew members of the cruise ship Mardi Gras spotted what had to be a chilling sight: a small vessel in rough seas stirred up by a tropical weather system. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "The design team also made the 110-footer extremely wide, with a beam that maxes out at 26 feet, to add stability in rough seas as well as provide generous interior and exterior space. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
      "The mission was delayed from last weekend because another mission's splashdown was delayed by rough seas, according to Space.com. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "But instead of its wild side being inaccessible to most, this system\u2019s rough -cut gem spins off an easy trail less than a mile from a trailhead and appeals to hikers with a sense of adventure, experience, and sturdy boots with good traction. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Alex Borstein, who plays Susie Myerson, Midge\u2019s rough -around-the-edges manager, also saw filming as a brief escape from the anxieties of the pandemic. \u2014 Meg Donohue, Town & Country , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "At first, her encounters with De Casta\u2019s Chief, a rough -talking teenage parking attendant, only reinforce her frosty disdain. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Playing on a field left rough and rutted by a weekend music event, Vancouver broke in front in the 15th minute on a counter-attack goal from D\u00e1jome, his 10th of the season. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Hotel staff stayed on while the country mostly shut down, collaborating with rough -sleeping charities round the clock. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Nevertheless, Mitch and Mike McLusky enjoy great respect in their working-class town and are definitely serving a need, as evidenced by the large (and rough -looking) crowd that fills their office waiting room. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "The game is a huge upgrade from the original\u2019s rough -looking graphics. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 May 2021",
      "Six-inch rough -cut logs are $3.20 per lineal foot in Fairbanks. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 1 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "The left rough awaited him on No. 4 as well, as did a greenside bunker on No. 7. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "His wedge shot on No. 12, from the right rough , landed on the front of the green, rolled and rolled and rolled \u2026 and then disappeared into the hole for eagle, abruptly vaulting Homa one shot behind McNealy. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "Champ managed to chip out onto the primary rough , then scoot up the fairway. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Glamping is for those who don\u2019t want to rough it too much but do want a close-to-camping-outdoors experience. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "While Taylor and her then-husband, actor Richard Burton, were filming on location in Mexico in the 1960s, Burton sent his bodyguards after Mr. Galella to rough him up and confiscate his film. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "November 2018: Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause escape to Alaska Just after their first wedding anniversary, Stause and Hartley broke out of their vacation comfort zone to rough it out in St. Elias National Park in Wrangell, Alaska. \u2014 Jessica Sager, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Last season, when the going to rough against the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat wilted. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English r\u016bh ; akin to Old High German r\u016bh rough, Lithuanian raukas wrinkle":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0259f"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rough Adjective rough , harsh , uneven , rugged , scabrous mean not smooth or even. rough implies points, bristles, ridges, or projections on the surface. a rough wooden board harsh implies a surface or texture distinctly unpleasant to the touch. a harsh fabric that chafes the skin uneven implies a lack of uniformity in height, breadth, or quality. an old house with uneven floors rugged implies irregularity or roughness of land surface and connotes difficulty of travel. a rugged landscape scabrous implies scaliness or prickliness of surface. a scabrous leaf synonyms see in addition rude",
    "synonyms":[
      "bristly",
      "brushy",
      "cottony",
      "fleecy",
      "furred",
      "furry",
      "hairy",
      "hirsute",
      "shaggy",
      "silky",
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      "Adjective",
      "The baby has a round face.",
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      "Adverb",
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      "gather round and listen to my story",
      "Noun",
      "a round of steel to reinforce the wooden beam",
      "a busy round of parties during the holiday season",
      "Preposition",
      "talked to voters round the city",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Next on the grill are eggs cracked into metal rings, ensuring a perfectly round , over-medium egg that\u2019s guaranteed to pop and release the yolk into each sandwich. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
      "Tully, a 26th round pick of Cleveland in 2016, appeared in two games and allowed four runs on seven hits with five walks in five innings. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
      "The Hang Seng closed above the 22k level, a big, round , useless number, but Hong Kong\u2019s large warrant market (structured products) could have triggered further buying. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Afterwards, there's a round , very long sense of its chardonnay. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
      "Focusing on the round shapes of vortices helps researchers understand the different physics behind cyclones and anti-cyclones (which flow in the reverse direction of regular cyclones). \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
      "The marbled sectional fits nicely in the corner while the round ottoman slash coffee table brings a softer, less boxy look. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 24 June 2022",
      "These brilliant 2-in-1 tools effectively style and dry your hair at once, combining the styling power of a round brush and the drying power hair dryer in one tool. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
      "The first quirk is that many people have only a vague idea of how much prices will rise, and tend to respond with large (sometimes implausibly large) round numbers: 5%, 10%, 15%, even 50%. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The proposal only adjusts the hours slightly \u2014 morning off-leash hours will now be from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. year- round , and evening hours will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. as opposed to the previous 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. \u2014 Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Even better, long skirts can be worn all year- round \u2014even in the sweltering summer\u2014when styled creatively. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
      "No matter what your skin tone or skin type, self-tanners help deliver a flawless glow year- round without exposing skin to damaging UV rays from the actual sun or a tanning bed. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 June 2022",
      "Another $16 million in federal relief money to keep the shelter open year- round through at least December 2024 was approved Tuesday by the City Council. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "The foundation relies on individual and corporate donations year- round , and members participate in other functions to raise funds to help majority Black communities in D.C. and Prince George\u2019s County. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "Because housing is scarce and expensive in Anderson Valley, Roederer Estate furnishes most of its employees, both seasonal and year- round , with a place to live. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "There\u2019ll be plenty of clues and answers to go round . \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Suitable for wear all year round , give Tommy Now a try. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Earlier this week, the Group of Seven nations agreed on a ban on Russian gold imports in the latest round of sanctions over Putin's invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, ajc , 30 June 2022",
      "Wall Street is also preparing for the latest round of corporate earnings in the next few weeks, which will help paint a clearer picture of how companies are dealing with the squeeze from rising costs and consumers curtailing some spending. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "Wall Street is also preparing for the latest round of corporate earnings in the next few weeks, which will help paint a clearer picture of how companies are dealing with the squeeze from rising costs and consumers curtailing some spending. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2022",
      "The race for the Democratic Party\u2019s nomination for the post is the latest round in the struggle between the party\u2019s progressive and moderate wings, and should be the closest contest in Tuesday\u2019s state primary, political observers said. \u2014 Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
      "Google Ventures led Sesame\u2019s latest funding round , resulting in nearly $27 million in Series B funding. \u2014 Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Netflix on Thursday laid off 300 employees in the latest round of cuts as the company responds to a revenue slowdown and its first subscriber loss in more than a decade. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "This latest round of layoffs, first reported by Variety, will primarily impact the company\u2019s US operations. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 23 June 2022",
      "Among those caught in the latest round of disruptions: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who ended up driving to New York after his flight from Washington was canceled Friday. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Most experts believe those players will round out the Top 3, but there is plenty of intrigue around what will happen after that. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
      "Two teams out of a group that includes Navy, Bucknell, Colgate, Lafayette and Holy Cross will round out the Patriot League Tournament, and the regular-season championship and home-field advantage remain at stake for the top four teams. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Warming base notes of ambergris, musk, and driftwood round out this bold, sensuous cologne. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The ball flew off of Dylan Holmes' bat with a loud thud, bringing Millington's side to their feet and causing the Cardinals' Trinity Fessler to round the bases during Saturday's Division 3 state title game. \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "The star wore both black and red minidresses, as well as a two-toned \u2019fit to round off her and Asghari\u2019s big day. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
      "The Philadelphia Eagles and the Las Vegas Raiders had their receiving corps round out the Top 5. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "And to round it all off, Blu Atlas included hyaluronic acid as the final touch to one of the hottest new serums on the market. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Be open to taking courses that round you out as a leader and professional, rather than focusing on depth in your functional expertise area. \u2014 Jenn Lofgren, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Today is June 20, 2022, which means it\u2019s now 7 days until Emmy nomination round voting ends on June 27. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "Nearly three months after the slap heard round the world, Jada Pinkett Smith is ready to address the controversy involving her husband, Will Smith, and the comedian who made light of her struggle with alopecia, Chris Rock. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
      "He is charged with illuminating the line between right and wrong at a time when war seems but a hair trigger from peace, when the ways to kill grow ever more sophisticated, when the consequences stream round the world instantaneously. \u2014 Mary Beth Mccauley, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 May 2022",
      "Does the war in Ukraine create a rally- round -the-flag effect for the president\u2019s party like John F. Kennedy got after the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis",
      "One big lesson Grode shared with the crowd of legal eagles was the enormous difference between the work of lawyering round the clock to get a major transaction done, and the day-to-day grind of running the business. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "While Biden has directed the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to move to 24/7 operations, the ports can't yet work round the clock because importers don't have enough drivers to move their cargo at all hours. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "And in a speech heard round the world, Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados and a voice for countries on the front lines of climate change, made clear the intersection between environmental action and equity. \u2014 Edward Felsenthal, Time , 23 May 2022",
      "That is a result of the IRS shot heard round the world in Notice 2014-21, when the IRS announced that crypto is property for tax purposes. \u2014 Robert W. Wood, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Indiana, Portland, New Orleans, San Antonio, Washington, New York, Oklahoma City, Charlotte and Cleveland round out the lottery picks. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Hacks, Only Murders in the Building, Squid Game, and Succession round out the list, each with three nominations. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Katana Kitten in New York and Kumiko in Chicago round out the top five. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
      "Arizona, California, Washington and Arizona State round out the field. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022",
      "Defenders Liv Berke, Kat Gillman and Lanie Pishotti and attack/mid Mary Grace Rinehart round out the Sycamore seniors who are looking for the school's first girls lacrosse title since 2014. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 20 May 2022",
      "Yemen, Montenegro, Serbia and Canada round out the top five when adjusted for population size, although all have less than half the number of firearms per capita than the U.S. \u2014 Byquinn Owen, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
      "Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Czech Republic and Canada round out the top ten safest countries. \u2014 Alex Ledsom, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Returning starters like Jordan Battle, Brian Branch, DeMarcco Hellams and Malachi Moore round out an experienced group with depth. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022"
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      "Middle English round, rounde \"spherical, circular, rounded,\" borrowed from Anglo-French reund, rund, rount, going back to Vulgar Latin *retundus, altered (by presumed vowel dissimilation) from Latin rotundus \u2014 more at rotund":"Adjective",
      "Middle English, \"in a circle,\" derivative of round, rounde round entry 1":"Adverb",
      "Middle English rond, round, rounde \"spherical body or form, circle,\" in part derivative of round, rounde round entry 1 , in part borrowed from Anglo-French rund, rond (in en rund \"round about\") and runde (in a la runde \"round about\"), both nominal derivatives of reund, rund round entry 1":"Noun",
      "Middle English rounden \"to form a ball, be circular, cut (hair) close around the head,\" in part derivative of round round entry 1 , in part borrowed from Anglo-French runder \"to revolve\" and Old French rondir \"to make round,\" derivatives of rund, rond round entry 1":"Verb",
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      "alteration of Middle English rounen , from Old English r\u016bnian ; akin to Old English r\u016bn mystery \u2014 more at rune":"Verb"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition",
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      "1917, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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      "Noun",
      "The police ordered a roundup of all the suspects.",
      "Here's a roundup of today's news.",
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      "rounded everyone up for one final training session",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a strong discount on the 44 mm version of the Apple Watch SE, which is currently down to $229 at Amazon and Walmart. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
      "In our progress roundup , some adult Ukrainian refugees in Poland made normality a priority for children escaping the war, by creating a new school in Warsaw. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday, Esquire unveiled its 2022 roundup of the best bars in America and one Cincinnati watering hole made the list. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a guide to events within the Portland area, along with a roundup of Pride festivals and events happening throughout the state. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "If money is no object, Modway\u2019s Jenna mattress is the plushest twin mattress in our roundup . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "Check out our roundup below of 23 inexpensive 4th of July decorations that will transform your home into a celebration of all things red, white, and blue. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 7 June 2022",
      "On and off the stage Theater critic Charles McNulty kicks off our year-end coverage with a thoughtful roundup of his 10 favorite theatrical memories of 2021. \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "See what else is trending this fine Tuesday with Q.ai\u2019s roundup of high-investor interest stocks. \u2014 Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes , 19 May 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101536",
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      "1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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      "from the name Robin":""
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      "roundtable",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224608",
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He took a roundabout route to town.",
      "In a roundabout way, he told me that my help was not wanted.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Not a day went by when someone wasn't asking for money\u2026 even in roundabout ways. \u2014 Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
      "In a roundabout way, there\u2019s some relevance there to the walloping that Netflix has taken this year. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 June 2022",
      "Refusal to do so or acknowledge the unrest in roundabout ways resulted in call-outs. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the biggest challenges in writing the novel was discovering that Agnes could express herself only in these roundabout ways. \u2014 Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "In a roundabout way, Watergate is also what got him back on his political feet. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Hailey gave Gomez a little love publicly in a roundabout way. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 11 May 2022",
      "Dugan, who grew up and currently lives in Carmel, will use the roundabout event Wednesday to raise money for Cancer Support Community Indiana, a nonprofit for cancer survivors and their families. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 9 May 2022",
      "The anti-whale neighbors started placing garden gnomes on the roundabout space in early 2020. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Another factor in Shodeen\u2019s decision to amend the land plan is the roundabout that\u2019s to be built on Route 20 in the next few years. \u2014 Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Direct questions about whether guests were allowed to use drugs have received roundabout , wink-wink answers, with quick redirects to the bevy of other available services inside the adjoining building. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Connecting this roundabout to Wicker Road to the north is a new section of Bluffdale Drive. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
      "There will be no stops required at the existing Dowling Road roundabout areas. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2022",
      "The convoy then turns left before leaving the camp via the roundabout . \u2014 CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "Because the memorial would sit at the middle of the roundabout , pedestrian access currently available would be nonexistent. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "The intersection of Green Bay Road and Teutonia Avenue will be reconstructed into a three-legged roundabout . \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The parts with the most traffic are the Bastille roundabout and the area near Trocad\u00e9ro. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1608, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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      "indirect"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025111",
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      "noun"
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      ": rondel sense 2a":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the windows in the colonial-era statehouse are roundels",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other visual touches that tie Ford\u2019s 2022 car to the one from 1966 include a matte roundel showing the number five and made of carbon fiber on the door panels. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The right side of the helmets and the shoulders of the jerseys display the roundel . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "The new emblem\u2014inspired by the classic BMW Motorsport logo\u2014will replace the standard blue and white roundel on the vehicle's front and rear and on the wheel hubs. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "The popular roundel crest has been eschewed in favor of a pennant-style shield, which is actually a nod to the shape of the Ohio state flag. \u2014 Demetrius Bell, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
      "The Warthog also features the U.S. Army Air Force roundel painted on each of the engine nacelles housing the TF-34 engines. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "One of the most important details of the painting is the roundel that the young man holds. \u2014 Town & Country , 21 Jan. 2021",
      "But when and why the roundel was added remain points of contention. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Botticelli painted the noble sitter but the roundel \u2014 a circular disc used as a symbol \u2014 depicts a saint and is an original 14th-century work attributed to the Sienese painter Bartolommeo Bulgarini. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, USA TODAY , 24 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French rondel, roundel , from rund round \u2014 more at round":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307n-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "circle",
      "cirque",
      "ring",
      "round"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191608",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "roundly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "feebly",
      "gently",
      "softly",
      "weakly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": by nearly everyone : widely":[
        "roundly praised"
      ],
      ": in a complete or thorough manner : thoroughly":[
        "roundly disliked",
        "roundly satisfying"
      ],
      ": in a plainspoken manner : bluntly":[
        "told them roundly they would get no help"
      ],
      ": with vigor or asperity":[
        "roundly attacked the plan"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Her leadership is roundly praised.",
      "She roundly criticized the plan.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The opinion was roundly criticized by environmental advocates and scientists who have been sounding the alarm that the world is running out of time to get the climate crisis under control. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez And Taylor Romine, CNN , 1 July 2022",
      "Mickelson apologized, but the remarks were roundly criticized and sponsors dropped him. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Republican lawmakers have roundly criticized the proposal. \u2014 Katie Reilly, Time , 11 May 2022",
      "The propaganda behind warfare: Russia has been roundly criticized for promoting falsehoods to justify the war with Ukraine, but the strategy has been employed by nations throughout history. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 9 May 2022",
      "The comedian's jokes were roundly criticized at the time as offensive to the LGBTQ community. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "But his impeachment vote was roundly jeered in his ruby-red district on the South Carolina coast. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "But the Bruins\u2019 decision to can Cassidy, who leaves with a .672 points percentage in the regular season and a 6-for-6 run of playoff appearances, was roundly bashed by fans and questioned by the media. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Salgado's enthusiastic sentiments were roundly echoed by Jaimoe, a founding member and drummer of the Allman Brothers Band. \u2014 Iris Dorbian, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307n(d)-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dynamically",
      "energetically",
      "explosively",
      "firmly",
      "forcefully",
      "forcibly",
      "hard",
      "mightily",
      "muscularly",
      "powerfully",
      "stiffly",
      "stoutly",
      "strenuously",
      "strongly",
      "sturdily",
      "vigorously"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021457",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "roundtable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the knights of King Arthur":[],
      ": the large circular table of King Arthur and his knights":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307n(d)-\u02cct\u0101-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223427",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "roundup":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accumulate",
      "amass",
      "assemble",
      "bulk (up)",
      "collect",
      "concentrate",
      "congregate",
      "constellate",
      "corral",
      "garner",
      "gather",
      "group",
      "lump",
      "pick up"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gathering in of scattered persons or things":[
        "a roundup of all suspects"
      ],
      ": a summary of information":[
        "a roundup of the news"
      ],
      ": the act or process of collecting animals (such as cattle) by riding around them and driving them in":[],
      ": the cowboys and ranch personnel engaged in a cattle roundup":[],
      ": to collect (animals, such as cattle) by means of a roundup":[],
      ": to gather in or bring together from various quarters":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The police ordered a roundup of all the suspects.",
      "Here's a roundup of today's news.",
      "Verb",
      "rounded everyone up for one final training session",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a strong discount on the 44 mm version of the Apple Watch SE, which is currently down to $229 at Amazon and Walmart. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
      "In our progress roundup , some adult Ukrainian refugees in Poland made normality a priority for children escaping the war, by creating a new school in Warsaw. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday, Esquire unveiled its 2022 roundup of the best bars in America and one Cincinnati watering hole made the list. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a guide to events within the Portland area, along with a roundup of Pride festivals and events happening throughout the state. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "If money is no object, Modway\u2019s Jenna mattress is the plushest twin mattress in our roundup . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "Check out our roundup below of 23 inexpensive 4th of July decorations that will transform your home into a celebration of all things red, white, and blue. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 7 June 2022",
      "On and off the stage Theater critic Charles McNulty kicks off our year-end coverage with a thoughtful roundup of his 10 favorite theatrical memories of 2021. \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "See what else is trending this fine Tuesday with Q.ai\u2019s roundup of high-investor interest stocks. \u2014 Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes , 19 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307nd-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "breviary",
      "brief",
      "capsule",
      "conspectus",
      "digest",
      "encapsulation",
      "epitome",
      "inventory",
      "outline",
      "pr\u00e9cis",
      "recap",
      "recapitulation",
      "r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
      "resume",
      "resum\u00e9",
      "run-through",
      "rundown",
      "sum",
      "sum-up",
      "summa",
      "summarization",
      "summary",
      "summing-up",
      "synopsis",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193152",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "rouse":{
    "antonyms":[
      "lull"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": carousal":[],
      ": drink , toast":[],
      ": to arouse from or as if from sleep or repose : awaken":[],
      ": to become aroused : awaken":[],
      ": to become stirred":[],
      ": to cause to break from cover":[],
      ": to stir up : excite":[
        "was roused to fury"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I've been unable to rouse her.",
      "I was so tired I could barely rouse myself to prepare dinner.",
      "These animals are dangerous when roused .",
      "She was roused to anger by their indifference."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb",
      "1764, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, to shake the feathers":"Verb",
      "alteration (from misdivision of to drink carouse ) of carouse":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arouse",
      "awake",
      "awaken",
      "knock up",
      "wake",
      "waken"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114454",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "rousing":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unexciting"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": brisk , lively":[],
      ": exceptional , superlative":[
        "a rousing success"
      ],
      ": giving rise to excitement : stirring":[
        "a rousing speech"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She was met with a rousing reception.",
      "a rousing rendition of our national anthem",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her character, Mercedes, delivers a rousing monologue about being born in America but treated like a foreigner. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "The biopic starring Austin Butler as Elvis opposite Tom Hanks as his controversial manager, received a rousing 12-minute standing ovation at Cannes, the longest at this year\u2019s edition. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "Before the pandemic, Hunter led an all-star band in a rousing rendition at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The crowd at Comerica Park gave him a rousing ovation and fireworks were shot out of the scoreboard. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Mitchell led a rousing ovation for House after a number of hustle plays in the third quarter. . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The most rousing applause came for the film\u2019s young leads, Banks Repeta and Jaylin Webb, with special attention paid to stars Hathaway and Jeremy Strong. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "But both streaks came to a chaotic conclusion Saturday in another rousing rendition of the crosstown rivalry, one that begs for a Pac-12 tournament redux Friday in Las Vegas. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "But instead of sinking into a prolonged downturn, the economy staged an unexpectedly rousing recovery, fueled by vast infusions of government aid and emergency intervention by the Fed, which slashed rates, among other things. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Chron , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307-zi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "breathtaking",
      "charged",
      "electric",
      "electrifying",
      "exciting",
      "exhilarating",
      "exhilarative",
      "galvanic",
      "galvanizing",
      "hair-raising",
      "heart-stopping",
      "inspiring",
      "intoxicating",
      "kicky",
      "mind-bending",
      "mind-blowing",
      "mind-boggling",
      "rip-roaring",
      "stimulating",
      "stirring",
      "thrilling"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080643",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "roust":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to drive (as from bed) roughly or unceremoniously":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The soldiers were rousted from their beds before sunrise.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Advocates for the homeless ardently protest efforts to roust the encampments, arguing that people have nowhere else to go. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday night, just as the curlers squeezed in one last practice run, an announcer, joined by the plump panda that serves as the Olympic mascot, tried to roust the modest assembly of spectators sprinkled throughout the stands. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The officers rushed to roust nearby residents out of their homes and clear the avenue. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The flight attendant had noticed our stalemate and offered to roust the man from my seat, but the situation felt too combustible to me, and 25C like too stupid a hill on which to die. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Most became involved to roust Trump from office \u2014 nearly 2 out of 3 voters rejected him in favor of Democrat Joe Biden. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, SFChronicle.com , 18 Jan. 2021",
      "The city had been on edge after prosecutors declined to bring charges in 2014 against the officer who killed Dontre Hamilton, who had been asleep on a park bench when police were called to roust him. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "State troopers have repeatedly tried to roust the demonstrators, swooping in on late-night raids to seize their belongings and to arrest the activists. \u2014 Tim Elfrink, Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2020",
      "Others have been rousted from their beds in the middle of the night in U.S. government shelters and put on planes out of the country without any notification to their families. \u2014 Caitlin Dickerson, New York Times , 20 May 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1658, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of rouse entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025056",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "roustabout":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a circus worker who erects and dismantles tents, cares for the grounds, and handles animals and equipment":[],
      ": an unskilled or semiskilled laborer especially in an oil field or refinery":[],
      ": deckhand":[],
      ": longshoreman":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "sought work as a roustabout on the city's seedy waterfront",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cox would work his way up from a roustabout and roughneck to eventually leading an oil and gas company as well as other notable businesses. \u2014 Dallas News , 7 Nov. 2020",
      "The shale patch was the Wild West reborn, featuring poker games with $1000 buy-ins, boisterous strip clubs packed with roustabouts and brawling in the muddy streets illuminated by columns of flaring gas. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "The Showmen's League Of America commemorates the 1918 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train disaster which killed 86 circus performers and roustabouts and injured 127, at Showman's Rest in Wood Lawn Cemetery in Forest Park, Ill., on Thursday, May 5, 2018. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "Bradley has enough swagger as the Elvis-wannabe, Feallock ably switches between the sweet and charming tomboy who finally wears a dress to attract Chad, to cross-dressing as another roustabout named Ed in order to befriend Chad. \u2014 Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "The Bowery reference made the area seem rather seedy and sordid, conjuring up images of barroom brawls, prostitution, roustabouts and gambling houses. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Her Big Maybelle-Etta James roustabouts find this classic form. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Still, travelers keep coming \u2014 motorcyclists, desert roustabouts , lost families. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "Linda Leto Head, Lone Star College senior associate vice chancellor, external and employer relations, said they are accredited by the International Association of Drilling Contractors for its oil and gas drilling floorhand- roustabout program. \u2014 Valerie Sweeten, Houston Chronicle , 8 July 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307-st\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "docker",
      "dockhand",
      "dockworker",
      "longshoreman",
      "rouster",
      "stevedore"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195428",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rouster":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": deckhand":[],
      ": longshoreman":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a hard-muscled man who certainly looked like he had worked all his life as a rouster"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "docker",
      "dockhand",
      "dockworker",
      "longshoreman",
      "roustabout",
      "stevedore"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190750",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rout":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disastrous defeat : debacle":[],
      ": a fashionable gathering":[],
      ": a precipitate flight":[],
      ": a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat":[],
      ": disturbance":[],
      ": fuss":[],
      ": to cause to emerge especially from bed":[],
      ": to come up with : uncover":[
        "scouts \u2026 routing out new talent",
        "\u2014 Carrie Donovan"
      ],
      ": to defeat decisively or disastrously":[
        "the discomfiture of seeing their party routed at the polls",
        "\u2014 A. N. Holcombe"
      ],
      ": to dig up with the snout":[],
      ": to disorganize completely : demoralize":[],
      ": to drive out : dispel":[],
      ": to force out as if by digging":[
        "\u2014 usually used with out"
      ],
      ": to gouge out or make a furrow in (something, such as wood or metal)":[],
      ": to low loudly : bellow":[
        "\u2014 used of cattle"
      ],
      ": to poke around with the snout : root":[
        "pigs routing in the earth"
      ],
      ": to put to precipitate flight":[],
      ": to search haphazardly":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1595, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
      "circa 1564, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English (northern) & early Scots rowten, rowte, borrowed from Old Norse rauta \"to roar,\" going back to Germanic *raut\u014djan-, probably derivative of a noun *raut- \"bellowing, roaring,\" from an ablaut derivative of *reutan- (whence Old English r\u0113otan \"to weep, wail,\" Old High German riozan \"to weep, mourn,\" Old Swedish riuta \"to roar\"), going back to Indo-European *Hreu\u032fd- \"produce a loud sound, weep,\" whence, with varying ablaut grades, Latin rudere, r\u016bdere \"to make a loud noise, bellow, bray,\" Lithuanian raud\u00f3ti \"to sob, weep,\" Old Church Slavic rydati, Sanskrit rodi\u1e63i \"(you) weep\"":"Verb",
      "Middle English route \"group, band of soldiers, crowd,\" borrowed from Anglo-French route, rute \"band, herd, armed force,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *rupta \"detachment,\" literally, \"something broken off,\" going back to Latin, feminine of ruptus, past participle of rumpere \"to break\" \u2014 more at route entry 1":"Noun",
      "borrowed from Middle French route \"defeat, disorderly retreat,\" noun derivative from feminine of rout, alternate past participle of rompre \"to defeat, put to flight,\" literally, \"to break, smash,\" going back to Old French, going back to Latin rumpere \u2014 more at route entry 1":"Noun",
      "derivative of rout entry 1":"Verb",
      "presumed to be variant of wroot, root entry 3 (though alteration of vowel is unexplained)":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014dt",
      "\u02c8r\u00fct",
      "\u02c8rau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025115",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "rout (out)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "to come upon after searching, study, or effort if you give me some time, I can probably rout out more supplies"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152244",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "rout-seat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a light bench supplied for parties":[
        "knocked \u2026 off the end of a rout-seat at a ball",
        "\u2014 W. F. De Morgan"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1819, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "rout entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172900",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "route":{
    "antonyms":[
      "conduct",
      "direct",
      "guide",
      "lead",
      "marshal",
      "marshall",
      "pilot",
      "show",
      "steer",
      "usher"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a line of travel : course":[],
      ": a means of access : channel":[
        "the route to social mobility",
        "\u2014 T. F. O'Dea"
      ],
      ": a traveled way : highway":[
        "the main route north"
      ],
      ": an assigned territory to be systematically covered":[
        "a newspaper route"
      ],
      ": an established or selected course of travel or action":[],
      ": to divert in a specified direction":[],
      ": to send by a selected route : direct":[
        "was routed along the scenic shore road"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We didn't know what route to take.",
      "an escape route in case of fire",
      "a major bird migratory route",
      "You could take a different route and still arrive at the same conclusion.",
      "Take Route 2 into town.",
      "We live on a rural route .",
      "Verb",
      "Traffic was routed around the accident.",
      "When the doctor is out, his calls are routed to his answering service.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Delta will compete with Jet Blue on the Milwaukee-to-JFK route . \u2014 Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "Viales said most of the people who lose their lives on the Mona Passage route are Haitian, Dominican, Cuban or Venezuelan. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
      "One of those West Side ward bosses, Bernie Neistein, had a heads-up on the route of the future, Congress, now Eisenhower, expressway. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Travelers in the area should expect the streets on the route , including Northeast Sandy Boulevard from 40th to 52nd avenues, to be closed to vehicles, and some blocking of neighboring streets. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
      "The attack, on a route that the authorities boasted was a safe alternative to a highway where kidnappings by bandits are commonplace, angered many Nigerians who blamed Mr. Buhari for his inability to stem the surge of violence. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "One regional Finnish carrier, Transaviabaltica, had to cancel flights on one route for a week as a result. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Frank Bajak, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
      "Hostilities have simmered as Iran accelerates its nuclear program far beyond the limits of the nuclear deal and last week seized two Greek tankers on a key oil route through the Persian Gulf. \u2014 Isabel Debre, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Today, despite the incursion of numerous other carriers on the route , PSA maintains a market share of more than 50 percent on the corridor. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Getting to many of these places requires a host of skills, from bouldering to route finding through complex terrain. \u2014 Jeremy Miller, Outside Online , 11 May 2022",
      "Stop-and-go traffic is one thing, but the EQS won't be able to route itself around the obstruction on surface streets. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 12 May 2022",
      "Families from Central America, hoping to free their children from the poverty and gang violence at home, often pay smugglers to route the children through openings in the border wall, knowing that Border Patrol agents will pick them up. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals that would route an international rail line through its Santa Teresa port of entry, capitalizing on Mexico's unease with disruptions along the Texas portion of the U.S. border with Mexico. \u2014 Morgan Lee, ajc , 5 May 2022",
      "To modernize the interchange, officials plan to build a flyover overpass that would route cars over existing lanes, said Blakespear, who is chair of the San Diego Association of Governments. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The budget airline previously offered the Sioux Falls route out of San Diego in the summer of 2020. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "With 10:14 remaining in Sunday\u2019s game, White tried that route one more time. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Chase ran a go route down the right sideline, and Burrow\u2019s only choice was to throw it to him. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 12 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English rute, route, borrowed from Anglo-French rute, going back to Vulgar Latin *rupta (short for *rupta via, literally, \"broken way, forced passage,\" after Latin viam rumpere \"to force a passage\"), from feminine of ruptus, past participle of rumpere \"to break, burst,\" going back to Indo-European *ru-n-p-, nasal present formation from the base *reu\u032fp- \"break, tear\" \u2014 more at reave":"Noun",
      "derivative of route entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8r\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arterial",
      "artery",
      "avenue",
      "boulevard",
      "carriageway",
      "drag",
      "drive",
      "expressway",
      "freeway",
      "high road",
      "highway",
      "pass",
      "pike",
      "road",
      "roadway",
      "row",
      "street",
      "thoroughfare",
      "thruway",
      "trace",
      "turnpike",
      "way"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093338",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "routeway":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": route sense 3a":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the courier's preferred routeway between the two offices takes him right past Trafalgar Square"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00fct-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "\u02c8rau\u0307t-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "course",
      "line",
      "path",
      "pathway",
      "route",
      "steps",
      "track",
      "way"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014224",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "routine":{
    "antonyms":[
      "average",
      "common",
      "commonplace",
      "cut-and-dried",
      "cut-and-dry",
      "everyday",
      "garden-variety",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "prosaic",
      "run-of-the-mill",
      "standard",
      "standard-issue",
      "unexceptional",
      "unremarkable",
      "usual",
      "workaday"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a regular course of procedure":[
        "if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine",
        "\u2014 J. A. Perkins"
      ],
      ": a reiterated speech or formula":[
        "the old \"After you\" routine",
        "\u2014 Ray Russell"
      ],
      ": a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task":[],
      ": habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure":[
        "the routine of factory work"
      ],
      ": of a commonplace or repetitious character : ordinary":[
        "routine problems"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or being in accordance with established procedure":[
        "routine business"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Grandma gets upset if we change her routine .",
      "A brisk walk is part of her morning routine .",
      "The job will be easier once you settle into a routine .",
      "the boring routine of paperwork",
      "Adjective",
      "The surgery has become a very routine operation and poses little danger.",
      "He criticized her routine absence from important meetings.",
      "The more you do it, the more routine it becomes.",
      "They hire high-school students for routine work such as filing.",
      "Data entry becomes routine very quickly.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Amber Rollins had a slight disruption in her daily routine , one that could have meant life or death. \u2014 Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "More on gray hair: Now, see Sydney Sweeney's 10-minute makeup routine : Our bad! \u2014 Jenny Bailly, Allure , 23 June 2022",
      "Also known as a once swipe wonder, this eyeshadow stick is perfect for minimalists, lazy ladies, and people who just want a quick, no-fuss beauty routine . \u2014 ELLE , 22 June 2022",
      "JaQuel Knight choreographed Uncle Clifford's routine , which was that brought to life by Annan and his dance double, Bentley Rebel. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
      "The Class has since become a cornerstone of my self-care, mental wellbeing, and exercise routine \u2014somewhere between therapy, meditation, and a good ol\u2019 sweat session. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 June 2022",
      "Your beauty routine , too, needs a summertime update. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "The actress, who is currently juggling many hats as a new mom, a producer, and book club founder, felt the need to prioritize her beauty routine \u2014 which her to her new role as the brand's new representative. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "Consistency is key\u2014use the shampoo as instructed for a few weeks and follow it up with a routine of quality conditioner, heat protectant, and other hair health products. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Any effective acne skincare routine starts with gently washing your face. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
      "What does a nighttime skin-care routine look like for an Allure editor",
      "Watch this couple's impressive and uplifting swing dance routine to help boost your mood. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "Andrea Fuentes knew immediately something was wrong when artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez failed to come up for a breath and sunk to the bottom of a pool during a solo free routine Wednesday. \u2014 Ryan Gaydos, Fox News , 23 June 2022",
      "The city of San Diego\u2019s deal to acquire the former Sempra Energy headquarters at 101 Ash St. was anything but routine \u2014 a credit-tenant lease for $92 million secured by a property appraised at $67 million. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Enhance your bedtime routine with this gentle cleanser that uses camellia oil as a star ingredient to remove dirt, oil, and even waterproof makeup without stripping your skin of moisture. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
      "One of his goals is to make college acceptance so routine as to not be a story at all. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
      "Combining sunscreen along with the daily anti-aging power of this cream makes any morning routine much quicker. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1744, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Middle French, from route traveled way":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00fc-\u02cct\u0113n",
      "r\u00fc-\u02c8t\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "drill",
      "grind",
      "groove",
      "lockstep",
      "pattern",
      "rote",
      "rut",
      "treadmill"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073337",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "routous":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": noisy , uproarious":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1589, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "rout entry 2 + -ous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133230",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "routously":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in violation of a law against routs":[],
      ": uproariously , noisily":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "routous + -ly":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073238",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "roux":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cooked mixture of flour and fat used as a thickening agent in a soup or a sauce":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Add flour and stir constantly with a wooden spoon to form a white roux , about 3 minutes. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Strain 4 cups boiling stock into the roux and whisk vigorously until smooth. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "The flour acts as a thickening agent, creating a denser base, and also acts as a bonding agent between the roux and other ingredients like cheese or cream. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "And the Elderflower Mimosas and egg casserole with bacon and herby, cheesy roux is to die for. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "This isn\u2019t a traditional tetrazzini, which relies on a butter-and-flour roux , and lots of milk, for a bechamel sauce. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "There\u2019s classic Cajun, too: crawfish \u00e9touff\u00e9e all thick and buttery, Gulf fish in Pontchartrain sauce and an ace gumbo served spicy with a dark, Texas-style roux . \u2014 Brooke Viggiano, Chron , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Even in Hurtado\u2019s family, mole is prepared in unique ways \u2014 his grandmother makes it with a French roux and Skippy peanut butter. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The dishes are similar, but a Creole person might decide to put tomatoes in gumbo and a Cajun person might make a brown roux base, Lyn explained. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1793, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from beurre roux brown butter":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232240",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "round-trip":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a trip to a place and back usually over the same route":[
        "It's a 25 mile round trip to work.",
        "an hour-long round trip by boat",
        "The lowest fare for the round trip is $1,694.18 including taxes and fees \u2026",
        "\u2014 Helen Anders and James Barragan"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307n(d)-\u02cctrip"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142450"
  },
  "rough trade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144935"
  },
  "rough-tree rail":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the rail at the top of a ship's main bulwarks and below the topgallant bulwarks":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "rough-tree small timber used as a rail (perhaps alteration of rooftree ) + rail":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1780, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172829"
  },
  "rough endoplasmic reticulum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": endoplasmic reticulum studded with ribosomes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The nucleus contains the genetic information of a cell, which gets translated and produced into proteins in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus, two other organelles. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1972, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191416"
  },
  "round lot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the standard unit of trading in a security market usually amounting to 100 shares of stock":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still, most institutional investors continue to prefer blocks of shares since the price often quoted on an exchange is for a round lot , according to Phil Mackintosh, Nasdaq\u2019s chief economist. \u2014 Michael Wursthorn, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "At higher prices, the size of a round lot drops to 40 shares, then 10. \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Above $10,000, a single share will constitute a round lot . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Then, splits meant more investors could buy a round lot . \u2014 Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com , 12 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1902, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201820"
  },
  "round trip":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a trip to a place and back usually over the same route":[
        "It's a 25 mile round trip to work.",
        "an hour-long round trip by boat",
        "The lowest fare for the round trip is $1,694.18 including taxes and fees \u2026",
        "\u2014 Helen Anders and James Barragan"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307n(d)-\u02cctrip"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202742"
  },
  "rouge":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips red":[],
      ": a red powder consisting essentially of ferric oxide used in polishing glass, metal, or gems and as a pigment":[],
      ": to apply rouge to":[],
      ": to cause to redden":[],
      ": to use rouge":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "especially Southern \u02c8r\u00fcj",
      "\u02c8r\u00fczh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She was wearing too much rouge .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. \u2014 Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
      "Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. \u2014 Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
      "Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. \u2014 Vanessa Lobue, The Conversation , 8 June 2022",
      "The rouge fruit, alongside carrots, provides a touch of red, and is a nod to her longtime home in Los Angeles, where pomegranate trees thrive. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Ren\u00e9 Magritte is very present in the collection through paintings, gouaches, drawings and even photographs; including one of the finest drawings to appear at auction; Le mod\u00e8le rouge . \u2014 Kate Matthams, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Vanity cases often held such necessities as money, keys and theater tickets, as well as cosmetics like lipstick, rouge and a mirrored powder compact. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Rouge Pur Couture lipstick set is the perfect treat for beauty buffs in need of a rouge restock for the romantic holiday. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The Casa Gaga Collection Using cosmetics in the same way that women during the era, such as taking an all-over rouge and using it as both blush and eyeshadow, was something that helped the makeup feel more authentic. \u2014 Marie Lodi, refinery29.com , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In ancient Egypt, both men and women were known to rouge their cheeks with a mixture of brownish-red pigment. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Because Chandler was hit with rouging the passer on the play, Hamilton had an untimed down to try to win it from the 2. \u2014 Richard Obert, azcentral , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "That morning, Suzanne had spritzed some of her mother\u2019s favorite perfume on her, put red lipstick on her lips and used some to rouge her cheeks. \u2014 Maggie Jones, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "Sharing the catwalk with fellow gender-benders Jazelle and Munroe Bergdorf, Desmond wore his slicked gray hair and rouged cheeks with natural swagger. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 12 Feb. 2018",
      "From left: Prada\u2019s Fair-Isle layered combo; an appealingly modest iteration at The Row; full-onmid-90s nostalgia at Versace; an ankle-grazing ensemble at Max Mara; Dior\u2019s rouge 1960s revival. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky And Rory Satran, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2018",
      "A normally modest Lisa Gherardini appears for her sitting heavily rouged , her hair in a snood, her lavish jewelry and ornamental scarves someone else\u2019s idea. \u2014 Christine Dolen, miamiherald , 17 July 2017",
      "This is even better in a version rouged by chile oil and hiding traces of Sichuan peppercorn, their presence betrayed by a gradual blurring of the lips. \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 2 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Middle French, from rouge red, from Latin rubeus reddish \u2014 more at ruby":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1752, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213720"
  },
  "rough up":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to hit and hurt (someone)":[
        "The prisoner claimed that he was roughed up by the guards."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220328"
  },
  "rough fig":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": purple fig":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "rough entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222944"
  },
  "Rouen":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city and port on the Seine River in northern France population 110,933":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "r\u00fc-\u02c8\u00e4\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223007"
  },
  "roundline":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a 3-strand right-handed line used for seizings \u2014 compare hambroline":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224725"
  },
  "roundlet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a little circle or round object : disk":[],
      ": a 15th century hat for men with a round padded edge and loose drapery forming the crown and hanging over the edge":[],
      ": rundlet":[],
      ": roundel sense 3":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307ndl\u0259\u0307t",
      "usually -\u0259\u0307t+V",
      "rapid -nl-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English roundelet , from Middle French rondelet":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224849"
  },
  "round-trip ticket":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a ticket that allows a person to travel to one place and then return back to the place he or she left":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225710"
  },
  "rougeberry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bloodberry":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "rouge entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232722"
  },
  "rou\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "r\u00fc-\u02c8\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Why not the antics of sly Elizabethan housewives playing tricks on a fatuous drunken roue ",
      "In the film, Jennifer Jones played the heroine, in her maid\u2019s cap and apron, and French actor Charles Boyer was Adam Belinski, the refugee Czech intellectual roue , on the Hollywood assumption that one European accent is as good as another. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, broken on the wheel, from past participle of rouer to break on the wheel, from Medieval Latin rotare , from Latin, to rotate; from the feeling that such a person deserves this punishment":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1781, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011842"
  },
  "round turn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one turn of a rope round a timber or belaying pin or around a bollard on a pier to stop a ship suddenly":[],
      ": a foul hawse resulting from a 720-degree turn made by a ship riding at two anchors \u2014 compare elbow in hawse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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      "F. Peyton Rous \u20201970 American physician":""
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      "Nicknamed in various parts of North America as ling, lawyer, cusk or mud shark \u2014 the once-lowly burbot is being elevated in Minnesota from unprotected rough fish to game fish. \u2014 Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Beka Garris, a diehard bowfisher from Ohio, recommends referencing your state\u2019s freshwater lists to quickly determine which bodies of water hold carp and other rough fish . \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "Beka Garris, a diehard bowfisher from Ohio, recommends referencing your state\u2019s freshwater lists to quickly determine which bodies of water hold carp and other rough fish . \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "Beka Garris, a diehard bowfisher from Ohio, recommends referencing your state\u2019s freshwater lists to quickly determine which bodies of water hold carp and other rough fish . \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "Beka Garris, a diehard bowfisher from Ohio, recommends referencing your state\u2019s freshwater lists to quickly determine which bodies of water hold carp and other rough fish . \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "Beka Garris, a diehard bowfisher from Ohio, recommends referencing your state\u2019s freshwater lists to quickly determine which bodies of water hold carp and other rough fish . \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "Beka Garris, a diehard bowfisher from Ohio, recommends referencing your state\u2019s freshwater lists to quickly determine which bodies of water hold carp and other rough fish . \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "Beka Garris, a diehard bowfisher from Ohio, recommends referencing your state\u2019s freshwater lists to quickly determine which bodies of water hold carp and other rough fish . \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Nov. 2020"
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      ": a circular stone tower ranging in height from 60 to 150 feet, having a conical cap, and built in considerable numbers in Ireland from the 9th to the 13th centuries as refuges from Viking invaders":[]
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      ": a large swamp-living vole ( Neofiber alleni ) of Florida resembling a small muskrat but having the tail cylindrical and tapering instead of keeled":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": a round opening between the middle ear and the cochlea that is closed over by a membrane":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The second had a live oak, round window and a glass garage door with an outdoor bathtub underneath, Rhodes said. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "One of its distinctive features is a round window with a large star in the center that faces east. \u2014 Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Feb. 2021",
      "The grand stairway is accented by a large, round window of glass that looks between the stairs and the living room. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 3 July 2020",
      "Like the library, the Miller House is modeled on French precedents, in this case the Place des Vosges in Paris, with all the architectural drama focused on the three central bays along 86th Street, capped by this mansard roof with round windows . \u2014 Michael Kimmelman, New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "The house has rounded windows and walls to blend into the desert mountain it is perched on. \u2014 Catherine Reagor, azcentral , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Built in the mid-1940s, the home has a unique design with round windows that resemble a ship\u2019s portholes. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "The bar is empty\u2014a heavy kind of empty\u2014and sunlight comes in through a round window in the door. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 10 Sep. 2019",
      "The solar illumination is a yearly phenomenon and one that is seen as symbolic and spiritual as the light enters from a round window and crosses nearly along in the middle of the cruciform church. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com , 27 June 2019"
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      "1663, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152714"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English rouh foted , from rouh, rough rough + foted footed":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an angle of 360\u00b0 or 2 \u03c0 radians":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181124"
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      "round entry 2":""
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      "a countertop with rounded corners",
      "a wine with a rounded character",
      "The novel gives a rounded picture of life as an illegal immigrant in the U.S.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other highlights include a stately library, a rounded terrace and a sprawling tennis court, as well as a movie theater, wine cellar and outdoor swimming pool. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
      "The medusa shell, also called a jellyfish, lives up to its name, with bright tentacles sprouting from a rounded head. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
      "This theoretical point is intriguing, if less engaging than the pockmarked patinas that also differentiate the four rounded forms. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "One standout was a leather jacket with broad, rounded shoulders (something Julia Fox, who sat front row, would definitely wear), another was an impeccably fit pink bodycon velour set of separates styles as a catsuit. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
      "The rounded peaks of Mormon Mountain stand out over an ever-fading spillway to the south. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
      "The band moved back and forth from a traditional tiered stage setup to a rounded area built out into the audience for the more intimate acoustic stuff. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
      "Break off the corners of the cheese and place onto the rounded slices. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "To keep fungus gnats at bay, water less, and top your pots with an inch or two of rounded gravel. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181731"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a wintergreen ( Pyrola americana ) with small broadly elliptical or round leaves":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183059"
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183616"
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      ": a two-part musical form in which the first part modulates to the dominant or relative major and the second part returns to the tonic and recapitulates all or most of the opening section entirely in the tonic":[
        "When the opening section of the three-phrase form has a strong cadence on V, it is generally classified as rounded binary form .",
        "\u2014 Charles Rosen , Sonata Forms , 1988",
        "Grieg's highly conventional rounded binary form (two halves, each repeated, with the second incorporating a modified recapitulation of the first) provides the foundation for Ellington's version.",
        "\u2014 Mervyn Cooke, in The Cambridge Companion to Jazz , 2002"
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      "\u2014 compare binary form , tertiary form":[
        "When the opening section of the three-phrase form has a strong cadence on V, it is generally classified as rounded binary form .",
        "\u2014 Charles Rosen , Sonata Forms , 1988",
        "Grieg's highly conventional rounded binary form (two halves, each repeated, with the second incorporating a modified recapitulation of the first) provides the foundation for Ellington's version.",
        "\u2014 Mervyn Cooke, in The Cambridge Companion to Jazz , 2002"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183748"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": drill sense 4":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184336"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195451"
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      "adjective"
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      ": having a rough tail":[
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      ": having a tail that is characteristic of a shieldtail":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "rough entry 1 + tailed":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201929"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": roundness":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "round entry 2 + -ure":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1600, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213057"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a swallow of the American genus Stelgidopteryx or of the African genus Psalidoprocne having the outer web of the first primary developed into a series of minute hooks":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215414"
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      ": to come about with head to the wind in either direction usually preparatory to heaving to or coming to anchor":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "round entry 6":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220953"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": flame red":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222150"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225850"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230300"
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      ": a steak cut from the round of beef \u2014 see beef illustration":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Eight months after the ruling in his case, Plessy pleaded guilty and was fined $25 at a time when 25 cents would buy a pound of round steak and 10 pounds of potatoes. \u2014 Janet Mcconnaughey, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Eight months after the ruling in his case, Plessy pleaded guilty and was fined $25 at a time when 25 cents would buy a pound of round steak and 10 pounds of potatoes. \u2014 Janet Mcconnaughey, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Any type of round steak will work well in today\u2019s recipe. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 2 Nov. 2019",
      "For an example of helpful butcher advice, take inexpensive but tricky round steak . \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001524"
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      "biographical name"
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      "Jean-Jacques 1712\u20131778 French (Swiss-born) philosopher and writer":[],
      "(Pierre-\u00c9tienne-) Th\u00e9odore 1812\u20131867 French painter":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "ru\u0307-\u02c8s\u014d",
      "\u02c8r\u00fc-\u02ccs\u014d"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024048"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rau\u0307n(d)-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8kl\u00e4k"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
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