dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/neb_MW.json

{
  "neb":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person's mouth":[],
      ": nib , tip":[],
      ": nose sense 1 , snout":[],
      ": the beak of a bird or tortoise : bill":[],
      "Nebraska":[],
      "New English Bible":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the cardinal has a black face and a noticeable bright red neb",
      "with her round glasses perched on her small neb , the librarian certainly presents an owlish appearance"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse nef beak":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8neb"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beak",
      "bill",
      "nib"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065426",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nebulium":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hypothetical chemical element formerly inferred from certain lines in the spectra of nebulae now believed to arise from transitions in oxygen and nitrogen that are forbidden under ordinary laboratory conditions":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from nebula + -ium":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ne\u02c8-",
      "n\u0259\u0307\u02c8by\u00fcl\u0113\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133502",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nebulize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to reduce to a fine spray":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are only a tiny handful of studies in which someone tried to nebulize , or vaporize, vitamin E in experiments related to lung health. \u2014 Cosby Stone, The Conversation , 22 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1867, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin nebula":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204807",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "nebulose":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": nebulous":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin nebulosus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccl\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085908",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "nebulosity":{
    "antonyms":[
      "clarity",
      "clearness",
      "obviousness",
      "plainness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being nebulous":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the stupefying nebulosity of his philosophical musings"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccne-by\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambiguity",
      "ambiguousness",
      "darkness",
      "equivocalness",
      "equivocation",
      "inscrutability",
      "inscrutableness",
      "murkiness",
      "mysteriousness",
      "nebulousness",
      "obliqueness",
      "obliquity",
      "obscurity",
      "opacity",
      "opaqueness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021358",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nebulous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accessible",
      "clear",
      "nonambiguous",
      "obvious",
      "plain",
      "unambiguous",
      "unequivocal"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": indistinct , vague":[
        "\u2026 this nebulous thing called jazz.",
        "\u2014 Josef Woodard",
        "\u2026 the nebulous region between mere suspicion and probable cause",
        "\u2014 W. R. LaFave & J. H. Israel",
        "The plan is too nebulous ."
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "These philosophical concepts can be nebulous .",
      "made nebulous references to some major changes the future may hold",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The bad news is now the right-hander dealing with a different, somewhat more nebulous malady that's going to continue to keep him sidelined for at least the immediate future. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Beyond that, accessibility\u2014let alone on the digital front\u2014gets nebulous . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "In addition to producing with his wife, Crawford takes wardrobe and set design credits and casts his own sons, indicating a personal desire to explore the nebulous corners of the male psyche. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Few things are as essential as nutrition, yet few things can feel as nebulous . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Researchers are beginning to refine nebulous Long COVID categories. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
      "With the exception of clinical trials, psychedelic therapy is currently performed underground or under nebulous legality. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
      "Luck was just one of many strings tied to the nebulous object that was the future. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
      "In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman\u2019s redrew them. \u2014 Lynell George, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin nebulosus misty, from nebula":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambiguous",
      "arcane",
      "cryptic",
      "dark",
      "deep",
      "Delphic",
      "double-edged",
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "enigmatic",
      "enigmatical",
      "equivocal",
      "fuliginous",
      "inscrutable",
      "murky",
      "mysterious",
      "mystic",
      "obscure",
      "occult",
      "opaque"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195144",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nebulous cluster":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cluster of stars containing or enveloped in nebulosity":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173127",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nebulousness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accessible",
      "clear",
      "nonambiguous",
      "obvious",
      "plain",
      "unambiguous",
      "unequivocal"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": indistinct , vague":[
        "\u2026 this nebulous thing called jazz.",
        "\u2014 Josef Woodard",
        "\u2026 the nebulous region between mere suspicion and probable cause",
        "\u2014 W. R. LaFave & J. H. Israel",
        "The plan is too nebulous ."
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "These philosophical concepts can be nebulous .",
      "made nebulous references to some major changes the future may hold",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The bad news is now the right-hander dealing with a different, somewhat more nebulous malady that's going to continue to keep him sidelined for at least the immediate future. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Beyond that, accessibility\u2014let alone on the digital front\u2014gets nebulous . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "In addition to producing with his wife, Crawford takes wardrobe and set design credits and casts his own sons, indicating a personal desire to explore the nebulous corners of the male psyche. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Few things are as essential as nutrition, yet few things can feel as nebulous . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Researchers are beginning to refine nebulous Long COVID categories. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
      "With the exception of clinical trials, psychedelic therapy is currently performed underground or under nebulous legality. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
      "Luck was just one of many strings tied to the nebulous object that was the future. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
      "In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman\u2019s redrew them. \u2014 Lynell George, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin nebulosus misty, from nebula":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambiguous",
      "arcane",
      "cryptic",
      "dark",
      "deep",
      "Delphic",
      "double-edged",
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "enigmatic",
      "enigmatical",
      "equivocal",
      "fuliginous",
      "inscrutable",
      "murky",
      "mysterious",
      "mystic",
      "obscure",
      "occult",
      "opaque"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031619",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}