dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ovo_MW.json

{
  "ovoid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling an egg in shape : ovate":[
        "an ovoid fruit"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014d-\u02ccv\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "oval",
      "ovate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "an ovoid toy that the baby couldn't tip over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like all the other Outlier models, the new Pro version earbuds are housed in an attractive ovoid cylinder. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Whether arched, ovoid or amorphous, the latest styles are assuming unexpected forms. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The little ovoid shape fits great in your hand and works on a variety of genitals (great for vulvas and phalluses alike!). \u2014 Jaina Grey, Wired , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The case is made of lightweight titanium with a sleek, ovoid curved shape that is notably more subtle than the bulging subdials of many previous Greubel Forsey models. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Pale, ovoid , nestled there, as if waiting to hatch. \u2014 Stephen Greenblatt, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Pale, ovoid , nestled there, as if waiting to hatch. \u2014 Stephen Greenblatt, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Pale, ovoid , nestled there, as if waiting to hatch. \u2014 Stephen Greenblatt, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "The front end is inspired by an art deco aesthetic with an inquisitive-looking face formed by twin ovoid nacelles and bisected by a wide light strip that wraps around the sides. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 29 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French ovo\u00efde , from Latin ovum egg \u2014 more at egg entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1776, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004136"
  },
  "ovo-lacto vegetarian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacto-ovo vegetarian":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014d-v\u014d-\u02c8lak-t\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1977, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100710"
  },
  "ovoidal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling an egg in shape : ovate":[
        "an ovoid fruit"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014d-\u02ccv\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "oval",
      "ovate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "an ovoid toy that the baby couldn't tip over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like all the other Outlier models, the new Pro version earbuds are housed in an attractive ovoid cylinder. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Whether arched, ovoid or amorphous, the latest styles are assuming unexpected forms. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The little ovoid shape fits great in your hand and works on a variety of genitals (great for vulvas and phalluses alike!). \u2014 Jaina Grey, Wired , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The case is made of lightweight titanium with a sleek, ovoid curved shape that is notably more subtle than the bulging subdials of many previous Greubel Forsey models. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Pale, ovoid , nestled there, as if waiting to hatch. \u2014 Stephen Greenblatt, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Pale, ovoid , nestled there, as if waiting to hatch. \u2014 Stephen Greenblatt, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Pale, ovoid , nestled there, as if waiting to hatch. \u2014 Stephen Greenblatt, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "The front end is inspired by an art deco aesthetic with an inquisitive-looking face formed by twin ovoid nacelles and bisected by a wide light strip that wraps around the sides. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 29 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French ovo\u00efde , from Latin ovum egg \u2014 more at egg entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1776, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144420"
  },
  "ovoviviparous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": producing eggs that develop within the maternal body (as of various fishes or reptiles) and hatch within or immediately after release from the parent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014d-v\u014d-\u02ccv\u012b-\u02c8vi-p(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
      "-\u02ccv\u012b-\u02c8vip-(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like other ovoviviparous species, the Suriname toad can give her eggs some protection by carrying them around\u2014useful in a world full of hungry egg predators. \u2014 Jake Buehler, National Geographic , 8 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1801, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195037"
  },
  "ovotestis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hermaphrodite gonad":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u014d-v\u014d-\u02c8te-st\u0259s",
      "\u02cc\u014d-v\u014d-\u02c8tes-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234019"
  }
}