dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/wom_MW.json

{
  "woman":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation)":[
        "\u2014 usually used in combination council woman"
      ],
      ": a woman who is a servant or personal attendant":[],
      ": a woman who is extremely fond of or devoted to something specified":[
        "I'm a chocolate woman through and through, but one bite of West's banana pudding cupcake and I was sold.",
        "\u2014 Hattie Brown Garrow"
      ],
      ": an adult female person":[],
      ": distinctively feminine nature : womanliness":[],
      ": girlfriend sense 2":[],
      ": mistress":[],
      ": wife":[],
      ": womankind":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She grew up to become a confident and beautiful woman .",
      "She is a grown woman .",
      "The store sells shoes for both men and women .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And in 2016, an elderly woman found in a retention pool became the first recorded alligator death in the state's history. \u2014 Julianne Mcshane, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
      "The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office reported there were two individuals in the vehicle, an adult woman who died at the scene and another person who was taken to a hospital. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
      "Then an older woman with a large fluffy dog approached. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 26 June 2022",
      "Based on a novel written by Fannie Flagg, the 1991 film centers on an unhappy housewife who befriends an elderly woman in a nursing home who tells her stories about people from her past, including one very notable relationship. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
      "Strangers, assuming that an older woman living on her own must be lonely, have asked Mrs. Eiler to be their pen pal. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Over Memorial Day weekend, a bison in Yellowstone gored an Ohio woman who had stood within 10 feet of the animal, significantly short of the park\u2019s directive to stay at least 25 yards (or 75 feet) away. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "These conversations range from how women are perceived in the workplace to how laws affect an American woman 's autonomy. \u2014 Swarna Gowtham, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
      "An 82-year-old woman who lives directly across the street from the still under construction drone facility with her dog, horse, two ponies, and small herd of goats said no one had mentioned Amazon\u2019s plans to her. \u2014 Caroline O\u2019donovan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English w\u012bfman , from w\u012bf woman, wife + man human being, man":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "or \u02c8w\u0259-",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n",
      "especially Southern \u02c8w\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "female",
      "lady",
      "skirt"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215313",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "woman/man of style":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stylish woman/man":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083706",
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ]
  },
  "womanhood":{
    "antonyms":[
      "manhood",
      "manliness",
      "masculinity",
      "virility"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman or of womankind":[],
      ": the state of being a woman":[],
      ": women , womankind":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a young girl on the verge of womanhood",
      "What is your view of womanhood ",
      "The book is a celebration of womanhood .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since texturism sets or influences the standard for hair, Black women and girls with kinky and type 4 hair are continuously considered less attractive and less feminine, and their womanhood is often invalidated for having those hair types. \u2014 Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, refinery29.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Olympian Caster Semenya is sharing her frustration with trying to prove her womanhood to track officials to compete. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 27 May 2022",
      "White Echo\u2014all offer a sideways, darkly fantastical take on womanhood and female friendship. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "One wonders, then, about future productions that might further develop the play\u2019s articulations of Black womanhood with the inclusion of experiences of trans mothers, daughters and sisters. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Both Black and Latina women have been historically (again, to different degrees) marginalized in this country, and left out of the mainstream idea of womanhood . \u2014 Thal\u00eda Henao, Allure , 3 May 2022",
      "The demonization of womanhood has severe consequences. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Throughout the book, Faderman is attentive to issues of race and class, noting that dominant notions of womanhood oppressed different women in different ways. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "And in a novel that is steeped in the stew and issues of womanhood , Perkins-Valdez manages to get even the male characters on point. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "especially Southern \u02c8w\u014d-",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n-\u02cchu\u0307d",
      "or \u02c8w\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "femininity",
      "feminity",
      "muliebrity",
      "womanishness",
      "womanliness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120334",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "womanish":{
    "antonyms":[
      "manlike",
      "manly",
      "mannish",
      "masculine",
      "virile"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": associated with or characteristic of women rather than men":[],
      ": suggestive of a weak character : effeminate":[
        "womanish fears"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "such displays of emotion were once considered womanish and unseemly for a man",
      "she had a womanish gentleness, especially when dealing with children, that he loved",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And then there\u2019s Trump\u2019s temperament, which is, and not to be a traitor to my sex, on the womanish side. \u2014 Lili Anolik, Vanities , 19 June 2017",
      "And then there\u2019s Trump\u2019s temperament, which is, and not to be a traitor to my sex, on the womanish side. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 14 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259-nish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "effeminate",
      "effete",
      "epicene",
      "sissified",
      "sissy",
      "unmanly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005146",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "womanishness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "manlike",
      "manly",
      "mannish",
      "masculine",
      "virile"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": associated with or characteristic of women rather than men":[],
      ": suggestive of a weak character : effeminate":[
        "womanish fears"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "such displays of emotion were once considered womanish and unseemly for a man",
      "she had a womanish gentleness, especially when dealing with children, that he loved",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And then there\u2019s Trump\u2019s temperament, which is, and not to be a traitor to my sex, on the womanish side. \u2014 Lili Anolik, Vanities , 19 June 2017",
      "And then there\u2019s Trump\u2019s temperament, which is, and not to be a traitor to my sex, on the womanish side. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 14 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259-nish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "effeminate",
      "effete",
      "epicene",
      "sissified",
      "sissy",
      "unmanly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113750",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "womanism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a form of feminism focused especially on the conditions and concerns of Black women":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For example, Alice Walker creating womanism , a term specific for Black women. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "Writer and activist reflects on freedom, Black feminism/ womanism and writing in community. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Feb. 2021",
      "In response, some black feminists decamped from feminism to create womanism . \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 1 June 2018",
      "Audre Lorde, Alice Walker, and Kimberl\u00e9 Crenshaw couldn\u2019t create terms like Black feminism, womanism , and intersectionality to spread the word about our struggle without that knowledge. \u2014 refinery29.com , 8 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1984, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105706",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ]
  },
  "womanity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the nature of women : normal womanhood : womanliness":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1843, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "wu\u0307\u02c8man\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111050",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "womanize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make effeminate":[],
      ": to pursue casual sexual relationships with multiple women":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Na\u00efve young newlyweds Fred and Rose (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman) are new in town and make the questionable decision take up residence with the reclusive Jackson and her womanizing hubby (Michael Stuhlbarg). \u2014 Kathy Passero, cleveland , 5 June 2020",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104344",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "womanizer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make effeminate":[],
      ": to pursue casual sexual relationships with multiple women":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Na\u00efve young newlyweds Fred and Rose (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman) are new in town and make the questionable decision take up residence with the reclusive Jackson and her womanizing hubby (Michael Stuhlbarg). \u2014 Kathy Passero, cleveland , 5 June 2020",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001325",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "womankind":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": female human beings : women especially as distinguished from men":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The moral of this film appears to be: every male, regardless of age and social status, means harm to womankind . \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
      "Their encounter is a Pyrrhic victory for womankind , a pluckable symbol for women who believe that their best selves could flourish in the professional sphere, if only men would stop intruding. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 17 Oct. 2020",
      "There's no reason that celebrating and empowering women should be restricted to one particular section of the calendar, but having an extra special day to rejoice for all womankind and spread awareness is pretty great. \u2014 Lauren Swanson, Allure , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "That\u2019s teamwork at its finest, not a defeat for womankind . \u2014 Marsha Ivins, Time , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "Simone Rocha\u2019s gilded sequined dresses glinted at the heart of a moving show, which addressed all ages and shapes of womankind . \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 20 Feb. 2019",
      "Glamour interviewed 1,147 men about the #MeToo movement and the survey results are an emotional roller coaster for womankind . \u2014 Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com , 31 May 2018",
      "But are Americans really expected to celebrate as a great victory for womankind the fact that a woman's only option for doing her job is to haul a 10-day-old baby to work",
      "Celebrating and empowering women should absolutely not be restricted to one day, but having an extra special day to rejoice for all womankind and spread awareness is pretty great. \u2014 Lauren Swanson, Allure , 7 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n-\u02cck\u012bnd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010331",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun, singular or plural in construction"
    ]
  },
  "womanlike":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unfeminine",
      "unwomanly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in the manner of a woman":[],
      ": womanly":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the photograph shows the silhouette of a full, womanlike figure framed against the backlight from an open farmhouse door"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n-\u02ccl\u012bk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "female",
      "feminine",
      "womanish",
      "womanly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034957",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "womanliness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being womanly (as in having qualities such as beauty or gentleness that are traditionally associated with a woman)":[
        "After decades of defining ideal womanliness based on humility and positivity, it's no wonder we're thrown off by one who stands up and says, I'm angry, I was wronged, and I deserve to be here.",
        "\u2014 Monica Hesse",
        "Other houses flirted with relaxed interpretations of womanliness \u2014fluid skirts and feminine knits at Hermes, for instance.",
        "\u2014 The Windsor (Ontario) Star"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1538, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n-l\u0113-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040624",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "womanly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unfeminine",
      "unwomanly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": appropriate in character to a woman":[],
      ": having qualities traditionally associated with a woman":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She gave off a womanly radiance.",
      "the novelist displays a womanly sensitivity to the characters' feelings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That ancient rite of womanly passage has been degraded into faux horror tales by fashion magazines that fetishize prepubescent bodies for profit. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The paradox of Aretha\u2019s womanly songs and her patriarchal upbringing is too complex for a movie this shallow. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Reddy sings of determination and steadfastness as womanly virtues, getting stronger as women overcome daily changes. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "But Pankhurst had long since dispensed with a womanly need for approbation. \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 20 Dec. 2020",
      "Now acting as the mother to the collective unborn, other womanly duties followed. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "Whewell praised Somerville for applying her womanly art to the project of unifying the rapidly fragmenting sciences. \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 17 June 2020",
      "Those pirates thrived under the protection of the island\u2019s capricious sultana, cruel in her poverty, weakness, fearful isolation, and unnatural state of unmarried womanly rule. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "In fact, Barrie\u2019s text sets her up as an aspirational womanly figure, positioning her against competing visions of womanhood in Tiger Lily, a Native American Neverland princess, and Tinker Bell, Peter\u2019s fairy best friend. \u2014 Anne Cohen, refinery29.com , 2 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "female",
      "feminine",
      "womanish",
      "womanlike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110759",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "womanness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": womanliness":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259n(n)\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111849",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "woman's/feminine touch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something created by and suitable to a girl or woman":[
        "This room needs a woman's/feminine touch ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145117"
  },
  "woman's man":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ladies' man":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165335"
  },
  "woman's rights":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": women's rights":[],
      ": organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests : feminism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "New Zealand was the first country in the world to give voting rights to women and has been an pioneer on issues around woman's rights . \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "For Meghan, who had already amassed a reputation for using her celebrity platform to be an outspoken advocate for everything from woman's rights to the environment, British media didn't take well to the vocal addition to the Firm. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "For Meghan, who had already amassed a reputation for using her celebrity platform to be an outspoken advocate for everything from woman's rights to the environment, British media didn't take well to the vocal addition to the Firm. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "For Meghan, who had already amassed a reputation for using her celebrity platform to be an outspoken advocate for everything from woman's rights to the environment, British media didn't take well to the vocal addition to the Firm. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "For Meghan, who had already amassed a reputation for using her celebrity platform to be an outspoken advocate for everything from woman's rights to the environment, British media didn't take well to the vocal addition to the Firm. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "For Meghan, who had already amassed a reputation for using her celebrity platform to be an outspoken advocate for everything from woman's rights to the environment, British media didn't take well to the vocal addition to the Firm. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "For Meghan, who had already amassed a reputation for using her celebrity platform to be an outspoken advocate for everything from woman's rights to the environment, British media didn't take well to the vocal addition to the Firm. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "For Meghan, who had already amassed a reputation for using her celebrity platform to be an outspoken advocate for everything from woman's rights to the environment, British media didn't take well to the vocal addition to the Firm. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 17 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185456"
  },
  "woman's-tongue tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lebbek":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the clatter of its dry pods when ripe":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193717"
  },
  "women's rights":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": legal, political, and social rights for women equal to those of men":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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      "Eleanor Roosevelt, in Wisconsin to deliver a speech on women's rights , visited in 1959. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "Another analysis by The Bridgespan Group, a philanthropic consultancy, and Shake the Table, a feminist philanthropic advisory group, found that less than 1% of total foundation giving in 2017 went to women's rights organizations around the world. \u2014 Thalia Beaty, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "When the Taliban returned to power, women's rights advocates took to the streets demanding to keep advances made during the U.S. occupation, such as education for girls. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 5 June 2022",
      "Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stands with representative from women's rights organizations and other officials, New York, May 8. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
      "Around the region Kuwaiti yoga instructor Eman Alhusainan found herself at the center of a political debate over women's rights after her plans to host a desert yoga retreat for women earlier this month sparked controversy among conservatives. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim And Eoin Mcsweeney, CNN , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Long before the women's rights movement, Cline set a template for hard-rocking iconoclasts ranging from Joan Jett to Ann and Nancy Wilson. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
      "The women's rights movement goes back hundreds of years, and educating yourself on it is a vital element of the fight against inequality. \u2014 Elaine Montilla, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The congresswoman wore a vibrant multicolored look that paid homage to the women's rights movement. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Sep. 2021"
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      "In the photos provided to the media, there is only a photo of an upgraded women's room . \u2014 Nathan Brown, Indianapolis Star , 14 Feb. 2020",
      "To control for gender, two wallets in each city were left in men's restrooms and two were designated for women's rooms . \u2014 Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com , 10 May 2018",
      "Drug possession, Detroit Road: A caller reported about 9:30 a.m. April 11 that a customer had passed out in the women's room at the McDonald's restaurant near the intersection of Columbia Road. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com , 14 Apr. 2018",
      "Once inside, the friend ran into the woman's room and grabbed the television. \u2014 Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
      "In the women's room , the same sentiment was expressed. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland.com , 20 Mar. 2018",
      "She was taken to a women's room at the Monmouth County Courthouse, where sheriff's officers administered oxygen and called EMT's. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Jan. 2018",
      "Those who live their lives as men can use the men's room and those who live their lives as women can use the women's room . \u2014 Bill Evans, Alaska Dispatch News , 12 Sep. 2017"
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        "\u2014 Laura B. Randolph , Ebony , July 1992"
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      "But Obama's book has been assigned everywhere from Ohio State University to Fresno City College, in courses ranging from composition to Black women's studies . \u2014 Hillel Italie, ajc , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Jules Gill-Peterson, a professor of gender, sexuality and women's studies at the University of Pittsburgh, said history suggests many trans children stay hidden out of fear for their safety. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 7 June 2021",
      "In almost every culture, there are gender roles and people who veer away from them, said Jules Gill-Peterson, associate professor of English and gender, sexuality and women's studies at the University of Pittsburgh. \u2014 Lisa Selin Davis, CNN , 18 May 2021",
      "Karla Holloway, who has taught African American studies and women's studies at Duke University, said Kelly's tweet was deeply offensive to Black women. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 8 Oct. 2020"
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      "Ms Varshney is far from alone in believing that the 80% of Indians who are Hindu face a concerted, predatory effort to entice their womenfolk away from the faith. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Sep. 2017",
      "Once their families are fed, the womenfolk sell the rest of their catch from dawn to dusk from hot, dusty roadside stalls by Highway 57, a major trade route through Mexico. \u2014 Phil Davison, Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2017",
      "This meant that the womenfolk wouldn\u2019t have to rub elbows with stinky and suspicious males, and that diners would henceforth be viable date night locations (Danny and Sandy\u2019s misadventure notwithstanding). \u2014 Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian , 31 Aug. 2017"
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