dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/woo_MW.json

{
  "Woolf engine":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a compound engine having no receiver":[],
      ": the first practical compound engine":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Arthur Woolf \u20201837 English mining engineer":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307lf-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021133",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "woo":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to court a woman":[],
      ": to seek to gain or bring about":[],
      ": to solicit or entreat especially with importunity":[
        "woo new customers"
      ],
      ": to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.",
      "The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even Marvin Lewis, whose good work here set the table for what\u2019s happening now, didn\u2019t exactly woo top tier players. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Will Smith stars as a smooth-talking who man falls for a columnist (Eva Mendes) while helping a shy accountant (Kevin James) woo a beautiful heiress. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Quarterback Nicholaus Iamaleava of Downey Warren will woo college football scouts with his volleyball skills in the spring, then provide oohs and ahhs by throwing 50 touchdowns in the fall. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Crossdressing in pursuit of love is a centuries-old theatrical device; even Viola, Shakespeare\u2019s noblest heroine, costumed herself like a man to woo one, albeit with significantly more poetry. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Indeed, like so many movements that purport to criticize corporate capitalism, woo itself is largely a product of cutting-edge advertising techniques, the profit motive, and capitalist ideology. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Suburban home builders woo buyers by slathering them with gables and bays and balustrades and porticos and portholes, a profusion that the critic Kate Wagner has chronicled magnificently in her blog McMansion Hell. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "In July, Lightfoot traveled to the Bay Area to woo companies, selling Chicago as a tech destination. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "The federal government is trying to woo people by putting vaccines in community hubs like barber shops; making plans to offer child care; and by organizing rides to vaccination sites. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 6 June 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English wowen , from Old English w\u014dgian":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ask (for)",
      "court",
      "flirt (with)",
      "invite"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184430",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "woo-woo":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dubiously or outlandishly mystical, supernatural, or unscientific":[
        "And she has written a book \u2026 in which she dismisses what she calls \" woo-woo spirituality\" in favor of some straight talk on living with loss \u2026",
        "\u2014 Linda Richman",
        "Energy beams from the eyes certainly sounds like woo-woo stuff \u2026",
        "\u2014 Steve Blow"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1992, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from the interjection woo-woo as a conventional representation of an eerie or ghostly sound":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fc-\u02ccw\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094009",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dense growth of trees usually greater in extent than a grove and smaller than a forest":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural but singular or plural in construction"
      ],
      ": clear of danger or difficulty":[],
      ": living, growing, or existing in woods":[
        "woods trails"
      ],
      ": something made of wood":[],
      ": suitable for cutting or working with wood":[
        "a wood saw"
      ],
      ": the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of xylem that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants":[],
      ": to cover with a growth of trees or plant with trees":[],
      ": to gather or take on wood":[],
      ": violently mad":[],
      ": wood suitable or prepared for some use (such as burning or building)":[],
      ": wooden":[],
      ": woodland":[],
      "Grant (DeVolson) 1892\u20131942 American painter":[],
      "Leonard 1860\u20131927 American physician and general":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Some baseball bats are made out of wood .",
      "The wood on the deck has begun to rot.",
      "Their house is near a small wood .",
      "A thick woods runs along the boundary of the estate.",
      "The house is surrounded by woods .",
      "He went for a hike in the woods .",
      "She hit a wood off the tee."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1613, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English wode , from Old English widu, wudu ; akin to Old High German witu wood, Old Irish fid tree":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English w\u014dd insane; akin to Old High German wuot madness \u2014 more at vatic":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8w\u014dd",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "lumber",
      "timber"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203701",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "wood dove":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Turtur ) of small, grayish-brown African doves noted for their long, soft cooing songs":[
        "\u2026 spent three idyllic days there earlier this year, waking each morning to the echo of wood doves and looking down into the deep valley below in the hope of seeing a leopard slipping through the euphorbias.",
        "\u2014 Brian Jackman, Daily Telegraph (London) , 6 Nov. 2010"
      ],
      ": stock dove sense 1":[],
      ": wood pigeon sense 1a":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English wode dowe":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105745",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood drake":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the male of the wood duck":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103918",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood duck":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a showy American duck ( Aix sponsa ) which nests in tree cavities and the males of which have a large crest and iridescent plumage varied with green, purple, black, white, and chestnut":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Several species of waterfowl, including Canada goose, wood duck , gadwall and American wigeon, flock to the island, and various fish populations, such as burbot, northern pike and largemouth bass, frequent its waters. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Unquestionably, the drake wood duck is the most beautiful of all waterfowl, with the female also being more colorful than the females of other species. \u2014 Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune , 27 May 2021",
      "Owl season was drawing to a close by the time two young owls flew in to sit on a wood duck house one evening in July. \u2014 Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 12 Jan. 2021",
      "There are the excerpts from other wood duck writings, a welcome feature here as in his two earlier books. \u2014 Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "There are the excerpts from other wood duck writings, a welcome feature here as in his two earlier books. \u2014 Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "There are the excerpts from other wood duck writings, a welcome feature here as in his two earlier books. \u2014 Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "There are the excerpts from other wood duck writings, a welcome feature here as in his two earlier books. \u2014 Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "There are the excerpts from other wood duck writings, a welcome feature here as in his two earlier books. \u2014 Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1777, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083620",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood ear":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cultivated usually dark brown edible fungus ( A. polytricha ) used in Chinese cooking":[],
      ": an edible brownish fungus ( A. auricula ) of North America":[],
      ": any of several ear- or cup-shaped basidiomycetous fungi (genus Auricularia ) that grow on wood: such as":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The noodles tasted even better when balanced with a crisp bite of raw bean sprouts or wood ear mushrooms, which also come in the bowl. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "Handmade noodles are the order of the day, whether stir-fried with chile oil or suspended in lamb and wood ear mushroom soup. \u2014 Amiel Stanek, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Add 1 cup fresh wood ear mushrooms, season with salt and sprinkle over the persillade. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Scatter the wood ear mushrooms over the oyster mushroom slices, then top with more fresh cilantro leaves to serve. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Among her top picks are morels, boletes, wood ear and black trumpets. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "In northern China, spoonfuls of black vinegar are draped over thick, belt-like noodles with a touch of soy sauce, served with slices of meat, onions, or wood ear mushrooms. \u2014 Clarissa Wei, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 May 2021",
      "After birth, the Chinese believe that lochia (postpartum bleeding) and expulsion of toxins must be helped along with ingredients such as liver, wood ear mushrooms, and roasted licorice root. \u2014 Kaila Yu, Glamour , 26 May 2021",
      "Two federal health agencies are investigating a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections likely linked to wood ear mushrooms imported by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, California. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 26 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083952",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood fringe":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": climbing fumitory":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121831",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood frog":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a common North American frog ( Rana sylvatica ) that inhabits chiefly moist woodlands and is dark brown, yellowish-brown, or pink with a black stripe on each side of the head":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Alaska does have a few amphibians, such as the wood frog , which can freeze itself solid to survive cold winters. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2021",
      "During his research, Larson collected 18 wood frogs in Fairbanks and fitted them with tiny glue-on transmitters. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "Sikes sent the photos to Don Larson, who just defended his UAF Ph.D. research on parasites that live within wood frogs . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Oct. 2019",
      "Their bodies cooling with the October air, wood frogs are now snug in leafy blankets all over Alaska. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "But other predators stalk vernal pools, such as water snakes, which Grant has seen snacking on wood frog eggs. \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 20 Mar. 2019",
      "For instance, behavioral scientists who study wood frogs have found that the males employ two distinct strategies in trying to attract a mate. \u2014 Glenn Geher, WSJ , 6 Dec. 2018",
      "Alaskan wood frogs get as cold as zero degrees, Costanzo said. \u2014 Amy Lieu, Fox News , 2 May 2018",
      "During the winter, 60 percent to 70 percent of a wood frog \u2019s bodily fluids are frozen, according to the Department of Biology at Pennsylvania State University. \u2014 Angela Fritz, Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104053",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood gas":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": gas obtained by the destructive distillation of wood, composed chiefly of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane, and used as a fuel and illuminant":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121908",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood nettle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an American perennial herb ( Laportea canadensis ) found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085515",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood nymph":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a nymph living in woods":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "wood nymphs were usually conceived as being both beautiful and amorous",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Imagining oneself as a wood nymph wearing a bold lip and loud peasant dress doesn\u2019t totally ward off unwanted attention. \u2014 New York Times , 30 July 2021",
      "Sam and Dean discover a wood nymph who is determined to protect her family at any cost. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2020",
      "Natalie Image, Simone McIntosh, Ashley Dixon, Philip Horst, Laura Krumm and Andrew Manea play assorted wood nymphs and forest denizens. \u2014 Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News , 10 June 2019",
      "Actors disguised as forest creatures, wood nymphs and deer, scampered about as the 850 students came to step away for one night from the horrific event that rocked all of their young lives. \u2014 Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com , 6 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dryad",
      "hamadryad",
      "naiad",
      "nymph",
      "oread"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083824",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood oil":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an oil (as pine oil) obtained by the destructive distillation of wood":[],
      ": any of various oils derived from wood: such as":[],
      ": gurjun balsam":[],
      ": tung oil":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102935",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood oil tree":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": tung tree":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103744",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wood(s)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Tiger 1975\u2013 Eldrick Woods American golfer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307dz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171204",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "wood-wool":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": fine wood shavings or prepared wood fibers used for surgical dressings, as a substitute for hair in plaster, and as a packing and insulating material":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125848",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wooded":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": covered with growing trees":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "These sorts of birds live in more wooded areas.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The crash involved an Xfinity work van, a Toyota Camry and a Jeep Laredo, which went off the road and flipped in a wooded area. \u2014 Rosana Hughes, ajc , 27 June 2022",
      "It was reported burning in a wooded area off Dowling and Elmore roads, said Anchorage Assistant Fire Chief Alex Boyd. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
      "This is a wooded area near Mount Pleasant Woods Park. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
      "After a ransom was paid, he was released late at night in a wooded area and found his way home, with help from more strangers. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The biggest part of it is in a wooded area, so that\u2019s shady. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Where there now are steps, former members of the Big Red gridiron crew had cut a trail through a wooded area. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
      "Authorities say Karels led police on a 17-minute, high-speed chase before crashing in a wooded area near Joliet. \u2014 Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "An ultralight aircraft crashed into a wooded area in Middleborough Saturday afternoon, and the pilot escaped uninjured, police and fire said. \u2014 Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1586, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114954",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "wooden":{
    "antonyms":[
      "graceful",
      "suave",
      "urbane"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking ease or flexibility : awkwardly stiff":[
        "a wooden speech",
        "a wooden performer"
      ],
      ": made or consisting of wood":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The guest speaker was wooden and uninspiring.",
      "a movie with wooden dialogue",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When the siren wailed in our suburban New Jersey town, the volunteer firefighters scrambled to park their cars and leap over a wooden fence to the garage doors. \u2014 Bob Brody, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "Kraczyna, who has taught Italian language, literature and culture at the Florence campuses of Stanford University and Sarah Lawrence College, embarked on a journey to learn more about the true story behind the wooden puppet in 2017. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "Our neighbors planted a hedge of bamboo approximately 70 feet long beside our 6-foot wooden fence. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The plan calls for a wooden fence to replace existing chain link. \u2014 Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Netflix released the first footage of Pinocchio, featuring Ewan McGregor as the voice of Sebastian J. Cricket, who lives inside the heart of the titular wooden puppet that magically comes to life. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "And that is repeated with a hoop and a stick or a little wooden puppet. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Surrounded by polished wooden planks, the stunning pool is shaded overhead by an elegant canvas\u2014providing respite in the middle of this desert destination. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "Groups of worshipers prayed in both in English and Spanish, with one man shouldering a tall wooden cross. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "awkward",
      "clumsy",
      "gauche",
      "graceless",
      "inelegant",
      "rough-hewn",
      "rustic",
      "rustical",
      "stiff",
      "stilted",
      "uncomfortable",
      "uneasy",
      "ungraceful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220550",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "woodenhead":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": blockhead":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "you're not a woodenhead , so there's no reason why you can't learn this"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1831, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-d\u1d4an-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161816",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "woodgate rust":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disease of the Scotch pine caused by a rust fungus of the genus Cronartium that forms galls upon twigs and branches":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Woodgate , Oneida County, New York":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d\u02ccg\u0101t-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124849",
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      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": land covered with woody vegetation : timberland , forest":[],
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      "city in western California northwest of Sacramento population 55,468":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "The swamp was surrounded by dense woodland .",
      "the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The slim rollerball applicator comes with a wearable pouch made from vegan leather, so transportation to a magical woodland is only ever a quick dab away. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Homes nestled in the Oakland hills sit among oak woodland trees and shrubs, an enclave from city life. \u2014 Emma Talley, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
      "Amidst the backdrop, two rivals, Cla\u00e9 and Bru\u00f3, reluctantly join forces in a bid to save their precious woodland and the Perlimps from giants surrounding the forest and regain peace. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "Defensible space, a buffer between property and surrounding woodland and vegetation, is crucial in fire-prone areas of California. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The site is located within Long Crouch Woods, a 26-acre woodland that sits above Seaver Street in Roxbury. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The 14-acre swath within the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area in Queen Anne\u2019s County, is one of nature\u2019s rarest commodities: an old-growth forest \u2014 a woodland that has never been altered by humans. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "One-third of Germany is woodland , and while most of that area is planted with trees that are harvested for timber, more trees are planted than are felled. \u2014 Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "Studies have shown that, compared with urban walking, walking in a woodland setting more dramatically lowers stress, increases positive mood, and enhances working memory. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Thomas used mural-like wallpaper depicting a starry woodland scene, which Howard says reminds her of the mystical forest setting in My Neighbor Totoro, her favorite Miyazaki film. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "People who search for these woodland retreats, the more rustic and remote the better, are longing for peace, quiet, and simpler times. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "The otherworldly beings may be scary for the littlest ones, who might prefer the gentleness of Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, about a friendly troll-like being (who mostly looks like a woodland creature). \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "Native understory woodland plants that grow in forests under large trees are best suited for full shade. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "The grasslands at Havenwoods steal the flower show in July and August, but spring is the time for woodland wildflowers in the state's only urban forest. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Down a woodland path off Yablunska Street, the body of a Ukrainian man, identified by his wife, had been left behind by Russian soldiers after their retreat. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccland",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d-l\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "forest",
      "forestland",
      "timber",
      "timberland",
      "wood(s)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064024",
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      "adjective",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": verbal expression that is natural and artless":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from its likeness to the call of a bird in the woods":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d-\u02ccn\u014dt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084335",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "woodruff":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Asperula ) of Old World herbs of the madder family":[],
      ": sweet woodruff":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rather than relying on after-the-fact syrups, their Waldmeister is conditioned on woodruff , while the Himbeer is fermented with raspberries. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "Then, there's a popsicle made of woodruff , coriander, Spanish chervil and sorrel. \u2014 Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue , 13 Mar. 2018",
      "Created by stonemason Eddie Foisy, a circular walkway takes you to a miniature medieval castle surrounded by fairy portals, a magic diorama enveloped in a bank of lush hosta, ferns and sweet woodruff . \u2014 Mary Ellen Fillo, courant.com , 17 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English woderove , from Old English wudurofe , from wudu wood + -rofe (of unknown origin)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d-(\u02cc)r\u0259f"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194727",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "woodwind section":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the group of musicians in an orchestra who play woodwinds (the group of musical instruments that includes flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, and saxophones)":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115757",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to court a woman":[],
      ": to seek to gain or bring about":[],
      ": to solicit or entreat especially with importunity":[
        "woo new customers"
      ],
      ": to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court":[]
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    "examples":[
      "The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.",
      "The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even Marvin Lewis, whose good work here set the table for what\u2019s happening now, didn\u2019t exactly woo top tier players. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Will Smith stars as a smooth-talking who man falls for a columnist (Eva Mendes) while helping a shy accountant (Kevin James) woo a beautiful heiress. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Quarterback Nicholaus Iamaleava of Downey Warren will woo college football scouts with his volleyball skills in the spring, then provide oohs and ahhs by throwing 50 touchdowns in the fall. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Crossdressing in pursuit of love is a centuries-old theatrical device; even Viola, Shakespeare\u2019s noblest heroine, costumed herself like a man to woo one, albeit with significantly more poetry. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Indeed, like so many movements that purport to criticize corporate capitalism, woo itself is largely a product of cutting-edge advertising techniques, the profit motive, and capitalist ideology. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Suburban home builders woo buyers by slathering them with gables and bays and balustrades and porticos and portholes, a profusion that the critic Kate Wagner has chronicled magnificently in her blog McMansion Hell. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "In July, Lightfoot traveled to the Bay Area to woo companies, selling Chicago as a tech destination. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "The federal government is trying to woo people by putting vaccines in community hubs like barber shops; making plans to offer child care; and by organizing rides to vaccination sites. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 6 June 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English wowen , from Old English w\u014dgian":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ask (for)",
      "court",
      "flirt (with)",
      "invite"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055557",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a dense felted pubescence especially on a plant : tomentum":[],
      ": a filamentous mass":[
        "\u2014 usually used in combination"
      ],
      ": the soft wavy or curly usually thick undercoat of various hairy mammals and especially the sheep made up of a matrix of keratin fibers and covered with minute scales":[],
      "\u2014 compare mineral wool , steel wool":[
        "\u2014 usually used in combination"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She doesn't like wool because it can be itchy.",
      "the wool from cashmere goats is considered by many to be the finest available",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The actress and producer tied the knot in New Orleans in June, and the bride did so in a silk wool gown by Danielle Frankel that could not have been more perfect for the setting. \u2014 Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
      "Faith wore a wide-leg belted crepe wool jumpsuit by Gucci, and Tim chose a fitted light blue suit with a patterned sweater. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 26 June 2022",
      "In a world notorious for fakes and fraud, people might be expected to be on high alert for deception\u2014but NFT fans had the wool pulled over their eyes by a fake Snoop Dogg at a huge conference in New York City this week. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
      "His father was a chemical engineer at a wool factory, his mother an artist who taught cooking. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "After that, Hobel recommends bringing a tarp and paracord, a Tyvek bivy sack, and a wool blanket. \u2014 Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
      "Its vegan option, which replaces wool with cotton, is PETA-approved. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "Others pushed further in their quest to modernize the creaky wool suit. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "Last year, for instance, he and Travelers CEO Alan Schnitzer were caught wearing wool sport coats throughout the 2 1/2 hour, eight-hole playoff between Kramer Hickok and Harris English. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English wolle , from Old English wull ; akin to Old High German wolla wool, Latin vellus fleece, lana wool":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "coat",
      "fleece",
      "fur",
      "hair",
      "jacket",
      "pelage",
      "pile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004721",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wool grade":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the recognized standard categories into which wool is divided, based chiefly on fineness of fiber \u2014 compare blood sense 7 , spinning count":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070752",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that grades or classes fleeces":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164118",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "wool grading":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the separation of whole fleeces according to quality, condition, soundness, and color into lots similar in character and value":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184109",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "wool grass":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an American sedge ( Scirpus cyperinus ) with numerous clustered wooly spikelets":[],
      ": ravenna grass":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181628",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "wool grease":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fatty slightly sticky wax coating the surface of the fibers of sheep's wool \u2014 compare wool fat":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115744",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "woolfell":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a skin from which the wool has not been sheared or pulled":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English wolle felle , from wolle wool + felle, fel fell":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135949",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "woolgather":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to engage in woolgathering":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccge-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307l-\u02ccga-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224002",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "woolgathering":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": indulgence in idle daydreaming":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "my woolgathering was abruptly interrupted by a question from the flight attendant",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All this woolgathering about AGAD has inspired me to fire up the Idea Oven again for old time\u2019s sake. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 30 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1553, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccge-t\u035fh(\u0259-)ri\u014b",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307l-\u02ccga-t\u035fh(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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      "reverie",
      "revery",
      "study",
      "trance"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232830",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking in clearness or sharpness of outline":[
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      ],
      ": marked by boisterous roughness or lack of order or restraint":[
        "where the West is still woolly",
        "\u2014 Paul Schubert",
        "\u2014 used especially in the phrase wild and woolly"
      ],
      ": marked by mental confusion":[
        "woolly thinking"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or bearing wool":[],
      ": resembling wool":[],
      ": sheep":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the dog's woolly coat will require a lot of grooming",
      "still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it",
      "Noun",
      "Get out your winter woollies .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Studying the remains of Nun cho ga could help scientists better understand the lives and behaviors of woolly mammoths, the researchers said. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
      "Scientists believe woolly mammoths, who wandered North America alongside wild horses, cave lions and giant bison, went extinct as late as 4,000 years ago. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 26 June 2022",
      "And one super cool part of being here is access to the third release of Eagle Rock Brewery\u2019s popular Local Source beer, a lager infused with three plants native to Southern California \u2014 woolly bluecurls, black sage and California bay laurel. \u2014 Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Participants can enter their own woolly worms in the festival\u2019s series of racing heats, which take place upon a three-foot length of string. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "San Diego, California, spends money on scandals (101 Ash Street) and other expensive things that aren\u2019t necessary, or pie-in-the-sky projects (Grand Central Station) that are going to fly like woolly mammoths, just to piss people off. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The Central American woolly opossum and the kinkajou, too, were a bit blas\u00e9. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Artists craved new subject matter, especially, as time passed, wild and woolly subjects. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The fish might still bite the woolly buggers and yuk bugs in a fly-fishing kit from Bancroft. \u2014 Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "circa 1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "furry",
      "fuzzy",
      "hairy",
      "rough",
      "shaggy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005606",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "woolly apple aphid":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cosmopolitan dull reddish woolly aphid ( Eriosoma lanigerum ) that is primarily a bark feeder attacking both aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122749",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "woolly bear":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The adult form of the woolly bear caterpillar, the Isabella tiger moth, does not eat and lives only for about one week. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "The woolly bear \u2019s stiff hairs are an important defense against predators such as yellow jackets and other wasps. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Although many people notice woolly bear caterpillars because of their furry appearance, tiger moths are fairly plain looking and are one of the species seen fluttering around porch lights in the summer. \u2014 Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Stories about the woolly bear 's ability to drop some prophetic winter knowledge mostly seem to center on the caterpillars' stripes, as noted above from the National Weather Service. \u2014 Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Yet perhaps the only animal wholly protected by the treaty is the continent\u2019s single native insect, a flightless midge that can survive partial freezing\u2014an antipodal analogue of the Arctic\u2019s woolly bear moth. \u2014 Lucy Jakub, Harper's magazine , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "And last but not least, a true reader favorite: the size of the orange vand on the woolly bear (or woolly worm) caterpillar. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "And last but not least, a true reader favorite: The size of the orange band on the woolly bear (or woolly worm) caterpillar. \u2014 Forum News Service, Twin Cities , 14 Sep. 2019",
      "And fuzzier-than-normal woolly bear caterpillars are said to mean that winter will be very cold. \u2014 Forum News Service, Twin Cities , 14 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115743",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "woolly beard grass":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a grass of the genus Erianthus":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the silky hairs on the spikes":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130205",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "woolly lemur":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small long-tailed woolly-haired lemur ( Lichanotus laniger or Avahi laniger ) of Madagascar closely related to the larger indri":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121639",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": lacking in clearness or sharpness of outline":[
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      ],
      ": marked by boisterous roughness or lack of order or restraint":[
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        "\u2014 Paul Schubert",
        "\u2014 used especially in the phrase wild and woolly"
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      ": marked by mental confusion":[
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      ": of, relating to, or bearing wool":[],
      ": resembling wool":[],
      ": sheep":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the dog's woolly coat will require a lot of grooming",
      "still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it",
      "Noun",
      "Get out your winter woollies .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Studying the remains of Nun cho ga could help scientists better understand the lives and behaviors of woolly mammoths, the researchers said. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
      "Scientists believe woolly mammoths, who wandered North America alongside wild horses, cave lions and giant bison, went extinct as late as 4,000 years ago. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 26 June 2022",
      "And one super cool part of being here is access to the third release of Eagle Rock Brewery\u2019s popular Local Source beer, a lager infused with three plants native to Southern California \u2014 woolly bluecurls, black sage and California bay laurel. \u2014 Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Participants can enter their own woolly worms in the festival\u2019s series of racing heats, which take place upon a three-foot length of string. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "San Diego, California, spends money on scandals (101 Ash Street) and other expensive things that aren\u2019t necessary, or pie-in-the-sky projects (Grand Central Station) that are going to fly like woolly mammoths, just to piss people off. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The Central American woolly opossum and the kinkajou, too, were a bit blas\u00e9. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Artists craved new subject matter, especially, as time passed, wild and woolly subjects. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The fish might still bite the woolly buggers and yuk bugs in a fly-fishing kit from Bancroft. \u2014 Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "circa 1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
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      "2002, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "perhaps extension of whoo entry 1 , with t representing glottal closure":""
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      "the blood donor started to feel a little woozy after rising too quickly from the cot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The western music industry\u2019s indulgence in a woozy cocktail of pills, powders and booze is absent in South Korea. \u2014 Taylor Glasby, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
      "An immersive audiovisual album, Eyeye pairs shimmering synthpop with woozy visual loops to tell a cyclical story of love, addiction, relapse, and obsession. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "The aesthetic mixed dreamy harmony vocals with woozy lo-fi instrumentals\u2014synths and guitar might sound like they were recorded to a cassette and then left on a dashboard in the sun for too long. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "These elixirs often made people feel woozy , hence the later iteration of cocktails comprised of spirits and libations. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This line-up stayed together for just two albums, and the second, Sailin\u2019 Shoes, is a fun exercise in shaggy rock freedom, effortlessly blending woozy blues, energetic R&B, and crunchy country. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In the clip, Claire begins to feel woozy as Briana (Sophie Skelton) wonders where the Sin Eater (David Gany) is \u2014 the show\u2019s character who eats bread off dead bodies to take their sins away \u2014 noting no one has seen him in a while. \u2014 Sharareh Drury, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Over the course of six hours in the studio, Chahayed casually tosses off literally hundreds of musical ideas, coaxing Steve Wonder-worthy harmonica parts or a woozy New Orleans horn section or eerie choirs of voices from his keyboard. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "All directed with a woozy after-hours flair by Amy Seimetz. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022"
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      "1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "noun"
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      ": any of several aphids (especially genus Eriosoma ) covered with a dense coat of white filaments":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Non-residual, contact insecticides may also reduce the woolly aphid population. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Non-residual, contact insecticides may also reduce the woolly aphid population. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Non-residual, contact insecticides may also reduce the woolly aphid population. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Non-residual, contact insecticides may also reduce the woolly aphid population. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Non-residual, contact insecticides may also reduce the woolly aphid population. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Non-residual, contact insecticides may also reduce the woolly aphid population. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Non-residual, contact insecticides may also reduce the woolly aphid population. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Non-residual, contact insecticides may also reduce the woolly aphid population. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 21 Sep. 2021"
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      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": wool grease especially after refining : lanolin":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "LaToya Hobbs, 37, who seamlessly melds woodcutting , painting, and collage to create portraits of Black motherhood, won the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize accompanied by a $25,000 award on July 20. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 18 Sep. 2020",
      "Forest officials in the western part of that state have suspended woodcutting permits, including ceremonial wood gathering by Native American tribes. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 May 2018",
      "Blackbeard: A woodcutting of the most notorious and infamous pirate of the golden age of piracy, Edward Teach, more commonly referred to as Blackbeard. \u2014 Chris Scott, CNN , 26 May 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153757"
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      ": a crown-gall tumor from which many fine roots are formed \u2014 compare hairy root":[]
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      ": a widely distributed tick ( Dermacentor andersonii ) of western North America that is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Wisconsin, the two most common species of ticks are the American dog tick \u2014 sometimes called a wood tick \u2014 which are found statewide. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2021",
      "The American dog tick, which is most prevalent east of the Rocky Mountains, is brown with grayish markings and sometimes called a wood tick . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 May 2021",
      "Deer ticks, dog ticks, and wood ticks can carry and transmit several types of diseases that affect both dogs and humans, from Lyme Disease to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 3 Mar. 2020",
      "Lyric Bartholomay, professor in UW-Madison\u2019s Departments of Comparative Biomedical Sciences and Entomology, said that Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by dog ticks, also called wood ticks , that have long been ubiquitous across the state. \u2014 Anna Groves, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 July 2018"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1668, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160800"
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      "noun"
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      ": a small North American fern ( Cheilanthes lanosa ) having stipes and lower frond surfaces densely woolly":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162241"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an animal that in the adult or larval stage bores in the wood or beneath the bark of trees : wood borer":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162301"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a widely distributed plant louse ( Phyllaphis fagi ) that feeds on various beeches":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170021"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a large woodland thrush ( Hylocichla mustelina ) of eastern North America that is rusty brown on the head and back, has white underparts marked with large black spots, and is noted for its loud clear song":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Turdidae have some real aristocrats in their tree, beginning with the bluebird \u2014 that blithe symbol of rural America \u2014 and ascending to the wood thrush . \u2014 John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "There is no more melodious melody in all of birddom than the song of the wood thrush : clear, resounding, flute-like, and repeated at stately intervals \u2014 not the slop that issues from its Cockney cousin\u2019s beak. \u2014 John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "And the wood thrush needs a territory of 400 acres to breed successfully, while the feckless robin drops its eggs on every sidewalk in North America. \u2014 John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "One species seen and heard here, the wood thrush , known for its lovely song, improved its status. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 16 Feb. 2021",
      "This moderate trail is full of animal sightings including woodland birds such as ovenbirds, wood thrush , rufous-sided towhees and gray catbirds. \u2014 Briana Rice, The Enquirer , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "In such gardens, expect to see wood thrushes and eastern towhees. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "Examples include the lark bunting, Colorado\u2019s state bird, and the wood thrush , a migratory bird that breeds in Eastern forests. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "Other birds that were spotted last week included four blue-gray gnatcatchers, three wood thrushes , a field sparrow, and five Eastern meadowlarks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1791, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171254"
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174459"
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      "noun"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also known as wood alcohol , methanol exposure can cause several health issues, including blindness, seizures, and vomiting. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "At the root of every hand sanitizer recall is the presence of methanol, a substance that is sometimes referred to as wood alcohol . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 27 May 2021",
      "Methanol, which is also known as wood alcohol , can cause a myriad of severe symptoms when absorbed through the skin. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 21 May 2021",
      "That may be leading to the use of a highly toxic substitute \u2014 methanol, or wood alcohol \u2014 in products that have been rushed onto store shelves in the United States. \u2014 Amy Martyn, oregonlive , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "That may be leading to the use of a highly toxic substitute \u2014 methanol, or wood alcohol \u2014 in products that have been rushed onto store shelves in the United States. \u2014 Amy Martyn, oregonlive , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "That may be leading to the use of a highly toxic substitute \u2014 methanol, or wood alcohol \u2014 in products that have been rushed onto store shelves in the United States. \u2014 Amy Martyn, oregonlive , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "That may be leading to the use of a highly toxic substitute \u2014 methanol, or wood alcohol \u2014 in products that have been rushed onto store shelves in the United States. \u2014 Amy Martyn, oregonlive , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "Methanol is known as methyl or wood alcohol and is extremely toxic. \u2014 Harold Mcgee, WSJ , 24 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174811"
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      "noun"
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      ": a red-flowered lily ( Lilium philadelphicum ) of the eastern U.S.":[],
      ": a plant of the genus Trillium":[],
      ": a wintergreen ( Pyrola minor )":[],
      ": an Australian orchid ( Dendrobium speciosum ) with creamy fragrant flowers":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175646"
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175944"
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      "noun"
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      ": a musical composition typically in several movements and usually for flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, and bassoon":[],
      ": a quintet consisting of a flutist, an oboist, a clarinetist, a hornist, and a bassoonist":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1889, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180636"
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  "wood-tar pitch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": pitch sense 1b":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182031"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a golf shot played with a wood":[],
      ": a stroke in a racket game in which the ball or shuttlecock is hit with the frame of the racket rather than the strings":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182034"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a mixture of wood and other substances (as urea or resin) often in layers that have been subjected to heat and pressure producing density, hardness, and stability in excess of the wood itself \u2014 compare compreg":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184850"
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      ": any of a group of wind instruments (such as a clarinet, flute, oboe, or saxophone) that are characterized by a cylindrical or conical tube of wood or metal usually ending in a slightly flared bell, that produce tones by the vibration of one or two reeds in the mouthpiece or by the passing of air over a mouth hole, and that usually have finger holes or keys by which the player may produce all the tones within an instrument's range":[],
      ": the woodwind section of a band or orchestra":[]
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      "He plays all the woodwind instruments very well.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beginning in November 2017, Kenny spent two years aboard cruise ships performing all over the world as a show band woodwind musician. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "And there are montages, accompanied by a woodwind score (from Cho Young-wuk) lush with romance and intrigue, that deliver a delirium of imagery that would be the centerpiece climax of any other film, but here is simply a debonair aside. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "The trio also recruited longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich for the LP, which benefits from smart string and brass and woodwind arrangements. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "His compositions tended to be deeply ritualistic, as blocks of material were etched and etched again in sounds dominated by woodwind , brass and percussion. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The 29-year-old lead singer of the electro-pop band Kazka had long wanted to play the music festival with her bandmates, 35-year-old guitarist Mykyta Budash and 24-year-old woodwind player Dmytro Mazuriak. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Classical piano virtuoso by Lisa Weiss, klezmer and jazz woodwind by Seth Kibel, mandolin by Joel-Michael-Schwartz, and hammered dulcimer player and old-time fiddle by Ken Kolodner. \u2014 John Coffren, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Even the birds of prey at Eagle Mountain Sanctuary contribute to the soundtrack, the whoosh of their wings redolent of woodwind instruments. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "For Saturday\u2019s leap into Holst\u2019s stratosphere, the symphony\u2019s line-up will include six additional brass players, five extra woodwind players, and two extra percussionists. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185532"
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  "woodshop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a shop in which woodworking is carried on":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190349"
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      "noun"
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      ": used for woodworking":[],
      ": the act, process, or occupation of working wood into a useful or desired form":[]
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      "\u02c8wu\u0307d-\u02ccw\u0259r-ki\u014b"
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      "Noun",
      "His favorite hobby was woodworking .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The company makes tools for uses including metalworking, woodworking , pneumatic, gardening and in the household. \u2014 Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "About an hour\u2019s ride from the headquarters, in an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of Padova, is De Santi, the small woodworking facility that has been Sonus\u2019 cabinetmaker from the beginning. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Rosemaling, woodworking and Norwegian knitting demonstrations. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "People also can participate virtually in contests such as the farm baby costume, prettiest pet and talent shows, and enter in multiple competitions related to crafts and skills such as gardening, baking, knitting and woodworking . \u2014 David Anderson, baltimoresun.com , 18 June 2021",
      "Avery's sunroom project involved woodworking , fabric dyeing, and sewing, as well as painting every square inch of the space. \u2014 Leslie Poyzer, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "These findings include hundreds of small bone points and daggers from the same time period, elk antlers caved with animal faces and even woodworking tools that continue to suggest just how advanced these hunter-gathers really were. \u2014 Julissa Trevi\u00f1o, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "From photography, painting, sculpture and ceramics to leather, woodworking and jewelry, this festival has it all. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
      "Carter and Filbeck have since become friends, sharing their common interest in fine woodworking . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Friends described him as an avid cyclist and multi-talented person with skills in woodworking and mechanics. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In other parts of the book, Jackson wanders down side streets to discuss his woodworking and gardening projects that produce good \u2014 but not professional \u2014 results. \u2014 Michael A. Fletcher, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Recognized for innovations including the circular saw, flat broom and seeds sold in packets, the Shakers, whose members call themselves sisters and brothers, developed a particular skill for woodworking and cabinetmaking. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Some took on cooking and baking, and others gardening, woodworking or biking. \u2014 Clarissa Reyes Falcon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Watercolor, woodworking , oils, ceramics, fibers and more are welcome. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Soon their house had bunk beds, dressers and other furniture, made by Hatlestad in the garage, which doubles as a studio space for his woodworking . \u2014 Dan Greenwood, Star Tribune , 10 Aug. 2020"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192050"
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      "The woodpecker is back, hammering the gutter above my bedroom window every dawn in a staccato that reverberates through my morning fog louder than last night\u2019s burgundy. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Other species to watch for include Arizona woodpecker , whiskered screech owl and Hutton\u2019s vireo. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Typically, this level of woodpecker drilling would be secondary to what is killing the trees and is not necessarily a direct cause of the tree\u2019s decline. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Arndt and Tautz devote an entire chapter to chronicling how a forest bee swarm can convert a woodpecker nest into a bee nest \u2014 a process that takes more than a year. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Mitski is upbeat and animated, mocking a woodpecker with furious head movements and stopping to observe pink lace underwear on the ground. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "As if on cue, a woodpecker swooped in and began to poke its long, narrow beak into the thick trunk. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Each packet contained six different related pictures -- for example, six different bird species: one woodpecker , four parrots, one goldfinch, one tree swallow, etc. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Like all woodpecker species, their diet is mostly insects. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Oct. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Climbing food prices drained the 32-year-old woodcutter \u2019s savings, and his family sold their truck. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Evergrande was founded in 1996 in Guangzhou by Xu Jiayin, who local media says grew up in a poor village as a woodcutter \u2019s son. \u2014 Yoko Kubota, WSJ , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "As in a fairy tale, Omeir is born to a young widow in a woodcutter \u2019s cottage in 15th-century Bulgaria. \u2014 Maureen Corrigan, WSJ , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "She was forced to work as a nursemaid, fieldhand, and woodcutter . \u2014 Norman Vanamee, Town & Country , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "According to Encyclopedia Britannica, she was forced to work from a young age, alternatively acting as a nursemaid, a field hand, a cook and a woodcutter . \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "Down the row is woodcutter David Fortenberry who creates cutting boards, Lazy Susans and his most-popular product: the bow knife. \u2014 Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "Chainsaw chain travels around the bar at about 70 miles an hour, and professional woodcutters do everything possible to maintain a high cutting speed. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 6 Nov. 2019",
      "Know Your Chain Chainsaw chain travels around the bar at about 70 miles an hour, and professional woodcutters do everything possible to maintain a high cutting speed. \u2014 Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics , 28 Sep. 2018"
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      "We painted the walls white and the woodwork red.",
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      "Chris: away well, and employers have come out of the woodwork yes. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
      "Maybe some of those crackpots have come out of the woodwork to bash this series on ratings sites. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 17 June 2022",
      "Watch out for naysayers coming out of the woodwork ! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "And the brand made a sound decision in tapping Hervet-Manufacturier, which is renowned for its mastery of woodwork , to create its new range. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The family room of a Craftsman home designed by interior designer Lane McNab in Palo Alto, Calif. includes oak bookshelves that mimic the original woodwork . \u2014 Alina Dizik, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "As guests enter Azure Sky, they'll be greeted by a premium cocktail bar and cozy fireplace, accented by vintage lighting and custom woodwork . \u2014 Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "In the reception room known as the Grand Salon, objects by some of the world\u2019s most cutting-edge designers are juxtaposed with moldings, paneled walls and other elaborate woodwork . \u2014 Ted Loos, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "The Colonial Revival-style house has pocket doors, crown molding and other woodwork befitting the original owner\u2019s position as head of the Mallory Timber Company. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Nov. 2021"
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      "Exhibit features collection of woodcut prints with a sociopolitical theme. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
      "They are inspired by Chinese and East/Southeast Asian folk art, such as traditional woodcut prints, mystical animals, and folk deities. \u2014 Angela Qian, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
      "New Orleans artist Katrina Andry had a terrific series of woodcut prints at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art that playfully, fantastically took on race and beauty among Black women. \u2014 Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books , 7 May 2022",
      "Somewhere in most of Rosemary Feit Covey\u2019s recent artworks are woodcut prints, detailed renderings of birds, bones and butterfly wings. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a three-color woodcut , a block for each color. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "There is no better example than in her audacious experiments in woodcut printmaking. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "One 1591 item about the North Berwick trials, titled Newes From Scotland, even included woodcut images depicting James\u2019 witch hunts. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "They were produced as an engraving or woodcut and printed on paper. \u2014 Lianne Kolirin, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On this season\u2019s menu are classics like deer or wood pigeon topped with truffle and Puccia di Langa, an ancient local recipe of polenta and veal with a Marsala sauce. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Around one corner, a wood pigeon landed, gave us a hard stare, and flew away. \u2014 Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "One of the best, most reliable sources for wild game is D\u2019Artagnan Foods, which imports inspected foods including Scottish pheasant, redlegged partridge, grouse and wood pigeon . \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "The coast is six miles to the north, as the Asturian wood pigeon flies. \u2014 Chiara Goia, National Geographic , 14 Dec. 2019",
      "Instead there will be outdoor baths in tubs hewn out of rock in view of distant rice terraces shimmering neat and domestic as putting greens, giving on to wild forests full of parrots and wood pigeons fat as ducks calling from banyan trees. \u2014 Antonia Quirke, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 Nov. 2019",
      "Saint Lucia Despite its name, Pigeon Island is connected to the mainland and there's nary a pigeon in sight although a variety called the common wood pigeon once lived there, hence the island's name. \u2014 Melanie Refffes, USA TODAY , 25 Nov. 2019"
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      "Exhibit features collection of woodcut prints with a sociopolitical theme. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
      "They are inspired by Chinese and East/Southeast Asian folk art, such as traditional woodcut prints, mystical animals, and folk deities. \u2014 Angela Qian, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
      "New Orleans artist Katrina Andry had a terrific series of woodcut prints at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art that playfully, fantastically took on race and beauty among Black women. \u2014 Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books , 7 May 2022",
      "Somewhere in most of Rosemary Feit Covey\u2019s recent artworks are woodcut prints, detailed renderings of birds, bones and butterfly wings. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a three-color woodcut , a block for each color. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "There is no better example than in her audacious experiments in woodcut printmaking. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "One 1591 item about the North Berwick trials, titled Newes From Scotland, even included woodcut images depicting James\u2019 witch hunts. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "They were produced as an engraving or woodcut and printed on paper. \u2014 Lianne Kolirin, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021"
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      ": a smaller related bird ( Scolopax minor synonym Philohela minor ) chiefly of eastern North America with a similar color pattern but having a solid orange buff chest":[],
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Adults can join a naturalist and learn about the woodcock , a short-legged plump bird, in a presentation and nature walk at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Knoch Knolls Nature Center, 320 Knoch Knolls Road. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "While the grouse, woodcock and deer always have been plentiful, enjoying down time, time around the campfire, and family and friends makes the cabin special. \u2014 Star Tribune , 27 May 2021",
      "Higginbotham plans to drop fluorescent yellow liquid into the woodcock \u2019s eyes, which will highlight any scratches. \u2014 Lela Nargi, Washington Post , 8 Dec. 2020",
      "The quirky and underrated woodcock was the inspiration for DeRosa\u2019s Project Upland, a combination of magazine, podcast, film series, social media, and website. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "Bear, dove and early goose seasons begin Sept. 1, with grouse, woodcock and duck seasons following, along with archery deer hunting. \u2014 Star Tribune , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "Lug soles excel on hillsides while rubber boots are good in wet woodcock lowlands. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 2 June 2020",
      "Riveredge Nature Center in Saukville has launched a virtual naturalist series on its YouTube page, including videos on the American woodcock and how to build recycled bird feeder. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 May 2020",
      "These should make great carrying guns for thick-cover woodcock and quail hunters who need to keep one hand free for fending off brush, and who need a gun that handles quickly. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 22 Jan. 2020"
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      ": the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of xylem that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants":[],
      ": wood suitable or prepared for some use (such as burning or building)":[],
      ": a dense growth of trees usually greater in extent than a grove and smaller than a forest":[
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      ": something made of wood":[],
      ": clear of danger or difficulty":[],
      "Grant (DeVolson) 1892\u20131942 American painter":[],
      ": wooden":[],
      ": suitable for cutting or working with wood":[
        "a wood saw"
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      ": living, growing, or existing in woods":[
        "woods trails"
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      "Leonard 1860\u20131927 American physician and general":[],
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      ": to cover with a growth of trees or plant with trees":[],
      ": violently mad":[]
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      "\u02c8w\u014dd",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8w\u00fcd"
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      "lumber",
      "timber"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "Noun",
      "Some baseball bats are made out of wood .",
      "The wood on the deck has begun to rot.",
      "Their house is near a small wood .",
      "A thick woods runs along the boundary of the estate.",
      "The house is surrounded by woods .",
      "He went for a hike in the woods .",
      "She hit a wood off the tee."
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      "Middle English wode , from Old English widu, wudu ; akin to Old High German witu wood, Old Irish fid tree":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English w\u014dd insane; akin to Old High German wuot madness \u2014 more at vatic":"Adjective"
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1613, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011637"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": wood petrified with opal":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012217"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a composition of silica and oil or varnish to fill the pores of open-grained wood (as oak) before varnishing":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012424"
  },
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    "type":[
      "biographical name"
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      "(Adeline) Virginia 1882\u20131941 n\u00e9e Stephen English author":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307lf"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015519"
  },
  "wood wren":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": wood warbler":[],
      ": willow warbler":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015928"
  },
  "woolly head":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an impenetrable thicket of rhododendron or mountain laurel":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021811"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a relief printing surface consisting of a wooden block with a usually pictorial design cut in the end grain":[],
      ": a print from a wood engraving":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If his anatomy was a bit Gumbyish and his faces were little more than masks, his drawings had enough panache to survive the ossifying translation into wood engraving . \u2014 Susan Tallman, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a little wood engraving by Edward Gordon Craig. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "There are oil paintings, wood engravings , drawings, maps, costumes and photographs, but the show is especially rich in Homer\u2019s ravishing watercolors. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2019",
      "An 1868 wood engraving of Harriet Tubman by John Darby shows Tubman dressed as a scout for the Union Army holding a large rifle with her hands curiously placed over the barrel of the gun. \u2014 Kim Sajet, Smithsonian , 23 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024437"
  },
  "wool extract":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extract wool":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025003"
  },
  "wood-vamp":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": decumary":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030307"
  },
  "woodchuck":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a grizzled thickset marmot ( Marmota monax ) chiefly of Alaska, Canada, and the northeastern U.S.":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d-\u02ccch\u0259k"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Humans become infected with Powassan through the bite of an infected deer or woodchuck tick. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "The state's Department of Public Health announced Tuesday a fatal case of Powassan virus, which is transmitted through the bite of an infected woodchuck tick. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Wednesday a fatal case of Powassan virus, which is transmitted through the bite of an infected tick or woodchuck tick. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The new prognosticating woodchuck , a female, arrived with a sister, museum Director Patricia Buxton announced. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 27 July 2021",
      "The groundhog, aka the woodchuck , is the largest member of the squirrel family. \u2014 Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune , 4 Feb. 2021",
      "And if the woodchuck was not your rodent of choice, there were rats. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 27 Nov. 2020",
      "Chuckles X, a female woodchuck that conveyed forecasts to Manchester Mayor Jay Moran this year and in 2019, was cremated, Lutz Children\u2019s Museum interim Director Kate Morrissey said Wednesday. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 21 Oct. 2020",
      "There's still plenty of room among the stands of milkweed, yellow coneflower and stiff goldenrod for the monarch butterflies, purple martins, ruby-throated hummingbirds, honey bees and the rogue woodchuck . \u2014 Barry Adams, Star Tribune , 7 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by folk etymology from a word of Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett ockqutchaun woodchuck":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1674, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031212"
  },
  "wood widgeon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": wood duck sense 1":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032029"
  },
  "wood pink":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a caespitose European herb ( Dianthus sylvestris ) that is used as an ornamental and has odorless purple flowers":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035707"
  },
  "wood engraver":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": engraver beetle":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040305"
  },
  "wood stork":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a white stork ( Mycteria americana ) with black wing flight feathers and tail that frequents wooded swamps from the southeastern U.S. to Argentina":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "North of Boston, a vagrant wood stork continued to be sighted in the vicinity of the Green Landing Marsh in Gloucester, a little blue heron at the Ross Field Mill Pond elsewhere in Gloucester. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "The refuge is only 6 miles west of our coastline \u2014 as the wood stork flies. \u2014 Ron Seifer, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "The juvenile wood stork was first seen by bird researcher Anthony Ciancimino on July 31 in a saltwater marsh near an Amazon warehouse, the Staten Island Advance reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "This peaceful place where the R\u00edo San Jos\u00e9 meets the ocean draws some 200 species of resident and migratory birds including wood storks , pelicans, egrets, herons, ibises, and hawks. \u2014 Jenny Peters, National Geographic , 25 July 2019",
      "Threatened wood storks , which nearly disappeared in the early 1980s, doubled their 10-year nesting average. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 29 Mar. 2018",
      "In recent years, the birds appear to be repeating the northward exodus of wood storks . \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 29 Mar. 2018",
      "Visitors may spot snowy egrets, great blue herons, banded cormorants, wood storks , black vultures and anhingas \u2013 a.k.a. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "While the Katy Prairie is home for a wide variety of summertime birds like spoonbills and wood storks , Gonzalez said the place also is a major stop on the migratory route for ducks and geese coming from the north during the winter. \u2014 Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle , 26 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040957"
  },
  "wood hoopoe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bird of the genus Phoeniculus":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044317"
  },
  "wood owl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": long-eared owl":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044538"
  },
  "wood sorrel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Why does wood sorrel appear so prominently in the title and the story",
      "According to Eater PDX, which broke the news, Morchella features a number of ingredients not commonly seen on restaurant menus, including wood sorrel , wild sumac, elderflowers and lots of mushrooms. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Shamrocks are members of the wood sorrel family of the genus Oxalis. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "The greens typically called weeds that get ripped out of backyards make a delicious salad and can be a bold garnish \u2014 think of purslane, or wood sorrel . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "In the north, toss together smoked char, chanterelles, juniper berries and wood sorrel . \u2014 Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
      "In the north, toss together smoked char, chanterelles, juniper berries and wood sorrel . \u2014 Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
      "In the north, toss together smoked char, chanterelles, juniper berries and wood sorrel . \u2014 Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
      "Home to Regan is beyond the reach of modern technology, tramping the loamy forest foraging for mushrooms, wood sorrel and tiny wild strawberries. \u2014 Deborah Reid, Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044711"
  },
  "wood betony":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lousewort ( Pedicularis canadensis ) of eastern North America with yellow or reddish flowers in bracted spikes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8be-t\u0259-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dwarf crested Iris, blue phlox, Canadian wood betony . \u2014 Shahla Farzan, Scientific American , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Look for low-growing Southwestern Lewisia, brilliant yellow mountain dandelions, wood betony and delicate Fendler\u2019s sandwort growing among pine needles and limestone boulders. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 7 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English betone , from Anglo-French betoine , from Latin vettonica, betonica , from Vettones , an ancient people inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1747, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050654"
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  "woolly monkey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": either of two large monkeys ( Lagothrix lagotricha and L. flavicauda ) chiefly of the Amazon basin that have short woolly hair, long limbs, and a long prehensile tail":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055230"
  },
  "wood-boring":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": excavating galleries in wood in feeding or in constructing a nest":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly of an insect"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d-\u02ccb\u022fr-i\u014b"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1815, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055514"
  },
  "wood louse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a terrestrial isopod crustacean (suborder Oniscoidea) with a flattened elliptical body often capable of being rolled into a ball":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Widder thinks the fish were searching for giant isopods\u2014ocean crustaceans that look something like a massive terrestrial wood louse (more commonly known as pillbugs or rolly pollies). \u2014 Ferris Jabr, Scientific American , 5 Aug. 2010",
      "In the case of one particular 429-million-year-old trilobite\u2014an extinct arthropod that looked like a big version of a wood louse \u2014a crack in just the right place has allowed paleontologists to see the world through the creature\u2019s eyes. \u2014 Riley Black, Scientific American , 13 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060608"
  },
  "woodworms":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d-\u02ccw\u0259rm"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1725, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061706"
  },
  "woolly thistle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cotton thistle":[],
      ": a thistle ( Cirsium flodmanii ) of western North America with white woolly leaves":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062944"
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  "wood coal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": charcoal entry 1":[],
      ": lignite":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063612"
  },
  "woodbin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bin for holding firewood":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065351"
  },
  "woolly gum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a blackbutt ( Eucalyptus pilularis )":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070310"
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  "woodhorse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": walking stick sense 2":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072043"
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  "woolly rhinoceros":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an extinct 2-horned rhinoceros ( Coelondonta antiquitatis ) inhabiting the arctic regions of Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene, having a dense coat of woolly hair, and being found frozen in the ice of Siberia with the flesh and hair well preserved":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072500"
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  "woolert":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": barn owl":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fcl\u0259(r)t"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably alteration of English dialect owlard barn owl, from English owl + -ard":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073136"
  },
  "wooden brick":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": wood brick":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073304"
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  "woolly manzanita":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tomentose California shrub ( Arctostaphylos tomentosus ) that is common in the chaparral and has white or pink flowers and brownish red fruit":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080942"
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  "wood snipe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": woodcock sense 1a(2)":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081543"
  },
  "woolly buckeye":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small tree or shrub ( Aesculus discolor ) of the southern U.S. often cultivated for its red and yellow flowers and its tomentose leaves":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082310"
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  "wood bison":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a bison that is a variety ( Bison bison athabascae ) of the American bison and is restricted to wooded regions of northern Alberta, Canada":[],
      ": woodland bison":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091010"
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  "wood rat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of numerous soft-furred cricetid rodents (especially genus Neotoma ) of North and Central America that have well-furred tails, large ears, and a characteristic tendency to hoard food and debris on or near their dens":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pack rats, also known as wood rats , are notorious for collecting an odd assortment of items from their surroundings to make their nests, called middens. \u2014 Sadie Witkowski, Smithsonian , 15 Nov. 2019",
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      "The woodblock prints were done by various European artists, most between 1900 and 1920. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The woodblock prints were done by various European artists, most between 1900 and 1920. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The woodblock prints were done by various European artists, most between 1900 and 1920. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The woodblock prints were done by various European artists, most between 1900 and 1920. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 2 Feb. 2022"
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      "By joining together with other woodlot owners, families can sell credits at a level that covers endowment costs and gives them a payout. \u2014 Moira Donovan, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Henning veered off into a woodlot and Tess immediately got birdy. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Schneiderman carried the bird, now called Rosie, into the woodlot on the south of the property. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "The infestation is in a 90-acre woodlot in Vevay, Indiana, in Switzerland County. \u2014 London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "The woodlot Lidstone called home was just a few miles away from Interstate 93, north of the capital city of Concord. \u2014 Fox News , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "The woodlot Lidstone called home was just a few miles away from Interstate 93. \u2014 Kathy Mccormack, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "The woodlot Lidstone called home was just a few miles away from Interstate 93. \u2014 Kathy Mccormack, ajc , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "The woodlot Lidstone calls home is just a few miles away from Interstate 93. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Aug. 2021"
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      "Producing single white or light pink flowers, wood anemone tends to grow in dense mats, covering the ground with foliage and spreading through rhizomes. \u2014 Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Aug. 2020"
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      "For example, archaeological evidence shows that the woolly mammoth endling lived about 4,000 years ago on Wrangel Island, 87 miles off the coast of Siberia. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
      "The approach is similar to a U.S. effort to de-extinct the woolly mammoth by editing elephant DNA. \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "The Pet Hair Eraser is the best handheld vacuum if your pet sheds like a woolly mammoth . \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Proponents say bringing back the mammoth in an altered form could help restore the fragile Arctic tundra ecosystem, combat the climate crisis, and preserve the endangered Asian elephant, to whom the woolly mammoth is most closely related. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "The Sunday eBay auction of a 12,000-year-old, fossilized woolly mammoth tooth raised $10,300 to aid Ukrainians affected by Russia's invasion. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Colossal\u2014a startup cofounded by the Harvard geneticist George Church\u2014wants to resurrect a woolly mammoth within the next six years. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Remains, including tusks, leg bones, vertebrae and ribs, were also found that belonged to a species of steppe mammoth, which was smaller and less hairy than its woolly mammoth descendants. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Back to life: Company seeks to resurrect the woolly mammoth , return extinct animal to the Arctic Show-Me-a-saurus! \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 29 Nov. 2021"
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      "Okay, so the next one is oud, which is a very woody kind of scent. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 23 May 2022",
      "The Liquorice soaps offer a sweet and woody aroma drawn from licorice plant roots. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Pruning keeps the plant from splitting open and becoming too woody . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Vegetables take work to prepare, vary in quality and can be bitter or woody . \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021",
      "Stick with annual, non- woody types, and remove them at the end of the growing season. \u2014 Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 June 2021",
      "Here's what legal experts say Periodical cicadas can also damage trees and woody ornamental bushes. \u2014 Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal , 19 May 2021",
      "Herbaceous perennials are non- woody plants that live for several years in the garden. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 20 Jan. 2021",
      "The clean mint, lemon, and verbena scents of the Banho Citron Verbena, wrapped in packaging inspired by Portugal\u2019s azulejo tiles, and the woodier Cerina Brise Marine soap, which has top notes of bergamot and Mediterranean pine. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 4 Nov. 2019",
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      "Pink pepper, ambrette seeds, ambrox (a velvety ingredient that contains salty, musky and clean woody notes in it) and iris all come together to complete this blend. \u2014 Kristin Corpuz, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "In terms of other brands, Earl of East's Smoke & Musk candle is a really beautiful woody scent, really, really lovely in the evening. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 16 June 2022",
      "Many men recommend it for its pleasant woody scent. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Tapping into this warm material, Vicu\u00f1a is a woody scent, ideal for winter, and is meant to be worn with wool clothing to help cozy up winter days. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Nearly every detail, from the woody scent infusing the air by Maak Lab to the Pendleton bed pillows, nods to Portland and the design throughout \u2014 especially the lobby with velvet green sofas, modern art, and swinging settee \u2014 is positively pretty. \u2014 Katie Chang, Travel + Leisure , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "More than 250 species of woody plants are on the cicada hit list, including saplings, ornamental shrubs, blueberry bushes, grapevines, and bramble fruit bushes like blackberries. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
      "Last, but not least, is the Mizunara, an amber single malt aged in Japanese oak barrels that has a gentle cinnamon nose and a woody finish reminiscent of incense. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 19 May 2022",
      "These ingredients also provide a natural fragrance that\u2019s woody , earthy and all-round manly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022"
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      "The building houses several spaces dedicated to teaching traditional Northwest Coast art forms like basketry, weaving and wood carving , both in-person and through digital workshops. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "The Wethersfield Art League members will showcase their artwork and the public is invited to view and purchase pieces that include traditional art, mixed media and wood carving . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
      "The artist who created the Bohorodchany Iconostasis, Yov Kondzelevych, was born in 1667 in Zhovkva, a center of painting and wood carving located 20 miles north of Lviv. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
      "The intricate, dark- wood carving from 1642 was placed on the mantel on Thursday. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The wood carving of the temple is two pandas in a tree. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Founded by Becki Silverstein, The Avant-Garde shows are a series of fairs throughout the Midwest including everything from repurposed jewelry, wood carving , handmade clothes, and more. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Plus, a chainsaw wood carving demonstration, student art show, target shooting, archery, kids world, craft vendors and food trucks. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Take a look at stained glass, fabric, wood carving , pottery, painting and other types of works, from Ohio and from around the country. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 5 Aug. 2021"
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      "The slim rollerball applicator comes with a wearable pouch made from vegan leather, so transportation to a magical woodland is only ever a quick dab away. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Homes nestled in the Oakland hills sit among oak woodland trees and shrubs, an enclave from city life. \u2014 Emma Talley, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
      "Amidst the backdrop, two rivals, Cla\u00e9 and Bru\u00f3, reluctantly join forces in a bid to save their precious woodland and the Perlimps from giants surrounding the forest and regain peace. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "Defensible space, a buffer between property and surrounding woodland and vegetation, is crucial in fire-prone areas of California. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The site is located within Long Crouch Woods, a 26-acre woodland that sits above Seaver Street in Roxbury. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The 14-acre swath within the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area in Queen Anne\u2019s County, is one of nature\u2019s rarest commodities: an old-growth forest \u2014 a woodland that has never been altered by humans. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "One-third of Germany is woodland , and while most of that area is planted with trees that are harvested for timber, more trees are planted than are felled. \u2014 Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "Studies have shown that, compared with urban walking, walking in a woodland setting more dramatically lowers stress, increases positive mood, and enhances working memory. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Thomas used mural-like wallpaper depicting a starry woodland scene, which Howard says reminds her of the mystical forest setting in My Neighbor Totoro, her favorite Miyazaki film. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "People who search for these woodland retreats, the more rustic and remote the better, are longing for peace, quiet, and simpler times. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "The otherworldly beings may be scary for the littlest ones, who might prefer the gentleness of Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, about a friendly troll-like being (who mostly looks like a woodland creature). \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "Native understory woodland plants that grow in forests under large trees are best suited for full shade. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "The grasslands at Havenwoods steal the flower show in July and August, but spring is the time for woodland wildflowers in the state's only urban forest. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Down a woodland path off Yablunska Street, the body of a Ukrainian man, identified by his wife, had been left behind by Russian soldiers after their retreat. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
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      "North of Boston, a vagrant wood stork continued to be sighted in the vicinity of the Green Landing Marsh in Gloucester, a little blue heron at the Ross Field Mill Pond elsewhere in Gloucester. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "The refuge is only 6 miles west of our coastline \u2014 as the wood stork flies. \u2014 Ron Seifer, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "The juvenile wood stork was first seen by bird researcher Anthony Ciancimino on July 31 in a saltwater marsh near an Amazon warehouse, the Staten Island Advance reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "This peaceful place where the R\u00edo San Jos\u00e9 meets the ocean draws some 200 species of resident and migratory birds including wood storks , pelicans, egrets, herons, ibises, and hawks. \u2014 Jenny Peters, National Geographic , 25 July 2019",
      "Threatened wood storks , which nearly disappeared in the early 1980s, doubled their 10-year nesting average. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 29 Mar. 2018",
      "In recent years, the birds appear to be repeating the northward exodus of wood storks . \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 29 Mar. 2018",
      "Visitors may spot snowy egrets, great blue herons, banded cormorants, wood storks , black vultures and anhingas \u2013 a.k.a. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "While the Katy Prairie is home for a wide variety of summertime birds like spoonbills and wood storks , Gonzalez said the place also is a major stop on the migratory route for ducks and geese coming from the north during the winter. \u2014 Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle , 26 Dec. 2017"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Horns blare, crossings blink, steam and smoke hiss from engine chimneys and a woodchopper with a quarter-inch ax works on a wood pile for the winter. \u2014 Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com , 17 Aug. 2017"
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      "The slim rollerball applicator comes with a wearable pouch made from vegan leather, so transportation to a magical woodland is only ever a quick dab away. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Homes nestled in the Oakland hills sit among oak woodland trees and shrubs, an enclave from city life. \u2014 Emma Talley, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
      "Amidst the backdrop, two rivals, Cla\u00e9 and Bru\u00f3, reluctantly join forces in a bid to save their precious woodland and the Perlimps from giants surrounding the forest and regain peace. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "Defensible space, a buffer between property and surrounding woodland and vegetation, is crucial in fire-prone areas of California. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The site is located within Long Crouch Woods, a 26-acre woodland that sits above Seaver Street in Roxbury. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The 14-acre swath within the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area in Queen Anne\u2019s County, is one of nature\u2019s rarest commodities: an old-growth forest \u2014 a woodland that has never been altered by humans. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "One-third of Germany is woodland , and while most of that area is planted with trees that are harvested for timber, more trees are planted than are felled. \u2014 Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "Studies have shown that, compared with urban walking, walking in a woodland setting more dramatically lowers stress, increases positive mood, and enhances working memory. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Thomas used mural-like wallpaper depicting a starry woodland scene, which Howard says reminds her of the mystical forest setting in My Neighbor Totoro, her favorite Miyazaki film. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "People who search for these woodland retreats, the more rustic and remote the better, are longing for peace, quiet, and simpler times. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "The otherworldly beings may be scary for the littlest ones, who might prefer the gentleness of Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, about a friendly troll-like being (who mostly looks like a woodland creature). \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "Native understory woodland plants that grow in forests under large trees are best suited for full shade. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "The grasslands at Havenwoods steal the flower show in July and August, but spring is the time for woodland wildflowers in the state's only urban forest. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Down a woodland path off Yablunska Street, the body of a Ukrainian man, identified by his wife, had been left behind by Russian soldiers after their retreat. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
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      "The room is crowded\u2014firewood and tools jumbled by a woodstove , cardboard boxes, cases of soda and seltzer. \u2014 Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
      "Highly concentrated sources of warmth\u2014from propping them up on an air vent or near a woodstove \u2014can also break down durable water-repellent (DWR) membranes in both synthetic and leather gloves. \u2014 Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online , 21 Mar. 2020",
      "Quieter pursuits include curling up by a warm woodstove , to read or journal, or taking time to indulge in massage therapy. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Create an unexpected design moment in your space by adding a tile area rug to the floor just around a free-standing fireplace or woodstove . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Although, based on their various states of repose around a woodstove , our six English setters and two Labradors give the impression that a day off is not too much of an imposition. \u2014 Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Be safe when using space heaters, fireplaces, and a woodstove to heat your home. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "On one end is a living area, with a woodstove and a sitting area, an open kitchen and a long wood dining table; on the other side is the main bedroom and bathroom \u2013neither of which have doors, but gain privacy from the walls. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Once there was a tree who longed to come inside and sit by the woodstove . \u2014 George Saunders, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Now add in a CSU team picked to win the Mountain West that has suddenly suffered consecutive losses and circled Feb. 4 in red ink since a 79-49 trip to the woodshed at Viejas Arena last month on CBS. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The team that went 1-2 in the first three weeks of the 2020 season is a much different team than the one that took Florida to the woodshed in the Cotton Bowl in January. \u2014 R.j. Coyle, Dallas News , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "To cope with the loneliness and isolation his deafness caused, Hauck would work in his woodshed or ride his bike on the Tammany Trace. \u2014 Kadee Krieger | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com , 18 Jan. 2021",
      "The woodshed should have been full by the first week of September. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "One of the more prominent voices in their camp has been Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, a member of 2018\u2019s freshman class from Virginia, who took House leadership to the woodshed in a now-infamous caucus call last week. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 16 Nov. 2020",
      "Jack was an avid hobbyist\u2014always working in his woodshed or on his computer or on perfecting his omelets. \u2014 Longreads , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "Inflation, which struggled to get out of the gate during an 11-year expansion, seems confined to the woodshed . \u2014 Jim Tankersley, New York Times , 16 May 2020",
      "In her series, Bee is outdoors on what is presumably her property, near a woodshed . \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Certainly, if Kentucky or any other state with an Intercept or Aid program failed to honor their pledge of financial assistance, they would be taken to the municipal bond woodshed by the capital market. \u2014 Marilyn Cohen, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "But while lack of work and income was, of course, a big downside, some hit the proverbial woodshed and emerged as stronger players. \u2014 Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021"
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      "1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another, beside a woodpile , wore a sheepskin-and-leather jacket that was speckled with unmelted snow. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Build jumps off an existing foundation like a woodpile . \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 24 Feb. 2015",
      "The only thing Mike loves more than describing a Thanksgiving menu is building a woodpile . \u2014 Ashley Ray-harris, Vulture , 7 June 2021",
      "Residents of the Canadian town also brought over trucks full of firewood for Hyder residents who had relied on a woodpile in Canada, Stewart said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2021",
      "In the conversation secretly recorded by Daly during lunch with Lamey at Rick's Boatyard Cafe in Indianapolis, Lamey does not mention the woodpile slur Daly characterizes as an Irish colloquialism. \u2014 Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star , 26 June 2020",
      "Sixty-three deaths were reported in the United States between 1950 and 1959, most of which occurred in or around a woodpile or outhouse. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 11 Nov. 2019",
      "Patrice went outside, walked over to the woodpile , pulled the ax from the stump, and split a piece of log. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
      "In Scandinavia, it is said that the way to choose a partner is to look at their woodpile . \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2020"
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      "The iconic hemlock is dying off, under siege from the invasive woolly adelgid bug that slowly sucks the life out of the giant trees. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "The Balsam woolly adelgid has been on Michigan\u2019s invasive species watchlist for years. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Parasitoids have often proved to be more successful biocontrol agents than predators, like those that might tame the woolly adelgid , because parasitoids are more likely to target a single species, causing less collateral damage. \u2014 Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "There are chemical treatments for some diseases and pests like the woolly adelgid . \u2014 Marguerite Holloway, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "Since the 1980s, however, hemlocks have come under an ever-widening assault from the hemlock woolly adelgid , a tiny insect native to Japan that sucks sugars from hemlock needles, killing trees. \u2014 Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "That money was used to fund grassland restoration efforts benefitting Michigan pheasants, rabbits and elk, and the eradication of the hemlock woolly adelgid , an invasive insect that has the potential to decimate trees across the state. \u2014 Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2019",
      "The hemlock woolly adelgid is native to Japan and was first discovered in the western United States in the 1920s. \u2014 Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com , 11 May 2018"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lyocell is made from wood pulp as a substitute for silk 5. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "But the cases of cheese being bulked out with wood pulp continue. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
      "In 2016, the US Food and Drug Association (FDA) busted Castle Cheese for selling its cheese as real parmesan when it was actually cut with fillers like wood pulp . \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
      "Georgia\u2019s top exports to Russia were civilian aircraft, vehicles, aluminum waste, wood pulp and combustion piston engines. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Made of 70% wood pulp cellulose and 30% cotton, these can be boiled, soaked in bleach, or safely cleaned in the top rack of your dishwasher (up to 200 times, according to the company). \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "This shortage stems from lumber's raw material, wood pulp , which is used to make toilet paper. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "The rotary press accelerated book publishing, and with inexpensive wood pulp paper, ultimately lowered the price of a hardcover volume. \u2014 James Barron, New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The plant version can be easily extracted from materials that would otherwise be trash, like wood pulp , mango skins, and coffee grounds. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 6 Dec. 2021"
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