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{
"Dallis grass":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tall tufted tropical South American perennial grass ( Paspalum dilatatum ) introduced as a pasture and forage grass in the southern U.S.":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1907, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"A. T. Dallis , 19th century American farmer":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-l\u0259s-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200834",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dalliance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an act of dallying : such as":[],
": frivolous action : trifling":[
"had a brief dalliance with acting"
]
},
"examples":[
"an extremely serious scientist who is not much given to dalliance or idle chitchat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From day dates that turn into date nights, D.C.\u2019s an idyllic backdrop filled with both history and romance for anyone looking for a distinctive dalliance that\u2019s both intimate and fun. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 17 Apr. 2022",
"But this dalliance with aubade was short-lived, after which Tower and Weilerstein hit the ground running. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Coca-Cola's primary dalliance in this world came with MyCoke, an online chat space that revolved around Flash in its years of operation and included pedestrian mini-games and music remixing tools. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Hearst went furthest in his dalliance with Nazi Germany. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all, ending his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings for their head coaching vacancy Wednesday. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all, ending his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings for their head coach vacancy. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Harbaugh to stay at Michigan: Former Stanford and 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all, ending his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Vikings for their head-coach vacancy. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Walker re-signed with the Lions after a brief dalliance with free agency this spring. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-l\u0113-\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"frolic",
"frolicking",
"fun",
"fun and games",
"play",
"recreation",
"relaxation",
"rollicking",
"sport"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183610",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dallier":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": linger , dawdle":[],
": to deal lightly : toy":[
"accused him of dallying with a serious problem"
],
": to waste time":[]
},
"examples":[
"Please don't dally . We need you here right away.",
"The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for submitting ideas for the next set has also been extended until Sept. 1, so don\u2019t dilly- dally with yours. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Before taking control of the Gaullist party in 1976, Mr. Chirac dallied with the Communist and Socialist Parties. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"No unplugged shows for her, no Bon Iver covers or dallying with avant-garde producers: David Guetta and Sia will do, thank you very much. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"WikiLeaks has also been accused of serving as a conduit for Russian misinformation, and Assange has alienated some supporters by dallying with populist politicians including Brexit-promoter Nigel Farage. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In an attempt to egg him on through jealousy, Ness herself has been dallying , with unfortunate consequences. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Harry Kane scored the crucial goal five minutes from the end after Jack Grealish was caught dallying on the ball, and the Villa captain was punished by the clinical striker. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Enough dilly dallying , when are the Broncos going to put in Drew Lock as their starting quarterback",
"Books are meant to be long, dallying detours into other worlds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English dalyen , from Anglo-French dalier":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dally trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"synonyms":[
"disport",
"frolic",
"play",
"recreate",
"rollick",
"skylark",
"sport",
"toy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175927",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dally":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": linger , dawdle":[],
": to deal lightly : toy":[
"accused him of dallying with a serious problem"
],
": to waste time":[]
},
"examples":[
"Please don't dally . We need you here right away.",
"The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for submitting ideas for the next set has also been extended until Sept. 1, so don\u2019t dilly- dally with yours. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Before taking control of the Gaullist party in 1976, Mr. Chirac dallied with the Communist and Socialist Parties. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"No unplugged shows for her, no Bon Iver covers or dallying with avant-garde producers: David Guetta and Sia will do, thank you very much. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"WikiLeaks has also been accused of serving as a conduit for Russian misinformation, and Assange has alienated some supporters by dallying with populist politicians including Brexit-promoter Nigel Farage. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In an attempt to egg him on through jealousy, Ness herself has been dallying , with unfortunate consequences. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Harry Kane scored the crucial goal five minutes from the end after Jack Grealish was caught dallying on the ball, and the Villa captain was punished by the clinical striker. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Enough dilly dallying , when are the Broncos going to put in Drew Lock as their starting quarterback",
"Books are meant to be long, dallying detours into other worlds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English dalyen , from Anglo-French dalier":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dally trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"synonyms":[
"disport",
"frolic",
"play",
"recreate",
"rollick",
"skylark",
"sport",
"toy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014608",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dallying":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": linger , dawdle":[],
": to deal lightly : toy":[
"accused him of dallying with a serious problem"
],
": to waste time":[]
},
"examples":[
"Please don't dally . We need you here right away.",
"The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for submitting ideas for the next set has also been extended until Sept. 1, so don\u2019t dilly- dally with yours. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Before taking control of the Gaullist party in 1976, Mr. Chirac dallied with the Communist and Socialist Parties. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"No unplugged shows for her, no Bon Iver covers or dallying with avant-garde producers: David Guetta and Sia will do, thank you very much. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"WikiLeaks has also been accused of serving as a conduit for Russian misinformation, and Assange has alienated some supporters by dallying with populist politicians including Brexit-promoter Nigel Farage. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In an attempt to egg him on through jealousy, Ness herself has been dallying , with unfortunate consequences. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Harry Kane scored the crucial goal five minutes from the end after Jack Grealish was caught dallying on the ball, and the Villa captain was punished by the clinical striker. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Enough dilly dallying , when are the Broncos going to put in Drew Lock as their starting quarterback",
"Books are meant to be long, dallying detours into other worlds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English dalyen , from Anglo-French dalier":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dally trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"synonyms":[
"disport",
"frolic",
"play",
"recreate",
"rollick",
"skylark",
"sport",
"toy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052313",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dale":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": valley , vale":[
"went riding over hill and dale"
],
"Sir Henry Hallett 1875\u20131968 English physiologist":[],
"Sir Thomas died 1619 English colonial administrator in Virginia":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101l"
],
"synonyms":[
"dene",
"hollow",
"vale",
"valley"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"the beautiful hills and dales of our county",
"a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the Fayetteville-Spring- dale -Rogers area, the average price was $3.61, about 41 cents higher than last week and 52 cents higher than a month ago. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 Mar. 2022",
"There will be additional food items available for purchase, including foolish mortal funnel cake and an apple ginger dale frozen drink. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 2 June 2021",
"Why do so many Twin Cities mall names end in ' dale '",
"Hike along the River Swale, discovering waterfalls and enchanting hamlets tucked in among the dales . \u2014 National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
"Harrogate is 25 miles from the village of Haworth, where the Bront\u00eb family lived, and both are within easy reach of both the moors and the dales . \u2014 Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ , 9 Aug. 2018",
"Follow the arrows for Descanso Trail into a narrow dale shaded by oak trees, keeping a black mesh fence on your left. \u2014 Charles Fleming, latimes.com , 10 Mar. 2018",
"The atypical placement of the bunkers was a function of the distinctive topography of the site \u2014 hummocks, gorges, hills and dales that slanted and dipped. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2017",
"Unlike the miles of hiking trails that climb over hill and dale and greenways that twist and turn along the banks of rivers, rail trails are generally flat with long, gentle curves. \u2014 Joseph A. O'brien Jr., courant.com , 17 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English d\u00e6l ; akin to Old High German tal valley, Welsh d\u00f4l":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023954"
},
"dalai lama":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism":[],
"1935\u2013 Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious and political leader":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccd\u00e4-l\u0101-",
"\u02c8d\u00e4-\u02ccl\u012b-\u02c8l\u00e4-m\u0259",
"\u02ccda-",
"\u02ccd\u00e4-l\u012b-\u02c8l\u00e4-m\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Mongolian dalai ocean":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1698, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092417"
},
"dalag":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": murral":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4g",
"\u02c8d\u00e4\u02ccl-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Tagalog":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100032"
},
"dalapon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an herbicide C 3 H 4 Cl 2 O 2 that kills monocotyledonous plants selectively and is used especially on unwanted grasses":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dal\u0259\u02ccp\u00e4n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from d i- + al ph a + p ropi on ic acid":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103258"
},
"Dalcroze":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"\u00c9mile Jaques \u2014 see \u00c9mile jaques-dalcroze":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105512"
},
"dalasi":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the basic monetary unit of Gambia \u2014 see Money Table":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u00e4-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Wolof, probably ultimately from West African French dala 5-franc coin, from English dollar":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141216"
},
"Dalai Lama":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism":[],
"1935\u2013 Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious and political leader":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccd\u00e4-l\u0101-",
"\u02c8d\u00e4-\u02ccl\u012b-\u02c8l\u00e4-m\u0259",
"\u02ccda-",
"\u02ccd\u00e4-l\u012b-\u02c8l\u00e4-m\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Mongolian dalai ocean":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1698, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161202"
},
"Dalbergia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large genus of tropical trees (family Leguminosae) with pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers \u2014 see blackwood sense b":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"dal\u02c8b\u0259rj(\u0113)\u0259",
"-rg\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Nils Dalberg \u20201819 Swedish physician + New Latin -ia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171946"
},
"Daladier":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"\u00c9douard 1884\u20131970 French statesman":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-d\u0113-\u02cc\u0101",
"\u02ccda-l\u0259-\u02c8dy\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214900"
},
"dal":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
"dekaliter":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u00e4l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Descriptions of Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso are partially based on Ian D\u2019Agata\u2019s writing and seminars. \u2014 Susan H. Gordon, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"My mother, and my grandmothers before her, served this traditional Sindhi dish\u2014a tangy, dal -flecked vegetable curry\u2014in their kitchens. \u2014 Pooja Makhijani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 May 2022",
"Entrees, ranging from 11.99 for a dal fry to $17.99 for a lamb tikka masala, also have spicy options such as shrimp, mutton or fish curries, vindaloos and kadai chicken. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 29 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s why the dal may be contaminated with Listeria. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Allison Russell, Ezra Furman, Pom Pom Squad, Mattiel, dal :um, Mama Duke, Terror Jr., Ber, Rei Ami, Pleasure Venom, Bad Waitress, Ayoni, Danielle Ponder, and CMAT (solo) are slated to perform. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Move this dal from the stove to an Instant Pot by pressure cooking for half the cook time. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 15 Feb. 2022",
"At our favorite two places, his go-to to-go order (say that five times fast) is butter chicken, mine dal makhani. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2021",
"This is a nonnegotiable\u2014you\u2019ll need to find urad dal at a South Asian grocery store or order them online for this recipe. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi & Urdu d\u0101l":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1673, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230209"
}
}