dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/que_MW.json

{
  "Que":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Quebec":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234048",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "Quebec":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city that is a port on the Saint Lawrence River and is the capital of the province of Quebec population 516,622":[],
      "province of eastern Canada extending from Hudson Bay to the Gasp\u00e9 Peninsula and bordering the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York area 523,763 square miles (1,356,547 square kilometers), population 7,903,001":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1952, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "ki-",
      "also ki-",
      "kwi-\u02c8bek"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112538",
    "type":[
      "communications code word",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Queen's Counsel":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British crown":[
        "\u2014 used during the reign of a queen"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105826",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Quezon y Molina":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Manuel Luis 1878\u20131944 president of the Philippine Commonwealth (1935\u201344)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-\u02ccs\u022fn-\u02cc\u0113-m\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134757",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "queach":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": thicket":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English queche":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kw\u0113ch"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075818",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "queachy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": boggy , marshy":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete English, forming a dense growth, from queach + -y":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ch\u0113",
      "-chi"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000507",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "queak":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": squeak":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "imitative":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kw\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165919",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "quean":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "in pirate tales there's always the raucous tavern and its cadre of buxom queans"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English quene , from Old English cwene ; akin to Old English cw\u0113n woman, queen":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kw\u0101n",
      "\u02c8kw\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chippie",
      "chippy",
      "doxy",
      "doxie",
      "fancy woman",
      "floozy",
      "floozie",
      "hoochie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "tramp",
      "trollop",
      "wench"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182003",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "quean-cat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a female cat":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100649",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "queanish":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a quean":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064551",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "queasiness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing nausea":[
        "queasy motion"
      ],
      ": causing uneasiness":[],
      ": delicate , squeamish":[],
      ": full of doubt : hazardous":[],
      ": ill at ease":[],
      ": suffering from nausea : nauseated":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The boat ride made me a little queasy .",
      "She complained of a queasy stomach.",
      "He feels queasy about taking the test.",
      "She had the queasy feeling that she was being watched.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The streaming giant's stock has plummeted roughly 70% this year, investors are queasy about its business and the one-time darling of the entertainment industry now looks to have a murky future. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Directed by genre alchemist Bong Joon Ho, who would revisit similar themes a few years later with the Academy Award-winning Parasite, the film melds action with horror, humor, and a healthy dose of queasy drama. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "And so we are forced to snore our way through far too many scenes re-creating the break-in, reliving G. Gordon Liddy\u2019s (Shea Whigham) insanity and enduring the queasy anguish of Dan Stevens\u2019 John Dean, relieved only occasionally by Roberts\u2019 Martha. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The 32-year-old actor had been to Cannes twice before and had experienced its queasy jitters, spurred by drinking too much, sleeping too little and feeling eyeballs scan his face to gauge his importance. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "None of these ho-hum scare tactics has half the queasy charge of a roomful of fratty white guys leaping around Jasmine braying the N-word along to a rap song. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Too often, there's a queasy note of apology running through these true-life adaptations. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "But people shouldn't feel queasy about taking a stool sample at home and mailing it into a lab for testing, Couric insists. \u2014 Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "This questionable, queasy -as-hell notion is give way too much credence for comfort circa 2022, even in a movie in which the central premise involves military officials somberly discussing the best possible options for blowing up the moon. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English coysy, qwesye":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kw\u0113-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ill",
      "nauseated",
      "nauseous",
      "qualmish",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "sick",
      "sickish",
      "squeamish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113809",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "queasy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing nausea":[
        "queasy motion"
      ],
      ": causing uneasiness":[],
      ": delicate , squeamish":[],
      ": full of doubt : hazardous":[],
      ": ill at ease":[],
      ": suffering from nausea : nauseated":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The boat ride made me a little queasy .",
      "She complained of a queasy stomach.",
      "He feels queasy about taking the test.",
      "She had the queasy feeling that she was being watched.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The streaming giant's stock has plummeted roughly 70% this year, investors are queasy about its business and the one-time darling of the entertainment industry now looks to have a murky future. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Directed by genre alchemist Bong Joon Ho, who would revisit similar themes a few years later with the Academy Award-winning Parasite, the film melds action with horror, humor, and a healthy dose of queasy drama. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "And so we are forced to snore our way through far too many scenes re-creating the break-in, reliving G. Gordon Liddy\u2019s (Shea Whigham) insanity and enduring the queasy anguish of Dan Stevens\u2019 John Dean, relieved only occasionally by Roberts\u2019 Martha. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The 32-year-old actor had been to Cannes twice before and had experienced its queasy jitters, spurred by drinking too much, sleeping too little and feeling eyeballs scan his face to gauge his importance. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "None of these ho-hum scare tactics has half the queasy charge of a roomful of fratty white guys leaping around Jasmine braying the N-word along to a rap song. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Too often, there's a queasy note of apology running through these true-life adaptations. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "But people shouldn't feel queasy about taking a stool sample at home and mailing it into a lab for testing, Couric insists. \u2014 Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "This questionable, queasy -as-hell notion is give way too much credence for comfort circa 2022, even in a movie in which the central premise involves military officials somberly discussing the best possible options for blowing up the moon. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English coysy, qwesye":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kw\u0113-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ill",
      "nauseated",
      "nauseous",
      "qualmish",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "sick",
      "sickish",
      "squeamish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114436",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "queazy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing nausea":[
        "queasy motion"
      ],
      ": causing uneasiness":[],
      ": delicate , squeamish":[],
      ": full of doubt : hazardous":[],
      ": ill at ease":[],
      ": suffering from nausea : nauseated":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The boat ride made me a little queasy .",
      "She complained of a queasy stomach.",
      "He feels queasy about taking the test.",
      "She had the queasy feeling that she was being watched.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The streaming giant's stock has plummeted roughly 70% this year, investors are queasy about its business and the one-time darling of the entertainment industry now looks to have a murky future. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Directed by genre alchemist Bong Joon Ho, who would revisit similar themes a few years later with the Academy Award-winning Parasite, the film melds action with horror, humor, and a healthy dose of queasy drama. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "And so we are forced to snore our way through far too many scenes re-creating the break-in, reliving G. Gordon Liddy\u2019s (Shea Whigham) insanity and enduring the queasy anguish of Dan Stevens\u2019 John Dean, relieved only occasionally by Roberts\u2019 Martha. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The 32-year-old actor had been to Cannes twice before and had experienced its queasy jitters, spurred by drinking too much, sleeping too little and feeling eyeballs scan his face to gauge his importance. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "None of these ho-hum scare tactics has half the queasy charge of a roomful of fratty white guys leaping around Jasmine braying the N-word along to a rap song. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Too often, there's a queasy note of apology running through these true-life adaptations. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "But people shouldn't feel queasy about taking a stool sample at home and mailing it into a lab for testing, Couric insists. \u2014 Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "This questionable, queasy -as-hell notion is give way too much credence for comfort circa 2022, even in a movie in which the central premise involves military officials somberly discussing the best possible options for blowing up the moon. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English coysy, qwesye":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kw\u0113-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ill",
      "nauseated",
      "nauseous",
      "qualmish",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "sick",
      "sickish",
      "squeamish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111325",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "queen":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a female chieftain":[],
      ": a female monarch":[],
      ": a goddess or a thing personified as female and having supremacy in a specified realm":[],
      ": a mature female cat kept especially for breeding":[],
      ": a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a queen":[],
      ": a woman eminent in rank, power, or attractions":[
        "a movie queen"
      ],
      ": drag queen":[],
      ": the fertile fully developed female of social bees, wasps, ants, and termites whose function is to lay eggs":[],
      ": the most privileged piece of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move in any direction across any number of unoccupied squares":[],
      ": the wife or widow of a king":[],
      ": the wife or widow of a tribal chief":[],
      ": to become a queen in chess":[
        "the pawn queens"
      ],
      ": to promote (a pawn) to a queen in chess":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She was crowned queen of England.",
      "the reign of Queen Elizabeth",
      "the king and his queen",
      "the queen of the blues",
      "She was voted queen of the prom.",
      "This ship is the queen of all the ocean liners.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 July 2017",
      "THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA. \u2014 Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine , 14 July 2017",
      "One archetypal medieval gown in deep ultramarine velvet had structured straps diagonally across the bust, leading the eye down to floor length slit sleeves \u2014 styles worn by queens in court. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, The Seattle Times , 5 July 2017",
      "And then there's a forthcoming new album with his band The Good, The Band & The Queen that features the Clash's Paul Simonon, Simon Tong and Tony Allen. \u2014 Dan Hyman, chicagotribune.com , 5 July 2017",
      "Kings, queens and governments from around the world contributed bulbs, plants and statuary representing their country's culture, such as a Chinese bridge, and woodcarvings from Norway. \u2014 Joan Dittmann, Post-Tribune , 5 July 2017",
      "Leanne is running out of money to pay for her dream of making her 11-year-old daughter, Patty (Ursula Parker), a pageant queen . \u2014 Rick Bentley, kansascity.com , 5 July 2017",
      "Shawl: Tru Blue silk queen kimono, $242, Planet Blue. \u2014 star-telegram.com , 5 July 2017",
      "Imagine one person tells you that his ideal form of government would be to get rid of the Constitution and make Kim Kardashian queen . \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 5 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "People even flocked to Twitter to show the country queen some love. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The award show's account even wished the country queen a happy birthday with some throwback photos of Dolly's iconic looks throughout the years. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Legend has it that Tzul celebrated his victory by crowning himself king with the crown of St. Joseph and his wife, Felipa Soc, queen with the crown of St.Cec\u00edlia, according to Ram\u00edrez-Figueroa. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Style up your leggings like the Skims queen herself and be a Kardashian for a night. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "The last dance, last chance, to skate, as disco queen Donna Summer would put it, is on May 8. \u2014 Richard Chin, Star Tribune , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "Giving either queen the victory or the loss would have been warranted. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "There would have been no Elton John, queening in front of millions, or David Bowie, who freely credited Little Richard\u2019s inspiration. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2020",
      "As expected, fans were thrilled to see the country queen grace their television screens looking as fierce as ever. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 27 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English quene , from Old English cw\u0113n woman, wife, queen; akin to Goth qens wife, Greek gyn\u0113 woman, Sanskrit jani":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kw\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "diva",
      "goddess",
      "princess"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053433",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "queen anne's lace":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a widely naturalized Eurasian biennial herb ( Daucus carota ) which has a whitish acrid taproot and flat lacelike clusters of tiny white flowers and from which the cultivated carrot originated":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113115",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "queen's crape myrtle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a deciduous tree ( Lagerstroemia speciosa ) native to tropical Asia that has oval to oblong leathery leaves, showy usually pink to purple flowers borne in large clusters, and reddish brown smooth moderately hard durable wood":[
        "The queen's crape myrtle , L. speciosa, is a tall tree with hefty spikes of flowers in June and July. \u2026 In the fall, the robust leaves turn vivid red and fall after cold spells.",
        "\u2014 James Watson , Miami (Florida) Herald , 27 May 1990",
        "Unusual tropicals include \u2026 a queen crape myrtle with huge lilac clusters and orchids hanging from trees and on the fence.",
        "\u2014 Bette Smith , St. Petersburg (Florida) Times , 20 Aug. 1993"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105441",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "queen's-delight":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a perennial herb ( Stillingia sylvatica ) with a root that is used as an alterative and more recently shows promise as the source of a drying oil for paints and varnishes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110945",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "queenly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having royal rank":[],
      ": monarchical":[],
      ": of, relating to, or befitting a queen":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She maintained a queenly posture.",
      "a richly appointed, queenly bedroom, complete with a massive four-poster bed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "O\u2019Connell \u2014 Didi, to her intimates \u2014 is petite and nimble, with a queenly nimbus of red hair and a default expression, offstage anyway, of intent curiosity. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Half this spring\u2019s university graduates are likely to live to a queenly 100-years-old. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Her death also allows the narrator to emerge and to reveal her queenly rank. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "In long-limbed, willowy Maria Kowroski as the Sugar Plum Fairy, dressed in shimmering, pale hues of tulle and satin, the ballet has an especially queenly ballerina. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "Friday's queenly haul of $41.8 million includes $8.5 million in Thursday night previews. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, Billboard , 23 Nov. 2019",
      "This fear stands in contrast to Ellmann\u2019s mountain lion, with her single-minded focus, her stark and queenly solitude. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2019",
      "After playing Queen Charlotte in The Madness of King George, Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, and the titular Elizabeth I, Mirren just can\u2019t stay away from those queenly roles. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 22 July 2019",
      "The queenly gown donned a breathtaking 20-foot train. \u2014 Jasmine Grant, Essence , 27 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kw\u0113n-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "kingly",
      "monarchal",
      "monarchial",
      "monarchical",
      "monarchic",
      "princely",
      "regal",
      "royal"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203625",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "queer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or otherwise not heterosexual":[
        "\u2026 he fixed her hair and he did her makeup and showed her how to dress, and when he was done she was so beautiful that he fell in love with her even though he was a queer .",
        "\u2014 P. J. O'Rourke"
      ],
      ": a person whose gender identity is nonbinary or differs from the sex they had or were identified as having at birth : a genderqueer or transgender person : a person who is not cisgender":[],
      ": a queer person: such as":[],
      ": differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd , strange , weird":[
        "\"How queer it seems,\" Alice said to herself, \"to be going messages for a rabbit!\"",
        "\u2014 Lewis Carroll",
        "The endless and numberless avenues of bewildering pine woods gave him a queer feeling that he was driving through the countless corridors of a dream.",
        "\u2014 G. K. Chesterton"
      ],
      ": eccentric , unconventional":[
        "Dwelling apart in the depths of the woods are the various kinds of mountaineers, \u2014hunters, prospectors, and the like, \u2014rare men, \" queer characters,\" and well worth knowing.",
        "\u2014 John Muir"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity cannot be categorized as solely male or female : genderqueer , nonbinary":[
        "For Watson, playing Susie was always about representing an honest queer experience that could help others better understand what it's like to be gender non-binary, whether they're queer or not.",
        "\u2014 Shannon Carlin"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity differs from the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth : transgender":[
        "high-heeled shoes in sizes large enough to meet queer fashion demands"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or being a person whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual and/or whose gender identity is not cisgender":[
        "queer spaces",
        "the queer movement",
        "For many queer folks, the clothing we wear can be a vital part of our identity expression. And thankfully, there are tons of businesses popping up, many of them internet-based, that offer queer folks clothes made by us, for us, whether that's lingerie fitted for transgender bodies or clothes cut to fit butch cisgender women.",
        "\u2014 James Loke Hale"
      ],
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        "Queer people who are attracted to multiple genders often face erasure of their sexuality when they begin a monogamous relationship or a marriage. But your sexuality is about your identity\u2014not your partner's gender.",
        "\u2014 Erika W. Smith",
        "As a great deal of queer history has by now demonstrated, the strictly defined categories of \"homosexual\" and \"heterosexual\" are relatively new: bright lines drawn across the late-20th-century sexual landscape that made \"coming out\" a dichotomous choice.",
        "\u2014 Deborah Cohen"
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        "Then I told them my story of being a Southern gay Christian alcoholic, or as a friend puts it, a queer , Bible-banging redneck drunk.",
        "\u2014 Jonathan Odell",
        "\u2026 the legendary Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, founded by lesbians in 1976 and still predominantly queer to this day.",
        "\u2014 The Out Traveler"
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        "And knowledge of [his identity as a gay man] opens a path to consider how and to what degree his art queered \u2014to use a term from academic theory\u2014received versions of American culture: questioned their validity, revealed their contradictions, turned them inside out.",
        "\u2014 Holland Cotter",
        "The term genderqueer was originally coined in the 1990s to describe those who \" queered \" gender by defying oppressive gender norms in the course of their binary-defying activism.",
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        "What struck me about this book when I read it nearly two decades ago was how she queered the lives of black women who depend on one another to survive, who love each other intimately, and who exist at the intersections of race, gender, class and sexuality. It is a raw and complex narrative about coming into one's self, becoming more familiar and at ease with all of the parts of one's self, and it is a powerful accounting of a black lesbian facing head-on her own adversities.",
        "\u2014 Alicia Garza"
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        "As for the actual tea, [professor E. Patrick] Johnson notes, black gay men riff on family recipes, often making them boozy, queering the more sober versions from their youths.",
        "\u2014 Kyle Fitzpatrick"
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        "\u2014 Tom Clancy"
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        "\u2026 he fixed her hair and he did her makeup and showed her how to dress, and when he was done she was so beautiful that he fell in love with her even though he was a queer .",
        "\u2014 P. J. O'Rourke"
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        "\u2014 G. K. Chesterton"
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        "\u2014 John Muir"
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        "For Watson, playing Susie was always about representing an honest queer experience that could help others better understand what it's like to be gender non-binary, whether they're queer or not.",
        "\u2014 Shannon Carlin"
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        "\u2014 James Loke Hale"
      ],
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        "Queer people who are attracted to multiple genders often face erasure of their sexuality when they begin a monogamous relationship or a marriage. But your sexuality is about your identity\u2014not your partner's gender.",
        "\u2014 Erika W. Smith",
        "As a great deal of queer history has by now demonstrated, the strictly defined categories of \"homosexual\" and \"heterosexual\" are relatively new: bright lines drawn across the late-20th-century sexual landscape that made \"coming out\" a dichotomous choice.",
        "\u2014 Deborah Cohen"
      ],
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        "Then I told them my story of being a Southern gay Christian alcoholic, or as a friend puts it, a queer , Bible-banging redneck drunk.",
        "\u2014 Jonathan Odell",
        "\u2026 the legendary Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, founded by lesbians in 1976 and still predominantly queer to this day.",
        "\u2014 The Out Traveler"
      ],
      ": questionable , suspicious":[
        "He will be working to spread quack medicines, queer investments \u2026",
        "\u2014 G. K. Chesterton"
      ],
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        "I did get a job once, but I was off for a week because I was queer \u2026",
        "\u2014 Somerset Maugham"
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        "And knowledge of [his identity as a gay man] opens a path to consider how and to what degree his art queered \u2014to use a term from academic theory\u2014received versions of American culture: questioned their validity, revealed their contradictions, turned them inside out.",
        "\u2014 Holland Cotter",
        "The term genderqueer was originally coined in the 1990s to describe those who \" queered \" gender by defying oppressive gender norms in the course of their binary-defying activism.",
        "\u2014 Vanessa Vitiello Urquhart",
        "What struck me about this book when I read it nearly two decades ago was how she queered the lives of black women who depend on one another to survive, who love each other intimately, and who exist at the intersections of race, gender, class and sexuality. It is a raw and complex narrative about coming into one's self, becoming more familiar and at ease with all of the parts of one's self, and it is a powerful accounting of a black lesbian facing head-on her own adversities.",
        "\u2014 Alicia Garza"
      ],
      ": to make or modify (something) in a way that reflects one's rejection of gender and sexuality norms":[
        "As for the actual tea, [professor E. Patrick] Johnson notes, black gay men riff on family recipes, often making them boozy, queering the more sober versions from their youths.",
        "\u2014 Kyle Fitzpatrick"
      ],
      ": to put or get (someone or something) into an embarrassing or disadvantageous situation":[
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        "\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse"
      ],
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        "Nothing queers an investigation like moving too rapidly.",
        "\u2014 Tom Clancy"
      ],
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      ]
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      "Adjective",
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      "I had a queer feeling that something bad was about to happen.",
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        "\u2014 P. J. O'Rourke"
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        "\"How queer it seems,\" Alice said to herself, \"to be going messages for a rabbit!\"",
        "\u2014 Lewis Carroll",
        "The endless and numberless avenues of bewildering pine woods gave him a queer feeling that he was driving through the countless corridors of a dream.",
        "\u2014 G. K. Chesterton"
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        "Dwelling apart in the depths of the woods are the various kinds of mountaineers, \u2014hunters, prospectors, and the like, \u2014rare men, \" queer characters,\" and well worth knowing.",
        "\u2014 John Muir"
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        "For Watson, playing Susie was always about representing an honest queer experience that could help others better understand what it's like to be gender non-binary, whether they're queer or not.",
        "\u2014 Shannon Carlin"
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        "For many queer folks, the clothing we wear can be a vital part of our identity expression. And thankfully, there are tons of businesses popping up, many of them internet-based, that offer queer folks clothes made by us, for us, whether that's lingerie fitted for transgender bodies or clothes cut to fit butch cisgender women.",
        "\u2014 James Loke Hale"
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        "Queer people who are attracted to multiple genders often face erasure of their sexuality when they begin a monogamous relationship or a marriage. But your sexuality is about your identity\u2014not your partner's gender.",
        "\u2014 Erika W. Smith",
        "As a great deal of queer history has by now demonstrated, the strictly defined categories of \"homosexual\" and \"heterosexual\" are relatively new: bright lines drawn across the late-20th-century sexual landscape that made \"coming out\" a dichotomous choice.",
        "\u2014 Deborah Cohen"
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        "Then I told them my story of being a Southern gay Christian alcoholic, or as a friend puts it, a queer , Bible-banging redneck drunk.",
        "\u2014 Jonathan Odell",
        "\u2026 the legendary Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, founded by lesbians in 1976 and still predominantly queer to this day.",
        "\u2014 The Out Traveler"
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        "He will be working to spread quack medicines, queer investments \u2026",
        "\u2014 G. K. Chesterton"
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        "\u2014 Somerset Maugham"
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        "And knowledge of [his identity as a gay man] opens a path to consider how and to what degree his art queered \u2014to use a term from academic theory\u2014received versions of American culture: questioned their validity, revealed their contradictions, turned them inside out.",
        "\u2014 Holland Cotter",
        "The term genderqueer was originally coined in the 1990s to describe those who \" queered \" gender by defying oppressive gender norms in the course of their binary-defying activism.",
        "\u2014 Vanessa Vitiello Urquhart",
        "What struck me about this book when I read it nearly two decades ago was how she queered the lives of black women who depend on one another to survive, who love each other intimately, and who exist at the intersections of race, gender, class and sexuality. It is a raw and complex narrative about coming into one's self, becoming more familiar and at ease with all of the parts of one's self, and it is a powerful accounting of a black lesbian facing head-on her own adversities.",
        "\u2014 Alicia Garza"
      ],
      ": to make or modify (something) in a way that reflects one's rejection of gender and sexuality norms":[
        "As for the actual tea, [professor E. Patrick] Johnson notes, black gay men riff on family recipes, often making them boozy, queering the more sober versions from their youths.",
        "\u2014 Kyle Fitzpatrick"
      ],
      ": to put or get (someone or something) into an embarrassing or disadvantageous situation":[
        "Do you think she'll believe you after that",
        "\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse"
      ],
      ": to spoil the effect or success of (something)":[
        "Nothing queers an investigation like moving too rapidly.",
        "\u2014 Tom Clancy"
      ],
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        "high-heeled shoes in sizes large enough to meet queer fashion demands"
      ]
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      "Adjective",
      "The sky was a queer shade of red.",
      "I had a queer feeling that something bad was about to happen.",
      "Verb",
      "The sudden storm queered our plans."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
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      "the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The White House has increasingly tried to direct the blame for the rising prices toward Russia, a strategy that has done little to quell anxiety among Americans. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "The White House has increasingly tried to direct the blame for the rising prices toward Russia, a strategy that has done little to quell anxiety among Americans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "But to those outside the Andretti camp, DeFrancesco has done little, if anything, to quell the questions around his ability to be competitive in one of the best cars on the grid. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "That's done little to quell the concerns of immigration attorneys, advocates and public health experts. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The current delta variant outbreak has forced New Zealand\u2019s largest city, Auckland, to remain under lockdown for nearly two months and the stringent outbreak has done very little to quell the spread of the highly infectious delta variant. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "The absence of high-quality data showing that ivermectin can treat COVID has done little to quell the demand. \u2014 Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "But even a $250 million infusion from the U.S. government has done little to quell an epic family feud. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "But that\u2019s done little to quell the stream of domestic media reports on struggling cities. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 22 Dec. 2020"
    ],
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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      "Middle English, from quellen to kill":"Noun",
      "Middle English, to kill, quell, from Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old High German quellen to torture, kill, qu\u0101la torment, Lithuanian gelti to hurt":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010607",
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        "a rational understanding of the laws of nature can quench impossible desires",
        "\u2014 Lucius Garvin",
        "the praise that quenches all desire to read the book",
        "\u2014 T. S. Eliot"
      ],
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        "quench a rebellion"
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      "we thoroughly quenched the campfire before we headed to bed",
      "this lemonade really quenches my thirst",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rushing waters can\u2019t quench love; rivers can\u2019t wash it away. \u2014 Alexa Tucker, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
      "This innovative watch runs on H20 and will quench your quirky bro\u2019s fascination with unique gadgets and science-centric mechanisms. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
      "It is best known as the focal point of a historic feud that began in the early 1900s, when Los Angeles city agents quietly bought up ranch lands and water rights for an aqueduct to quench the thirst of the growing metropolis 200 miles to the south. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "This product is here to quench your thirsty curls and leave them detangled and hydrated. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "For others, training by mileage offers is a quantitative element necessary to quench their thirst for data. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 13 Feb. 2014",
      "Spectators looking to quench their thirst with a beer at the Tulsa, Oklahoma, golf course will pay $18 for a 25-ounce can of Michelob Ultra and $19 for a 25-ounce can of Stella Artois, according to Golfweek. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
      "Between the kitschy tours and boardwalk fun, Galveston has the finest restaurants and bars to quench those cravings for seafood and other beach eats. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 12 May 2022",
      "Along with Spanish colonizers looking for riches, priests looking for souls to save, many Indigenous people came as well \u2014 some as servants, others forcibly to quench the lust of men, some as wives, and many more for endless other reasons. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022"
    ],
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      "12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184247",
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        "a drink that will quench your thirst"
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        "\u2014 T. S. Eliot"
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    "examples":[
      "we thoroughly quenched the campfire before we headed to bed",
      "this lemonade really quenches my thirst",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rushing waters can\u2019t quench love; rivers can\u2019t wash it away. \u2014 Alexa Tucker, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
      "This innovative watch runs on H20 and will quench your quirky bro\u2019s fascination with unique gadgets and science-centric mechanisms. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
      "It is best known as the focal point of a historic feud that began in the early 1900s, when Los Angeles city agents quietly bought up ranch lands and water rights for an aqueduct to quench the thirst of the growing metropolis 200 miles to the south. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "This product is here to quench your thirsty curls and leave them detangled and hydrated. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "For others, training by mileage offers is a quantitative element necessary to quench their thirst for data. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 13 Feb. 2014",
      "Spectators looking to quench their thirst with a beer at the Tulsa, Oklahoma, golf course will pay $18 for a 25-ounce can of Michelob Ultra and $19 for a 25-ounce can of Stella Artois, according to Golfweek. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
      "Between the kitschy tours and boardwalk fun, Galveston has the finest restaurants and bars to quench those cravings for seafood and other beach eats. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 12 May 2022",
      "Along with Spanish colonizers looking for riches, priests looking for souls to save, many Indigenous people came as well \u2014 some as servants, others forcibly to quench the lust of men, some as wives, and many more for endless other reasons. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022"
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      "12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English -cwencan ; akin to Old English -cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwench"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "extinguish",
      "put out",
      "snuff (out)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063021",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "quenchless":{
    "antonyms":[
      "fire",
      "ignite",
      "inflame",
      "enflame",
      "kindle",
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    ],
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      ": put out , extinguish":[],
      ": to become calm : subside":[],
      ": to become extinguished : cool":[],
      ": to bring (something immaterial) to an end typically by satisfying, damping, cooling, or decreasing":[
        "a rational understanding of the laws of nature can quench impossible desires",
        "\u2014 Lucius Garvin",
        "the praise that quenches all desire to read the book",
        "\u2014 T. S. Eliot"
      ],
      ": to cause to lose heat or warmth":[
        "you have quenched the warmth of France toward you",
        "\u2014 Alfred Tennyson"
      ],
      ": to cool (something, such as heated metal) suddenly by immersion (as in oil or water)":[],
      ": to put out the light or fire of":[
        "quench glowing coals with water"
      ],
      ": to relieve or satisfy with liquid":[
        "quenched his thirst at a wayside spring"
      ],
      ": to terminate by or as if by destroying : eliminate":[
        "the Commonwealth party quenched a whole generation of play-acting",
        "\u2014 Margery Bailey",
        "quench a rebellion"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "we thoroughly quenched the campfire before we headed to bed",
      "this lemonade really quenches my thirst",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rushing waters can\u2019t quench love; rivers can\u2019t wash it away. \u2014 Alexa Tucker, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
      "This innovative watch runs on H20 and will quench your quirky bro\u2019s fascination with unique gadgets and science-centric mechanisms. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
      "It is best known as the focal point of a historic feud that began in the early 1900s, when Los Angeles city agents quietly bought up ranch lands and water rights for an aqueduct to quench the thirst of the growing metropolis 200 miles to the south. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "This product is here to quench your thirsty curls and leave them detangled and hydrated. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "For others, training by mileage offers is a quantitative element necessary to quench their thirst for data. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 13 Feb. 2014",
      "Spectators looking to quench their thirst with a beer at the Tulsa, Oklahoma, golf course will pay $18 for a 25-ounce can of Michelob Ultra and $19 for a 25-ounce can of Stella Artois, according to Golfweek. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
      "Between the kitschy tours and boardwalk fun, Galveston has the finest restaurants and bars to quench those cravings for seafood and other beach eats. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 12 May 2022",
      "Along with Spanish colonizers looking for riches, priests looking for souls to save, many Indigenous people came as well \u2014 some as servants, others forcibly to quench the lust of men, some as wives, and many more for endless other reasons. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English -cwencan ; akin to Old English -cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwench"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "extinguish",
      "put out",
      "snuff (out)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021029",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "querulential":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": querulous":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115915",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": complainer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "querul ous + -ist":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074432",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "querulous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "forbearing",
      "long-suffering",
      "patient",
      "stoic",
      "stoical",
      "tolerant",
      "uncomplaining"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": fretful , whining":[
        "a querulous voice"
      ],
      ": habitually complaining":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "car trips that were frequently spoiled by a couple of querulous passengers in the back",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But were senior party figures to try this, Mr. Johnson might threaten to call a snap general election, preferring his chances of winning a contest among voters to one among his querulous lawmakers. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Today those late, querulous paintings are counted among the most influential American artworks of the twentieth century. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "But with her voice querulous rather than grounded, Adams appears weightless. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "Today those late, querulous paintings are counted among the most influential American artworks of the twentieth century. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Pendleton plays a querulous council member named Mr. Oldfield. \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Today those late, querulous paintings are counted among the most influential American artworks of the twentieth century. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Today those late, querulous paintings are counted among the most influential American artworks of the twentieth century. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Today those late, querulous paintings are counted among the most influential American artworks of the twentieth century. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English querelose , from Latin querulus , from queri to complain":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also \u02c8kwir-",
      "\u02c8kwer-y\u0259-l\u0259s",
      "-\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "crabby",
      "cranky",
      "fussy",
      "grouchy",
      "grumpy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175936",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "query":{
    "antonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "contest",
      "dispute",
      "impeach",
      "oppugn",
      "question"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a question in the mind : doubt":[],
      ": question , inquiry":[],
      ": question mark sense 2":[],
      ": to ask questions about especially in order to resolve a doubt":[],
      ": to ask questions of especially with a desire for authoritative information":[],
      ": to mark with a query":[],
      ": to put as a question":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I have a query about my order.",
      "The librarian responded to my query .",
      "Verb",
      "They conducted a survey in which several hundred people were queried about their dietary habits.",
      "it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Most prominently, overlaid query engines that can access multiple databases at the same time have been marketed aggressively. \u2014 Mike Waas, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Before, getting this information required a time-consuming, multi-step process involving several different commands and, in the case of screening searches for stocks or bonds, filling in fields in a database query interface. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "With the recent commemoration of Beethoven\u2019s 250th birthday on Dec. 16, 2020, Gruenbaum sent query letters to 230 literary agents and publishers. \u2014 Cindy Cantrell, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "Answers to that query change as the students deepen their understanding of their craft and its costs. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "Elliott and Brookfield did not respond to a query seeking comment. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 14 May 2022",
      "Those include a requirement that all searches involving 100 or more query terms get additional approvals and that analysts actively opt in to search Section 702 data, rather than passively allowing it. \u2014 Dustin Volz, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "After sifting through responses from local food columnists, San Francisco natives and Twitter users, the outlet posted a query in a San Francisco Remembered Facebook group. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The nonprofit agency receives about half its funding from the Irish government\u2019s Immigrant Support Program, and this unexpected query fit right in, says Cathy Ward, the center\u2019s executive director. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Development teams can query , transform, or create views across one or more collections, MongoDB clusters and storage buckets. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Over the course of several weeks, The Republic attempted to query all Republican candidates for attorney general on Trump's endorsement and whether each believed that Biden had legitimately won Arizona in 2020. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "Analysts are expected to query MetLife for more detail about Covid-19 trends on Thursday, during the company\u2019s earnings call. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Then, in its infinite processing power, it can\u2019t be bothered even to query Wikipedia about West Virginia\u2019s political trends. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "These reports are usually created by experts within the company who query its supply chain and run the data through sophisticated models. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Guiraudie\u2019s oblique, opaque script likewise aims to keep the audience guessing, inviting us to identify and query our own prejudices and preconceptions in the same way M\u00e9d\u00e9ric does. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Tabs or windows that run in the background can continually query the IndexedDB API for available databases. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Acura fans may query why the brand is planning to relaunch a sporty hatchback in an era when SUVs and crossovers are taking over the market, and the answer to that is simply that the Integra helped to put Honda and Acura on the map from the 1990s. \u2014 Peter Lyon, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb",
      "1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of earlier quere , from Latin quaere , imperative of quaerere to ask":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwir-\u0113",
      "\u02c8kwer-",
      "\u02c8kwer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for query Verb ask , question , interrogate , query , inquire mean to address a person in order to gain information. ask implies no more than the putting of a question. ask for directions question usually suggests the asking of series of questions. questioned them about every detail of the trip interrogate suggests formal or official systematic questioning. the prosecutor interrogated the witness all day query implies a desire for authoritative information or confirmation. queried a librarian about the book inquire implies a searching for facts or for truth often specifically by asking questions. began to inquire of friends and teachers what career she should pursue",
    "synonyms":[
      "distrust",
      "distrustfulness",
      "doubt",
      "dubiety",
      "dubitation",
      "incertitude",
      "misdoubt",
      "misgiving",
      "mistrust",
      "mistrustfulness",
      "reservation",
      "skepticism",
      "suspicion",
      "uncertainty"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180013",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a querying manner : inquiringly":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061505",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "queryist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": querist":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0113\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112216",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "quesadilla":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tortilla filled with cheese and often a savory mixture (as of meat and vegetables), folded, and usually fried":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kate Sears Take your kids down South with their new favorite quesadilla recipe. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
      "The exceptions are the chicken quesadilla and the crab rangoon. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
      "Whalen\u2019s latest cookbook jacket touts his popular quesadilla bun burger video, which has 47 million views on Facebook and is basically a big flat burger sandwiched between two melty quesadillas and cut into wedges. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "All menus begin with a choice of a quesadilla stuffed with huitlacoche and goat cheese topped with chipotle tomato sauce or sopes stuffed with refried beans, chipotle tomatillo sauce and carnitas. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "On a typical day, Lygdback's first meal of the day is a breakfast quesadilla made with 4 eggs, flour tortillas, cheese, and pickled jalape\u00f1os. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 12 May 2022",
      "Using tortilla pieces, pinch some of the cheese to make a bite-sized quesadilla and eat. \u2014 Bythe View, ABC News , 5 May 2022",
      "Tofu scramble and broccoli for me, and a quesadilla and guacamole for him. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Brunch highlights include an omelet station, breakfast quesadilla station, salad bar, buttermilk pancakes, bacon and sausage, carved Easter ham, cherry wood smoked ribs, cedar roasted salmon and citrus, garlic and rosemary chicken. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, cheese pastry, diminutive of quesada , from queso cheese, from Latin caseus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0101-s\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113-\u0259",
      "also -\u02c8t\u035fh\u0113-",
      "or -\u02c8t\u035fh\u0113l-y\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105624",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "quest":{
    "antonyms":[
      "call (for)",
      "claim",
      "clamor (for)",
      "command",
      "demand",
      "enjoin",
      "exact",
      "insist (on)",
      "press (for)",
      "stipulate (for)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
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      ": a jury of inquest":[],
      ": a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry":[],
      ": an act or instance of seeking:":[],
      ": bay":[],
      ": investigation":[],
      ": pursuit , search":[],
      ": to ask for":[],
      ": to go on a quest":[],
      ": to search a trail":[],
      ": to search for":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "They went on a quest for gold.",
      "The team's quest to win a championship finally came to an end.",
      "He refuses to give up his quest to discover the truth.",
      "Verb",
      "They were questing for gold.",
      "I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Then the pleasure of abandoning their quest and submitting to the ecstasy of not knowing, of pure physical sensation. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
      "Norse god of thunder in his fourth solo outing in the MCU, which sees him reunite onscreen with Natalie Portman's Jane Foster, who has taken on Thor's powers in their latest quest against Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale). \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 3 July 2022",
      "As for his own personal quest in understanding the Sun",
      "Kevin Durant may be taking his quest for more titles elsewhere. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
      "Instead of their usual quixotic quest , Utah Democrats declined to send a nominee to the ballot this year, clearing the way for a one-on-one contest between the Republican nominee and independent candidate Evan McMullin. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "His quest to pay the family bills never totally materialized on the tennis courts. \u2014 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
      "And as his quest to discover Blue\u2019s identity continues, another classmate threatens to out Simon to the entire school. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 25 June 2022",
      "The native San Diego musician continues his quest to perform the complete piano works of the German composer. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Collins could both step in right away and help Lillard\u2019s quest to contend now, yet still be in his prime after the Blazers\u2019 six-time All-Star exits his. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
      "Inside Vikings\u2019 quest for \u2018less predictable\u2019 offense, starting with new coach's 'why' Since the first edition hit stores June 1, 1988, the franchise has sold more than 130 million copies and generated more than $4 billion, according to EA. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "The loss ended the No. 3 Comets\u2019 (16-3) quest for their second straight state title. \u2014 Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
      "The team was larger than life, an embodiment of owner Jerry Buss\u2019 quest to marry sport with glitzy entertainment. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The route, which includes an optional 8-mile side quest out to the picturesque Powell Point, then winds its way toward a series of high meadows before arriving at the next hut at Clayton Springs. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "At least four teachers have been turned in by students or parents for antiwar speech, in some of the starkest examples of the government\u2019s quest to identify and punish individuals who criticize the invasion. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Consider that quest the patrons\u2019 version of trying to read a Masters green. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Aided by Anthony Edwards\u2019 quest to score 50, the Spurs pulled within four points with eight seconds left before falling 127-121. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French queste , Vulgar Latin *quaesta , from Latin, feminine of quaestus , past participle of quaerere":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwest"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "hunt",
      "search"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104654",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "questhouse":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a house for holding the inquests in a ward or parish":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132909",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "questingly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in the manner of one that quests : inquiringly , searchingly":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200023",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "question":{
    "antonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "contest",
      "dispute",
      "impeach",
      "oppugn",
      "query"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subject or point of debate or a proposition to be voted on in a meeting":[],
      ": an act or instance of asking : inquiry":[],
      ": an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge":[],
      ": an interrogative sentence or clause":[],
      ": chance , possibility":[
        "no question of escape"
      ],
      ": doubt , dispute":[],
      ": objection , dispute":[
        "true beyond question"
      ],
      ": room for doubt or objection":[
        "little question of his skill"
      ],
      ": the bringing of such to a vote":[],
      ": the specific point at issue":[],
      ": to ask a question of or about":[],
      ": to ask questions : inquire":[],
      ": to interrogate intensively : cross-examine":[],
      ": to subject to analysis : examine":[],
      ": torture as part of an examination":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Can I ask you a personal question ",
      "I don't understand the question .",
      "Are there any more questions ",
      "In answer to your question , our next meeting will be on Friday.",
      "The essay questions on the test were easy.",
      "There are 10 multiple-choice questions on the exam.",
      "The exam included several questions on current events.",
      "The question arose as to who would be responsible for caring for our grandmother.",
      "I expected him to ask where I worked, but the question never came up.",
      "The key question in solving the mystery is, how did the murderer enter the house",
      "Verb",
      "The reporter questioned her at length on her life as the First Lady.",
      "The witness was questioned by the defense.",
      "I could tell that she was questioning my decision.",
      "He began to question his ability to do the job.",
      "I trusted him and I never questioned what he told me.",
      "The lawyer questioned the truth of the witness's statement.",
      "He began to question whether the things she had said were really true.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As to the question of whether Walsh was gay, Doran collected a great deal of hearsay but no proof. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Palin responded to a question about her approach to ranked choice voting in a statement that made no mention of Begich or other opponents. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
      "Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe also weighed in on North Korea's recent missile launches in response to a question following his own address at the forum on Sunday. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy And Heather Chen, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "The atrocity in Uvalde, Texas, has shifted Congress\u2019s focus to the question of gun control. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 9 June 2022",
      "James appears to be responding to a question about his future in a conversation with news anchor Don Lemon, rapper Fat Joe and comedian Amy Schumer. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "McDowell admitted as much in his meandering answer to a question this week. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "There is no sensible answer to the question of why anyone \u2014 let alone 18-year-olds \u2014 should have unfettered access to weaponry designed to inflict massive carnage in seconds, but some Republicans are trying anyway. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "In response to a question from City Director Kathy Webb of Ward 3 during last week's meeting, Scott indicated that the cost for such a center can vary depending on its scope. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Eastern Cape Premier\u2019s office tells CNN that the four remain under observation in hospital and authorities are waiting to question them. \u2014 Larry Madowo, CNN , 27 June 2022",
      "The plaintiffs wanted to question him about some emails uncovered through discovery. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "After a month, Richard Vandervelde, the son of Frens, allegedly lied to Missouri authorities when he was pulled over on June 5, 2018, and officials from the Grand Junction Police Department went to question him about the disappearance of his mother. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s human nature to kind of question yourself and things like that. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "From that moment on, Ukraine became the place where Yemchuk could question herself: a space where childhood memories and hopes for the future would meet resulting in multiple crossroads of different times of existence. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "Lawyers on both sides wanted the opportunity to question him further. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
      "When detectives continued to question him and relatives around the farm, the GOP candidate eventually asked to speak to an attorney, WTHR reported. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "In January 2021, Spencer was in the custody of the Milwaukee County Sheriff\u2019s Office when detectives tried to question him. \u2014 Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin quaestion-, quaestio , from quaerere to seek, ask":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwesh-",
      "\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for question Verb ask , question , interrogate , query , inquire mean to address a person in order to gain information. ask implies no more than the putting of a question. ask for directions question usually suggests the asking of series of questions. questioned them about every detail of the trip interrogate suggests formal or official systematic questioning. the prosecutor interrogated the witness all day query implies a desire for authoritative information or confirmation. queried a librarian about the book inquire implies a searching for facts or for truth often specifically by asking questions. began to inquire of friends and teachers what career she should pursue",
    "synonyms":[
      "interrogative",
      "problem"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022547",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "question and answer session":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a period of time when people can have their questions answered":[
        "After the speech there will be a question and answer session ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083849",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "question-begging":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": something that involves an assumption whose truth may be questioned":[
        "most of us may think this question-begging",
        "\u2014 Manchester Guardian Weekly"
      ],
      ": that involves the fallacy of petitio principii : that involves an assumption of something whose truth may be questioned":[
        "question-begging arguments",
        "question-begging epithets"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare beg the question at beg":[
        "question-begging arguments",
        "question-begging epithets"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214215",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "questionable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "certain",
      "hands-down",
      "incontestable",
      "indisputable",
      "indubitable",
      "questionless",
      "sure",
      "undeniable",
      "undoubted",
      "unproblematic",
      "unquestionable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": affording reason for being doubted, questioned , or challenged : not certain or exact : problematic":[
        "milk of questionable purity",
        "a questionable decision"
      ],
      ": attended by well-grounded suspicions of being immoral, crude, false, or unsound : dubious":[
        "questionable motives"
      ],
      ": inviting inquiry":[],
      ": liable to judicial inquiry or action":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The truth of the statements was highly questionable .",
      "The water available in the village is of questionable quality.",
      "a man of questionable character",
      "They acquired the money through questionable means.",
      "The company is facing a questionable future.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Broadway Bank, which came under scrutiny when it was revealed that the institution had issued questionable loans to crime figures. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Music fans no longer need to spend hours searching for a song and downloading it through questionable websites. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "Many industry watchers have deemed it a ticking time bomb with questionable collateral whose failure would almost certainly be an existential threat to the entire cryptocurrency market. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "John Adams and Thomas Jefferson declined to invalidate questionable electoral votes. \u2014 WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "Earwax is made by glands in the outer part of the ear canal to help protect your ears from dust, germs, excessive water, and other questionable substances, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 June 2022",
      "State and local officials have spent weeks trying to reconcile incomplete and, at times, conflicting reports on the shooting and the questionable police response. \u2014 Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
      "However, his road to a nom won\u2019t be easy, with a total miscast of his co-star Tom Hanks, who\u2019s thrown into a fat suit with a questionable accent, and an overbaked runtime. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "With regular starter Antonio Carlos slowly coming back from a hamstring injury and questionable for Friday\u2019s game, outside back Kyle Smith has filled that void in the defense. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwesh-",
      "in rapid speech \u02c8kwesh-n\u0259-",
      "\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for questionable doubtful , dubious , problematic , questionable mean not affording assurance of the worth, soundness, or certainty of something. doubtful implies little more than a lack of conviction or certainty. doubtful about whether I said the right thing dubious stresses suspicion, mistrust, or hesitation. dubious about the practicality of the scheme problematic applies especially to things whose existence, meaning, fulfillment, or realization is highly uncertain. whether the project will ever be finished is problematic questionable may imply no more than the existence of doubt but usually suggests that the suspicions are well-grounded. a man of questionable honesty",
    "synonyms":[
      "debatable",
      "disputable",
      "dodgy",
      "doubtable",
      "doubtful",
      "dubious",
      "dubitable",
      "equivocal",
      "fishy",
      "problematic",
      "problematical",
      "queer",
      "shady",
      "shaky",
      "suspect",
      "suspicious"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201636",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "questionary":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": questionnaire":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwesh-",
      "\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020424",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "questionee":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that is questioned":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073709",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "questioner":{
    "antonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "contest",
      "dispute",
      "impeach",
      "oppugn",
      "query"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subject or point of debate or a proposition to be voted on in a meeting":[],
      ": an act or instance of asking : inquiry":[],
      ": an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge":[],
      ": an interrogative sentence or clause":[],
      ": chance , possibility":[
        "no question of escape"
      ],
      ": doubt , dispute":[],
      ": objection , dispute":[
        "true beyond question"
      ],
      ": room for doubt or objection":[
        "little question of his skill"
      ],
      ": the bringing of such to a vote":[],
      ": the specific point at issue":[],
      ": to ask a question of or about":[],
      ": to ask questions : inquire":[],
      ": to interrogate intensively : cross-examine":[],
      ": to subject to analysis : examine":[],
      ": torture as part of an examination":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Can I ask you a personal question ",
      "I don't understand the question .",
      "Are there any more questions ",
      "In answer to your question , our next meeting will be on Friday.",
      "The essay questions on the test were easy.",
      "There are 10 multiple-choice questions on the exam.",
      "The exam included several questions on current events.",
      "The question arose as to who would be responsible for caring for our grandmother.",
      "I expected him to ask where I worked, but the question never came up.",
      "The key question in solving the mystery is, how did the murderer enter the house",
      "Verb",
      "The reporter questioned her at length on her life as the First Lady.",
      "The witness was questioned by the defense.",
      "I could tell that she was questioning my decision.",
      "He began to question his ability to do the job.",
      "I trusted him and I never questioned what he told me.",
      "The lawyer questioned the truth of the witness's statement.",
      "He began to question whether the things she had said were really true.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As to the question of whether Walsh was gay, Doran collected a great deal of hearsay but no proof. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Palin responded to a question about her approach to ranked choice voting in a statement that made no mention of Begich or other opponents. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
      "Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe also weighed in on North Korea's recent missile launches in response to a question following his own address at the forum on Sunday. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy And Heather Chen, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "The atrocity in Uvalde, Texas, has shifted Congress\u2019s focus to the question of gun control. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 9 June 2022",
      "James appears to be responding to a question about his future in a conversation with news anchor Don Lemon, rapper Fat Joe and comedian Amy Schumer. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "McDowell admitted as much in his meandering answer to a question this week. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "There is no sensible answer to the question of why anyone \u2014 let alone 18-year-olds \u2014 should have unfettered access to weaponry designed to inflict massive carnage in seconds, but some Republicans are trying anyway. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "In response to a question from City Director Kathy Webb of Ward 3 during last week's meeting, Scott indicated that the cost for such a center can vary depending on its scope. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Eastern Cape Premier\u2019s office tells CNN that the four remain under observation in hospital and authorities are waiting to question them. \u2014 Larry Madowo, CNN , 27 June 2022",
      "The plaintiffs wanted to question him about some emails uncovered through discovery. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "After a month, Richard Vandervelde, the son of Frens, allegedly lied to Missouri authorities when he was pulled over on June 5, 2018, and officials from the Grand Junction Police Department went to question him about the disappearance of his mother. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s human nature to kind of question yourself and things like that. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "From that moment on, Ukraine became the place where Yemchuk could question herself: a space where childhood memories and hopes for the future would meet resulting in multiple crossroads of different times of existence. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "Lawyers on both sides wanted the opportunity to question him further. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
      "When detectives continued to question him and relatives around the farm, the GOP candidate eventually asked to speak to an attorney, WTHR reported. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "In January 2021, Spencer was in the custody of the Milwaukee County Sheriff\u2019s Office when detectives tried to question him. \u2014 Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin quaestion-, quaestio , from quaerere to seek, ask":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwesh-",
      "\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for question Verb ask , question , interrogate , query , inquire mean to address a person in order to gain information. ask implies no more than the putting of a question. ask for directions question usually suggests the asking of series of questions. questioned them about every detail of the trip interrogate suggests formal or official systematic questioning. the prosecutor interrogated the witness all day query implies a desire for authoritative information or confirmation. queried a librarian about the book inquire implies a searching for facts or for truth often specifically by asking questions. began to inquire of friends and teachers what career she should pursue",
    "synonyms":[
      "interrogative",
      "problem"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223628",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "questioning":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": expressing or implying a question":[
        "a questioning look",
        "\u2026 looking at her with a questioning and rather startled gaze.",
        "\u2014 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"
      ],
      ": inclined to ask questions or seek information : inquisitive":[
        "The changes of direction are partly explained by this questioning attitude, and partly by his having written the book over twenty years.",
        "\u2014 Sarah Bakewell",
        "For a man with as questioning a mind as Charles Darwin's there was no danger of mental vegetation.",
        "\u2014 Ronald W. Clark"
      ],
      ": uncertain about or engaged in exploring one's own sexual or gender identity":[
        "Suburban Connecticut's first support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning youths had just begun, and Alex was proving how desperately it was needed.",
        "\u2014 Dan Woog",
        "Facebook provides more than 50 options beyond \"male\" and \"female\" for users to describe their gender identity, from \"gender questioning \" and \"neither\" to \"androgynous.\"",
        "\u2014 Chicago Tribune"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259-ni\u014b",
      "\u02c8kwesh-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083725",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "questionless":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": indubitable , unquestionable":[],
      ": unquestioning":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwesh-",
      "\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259n-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201628",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "queue":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head":[],
      ": a data structure that consists of a list of records such that records are added at one end and removed from the other":[],
      ": a sequence of messages or jobs held in temporary storage awaiting transmission or processing":[],
      ": a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles":[],
      ": to arrange or form in a queue (see queue entry 1 )":[],
      ": to line up or wait in a queue":[
        "\u2014 often used with up"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The Tiong Bahru hawker center in Singapore might well be my favorite place in the world to start the day. I remember vividly my first visit: I arrived jetlagged and hungry at seven in the morning to find vendors stir-frying greens in gigantic woks, sending up whooshes of smoke fragrant with garlic. Long queues of businessmen and construction workers and families who likely lived in the nearby housing projects snaked from the cash register of each stall. \u2014 James Oseland , Saveur , October 2008",
      "Around the time the Soviet Union ceased to exist, I was waiting in the entry queue at Fiumicino Airport in Rome when I noticed a party of several dozen young Russian girls being fast-tracked past a freshly opened control window. \u2014 Peter Robb , New York Times Book Review , 25 May 2008",
      "But many more people deserve the Nobel than get it. Krauss should've gotten it years ago. Though by now so many other discoveries have been made that he's farther down in an ever increasing queue . \u2014 Carl Djerassi , Cantor's Dilemma , 1989",
      "We were forced to stand in a queue .",
      "Three jobs remain in the printer queue .",
      "Verb",
      "The World's Food Fair, Boston. October 1896. Admission: 25 cents. Huge crowds throng the Mechanics Hall convention center. Women queue up for free samples from 200 different vendors: cereals, gelatins, extracts, candy, and custards. \u2014 Christopher Kimball , Cook's Illustrated , January & February 2008",
      "Nothing hacks off a national lawmaker more than a person who will not wait in line, unless that line is in front of an elevator at the U.S. Capitol, where Senators and Representatives use private elevators, lest they have to queue with their constituents. \u2014 Steve Rushin , Time , 10 Sept. 2007",
      "The crowd was queuing at the snack bar.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the mass denials under Ms. DeVos remained, as well as a queue of tens of thousands of pending relief applications, many of them years old. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The idea of accelerating projects that otherwise might stand in a queue for years started shortly after Los Angeles was awarded the Olympic bid. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Insults, bad sportsmanship, and even racist slurs go to the back of the moderation queue in this unnamed game. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Sometimes the deterioration is minor enough that the bridge will be put in the queue for repair and the frequency of inspections will increase, said Jerome Hajjar, professor and department chair at Northeastern University\u2019s College of Engineering. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Sometimes the deterioration is minor enough that the bridge will be put in the queue for repair and the frequency of inspections will increase, said Jerome Hajjar, professor and department chair at Northeastern University's College of Engineering. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Enlarge / Members of the public queue outside a pharmacy to receive COVID-19 antigen tests in Paris on January 6, 2022. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
      "This brings those applications to the top of the review queue . \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Calls that come into call centers without appropriate staffing are put into a queue and routed elsewhere, often to the National Suicide Hotline or to other states. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Travelers queue up move through the north security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport, Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Denver. \u2014 CBS News , 31 May 2022",
      "People queue for bread at a bakery in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon, Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022. \u2014 Time , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Until then, Bridgerton fans can queue up seasons 1 and 2 on the streaming service to rewatch all the best Kanthony moments and catch some surprising details. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Travelers queue up move through the north security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport, Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Denver. \u2014 CBS News , 28 May 2022",
      "Finish the evening by reminiscing over old photo albums\u2014 queue up these Mother's Day songs for background music. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Soldiers are stationed at fuel stations to calm customers, who queue for hours in the searing heat to fill their tanks. \u2014 Rukshana Rizwie, Sophie Jeong And Alex Stambaugh, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Should Big Thief carry you through a blustery February, queue up British diva Charli XCX to propel you into spring. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The small, drab courtroom on the fifth floor has only 34 seats, for which media members and public attendees have to queue . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1777, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, tail, from Old French cue, coe , from Latin cauda, coda":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "column",
      "cue",
      "file",
      "line",
      "range",
      "string",
      "train"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215316",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "Quebec deal":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": timber of any width and three inches or more in thickness":[
        "\u2014 used especially in the export trade"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155745"
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  "Queen Anne":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of furniture originating in England under Dutch influence especially during the first half of the 18th century that is marked by extensive use of upholstery, marquetry, and Asian fabrics":[],
      ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of English building of the early 18th century characterized by modified classic ornament and the use of red brickwork in which even relief ornament is carved":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kw\u0113n-\u02c8an"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Queen Anne of England":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170053"
  },
  "Quebecois":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0101-b\u0259-\u02c8kw\u00e4",
      "-\u02ccbe-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French qu\u00e9becois, qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois , from Qu\u00e9bec Quebec":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1862, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171402"
  },
  "queen's yellow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174032"
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  "Queen's English":{
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        "\u2014 used especially when the British monarch is a queen"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175802"
  },
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      ": purple wreath":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191552"
  },
  "Quebec standard deal":{
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      ": a deal board 3 inches by 11 inches by 12 feet":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202244"
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      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a union jack carried on the right of the regimental color by most British regiments":[],
      ": a white ensign bearing the royal cipher used on ceremonial occasions by the Royal Navy":[
        "\u2014 used when the British monarch is a queen"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202950"
  },
  "Queen's evidence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who gives evidence for the crown in British criminal proceedings":[
        "\u2014 used when the British monarch is a queen"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230837"
  },
  "queen's shilling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a shilling whose acceptance by a recruit from a recruiting officer constituted until 1879 a binding enlistment in the British army":[
        "\u2014 used when the British monarch is a queen"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011758"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a monkshood ( Aconitum napellus )":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021134"
  },
  "Queen's Scout":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a boy scout who has achieved the highest rating in British scouting by earning ten proficiency badges including four from a required list":[
        "\u2014 used when the British monarch is a queen"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024429"
  },
  "Queen's Champion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who formerly at the coronation of the sovereign of England declared his readiness to defend the sovereign's title to the crown against any challenger":[
        "\u2014 used when the British monarch is a queen"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025059"
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  "quetzal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Central American trogon ( Pharomachrus mocinno ) that has brilliant green plumage above, a red breast, and in the male long upper tail coverts":[],
      "the basic monetary unit of Guatemala \u2014 see Money Table":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ket-\u02c8s\u00e4l",
      "-\u02c8sal"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keep a keen eye out for the resplendent quetzal , one of Earth's most beautiful birds. \u2014 Joe Minihane, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "This town gets its name from the country's iconic bird, the quetzal , which was sacred to many ancient cultures. \u2014 Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Yuanchuavis likely flew similarly to a quetzal , a forest-dwelling bird that doesn't have the most exceptional flight capabilities, O'Connor said. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "The calls of resplendent quetzal birds puncture the hazy fog in northern Costa Rica's lush Monteverde Cloud Forest, where the treetops seem to scrape the heavens. \u2014 Megan Zhang, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 July 2021",
      "At 2400 meters above sea level, the hotel vantage point allows for a great view of the harpy eagle, the national bird of Panama, as well as the resplendent quetzal , which is most likely to be seen in Boquete. \u2014 Michael Alpiner, Forbes , 16 May 2021",
      "Located in a narrow mountain pass through which trade passed, Los Horcones would have given Teotihuacan control of the flow of cacao and quetzal feathers from the lush Chiapas coast. \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Although the cultures shared staples such as maize, the luxury goods prized in Teotihuacan, such as jade, cacao, and brightly colored quetzal feathers, all came from the tropical jungles of the Maya lowlands. \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Then came unexpected news: Guide Carlos Chavarria heard reports of a resplendent quetzal \u2014the most iconic bird of the rainforest\u2014at a nearby ridge. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "American Spanish, from Nahuatl quetzalli tail coverts of the quetzal":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054118"
  },
  "Quetzalcoatl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a chief Toltec and Aztec god identified with the wind and air and represented by a feathered serpent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-s\u0259l-\u02c8kw\u00e4-",
      "ket-\u02ccs\u00e4l-",
      "-\u02ccsal-",
      "\u02ccket-",
      "\u02cckwet-s\u0259l-k\u0259-\u02c8w\u00e4-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Nahuatl Quetzalc\u014d\u0101tl":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1578, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065947"
  },
  "Quetta":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city in northern Baluchistan, Pakistan population 565,137":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwe-t\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093913"
  },
  "quebracho":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several trees of southern South America with hard wood: such as":[],
      ": a tree ( Aspidosperma quebracho ) of the dogbane family which occurs chiefly in Argentina and Chile and whose dried bark is used as a respiratory sedative in dyspnea and in asthma":[],
      ": a chiefly Argentine tree ( Schinopsis lorentzii ) of the cashew family with dense wood rich in tannins":[],
      ": the wood of a quebracho":[],
      ": a tannin-rich extract of the Argentine quebracho used in tanning leather":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0101-\u02c8br\u00e4ch-(\u02cc)\u014d, ki-",
      "k\u0101-\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)ch\u014d",
      "ki-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Gran Chaco, which spans from Bolivia and Brazil to Paraguay and Argentina, is extremely bio-diverse, with more than 3,400 plant and 900 animal species \u2013 including quebracho blanco trees, tapirs and jaguars. \u2014 Joel E. Correia, The Conversation , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "In Wickett & Craig's case, that's done with the natural tannins from the bark of trees like mimosa and quebracho . \u2014 Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics , 2 Aug. 2016",
      "There are already plenty of strong woods in the world, like quebracho , snakewood, or African blackwood. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 8 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "American Spanish, alteration of quiebracha , from Spanish quiebra it breaks + hacha ax":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094419"
  },
  "queen closer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121108"
  },
  "Queen Charlotte Sound":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "inlet of the Pacific off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, south of Haida Gwaii":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150242"
  },
  "quebrada":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": brook":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0101\u02c8br\u00e4d\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish, from feminine of quebrado, past participle of quebrar to break":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155123"
  },
  "queen cell":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the large irregular thick-walled special cells usually attached to the base of a brood comb in which the larvae of the queen bees are reared":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164728"
  },
  "quetsch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dry white Alsatian brandy distilled from fermented plum juice":[],
      ": a vat equipped with rollers for applying chemical solutions or sizing to yarn or cloth and used especially in the slashing process":[],
      ": one of the rollers in a quetsch":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kve-",
      "\"",
      "\u02c8kwech"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German, from German dialect (Alsace) quetsch, quetsche plum, from a French dialectal word akin to Old French davoisne damson plum, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin damascena , from plural of Latin ( prunum ) Damascenum":"Noun",
      "German quetsche press, roller, from quetschen to squeeze, crush, flatten, from Middle High German quetzen, quetschen to strike, squeeze, crush; akin to Middle Low German quetsen, quessen to strike against, Middle Dutch quetsen, quetschen to injure, wound, break up":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175057"
  },
  "queen anne green":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tea green":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185130"
  },
  "queen bee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the fertile fully developed female of a social bee (as the honeybee) \u2014 compare queen sense 6":[],
      ": a woman who dominates or leads a group (as in a social activity)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202505"
  },
  "queen cage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small container to hold a queen bee (as for shipment)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210356"
  },
  "quetch":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": twitch , stir":[
        "quetching with pain"
      ],
      ": to break silence : utter a sound":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwech"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English quecchen, quicchen , from Old English cweccan to shake, shake off, move, vibrate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220819"
  },
  "Quebradillas":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city on the Atlantic in northwestern Puerto Rico population 25,450":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0101-br\u00e4-\u02c8t\u035fh\u0113-y\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233407"
  },
  "questioningly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": expressing or implying a question":[
        "a questioning look",
        "\u2026 looking at her with a questioning and rather startled gaze.",
        "\u2014 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"
      ],
      ": inclined to ask questions or seek information : inquisitive":[
        "The changes of direction are partly explained by this questioning attitude, and partly by his having written the book over twenty years.",
        "\u2014 Sarah Bakewell",
        "For a man with as questioning a mind as Charles Darwin's there was no danger of mental vegetation.",
        "\u2014 Ronald W. Clark"
      ],
      ": uncertain about or engaged in exploring one's own sexual or gender identity":[
        "Suburban Connecticut's first support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning youths had just begun, and Alex was proving how desperately it was needed.",
        "\u2014 Dan Woog",
        "Facebook provides more than 50 options beyond \"male\" and \"female\" for users to describe their gender identity, from \"gender questioning \" and \"neither\" to \"androgynous.\"",
        "\u2014 Chicago Tribune"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259-ni\u014b",
      "\u02c8kwesh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234654"
  },
  "Queen's Scholar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a student in an English school or college who is supported by a foundation created by or under the auspices of a queen":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015350"
  }
}