{ "boat":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a small vessel for travel on water", ": ship", ": a boat-shaped container, utensil, or device", ": a large car", ": in the same situation or predicament", ": to place in or bring into a boat", ": to go by boat", ": a small vessel driven on the water by oars, paddles, sails, or a motor", ": ship entry 1 sense 1", ": to use a boat" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dt", "\u02c8b\u014dt" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom", "craft", "vessel", "watercraft" ], "antonyms":[ "cruise", "ferry", "navigate", "sail", "ship (out)", "voyage" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "He tied the boat to the dock.", "Cruise ships and other boats filled the harbor.", "traveling by boat across the ocean", "Verb", "We boated over to the island.", "boated to the picnic site on an island in the bay", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Missing the boat on the health care transformation Rite Aid, which began life in 1962 as Thrift D Discount Center in Scranton, wasn\u2019t always an also-ran. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 14 June 2022", "Only available from December to May, the 85-foot boat is staffed with a private hostess and a chef. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022", "The mother had received assistance from a nearby fishing vessel and managed to get her daughter onto the boat , but could not hoist herself up. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 13 June 2022", "The boater then called for help, flagged down emergency responders, and helped to secure the boat , according to the statement. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022", "At the last minute, Zeller stepped in to helm the veterans boat on this year\u2019s trip. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022", "The mother was unable to hoist herself into the boat and went under the water. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022", "The competition always comes down to who is the better athletes rather than who has the better boat . \u2014 Bill Springer, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "When the boat was not returned on time, staff found it on the north side of the lake with Josey sleeping in his life jacket on board, but the mom was not with her child. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Their plan is to boat across the Yukon River and camp out until it\u2019s safe to return. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022", "Step it up with these high-waisted jeans that boat a D-ring belt for a more elevated take on classic wide-leg denim. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022", "The men had left Pilot Station 12 days ago to boat down to the coast to hunt seal and beluga whale. \u2014 Anna Rose Macarthur, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Nov. 2021", "Visitors to the region can hire local indigenous guides to boat them around the lake and through the river networks, pointing out wildlife and explaining the historical importance of the site. \u2014 Lucy Sherriff, CNN , 13 Aug. 2021", "But don\u2019t wait for the chance to boat a daily bag limit of five of the feisty trout. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 12 Aug. 2021", "The easiest and most important things for people to remember is to boat sober and wear their life jacket, said Lt. Darren Kuhn, DNR boating law administrator. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 July 2021", "Texas guide Dawson Hefner specializes in alligator gar fishing and had volunteered to ferry the two anglers onto the Trinity River in a final attempt to boat the elusive fish. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 July 2021", "The scam impersonates Alabama Power, warning people who intend to boat or swim in Lewis Smith Lake to stay out of the water due to a significant increase in the amount of flesh-eating bacteria found in the lake. \u2014 al , 29 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213039" }, "boatload":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a load that fills a boat", ": an indefinitely large number or amount" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dt-\u02ccl\u014dd" ], "synonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "basketful", "bucket", "bunch", "bundle", "bushel", "carload", "chunk", "deal", "dozen", "fistful", "gobs", "good deal", "heap", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "multiplicity", "myriad", "oodles", "pack", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plateful", "plenitude", "plentitude", "plenty", "pot", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "sheaf", "shipload", "sight", "slew", "spate", "stack", "store", "ton", "truckload", "volume", "wad", "wealth", "yard" ], "antonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "handful", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "mouthful", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "pinch", "pittance", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "speck", "spot", "sprinkle", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "taste", "touch", "trace" ], "examples":[ "a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And most important: How could a boatload of Haitians disappear without a trace? \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022", "And while that's still a few weeks away, the retail juggernaut has already unveiled a boatload of early Prime Day fitness deals that span home gym equipment, workout clothes, fitness trackers, and more. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 10 June 2022", "The Bulldogs have a boatload of talented athletes, including senior Jaylen Cole. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022", "The series has also made a boatload of money, notching more than $3.5 billion over six films at the global box office. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 26 May 2022", "Naylor sees tremendous value in spending a boatload of money to build and launch into the cosmos a telescope with no preconceived judgments. \u2014 Andrea Morris, Forbes , 5 May 2022", "Once again, the county taxpayers are paying a boatload of money because the stewards of the jail are not doing their. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022", "With the departure of a boatload of starters, the Sun Devils will be hard-pressed to match that win total. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 10 Apr. 2022", "Memorial Day Weekend marked the unofficial start to summer with a boatload of shopping deals. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 6 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194452" }, "bob":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": to strike with a quick light blow : rap", ": to move up and down in a short quick movement", ": to polish with a bob : buff", ": to move up and down briefly or repeatedly", ": to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly", ": to nod or curtsy briefly", ": to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth", ": a short quick down-and-up motion", ": any of several folk dances", ": a blow or tap especially with the fist", ": a modification of the order in change ringing", ": a method of change ringing using a bob", ": a small polishing wheel of solid felt or leather with rounded edges", ": deceive , cheat", ": to take by fraud : filch", ": bunch , cluster", ": nosegay", ": a knob, knot, twist, or curl especially of ribbons, yarn, or hair", ": a short haircut on a woman or child", ": float sense 2a", ": a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line)", ": trifle sense 1", ": to cut shorter : crop", ": to cut (hair) in the style of a bob", ": shilling", ": bobsled", ": to move or cause to move with a short jerky up-and-down motion", ": to try to seize something with the teeth", ": a short jerky up-and-down motion", ": a float used to buoy up the baited end of a fishing line", ": a woman's or child's short haircut", ": to cut (hair) in the style of a bob", ": to cut shorter" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4b", "\u02c8b\u00e4b" ], "synonyms":[ "bobble", "jog", "jounce", "nod", "pump", "seesaw", "wag" ], "antonyms":[ "bouquet", "nosegay", "posy" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Verb (1)", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Noun (1)", "circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1b", "Verb (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)", "Verb (3)", "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (3)", "1789, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (4)", "1856, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183010" }, "bobby":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": police officer" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-b\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "bull", "constable", "cop", "copper", "flatfoot", "fuzz", "gendarme", "lawman", "officer", "police officer", "policeman", "shamus" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a bobby on his beat", "asked a passing London bobby for directions", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The piece also came enclosed in a silk zippered case alongside two bobby pins and two elastic bands. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 27 Apr. 2022", "This concept is also exemplified by the Nia Bobby Pin chains, which find single bobby pins accented with long crystal chains. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022", "Forego traditional bobby pins and add one of these faux succulent hair accessories to your collection. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 Aug. 2021", "Secure one sock at the top of your head with a claw clip or bobby pins. \u2014 Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living , 25 May 2021", "Sometimes bobby pins don't cut it to upgrade your day-two hair. \u2014 Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY , 11 Dec. 2020", "To pick the lock, use your bobby -pin pick to push up the pins, one at a time, until the cylinder is free to turn. \u2014 Kevin Dupzyk And Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Nov. 2020", "These colorful acrylic bobby pins can be added to so many styles. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2020", "What about like a bobby -pin situation on men\u2019s hair? \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 26 May 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":" Bobby , nickname for Robert , after Sir Robert Peel, who organized the London police force", "first_known_use":[ "1839, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183151" }, "bod":{ "type":[ "abbreviation", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": fellow , guy", ": body", "biochemical oxygen demand", "biological oxygen demand", "biochemical oxygen demand; biological oxygen demand" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4d" ], "synonyms":[ "baby", "being", "bird", "body", "character", "cookie", "cooky", "creature", "customer", "devil", "duck", "egg", "face", "fish", "guy", "head", "human", "human being", "individual", "life", "man", "mortal", "party", "person", "personage", "scout", "slob", "sort", "soul", "specimen", "stiff", "thing", "wight" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "Some bod from the office rang you.", "He's a bit of an odd bod , but I quite like him.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Dua has been feeding our souls with the best swimwear content while on tour, giving us a peek at her angelic side in a butterfly charm bikini and putting her super-strong bod on display in a simple black two-piece. \u2014 Seventeen , 24 May 2022", "The mom of one, who shares daughter Bryn with ex Jason Hoppy, also flaunted her rockin' bod in a black bodysuit underneath a structured, black blazer in one Instagram Story. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 21 Jan. 2022", "Chilly weather is the perfect time to show your bod some extra love. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 28 Nov. 2021", "The chilly weather is the perfect time to show your bod a little extra love. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 22 Nov. 2021", "The Mazda 3 Turbo is a credible contender with its hot bod and explosive 310-torque turbo-4 under the hood. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 20 Nov. 2021", "Honestly, would've probably rather seen that than an entire episode of Kenny's naked bod . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 24 Aug. 2021", "Simone showed off her beach bod ' in a pink and yellow tie-dye bikini. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 10 Aug. 2021", "Drop, however, was able to gradually crescendo my bod into a blissful state of orgasm. \u2014 Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com , 16 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185539" }, "bodacious":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "outright , unmistakable", "remarkable , noteworthy", "sexy , voluptuous" ], "pronounciation":"b\u014d-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259s", "synonyms":[ "arresting", "bold", "brilliant", "catchy", "commanding", "conspicuous", "dramatic", "emphatic", "eye-catching", "flamboyant", "grabby", "kenspeckle", "marked", "noisy", "noticeable", "prominent", "pronounced", "remarkable", "showy", "splashy", "striking" ], "antonyms":[ "inconspicuous", "unemphatic", "unflamboyant", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "unremarkable", "unshowy" ], "examples":[ "a singer with a bodacious voice", "the bodacious decor of the boutique hotel is intended to appeal to the young and the hip", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Leroy Valent\u00edn Fern\u00e1ndez Leroy, also known as Indara Valkayre, a bodacious drag queen who impersonated Beyonc\u00e9's moves on stage at Parliament House and favored big wigs, tight suits and big boots. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022", "Raft The Numbers, a bodacious stretch of the Arkansas, with Browns Canyon Rafting. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 June 2021", "Gloria also has bodacious style, wearing fuchsia print shirts, metallic skirt suits, and necklaces dangling on her cleavage. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 13 Jan. 2022", "My colleague Janelle Okwodu cited the bodacious Jessica Rabbit as an inspiration, and my former colleague Brooke Bobb sent over an image of Pamela Anderson at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival busting out of a leather corset and a pair of opera gloves. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 13 Jan. 2022", "The show is quick and bodacious , funny and well-built. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 12 Nov. 2021", "Indonesian wax ginger, birds of paradise, and a bodacious heliconia bring instant aloha to your lover\u2019s heart. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 12 Feb. 2020", "This bootylicious powerhouse from the Davenport drag dynasty made it to the top four of season 11, thanks to her bodacious beauty and performing talents. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 26 May 2021", "In the show, the sister duo is seen sporting big bodacious curls. \u2014 Shelby Stewart, Chron , 6 May 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"probably blend of bold and audacious ", "first_known_use":[ "1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "bode":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage", ": to announce beforehand : foretell", ": to show or suggest that future developments or events will be unfavorable or unwelcome : to be a sign of trouble to come", ": to show or suggest that future developments or events will be good or favorable : to be a sign of good things to come", ": to be a sign of (a future event)" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dd", "\u02c8b\u014dd" ], "synonyms":[ "augur", "forebode", "forbode", "promise" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "This could bode disaster for all involved.", "her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Mahe, a junior from France, believes the Bulldogs' contention with match play's top team will bode well for Georgia's future. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022", "Additionally, Xilinx\u2019s complete platform and software solutions go-to-market approach will bode well for AMD in the data center, and also in other areas where AMD doesn\u2019t currently play, like automotive, aerospace and industrial automation. \u2014 Dave Altavilla, Forbes , 5 May 2022", "Stern, Rourke, Bacon, Daly and Reiser are each right on, likable and interesting, with good screen personalities that bode well for future movie contributions, as well. \u2014 Robert Osborne, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Apr. 2022", "Just about every other major housing stock is in a bear market and if housing stocks continue to fall that will bode poorly for housing prices on Main Street. \u2014 Adam Sarhan, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022", "Plus, state parks tend to be less crowded and more affordable, two things that bode well for overnight guests. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 14 Mar. 2022", "Inflation was highest for energy and food \u2014 sectors that bode ill for consumers. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022", "The other aspect of the meeting that doesn't bode well for Johnson & Johnson is that the panel is considering whether to recommend that J&J recipients get a booster from a different company. \u2014 Summer Meza, The Week , 15 Oct. 2021", "Transitions don\u2019t bode well for the complex U.S. health care system, with its mix of private and government insurance and its labyrinth of policies and procedures. \u2014 Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224027" }, "bodement":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": omen", ": prediction sense 2" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dd-m\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "auguring", "augury", "cast", "forecast", "forecasting", "foretelling", "predicting", "prediction", "presaging", "prognosis", "prognostic", "prognosticating", "prognostication", "prophecy", "prophesy", "soothsaying", "vaticination" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the continuing fascination with the obscure bodements of the 16th-century astrologer Nostradamus" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215157" }, "bodiless":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": having no body" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-di-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "ethereal", "formless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "insubstantial", "nonmaterial", "nonphysical", "spiritual", "unbodied", "unsubstantial" ], "antonyms":[ "bodily", "corporeal", "material", "physical", "substantial" ], "examples":[ "ghosts are supposed to be bodiless" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205044" }, "body":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head : trunk", ": the main, central, or principal part: such as", ": the nave of a church", ": the bed or box of a vehicle on or in which the load is placed", ": the enclosed or partly enclosed part of an automobile", ": the organized physical substance of an animal or plant either living or dead", ": such as", ": the material part or nature of a human being", ": a dead organism : corpse", ": a human being : person", ": a mass of matter distinct from other masses", ": something that embodies or gives concrete reality to a thing", ": a sensible object in physical space", ": aggregate , quantity", ": the part of a garment covering the trunk or torso", ": the main part of a literary or journalistic work : text sense 2b", ": the sound box or pipe of a musical instrument", ": a group of persons or things: such as", ": a fighting unit : force", ": a group of individuals organized for some purpose", ": fullness and richness of flavor (as of wine)", ": viscosity , consistency", ": denseness, fullness, or firmness of texture", ": fullness or resonance (see resonance sense 2 ) of a musical tone", ": to give form or shape to : embody", ": represent , symbolize", ": to use one's body to forcefully block or move (an opposing player)", ": the physical whole of a live or dead person or animal", ": the main part of a person, animal, or plant", ": a human being", ": the main or central part", ": the main part of a motor vehicle", ": a group of persons or things united for some purpose", ": a mass or portion of something distinct from other masses", ": the organized physical substance of an animal or plant either living or dead: as", ": the material part or nature of a human being", ": a dead organism : corpse", ": a human being", ": the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head : trunk", ": the main part of an organ (as the uterus)", ": a kind or form of matter : a material substance" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00e4d-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "brunt", "bulk", "chief", "core", "generality", "heft", "main", "mass", "staple", "weight" ], "antonyms":[ "embody", "epitomize", "express", "externalize", "incarnate", "incorporate", "instantiate", "manifest", "materialize", "personalize", "personify", "substantiate" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Tweaks to its air springs and adaptive dampers lessen this elephantine SUV's body motions with little sacrifice to its ride quality. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022", "According to newspaper articles from the time, some boys playing in the area found Coleman\u2019s body dumped next to a building. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022", "Kathleen Flynn for NBC NewsResearchers calculate Jameson's body fat percentage in the Pea Pod. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022", "Soldiers can, and have, entered his house and body -searched him on the streets without warrant or warning. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 12 June 2022", "Bailey's body was taken to the State Medical Examiner's officer for autopsy, the results of which are still pending, the release said. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022", "Sleep masks and body lotions cool down the skin with anti-inflammatory gel textures. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 12 June 2022", "At his funeral last July, Green\u2019s body was taken to Winthrop Cemetary in a hearse bearing the United States Air Force emblem and was led by four troopers on motorcycle and about 30 more troopers marching on foot. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022", "Sitting at the grim intersection of science fiction and gory, outlandish transformations of the human corpus, body horror is a signature of Cronenberg\u2019s work. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The program since has revised its policies pertaining to weight and body fat percentage. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 7 June 2022", "Weight was assessed via body mass index, an estimate of fat based on weight and height, as well as waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and/or body fat percentage. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 10 May 2022", "But failure to acknowledge your feelings ultimately does your mind and body a disservice, as Sumpter soon learned. \u2014 L'oreal Thompson Payton, SELF , 6 May 2022", "From there, the acupuncturist will develop a treatment plan, mapping out where on the face and body the needles will be inserted and stay in place until removed. \u2014 Julia Guerra, Allure , 18 Mar. 2022", "Thompson picked up his fourth foul in the opening minute of the second half, severely limiting the team\u2019s ability to body up to Embiid. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022", "How should body type be discussed when covering athletes? \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022", "The 6-foot-5 Javonte Green is always willing to body up to bigger players, and the 6-10 Tony Bradley has been getting more minutes. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 9 Feb. 2022", "The Official Charts are collated by the Official Charts Company, a joint venture of labels body the BPI and Entertainment Retailers Assn. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 4 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185040" }, "boff":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to have sexual intercourse with", ": a hearty laugh", ": a gag or line that produces a hearty laugh", ": something that is conspicuously successful : hit" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4f", "\u02c8b\u00e4f" ], "synonyms":[ "belly laugh", "boffola", "cachinnation", "cackle", "chortle", "chuckle", "giggle", "guffaw", "hee-haw", "horselaugh", "laugh", "laughter", "snicker", "snigger", "titter", "twitter" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "an old joke dating from the days of vaudeville that's still good for a boff", "the emcee told some good boffs that kept the ceremony from becoming too serious" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "1937, in the meaning defined above", "Noun", "1934, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220932" }, "bogey":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": specter , phantom", ": a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment", ": one stroke over par on a hole", ": an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course", ": a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition", ": an unidentified aircraft", ": one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile", ": to shoot (a hole in golf) in one over par", ": a low strongly built cart", ": a swiveling railway truck", ": the driving-wheel assembly consisting of the rear four wheels of a 6-wheel automotive truck", ": a small supporting or aligning wheel (as on the inside perimeter of a tank tread)", ": ghost , goblin", ": something a person is afraid of without reason" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-g\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "b\u00eate noire", "black beast", "bugaboo", "bugbear", "dread", "hobgoblin", "ogre" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun (1)", "He made a bogey on the second hole.", "He made bogey on the second hole.", "Verb", "She birdied the first hole but bogeyed the second hole.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Matt Fitzpatrick of England, who played in the final group with Pereira, also stayed in range, two shots behind until his sloppy bogey on the 17th. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022", "His sextuple bogey is the worst score on the first hole at the Masters, beating the old mark by two strokes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022", "Hadley held firm after his opening bogey before his birdie run left him on top once more. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2021", "But Ames gave a stroke back with a bogey at the difficult seventh hole overlooking Lake Michigan and Alker, Langer and others began to close in. \u2014 John Fineran, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2022", "Pressel plays her final 25 holes over Mission Hills without a bogey as Suzann Pettersen blew a four-shot lead with four holes to play. \u2014 Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022", "Her iron play has been excellent all week; Saturday marked her second consecutive round without a bogey . \u2014 Jeff Babineau, ajc , 29 Jan. 2022", "The 54-hole leader got off to a shaky start with a bogey at the first and didn\u2019t make his first birdie until the eighth hole. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022", "The 18-year-old Ishikawa has 12 birdies in his bogey -free round on the 6,545-yard Nagoya Golf Club course. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Barron, who bogeyed three of his last four holes in the opening round and had to settle for a one-shot lead, chipped in for eagle Saturday on the 571-yard 12th hole at Prestonwood Country Club to stretch his lead to three shots. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2019", "Thomas, who won the inaugural event in 2017 \u2014 South Korea\u2019s only PGA Tour stop \u2014 bogeyed the 18th for a 70 and he and Lee (68) were tied with a three-round total of 15-under 201. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2019", "The group another shot back included Dustin Johnson, who only made birdies on the par 5s and bogeyed his last hole for a 70. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, The Seattle Times , 14 Apr. 2019", "After a rough start to the back nine, bogeying the first two holes in Amen Corner, Woods picked up some momentum down the stretch, culminating with a clutch birdie on No. \u2014 Adam Woodard, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2018", "But after bogeying the fifth, McIlroy\u2019s third shot to the par-5 sixth hole rattled around a pile of rocks separating the green from a pond. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2020", "But Thomas bogeyed the 17th after his 12-footer for par lipped out, reducing the deficit to two strokes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Oct. 2019", "Finau bogeyed the first hole on Thursday \u2014 a typical occurrence for Masters rookies, even those with two healthy ankles. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2018", "Li bogeyed the 10th and 14th but more than negated those mistakes with birdies at Nos. \u2014 Jesse Smithey, Detroit Free Press , 5 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1948, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215421" }, "bogie":{ "type":[ "noun ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a low strongly built cart", ": a swiveling railway truck", ": the driving-wheel assembly consisting of the rear four wheels of a 6-wheel automotive truck", ": a small supporting or aligning wheel (as on the inside perimeter of a tank tread)", ": specter , phantom", ": a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment", ": one stroke over par on a hole", ": an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course", ": a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition", ": an unidentified aircraft", ": one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-g\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205225" }, "bogy":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": specter , phantom", ": a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment", ": one stroke over par on a hole", ": an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course", ": a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition", ": an unidentified aircraft", ": one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile", ": to shoot (a hole in golf) in one over par", ": a low strongly built cart", ": a swiveling railway truck", ": the driving-wheel assembly consisting of the rear four wheels of a 6-wheel automotive truck", ": a small supporting or aligning wheel (as on the inside perimeter of a tank tread)", ": ghost , goblin", ": something a person is afraid of without reason" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-g\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "b\u00eate noire", "black beast", "bugaboo", "bugbear", "dread", "hobgoblin", "ogre" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun (1)", "He made a bogey on the second hole.", "He made bogey on the second hole.", "Verb", "She birdied the first hole but bogeyed the second hole.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Matt Fitzpatrick of England, who played in the final group with Pereira, also stayed in range, two shots behind until his sloppy bogey on the 17th. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022", "His sextuple bogey is the worst score on the first hole at the Masters, beating the old mark by two strokes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022", "Hadley held firm after his opening bogey before his birdie run left him on top once more. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2021", "But Ames gave a stroke back with a bogey at the difficult seventh hole overlooking Lake Michigan and Alker, Langer and others began to close in. \u2014 John Fineran, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2022", "Pressel plays her final 25 holes over Mission Hills without a bogey as Suzann Pettersen blew a four-shot lead with four holes to play. \u2014 Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022", "Her iron play has been excellent all week; Saturday marked her second consecutive round without a bogey . \u2014 Jeff Babineau, ajc , 29 Jan. 2022", "The 54-hole leader got off to a shaky start with a bogey at the first and didn\u2019t make his first birdie until the eighth hole. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022", "The 18-year-old Ishikawa has 12 birdies in his bogey -free round on the 6,545-yard Nagoya Golf Club course. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Barron, who bogeyed three of his last four holes in the opening round and had to settle for a one-shot lead, chipped in for eagle Saturday on the 571-yard 12th hole at Prestonwood Country Club to stretch his lead to three shots. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2019", "Thomas, who won the inaugural event in 2017 \u2014 South Korea\u2019s only PGA Tour stop \u2014 bogeyed the 18th for a 70 and he and Lee (68) were tied with a three-round total of 15-under 201. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2019", "The group another shot back included Dustin Johnson, who only made birdies on the par 5s and bogeyed his last hole for a 70. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, The Seattle Times , 14 Apr. 2019", "After a rough start to the back nine, bogeying the first two holes in Amen Corner, Woods picked up some momentum down the stretch, culminating with a clutch birdie on No. \u2014 Adam Woodard, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2018", "But after bogeying the fifth, McIlroy\u2019s third shot to the par-5 sixth hole rattled around a pile of rocks separating the green from a pond. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2020", "But Thomas bogeyed the 17th after his 12-footer for par lipped out, reducing the deficit to two strokes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Oct. 2019", "Finau bogeyed the first hole on Thursday \u2014 a typical occurrence for Masters rookies, even those with two healthy ankles. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2018", "Li bogeyed the 10th and 14th but more than negated those mistakes with birdies at Nos. \u2014 Jesse Smithey, Detroit Free Press , 5 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1948, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211058" }, "bohemian":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a native or inhabitant of Bohemia", ": the group of Czech dialects used in Bohemia", ": a person (such as a writer or an artist) living an unconventional life usually in a colony with others", ": vagabond , wanderer", ": romani" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u014d-\u02c8h\u0113-m\u0113-\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"see bohemia ", "first_known_use":[ "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215544" }, "boil":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to come to the boiling point", ": to generate bubbles of vapor when heated", ": to cook in boiling water", ": to become agitated : seethe", ": to be moved, excited, or stirred up", ": to rush headlong", ": to burst forth", ": to undergo the action of a boiling liquid", ": to subject to the action of a boiling liquid", ": to heat to the boiling point", ": to form or separate (something, such as sugar or salt) by boiling", ": a localized swelling and inflammation of the skin resulting from infection of a hair follicle and adjacent tissue, having a hard central core, and forming pus", ": the act or state of boiling", ": a swirling upheaval (as of water)", ": a boiled dish of seafood, vegetables, and seasonings", ": a gathering at which this dish is served", ": a red painful lump in the skin that contains pus and is caused by infection", ": to heat or become heated to the temperature at which bubbles form and rise to the top", ": to cook or become cooked in boiling water", ": to feel angry or upset", ": the state of something that is boiling", ": a localized swelling and inflammation of the skin resulting from usually bacterial infection of a hair follicle and adjacent tissue, having a hard central core, and forming pus" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi(-\u0259)l", "\u02c8b\u022fil", "\u02c8b\u022fi(\u0259)l" ], "synonyms":[ "burn", "foam", "fume", "rage", "rankle", "seethe", "sizzle", "steam", "storm" ], "antonyms":[ "fester", "hickey", "papule", "pimple", "pock", "pustule", "whelk", "zit" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "Keep the temperature low enough so the mixture will not boil .", "a pot of boiling water", "french fries cooked in boiling oil" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a", "Noun (1)", "15th century, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231354" }, "boil down":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to reduce in bulk by boiling", ": condense , summarize", ": to undergo reduction in bulk by boiling", ": to be equivalent in summary : amount", ": to reduce ultimately" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "brief", "digest", "encapsulate", "epitomize", "outline", "recap", "recapitulate", "reprise", "sum up", "summarize", "synopsize", "wrap up" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The options to provide that backup essentially boil down to either nuclear, gas, or coal. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022", "Out-of-network disputes boil down to two powerful actors who have never liked each other. \u2014 Bob Herman, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022", "While the film\u2019s moral concerns still boil down to the battle between good and evil, Rowling, who penned the screenplay with Steve Kloves, uses an upcoming Wizarding World election to up the stakes of this conflict. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022", "The low-intensity vibe threatens to suppress turnout and boil down the June electorate to habitual voters and hardcore partisans, a result traditionally favoring Republicans. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022", "The reasons are complex but boil down to high demand, low supply, and rising interest rates. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022", "But my own model seeks to boil down the complexities into a simple, consumable framework. \u2014 Jeffrey Eiben, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022", "It\u2019s been said that all great stories boil down to one or both of the following. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022", "Will the leading actress in a musical category boil down to a two-powerhouse race? \u2014 Gordon Cox, Variety , 6 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1723, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204559" }, "boiling point":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the temperature at which a liquid boils", ": the point at which a person becomes uncontrollably angry", ": the point of crisis : head sense 17b", ": the temperature at which a liquid boils", ": the point at which a person or people might do or say something out of anger", ": the temperature at which a liquid boils" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi-li\u014b-\u02ccp\u022fint" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking point", "clutch", "conjuncture", "crisis", "crossroad(s)", "crunch", "crunch time", "Dunkirk", "emergency", "exigency", "extremity", "flash point", "head", "juncture", "tinderbox", "zero hour" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The boiling point of water is 212\u00b0 Fahrenheit or 100\u00b0 Celsius.", "when the situation reached the boiling point , the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The pro-life versus pro-choice debates that our nation is deeply embroiled in have reached a boiling point as the looming threat of a reversal of Roe v. Wade lingers on. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 3 June 2022", "Conversely, one of the most heartbreaking scenes depict Lil Murda and Uncle Clifford\u2019s complicated relationship reaching a boiling point . \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 27 May 2022", "Abbott echoed a common stance that many Republican lawmakers on both the state and national levels have repeatedly taken amid a nationwide debate on gun violence, which reaches a boiling point following each mass shooting. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 26 May 2022", "Heat the milk in a small saucepan over a medium heat to just below boiling point then take off the heat. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 10 May 2022", "Make ganache by putting the cream into a small saucepan and heat to just below boiling point . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022", "Family dysfunction reaches boiling point as three generations of warring women face-off. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Feb. 2022", "When a situation reaches boiling point , pausing the conversation can be effective. \u2014 Anna Shields, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022", "Or boiling point in chemistry, barometric pressure in meteorology, basis point in finance, bench press in weightlifting. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212947" }, "boisterous":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": noisily turbulent : rowdy", ": marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits", ": stormy , tumultuous", ": coarse", ": durable , strong", ": massive", ": being rough and noisy" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi-st(\u0259-)r\u0259s", "\u02c8b\u022fi-st\u0259-r\u0259s", "-str\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "hell-raising", "knockabout", "rambunctious", "raucous", "robustious", "roisterous", "rollicking", "rowdy", "rumbustious" ], "antonyms":[ "orderly" ], "examples":[ "The crowd was young and boisterous , the cheeseburgers were juicy and perfectly charred, and the place was always packed. \u2014 Jonathan Black , Saveur , October 2007", "Things had apparently gotten a little too boisterous during the Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League games. And it wasn't the kids. Fed up with noisy, know-it-all parents, the league banned cheering and jeering from the sidelines for one game, which they dubbed Silent Sunday. \u2014 Kate Rounds , Ms. , December 1999/January 2000", "Suzanne Massie, boisterous and voluble as we drove through her adopted neighborhood in St. Petersburg, hurtled to a sudden stop. She was laughing uproariously to see the spot, where five years earlier, her rented car had fallen apart \u2026 \u2014 Christopher Lydon , Atlantic , February 1993", "A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.", "the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Big, boisterous crowds cheered lucha libre fighters in the municipal auditorium. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022", "Veronica DeLeon, 22, Smith-Fields\u2019s best friend since high school, described her as loud and boisterous in an interview with The Post. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022", "That energized an already boisterous crowd of about 29,000 that started filling Monumental Estadio Cuscatl\u00e1n, Central America\u2019s largest stadium, about 8 1/2 hours before kickoff. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 3 Sep. 2021", "Since then, the boisterous pop performer has become a topic of all kinds of speculation, from gossip about her dating life to comments on her body. \u2014 Natalia Barr, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2021", "Throughout the postseason\u2013and during the regular season\u2013the players on Dallas\u2019 bench have been boisterous in support of their teammates in the game. \u2014 Doyle Rader, Forbes , 7 May 2022", "Nelson was boisterous , frequently chatting up strangers. \u2014 Lauren Markham, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022", "Her party was quietly sipping wine, but many of the gatherings were more boisterous . \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022", "The crowd, which just moments earlier had been boisterous , fell silent. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English boistous crude, clumsy, from Anglo-French", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182240" }, "bold":{ "type":[ "abbreviation", "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": fearless before danger : intrepid", ": showing or requiring a fearless daring spirit", ": impudent , presumptuous", ": assured , confident", ": sheer , steep", ": adventurous , free", ": standing out prominently", ": being or set in boldface", ": boldface", ": willing to meet danger or take risks : daring", ": not polite and modest : fresh", ": showing or calling for courage or daring", ": standing out prominently", ": being or set in boldface", "blood oxygenation level-dependent; blood oxygen level-dependent" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dld", "\u02c8b\u014dld" ], "synonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "enterprising", "free-swinging", "gutsy", "hardy", "nerved", "nervy", "venturesome", "venturous" ], "antonyms":[ "unadventurous", "unenterprising" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "In 2010 Smith\u2019s bold , meticulous and often skin-baring designs grabbed the attention of fashion editor Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley. \u2014 Leah Faye Cooper, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022", "The chief executive of ARK Invest, the asset manager known for its bold \u2014and risky\u2014bets on tech and innovation, said yesterday afternoon that ARK is planning to launch a fund that will invest across both public and private markets. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 9 June 2022", "Lucy Gray is a perfect match for her as an actress: the character is bold , independent, and defiant, but also vulnerable, emotional, and loving. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 6 June 2022", "Lucy Gray is a perfect match for her as an actress: the character is bold , independent and defiant, but also vulnerable, emotional and loving. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022", "This bold and fresh, yet sensually woody fragrance from Chanel is the scent for the man with a strong inner spirit and determination to defy convention at every step on his road to success. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022", "Matt\u2019s approach to the interiors seamlessly blends the old and the new, combining the original features of the stunning Georgian property, with a dynamic, bold , and creative approach. \u2014 Laura Parker, Forbes , 18 May 2022", "The deadlines outlined by the General Assembly in the Climate Solutions Now Act set bold , aggressive, and practical goals for reducing Maryland's emissions of greenhouse gasses 60% by 2030 and reaching net neutral emissions by 2045. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022", "The sound of this group with this new repertoire is bold , direct, and purposefully and beautifully disturbing. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The feeling stems from their philosophy of life: Fortune favors the bold . \u2014 Vogue , 23 May 2022", "The charming winery offers is known for its bold -tasting Cabernet Sauvignon as well as its wide variety of fruit wines a specialty wines. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 23 May 2022", "Retail favors the bold but also the timeless classics. \u2014 Bobby Marhamat, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "Jeff Leatham, floral designer to the stars, will showcase his bold , visually sensational kaleidoscope of colors this year at The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022", "Dear Ruby is decidedly not as your-lips-but-better-adjacent as some of the other, more subtle shades, but its semi-sheer, non-glossy finish strikes a balance between bold and understated. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 8 Apr. 2022", "Step aside, shrinking violet, this is a season of the bold and the brilliant. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Mar. 2022", "Here\u2019s the full list of 2021 winners, with U.S. restaurants in bold : 1. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Oct. 2021", "If nothing else, coaches are coaching more aggressively against the Chiefs to try to keep up and fortune favors the bold . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Noun", "circa 1871, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213127" }, "bold-faced":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": bold in manner or conduct : impudent", ": being or set in boldface" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dl(d)-\u02c8f\u0101st" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassbound", "brassy", "brazen", "brazen-faced", "cheeky", "cocksure", "cocky", "fresh", "impertinent", "impudent", "insolent", "nervy", "sassy", "saucy", "wise" ], "antonyms":[ "meek", "mousy", "mousey", "retiring", "shy", "timid" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185753" }, "bolt":{ "type":[ "adverb", "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a lightning stroke", ": thunderbolt", ": a shaft or missile designed to be shot from a crossbow or catapult", ": a short stout usually blunt-headed arrow", ": a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door", ": the part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key", ": a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut", ": a roll of cloth or wallpaper of specified length", ": a metal cylinder that drives the cartridge into the chamber of a firearm, locks the breech, and usually contains the firing pin and extractor", ": a block of timber to be sawed or cut", ": a short round section of a log", ": to move suddenly or nervously : start", ": to move or proceed rapidly : dash", ": to break away from control or a set course", ": to dart off or away : flee", ": to break away from or oppose one's previous affiliation (as with a political party or sports team)", ": to produce seed prematurely", ": to secure with a bolt", ": to attach or fasten with bolts", ": to eat hastily or without chewing", ": to break away from or refuse to support (something, such as a political party)", ": to say impulsively : blurt", ": flush , start", ": shoot , discharge", ": in an erect or straight-backed position : rigidly", ": directly , straight", ": the act or an instance of bolting", ": to sift usually through fine-meshed cloth", ": sift sense 2", ": a stroke of lightning : thunderbolt", ": a sliding bar used to fasten a door", ": the part of a lock worked by a key", ": a metal pin or rod with a head at one end and a screw thread at the other that is used to hold something in place", ": a roll of cloth or wallpaper", ": to move suddenly and rapidly", ": to run away", ": to fasten with a bolt", ": to swallow hastily or without chewing" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dlt", "\u02c8b\u014dlt" ], "synonyms":[ "jump", "start", "startle" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Adverb", "She sat bolt upright , staring straight ahead." ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b", "Verb (1)", "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1", "Adverb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1577, in the meaning defined above", "Verb (2)", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211521" }, "bolting":{ "type":[ "adverb", "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a lightning stroke", ": thunderbolt", ": a shaft or missile designed to be shot from a crossbow or catapult", ": a short stout usually blunt-headed arrow", ": a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door", ": the part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key", ": a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut", ": a roll of cloth or wallpaper of specified length", ": a metal cylinder that drives the cartridge into the chamber of a firearm, locks the breech, and usually contains the firing pin and extractor", ": a block of timber to be sawed or cut", ": a short round section of a log", ": to move suddenly or nervously : start", ": to move or proceed rapidly : dash", ": to break away from control or a set course", ": to dart off or away : flee", ": to break away from or oppose one's previous affiliation (as with a political party or sports team)", ": to produce seed prematurely", ": to secure with a bolt", ": to attach or fasten with bolts", ": to eat hastily or without chewing", ": to break away from or refuse to support (something, such as a political party)", ": to say impulsively : blurt", ": flush , start", ": shoot , discharge", ": in an erect or straight-backed position : rigidly", ": directly , straight", ": the act or an instance of bolting", ": to sift usually through fine-meshed cloth", ": sift sense 2", ": a stroke of lightning : thunderbolt", ": a sliding bar used to fasten a door", ": the part of a lock worked by a key", ": a metal pin or rod with a head at one end and a screw thread at the other that is used to hold something in place", ": a roll of cloth or wallpaper", ": to move suddenly and rapidly", ": to run away", ": to fasten with a bolt", ": to swallow hastily or without chewing" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dlt", "\u02c8b\u014dlt" ], "synonyms":[ "jump", "start", "startle" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Adverb", "She sat bolt upright , staring straight ahead." ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b", "Verb (1)", "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1", "Adverb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1577, in the meaning defined above", "Verb (2)", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221842" }, "bombed":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": affected by alcohol or drugs : drunk , high" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4md" ], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ], "examples":[ "my handwriting gets much worse when I'm bombed", "the pop star was clearly bombed out of her skull during the interview" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1956, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194418" }, "bombed-out":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": destroyed by bombing", ": extremely dilapidated or run-down" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4md-\u02ccau\u0307t", "-\u02c8au\u0307t" ], "synonyms":[ "beat-up", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "down-at-the-heels", "down-at-heel", "down-at-the-heel", "down-at-heels", "dumpy", "grungy", "mangy", "mean", "miserable", "moth-eaten", "neglected", "ratty", "run-down", "scrubby", "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "tacky", "tatterdemalion", "tatty", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tumbledown" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1972, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195249" }, "bombproof":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": safe from the force of bombs", ": extremely sturdy or durable" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4m-\u02ccpr\u00fcf" ], "synonyms":[ "fast", "firm", "sound", "stable", "stalwart", "strong", "sturdy" ], "antonyms":[ "rickety", "unsound", "unstable", "unsteady" ], "examples":[ "the manufacturer's bombproof powerboats can take a lot of punishment", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The bombproof design comes at a cost but will last for decades. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2020", "An outdoor shed that costs less than $150 and a bombproof bike locker? \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 24 Apr. 2015", "The bunker in Ivano-Frankivsk is not bombproof either. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022", "The four-layer PVC material used in the bags is absolutely bombproof \u2014I\u2019ve never had any durability issues. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 3 July 2014", "And when bad weather rolled in, the Kingdom was practically bombproof . \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 23 Mar. 2021", "In addition to their insulating properties and reusability, most stainless steel containers are bombproof . \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 18 July 2019", "The Eldorado marries the steep side walls of an A-frame that shed snow with the strength of a dome, and the result is a near- bombproof tent. \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 3 Dec. 2020", "Prewar buildings can be nearly bombproof , but their cast-iron sewers are full of corrosion, their brass plumbing brittle and cracked. \u2014 Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193844" }, "bona fide":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "neither specious nor counterfeit genuine", "made with earnest intent sincere", "made in good faith without fraud or deceit", "genuine sense 1", "characterized by good faith and lack of fraud or deceit", "valid under or in compliance with the law", "made with or characterized by sincerity", "being real or genuine" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd", "synonyms":[ "authentic", "certifiable", "certified", "dinkum", "echt", "genuine", "honest", "pukka", "pucka", "real", "right", "sure-enough", "true" ], "antonyms":[ "bogus", "counterfeit", "fake", "false", "mock", "phony", "phoney", "pseudo", "sham", "spurious", "suppositious", "supposititious", "unauthentic", "unreal" ], "examples":[ "She has established her position as a bona fide celebrity.", "His latest record was a bona fide hit.", "They have a bona fide claim for the loss.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Whether a digital native is an axiomatic and bona fide digital wizard is also an open question. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2022", "That is one of the reasons Bob Dozier was one of the most bona fide coaches in Michigan. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 16 Apr. 2022", "Another former second-round pick, cornerback Rock Ya-Sin was traded to Las Vegas after spending three seasons in Indianapolis developing into a bona fide starter. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Apr. 2022", "Olympic gold medalist, New York Times bestselling author, fianc\u00e9e and bona fide bikini babe! \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022", "With Watson delivering the ball with tremendous accuracy and arm strength, Njoku -- a bona fide downfield and red zone threat - should easily be able to double his average yearly production and catch eight touchdown passes this season. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022", "With three bustling locations in Encino, Hollywood, and Westwood \u2014 and ready to reach more neighborhoods with DoorDash \u2014 Fat Sal\u2019s is a bona fide Los Angeles institution. \u2014 Jasmine Li, Vulture , 16 July 2021", "Whoever wins the job will have a bona fide No. 1 target in Bell, the Big Ten freshman of the year in 2019. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 July 2021", "Johnson is not the only sports star to embrace that grind \u2014 F1 racecar drivers like Lando Norris achieved bona fide Twitch stardom as a result of the pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin, literally, in good faith", "first_known_use":[ "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 3" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "bond":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": something that binds or restrains : fetter", ": a binding agreement : covenant", ": a band or cord used to tie something", ": a material (such as timber or brick) or device for binding", ": an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal", ": an adhesive, cementing material, or fusible ingredient that combines, unites, or strengthens", ": a uniting or binding element or force : tie", ": an obligation made binding by a forfeit of money", ": the amount of the money guarantee", ": one who provides bail or acts as surety (see surety sense 3 )", ": an interest-bearing certificate of public or private indebtedness", ": an insurance agreement pledging that one will become legally liable for financial loss caused to another by the act or default of a third person or by some contingency over which the third person may have no control", ": the systematic lapping (see lap entry 2 sense 4a ) of brick in a wall", ": the state of goods made, stored, or transported under the care of an agency until the duties or taxes on them are paid", ": a 100-proof straight whiskey aged at least four years under government supervision before being bottled", ": bond paper", ": to lap (a building material, such as brick) for solidity of construction", ": to secure payment of duties and taxes on (goods) by giving a bond (see bond entry 1 sense 5a )", ": to convert into a debt secured by bonds (see bond entry 1 sense 5a )", ": to provide a bond (see bond entry 1 sense 5d ) for or cause to provide such a bond", ": to cause to adhere firmly", ": to embed in a matrix (see matrix sense 3b )", ": to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bonds (see bond entry 1 sense 3c )", ": to hold together or solidify by or as if by means of a bond (see bond entry 1 ) or binder (see binder sense 3 )", ": to form a close relationship especially through frequent association", ": bound in slavery", ": something that binds", ": the condition of being held together", ": a force or influence that brings or holds together", ": a chain or rope used to prevent someone from moving or acting freely", ": a promise to do something", ": a legal agreement in which a person agrees to pay a sum of money if he or she fails to do a certain thing", ": a government or business certificate promising to pay a certain sum by a certain day", ": to stick or cause to stick together", ": to form a close relationship", ": an attractive force that holds together atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal", ": a usually formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the forfeiture of money put up by the person or surety", ": the money put up", ": a cost bond required by a rule of procedure to be given by an appellant in order to cover the costs of an appeal", ": an often unsecured bond given by a defendant in a criminal trial to guarantee the defendant's appearance in court as scheduled", ": a bond given by a plaintiff seeking to attach the defendant's property that ensures payment to the defendant of any damages suffered because of the attachment in the event the plaintiff loses the suit", ": a bond given by a defendant in order to have an attachment released that ensures payment of a judgment awarded to the plaintiff", ": a bond given by a criminal defendant or by his or her surety to ensure compliance with the terms of bail and especially with the requirement that the defendant appear in court as scheduled", ": a surety bond often required of contractors bidding on construction work to ensure that the successful bidder will accept the job and will also provide a performance bond", ": a fidelity bond covering all persons or all of a category of persons employed (as by a bank) or holding office (as of a trustee in bankruptcy)", ": performance bond in this entry", ": a bond given to protect a person or business entity against loss caused by a breach of a contract (as for building, construction, or supply)", ": a bond given by a plaintiff to ensure payment of court costs", ": a bond given by a bank often for deposits from state or municipal governments that covers the amount of the deposit in the event of the bank's insolvency", ": a bond or other form of contract to cover an employer or government entity against financial loss due to the dishonesty of an employee or other trusted person", ": a bond required to be given by the applicant for an injunction to cover costs and damages incurred by a party found to have been wrongfully enjoined", ": a bond (as an appeal bond or bail bond) required to be given in a court proceeding", ": a surety bond required by law or as a condition to the conduct of a specific business or profession", ": a surety bond that covers payment to certain parties (as suppliers) in the event that a contractor breaches a construction contract", ": a bond required to be given by a defendant to ensure good behavior and discourage breaches of the peace", ": a bond that ensures payment of a stipulated sum in the event of a party's nonperformance and that is often required for government contracts", ": a surety bond that ensures a property owner (as a developer or municipality) of the completion of a construction contract or payment of actual damages to the extent of the bond in the event that the contractor fails to complete it", ": license bond in this entry", ": a criminal defendant's unsecured promise to appear in court as scheduled after release from custody", ": a bond given by a plaintiff in a replevin action to cover losses to the defendant or court officer seizing the property in the defendant's possession and transferring it to the plaintiff in the event that the plaintiff loses the case", ": a bond given by an appellant in order to obtain a stay of the judgment awarded at trial and for the purpose of ensuring that if the appellant loses the appeal the appellee will be paid the judgment plus any damages incident to the delay caused by the appeal", ": a bond in which a surety agrees to assume responsibility for the performance of an obligation of another in the event of a default", ": one who acts as a surety", ": an interest-bearing document giving evidence of a debt issued by a government body or corporation that is sometimes secured by a lien on property and is often designed to take care of a particular financial need \u2014 see also collateralized mortgage obligation", ": a bond that is usually the last tranche of a collateralized mortgage obligation and from which no payments of principal or interest are made until the earlier tranches are paid in full", ": a bond that is issued in settlement of a prior obligation as part of a business reorganization and on which interest payments are usually contingent upon earnings", ": a bond having a face value of usually $500 or less", ": a fully negotiable bond payable to its bearer \u2014 compare registered bond in this entry", ": a bond whose ownership is recorded by computer but for which no certificate is issued", ": a bond that may be exchanged for another type of security (as common stock) at prearranged terms", ": a bearer bond that has coupons that must be cut off and presented for payment of interest", ": a bond backed by the general credit of the issuer rather than by a specific lien on particular assets : debenture", ": a bond with a market value lower than its face value", ": a Treasury bond that may be redeemed at face value before maturity if used in settling federal estate taxes", ": a bond on which payment of interest or principal or both is guaranteed by a corporation other than the issuer", ": a bond that pays interest at a rate based on the issuer's earnings", ": a high-risk bond that offers a high yield and is often issued to finance the takeover of a company", ": a bond secured by a mortgage on property \u2014 compare debenture", ": a bond issued by a municipality to fund the expenses of running the government or of specific programs or projects", ": a bond registered in the name of the holder on the books of the company and issued with the name of the holder written on the bond certificate \u2014 compare bearer bond in this entry", ": a bond issued by a public agency authorized to build, acquire, or improve a revenue-producing property (as a toll road) and payable solely out of the revenue derived from such property", ": a nontransferable registered bond issued by the U.S. government in denominations of $50 to $10,000", ": one of a series of bonds maturing periodically rather than on a single maturity date", ": a long-term government bond issued by or under the authority of the U.S. Treasury \u2014 compare Treasury bill at bill , Treasury note at note", ": a bond that is sold at a price significantly below face value, pays no annual interest, and is redeemable at full value at maturity \u2014 compare strip", ": to convert into a debt secured by bonds", ": to provide a bond for" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4nd", "\u02c8b\u00e4nd", "\u02c8b\u00e4nd" ], "synonyms":[ "band", "bind", "bracelet", "chain", "cuff(s)", "fetter", "handcuff(s)", "irons", "ligature", "manacle(s)", "shackle" ], "antonyms":[ "click", "commune", "relate" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The rare convergence of surging inflation, extreme stock market volatility, declining bond values and growing geopolitical strife has investors on edge. \u2014 Jonathan Dash, Forbes , 13 June 2022", "The court ruled the law is silent on bond hearings for immigrants detained six months or longer. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022", "All 31 men have posted bond and were released from custody, per the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 13 June 2022", "Maybe Leland, the show\u2019s villain, could pose online as a child, in a plot to bond with Kristen\u2019s most alienated daughter\u2014only to have the four sisters trick him instead. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022", "The Third US Circuit Court of Appeals, in Philadelphia, said that immigrants in Arteaga-Martinez\u2019s position were entitled to bond hearings after six months of detention. \u2014 Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022", "In the United States, Taiwanese Presbyterian churches have become a social hub for older congregants to bond over their common language and shared experiences. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022", "The department had to get individual bond approval for each farm and did not work with federal or private partners to leverage state funds. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022", "Tosches starts off prodding Debbie, but the two come to reluctantly bond by the end of their give-and-take convo. \u2014 Roy Trakin, Variety , 11 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "When support is provided, employees of all ages can bond through such activities, and more fearless elders may even be able to encourage younger employees to try something new. \u2014 Liz Kislik, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "Within the structure of work, people often bond with those who are the most similar to them. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 14 May 2022", "According to a report from the Utah Avalanche Center, snow at this site accumulated over facets (angular grains that do not bond well with other snow) from late January through early February, burying the facets about two feet below the surface. \u2014 Alan Arnette, Outside Online , 8 Apr. 2022", "Audiences were first introduced to Charles, Oliver and Mabel as three strangers who bond over their obsession with true crime. \u2014 Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com , 27 Mar. 2022", "Rajiv Joseph's comedy about two men who bond through their Cleveland Cavaliers fandom. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Mar. 2022", "They are often used in crafting projects since hot glue can bond more quickly and strongly than regular glue. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 15 Apr. 2022", "Players were able to bond early in the summer while touring the state to host youth basketball camps. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 5 Nov. 2021", "The Sheths were glad to be able to bond on the streets of Detroit. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 17 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1700, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191122" }, "bondsman":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()" ], "definitions":[ ": one who assumes the responsibility of a bond : surety", ": slave , serf", ": one who accepts responsibility as surety for the obligations of another and especially for bail" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4n(d)z-m\u0259n", "\u02c8b\u00e4n(d)z-m\u0259n", "\u02c8b\u00e4ndz-m\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The man met with an unknown person claiming to be a bail bondsman and gave him $9,500. \u2014 Staff, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022", "Dennis Thompson, a bail bondsman and longtime Monroe County resident, spent time in the jail\u2019s booking area chatting with the deputies and the inmates. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022", "Jean played along, eventually inviting an apparent bail bondsman to pick up the cash from her house. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022", "Every part of this film is funny, such as the team jerseys being sponsored by a bail bondsman . \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022", "More than four months before the shooting, a bail bondsman in Mississippi reached out to the FBI after seeing something disturbing online. \u2014 Brittany Wallman, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2022", "The bondsman who paid, Darrius Handy of Bryce's Bail Bonds, said the bail set for Udell is pretty standard, considering what he was charged with. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 22 Feb. 2022", "An Athens judge should publicly apologize to a bail bondsman for detaining him in courthouse chambers and berating him for posts on social media, the state\u2019s judicial watchdog agency is recommending. \u2014 Bill Rankin, ajc , 7 Feb. 2022", "Celebrity New York City bail bondsman Ira Judelson \u2014 who has worked with everyone from Conor McGregor to Harvey Weinstein \u2014 is accustomed to crime and mayhem. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 4 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1713, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221147" }, "bone (up)":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to try to master necessary information quickly : cram", ": to renew one's skill or refresh one's memory" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "study" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I suggest you bone up a bit on torts before the next attempt at the bar exam." ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234058" }, "bone(s)":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate", ": any of various hard animal substances or structures (such as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone", ": the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed", ": essence , core", ": the most deeply ingrained part : heart", ": skeleton", ": body", ": corpse", ": the basic design or framework (as of a play or novel)", ": matter , subject", ": thin bars of bone, ivory, or wood held in pairs between the fingers and used to produce musical rhythms", ": a strip of material (such as whalebone or steel) used to stiffen a garment (such as a corset)", ": dice", ": something that is designed to placate : sop", ": a light beige", ": inclination sense 4a", ": dollar", ": a matter to argue or complain about", ": to remove the bones from", ": to provide (a garment) with stays", ": to rub (something, such as a boot or a baseball bat) with something hard (such as a piece of bone) in order to smooth the surface", ": to have sexual intercourse with (someone)", ": to study hard : grind", ": extremely , very", ": totally", ": any of the hard pieces that form the skeleton of most animals", ": the hard material of which the skeleton of most animals is formed", ": to remove the bones from", ": one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate", ": any of various hard animal substances or structures (as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone", ": the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed", "\u2014 compare cartilage sense 1", "Sir Muirhead 1876\u20131953 Scottish etcher and painter" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dn", "\u02c8b\u014dn", "\u02c8b\u014dn", "\u02c8b\u014dn" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "affinity", "aptitude", "bent", "bias", "devices", "disposition", "genius", "habitude", "impulse", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn" ], "antonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This cuts to the bone of a satisfying subscription: Your product must be evolving to continue to excite your customers and continually reinforce the value proposition. \u2014 Roy Barak, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Brady pushed hit putt way right, and still has some meat on the bone . \u2014 Riley Hamel, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022", "Finally, it's simmered in a cascade of San Marzano tomatoes until the meat is falling off the bone . \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 22 May 2022", "Grilling it on the bone , with head and tail intact, helps guard against overcooking. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 18 May 2022", "That hugeness makes the quiet devastation on display here cut even deeper to the bone . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022", "Score the flesh with a knife, parallel to the rib bones, down to the bone , 2 or 3 times on each side of the fish. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022", "There are the perennial gripes about his production, but, as always, the criticisms about Bleachers cut closest to the bone . \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022", "The stiffly sweet liquor mixed with the meaty oils that clung to the bone , creating the world's fattiest cocktail. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "As to roasting, Don likes to bone out the chicken or spatchcock it by removing the backbone, before seasoning and rubbing with olive oil and roasting in the oven at 300 degrees for up to three hours. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Oct. 2021", "It\u2019s the champion of the all-around: agile enough to make delicate work of veggies and sturdy enough to bone a chicken. \u2014 Amiel Stanek, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Nov. 2020", "But for the rest of the carcass, here in Louisiana, people like to bone it out and grind it. \u2014 Will Coviello, NOLA.com , 18 Sep. 2020", "Whether slicing a tomato or peach for a summertime main dish salad, mincing garlic, or boning fish, there is a perfect knife for the job. \u2014 Patricia S York, Southern Living , 20 May 2020", "To ensure the essential supply of chicken for Canadians across the country, the poultry industry as a whole is shifting away from de- boning chicken legs to increase their production capacity. \u2014 Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020", "Late at night in November 2011, Ted Flores was coming home from running errands in Highland, Ind., when a car T- boned his at an intersection. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2019", "Place wings bone side down on grill and grill covered 10 min. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping , 1 Apr. 2020", "Halfway through the drive, Olomola was T- boned by another automobile. \u2014 Nick Givas, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Adverb", "circa 1825, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192412" }, "bone-chilling":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "intensely cold", "penetrating, disturbing, or intense in emotional or physical effect" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u014dn-\u02ccchi-li\u014b", "synonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ], "antonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "glowing", "hot", "igneous", "molten", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "seething", "sizzling", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "warming", "white-hot" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":null, "first_known_use":[ "1861, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "bonehead":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "a stupid person numbskull", "of, relating to, or characteristic of a bonehead performed in a stupid or clumsy manner", "being a college course for students lacking fundamental skills" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u014dn-\u02cched", "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "antonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "the package's directions seem to suggest that anyone who would buy such a product is a bonehead", "Adjective", "dreaded spending the holidays with his bonehead relatives", "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "Colts career, the quarterback has admittedly had a few bonehead moments, but from an overall perspective, Wentz is taking care of the football better than most of the quarterbacks in the NFL. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Nov. 2021", "The context is his two bonehead interceptions put the day in a sinkhole. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2021", "No doubt the front office has made many mistakes, and the coaches have made enough bonehead moves to anger veteran players. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2021", "Fan incidents in Salt Lake City, New York and Philadelphia have preceded the water-throwing bonehead at the Garden and fan conduct is becoming a growing issue for players and the NBA. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2021", "After scoring 0 against the Pelicans, Joe Ingles was brilliant offensively for 16 points against the Sixers, save for one bonehead turnover in the fourth and subsequent and-one foul. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2021", "So, Jenny and Ken are boneheads and still think Fox is Jamie Foxx, because clearly in their world an Oscar-winning zillionaire needs to grovel for minor coins on this trash. \u2014 Robbie Daw, Billboard , 19 Dec. 2019", "For Pete\u2019s sake, what are these boneheads doing at practice? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019", "The veteran gunner was a crucial member of Cleveland\u2019s 2016 title squad, but his bonehead error in Game 1 of the 2018 Finals ranks among the worst blunders in league history. \u2014 Michael Shapiro, SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective", "Yours truly made the bonehead decision to fly to New York for Game 1 of that series the day after our post-marathon-bombing, shelter-in-place Friday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2021", "Bonehead volunteers, neverending work, and the smell of decaying fruit that lingers still beneath my nose. \u2014 Leighshulman, Longreads , 8 Aug. 2017", "If new Broncos coach Vance Joseph can prevent Talib from making more bonehead moves on or off the field in the next 12 months, Joseph will deserve coach of the year honors for that achievement alone. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 14 Jan. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":null, "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1903, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "boneheaded":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a stupid person : numbskull", ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a bonehead : performed in a stupid or clumsy manner", ": being a college course for students lacking fundamental skills" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dn-\u02cched" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "antonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "the package's directions seem to suggest that anyone who would buy such a product is a bonehead", "Adjective", "dreaded spending the holidays with his bonehead relatives", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Colts career, the quarterback has admittedly had a few bonehead moments, but from an overall perspective, Wentz is taking care of the football better than most of the quarterbacks in the NFL. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Nov. 2021", "The context is his two bonehead interceptions put the day in a sinkhole. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2021", "No doubt the front office has made many mistakes, and the coaches have made enough bonehead moves to anger veteran players. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2021", "Fan incidents in Salt Lake City, New York and Philadelphia have preceded the water-throwing bonehead at the Garden and fan conduct is becoming a growing issue for players and the NBA. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2021", "After scoring 0 against the Pelicans, Joe Ingles was brilliant offensively for 16 points against the Sixers, save for one bonehead turnover in the fourth and subsequent and-one foul. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2021", "So, Jenny and Ken are boneheads and still think Fox is Jamie Foxx, because clearly in their world an Oscar-winning zillionaire needs to grovel for minor coins on this trash. \u2014 Robbie Daw, Billboard , 19 Dec. 2019", "For Pete\u2019s sake, what are these boneheads doing at practice? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019", "The veteran gunner was a crucial member of Cleveland\u2019s 2016 title squad, but his bonehead error in Game 1 of the 2018 Finals ranks among the worst blunders in league history. \u2014 Michael Shapiro, SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Yours truly made the bonehead decision to fly to New York for Game 1 of that series the day after our post-marathon-bombing, shelter-in-place Friday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2021", "Bonehead volunteers, neverending work, and the smell of decaying fruit that lingers still beneath my nose. \u2014 Leighshulman, Longreads , 8 Aug. 2017", "If new Broncos coach Vance Joseph can prevent Talib from making more bonehead moves on or off the field in the next 12 months, Joseph will deserve coach of the year honors for that achievement alone. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 14 Jan. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1903, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185118" }, "bones":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate", ": any of various hard animal substances or structures (such as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone", ": the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed", ": essence , core", ": the most deeply ingrained part : heart", ": skeleton", ": body", ": corpse", ": the basic design or framework (as of a play or novel)", ": matter , subject", ": thin bars of bone, ivory, or wood held in pairs between the fingers and used to produce musical rhythms", ": a strip of material (such as whalebone or steel) used to stiffen a garment (such as a corset)", ": dice", ": something that is designed to placate : sop", ": a light beige", ": inclination sense 4a", ": dollar", ": a matter to argue or complain about", ": to remove the bones from", ": to provide (a garment) with stays", ": to rub (something, such as a boot or a baseball bat) with something hard (such as a piece of bone) in order to smooth the surface", ": to have sexual intercourse with (someone)", ": to study hard : grind", ": extremely , very", ": totally", ": any of the hard pieces that form the skeleton of most animals", ": the hard material of which the skeleton of most animals is formed", ": to remove the bones from", ": one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate", ": any of various hard animal substances or structures (as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone", ": the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed", "\u2014 compare cartilage sense 1", "Sir Muirhead 1876\u20131953 Scottish etcher and painter" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dn", "\u02c8b\u014dn", "\u02c8b\u014dn", "\u02c8b\u014dn" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "affinity", "aptitude", "bent", "bias", "devices", "disposition", "genius", "habitude", "impulse", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn" ], "antonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This cuts to the bone of a satisfying subscription: Your product must be evolving to continue to excite your customers and continually reinforce the value proposition. \u2014 Roy Barak, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Brady pushed hit putt way right, and still has some meat on the bone . \u2014 Riley Hamel, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022", "Finally, it's simmered in a cascade of San Marzano tomatoes until the meat is falling off the bone . \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 22 May 2022", "Grilling it on the bone , with head and tail intact, helps guard against overcooking. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 18 May 2022", "That hugeness makes the quiet devastation on display here cut even deeper to the bone . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022", "Score the flesh with a knife, parallel to the rib bones, down to the bone , 2 or 3 times on each side of the fish. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022", "There are the perennial gripes about his production, but, as always, the criticisms about Bleachers cut closest to the bone . \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022", "The stiffly sweet liquor mixed with the meaty oils that clung to the bone , creating the world's fattiest cocktail. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "As to roasting, Don likes to bone out the chicken or spatchcock it by removing the backbone, before seasoning and rubbing with olive oil and roasting in the oven at 300 degrees for up to three hours. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Oct. 2021", "It\u2019s the champion of the all-around: agile enough to make delicate work of veggies and sturdy enough to bone a chicken. \u2014 Amiel Stanek, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Nov. 2020", "But for the rest of the carcass, here in Louisiana, people like to bone it out and grind it. \u2014 Will Coviello, NOLA.com , 18 Sep. 2020", "Whether slicing a tomato or peach for a summertime main dish salad, mincing garlic, or boning fish, there is a perfect knife for the job. \u2014 Patricia S York, Southern Living , 20 May 2020", "To ensure the essential supply of chicken for Canadians across the country, the poultry industry as a whole is shifting away from de- boning chicken legs to increase their production capacity. \u2014 Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020", "Late at night in November 2011, Ted Flores was coming home from running errands in Highland, Ind., when a car T- boned his at an intersection. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2019", "Place wings bone side down on grill and grill covered 10 min. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping , 1 Apr. 2020", "Halfway through the drive, Olomola was T- boned by another automobile. \u2014 Nick Givas, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Adverb", "circa 1825, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170430" }, "boney":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": consisting of bone", ": resembling bone", ": full of bones", ": having prominent bones", ": skinny , scrawny", ": barren , lean", ": of or relating to bone", ": like bone especially in hardness", ": having bones and especially large or noticeable bones", ": very thin", ": consisting of or resembling bone" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0113", "\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "fatless", "lean", "lithe", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "svelte", "thin" ], "antonyms":[ "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "gross", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "portly", "rotund", "tubby" ], "examples":[ "a bony piece of fish", "that bony old horse may have been deliberately starved", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One particularly exciting aspect of the Wyoming fossil is a bony protuberance over its eye sockets, which is not a feature seen in nocturnal birds. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022", "The bony giant, which retailed for $300, turned heads for its extravagant physique this past Halloween. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 27 Mar. 2021", "Echinoderms lie just outside the vertebrate family tree and are probably the closest non- bony relatives of animals with backbones. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 3 Dec. 2020", "Its bony external plates, or scutes, were scattered in and around the barrel in which crew members had stored their bounty. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Sep. 2020", "When looking at your own ankle, it\u2019s that rounded bony protrusion that sticks out a little bit above your shoe. \u2014 Colin Hoobler, oregonlive , 24 Aug. 2020", "To find the bony shards of antiquity, Sharpe and colleagues suspended soil samples from their excavations in water. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2020", "Trout in bony rivers are wary, so stealthy wading and presentations are key. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 31 July 2020", "Ear buds sit in the outer, soft part of the canal, and some also go slightly into the bony part. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182941" }, "bonhomous":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": good-natured easy friendliness" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113", "\u02ccb\u014d-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the bonhomie of strangers singing together around a campfire", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Colin Firth is uncanny as Peterson, mimicking his avuncular bonhomie , and hinting at the stormy temper and dangerous narcissism that lurks beneath it. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 5 May 2022", "When pub doors, the lifeblood of the craic that binds Irish bonhomie , shuttered for months during the initial pandemic lockdown, the seed for a new business segment was born. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022", "The two made a point of emphasising their personal bonhomie . \u2014 Ian Hall, Quartz , 1 Apr. 2022", "Andrew was also by now serving a vital supporting role to his beloved mother, who valued his bonhomie and sense of mischief as well as his duty. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022", "Both Modi and Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have exuded bonhomie , memorialized by a 2015 image of the two hugging at the Facebook headquarters. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Oct. 2021", "Both Modi and Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have exuded bonhomie , memorialized by a 2015 image of the two hugging at the Facebook headquarters. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Oct. 2021", "Both Modi and Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have exuded bonhomie , memorialized by a 2015 image of the two hugging at the Facebook headquarters. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Oct. 2021", "Both Modi and Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have exuded bonhomie , memorialized by a 2015 image of the two hugging at the Facebook headquarters. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"French bonhomie , from bonhomme good-natured man, from bon good + homme man", "first_known_use":[ "1777, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200937" }, "bonk":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": hit", ": to experience sudden, severe fatigue during strenuous activity", ": to have sexual intercourse with (someone)" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4\u014bk", "\u02c8b\u022f\u014bk" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He bonked him on the head.", "The golf ball bonked the hood of the car.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Some might get bonked on the head by a gigantic balloon shaped like a hammer and fall behind. \u2014 Elise Favis, Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2020", "Hibbs skied shirtless and helmet-less in a pair of tan overalls and worried at times about blowing out a knee or bonking his head. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 1 Mar. 2020", "The only major injury suffered in the 1998 Civil War was to an OSU freshman student, who was bonked on the head by a tumbling goal post. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Nov. 2019", "The women all bent their elbows upward, like cactuses, to make sure nobody got bonked . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2019", "Ideally, this would lead to a scrum of cars all jockeying for the same zone and bonking each other out of it. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 5 June 2018", "Cars crash and characters are repeatedly bonked on the head, every brutality erupting on a canvas that\u2019s studiously devoid of affect. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, miamiherald , 14 Feb. 2018", "Desisa bonked in the time trial and finished with a time of 2:14:10. \u2014 Chris Chavez, SI.com , 12 Apr. 2018", "Cars crash and characters are repeatedly bonked on the head, every brutality erupting on a canvas that\u2019s studiously devoid of affect. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, miamiherald , 14 Feb. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"imitative", "first_known_use":[ "1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184427" }, "bonkers":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": crazy , mad : such as", ": very fond, enthusiastic, or excited", ": very angry, annoyed, or bothered", ": having or showing severe mental illness" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259rz", "\u02c8b\u022f\u014b-" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ], "examples":[ "You have to be bonkers to gamble that much.", "I was driven bonkers by the noise.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018", "Hulu\u2019s new show from the creator of Luther is a totally bonkers melange of sci-fi scenarios, global doom, and stabbiness. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 7 Mar. 2018", "Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018", "Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018", "Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018", "Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018", "Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018", "Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from bonk + -ers (as in crackers )", "first_known_use":[ "1945, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220806" }, "bonnie":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "attractive , fair", "fine , excellent", "handsome sense 1 , beautiful" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00e4-n\u0113", "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "examples":[ "one of several inns in the Lake District offering bonny accommodations and bountiful breakfasts", "a bonny child dressed in traditional Scottish clothing" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English (Scots) bonie , perhaps ultimately from Anglo-French bon good, from Latin bonus \u2014 more at bounty ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "bonny":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": attractive , fair", ": fine , excellent", ": handsome sense 1 , beautiful" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-n\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "examples":[ "one of several inns in the Lake District offering bonny accommodations and bountiful breakfasts", "a bonny child dressed in traditional Scottish clothing" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English (Scots) bonie , perhaps ultimately from Anglo-French bon good, from Latin bonus \u2014 more at bounty ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175048" }, "bony":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": consisting of bone", ": resembling bone", ": full of bones", ": having prominent bones", ": skinny , scrawny", ": barren , lean", ": of or relating to bone", ": like bone especially in hardness", ": having bones and especially large or noticeable bones", ": very thin", ": consisting of or resembling bone" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0113", "\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "fatless", "lean", "lithe", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "svelte", "thin" ], "antonyms":[ "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "gross", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "portly", "rotund", "tubby" ], "examples":[ "a bony piece of fish", "that bony old horse may have been deliberately starved", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One particularly exciting aspect of the Wyoming fossil is a bony protuberance over its eye sockets, which is not a feature seen in nocturnal birds. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022", "The bony giant, which retailed for $300, turned heads for its extravagant physique this past Halloween. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 27 Mar. 2021", "Echinoderms lie just outside the vertebrate family tree and are probably the closest non- bony relatives of animals with backbones. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 3 Dec. 2020", "Its bony external plates, or scutes, were scattered in and around the barrel in which crew members had stored their bounty. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Sep. 2020", "When looking at your own ankle, it\u2019s that rounded bony protrusion that sticks out a little bit above your shoe. \u2014 Colin Hoobler, oregonlive , 24 Aug. 2020", "To find the bony shards of antiquity, Sharpe and colleagues suspended soil samples from their excavations in water. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2020", "Trout in bony rivers are wary, so stealthy wading and presentations are key. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 31 July 2020", "Ear buds sit in the outer, soft part of the canal, and some also go slightly into the bony part. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213408" }, "boob":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a stupid awkward person : simpleton", ": boor , philistine", ": mistake , blunder", ": goof sense 2", ": breast" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcb" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "bobble", "boo-boo", "brick", "clanger", "clinker", "error", "fault", "flub", "fluff", "fumble", "gaff", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "screwup", "slip", "slipup", "stumble", "trip" ], "antonyms":[ "blunder", "err", "flub", "fluff", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mess (up)", "screw up", "slip up", "stumble", "trip" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1), Noun (2), and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1959, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1914, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (3)", "circa 1931, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203400" }, "booby":{ "type":[ "noun ()" ], "definitions":[ ": an awkward foolish person : dope", ": any of several tropical seabirds (genus Sula ) of the gannet family", ": breast" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113", "\u02c8bu\u0307-" ], "synonyms":[ "berk", "charlie", "charley", "cuckoo", "ding-a-ling", "ding-dong", "dingbat", "dipstick", "doofus", "featherhead", "fool", "git", "goose", "half-wit", "jackass", "lunatic", "mooncalf", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "nutcase", "simp", "simpleton", "turkey", "yo-yo" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1916, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172938" }, "booby trap":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting : pitfall", ": a concealed explosive device contrived to go off when some harmless-looking object is touched", ": to set up as a booby trap", ": a hidden bomb that explodes when the object connected to it is touched", ": a trap set for an unsuspecting person" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-\u02cctrap", "\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-" ], "synonyms":[ "mine" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Someone had rigged a booby trap that blew up the car when the engine was started.", "We set a booby trap by balancing a bucket of water on top of the door so that it would fall on him when he came in.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One booby trap was recovered in a building across the street, designed to blow when the electricity was switched back on, but Rhyzenko\u2019s home appeared to be safe based on the expert\u2019s search. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022", "The soldiers passed a Russian military identification document, fluttering in the wind on the lawn of a house, but did not touch it to check the name, fearing a booby trap . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022", "It was thought their digging had triggered a booby trap . \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021", "The gunman in that attack, which killed 12, attempted to booby trap his home before the shooting. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 28 May 2021", "Flooding of the Money Pit, which the legend claims to be evidence of a booby trap , occurs naturally on that part of Oak Island due to the influx of fresh water from sands of the island\u2019s subsurface. \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021", "Ronald Cyr, age 65, a most distrustful chap, Determined to defend his home, devised a booby trap . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2020", "The booby trap was placed on the sidewalk of a Southwest Austin neighborhood and those injured were young white males. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Oct. 2020", "Stranger said that during the initial search of the property, one of the deputies stepped on a board with nails sticking up from it \u2014 which Stranger said had been placed as a booby trap . \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Oct. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221554" }, "bookish":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": of or relating to books", ": fond of books and reading", ": inclined to rely on book knowledge", ": literary and formal as opposed to colloquial and informal", ": given to literary or scholarly pursuits", ": affectedly learned" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307-kish" ], "synonyms":[ "erudite", "learned", "literary" ], "antonyms":[ "colloquial", "nonliterary", "unbookish" ], "examples":[ "Their teacher was a bookish fellow.", "\u201cfealty\u201d is a bookish synonym for \u201cloyalty\u201d", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Shares can be inherited; often a family will hand off its equity to a bookish member of the next generation, as happened in Widmer\u2019s case. \u2014 Robert Polidori, Town & Country , 9 June 2022", "The upside: The whole gang, including the bookish Max (Torian Miller), and the tag-team hedonists Luke (Matt Rogers) and Keegan (Tomas Matos), gets access to a whole other swanky world on the island. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022", "Worthington, Ohio Worthington, Ohio, was ranked the no. 1 most bookish city in the U.S., according to this survey. \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022", "For many years, Campbell appeared each week in the Times Literary Supplement, where his back-page essay \u2014 ironic, bookish and irresistibly entertaining \u2014 was every subscriber\u2019s favorite feature. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 18 May 2022", "The group includes thirsty mess Luke (Matt Rogers); his inseparable bestie, gender fluid queen Keegan (Tom\u00e1s Matos); and the more grounded, bookish Max (Torian Miller). \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022", "For some, this too muchness, married to Wilder\u2019s bookish mischief, will pall. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022", "Eggers\u2019s action-film Hamlet is neither bookish nor inhibited nor speculative nor plotting with far-reaching imagination of complicated stratagems\u2014nor witty nor, above all, endowed with a sense of humor. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022", "That includes the comedy, as when Tendayi Kuumba\u2019s Lady in Brown slips into the character of a bookish Black 8-year-old who, in the summer of 1955, conjures an imaginary friend: the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L\u2019Ouverture. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1b" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190634" }, "boom":{ "type":"verb", "definitions":[ "to make a deep hollow sound", "to increase in importance, popularity, or esteem", "to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in prices", "to develop rapidly in population and importance", "to increase greatly in size or number", "to cause to resound", "to cause a rapid growth or increase of boost", "to hit or kick forcefully", "a booming sound or cry", "a rapid expansion or increase such as", "a general movement in support of a candidate for office", "rapid settlement and development of a town or district", "a rapid widespread expansion of economic activity", "an upsurge in activity, interest, or popularity", "a long spar used to extend the foot of a sail", "a chain or line of connected floating timbers extended across a river, lake, or harbor (as to obstruct passage or catch floating objects)", "a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill", "a long beam projecting from the mast of a derrick to support or guide cargo", "a long more or less horizontal supporting arm or brace (as for holding a microphone)", "a spar or outrigger connecting the tail surfaces and the main supporting structure of an aircraft", "to make a deep, hollow, and loud sound", "to increase or develop rapidly", "a deep, hollow, and loud sound", "a rapid increase in activity or popularity", "a long pole attached to the bottom of a sail", "a long beam sticking out from the mast of a derrick to support or guide something that is being lifted", "a long pole for holding a microphone" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00fcm", "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "accumulate", "appreciate", "balloon", "build up", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "climb", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "gain", "increase", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "rise", "roll up", "snowball", "spread", "swell", "wax" ], "antonyms":[ "bang", "blast", "clap", "crack", "crash", "pop", "report", "slam", "smash", "snap", "thunderclap", "thwack", "whack", "whomp", "whump" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1", "Noun (1)", "circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "booming":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "making a loud deep sound", "growing or expanding very quickly", "forcefully or powerfully executed", "making a deep sound", "forcefully or powerfully done" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00fc-mi\u014b", "synonyms":[ "blaring", "blasting", "clamorous", "clangorous", "deafening", "earsplitting", "loud", "piercing", "plangent", "resounding", "ringing", "roaring", "slam-bang", "sonorous", "stentorian", "thundering", "thunderous" ], "antonyms":[ "gentle", "low", "soft" ], "examples":[ "We're not benefiting from the country's booming economy.", "Suddenly the children heard Grandpa's booming voice demanding that they get down from the roof.", "a tennis player with a booming serve", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Since the 1990s, the lunar exploration has entered a new booming phase and nearly 20 spacecrafts have been launched to the Moon from not only the US but also new agencies such as China, India, and Japan. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "An old factory off Third Street will reopen this fall as an arts and science center, designed to better knit the booming business district into the diverse neighborhoods next door. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022", "With a booming , young user base, TikTok has become a music-promotion ecosystem of extreme importance. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022", "Another luxury apartment high rise is on deck for Flagler Village as developers continue to see more consumer demand for the booming residential section north of Fort Lauderdale\u2019s central business district. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022", "In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful, weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022", "In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a quintessential character actor, a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble gravitas. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022", "The piece can get so big and booming that when the occasional quiet melody breaks through you almost giggle. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022", "However the investment group shapes up, Walton had the financial wherewithal to win the auction all on his own, despite the booming value and acquisition cost of an NFL franchise. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":null, "first_known_use":[ "1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "boon":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "a timely benefit blessing", "benefit , favor", "one that is given in answer to a request", "convivial", "favorable", "something asked or granted as a favor", "something pleasant or helpful that comes at just the right time" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00fcn", "synonyms":[ "advantage", "aid", "asset", "benefit", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "social" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign", "a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon , whether it be for friend or stranger", "Adjective", "I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local dance club.", "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "In many ways, the internet has proven to be a boon for practitioners of non-monogamy. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 16 June 2022", "After a few years of piddling returns, this can be a boon for savers. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 15 June 2022", "TikTok has also been a boon for many artists, such as Lil Nas X, who have been able to share their creations with a wide audience and become viral sensations. \u2014 Srikar Karra, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "By spending a stupefying $205 million \u2014 the largest sum spent on a ballot initiative in American history \u2014 the gig companies managed to persuade California voters in 2020 that Proposition 22 would be a boon for their drivers and delivery staffers. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022", "The pandemic proved to be a boon for car-share platforms, putting them on many consumers\u2019 radars for the first time. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022", "Its brake pedal also feels squishy on initial application, which isn't a boon for driver confidence. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022", "Skilled immigration can be a boon for economic growth and innovation in cities \u2014 filling vacant storefronts and homes, strengthening municipal finances, increasing business formation rates and creating jobs for residents. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 8 June 2022", "Wearables could also be a boon for researchers and clinicians working with patients with Parkinson\u2019s disease. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2", "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "boor":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": peasant", ": a rude or insensitive person" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307r" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I can't invite a boor like him to dinner! He'd offend the other guests.", "a loudmouthed boor who embarrassed his family at every social event they attended", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This may be true to the directness of the tech world, but presenting Kalanick so straightforwardly as a boor means that there\u2019s nowhere for this story to take us. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 22 Feb. 2022", "Her husband, however, is a boor on the level of Juicy Joe Giudice. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture , 31 Oct. 2021", "Chuck Mumpson, an American boor as lumpish as his name. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 3 Dec. 2020", "They are well matched by McCarthy \u2014 played by Lee Sellars as a sort of East-Coast-meets-Texas boor , without a whisper of Wisconsin to him \u2014 and his ruthlessly loyal young researcher, Jean Kerr (Cathryn Wake), who will become his wife. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020", "Grant had often been depicted in either laudatory or disdainful terms \u2014 as a brilliant military tactician or as a drunken boor who was a failure at everything except war. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2019", "Many of the conservative women who once saw him as a boor have come to believe that for too long they were focused on the wrong qualities in presidential candidates. \u2014 Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times , 5 Oct. 2019", "Now that boor is a celebrity judge in the Funniest Person in Austin contest Dana hoped might be her ticket to a second chance at the big time. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2019", "This is unequivocal good news for D.C. Let\u2019s not let the Beltway boors bungle this. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 8 June 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"Dutch boer ; akin to Old English b\u016ban to dwell \u2014 more at bower ", "first_known_use":[ "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234037" }, "boost":{ "type":"verb", "definitions":[ "to push or shove up from below", "increase , raise", "to promote the cause or interests of plug", "to raise the voltage of or across (an electric circuit)", "steal , shoplift", "to administer a booster shot to", "shoplift", "a push upward", "an act that brings help or encouragement assist", "an increase in amount", "to raise or push up from below", "to make bigger or greater", "a push up an act of boosting" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00fcst", "synonyms":[ "heave", "heft", "hoist", "jack (up)", "upheave" ], "antonyms":[ "abetment", "aid", "assist", "assistance", "backing", "hand", "help", "helping hand", "leg up", "lift", "support" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web Verb", "Earlier this month, Biden invoked it to boost domestic production of solar panels. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022", "All those facilities are operating around the clock to boost U.S. formula production. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022", "All those facilities are operating around the clock to boost U.S. formula production. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022", "All those facilities are operating around the clock to boost U.S. formula production. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022", "All those facilities are operating around the clock to boost U.S. formula production. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022", "Bayer has been among Europe\u2019s best-performing large stocks this year as food shortages stoked by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine drive demand for seeds and pesticides to boost global crop production. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 10 June 2022", "The antiaging antioxidant is one of the few skin-care ingredients dermatologists will back for its noticeable brightening, protective, and firming properties, as well as its ability to boost collagen production\u2014which has a plumping effect. \u2014 Glamour , 9 June 2022", "These work to boost collagen production and skin renewal. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "And while the government is claiming that the new rules will bring a boost for business, others are not so sure. \u2014 Emma Woollacott, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "The European Union\u2019s executive arm recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership Friday, a symbolic boost for a country fending off a Russian onslaught that is killing civilians, flattening cities and threatening its very survival. \u2014 David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022", "Coal is expected to give an overall $6.7 billion boost to Glencore earnings, according to Citibank. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "Turmeric and ginger contribute their own anti-inflammatory boost here for a CBD product that goes straight to the source of post-workout soreness without any chemicals or potentially habit-forming substances. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022", "The average monthly Social Security check is about $1,658, so a $200 increase would represent a 12% boost . \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 16 June 2022", "The boost comes as Ukrainian forces continue resisting a Russian push to seize control of Sievierodonetsk, the last major city Ukraine controls in the Luhansk region of the Donbas. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 16 June 2022", "Trump's endorsement gives Schweikert a boost among the Republican voters who will settle the primary, which also includes Josh Barnett, a vocal Trump supporter. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022", "The cable networks that are ramping up sports programming can use a boost . \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "1801, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Noun", "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "booster":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one that boosts : such as", ": an enthusiastic supporter", ": an auxiliary device for increasing force, power, pressure, or effectiveness", ": shoplifter", ": a radio-frequency amplifier for a radio or television receiving set", ": the first stage of a multistage rocket providing thrust for the launching and the initial part of the flight", ": a substance or dose used to renew or increase the effect of a drug or immunizing agent", ": booster shot", ": a substance or dose used to renew or increase the effect of a drug or immunizing agent: such as", ": booster shot", ": booster dose", ": synergist sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-st\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u00fc-st\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "advocate", "advocator", "apostle", "backer", "champion", "espouser", "exponent", "expounder", "friend", "gospeler", "gospeller", "herald", "hierophant", "high priest", "paladin", "promoter", "proponent", "protagonist", "supporter", "true believer", "tub-thumper", "white knight" ], "antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "opponent" ], "examples":[ "These exercises are real metabolism boosters .", "Music is my favorite mood booster .", "A sincere compliment can be a true confidence booster .", "The university has a number of wealthy boosters who contribute generously each year.", "a new design for rocket boosters", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But in the United States, Novavax is more likely to eventually play a role as a booster . \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022", "Going forward, the company plans to seek authorization as a booster and for use in adolescents and children. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson And Laurie Mcginley, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022", "The shots are used elsewhere as a booster , regardless of which vaccine people got originally. \u2014 Time , 7 June 2022", "Novavax also could play an important role as a booster . \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 6 June 2022", "Flu vaccines have been seen as a booster of economic productivity for years with the broad savings measuring in the billions of dollars. \u2014 Steven Dudash, Forbes , 19 May 2022", "The Club for Growth started in 1999 as a booster for candidates dedicated to lower taxes, deregulation and limited government. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 May 2022", "Only the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is available as a booster for adolescents 12 to 17. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 10 May 2022", "In research with mice at Yale, Iwasaki has devised a nasal spray that works as a booster to the standard intramuscular shot. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 3 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1888, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220418" }, "boot":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": deliverance", ": something to equalize a trade", ": avail", ": besides", ": avail , profit", ": a fitted covering (as of leather or rubber) for the foot that usually reaches above the ankle", ": an instrument of torture used to crush the leg and foot", ": something that resembles or is likened to a boot", ": an enclosing or protective casing or sheath (as for a rifle or over an electrical or mechanical connection)", ": a navy or marine corps recruit undergoing basic training", ": an automobile trunk", ": a kick with the foot", ": summary dismissal", ": momentary pleasure or enjoyment : bang", ": a sheath enclosing the inflorescence", ": denver boot", ": the act of booting or rebooting a computer or the process by which a computer is booted \u2014 see boot entry 4 sense 5b", ": to put boots on", ": kick", ": to eject or discharge summarily", ": to make an error on (a grounder in baseball)", ": botch", ": to ride (a horse) in a race", ": to load (a program) into a computer from a disk", ": to start or ready for use especially by booting a program", ": to become loaded into a computer's memory from a disk", ": to become ready for use especially by booting a program", ": booty , plunder", ": a covering usually of leather or rubber for the foot and part of the leg", ": kick entry 1 sense 1", ": additional money or property received to make up the difference in an exchange of business or investment property that is of like kind but unequal in value" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fct", "\u02c8b\u00fct" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "charge", "exhilaration", "frisson", "jollies", "kick", "rush", "thrill", "titillation", "wallop" ], "antonyms":[ "blow", "bobble", "boggle", "bollix (up)", "botch", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "bungle", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muck up", "muff", "murder", "screw up" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (1)", "15th century, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Noun (3)", "1598, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201815" }, "bootie":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a usually ankle-length boot, slipper, or sock", ": an infant's knitted or crocheted sock" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211329" }, "booze":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess", ": intoxicating drink", ": hard liquor" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcz" ], "synonyms":[ "bib", "drink", "guzzle", "liquor (up)", "lush (up)", "soak", "tipple" ], "antonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "He was out boozing with his friends.", "he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday", "Noun", "We bought some chips and booze for the party.", "this will be a birthday party without booze", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Who\u2019s ready to brunch and booze on the Saturday morning tour? \u2014 Birmingham Magazine, al , 3 Oct. 2019", "Ballplayers, Bouton revealed, could be boozing , womanizing, pill-popping, ball-scuffing rascals \u2014 overgrown teenagers, that is. \u2014 Tyler Kepner, New York Times , 11 July 2019", "The show, produced by Mike Nichols, won seven Tonys in all, including best musical and best actress in a musical for Dorothy Loudon, who originated the role of unscrupulous, boozing orphanage administrator Miss Hannigan. \u2014 Suzy Evans, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 July 2019", "There are institutions for drinking and crafting popping up all over the country \u2014 from Pinot's Palette, a paint and sip bar that has over 140 locations, to a DIY Bar in Portland, where customers booze and craft. \u2014 Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful , 24 Aug. 2018", "Considering the fact that NYC is one of the most expensive American cities to live in, and hipsters everywhere need tattoos, Josh\u2019s boozed -up argument actually makes a lot of sense. \u2014 refinery29.com , 11 July 2018", "Moss is also really good, boozing away her troubles, dressed in black. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral , 31 May 2018", "For those looking to booze it up, there will also be bloody marys made with cucumber-dill CH vodka, PST\u2019s special mix and turmeric pickles, and served with Anchor Steam beer or a green juice sidecar. \u2014 Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2018", "If that's not bad enough, Brian's boozed -up reckless actions early on Jan. 10, 1988, took the life of a man in the other vehicle and injured others. \u2014 Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2018", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Around the corner, on Ives Street, try Bee\u2019s Thai Cuisine for lunch specials or to bring-your-own- booze for dinner. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022", "Some provide the wine and others are BYOB (bring your own booze ) for people of legal age. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022", "Country Living Add in your booze of choice (vodka works perfectly) to this fresh melon lemonade to make a delicious warm weather drink. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022", "American won't bring booze back until Sept. 13, the date the federal mask mandate on planes and at airports ends. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 5 June 2021", "While talking to the Brunswick driver, who denied speeding, the officer smelled booze . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 31 May 2022", "By night, security guards dressed in black guard the doors as the booze flows, the amps pump and the crowd gets into its groove. \u2014 Kevin Redfern, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022", "Blair takes a hiatus from booze while pregnant with her son, Arthur, whose father is the fashion designer Jason Bleick. \u2014 Jennifer Larue, Washington Post , 15 May 2022", "Hence the shortage of semiconductors chips for automobiles, for instance, or the lack of enough glass bottles for all the booze people were buying, And then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which sent commodity and agricultural prices soaring. \u2014 Zachary Karabell, Time , 13 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined above", "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203313" }, "boozehound":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": boozer , drunk" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcz-\u02cchau\u0307nd" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholic", "alkie", "alky", "boozer", "dipsomaniac", "drinker", "drunk", "drunkard", "inebriate", "juicehead", "juicer", "lush", "rummy", "soak", "soaker", "sot", "souse", "tippler", "toper", "tosspot" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he's a famous writer and an infamous boozehound" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1911, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173935" }, "boozer":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "a person who boozes drunk", "a drinking place pub" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00fc-z\u0259r", "synonyms":[ "alcoholic", "alkie", "alky", "boozehound", "dipsomaniac", "drinker", "drunk", "drunkard", "inebriate", "juicehead", "juicer", "lush", "rummy", "soak", "soaker", "sot", "souse", "tippler", "toper", "tosspot" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "They went into the boozer for a beer.", "the boozer finally checked herself into rehab", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Ljoha, a smoker, boozer and latter-day caveman, is headed for work in a mine near the Arctic Circle. \u2014 WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022", "Handling's vision for reinventing what was once a tired old boozer ? \u2014 Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure , 24 Sep. 2021", "And the Deep Chocolate satisfies the non- boozer with silky richness. \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Fortune , 3 July 2021", "But Iris has fallen pregnant by Digby, who turns out to be a boozer , philanderer and open admirer of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Star Tribune , 4 June 2021", "However, recent statistics have given the industry something to toast there was a net increase of some 300 boozers in the latest year. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019", "Not a boozer or beer-snob tale, Stradal\u2019s second novel weaves together a bittersweet but heartwarming generational story of family, tragedy, perseverance and forgiveness. \u2014 Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY , 25 July 2019", "Smear campaigns falsely accused people of being boozers , rapists and terrorists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 July 2019", "Unfortunately, as played by Aussie actor Andrew Steel, Shankwitz too often comes off as an irascible, cowboyish boozer who needs a crash course in chivalry. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 25 July 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":null, "first_known_use":[ "1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "bop":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": hit , sock", ": a blow (as with the fist or a club) that strikes a person", ": jazz characterized by harmonic complexity, convoluted melodic lines, and constant shifting of accent and often played at very rapid tempos", ": jive sense 1", ": to go quickly or unceremoniously : pop", ": to dance or shuffle along to or as if to bop music", ": hit entry 1 sense 1", ": hit entry 2 sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4p", "\u02c8b\u00e4p" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap" ], "antonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Verb (1)", "1928, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (1)", "1932, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (2)", "1947, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (2)", "1947, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205942" }, "border":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": an outer part or edge", ": an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug", ": a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a lawn or walkway", ": boundary", ": a plain or decorative margin around printed matter", ": to put a border on", ": to touch at the edge or boundary : bound", ": to lie on the border", ": to approach the nature of a specified thing : verge", ": a boundary especially of a country or state", ": the outer edge of something", ": a decorative strip on or near the edge of something", ": to put a border on", ": to be close or next to", ": an outer part or edge \u2014 see brush border" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u022frd-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "borderline", "bound", "boundary", "brim", "circumference", "compass", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "frame", "fringe", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "antonyms":[ "bound", "edge", "frame", "fringe", "margin", "rim", "skirt" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "More sandhill cranes have started living in Illinois close to the Wisconsin border in recent years, especially in McHenry and Lake counties. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022", "The region covers the far southwest corner of Germany, spanning, in its most expansive interpretation, from the cities of Karlsruhe and Pforzheim, down about 100 miles to the Swiss border , and west from the A81 Autobahn to the Rhine river. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "Drug seizures along the southern border were down in May in double digits, according to CBP. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 16 June 2022", "The two-story shelter is in Tijuana\u2019s Zona Norte close to the U.S.-Mexico border . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022", "John McCarry, 69, of Long Beach, was found dead in Panamint Valley on June 1. Death Valley National Park is located east of the Sierra Nevada mountains along the California-Nevada border . \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 16 June 2022", "The Colorado River supplies water to nearly 40 million people in cities from Denver to Los Angeles and farmlands from the Rocky Mountains to the U.S.-Mexico border . \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022", "On a recent afternoon, Human Fliers President Vaughn Arrington strode through neighborhoods along the Detroit-Hamtramck border , knocking doors and talking to residents about their options. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman And Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022", "Groups of violent, white-majority vigilante groups are increasingly patrolling areas along the U.S.-Mexico border , posing a risk to migrants and people of color, according to local watchdog groups. \u2014 Rick Jervis, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "One study will focus on elementary schools with boundaries that border on 700 East and Van Winkle, and the other on the boundaries between Skyline, Olympus and Cottonwood high schools. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022", "Today, Saratoga Springs, Lehi, Vineyard and other fast-growing cities border the lake, and new subdivisions are pressing against its high waterline. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022", "The Baltic States -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- also border Russia to the west and are members of NATO. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022", "Specific references to real-life Chicago, like a lone mention of the shooting of Laquan McDonald, are so scarce as to border on exploitative. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022", "Expecting a Laker revival is starting to border that old theory of insanity\u2014doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022", "The move should allow traffic to flow smoothly again over bridges that border the Mexican state, including in El Paso, where long delays and ensuing protests by Mexican truckers led to hourslong waits and temporary closure of three bridges. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022", "Romania has asked its northernmost counties that border Ukraine to provide heating and electricity to existing refugee centers\u2014though local media has questioned whether the nation has the capacity. \u2014 Dorota Bartyzel, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022", "Mays said not having a unified response to the pandemic, as was the case in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the three states that border the Navajo Nation, contributed to the spread of COVID-19. \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 24 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222450" }, "borderline":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": being in an intermediate position or state : not fully classifiable as one thing or its opposite", ": not quite up to, typical of, or as severe as what is usual, standard, or expected", ": characterized by psychological instability in several areas (such as interpersonal relations, behavior, and identity) but only with brief or no psychotic episodes", ": situated at or near a border", ": almost , nearly", ": not quite average, standard, or normal", ": being in an intermediate position or state : not fully classifiable as one thing or its opposite", ": not quite up to what is usual, standard, or expected", ": exhibiting typical but not altogether conclusive symptoms", ": of, relating to, being, or exhibiting a behavior pattern typical or suggestive of borderline personality disorder", ": a person affected with borderline personality disorder" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bn", "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bn", "-\u02ccl\u012bn" ], "synonyms":[ "frontier", "marginal" ], "antonyms":[ "about", "all but", "almost", "fair", "fairly", "feckly", "more or less", "most", "much", "near", "nearly", "next to", "nigh", "practically", "somewhere", "virtually", "well-nigh" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "In borderline cases like these, the best course of action is difficult to determine.", "As a borderline diabetic, Lara is able to control her blood sugar levels solely through diet.", "Adverb", "The movie is only borderline funny.", "your answer was borderline rude, so I would advise you to be more diplomatic in the future", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "As part of the Stargate franchise, Robert Carlyle played Dr. Nicholas Rush, the borderline eccentric scientist leading the stargate research. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022", "Curry was a borderline top 100 recruit coming out of high school. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022", "Hughes' testimony contradicts that of a psychologist hired by Depp's lawyers, who said Heard was faking her symptoms of PTSD and suffered from borderline and histrionic personality disorders. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022", "Hughes' testimony contradicts that of a psychologist hired by Depp's lawyers, who said Heard was faking her symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and suffered from borderline and histrionic personality disorders. \u2014 CBS News , 4 May 2022", "These sequences sometimes underline the reliance on too much over-the-top cartoonish action, however, with borderline bonkers plot developments breathlessly deployed at a clip recalling the movie\u2019s video game origins. \u2014 Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022", "Maybe North Carolina has really turned it around, but a team that was borderline top-40 late in the regular season doesn\u2019t deserve to be this short of a dog against a consensus top-20 team for the entire season. \u2014 Vsin Staff, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022", "My rational mind knows the sculpture is tacky and borderline offensive, yet my reptilian brain loves its louche effervescence. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2022", "To lose ourselves in a world of winks and wisecracks from quick-witted showgirls, ditzy heiresses and fast-talking career women may seem like a borderline irresponsible choice in These Troubled Times. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Fringe-y/ borderline /ticking-time-bomb people are always out there and probably have active imaginations that go way beyond what sometimes pops up in movies. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Oct. 2019", "Both teams came out hitting to start Game 2 and the intensity jumped another level after McNabb\u2019s borderline hit on Kuznetsov. \u2014 Adam Candee, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2018", "In the middle of this, I was tested for gestational diabetes, and the result came back borderline . \u2014 The Cut , 14 Sep. 2017", "There\u2019s no doubting the existence and growing popularity online of conspiratorial\u2014and borderline demented\u2014commentary on Russia. \u2014 Jeet Heer, New Republic , 23 May 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adverb", "1925, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183917" }, "bore":{ "type":"verb (1)", "definitions":[ "to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool", "to make by boring or digging away material", "to make a hole by or as if by boring", "to sink a mine shaft or well", "to make one's way steadily especially against resistance", "a usually cylindrical hole made by or as if by the turning or twisting movement of a tool a hole made by or as if by boring (see bore entry 1 )", "a borehole drilled especially to make an artesian well", "the long usually cylindrical hollow part of something (such as a tube or gun barrel)", "the inner surface of a hollow cylindrical object", "the size of a bore such as", "the interior diameter of a gun barrel", "gauge sense 1a(2)", "the diameter of an engine cylinder", "a tidal flood with a high abrupt front", "one that causes weariness and restlessness through lack of interest one that causes boredom such as", "a dull or tiresome person", "something that is devoid of interest", "to cause to feel weariness and restlessness through lack of interest to cause to feel boredom", "to make a hole in especially with a drill", "to make by piercing or drilling", "a hole made by boring", "a space (as in a gun barrel) shaped like a cylinder", "the diameter of a hole or cylinder", "an uninteresting person or thing", "to make tired and restless by being uninteresting", "the long usually cylindrical hollow part of something (as a tube or artery)", "the internal diameter of a tube (as a hypodermic needle, catheter, or sound)" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u022fr", "synonyms":[ "drill", "hole", "perforate", "pierce", "punch", "puncture", "riddle" ], "antonyms":[ "drag", "drip", "droner", "dullsville", "nudnik", "nudnick", "snooze", "snoozer", "yawn", "yawner" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Verb (1)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Noun (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Noun (2)", "1601, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (3)", "1766, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1768, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162341" }, "bosh":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": foolish talk or activity : nonsense" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4sh" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Don't believe a word she says\u2014it's all bosh .", "a pseudoscientific examination of UFO claims that was utter bosh" ], "history_and_etymology":"Turkish bo\u015f empty", "first_known_use":[ "1829, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202441" }, "boskage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a growth of trees or shrubs : thicket" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-skij" ], "synonyms":[ "bosk", "bosque", "bosquet", "brake", "brushwood", "chaparral", "coppice", "copse", "covert", "thicket" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hidden from prying eyes by a leafy boscage , the cottage was the perfect trysting place" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English boskage, borrowed from Anglo-French boscage \"wood, woodland,\" from bois, bos \"grove, forest, wood (the material)\" (Old French also bosc ) + -age -age \u2014 more at boiserie ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195054" }, "bosom":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": the human chest and especially the front part of the chest", ": a woman's breasts regarded especially as a single feature", ": breast", ": the chest conceived of as the seat of the emotions and intimate feelings", ": the security and intimacy of or like that of being hugged to someone's bosom", ": the part of a garment that covers the chest or the breasts", ": to enclose in or as if in an embrace", ": to enclose or carry in the bosom (see bosom entry 1 )", ": close , intimate", ": the front of the human chest", ": the breasts of a woman", ": very close" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307-z\u0259m", "also", "\u02c8bu\u0307z-\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[ "belly", "blood", "bone(s)", "breast", "core", "gut", "heart", "heartstrings", "inner space", "inside", "quick", "soul" ], "antonyms":[ "bower", "circumfuse", "cocoon", "embosom", "embower", "embrace", "enclose", "inclose", "encompass", "enfold", "enshroud", "enswathe", "envelop", "enwrap", "invest", "involve", "lap", "mantle", "muffle", "shroud", "swathe", "veil", "wrap" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "He clutched the flowers to his bosom .", "He never spoke of his childhood as an orphan, but kept dark memories of those days in his bosom .", "The shirt has a plain color and ruffles at the bosom .", "Verb", "bosomed by overgrown shrubbery, the abandoned cottage seemed like the ideal place for an afternoon tryst", "Adjective", "promised to remain bosom friends for the rest of their lives", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Among her new additions to the Gaultier canon are a bondage suit, cut out at the bosom and buttocks, to reveal everything. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 9 May 2022", "Think opera gloves, frilled hems, and bosom -boasting bodices reminiscent of the romantic aesthetics from the era. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022", "Marie-Aurore de Saxe, a French noblewoman and freethinker, was painted in the guise of Diana, the huntress, wearing a leopard-print gown with billowing sleeves and a plunging bosom . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022", "Again, who would have guessed that a voting bloc still largely made up of thousands of middle-aged guys would not clutch a song about passing driver\u2019s ed to their collective bosom ? \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022", "Her bosom to his waistcoat-less chest, her hips to his, their thighs mashed together. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 17 Feb. 2022", "Charles Lummis, a Harvard dropout and bosom buddy of Teddy Roosevelt\u2019s, had caught malaria in Ohio. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022", "The version of Prince Andrew as the dashing war hero generating adoring headlines with insight from the bosom of the monarchy has been long-gone for many years. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 12 Feb. 2022", "That cynical strategy only intensifies antisemitic feelings against devout Jews who remain stubbornly unwilling to see the light and come to the bosom of Christ. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies. \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 15 May 2018", "Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2017", "That's when fans started sharing all the receipts proving that China and Dove are bosom buddies. \u2014 Noelle Devoe, Seventeen , 31 July 2017", "The clip also features a bunch of behind-the-scenes footage, illustrating that Miguel and RL Grime are truly bosom buddies having the time of their lives. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 21 July 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1590, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170131" }, "bosque":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small wooded area" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4sk" ], "synonyms":[ "boscage", "boskage", "bosquet", "brake", "brushwood", "chaparral", "coppice", "copse", "covert", "thicket" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the thorny branches of the mesquite bosk provide quail and other desert birds with a safe haven from predators" ], "history_and_etymology":"probably back-formation from bosky ", "first_known_use":[ "1815, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234118" }, "bosquet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": thicket" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-sk\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "boscage", "boskage", "bosk", "bosque", "brake", "brushwood", "chaparral", "coppice", "copse", "covert", "thicket" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a dense bosquet shields the trailhead from the bridle path" ], "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, \"grove, thicket,\" going back to Middle French, probably borrowed from Old Occitan, from bosc \"forest, wood\" (going back to Germanic *boska-, *buska- \"shrub, thicket\") + -et -et entry 1 \u2014 more at bush entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "circa 1737, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174236" }, "boss":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a person who exercises control or authority", ": one who directs or supervises workers", ": one who controls votes in a party organization or dictates appointments or legislative measures", ": to give usually arbitrary orders to", ": to exercise control or authority over : to act as boss (see boss entry 1 ) of", ": excellent , first-rate", ": a raised ornamentation (as on a belt or shield) : stud", ": an ornamental projecting block used in architecture", ": a protuberant part or body", ": a soft pad used in ceramics and glassmaking", ": the hub of a propeller", ": to embellish (something, such as a belt or shield) with a raised decoration : to ornament with bosses (see boss entry 4 ) : emboss", ": to treat (something, such as the surface of porcelain) with a boss", ": cow , calf", ": the person at a job who tells workers what to do", ": the head of a group (as a political organization)", ": to give orders to", ": a protuberant part or body" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fs", "\u02c8b\u00e4s", "\u02c8b\u022fs", "\u02c8b\u00e4s", "\u02c8b\u022fs", "\u02c8b\u00e4s", "\u02c8b\u022fs", "\u02c8b\u00e4s", "\u02c8b\u022fs", "\u02c8b\u022fs", "\u02c8b\u00e4s", "\u02c8b\u022fs", "\u02c8b\u00e4s, \u02c8b\u022fs" ], "synonyms":[ "boss man", "captain", "chief", "foreman", "head", "headman", "helmsman", "honcho", "jefe", "kingpin", "leader", "master", "taskmaster" ], "antonyms":[ "captain", "handle", "head", "overlook", "oversee", "quarterback", "superintend", "supervise" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "a boss new rock band", "that's a really boss stereo you've got" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1), Verb (1), and Adjective", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (1)", "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 2", "Adjective", "1836, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c", "Verb (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (3)", "1790, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175907" }, "botch":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": an inflammatory sore", ": to foul up hopelessly", ": to put together in a makeshift way", ": something that is botched : mess", ": patchwork , hodgepodge", ": to do clumsily and unskillfully : bungle", ": a badly done job", ": an inflammatory sore" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4ch", "\u02c8b\u00e4ch", "\u02c8b\u00e4ch" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "bobble", "boggle", "bollix (up)", "boot", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "bungle", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muck up", "muff", "murder", "screw up" ], "antonyms":[ "agglomerate", "agglomeration", "alphabet soup", "assortment", "clutter", "collage", "crazy quilt", "farrago", "gallimaufry", "grab bag", "gumbo", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jambalaya", "jumble", "jungle", "litter", "mac\u00e9doine", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "menagerie", "miscellanea", "miscellany", "mishmash", "mixed bag", "montage", "motley", "muddle", "olio", "olla podrida", "omnium-gatherum", "pastiche", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "The store botched the order\u2014I received only half the books I paid for.", "They clearly botched the investigation." ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224718" }, "bother":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk", ": to intrude upon : pester", ": to cause to be somewhat anxious or concerned", ": to become concerned", ": to take pains (see pain entry 1 sense 3 ) : take the trouble", ": a state of petty discomfort, annoyance, or worry", ": something that causes petty annoyance or worry", ": fuss , inconvenience", ": to trouble (someone) in body or mind : annoy", ": to cause to worry", ": to take the time or trouble", ": to intrude upon : interrupt", ": someone or something that is annoying", ": commotion", ": a state of worry or annoyance" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u00e4t\u035fh-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bug", "chivy", "chivvy", "disturb", "intrude (upon)", "pester" ], "antonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Without a witness, a stakeholder, a rock\u2014why bother ? \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022", "So, why bother refactoring or rewriting using modern software development techniques? \u2014 Dave Marcinkowski, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022", "Why bother remaking Robert Wise\u2019s 1961 masterpiece? \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022", "Why even bother launching such a small and doomed service? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022", "Why bother if Irving could play only when the team was on the road? \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022", "Why bother with anything so unhinged as a too-tight topper? \u2014 Nicole Fritton, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Jan. 2022", "And the flip side to anxiety is fatalism: If vaccine effectiveness fades so fast, why bother getting the shot in the first place? \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 31 Aug. 2021", "Many political figures no longer bother pretending to look for it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Some people do not want the bother and want all new and to paint the house every seven to 10 years (depending on the climate). \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022", "Just give Real Madrid the trophy and save everyone the bother . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022", "But the ability to jump from an interrogation to a flashback on what one of the cops is describing only sometimes feels valuable enough to be worth the bother . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022", "With an election coming, Morrison and his Coalition federal government, an alliance of center-right political parties, find themselves in a spot of bother . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022", "Kate wanted to clock in, get the work done and clock out without any bother but instead became part of some uncomfortable conversations. \u2014 Beth Ashley, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "Her will leaves everything to be split equally between her two kids: my wife and my wife\u2019s bother . \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022", "Ferrell and co-star Mark Wahlberg bounce off each other perefectly, and bother are up to the challenge of delivering a funny like even when things are looking grim in the movie's mid-recession white collar crime scheme. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022", "Why would the copyright holder bother filing a claim for fake images? \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 11 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "circa 1745, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Noun", "1761, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215232" }, "botheration":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the act of bothering : the state of being bothered", ": something that bothers" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "annoyance", "bedevilment", "bothering", "bugging", "disturbance", "harassment", "harrying", "importunity", "pestering", "teasing", "vexation" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I hadn't realized what a botheration putting up a tent in the dark could be!", "if I'm to get any work done, this incessant botheration has to stop" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1797, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231231" }, "bothersome":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": causing bother : vexing", ": annoying" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-s\u0259m", "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-s\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[ "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "carking", "chafing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "nettling", "peeving", "pesky", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "pesty", "plaguey", "plaguy", "rankling", "rebarbative", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a bothersome habit of dropping trash on the floor right next to the garbage can", "Recent Examples on the Web", "However, there is the chance that even ingredients like essential oils will be bothersome too. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022", "This light gel-cream applies to the skin smoothly and won\u2019t feel heavy or bothersome . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022", "Then Kiffin, still mischievous at 47 and the equivalent of a bothersome little brother to the 56-year-old Fisher, went and did it again this winter. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022", "Confidence: Medium Sunday: Our bothersome low pressure storm system may hang out off our coastline. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022", "Russian aggression and brutality thereby provide a rationale for discounting bothersome historical complexities dating from prior to, during, and after the existence of the Soviet Union, the reckless folly of NATO expansion not least among them. \u2014 Andrew J. Bacevich, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022", "While many look forward to eliminating some of the more bothersome outcomes of the pandemic\u2014like mask requirements and social gathering limits\u2014other byproducts of the pandemic, such as working remotely, are likely to linger for months to come. \u2014 Clinton M Padgett, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021", "With the arrival of spring and soaring pollen counts, many seasonal allergy sufferers are seeking relief from bothersome , or even debilitating, symptoms. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022", "Some attacks have been bothersome , slowing some Ukrainians\u2019 internet service or knocking it out altogether, defacing websites, and destroying files on a small number of computers. \u2014 Dustin Volz, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1817, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224536" }, "bottleneck":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": narrow", ": a narrow route", ": a point of traffic congestion", ": someone or something that retards or halts free movement and progress", ": impasse", ": a dramatic reduction in the size of a population (as of a species) that results in a decrease in genetic variation", ": a style of guitar playing in which glissando effects are produced by sliding an object (such as a knife blade or the neck of a bottle ) along the strings", ": to slow or halt by causing a bottleneck", ": a place or condition where improvement or movement is held up" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al-\u02ccnek", "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al-\u02ccnek" ], "synonyms":[ "backup", "jam", "jam-up", "logjam", "snarl", "tailback", "tie-up" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "Bridge construction has created a bottleneck on the southern part of Main Street.", "All decisions must be approved by the committee, and this is where the company runs into bottlenecks .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The Legislature\u2019s formal sessions are scheduled to end July 31, and lawmakers are entering a stretch that typically becomes a bottleneck of unfinished work and complex legislation. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022", "With the aging, narrow bridge seen as a traffic bottleneck , Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced a plan in 2016 to replace it with a new crossing that would carry four lanes of traffic and include a separated bike and pedestrian path. \u2014 Ian Duncan, Washington Post , 3 June 2022", "In a news release, owner Brad Friedlander attributed the closing to a combination of labor shortage, supply-chain bottleneck and rising food costs. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 2 June 2022", "Attempting to do too many things at once causes a bottleneck in the prefrontal cortex, the brain\u2019s control center, according to brain researchers at the University of Helsinki. \u2014 Julie Jargon, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022", "The organization still receives hundreds of calls per week to its neighborhood resource hub line, mostly for furnace repairs and replacement, and continues to deal with a bottleneck of basements in need of sanitizing and mold remediation. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2022", "Importing more of these intermediate commodities circumvents the LNG bottleneck , and mitigates wider economic damage. \u2014 Steve Cicala, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "Outside the monument but accessible from Kanab are the bottleneck narrows of Buckskin Gulch and the swoopily photogenic rock formation known as the Wave. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022", "With production in Texas nearing capacity\u2014and Appalachia already at near capacity\u2014the country\u2019s natural gas supply might soon be facing a bottleneck , at the worst possible time. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 3 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Eventually, only a pair of doors were opened, causing concertgoers to bottleneck . \u2014 Fox News , 13 Nov. 2021", "As a result, the park\u2019s conservation team is working to build new routes and visitor centers to better disperse travelers that currently bottleneck the site. \u2014 Julia Eskins, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 8 Sep. 2021", "However, the other lesson is not to bottleneck your business by doing everything yourself forever. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 26 May 2021", "This can bottleneck team execution by causing arguments, or if everyone goes with the hero\u2019s opinion, the whole team could miss out on better, more creative solutions. \u2014 Mark Samuel, Forbes , 26 May 2021", "Conversely, the destination disk and the interface might be newer and able to write data faster than the source sending it; that\u2019s where data can bottleneck and potentially cause problems. \u2014 Eric Alt, Popular Science , 22 Jan. 2021", "The big takeaway here is that Optane's extremely low latency allows acceleration of AI pipelines\u2014which frequently bottleneck on storage\u2014by offering very rapid access to models too large to keep entirely in RAM. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 18 June 2020", "According to Lane Farguson, manager of communications at the Halifax Port Authority, bottlenecking at the port could cause shortages of goods in central Canada and the U.S. Midwest. \u2014 Audrey Carleton, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2020", "Some updates to Apple's Mac product lineup have often been bottlenecked on waiting for updates or overcoming barriers in Intel's roadmap, which does not always suit Apple's priorities and which has been subject to disruption in the past. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "1854, in the meaning defined above", "Noun", "1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1919, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204752" }, "bottomless":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": having no bottom", ": extremely deep", ": impossible to comprehend : unfathomable", ": boundless , unlimited", ": nude", ": featuring nude entertainers", ": having no bottom", ": very deep" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-l\u0259s", "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "boundless", "endless", "fathomless", "horizonless", "illimitable", "immeasurable", "immensurable", "indefinite", "infinite", "limitless", "measureless", "unbounded", "unfathomable", "unlimited" ], "antonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "definite", "finite", "limited", "restricted" ], "examples":[ "the wealthy couple are generous hosts, providing a bottomless supply of food and drink", "the killer threw the gun into what he thought was a bottomless pit", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Those changes \u2014 not to mention the bottomless well of Saudi money \u2014 are what have the PGA Tour scared. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022", "Any accusations of negativity and speciousness that might attend this vision of hip-hop overlook its author\u2019s bottomless , emotive well of visions. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022", "Brunch reservations are $75 a person, which includes bottomless mimosas with a choice of orange, cranberry or pineapple juices. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022", "The bottomless mimosas come in a cute refillable ceramic donkey, because why not. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022", "Catered brunch, bottomless mimosas, 90s throwback soundtrack, cash bar and Derby Day vibes. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022", "Allegro, Little Italy: This Italian and California cuisine restaurant opens at 11 a.m. May 8 with a Mother\u2019s Day menu that includes a bottomless mimosas for moms. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022", "One of the offerings will be a brunch special that includes an appetizer, entr\u00e9e and bottomless Mimosas for two hours for $50. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 31 Jan. 2022", "That your sympathy for the struggle anxiety involves is abundant but not bottomless and does not include enabling abuse. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184938" }, "bottomlessness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": having no bottom", ": extremely deep", ": impossible to comprehend : unfathomable", ": boundless , unlimited", ": nude", ": featuring nude entertainers", ": having no bottom", ": very deep" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-l\u0259s", "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "boundless", "endless", "fathomless", "horizonless", "illimitable", "immeasurable", "immensurable", "indefinite", "infinite", "limitless", "measureless", "unbounded", "unfathomable", "unlimited" ], "antonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "definite", "finite", "limited", "restricted" ], "examples":[ "the wealthy couple are generous hosts, providing a bottomless supply of food and drink", "the killer threw the gun into what he thought was a bottomless pit", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Those changes \u2014 not to mention the bottomless well of Saudi money \u2014 are what have the PGA Tour scared. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022", "Any accusations of negativity and speciousness that might attend this vision of hip-hop overlook its author\u2019s bottomless , emotive well of visions. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022", "Brunch reservations are $75 a person, which includes bottomless mimosas with a choice of orange, cranberry or pineapple juices. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022", "The bottomless mimosas come in a cute refillable ceramic donkey, because why not. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022", "Catered brunch, bottomless mimosas, 90s throwback soundtrack, cash bar and Derby Day vibes. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022", "Allegro, Little Italy: This Italian and California cuisine restaurant opens at 11 a.m. May 8 with a Mother\u2019s Day menu that includes a bottomless mimosas for moms. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022", "One of the offerings will be a brunch special that includes an appetizer, entr\u00e9e and bottomless Mimosas for two hours for $50. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 31 Jan. 2022", "That your sympathy for the struggle anxiety involves is abundant but not bottomless and does not include enabling abuse. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222226" }, "boulevard":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "a broad often landscaped thoroughfare", "a wide usually major street often having strips with trees, grass, or flowers planted along its center or sides" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259-\u02ccv\u00e4rd", "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Beginning in early 2015, Amy, Mary Beth, and other F.S.S. members helped Lizi galvanize support for a hundred-million-dollar proposal from the D.O.T. a major redesign of the boulevard that included a bike lane. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022", "That vote came after several months of discussions as to whether residents really wanted a trail along the boulevard . \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022", "With the French settling to the east and the English to the west, Greek, Chinese, and Jewish immigrants were crowded along the boulevard in the middle. \u2014 Nathan Englander, Travel + Leisure , 29 Jan. 2022", "Miller said turning Lake Shore Drive into something closer to a highway might improve traffic, but would destroy the scenic character and slower pace of a lakefront boulevard , which has defined its use throughout the city\u2019s history. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 9 Mar. 2022", "The name change will take effect for the boulevard , which stretches through the northern part of New Orleans, on February 1, CNN affiliate WDSU reported. \u2014 Chris Boyette, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022", "The final stretch of the 35-mph boulevard , which starts at Interstate 490 at East 55th Street, began to open at 7 p.m. Friday. \u2014 Kaylee Remington, cleveland , 13 Nov. 2021", "More than 100 artists will be commissioned through 2027 to create works along the boulevard , the heart of Black Los Angeles. \u2014 Makeda Easter, Los Angeles Times , 1 Sep. 2021", "New York City and State should invest in turning America\u2019s first great European-style boulevard , Eastern Parkway, into a new type of cultural destination. \u2014 Carl Swanson, Curbed , 19 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark", "first_known_use":[ "1763, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "bounce":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ "beat , bump", "to cause to rebound or be reflected", "dismiss , fire", "to expel precipitately from a place", "to eliminate from a competition by defeating", "to issue (a check) drawn on an account with insufficient funds", "to present (something, such as an idea) to another person to elicit comments or to gain approval", "to return (an email) to the sender with notification of failed delivery", "to rebound or reflect after striking a surface (such as the ground)", "to recover from a blow or a defeat quickly", "to be returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in a checking account", "to leap suddenly bound", "to walk with springing steps", "to hit a baseball so that it hits the ground before it reaches an infielder", "to return to the sender with notification of failed delivery", "to go quickly and usually repeatedly from one place, situation, job, etc., to another", "leave , depart", "the act or action of bouncing off the ground or another surface a rebound off a surface", "a sudden increase or improvement in rating or value", "a lively or energetic quality verve , liveliness", "bluster sense 3", "to spring back or up after hitting a surface", "to cause to spring back", "to jump or move up and down", "to leap suddenly", "the action of springing back after hitting something", "a sudden leap" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307n(t)s", "\u02c8bau\u0307ns" ], "synonyms":[ "banish", "boot (out)", "cast out", "chase", "dismiss", "drum (out)", "eject", "expel", "extrude", "kick out", "oust", "out", "rout", "run off", "throw out", "turf (out)", "turn out" ], "antonyms":[ "beans", "brio", "dash", "drive", "dynamism", "energy", "esprit", "gas", "get-up-and-go", "ginger", "go", "gusto", "hardihood", "juice", "life", "moxie", "oomph", "pep", "punch", "sap", "snap", "starch", "verve", "vigor", "vim", "vinegar", "vitality", "zing", "zip" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web Verb", "The Chinese economy was quick to bounce back from the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and in both 2020 and 2012 China overtook North America to become the world\u2019s largest box office market. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 5 June 2022", "The box office has struggled to bounce back in part because of sporadic output by studios. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022", "Hike, who had deployed to Iraq, was tough enough to bounce back from adversity in his career. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022", "Auburn will try to bounce back in that game after struggling to solve Clemson pitcher Valerie Cagle, who tossed seven shutout innings Saturday afternoon, allowing just four hits, zero walks and striking out six on 100 pitches. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 May 2022", "Despite a rough Game 1 showing, expect Boston to bounce back in a big way this evening. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 19 May 2022", "Joel Embiid has called out James Harden and coach Doc Rivers as the Philadelphia 76ers look to bounce back from a disappointing loss and finally knock Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors out of the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022", "With spring practice wrapping up on campuses across the country, here\u2019s a ranking of prominent programs most likely to bounce back in the fall and record more wins than losses. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022", "The Suns will look to bounce back from Friday's 122-114 road loss to the short-handed Grizzlies, who were without All-Star Ja Morant (knee), Jaren Jackson Jr. (thigh), Desmond Bane (ankle), Steven Adams (calf) and Tyus Jones (hand). \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 2 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "That's why this conditioner helps add bounce and life back into hair. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022", "Cats can't help it \u2014 they're hardwired to be obsessed with the unpredictable bounce of these colorful springs. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022", "Last week\u2019s decline supports the view that the bounce from the May 20th low was just a bear market rally or a rebound within the overall downtrend. \u2014 Tom Aspray, Forbes , 12 June 2022", "Additional attractions include food trucks, bounce houses and more. \u2014 al , 10 June 2022", "After first base coach Anthony Sanders hits a ball toward the wall, Hays will chase it down, gather in whatever bounce might come and then hurl it toward the infield. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022", "Amid ongoing inflation and fears of a recession, Bailey is convinced reducing taxes and regulations will offer an economic bounce and attract businesses into the Land of Lincoln, which has suffered from an exodus of residents in recent years. \u2014 Fox News , 7 June 2022", "The thick midsoles give the unisex Crocs Classics their signature bounce and translates to an energized pep in your step. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 June 2022", "Gals with straight hair know all too well that achieving bounce and body is not that easy. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 6 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Noun", "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164508" }, "bouncing":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": lively , animated", ": enjoying good health : robust" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307n(t)-si\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "able-bodied", "fit", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well", "well-conditioned", "whole", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "ailing", "diseased", "ill", "sick", "unfit", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell" ], "examples":[ "a bouncing new baby in the family", "a bouncing dance routine that should be good for an aerobics class" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172505" }, "bouncy":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": buoyant , exuberant", ": resilient", ": marked by or producing bounces" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307n(t)-s\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "elastic", "flexible", "resilient", "rubberlike", "rubbery", "springy", "stretch", "stretchable", "stretchy", "supple", "whippy" ], "antonyms":[ "inelastic", "inflexible", "nonelastic", "rigid", "stiff" ], "examples":[ "unsurprisingly, the bouncy talk show hostess was a cheerleader in high school", "Recent Examples on the Web", "By 2020, Adidas, ASICS, Brooks, Craft, Hoka, New Balance, Saucony, and Skechers had all followed suit, launching their own models with lightweight, ultra- bouncy foam and curved, rigid plates. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022", "Yeah, Coinbase really did spend however-much-money on a sixty-second ad that amounted to nothing more than a super- bouncy QR code which, if scanned, linked to their website. \u2014 Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone , 14 Feb. 2022", "Whether it's styled with a diamond tiara for a gala or in a more casual half-up-half-down for an outdoor fundraiser, her hair is the perpetually shiny, bouncy image of a fresh professional blowout. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 9 May 2020", "At B\u2019nai Jeshurun, the decision followed discussions with the rabbi, which led to the conclusion that there was no way to keep the bouncy castle sanitized. \u2014 Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020", "Shouldn\u2019t Dayton\u2019s bouncy big man Obi Toppin be considered in that mix after a breakout season, emerging as college basketball\u2019s best player? \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2020", "His best videos serve the point of shrewd yet gentle female assertion, as in Haim\u2019s striptease and proud, bouncy strutting in the Summer Girls video, heading off the #MeToo movement. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Apr. 2020", "My father is bouncier , more fun to be around, more excited to talk, and building new friendships and relationships. \u2014 Joshua Rush, Teen Vogue , 21 Feb. 2020", "In the heel, a thin plate sits atop Nike\u2019s bouncy React foam. \u2014 Marc Bain, Quartz , 5 Feb. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200153" }, "bound":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adjective ()", "noun", "noun ()", "transitive verb", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": fastened by or as if by a band : confined", ": very likely : sure", ": placed under legal or moral restraint or obligation : obliged", ": secured to the covers by cords, tapes, or glue", ": determined , resolved", ": held in chemical or physical combination", ": made costive (see costive sense 1a ) : constipated", ": always occurring in combination with another linguistic form", "\u2014 compare free entry 1 sense 11d", ": intending to go : going", ": ready", ": leap , jump", ": the action of rebounding : bounce", ": to move by leaping", ": rebound , bounce", ": a limiting line : boundary", ": something that limits or restrains", ": borderland", ": the land within certain bounds", ": a number greater than or equal to every number in a set (such as the range of a function)", ": a number less than or equal to every number in a set", ": to form a separating line or the boundary of : enclose", ": to set limits to : confine", ": to name the boundaries of", ": going or intending to go", ": a boundary line", ": a point or line beyond which a person or thing cannot go", ": to form the boundary of", ": tied or fastened with or as if with bands", ": required by law or duty", ": under the control of something", ": covered with binding", ": firmly determined", ": very likely : certain", ": a leap or long jump", ": to make a long leap or move in leaps", ": made costive : constipated", ": held in chemical or physical combination", ": boundary", ": something that limits or restrains", ": to form the boundary of or enclose", ": placed under a legal or moral restraint or obligation" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307nd", "\u02c8bau\u0307nd", "\u02c8bau\u0307nd" ], "synonyms":[ "bent (on ", "decisive", "determined", "do-or-die", "firm", "hell-bent (on ", "intent", "out", "purposeful", "resolute", "resolved", "set", "single-minded" ], "antonyms":[ "hop", "jump", "leap", "spring", "vault" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2", "Adjective (2)", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2", "Noun (1)", "circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (1)", "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192908" }, "boundary":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent", ": something that points out or shows a limit or end : a dividing line", ": a theoretical line that marks the limit of an area of land" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307n-d(\u0259-)r\u0113", "\u02c8bau\u0307n-d\u0259-r\u0113", "\u02c8bau\u0307n-dr\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "bound", "cap", "ceiling", "confines", "end", "extent", "limit", "limitation", "line", "termination" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Those two trees mark the boundary of our property.", "The river forms the country's western boundary .", "at the boundary between fact and fiction", "You need to set boundaries with your children.", "Did he violate the boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship?", "Recent Examples on the Web", "On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on the boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "This kind of information-sharing on the boundary of AdS space appears to enable the voluminous structure of the interior. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Apr. 2022", "Ranger\u2019s House is a Georgian villa on the boundary of Greenwich Park and Blackheath. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2022", "The Community Justice Campus (CJC) opened its doors on the northern boundary of Norwood last year. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Mar. 2022", "The bubble likely gives the bug enough support to put some pressure on the water-air boundary without breaking through. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Dec. 2021", "On the boundary with Canada, cross-border hockey rivalries were community traditions until being upended by the pandemic. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Nov. 2021", "Complicating things for the Dolphins secondary is the fact Byron Jones, the starter who plays opposite Howard on the boundary , is also nursing an Achilles and groin injury. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Oct. 2021", "Lays out a boundary for the Safe Zone that includes much of the existing residential areas within Africatown, but also areas bordering Paper Mill Road and extending to Lewis Quarters. \u2014 al , 31 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":" bound entry 6 + -ary entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "1598, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202218" }, "bounder":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one that bounds", ": a man of objectionable social behavior : cad" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307n-d\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a good-for-nothing bounder who always leaves it to someone else to pick up the tab" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1505, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183824" }, "boundless":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": having no boundaries : vast", ": having no limits" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307n(d)-l\u0259s", "\u02c8bau\u0307nd-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "bottomless", "endless", "fathomless", "horizonless", "illimitable", "immeasurable", "immensurable", "indefinite", "infinite", "limitless", "measureless", "unbounded", "unfathomable", "unlimited" ], "antonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "definite", "finite", "limited", "restricted" ], "examples":[ "We were filled with boundless joy.", "Her love for her family was boundless .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This doesn\u2019t seem far-fetched since West has always been a proponent of boundless creative expression. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 10 June 2022", "Now, Emmy voters just need to take the time to select the best of a seemingly boundless slate. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 31 May 2022", "Nobu Hotel\u2019s signature spa experiences also include an outdoor hydrotherapy garden, steam and sauna areas, a hydrotherapy pool, and cabana jacuzzis, promising a boundless bliss. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "But companies still dreaming of boundless growth could also be setting themselves up for even greater failure. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Here to there, crossing boundless gulfs of space, as easy as pulling a lever. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022", "There was a boundless horizon\u2014no animals, no plants, no sounds but the wind and the friction of sand in motion. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022", "Nobody would want to live there, and certainly nobody in the boundless Googie, car-culture future of 1960s California. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022", "General Daily Insight for May 14, 2022 Our boundless confidence may find limits today. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1599, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201205" }, "bounteous":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": giving or disposed to give freely", ": liberally bestowed", ": generous sense 1", ": given in plenty : abundant" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113-\u0259s", "\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "aplenty", "bountiful", "comfortable", "cornucopian", "galore", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenty" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "minimal", "scant", "spare" ], "examples":[ "Together we give thanks for this bounteous harvest.", "offered a bounteous reward for finding the lost ring", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In the mouth this is bounteous , open, fresh, rounded and easy drinking. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022", "True, that\u2019s not a high bar to evaluate her performance as senior senator from the wealthiest, most populous, most diverse, most bounteous , most cutting-edge, blah-blah-blah state in the country. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabakcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022", "So were images that reminded Europeans of their bounteous colonial properties in Africa and the Caribbean. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022", "Still, with its storied brand, bounteous attractions, not to mention an ambitious plan to conquer the metaverse, Disney should be fine in time, analysts say. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022", "The intriguing epilogue to the 2020 crash was that the market recovered very rapidly, hitting new highs, thanks chiefly to a bounteous government stimulus. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 2 Dec. 2021", "There's also Tomahawk Den for sizzling steaks and Oriente for bounteous buffet breakfasts and a la carte meals with local and international options. \u2014 Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure , 30 Nov. 2021", "For, in the end, like all things, wreaths return to the earth, if only after being stitched into bounteous circles \u2014 again, again and again. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Nov. 2021", "Her bounteous cascade of salt-and-pepper curls \u2014 along with her grand proclamations about goddess energy and female power \u2014 projects a confidence that the flaky, bad-news-averse Paula doesn\u2019t actually possess. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bountevous, bounteuous , from Anglo-French bontive kind, from bunt\u00e9 ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183653" }, "bountiful":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors", "given or provided abundantly", "giving freely or generously", "plentiful sense 1", "city in northern Utah north of Salt Lake City population 42,552" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8bau\u0307n-ti-f\u0259l", "synonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "aplenty", "bounteous", "comfortable", "cornucopian", "galore", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenty" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "minimal", "scant", "spare" ], "examples":[ "a bountiful supply of water", "a bountiful supply of apples for the harvest festival", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Bartenders in jaunty sleeve guards serve up a dozen varieties of oysters, along with caviar from Israel and Poland, a bountiful lobster roll, and shoestring fries that should not be ignored. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022", "Glasses of bubbly floated throughout the lively room dressed in overflowing seafood towers and bountiful bouquets of fresh peonies. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 14 June 2022", "More recently, these end caps have expanded to include items adorned in rainbows to honor PRIDE, a month-long celebration of the bountiful expressions in and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. \u2014 Aronte Bennett, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "The shade from Raleigh\u2019s majestic oak trees reminds me of the bountiful palms throughout my Caribbean \u2014 During the balmy summer months, that leafy covering is precious. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022", "The future looked limitless and bountiful for our generation then. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022", "End your road trip in the bountiful Skagit Valley, known for its springtime tulip festival. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 18 May 2022", "By so many measures, Jeremy Ruckert enjoyed a bountiful Buckeye career. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022", "Although the bountiful buffet remains an all-inclusive staple, upscale restaurants that pay attention to detail and ambiance are becoming the norm. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"see bounty ", "first_known_use":[ "1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "bountifulness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "geographical name", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors", ": given or provided abundantly", ": giving freely or generously", ": plentiful sense 1", "city in northern Utah north of Salt Lake City population 42,552" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307n-ti-f\u0259l", "\u02c8bau\u0307n-ti-f\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "aplenty", "bounteous", "comfortable", "cornucopian", "galore", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenty" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "minimal", "scant", "spare" ], "examples":[ "a bountiful supply of water", "a bountiful supply of apples for the harvest festival", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Bartenders in jaunty sleeve guards serve up a dozen varieties of oysters, along with caviar from Israel and Poland, a bountiful lobster roll, and shoestring fries that should not be ignored. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022", "Glasses of bubbly floated throughout the lively room dressed in overflowing seafood towers and bountiful bouquets of fresh peonies. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 14 June 2022", "More recently, these end caps have expanded to include items adorned in rainbows to honor PRIDE, a month-long celebration of the bountiful expressions in and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. \u2014 Aronte Bennett, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "The shade from Raleigh\u2019s majestic oak trees reminds me of the bountiful palms throughout my Caribbean \u2014 During the balmy summer months, that leafy covering is precious. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022", "The future looked limitless and bountiful for our generation then. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022", "End your road trip in the bountiful Skagit Valley, known for its springtime tulip festival. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 18 May 2022", "By so many measures, Jeremy Ruckert enjoyed a bountiful Buckeye career. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022", "Although the bountiful buffet remains an all-inclusive staple, upscale restaurants that pay attention to detail and ambiance are becoming the norm. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"see bounty ", "first_known_use":[ "1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222316" }, "bourgeon":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout", ": bloom", ": to grow and expand rapidly : flourish" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195137" }, "bourn":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": stream , brook" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frn", "\u02c8bu\u0307rn" ], "synonyms":[ "beck", "brook", "brooklet", "burn", "creek", "gill", "rill", "rivulet", "run", "runlet", "runnel", "streamlet" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "idyllic days that were spent rambling the length of the bourn that flowed through that peaceful vale" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English burn, bourne \u2014 more at burn ", "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182239" }, "bourne":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": boundary , limit", ": goal , destination" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frn", "\u02c8bu\u0307rn" ], "synonyms":[ "aim", "ambition", "aspiration", "design", "dream", "end", "goal", "idea", "ideal", "intent", "intention", "mark", "meaning", "object", "objective", "plan", "point", "pretension", "purpose", "target", "thing" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle French bourne , from Old French bodne \u2014 more at bound entry 6 ", "first_known_use":[ "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192438" }, "bowl":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a concave usually nearly hemispherical vessel : a rounded container that is usually larger than a cup", ": a drinking vessel (as for wine)", ": the contents of a bowl", ": a bowl-shaped or concave part: such as", ": the hollow of a spoon or tobacco pipe", ": the receptacle of a toilet", ": a natural formation or geographical region shaped like a bowl", ": a bowl-shaped structure", ": an athletic stadium", ": a postseason game between specially invited teams", ": a ball (as of lignum vitae ) weighted or shaped to give it a bias (see bias entry 1 sense 3a ) when rolled", ": lawn bowling", ": a delivery of the ball in bowling", ": a cylindrical roller or drum (as for a machine)", ": to participate in a game of bowling", ": to roll a ball in bowling", ": to travel smoothly and rapidly (as in a wheeled vehicle)", ": to roll (a ball) in bowling", ": to complete by bowling", ": to score by bowling", ": to strike with a swiftly moving object", ": a round hollow dish without handles", ": the contents of a bowl", ": something in the shape of a bowl (as part of a spoon or pipe)", ": to play a game of bowling", ": to move rapidly and smoothly", ": to hit and push down while moving quickly", ": to surprise or impress very much" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dl", "\u02c8b\u014dl" ], "synonyms":[ "circus", "coliseum", "colosseum", "stadium" ], "antonyms":[ "breeze", "brush", "coast", "cruise", "drift", "flow", "glide", "roll", "sail", "skim", "slide", "slip", "stream", "sweep", "whisk" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "I don't think I can bowl a 12-pound ball.", "We bowl every Thursday night.", "Do you like to bowl ?", "I haven't bowled since I was a kid.", "She usually bowls around 150." ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181527" }, "bowwow":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the bark of a dog", ": dog", ": noisy clamor", ": arrogant dogmatic manner" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307-\u02ccwau\u0307", "bau\u0307-\u02c8wau" ], "synonyms":[ "babel", "blare", "bluster", "brawl", "bruit", "cacophony", "chatter", "clamor", "clangor", "decibel(s)", "din", "discordance", "katzenjammer", "noise", "racket", "rattle", "roar" ], "antonyms":[ "quiet", "silence", "silentness", "still", "stillness" ], "examples":[ "the bowwow coming from the store's returns desk on the day after Christmas" ], "history_and_etymology":"imitative", "first_known_use":[ "1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173852" }, "box (in)":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to surround (someone or something) and make movement difficult" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234041" }, "boxcar":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a roofed freight car usually with sliding doors in the sides", ": very large", ": a roofed freight car usually having sliding doors in the sides" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4ks-\u02cck\u00e4r", "\u02c8b\u00e4ks-\u02cck\u00e4r" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "biggish", "bulky", "considerable", "goodly", "grand", "great", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "husky", "large", "largish", "outsize", "outsized", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous" ], "antonyms":[ "bantam", "dinky", "dwarf", "dwarfish", "little", "puny", "shrimpy", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "a boxcar pile of paper", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "At Leon Bridges\u2019 concert, some of those changes were in progress \u2013 including new awnings on concession stands, plywood where new signage will be placed and a new merchandise sales space, in a boxcar near the entrance. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 9 May 2022", "State\u2019s deep roots with tubers pay off as demand sprouts; \u2018this spud\u2019s for you\u2019 Gil LaJoie, co-owner of LaJoie Growers, uses a forklift to move potatoes onto a refrigerated boxcar at the company\u2019s packing house in Van Buren, Maine. \u2014 Jennifer Levitz, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022", "As the train slowed to a stop, a boxcar derailed from the track, causing one tanker and seven additional boxcars to derail. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Mar. 2022", "When a cryptocurrency transaction is made, another boxcar gets added to the train. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021", "One family lived in a boxcar , and in some houses the rooms were separated by nothing but tarpaper. \u2014 Jill Abramson, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022", "When a cryptocurrency transaction is made, another boxcar gets added to the train. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021", "When a cryptocurrency transaction is made, another boxcar gets added to the train. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021", "The new plan will alter that profile by adding a rooftop pavilion that will house a railroad boxcar found near the Majdanek concentration camp in Poland. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Oct. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "As the Great Depression deepened in the early 1930s, an even more cruel twist was coming: White residents of Silvis complained that the Mexicans living in the rail yard didn\u2019t have to pay property taxes on their boxcar homes. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022", "The modernist gem \u2014 a pristine example of Neutra\u2019s boxcar style \u2014 is a fitting home for Grey. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022", "The Marian portions rove from Montana to Manhattan to Scotland and Antarctica, and read like a carnival of early 20th century American history, packed with bootleggers, treacherous boxcar rides, and tragic shipwrecks. \u2014 Vogue , 29 May 2021", "Dann and his father installed boxcar paneling with tongue-and-groove joints that flex when the camper is moving. \u2014 Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Mar. 2021", "The boxcar life has its charms, as fans of Ming\u2019s Noodle Bar have discovered in its life at The Yard at Olmos Park. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 15 Oct. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1831, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "1903, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221642" }, "boyfriend":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a male friend", ": a frequent or regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship", ": a man or boy involved in a romantic relationship" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02ccfrend", "\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02ccfrend" ], "synonyms":[ "beau", "boy", "fellow", "man", "old man", "swain" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "My boyfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.", "her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The boyfriend did not report the robbery to the police. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022", "Lane Fernandez, the ex- boyfriend of Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant star Malorie Beaver, has died three weeks after welcoming a son with his wife. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022", "Rowena told Dateline that the boyfriend told them Alexis had come to see him on the evening of the 26th. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 25 May 2022", "The djinn is the ultimate long-distance boyfriend for those who prefer not to have a guy in their hair all the time. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 21 May 2022", "The meme shows a woman walking past a couple, distracting the boyfriend and annoying the man's girlfriend. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 20 May 2022", "Once inside, the former boyfriend grabbed the woman by her hair, dragged her down stairs, and stole her cell phone and other personal property. \u2014 cleveland , 13 May 2022", "Police are quick to suspect Oral \u2018Nick\u2019 Hillary, a local Jamaican-American man who is the ex- boyfriend of Garrett\u2019s mother, Tandy Cyrus. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022", "Rhodes, in his closing statement, urged jurors to focus on the testimony of Corey Gamble, the boyfriend of Kris Jenner who gave the only third-party, eyewitness account of the Dec. 15, 2016 fight. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 29 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214934" }, "bo\u00eete":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": nightclub" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bw\u00e4t" ], "synonyms":[ "bistro", "cabaret", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "club", "nightclub", "nightspot", "nitery", "niterie", "roadhouse", "supper club" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a funky bo\u00eete on Paris's Left Bank that offers hot jazz to a self-consciously cool crowd" ], "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, box", "first_known_use":[ "1922, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234044" }, "bosk":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small wooded area" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4sk" ], "synonyms":[ "boscage", "boskage", "bosquet", "brake", "brushwood", "chaparral", "coppice", "copse", "covert", "thicket" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the thorny branches of the mesquite bosk provide quail and other desert birds with a safe haven from predators" ], "history_and_etymology":"probably back-formation from bosky ", "first_known_use":[ "1815, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-110414" }, "bowing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the technique or manner of managing the bow in playing a stringed musical instrument" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-i\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1791, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-113322" }, "bootstrapper":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a looped strap sewed at the side or the rear top of a boot to help in pulling it on", ": unaided efforts", ": designed to function independently of outside direction : capable of using one internal function or process to control another", ": carried out with minimum resources or advantages", ": to promote or develop by initiative and effort with little or no assistance" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccstrap" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Tapas, which launched as a bootstrap startup in 2012, built a global audience that has racked up over 9.5 billion pageviews of 103,000 original series, mostly mobile-digital comics and light novels, primarily targeting young women age 18-24. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 19 May 2022", "The same Jos\u00e9 Huizar once held up in Southern California political circles as a bootstrap success story, but who now serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022", "As detailed above, some companies will fit neatly into a category or market dynamic that clearly dictates taking either the bootstrap or venture route. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021", "Operating on bootstrap financing, ED Times is keen on expanding its social media presence. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 14 Nov. 2021", "In a bootstrap company, the founders retain the majority of the equity in the company. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021", "How did bootstrap -pulling go from a ridiculous idea to an American ideal? \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Oct. 2021", "Flux is also used for reconciling and upgrading the clusters provisioned through the EKS Anywhere bootstrap cluster. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021", "For over 15 years, Richard Monta\u00f1ez told a tale of bootstrap hustle so incredible that few ever doubted it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Not everyone can bootstrap their business, and not every business should be bootstrapped. \u2014 Carl Rodrigues, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "Seek investment and go big to go home or bootstrap your way to success? \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022", "Brown left her 20-year corporate career in healthcare and insurance to bootstrap the company\u2019s first 18 month. \u2014 Bruce Rogers, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "These platforms often have no choice but to deploy these considerable resources to incentivize growth in the form of nine, and sometimes ten-figure, incentive programs to bootstrap growth and development. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "Friends and family are frequently some of the earliest private investors in helping startups bootstrap their small businesses. \u2014 Katherine Webster, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021", "Blizzard is the latest example in the growing trend of nine-figure incentive programs by blockchain teams to bootstrap growth. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021", "With their relentless drive, the couple was able to bootstrap CurlMix to over a million dollars in sales in just 12 months. \u2014 Essence , 18 Jan. 2022", "Many business owners love to bootstrap their business not to take on debt. \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1951, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-181026" }, "bothering":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk", ": to intrude upon : pester", ": to cause to be somewhat anxious or concerned", ": to become concerned", ": to take pains (see pain entry 1 sense 3 ) : take the trouble", ": a state of petty discomfort, annoyance, or worry", ": something that causes petty annoyance or worry", ": fuss , inconvenience", ": to trouble (someone) in body or mind : annoy", ": to cause to worry", ": to take the time or trouble", ": to intrude upon : interrupt", ": someone or something that is annoying", ": commotion", ": a state of worry or annoyance" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u00e4t\u035fh-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bug", "chivy", "chivvy", "disturb", "intrude (upon)", "pester" ], "antonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Without a witness, a stakeholder, a rock\u2014why bother ? \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022", "So, why bother refactoring or rewriting using modern software development techniques? \u2014 Dave Marcinkowski, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022", "Why bother remaking Robert Wise\u2019s 1961 masterpiece? \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022", "Why even bother launching such a small and doomed service? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022", "Why bother if Irving could play only when the team was on the road? \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022", "Why bother with anything so unhinged as a too-tight topper? \u2014 Nicole Fritton, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Jan. 2022", "And the flip side to anxiety is fatalism: If vaccine effectiveness fades so fast, why bother getting the shot in the first place? \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 31 Aug. 2021", "Many political figures no longer bother pretending to look for it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Some people do not want the bother and want all new and to paint the house every seven to 10 years (depending on the climate). \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022", "Just give Real Madrid the trophy and save everyone the bother . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022", "But the ability to jump from an interrogation to a flashback on what one of the cops is describing only sometimes feels valuable enough to be worth the bother . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022", "With an election coming, Morrison and his Coalition federal government, an alliance of center-right political parties, find themselves in a spot of bother . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022", "Kate wanted to clock in, get the work done and clock out without any bother but instead became part of some uncomfortable conversations. \u2014 Beth Ashley, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "Her will leaves everything to be split equally between her two kids: my wife and my wife\u2019s bother . \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022", "Ferrell and co-star Mark Wahlberg bounce off each other perefectly, and bother are up to the challenge of delivering a funny like even when things are looking grim in the movie's mid-recession white collar crime scheme. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022", "Why would the copyright holder bother filing a claim for fake images? \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 11 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "circa 1745, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Noun", "1761, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-190851" }, "bobbery":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": hubbub" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-b(\u0259-)r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "proponents of a silent birth believe that the bobbery that accompanies most births is harmful to the newborn" ], "history_and_etymology":"Hindi b\u0101p re , literally, oh father!", "first_known_use":[ "1796, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-195007" }, "boneheadedness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a stupid person : numbskull", ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a bonehead : performed in a stupid or clumsy manner", ": being a college course for students lacking fundamental skills" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dn-\u02cched" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "antonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "the package's directions seem to suggest that anyone who would buy such a product is a bonehead", "Adjective", "dreaded spending the holidays with his bonehead relatives", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Colts career, the quarterback has admittedly had a few bonehead moments, but from an overall perspective, Wentz is taking care of the football better than most of the quarterbacks in the NFL. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Nov. 2021", "The context is his two bonehead interceptions put the day in a sinkhole. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2021", "No doubt the front office has made many mistakes, and the coaches have made enough bonehead moves to anger veteran players. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2021", "Fan incidents in Salt Lake City, New York and Philadelphia have preceded the water-throwing bonehead at the Garden and fan conduct is becoming a growing issue for players and the NBA. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2021", "After scoring 0 against the Pelicans, Joe Ingles was brilliant offensively for 16 points against the Sixers, save for one bonehead turnover in the fourth and subsequent and-one foul. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2021", "So, Jenny and Ken are boneheads and still think Fox is Jamie Foxx, because clearly in their world an Oscar-winning zillionaire needs to grovel for minor coins on this trash. \u2014 Robbie Daw, Billboard , 19 Dec. 2019", "For Pete\u2019s sake, what are these boneheads doing at practice? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019", "The veteran gunner was a crucial member of Cleveland\u2019s 2016 title squad, but his bonehead error in Game 1 of the 2018 Finals ranks among the worst blunders in league history. \u2014 Michael Shapiro, SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Yours truly made the bonehead decision to fly to New York for Game 1 of that series the day after our post-marathon-bombing, shelter-in-place Friday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2021", "Bonehead volunteers, neverending work, and the smell of decaying fruit that lingers still beneath my nose. \u2014 Leighshulman, Longreads , 8 Aug. 2017", "If new Broncos coach Vance Joseph can prevent Talib from making more bonehead moves on or off the field in the next 12 months, Joseph will deserve coach of the year honors for that achievement alone. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 14 Jan. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1903, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-025045" }, "boffola":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": boff" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u00e4-\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0259" ], "synonyms":[ "belly laugh", "boff", "boffo", "cachinnation", "cackle", "chortle", "chuckle", "giggle", "guffaw", "hee-haw", "horselaugh", "laugh", "laughter", "snicker", "snigger", "titter", "twitter" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the audience could be heard chuckling throughout the play, but there were few theater-filling boffolas", "if that was the wannabe comic's best boffola , he'd be well-advised not to quit his day job" ], "history_and_etymology":"irregular from boff ", "first_known_use":[ "1946, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114431" }, "bogus":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": not genuine : counterfeit , sham", ": not genuine" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-g\u0259s", "\u02c8b\u014d-g\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "artificial", "dummy", "ersatz", "factitious", "fake", "false", "faux", "imitation", "imitative", "man-made", "mimic", "mock", "pretend", "sham", "simulated", "substitute", "synthetic" ], "antonyms":[ "genuine", "natural", "real" ], "examples":[ "It was just a bogus claim.", "The evidence was completely bogus .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Future hearings, including one on Monday, will demonstrate how a succession of advisers also told Trump that his claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election were bogus , Jan. 6 committee members said during a string of Sunday show appearances. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022", "Musk has argued, without providing evidence, that 20% or more are bogus . \u2014 Sam Metz, ajc , 9 June 2022", "Their mission: to discuss the possibility of a prisoner swap that could free Trevor R. Reed, an ailing former U.S. Marine held for two years on what his family considered to be bogus charges of assault. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022", "Congress subsequently passed the law banning such bogus charges. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022", "Putin has repeatedly made the bogus claims that Ukraine promotes neo-Nazism and that Zelensky, who is Jewish, is a Nazi sympathizer. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022", "The private eye ended up being a fraud with bogus information. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022", "In the texts released by the committee, Perry encouraged Meadows to talk to Jeffrey Clark, an assistant attorney general who was sympathetic to Trump\u2019s bogus claims of election fraud. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022", "San Diego Superior Court Judge Eddie Sturgeon ruled last week that Ashford and Zovio \u2014 formerly Bridgepoint Education \u2014 violated unfair competition and false advertising laws by giving prospective students bogus information to lure them to enroll. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"obsolete argot bogus counterfeit money", "first_known_use":[ "1825, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-140313" }, "bondage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the tenure or service of a villein, a serf, or an enslaved person", ": a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery): such as", ": captivity , serfdom", ": servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force", ": sadomasochistic sexual practices involving the physical restraint of one partner", ": the state of being a slave" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4n-dij", "\u02c8b\u00e4n-dij" ], "synonyms":[ "enslavement", "servility", "servitude", "slavery", "thrall", "thralldom", "thraldom", "yoke" ], "antonyms":[ "freedom", "liberty" ], "examples":[ "a population held in bondage", "Recent Examples on the Web", "When the sophisticate\u2019s string of pearls is mysteriously stolen en route, the mood goes from civilized sitting to human bondage in a matter of seconds. \u2014 Joe Hsieh, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022", "From minimal to full-on bondage , leather harnesses are an easy way to kink up any outfit, even workwear. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022", "Rhind-Tutt will play Erasmus Wilde, the iron-handed master of Faith Plantation in Barbados, where Washington Black begins life in bondage before flying to freedom. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 17 May 2022", "Lipa went for a full hottie aesthetic, wearing a black sheer Versace bondage dress with layered gold chokers to debut the hair makeover. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Apr. 2022", "The legacy of the bondage dress continues, and Dua Lipa is the latest Fashion Girl\u2122 to take up the strappy, belted crown. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 4 Apr. 2022", "The night boasted a range of memorable looks, from a show-stopping vintage Versace bondage gown sported by Dua Lipa to a ruffled and whimsical Valentino mini dress worn by the artist knows as Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 4 Apr. 2022", "Wearing vintage Versace from its famous 1992 bondage collection that hit the runway on Christy Turlington. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022", "Dua Lipa arrived at the 2022 Grammys in Versace\u2014an ode to Donatella Versace that consisted of a strappy, leather-and-lace partially sheer dress similar to Versace's iconic 90s-era bondage dress. \u2014 Glamour , 3 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bonde customary tenant, from Middle English", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-145000" }, "bog (down)":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to cause (something) to sink in wet ground", ": to become stuck in wet ground" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-174452" }, "boozy":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess", ": intoxicating drink", ": hard liquor" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcz" ], "synonyms":[ "bib", "drink", "guzzle", "liquor (up)", "lush (up)", "soak", "tipple" ], "antonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "He was out boozing with his friends.", "he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday", "Noun", "We bought some chips and booze for the party.", "this will be a birthday party without booze", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Who\u2019s ready to brunch and booze on the Saturday morning tour? \u2014 Birmingham Magazine, al , 3 Oct. 2019", "Ballplayers, Bouton revealed, could be boozing , womanizing, pill-popping, ball-scuffing rascals \u2014 overgrown teenagers, that is. \u2014 Tyler Kepner, New York Times , 11 July 2019", "The show, produced by Mike Nichols, won seven Tonys in all, including best musical and best actress in a musical for Dorothy Loudon, who originated the role of unscrupulous, boozing orphanage administrator Miss Hannigan. \u2014 Suzy Evans, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 July 2019", "There are institutions for drinking and crafting popping up all over the country \u2014 from Pinot's Palette, a paint and sip bar that has over 140 locations, to a DIY Bar in Portland, where customers booze and craft. \u2014 Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful , 24 Aug. 2018", "Considering the fact that NYC is one of the most expensive American cities to live in, and hipsters everywhere need tattoos, Josh\u2019s boozed -up argument actually makes a lot of sense. \u2014 refinery29.com , 11 July 2018", "Moss is also really good, boozing away her troubles, dressed in black. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral , 31 May 2018", "For those looking to booze it up, there will also be bloody marys made with cucumber-dill CH vodka, PST\u2019s special mix and turmeric pickles, and served with Anchor Steam beer or a green juice sidecar. \u2014 Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2018", "If that's not bad enough, Brian's boozed -up reckless actions early on Jan. 10, 1988, took the life of a man in the other vehicle and injured others. \u2014 Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2018", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Around the corner, on Ives Street, try Bee\u2019s Thai Cuisine for lunch specials or to bring-your-own- booze for dinner. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022", "Some provide the wine and others are BYOB (bring your own booze ) for people of legal age. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022", "Country Living Add in your booze of choice (vodka works perfectly) to this fresh melon lemonade to make a delicious warm weather drink. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022", "American won't bring booze back until Sept. 13, the date the federal mask mandate on planes and at airports ends. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 5 June 2021", "While talking to the Brunswick driver, who denied speeding, the officer smelled booze . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 31 May 2022", "By night, security guards dressed in black guard the doors as the booze flows, the amps pump and the crowd gets into its groove. \u2014 Kevin Redfern, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022", "Blair takes a hiatus from booze while pregnant with her son, Arthur, whose father is the fashion designer Jason Bleick. \u2014 Jennifer Larue, Washington Post , 15 May 2022", "Hence the shortage of semiconductors chips for automobiles, for instance, or the lack of enough glass bottles for all the booze people were buying, And then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which sent commodity and agricultural prices soaring. \u2014 Zachary Karabell, Time , 13 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined above", "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190421" }, "bomb":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": an explosive device fused to detonate under specified conditions", ": atomic bomb", ": nuclear weapons in general", ": a vessel for compressed gases: such as", ": a pressure vessel for conducting chemical experiments", ": a container for an aerosol (such as an insecticide) : spray can", ": a rounded mass of lava exploded from a volcano", ": a lead-lined container for radioactive material", ": failure , flop", ": a large sum of money", ": a great success : hit", ": one that is striking or extraordinary", ": a long pass in football", ": a very long shot (as in basketball)", ": home run", ": something unexpected and unpleasant", ": to attack with or as if with bombs : bombard", ": to defeat decisively", ": to score many runs against (a pitcher)", ": to hit (a ball, puck, or shot) very hard", ": to fail (a test)", ": to fall flat : to fail completely", ": to move rapidly", ": a hollow case or shell filled with explosive material", ": a container in which something (as an insecticide) is stored under pressure and from which it is released in a fine spray", ": something that is a complete failure", ": to attack with bombs", ": to fail completely" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4m", "\u02c8b\u00e4m" ], "synonyms":[ "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "clinker", "clunker", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "disaster", "dud", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "frost", "lemon", "loser", "miss", "shipwreck", "turkey", "washout" ], "antonyms":[ "barrage", "bombard" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Features Pride Ride, vendors, activity stations, live music, live shows and color bomb photo opportunities. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022", "The area was evacuated and members of the New Hampshire State Police bomb unit responded to the scene, the statement said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022", "The 35-year-old singer with a substantial LBGTQ+ following made her joy bomb point even clearer in case anyone wasn\u2019t getting the message. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 17 June 2022", "Also this week, the Russians deployed two Su-34 jet fighters to a site where the U.S. was conducting a raid in northeast Syria to apprehend an Islamic State bomb maker. \u2014 Gordon Lubold, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "Plus a nail-bitingly tense, pre-Avengers military movie from 2008 starring Jeremy Renner as a bomb disposal expert. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 15 June 2022", "Two batters later, Matt Chapman crushed a slider left low in the zone for another two-run bomb . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022", "It was later removed by the San Jose Police Department\u2019s bomb unit. \u2014 Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 June 2022", "Claus von Stauffenberg didn\u2019t slip his briefcase bomb under Hitler\u2019s table on the 19th hole at Wolf\u2019s Lair CC. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "And there was an air battle over Taiwan, where American aircraft flying from the Philippines came in and engaged in combat with Chinese aircrafts that were trying to bomb Taiwan. \u2014 NBC News , 15 May 2022", "As the 20th century went on, racists would bomb Black churches, terrorize civil rights activists, lynch and otherwise murder countless Black people, and assassinate one of America\u2019s most influential Black leaders, Martin Luther King Jr. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 18 May 2022", "The Allies betrayed her by declining to bomb the railway lines to Auschwitz. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 11 May 2022", "There are pilots in prison who had maps with civilian targets to bomb . \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 10 Apr. 2022", "That compelled him to ask the Ukrainian military to bomb the property. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022", "But Wells said that some humanitarian routes opened in Ukraine had to quickly be closed or not used at all because Russian forces allegedly continued to bomb the passages despite both sides agreeing to a ceasefire. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022", "My parents were among those senior Kyiv residents hunkering down in apartments or rushing to bomb shelters. \u2014 Serhy Yekelchyk, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022", "Resisting pressure from military advisers to bomb nuclear missile sites the Soviet Union had placed on the island, Kennedy instead imposed a naval blockade. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1688, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192228" }, "bootlicker":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to try to gain favor with through a servile or obsequious manner", ": to act obsequiously" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02cclik" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polish", "fawn", "fuss", "kowtow", "suck (up)", "toady", "truckle" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193819" }, "bootleg":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": the upper part of a boot", ": something bootlegged : such as", ": moonshine", ": an unauthorized audio or video recording", ": a football play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, hides the ball against his hip, and rolls out \u2014 compare draw entry 2 sense 8", ": to carry (alcoholic liquor) on one's person illegally", ": to manufacture, sell, or transport for sale (alcoholic liquor) illegally", ": to produce, reproduce, or distribute illicitly or without authorization", ": smuggle", ": to engage in bootlegging", ": to run a bootleg play in football", ": something bootlegged", ": to produce, reproduce, or distribute without authorization or license", ": smuggle \u2014 compare pirate", ": to engage in bootlegging" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccleg", "-\u02ccl\u0101g" ], "synonyms":[ "moonshine", "mountain dew", "white lightning" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "She was arrested for selling bootlegs online.", "getting caught with bootleg during Prohibition could have resulted in a jail sentence", "Verb", "He bootlegged the show and gave copies to several friends.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The legendary, highly physical subculture of the Dead\u2014an ecosystem of bootleg recordings, concert tailgates, and tie-dye merch\u2014appears to still be going strong. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022", "Reed had shown it to friends, though its contents were unknown even to the Velvets\u2019 most determined bootleg hunters. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022", "And the story goes, that was destroyed, leaving only bootleg tapes and now footage on YouTube. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022", "The center holds approximately 100,000 items, including letters, notebooks, bootleg recordings, leather jackets. \u2014 Rj Smith, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022", "The album artwork also appropriately features a slightly more refined take on the original bootleg \u2019s cover art. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022", "The phallo groups are a virtual support group crossed with a bootleg med-school education crossed with perhaps the world\u2019s first fraternal order that freely proclaims what the rest suppress as subtext. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022", "The agency admitted that bootleg THC products were likely to blame for vaping illnesses making headlines at the time. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022", "Growing up in San Diego, LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo, who would go on to compete in three World Cups, remembers watching bootleg videotapes of European games. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "At the same time, Olson and his bootlegging compatriots entered town and were warned of the marshals\u2019 movements. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2020", "But can watching bootlegged or pirated video on the internet get viewers into trouble, too? \u2014 Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY , 16 Dec. 2019", "It has rarely been screened in theaters and never released for home video, but it has been widely bootlegged . \u2014 Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2019", "Most of their neighbors were inside tents, playing video games or watching movies on their cellphones, electricity bootlegged from a city utility box. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Aug. 2019", "But the extras still include a wealth of alternate early takes and demos that have mostly never been released or bootlegged before. \u2014 Chris Willman, chicagotribune.com , 8 Aug. 2019", "Meanwhile, today\u2019s nationalists are happy to demonize a China that bootlegs Mickey Mouse but are silent about the very same China that rounds up internal enemies and puts them in concentration camps. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 26 June 2019", "There was also talk that O\u2019Hara\u2019s mill businesses in Fall River were actually fronts to launder money from bootlegging operations along the New Bedford-Fall River coastline. \u2014 Richard E. Farley, Town & Country , 9 June 2017", "Newton got the linebackers and safeties to freeze on a fake to Jonathan Stewart, bootlegged to his left and dropped a pass to a wide-open Dickson, who rumbled for 57 yards before again being dragged down inside the 10. \u2014 Joseph Person, charlotteobserver , 9 Oct. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1898, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193927" }, "bounded":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": having a mathematical bound or bounds" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307n-d\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[ "circumscribed", "defined", "definite", "determinate", "finite", "limited", "measured", "narrow", "restricted" ], "antonyms":[ "boundless", "dimensionless", "endless", "illimitable", "immeasurable", "indefinite", "infinite", "limitless", "measureless", "unbounded", "undefined", "unlimited", "unmeasured" ], "examples":[ "in their paintings the Impressionists played down bounded figures and concentrated on the subtle, fleeting effects of light", "Recent Examples on the Web", "My sense so far is that migration is becoming more bounded (notably from Africa to Europe), more regional and with a greater emphasis on cultural assimilation. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 4 June 2022", "Although Joshua Tree comprises more than 1,200 square miles of desert with a clear and bounded border, its interior is a constantly changing landscape of hills, canyons, riverbeds, caves and alcoves large enough to hide a human from view. \u2014 Kelzim, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022", "Until recently, policymaking took place in a bounded world, with fiscal limits set by the assumption that the federal debt shouldn\u2019t be permitted to get too large as a percentage of the economy. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 11 Mar. 2021", "His age, at times, has been painfully apparent on the campaign trail: his loquacity is less bounded , his stories meander without necessarily reaching their conclusion. \u2014 The Economist , 4 July 2020", "Meanwhile, Zhang was working in solitude to try to bridge the gap between the GPY result and the bounded prime gaps conjecture. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 May 2013", "In February, Vicarious presented a system that looked for bounded regions in 2D scenes by essentially having a tiny virtual character traverse the terrain. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, Science | AAAS , 24 May 2018", "At the beginning, Glover shoots a bounded man in the back of the head \u2014 the gun is then handled with care as the body is dragged away. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2018", "There are bounded limits, so unless organisms are checked by some means, organisms that obey their natural proclivities will get into trouble. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 20 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1956, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194708" }, "bowl over":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to take unawares", ": impress entry 1 sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "amaze", "astonish", "astound", "dumbfound", "dumfound", "flabbergast", "floor", "rock", "shock", "startle", "stun", "stupefy", "surprise", "surprize", "thunderstrike" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200202" }, "boloney":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pretentious nonsense : bunkum" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201414" }, "boo":{ "type":[ "interjection", "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a shout of disapproval or contempt", ": any utterance at all", ": to deride especially by uttering a prolonged boo", ": to express disapproval of by booing", ": a romantic partner : sweetheart , honey", ": a cry expressing disapproval", ": to express disapproval of with boos" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc", "\u02c8b\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[ "bird", "Bronx cheer", "catcall", "hiss", "hoot", "jeer", "raspberry", "razz", "snort" ], "antonyms":[ "cheer" ], "examples":[ "Noun (1)", "A chorus of boos was heard after the shot missed the goal.", "The announcement was greeted by a mixture of boos and cheers.", "Verb", "Many people in the crowd booed when the announcement was made.", "Many people in the crowd booed the announcement, but a few people cheered it.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection", "C\u2019mon, when the day began the Dodgers were in third place in the standings, but led the league in pitching and led all of baseball in run differential and \u2026 boo ! \u2014 Bill Plaschke, latimes.com , 25 May 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Tepera then walked Teoscar Hernandez, tying the score at 9 and setting off a raucous boo from the crowd. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022", "At the end of the lane, a peek-a- boo glass bubble showcases the powerful waves crashing against the rocks below as reminder of one\u2019s thrilling aerial position. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "Aside from reprising the iconic peek-a- boo lingerie look, Lipa showed us that she's been having a blast exploring the great outdoors with a gallery showing off Ireland's gorgeous countryside. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 25 Apr. 2022", "His pitch \u2014 wide and short of the plate \u2014 drew a boo or two from the fans in the stands. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 22 Apr. 2022", "The Reveal and Conceal Play peek-a- boo by pairing an unbuttoned blouse with your favorite swim top. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022", "And Australian label Peony sells a green gingham sundress with a peek-a- boo cutout at the midsection. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022", "Coral Pink Sand Dunes is just a minutes-drive away, not to mention Red Canyon, or Peek-a- boo Slot, and Gooseberry Mesa. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022", "Here are a few of our favorite services for Valentine's\u2014all of which deliver on a monthly basis, so your boo (or you) can extend the love for months. \u2014 Malia Griggs, SELF , 18 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "In other words, the teams didn\u2019t give their fan bases anything to boo about. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022", "After the comment was made, attendees in the chambers began to boo and groan at the comment, as Biden paused for a brief moment and continued his address. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022", "As the building began to buzz, driven by Duke fans who stuck around to boo MSU and root on Davidson, Bingham checked back in. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022", "Introduced to the Madison Square Garden crowd by Kris Kristofferson, O\u2019Connor would soon be comforted by him when the crowd \u2014 or at least a vocal portion of it \u2014 tried to boo her offstage. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Jan. 2022", "Mets players, led by former Cub Javier B\u00e1ez, became the first athletes to boo their fans, using a thumbs-down gesture to show their displeasure. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 26 Dec. 2021", "Knicks fans would love another chance to boo Young in the teams' first meeting at MSG since last season's playoffs, when Young emerged as a New York villain and the Hawks eliminated the Knicks in the opening round. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021", "The entire team spent the week rushing to clear Ball's name, fearing that the audience might boo her during the show's Friday night live taping. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 21 Dec. 2021", "Fans, for the most part, have stopped going to the games and the ones that do go, seem to boo or wear a paper bag on their head. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 5 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Interjection", "first_known_use":[ "Interjection", "1639, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (1)", "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1833, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense", "Noun (2)", "1988, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202937" }, "boiling":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": heated to the boiling point", ": torrid", ": intensely agitated", ": to an extreme degree : very" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi(-\u0259)-li\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ], "antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "I'm boiling in this suit.", "It is boiling in here.", "Adverb", "The sun was boiling hot .", "He is boiling mad at how he was treated.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas. \u2014 Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2020", "If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn\u2019t come clean. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2019", "The simplest fix could be as easy as boiling water\u2014boil a medium-size pot once or twice per week, and pour down the drain. \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 14 Oct. 2019", "Although boiling water is always a set temperature, eggs coming from the fridge or countertop are not. \u2014 Genevieve Ko, latimes.com , 18 June 2019", "Organizers shared tips to help prevent the virus, which include washing hands with soap for more than 30 seconds, eating food that is thoroughly cooked and boiling water before drinking. \u2014 Rachel Axon, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2018", "Organizers shared tips to help prevent the virus, which include washing hands with soap for more than 30 seconds, eating food that is thoroughly cooked and boiling water before drinking. \u2014 Rachel Axon, USA TODAY Sports , 6 Feb. 2018", "More boiling water: Boil water advisories typically happen due to a water main break and/or a loss of pressure in the water system. \u2014 Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press , 24 Oct. 2017", "The station is home to two boiling water reactors, capable of powering more than 2.25 million homes and businesses. \u2014 Staff Report, The Aegis , 6 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adverb", "1607, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212010" }, "bough":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a branch of a tree", ": a main branch", ": a usually large or main branch of a tree" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307", "\u02c8bau\u0307" ], "synonyms":[ "branch", "limb" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a tree bough fell on my car during the windstorm", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The leafy bough was followed a millisecond later by a squirrel. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 30 May 2022", "However, on the wall there is only an enormous and exceedingly bad painting, in a heavy wooden frame, done primarily in weary shades of brown, depicting a Tuscan landscape with dim saints and sentinel cypresses and an unidentifiable bird on a bough . \u2014 John Banville, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022", "Christmas movies about lonely career women finding love under a snowy bough in their rural hometown are a part of it, sure, but not the only part. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 Dec. 2021", "Given nationwide demand, mass retailers like Walmart, Lowe\u2019s and the Home Depot have jumped on the bough bandwagon this year with their own tree delivery operations. \u2014 Allison Duncan, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2020", "This shelter is a great addition to a tarp hammock or strung up over a springy bough bed. \u2014 Popular Science , 28 May 2020", "As a morning sun filters through the live oak boughs overhanging the Forsyth Farmers\u2019 Market, two lines quickly build to snap up Adam Mentzer\u2019s bouquets of carrots and asparagus. \u2014 Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 Apr. 2020", "Every year, the boughs bend with memories of you, the faithful audience. \u2014 al , 1 Mar. 2020", "Then toss on a massive pile of live evergreen boughs and needles. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Popular Science , 26 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, shoulder, bough, from Old English b\u014dg ; akin to Old High German buog shoulder, Greek p\u0113chys forearm", "first_known_use":[ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-234427" }, "boho":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": bohemian sense 2a" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-h\u014d" ], "synonyms":[ "bohemian", "counterculturist", "deviant", "enfant terrible", "free spirit", "heretic", "iconoclast", "individualist", "lone ranger", "lone wolf", "loner", "maverick", "nonconformer", "nonconformist" ], "antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist" ], "examples":[ "after living among the bohos for a while, she realized that there was a disenchanting conformity to their nonconformity", "Recent Examples on the Web", "If sand is your enemy, look no further than this mesh bag that's got a cool boho vibe, hasp plenty of space for your stuff, and effortlessly shakes free of sand. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022", "After all, Andalucia, Spain\u2014whose spirit this nouveau- boho table evokes\u2014is home to Islamic architectural monument the Alhambra and renowned for both Moorish mosaics and pomegranates. \u2014 Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ , 11 May 2022", "The boho chic boutique has a nice array of body-care products, hipster outdoor gear, baby gifts and foodstuffs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022", "The internet and Instagram may unite us today, but now everybody can see everybody else\u2019s new boho chic. \u2014 Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022", "One of the latest products in their range is their boho -looking macrame swing, which was handmade by artisans in India and made using 100 percent organic cotton thread and a solid wood bar. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 22 Apr. 2022", "Metallic fringed shorts, chiffon black and white maxi dresses, and a knit white jumpsuit with side cutouts fit right in with the boho hordes in Indio California. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 18 Apr. 2022", "Available in seven colors and 25 sizes, this lively boho rug can seamlessly fit in most spaces. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Apr. 2022", "Lucky for you, storage space has never looked cuter than with this boho bar cart from Urban Outfitters. \u2014 Megan Wahn, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"by shortening & alteration", "first_known_use":[ "1958, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-000216" }, "bombard":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones", ": to attack especially with artillery or bombers", ": to assail vigorously or persistently (as with questions)", ": to subject to the impact of rapidly moving particles (such as electrons)", ": to attack with heavy fire from big guns : shell", ": to hit or attack again and again" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u00e4rd", "b\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u00e4rd", "also", "b\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u00e4rd" ], "synonyms":[ "batter", "blitz", "blitzkrieg", "bomb", "cannonade", "shell" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "The navy bombarded the shore.", "Scientists bombarded the sample with X-rays.", "The car was bombarded by rocks as it drove away from the angry crowd.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "My best advice is to bombard them with joy and power and freedom and jubilation and celebration. \u2014 The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022", "Next, multiple lasers bombard the strontium atoms with photons and magnetic fields that slow atom momentum to a near motionless state, lowering the atom\u2019s temperatures to about one-millionth of a degree above absolute zero. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "Russia continues to bombard the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 14 May 2022", "The war in Ukraine has wracked the country\u2019s southern coast as Russian forces fire cruise missiles at the city of Odesa and bombard a steel mill in the port of Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022", "Zelenskyy has previously warned that negotiations could crumble if Russia continues to aggressively bombard civilians trapped inside Mariupol. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022", "The prisoners had to assemble the V2 rockets developed by Wernher von Braun, which were used to bombard London and Antwerp in 1944. \u2014 Jens Christian-wagner, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022", "This steady feedback is not to bombard employees, but to demystify the promotion process. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022", "As the Russian ground advance hit snags, its efforts to bombard Ukrainian cities appear to be intensifying. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-032557" }, "boy":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a male child from birth to adulthood", ": a child whose gender identity is male", ": son", ": an immature male", ": a male romantic partner : boyfriend , beau", ": a man or boy native to a given place", ": man , person", ": a close male friend", ": a male domesticated animal and especially a pet", ": a male servant or an enslaved man", ": a male child from birth to young manhood", ": son sense 1", ": a male servant" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi", "\u02c8b\u022fi" ], "synonyms":[ "boychick", "boychik", "boyo", "callant", "lad", "laddie", "nipper", "shaveling", "shaver", "sonny", "stripling", "tad", "youth" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-041604" }, "bowed":{ "type":[ "adjective ()" ], "definitions":[ ": bent downward and forward", ": having the back and head inclined", ": furnished with or shaped like a bow" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307d", "\u02c8b\u014dd" ], "synonyms":[ "bowing", "declined", "declining", "descendant", "descendent", "descending", "drooping", "droopy", "hanging", "hung", "inclining", "nodding", "pendulous", "sagging", "stooping", "weeping" ], "antonyms":[ "unbending", "upright" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-045121" }, "bon voyage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an expression of good wishes when someone leaves on a journey : goodbye" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u014d\u207f-\u02ccv\u022fi-\u02c8\u00e4zh", "\u02ccb\u00e4n-", "\u02ccb\u014d\u207f-\u02ccvw\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4zh", "-\u02ccvw\u00e4-\u02c8y\u00e4zh" ], "synonyms":[ "adieu", "au revoir", "ave", "cong\u00e9", "congee", "farewell", "Godspeed", "good-bye", "good-by" ], "antonyms":[ "hello" ], "examples":[ "The crowd waved bon voyage as the ship left the dock.", "everyone said their bon voyages as the happy couple left on a cruise for their honeymoon", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But, before many of the would-be travelers could say bon voyage , new restrictions were instituted. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 23 Dec. 2021", "Brush up on a few French language phrases, and then bon voyage ! \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 19 Oct. 2021", "Here, all of our favorite luggage must-haves for a chic bon voyage . \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2021", "Later, the crew of forty guests were welcomed into Whitney Wolfe Herd\u2019s recently competed mountain home for a bon voyage pizza party to send everyone off to their next port of call. \u2014 Zachary Weiss, Vogue , 11 Feb. 2019", "What better way to bid them bon voyage than with this elegant minimalist passport cover from Cuyana? \u2014 Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018", "The sight of the crippled Concordia had exerted a strange pull on the public, drawing numerous gawkers to the island of Giglio, though locals and non-voyeurs will be just as happy to bid the ship bon voyage . \u2014 Barbara Peterson, Popular Mechanics , 14 July 2014" ], "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, good journey!", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-052815" }, "born":{ "type":[ "adjective", "biographical name" ], "definitions":[ ": brought forth by or as if by birth", ": native", ": deriving or resulting from", ": having from birth specified qualities", ": being in specified circumstances from birth", ": destined from or as if from birth", ": brought into life by birth", ": brought into existence", ": having a certain characteristic from or as if from birth", "Max 1882\u20131970 German physicist" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frn", "\u02c8b\u022frn", "\u02c8b\u022frn" ], "synonyms":[ "congenital", "natural" ], "antonyms":[ "nonnatural" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English boren , past participle of beran to carry \u2014 more at bear ", "first_known_use":[ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-121217" }, "bogart":{ "type":[ "biographical name", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": bully sense 2", ": to use or consume without sharing", "Humphrey (DeForest) 1899\u20131957 American actor" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-\u02ccg\u00e4rt", "\u02c8b\u014d-\u02ccg\u00e4rt" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjack", "browbeat", "bulldoze", "bully", "bullyrag", "cow", "hector", "intimidate", "strong-arm" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "our coach told us not to let the other team bogart us on the field" ], "history_and_etymology":"probably from Humphrey Bogart \u20201957 American film actor", "first_known_use":[ "1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-181534" }, "bought":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": store sense 2" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022ft" ], "synonyms":[ "mass-produced", "off-the-peg", "off-the-rack", "off-the-shelf", "ready-made", "store", "store-bought" ], "antonyms":[ "bespoke", "bespoken", "custom", "customized", "custom-made", "tailored", "tailor-made" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "a bought dress that looked like a high-end designer item" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "1796, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105051" }, "board":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a piece of sawed lumber of little thickness and a length greatly exceeding its width", ": a surface, frame, or device for posting notices", ": blackboard", ": a flat usually rectangular piece of material (such as wood) designed for a special purpose: such as", ": surfboard", ": skateboard", ": springboard sense 1", ": skis", ": backboard sense 1", ": a rebound in basketball", ": switchboard", ": a group of persons having managerial, supervisory, investigatory, or advisory powers", ": an examination given by an examining board", ": league , association", ": daily meals especially when furnished for pay", ": a table spread with a meal", ": a table at which a council or magistrates sit", ": the exposed hands of all the players in a stud poker game", ": an exposed dummy (see dummy entry 1 sense 2a ) hand in bridge", ": table sense 1a", ": a sheet of insulating material carrying circuit elements and terminals so that it can be inserted in an electronic apparatus (such as a computer)", ": the low wall enclosing a hockey rink", ": message board sense 2", ": cardboard", ": the stiff foundation piece for the side of a book cover", ": the side of a ship", ": stage sense 2a(2)", ": a securities or commodities exchange (see exchange entry 1 sense 5a )", ": border , edge", ": so as to include or affect all classes or categories", ": in all areas or respects", ": aboard", ": in support of a particular objective", ": to go aboard (something, such as a ship, train, airplane, or bus)", ": to put aboard", ": to cover or seal off with a long, thin, and often narrow piece of sawed lumber : to cover or seal off with boards (see board entry 1 sense 1 )", ": to provide with regular meals and often also lodging usually for compensation", ": to check (a player) into the low wooden wall enclosing a hockey rink : to check (a player) into the boards (see board entry 1 sense 5 )", ": to come up against or alongside (a ship) usually to attack", ": accost , address", ": to receive meals or lodging", ": to live at a boarding school", ": to ride a skateboard, snowboard, etc.", ": to get into or onto a means of transportation (such as an airplane, bus, ship, etc.)", ": to put or allow passengers into or onto such a means of transportation", ": a sawed piece of lumber that is much broader and longer than it is thick", ": a usually rectangular piece of rigid material used for some special purpose", ": blackboard", ": a number of persons having authority to manage or direct something", ": meals given at set times for a price", ": the low wooden wall enclosing a hockey rink", ": a sheet of insulating material carrying electronic parts (as for a computer)", ": aboard entry 1", ": to go aboard", ": to cover with boards", ": to give or get meals and a place to live for a price", ": a group of persons having supervisory, managerial, investigatory, or advisory powers", ": an examination given by an examining board", ": a group of individuals having managerial, supervisory, investigatory, or advisory powers over a public or private business, trust, or other organization or institution", ": board of directors", ": a group of citizens elected to administer the business of or an aspect of the business of a political unit (as a town or county)", ": a federal, state, or local government agency \u2014 see also National Labor Relations Board", ": a securities or commodities exchange \u2014 see also board of trade" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frd", "\u02c8b\u022frd", "\u02c8b\u014d(\u0259)rd, \u02c8b\u022f(\u0259)rd" ], "synonyms":[ "association", "brotherhood", "chamber", "club", "college", "congress", "consortium", "council", "fellowship", "fraternity", "guild", "gild", "institute", "institution", "league", "order", "organization", "society", "sodality" ], "antonyms":[ "cater", "feed", "provision", "victual" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The budget process has been fraught as the GOP leadership has not been able to get all of its members on board . \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022", "That ceremony, still scheduled as planned, is slated to be followed by a three-night news media preview sailing, the first with any significant number of people on board . \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022", "This marked the first time South Korea has launched a\u200b real working\u200b satellite on board a domestic rocket. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022", "According to Deadline Hollywood, which first reported the news, Kazan will write and executive-produce the Netflix project, and Florence Pugh (Little Women, Black Widow) is on board to star as the manipulative matriarch Cathy Ames. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 21 June 2022", "On May 23, an F-7 jet crashed in the same province, killing the two-man crew on board . \u2014 Dominic Dudley, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "Dutch FilmWorks\u2019 bosses, including CEO Willem Pruijssers, co-CEO Marcel De Block and COO Ren\u00e9 van Turnhout, will remain on board following the deal. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022", "Qantas has promised that its economy class seats on board will offer 33 inches (84 centimeters) of pitch. \u2014 John Walton, CNN , 20 June 2022", "Now that the season is in full swing, both airlines are competing on price as well as frequent flyer miles to coax travelers on board . \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "It was also announced that Dailyn Rodriguez will board the show in its second season in the role of co-showrunner and executive producer. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 14 June 2022", "All Wheels Up is crash testing and lobbying for planes to be fitted with wheelchair tie-downs and restraints to enable passengers to board and fly seated in their own devices. \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 12 June 2022", "Greene also explored the option of getting a prescription for heavy sedation medicine that Elijah could take to board the plane and stay seated without incident. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 12 June 2022", "Just beyond the reach of New York City\u2019s frenetic, round-the-clock subway, people in a slice of western Queens wait \u2014 and wait \u2014 to board one of the borough\u2019s slowest buses. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022", "Mountaineers board helicopters to shuttle them from base camp to base camp, thus avoiding the days or sometimes weeks of trekking between the mountains. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 29 May 2022", "Get a room with a veranda \u2014 balcony \u2014 for $829 per person, double. Make your way to Houston and board the Grandeur of the Seas, which sails the Western Caribbean on June 1. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022", "Betsy maintains that ethics, not religion, influenced her decision, not to board . \u2014 Judy Sammon, cleveland , 17 May 2022", "And just this month, German airline Lufthansa did not allow a large group of Jewish travelers to board a plane because other travelers, who were Jewish, refused to wear masks. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 11", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105422" }, "bouquet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch : nosegay", ": medley", ": compliment", ": a distinctive and characteristic fragrance (as of wine)", ": a subtle aroma or quality (as of an artistic performance)", ": a bunch of flowers" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101", "b\u00fc-", "b\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101", "b\u00fc-" ], "synonyms":[ "bob", "nosegay", "posy" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The bride carried a bouquet of white and red roses.", "The wine has a lovely bouquet .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For the second time in less than two weeks, President Biden on Sunday touched down in an American community consumed by grief, embracing survivors, laying a bouquet and consoling families of victims of another mass shooting. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022", "At the Uvalde Rexall, an old-school soda fountain, yellow ribbons and a bouquet were tied on the door, a paper sign announcing that the restaurant was giving its employees time off to heal. \u2014 Seung Min Kim, Washington Post , 28 May 2022", "At the Uvalde Rexall, an old-school soda fountain, yellow ribbons and a bouquet were tied on the door, a paper sign announcing that the restaurant was giving its employees time off to heal. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022", "Blanche sent a bouquet of chrysanthemums and a desperate note to her former suitor\u2019s bedside. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022", "Skip the traditional Mother's Day bouquet and build Mom an outdoor arrangement that'll last all summer. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022", "The villa\u2019s outdoor space is planted with giant taro, bridal bouquet and more. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "Earlier in the day, Kourtney Kardashian revealed that her mom gifted her a hot pink Louis Vuitton bag for Valentine's Day while Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian showed off the bouquet of white flowers and a Safely candle that Kris sent. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022", "Cost is for $77 per person with optional wine or cocktail pairings, fresh flower bouquet and Champagne. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French boucquet \"grove, thicket, bunch of flowers,\" going back to Old French (Norman & Picard) bosquet \"thicket,\" from Old French bos, bois, bosc \"grove, forest, wood (the material)\" + -et -et entry 1 \u2014 more at boiserie ", "first_known_use":[ "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110022" }, "bone":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate", ": any of various hard animal substances or structures (such as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone", ": the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed", ": essence , core", ": the most deeply ingrained part : heart", ": skeleton", ": body", ": corpse", ": the basic design or framework (as of a play or novel)", ": matter , subject", ": thin bars of bone, ivory, or wood held in pairs between the fingers and used to produce musical rhythms", ": a strip of material (such as whalebone or steel) used to stiffen a garment (such as a corset)", ": dice", ": something that is designed to placate : sop", ": a light beige", ": inclination sense 4a", ": dollar", ": a matter to argue or complain about", ": to remove the bones from", ": to provide (a garment) with stays", ": to rub (something, such as a boot or a baseball bat) with something hard (such as a piece of bone) in order to smooth the surface", ": to have sexual intercourse with (someone)", ": to study hard : grind", ": extremely , very", ": totally", ": any of the hard pieces that form the skeleton of most animals", ": the hard material of which the skeleton of most animals is formed", ": to remove the bones from", ": one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate", ": any of various hard animal substances or structures (as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone", ": the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed", "\u2014 compare cartilage sense 1", "Sir Muirhead 1876\u20131953 Scottish etcher and painter" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dn", "\u02c8b\u014dn", "\u02c8b\u014dn", "\u02c8b\u014dn" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "affinity", "aptitude", "bent", "bias", "devices", "disposition", "genius", "habitude", "impulse", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn" ], "antonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This cuts to the bone of a satisfying subscription: Your product must be evolving to continue to excite your customers and continually reinforce the value proposition. \u2014 Roy Barak, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Brady pushed hit putt way right, and still has some meat on the bone . \u2014 Riley Hamel, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022", "Finally, it's simmered in a cascade of San Marzano tomatoes until the meat is falling off the bone . \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 22 May 2022", "Grilling it on the bone , with head and tail intact, helps guard against overcooking. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 18 May 2022", "That hugeness makes the quiet devastation on display here cut even deeper to the bone . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022", "Score the flesh with a knife, parallel to the rib bones, down to the bone , 2 or 3 times on each side of the fish. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022", "There are the perennial gripes about his production, but, as always, the criticisms about Bleachers cut closest to the bone . \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022", "The stiffly sweet liquor mixed with the meaty oils that clung to the bone , creating the world's fattiest cocktail. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "As to roasting, Don likes to bone out the chicken or spatchcock it by removing the backbone, before seasoning and rubbing with olive oil and roasting in the oven at 300 degrees for up to three hours. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Oct. 2021", "It\u2019s the champion of the all-around: agile enough to make delicate work of veggies and sturdy enough to bone a chicken. \u2014 Amiel Stanek, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Nov. 2020", "But for the rest of the carcass, here in Louisiana, people like to bone it out and grind it. \u2014 Will Coviello, NOLA.com , 18 Sep. 2020", "Whether slicing a tomato or peach for a summertime main dish salad, mincing garlic, or boning fish, there is a perfect knife for the job. \u2014 Patricia S York, Southern Living , 20 May 2020", "To ensure the essential supply of chicken for Canadians across the country, the poultry industry as a whole is shifting away from de- boning chicken legs to increase their production capacity. \u2014 Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020", "Late at night in November 2011, Ted Flores was coming home from running errands in Highland, Ind., when a car T- boned his at an intersection. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2019", "Place wings bone side down on grill and grill covered 10 min. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping , 1 Apr. 2020", "Halfway through the drive, Olomola was T- boned by another automobile. \u2014 Nick Givas, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Adverb", "circa 1825, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110904" }, "boggle":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to start with fright or amazement : be overwhelmed", ": to hesitate because of doubt, fear, or scruples", ": mishandle , bungle", ": to overwhelm with wonder or bewilderment" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-g\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "bobble", "bollix (up)", "boot", "botch", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "bungle", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muck up", "muff", "murder", "screw up" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she boggled her first effort to make Christmas cookies", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In the past year alone, the once-outre Arkestra has enjoyed institutional recognition that would even boggle the mind of its prescient founder. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022", "This seat has a history that would boggle your mind. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 7 Mar. 2022", "To tweak the settings, go into your subclass menu and let your eyes boggle at all the options. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022", "If dry fluid dynamics doesn\u2019t boggle your mind, just add water. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022", "The blood of people who seek challenges that boggle mere humans contains extremely low levels of an enzyme that regulates the effects of stress on mental activity. \u2014 Kim Ode, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021", "In museum-quality objects, the number and quality of those details can boggle the mind, says Laura Taylor, the curator of interpretation at the National Museum of Toys/Miniatures in Kansas City, Missouri. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science , 1 Jan. 2021", "But some of the ailments Romans suffered boggle the mind\u2014vicious fevers, wasting diseases and worms living in putrefying wounds that refused to heal. \u2014 Edward Watts, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2020", "This beastly powerplant chums out 280 horsepower at 4400 rpm and a boggling 350 pound-feet of torque at 3600. \u2014 Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver , 19 May 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from bogle ", "first_known_use":[ "1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111202" }, "bombast":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pretentious inflated speech or writing" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4m-\u02ccbast" ], "synonyms":[ "bluster", "brag", "braggadocio", "bull", "cockalorum", "fanfaronade", "gas", "gasconade", "grandiloquence", "hot air", "magniloquence", "rant", "rodomontade", "rhodomontade" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the other world leaders at the international conference had little interest in being subjected to the president's bombast", "you need less bombast and more substance in this speech on human rights", "Recent Examples on the Web", "It\u2019s not something that would translate into bombast or showiness or displays of virtuosity. \u2014 Michael Goldberg, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022", "The opera has sounded scarier and more chaotic \u2014 its blood bath met with bombast in many interpretations \u2014 but Runnicles insisted on the possibility of dramatic momentum at a more restrained scale. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022", "At times, the album flirts with bombast , walking right up to the edge and sometimes teetering over, which is how rock and pop records often achieve real grandeur. \u2014 Kevin Dettmar, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022", "The apparent restraint on the ground stands in contrast to the bombast on Russian state television, where Moscow is described as being locked in an existential fight against the West and where the use of nuclear weapons is openly discussed. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022", "Cunningham turned away from the stately, official bombast of the nationally important commemorative site and \u2014 pictorially, at least \u2014 got her feet wet instead. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022", "This is important, because a love of metal gives you a sophisticated relationship with bombast . \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022", "The bombast is a response, a defense, a pose, a stance. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022", "But some Conti members display the bombast of cybercriminals caught driving luxury cars and storing piles of cash. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 16 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"earlier, \"cotton or other material used as padding or stuffing,\" extension (with parasitic t ) of bombace, bombage, going back to Middle English bombace, borrowed from Anglo-French bomb\u00e9s, bombace, borrowed from Medieval Latin bambac-, bambax, bombax (also banbax, bonbax ) \"cotton plant, cotton fiber or wadding,\" borrowed from Middle Greek b\u00e1mbax, p\u00e1mbax, going back to a Greek stem pambak- (as in pambak\u00eds \"item of clothing, probably of cotton\"), probably borrowed from Middle Persian pambak \"cotton\" (or from an unknown source from which both words were borrowed)", "first_known_use":[ "1583, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113949" }, "boss man":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": boss entry 1" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "boss", "captain", "chief", "foreman", "head", "headman", "helmsman", "honcho", "jefe", "kingpin", "leader", "master", "taskmaster" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "maybe we should ask the boss man how to handle this", "Recent Examples on the Web", "By now, the political capital has accepted Modi as the boss man . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2019", "Charles Aranguiz is the man that Manuel has spoken out about, with the boss man confirming that his fellow countryman, who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, turned down the chance of a London Stadium reunion. \u2014 SI.com , 24 June 2019", "Trump likes to surround himself with people who adore him -- and don't mind speaking, sometimes at length, of their admiration and respect for the boss man . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 15 May 2018", "Charles Aranguiz is the man that Manuel has spoken out about, with the boss man confirming that his fellow countryman, who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, turned down the chance of a London Stadium reunion. \u2014 SI.com , 24 June 2019", "Trump likes to surround himself with people who adore him -- and don't mind speaking, sometimes at length, of their admiration and respect for the boss man . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 15 May 2018", "When Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, Pence is there to lavish praise on the boss man . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 10 May 2018", "According to a Page Six source, SNL boss man Lorne Michaels had a talking to with Kanye, as did Kim Kardashian, who apparently had to leave her audience seat to talk to her husband. \u2014 Peggy Truong, Cosmopolitan , 16 Feb. 2016" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1875, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123444" }, "bowdlerization":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar", ": to modify by abridging , simplifying, or distorting in style or content" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dd-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz", "\u02c8bau\u0307d-" ], "synonyms":[ "censor", "clean (up)", "expurgate", "launder", "red-pencil" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "bowdlerize a classic novel by removing offensive language", "a bowdlerized version of \u201cGulliver's Travels\u201d that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children" ], "history_and_etymology":"Thomas Bowdler \u20201825 English editor", "first_known_use":[ "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123649" }, "bow":{ "type":[ "geographical name", "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": to cease from competition or resistance : submit , yield", ": to suffer defeat", ": to bend the head, body, or knee in reverence, submission, or shame", ": to incline the head or body in salutation or assent or to acknowledge applause", ": debut", ": to cause to incline", ": to incline especially in respect or submission", ": to crush with a heavy burden", ": to express by bending the head, body, or knee : to express by bowing", ": to usher in or out with a bow (see bow entry 2 )", ": a bending of the head or body in respect, submission, assent, or salutation", ": a show of respect or submission", ": something bent into a simple curve or arc", ": rainbow", ": a weapon that is used to propel an arrow and that is made of a strip of flexible material (such as wood) with a cord connecting the two ends and holding the strip bent", ": archer", ": a metal ring or loop forming a handle (as of a key)", ": a knot formed by doubling a ribbon or string into two or more loops", ": bow tie sense 1", ": a frame for the lenses of eyeglasses", ": the sidepiece of the frame passing over the ear", ": a wooden rod with horsehairs stretched from end to end used in playing an instrument of the viol or violin family", ": a stroke of such a bow", ": to bend into a curve", ": to play a stringed instrument with a bow (see bow entry 3 sense 5a )", ": to cause to bend into a curve", ": to play (a stringed instrument) with a bow", ": the forward part of a ship", ": bowman entry 2", ": to bend the head or body as an act of politeness or respect", ": to stop resisting : yield", ": the act of bending the head or body to express politeness or respect", ": a weapon used for shooting arrows and usually made of a strip of wood bent by a cord connecting the two ends", ": something shaped in a curve", ": a knot made with one or more loops", ": a rod with horsehairs stretched from end to end used for playing a stringed instrument (as a violin)", ": to bend or cause to bend into a curve", ": the forward part of a ship", ": a frame for the lenses of eyeglasses", ": the curved sidepiece of the frame passing over the ear", "river 315 miles (507 kilometers) long in southwestern Alberta, Canada, rising in Banff National Park" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307", "\u02c8bau\u0307", "\u02c8b\u014d", "\u02c8b\u014d", "\u02c8bau\u0307", "\u02c8bau\u0307", "\u02c8b\u014d", "\u02c8b\u014d", "\u02c8bau\u0307", "\u02c8b\u014d", "\u02c8b\u014d" ], "synonyms":[ "blink", "budge", "capitulate", "concede", "give in", "knuckle under", "quit", "relent", "submit", "succumb", "surrender", "yield" ], "antonyms":[ "angle", "arc", "arch", "bend", "crook", "curvature", "curve", "inflection", "turn", "wind" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Verb (1)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1", "Noun (1)", "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (2)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb (2)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1", "Noun (3)", "1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124154" }, "bower":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": an attractive dwelling or retreat", ": a lady's private apartment in a medieval hall or castle", ": a shelter (as in a garden) made with tree boughs or vines twined together : arbor", ": embower , enclose", ": an anchor carried at the bow of a ship", ": a shelter in a garden made of boughs of trees or vines" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307(-\u0259)r", "\u02c8bau\u0307-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bosom", "circumfuse", "cocoon", "embosom", "embower", "embrace", "enclose", "inclose", "encompass", "enfold", "enshroud", "enswathe", "envelop", "enwrap", "invest", "involve", "lap", "mantle", "muffle", "shroud", "swathe", "veil", "wrap" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "bowered by a canopy of grapevines, we enjoyed a serene and very private picnic" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1599, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (2)", "1652, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124722" }, "bootless":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": useless , unprofitable" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fct-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "abortive", "barren", "empty", "fruitless", "futile", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficacious", "otiose", "profitless", "unavailing", "unproductive", "unprofitable", "unsuccessful", "useless", "vain" ], "antonyms":[ "deadly", "effective", "effectual", "efficacious", "efficient", "fruitful", "potent", "productive", "profitable", "successful", "virtuous" ], "examples":[ "a bootless effort to get tickets to the sold-out game" ], "history_and_etymology":" boot entry 1 + -less ", "first_known_use":[ "1559, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144749" }, "boyo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": boy , lad" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi-(\u02cc)\u014d" ], "synonyms":[ "boy", "boychick", "boychik", "callant", "lad", "laddie", "nipper", "shaveling", "shaver", "sonny", "stripling", "tad", "youth" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a novel about a self-assertive, self-reliant boyo growing up in working-class Dublin" ], "history_and_etymology":" boy + -o entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "1835, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-145121" }, "bonding":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the formation of a close relationship (as between a mother and child or between a person and an animal) especially through frequent or constant association", ": the attaching of a material (such as porcelain) to a tooth surface especially for cosmetic purposes", ": the formation of a close relationship (as between a mother and child or between a person and an animal) especially through frequent or constant association \u2014 see male bonding", ": a dental technique in which a material and especially plastic or porcelain is attached to a tooth surface to correct minor defects (as chipped or discolored teeth) especially for cosmetic purposes" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4n-di\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "adherence", "adhesion", "cling" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He and his dad spent the weekend together for some male bonding .", "this epoxy has good bonding for glass and ceramics", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Emma Bunton and Mel B are both big fans of Netflix\u2018s social experiment/reality competition in which contestants build online personas for bonding and backstabbing one another without meeting face to face. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022", "Breastfeeding provides crucial nutrients for babies, and the process itself is an opportunity for important mother-child bonding . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022", "Research shows babies continue to benefit from being home with a parent for the first half year \u2014 for bonding ; increasing immunization and breastfeeding rates; and decreasing hospitalizations from infectious diseases. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Oct. 2021", "These early days, post-placement, are some of the most memorable and important for bonding , no matter how a child arrives into a parent\u2019s life. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021", "The brothers attended solo, leaving more time for one-on-one bonding . \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 1 July 2021", "That proposal was pared down from its initial $2.26 billion price tag after Republicans in the Senate balked at borrowing $1.4 billion through bonding . \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022", "Last month, Kardashian and Chicago took part in some mother-daughter bonding when the pair spent time at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 15 Jan. 2022", "Buffer established a Mastermind program to connect individual team members to their peers, resulting in deep bonding (despite the constraints of remote work) and potential for collaboration. \u2014 Nate Nead, Forbes , 6 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-195016" }, "boo-boo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a usually trivial injury (such as a bruise or scratch)", ": mistake , blunder" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-(\u02cc)b\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "bobble", "boob", "brick", "clanger", "clinker", "error", "fault", "flub", "fluff", "fumble", "gaff", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "screwup", "slip", "slipup", "stumble", "trip" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"probably baby-talk alteration of boohoo , imitation of the sound of weeping", "first_known_use":[ "1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-025315" }, "boodle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a collection or lot of persons : caboodle", ": bribe money", ": a large amount especially of money" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-d\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "band", "batch", "battery", "body", "bunch", "cluster", "clutch", "consort", "constellation", "crop", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "parcel", "party", "passel" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a boodle of teenagers boarded the bus together", "we saved a boodle by buying a house that's off the beaten path", "Recent Examples on the Web", "To the extent that the effects are felt on those individuals\u2019 bank accounts, these actors can typically find ways to navigate around the harshest of punishments and keep the boodle flowing. \u2014 Blaise Malley, The New Republic , 17 Nov. 2021", "His boodle took him to a pole barn on the edges of town, where his brother Ray was having a wedding reception. \u2014 John Carlisle, Freep.com , 21 Aug. 2020", "Laura Marston, a 38-year-old Type 1 diabetic, does not want to see the ADA get a dime of bailout boodle . \u2014 Audrey Farley, The New Republic , 14 May 2020", "But instead of plopping his funds in Manhattan high-rises or Miami beach-fronts, Kolomoisky\u2019s network tried a different tack, opting to stuff his boodle in metallurgy plants across the Rust Belt, and buildings in downtown Cleveland. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 16 Dec. 2019", "Some of the boodle is going to people who are barely farmers at all. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Dec. 2019", "But if the politics of 2021 is to achieve anything close to what most Americans require, the path cannot be paved with the boodle and the influence of the wealthy. \u2014 Libby Watson, The New Republic , 6 Sep. 2019", "My guess is that academic criteria will rise as capable students prefer a free public college over a private college charging a boodle by comparison. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2018", "For political fundraisers, California has long been the Big Rock Candy Mountain, excavated, mined and, ultimately, shafted by candidates of both parties who use the boodle to run for president in Iowa or New Hampshire, or Congress in East Podunk. \u2014 Seema Mehta, latimes.com , 30 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Dutch boedel estate, lot, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old Norse b\u016bth booth", "first_known_use":[ "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-045454" }, "boring":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome", ": dull and uninteresting" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-i\u014b", "\u02c8b\u022fr-i\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ], "examples":[ "I find her books totally boring .", "I wish this book weren't so boring ; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Hopelessness was a major reason for the low voter turnout Tuesday, Sragow believes \u2014 not merely because the primary was terribly boring , except perhaps for the L.A. mayoral and San Francisco recall elections. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022", "Because Joe Biden's White House is so boring , especially when compared with his predecessor. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 2 May 2022", "Saving is boring and has no short-term payoff but pays off in the long run. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "But the Padres\u2019 offense is boring , moves like a river horse, and dull doesn\u2019t cut it. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022", "The motel is boring , but the world outside is vast and unfamiliar. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022", "Political learning doesn\u2019t have to be boring , feared, ancient or partisan. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022", "Jodie Comer just proved that black on the red carpet is not boring when done to perfection. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 9 May 2022", "When a scene is too slow, or too boring , the only thing that can still be altered is the score. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 19 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"from present participle of bore entry 6 ", "first_known_use":[ "1785, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-074612" }, "bounty":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": something that is given generously", ": liberality in giving : generosity", ": yield especially of a crop", ": a reward, premium, or subsidy especially when offered or given by a government: such as", ": an extra allowance to induce entry into the armed services", ": a grant to encourage an industry", ": a payment to encourage the destruction of noxious animals", ": a payment for the capture of or assistance in the capture of an outlaw", ": generosity sense 1", ": things given in generous amounts", ": money given as a reward", ": generosity in bestowing gifts especially by will", ": a reward, premium, or subsidy especially offered by a government" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113", "\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113", "\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "price", "reward" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "summer's bounty of plump tomatoes", "The cottage is filled with a bounty of fresh flowers.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In 2017, the Nets\u2019 bounty gave the Celtics the No. 1 pick. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022", "An enviable Tennessee River Gorge location hints at Chattanooga\u2019s adventure bounty . \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, Washington Post , 10 June 2022", "His incredibly quick, double-headed, zero-day hack earned him a total of $100,000 in bounty money from the event organizers. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 22 May 2022", "While Anvil\u2019s bounty nears 800 spirits, Refuge maxes out at 200. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 20 May 2022", "Many hackers have turned to bounty platforms and other intermediaries for better protection from legal fallout. \u2014 Joseph Menn, Washington Post , 19 May 2022", "What became of those first Mexicans in the United States, an unwanted bounty of war, has had a lasting impact on the visibility of our struggles in America. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022", "Tommy Flanagan co-stars as a mercenary, Anthony, who now seeking to collect said bounty , while Catherine Davis portrays Caleb\u2019s daughter, Hailey. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 17 May 2022", "That doesn\u2019t mean some regulars aren\u2019t salivating for Henrietta\u2019s Sunday bounty , which featured an elaborate variety of foods, from a ribeye carving station to oysters. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bounte goodness, from Anglo-French bunt\u00e9, bountee , from Latin bonitat-, bonitas , from bonus good, from Old Latin duenos ; akin to Sanskrit duva reverence, favor", "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-080502" }, "bombastic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous , overblown" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u00e4m-\u02c8ba-stik" ], "synonyms":[ "flatulent", "fustian", "gaseous", "gassy", "grandiloquent", "oratorical", "orotund", "rhetorical", "rhetoric", "windy" ], "antonyms":[ "unrhetorical" ], "examples":[ "a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Trump appeared to confuse Vance with Mandel, who led limited polling in the race for months and has modeled his bombastic rhetoric off the former president. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 2 May 2022", "While the unveiling likely won't be as bombastic as the huge fall events last year, there's a real possibility that more (and more exciting) products will be introduced next week than at some prior spring events. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022", "On Sunday and Monday, he will be joined on the campaign trail by two other figures firmly in the former president\u2019s camp, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri and Charlie Kirk, the bombastic leader of the far-right Turning Point USA. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022", "But the potential use of burner phones to help orchestrate a coup certainly outpaces even Trump\u2019s most bombastic claims about that server. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022", "True to form for the eccentric and bombastic Musk, the headlines didn\u2019t end there. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022", "Organized by the nonprofit Friends of Main Art, the rally kicked off at 2 p.m. with a bombastic performance by the Detroit Party Marching Band, followed by speeches and calls to action from organizers. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022", "In exploring these hard questions on top of the bombastic brawls, No One Left to Fight goes above and beyond its inspirations and influences. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022", "But the decade\u2019s bombastic production trends were even more pronounced on Life, despite many of the basic tracks being recorded live onstage. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 18 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":" bombast + -ic entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "1660, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093020" }, "bossy":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adjective ()", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": inclined to domineer : dictatorial", ": marked by a swelling or roundness", ": marked by bosses : studded", ": cow , calf", ": liking to order people around" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022f-s\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00e4-", "\u02c8b\u00e4-s\u0113", "\u02c8b\u022f-", "\u02c8b\u022f-s\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00e4-", "\u02c8b\u022f-s\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "authoritative", "autocratic", "autocratical", "despotic", "dictatorial", "domineering", "imperious", "masterful", "overbearing", "peremptory", "tyrannical", "tyrannic", "tyrannous" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective (1)", "1882, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective (2)", "1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "1843, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094538" }, "bottom":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": the underside of something", ": a surface (such as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it", ": buttocks , rump", ": the surface on which a body of water lies", ": the part of a ship's hull lying below the water", ": boat , ship", ": the lowest part or place", ": the remotest or inmost point", ": the lowest or last place in rank or position", ": the part of a garment worn on the lower part of the body", ": the pants of pajamas", ": the last half of an inning", ": the bass or baritone instruments of a band", ": bottomland", ": basis , source", ": capacity (as of a horse) to endure strain", ": a foundation color applied to fibers before dyeing", ": a fundamental quark that accounts for the existence and lifetime of upsilon particles and has an electric charge of \u2212\u00b9/\u2083 and a measured energy of approximately 5 GeV", ": the flavor (see flavor entry 1 sense 4b ) characterizing this particle", ": really , basically", ": to furnish (something, such as a chair) with a bottom", ": to provide a foundation for", ": to bring to the bottom", ": to find the basis or source of (something, such as a rumor) : to get to the bottom (see bottom entry 1 sense 6 ) of", ": to become based or grounded", ": to reach the bottom", ": to reach a point where a decline is halted or reversed", ": of, relating to, or situated at the bottom (see bottom entry 1 )", ": frequenting the lowest part or place : frequenting the bottom", ": the lowest part of something", ": the under surface of something", ": a supporting surface or part : base", ": the lowest or worst level or position", ": clothing that covers the lower part of the body", ": the bed of a body of water", ": low land along a river", ": the most basic part", ": the second half of an inning of baseball" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m", "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[ "underbelly", "underbody", "underpart", "underside", "undersurface" ], "antonyms":[ "bottommost", "low", "lowermost", "nethermost", "rock-bottom", "undermost" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "But some industry experts are arguing the bottom may be near. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 14 June 2022", "The workers, Richmond said, were setting the trusses for the roof at the top of the first floor where the bottom of the roof life meets. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022", "While in the water, the bottom of her bikini fell off. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022", "The bottom fell out from staffing and the whole world had to react to it. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 4 June 2022", "The bottom of the Lakota West batting order was able to set the table in the four-run fourth and fifth inning. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022", "The halter top is adjustable and supportive, while the bottom has pleatings for tummy control and a high-leg cut for a flattering silhouette. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022", "The bottom of the third is where the Tigers took over the game. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022", "And those who rely on it for payments or money transfers were likely hit hardest in the last six months as the bottom fell out of the crypto market. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 31 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Tom Lee said in a Tuesday note that if the 2022 drawdown follows a similar pattern to a brief crypto decline in 2021, Ether could bottom at $873 over the next week. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 14 June 2022", "Bear markets average about 289 days in duration, so a two-year reserve is plenty of time to allow the market to bottom out and then potentially start a recovery phase. \u2014 Jonathan Dash, Forbes , 13 June 2022", "Skies should stay mostly clear as low temperatures bottom out in the upper teens to low 20s. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022", "Low temperatures bottom out in the mid-50s to low 60s (downtown). \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 3 June 2022", "Low temperatures should bottom out in the mid-20s to near 30. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2022", "Overnight into Sunday, temperatures will bottom out near 60 degrees. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 7 Apr. 2022", "Temperatures will bottom out in the teens in north Alabama, the 20s in central Alabama and will be below or near freezing all the way to the coast. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 11 Mar. 2022", "Around that same time, temperatures will notably bottom out in the midteens to low 20s in the typically warmer spots. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Reset your body at the bottom position between reps. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 16 June 2022", "On the other, roster churn and coaching changes leave Nebraska, Maryland, Penn State and Minnesota all fighting to stay out of the conference's bottom four. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022", "That doesn\u2019t account for all unobserved mortality, such as bottom trawling gear contacting and damaging soft-shell crabs; researchers are still working on modeling for this population. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022", "Rock- bottom interest rates, pro-market quantitative easing, and a tech boom off the work-from-home revolution all contributed to soaring prices. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Restoration tools, including embalming equipment, bottom right, at the Hari P. Close Funeral Service in Baltimore. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 14 June 2022", "While the bottom and middle layers dried well, the top was only about 80 percent dried. \u2014 Rennie Dyball, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022", "The Fed\u2019s campaign to tame inflation is upending the dynamics that ruled the stock market in recent years, when rock- bottom interest rates drove investors to seek returns in risky assets. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 14 June 2022", "More concisely referred to as the under-boob, the spot underneath the bottom curve of your breast has recently hit the tattoo zeitgeist. \u2014 Samantha Sasso, refinery29.com , 14 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1544, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Adjective", "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094749" }, "boychik":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a young man : boy" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02ccchik" ], "synonyms":[ "boy", "boyo", "callant", "lad", "laddie", "nipper", "shaveling", "shaver", "sonny", "stripling", "tad", "youth" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my favorite boychick is getting tall, isn't he?" ], "history_and_etymology":"American Yiddish boytshik , from English boy + Yiddish -tshik , diminutive suffix", "first_known_use":[ "1921, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-103608" }, "boscage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a growth of trees or shrubs : thicket" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-skij" ], "synonyms":[ "bosk", "bosque", "bosquet", "brake", "brushwood", "chaparral", "coppice", "copse", "covert", "thicket" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hidden from prying eyes by a leafy boscage , the cottage was the perfect trysting place" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English boskage, borrowed from Anglo-French boscage \"wood, woodland,\" from bois, bos \"grove, forest, wood (the material)\" (Old French also bosc ) + -age -age \u2014 more at boiserie ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105038" }, "bolster":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a long pillow or cushion", ": a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support or bearing (see bearing sense 5 )", ": to support with or as if with a bolster : reinforce", ": to give a boost to", ": a long pillow or cushion sometimes used to support bed pillows", ": to support with or as if with a bolster", ": to use evidence usually improperly to give weight to (evidence already introduced)" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dl-st\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u014dl-st\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u014dl-st\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "brace", "buttress", "carry", "prop (up)", "shore (up)", "stay", "support", "sustain", "undergird", "underpin", "uphold" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "She came with me to bolster my confidence.", "a convincing argument that was bolstered by the speaker's reputation", "She is thinking of ways to bolster her career.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The Casper dog bed includes a memory foam mattress, four cushions to create a bolster around the sides, and a protective, washable cover that's easily zipped on and off. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 9 May 2022", "The company expects to leverage the influx of cash to grow its platform and bolster Landing Pad, a cloud where users can access 3D design work anytime, anywhere. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022", "The funds will support state and local fair housing enforcement organizations and bolster education, outreach, and training on rights and responsibilities under federal fair housing laws. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 25 Apr. 2022", "Blue notes and a bolster pillow encased in a tribal-pattern fabric from S. Harris dial up the energy in one space while soft greens and organic elements give the second room relaxed attitude. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022", "The bolster gives your pet a place to rest their head. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022", "The bolster on the bed, that traditional and these days all too sadly disappearing cushion where two heads are definitely better than one, is certainly a contender for anyone\u2019s affections. \u2014 Mark Holgate, Vogue , 8 Apr. 2022", "The interior appears mostly in fine condition other than a bit of wear on the outer bolster of the driver\u2019s seat and a tear in the carpeting. \u2014 Jacob Kurowicki, Car and Driver , 24 Feb. 2022", "It\u2019s also crafted with a sloped bolster at the handle to encourage your perfect pinch grip for max comfort and control. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "By acquiring Seagen, Merck would bolster its lineup of cancer drugs, led by the blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda, its top-selling product with $17.2 billion in sales last year. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 23 June 2022", "How can strategic partnerships bolster your credibility? \u2014 Tony Yi, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "The business strategy, which was described by people familiar with Licht\u2019s thinking, could bolster CNN at a time when viewership has fallen. \u2014 Gerry Smith, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022", "Do Americans bolster Israeli viewpoints, built on one lie after another, and perpetuate and justify continued human rights violations? \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022", "That knowledge will hopefully bolster efforts to root out cases and close contacts, get them into isolation and quarantine, and vaccinate the (for now) limited number of vulnerable people. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022", "While not the main impetus for James\u2019 ousting, his handling of the Gloucester disaster certainly didn\u2019t bolster his reputation. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022", "To bolster this argument, the committee called Al Schmidt, a Republican who served as one of three city commissioners on the Philadelphia County Board of Elections. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022", "Other funds will seek to bolster preparations for plugging the 1 million wells still active today, up to three-quarters of which are already producing low volumes, Peltz said. \u2014 Carey L. Biron, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-111810" }, "boonies":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a thinly settled rural area : boondocks" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-n\u0113z" ], "synonyms":[ "boondocks", "country", "countryside", "nowhere", "sticks" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "That movie was so important to gay guys like me still living out in the boonies . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022", "The boom in property sales in the boonies shows no sign of abating. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 6 July 2021", "In the first three months of this year, the buying binge in the boonies continued with record purchases, according to the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 11 May 2021", "Even in the metro areas seeing the most move-outs, relatively few urban homeowners are headed to greener acres in the boonies . \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 21 Dec. 2020", "The boonies of Chiricahua National Monument have become a weekend home for Merrick, who spends hours using GPS to track down far-flung nesting sites. \u2014 Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic , 4 Dec. 2020", "So people would pick offices way out in the boonies . \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Nov. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1954, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-113847" }, "bottle":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle", ": a usually bottle-shaped container made of skin for storing a liquid", ": the quantity held by a bottle", ": intoxicating drink : the practice of drinking", ": liquid food (such as milk) used in place of mother's milk", ": mettle , courage", ": to confine as if in a bottle : restrain", ": to put or keep in a position or situation that makes free activity, progress, or escape difficult or impossible", ": to put into or as if into a bottle", ": a container (as of glass or plastic) usually having a narrow neck and mouth and no handle", ": the quantity held by a bottle", ": to put into a bottle", ": to shut up as if in a bottle", ": a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle \u2014 see wash bottle", ": liquid food usually consisting of milk and supplements that is fed from a bottle (as to an infant) in place of mother's milk" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al", "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al", "\u02c8b\u00e4t-\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Casa Cantina stands out with each bottle containing 3 liters (enough to make about a dozen 8-ounce drinks) and an ABV of 13.9%. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022", "But not every bottle in the category is as rooty-tooty as that. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022", "That particular bottle of tequila was a gift from Michael Chiklis. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 5 June 2022", "Even better, each bottle holds a whopping 250 pumps! \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022", "Air Company believes that each bottle of Air Vodka boasts the power of more than seven large trees in sucking up CO2 from the environment. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022", "Diamond CBD\u2019s oil comes in three strengths: 150 mg, 300 mg, and 600 mg per bottle . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022", "The distillery\u2019s 60-year-old single-malt, meanwhile, is one of the most expensive whiskies from Speyside, regularly selling for in excess of $22,000 per bottle . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 16 May 2022", "Only 375 cases made and suggested retail price of $110 per bottle . \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 14 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "There\u2019s also no place like Amazon when your baby needs some maddeningly specific item, like a particular brand/shape of pacifier or bottle nipple that none of your local stores carry. \u2014 Glamour , 6 June 2022", "When the returner pick up is complete, customers will be paid 5 cents for each can and bottle , returners will be paid 4 cents and Sipzee takes a 1 cent fee. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022", "That ad alternated with another, for Estrella Damm beer\u2014maybe a fitting inducement for the British public, who had been granted an extra day off and who never seem to need encouragement to raise a glass, can, or bottle . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 4 June 2022", "My parents had kept pushing off their return to New York, reluctant to bottle themselves in an airplane with the disease. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021", "Without workplace protections for nursing or the modern technology of pumping, women working outside the home had no choice but to bottle feed. \u2014 Carla Cevasco, Time , 17 May 2022", "Leaders in the industry are shifting to greener practices, including wind and solar powered facilities, water-saving filtration systems, can and bottle recycling, and zero-waste production. \u2014 Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022", "Wineries in Ukraine, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova and elsewhere in Eastern Europe have been thrown into uncertain territory, including changing production to housing refugees, bottle supply issues, transportation problems and rising inflation. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022", "Dread River will officially launch the bourbon during the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park, with specialty cocktails, complimentary tastings, and bottle sales throughout race weekend from April 29 to May 1. \u2014 al , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172117" }, "bottommost":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": situated at the very bottom : lowest , deepest", ": last", ": most basic" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259(m)-\u02ccm\u014dst" ], "synonyms":[ "closing", "concluding", "final", "hindmost", "lag", "last", "latest", "latter", "rearmost", "terminal", "terminating", "ultimate" ], "antonyms":[ "beginning", "earliest", "first", "foremost", "headmost", "inaugural", "initial", "leadoff", "maiden", "opening", "original", "pioneer", "primary", "starting" ], "examples":[ "the bottommost part of the wine list is where you'll find the bargains", "the bottommost rung of the ladder is broken" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180355" }, "book":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adjective,", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory", ": a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover", ": a long written or printed literary composition", ": a major division of a treatise or literary work", ": a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition", "\u2014 see also cook the books", ": magazine sense 1a", ": e-book", ": bible sense 1", ": something that yields knowledge or understanding", ": the total available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem", ": inside information or analysis", ": the standards or authority relevant in a situation", ": all the charges that can be made against an accused person", ": a position from which one must answer for certain acts : account", ": libretto", ": the script of a play", ": a book of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra : musical repertory", ": a packet of items bound together like a book", ": bookmaker", ": the bets registered by a bookmaker", ": the business or activity of giving odds (see odds sense 3b ) and taking bets", ": the number of tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4 ) a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring value", ": in one's own opinion", ": in favor with one", ": an act or occurrence worth noting", ": on the records", ": derived from books (see book entry 1 sense 1 ) and not from practical experience", ": shown by ledgers", ": to register (something, such as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings)", ": to schedule engagements for", ": to set aside time for", ": to reserve in advance", ": to enter charges against in a police register", ": to note the name or number of (someone, such as a soccer player) for a serious infraction of the rules", ": to make a reservation", ": to register in a hotel", ": leave , go", ": to depart quickly", ": a set of sheets of paper bound together", ": a long written work", ": a large division of a written work", ": a pack of small items bound together", ": the records of a business's accounts", ": to reserve for future use", ": a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition", ": police register", ": the bets registered by a bookmaker", ": the business or activity of giving odds and taking bets", ": to make (an arrested person) undergo booking" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307k", "\u02c8bu\u0307k" ], "synonyms":[ "tome", "volume" ], "antonyms":[ "bespeak", "reserve" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Attending the book launch party of The Young Stalin: The Adventurous Early Life Of The Dictator 1878-1917 in London with sister Pippa Middleton. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022", "As such, the book belongs as much to the people Laisv\u0117 connects. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "The book spans a decade and grew out of an unlikely place. \u2014 Julius Constantine Motal, NBC News , 23 June 2022", "Shoemaker-Galloway, who is also a children\u2019s book author, said her customers were understanding. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022", "The free program is designed to help book lovers of all ages accomplish reading goals and for children to continue learning throughout the summer. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022", "The most common advice is to be flexible and book early. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022", "Based on the beloved 1965 children\u2019s book by Bernard Waber, the film follows the anthropomorphic croc on an adventure through the Big Apple after the Primm family moves into their house on 88th Street. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 22 June 2022", "Nye reached out to Mundy by email to share a note about the book , and the two began dating. \u2014 Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Airport officials recommend travelers to arrive early, pre- book and plan ahead. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022", "Non- book readers who are curious: this season is based on The Viscount Who Loved Me. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022", "Kaepernick Publishing, which was founded in 2019, earlier this year announced a multi- book partnership with children\u2019s media giant Scholastic. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Jan. 2022", "The Flyer officially begins service Feb. 1 and guests can pre- book online. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Jan. 2022", "Simon & Schuster, which has a multi- book deal with New York Magazine, currently boasts best sellers including a Rupi Kaur collection and memoirs from Stanley Tucci and Tori Amos. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021", "At the heart of Herbert\u2019s Dune series, a multi- book tale of space empires, sandworms, religious fervor, and political gamesmanship spanning centuries, was a simple observation: Great power comes with terrible burden. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021", "The consolidation was mostly to cut down on non- book inventory like magazines, records, gifts and used DVDs, not because of pandemic distress. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Sep. 2021", "Visitors must pre- book tickets and follow Covid-19 safety precautions. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Like all beach clubs here, reservations are required and book up quickly. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022", "Try to book midweek flights and select a seat beside an empty middle seat, if possible. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "Users log in to the app, can see your auto listing by location and can book it with specific pickup and drop-off times. \u2014 Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022", "Survey respondents overwhelmingly showed a desire to book faraway trips and execute ambitious, meaningful, and scaled-up travel plans this year. \u2014 Audrey Hendrey, Fortune , 20 May 2022", "But travelers need to vote with their wallets and book their hotel rooms as part of a conversation with the hotel, and not online. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022", "The best way to do that is to skip the commercial flights, packed with people as often as not already in party mode, and book a seat instead on an Aero jet. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "Local media reported that visitors couldn\u2019t book tickets for the city\u2019s public theaters and museums, and residents were forced to communicate with officials via fax. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 8 June 2022", "TD Garden doesn\u2019t book many events in early June, in case of deep postseason runs for the Celtics or Bruins, said Latimer. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adjective", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182211" }, "botcher":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": an inflammatory sore", ": to foul up hopelessly", ": to put together in a makeshift way", ": something that is botched : mess", ": patchwork , hodgepodge", ": to do clumsily and unskillfully : bungle", ": a badly done job", ": an inflammatory sore" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4ch", "\u02c8b\u00e4ch", "\u02c8b\u00e4ch" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "bobble", "boggle", "bollix (up)", "boot", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "bungle", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muck up", "muff", "murder", "screw up" ], "antonyms":[ "agglomerate", "agglomeration", "alphabet soup", "assortment", "clutter", "collage", "crazy quilt", "farrago", "gallimaufry", "grab bag", "gumbo", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jambalaya", "jumble", "jungle", "litter", "mac\u00e9doine", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "menagerie", "miscellanea", "miscellany", "mishmash", "mixed bag", "montage", "motley", "muddle", "olio", "olla podrida", "omnium-gatherum", "pastiche", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "The store botched the order\u2014I received only half the books I paid for.", "They clearly botched the investigation." ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190635" }, "bodily":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": having a body : physical", ": of or relating to the body", ": in the flesh", ": in a manner that involves physically moving someone's body", ": as a whole : altogether", ": of or relating to the body", ": by the body", ": as a whole", ": of or relating to the body" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0259-l\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0259-l\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00e4d-\u1d4al-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "animal", "carnal", "corporal", "corporeal", "fleshly", "material", "physical", "somatic" ], "antonyms":[ "nonmaterial", "nonphysical" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "The victim suffered serious bodily injury.", "the old man suffered from a number of bodily ailments", "Adverb", "The blast lifted him bodily into the air.", "The house will have to be moved bodily to the new site.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Talk about a message at odds with our current political moment, where women's bodily autonomy and power are under siege. \u2014 Sara Stewart, CNN , 19 June 2022", "Maybe my personal morality\u2014my sense of right and wrong\u2014tells me that individuals should have bodily autonomy at all costs, and that no one else should interfere with that autonomy. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "Much like the audience, Cronenberg\u2019s depiction of bodily autonomy wasn\u2019t always clear to the lead actors. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 3 June 2022", "Forcing people to undertake these risks against their will is a fundamental violation of bodily autonomy and human rights, Yet multiple states stand poised to ban almost all abortions as soon as the court revokes this right to terminate a pregancy. \u2014 Adebayo Adesomo, Scientific American , 30 May 2022", "Everyone should have the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. \u2014 Anu Kumar, Fortune , 26 May 2022", "With regard to bodily autonomy, women must be entitled to it, irrespective of whether the Constitution explicitly provides for it. \u2014 Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022", "The speakers, some of whom were as young as 16, emphasized the importance of bodily autonomy and supporting Utahns in making their own decisions in their lives. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022", "The overturning of Roe V Wade will mark a catastrophic shift in our fundamental rights to bodily autonomy and reproductive health care. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 4 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "That\u2019s interesting, because, in a way, the portal, in the first half of your novel, is something that the protagonist is bodily immersed in\u2014is living a life inside of. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022", "Standing before the Harrow School committee, Churchill flawlessly poured out line upon line telling the story of Horatius \u2014 the noble captain who would bodily defend the city against the onslaught of the mighty Etruscan army. \u2014 Tod Worner, National Review , 17 Oct. 2021", "Those who refused to move were bodily escorted out by police. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 June 2021", "About 24 hours later, she was transported bodily , still snoozing, to the stage of the Gem Theatre, a vaudeville house at 113 W. Third St. \u2014 Celia Storey, Arkansas Online , 14 June 2021", "We are bodily immersed in this show, and very, very far from the lonely, make-do experience of streaming theater. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2021", "Conservatives have prevailed in an effort to deny people bodily autonomy. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 8 July 2020", "Still, a beard could trap bodily fluids from coughs and sneezes, potentially infecting other people in close contact, Adalja said. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2020", "But a brand-new study just discovered that another bodily fluid may contain the SARS-CoV-2 virus, too: semen. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 8 May 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adverb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-235240" }, "bottle (up)":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-000708" }, "bottom line":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun," ], "definitions":[ ": concerned only with cost or profits", ": pragmatic , realistic", ": the essential or salient point : crux", ": the primary or most important consideration", ": the line at the bottom of a financial report that shows the net profit or loss", ": financial considerations (such as cost or profit or loss)", ": the final result" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-\u02ccl\u012bn" ], "synonyms":[ "bull's-eye", "centerpiece", "core", "crux", "essence", "gist", "heart", "kernel", "keynote", "meat", "meat and potatoes", "net", "nub", "nubbin", "nucleus", "pith", "pivot", "point", "root", "sum" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "If our flight is late, we will miss our connection. That's the bottom line .", "A student with special needs can stress a school's budget, but the bottom line is that the state must provide for the child's education.", "How will these changes affect our bottom line ?", "He's always got his eye on the bottom line .", "He says his bottom line is $120,000.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The company\u2019s bottom line suffered losses of billions of dollars. \u2014 Ran Blayer, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "The physics behind drippy teapots is fascinating, but the bottom line is that your typical ceramic kyusu spout is built with a stubby gooseneck that allows for a fast\u2014but drip-free\u2014pour. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022", "The pandemic has trashed Rolls-Royce\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 21 June 2022", "For Sumbry, the bottom line is that pet stores don't need to sell animals. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022", "For Patricia, the bottom line is what matters most, and her obsession with SVN\u2019s success is contrasted with the tacky and ridiculous products hawked on the network, which range from leatherette pants to tandem Snuggies. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022", "Adding slot machines and video poker to the bingo operations in 1992 greatly increased Fort McDowell\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 May 2022", "Adding slot machines and video poker to the bingo operations in 1992 greatly increased Fort McDowell\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 USA Today , 20 May 2022", "More than half of Disney+'s new subscribers came in through the very inexpensive Disney+Hotstar combo, which doesn\u2019t add much to the company\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-065413" }, "boychick":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a young man : boy" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02ccchik" ], "synonyms":[ "boy", "boyo", "callant", "lad", "laddie", "nipper", "shaveling", "shaver", "sonny", "stripling", "tad", "youth" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my favorite boychick is getting tall, isn't he?" ], "history_and_etymology":"American Yiddish boytshik , from English boy + Yiddish -tshik , diminutive suffix", "first_known_use":[ "1921, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-105018" }, "botched":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": unsuccessful because of being poorly done : spoiled by mistakes" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4cht" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "bungling", "clumsy", "fumbled", "inept", "inexpert", "maladroit" ], "antonyms":[ "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "facile" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Neither did a botched Covid-19 vaccine rollout and escalating political tensions surrounding Mrs. Merkel\u2019s lockdowns. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2021", "Despite divisive politics, conspiracy theories and a botched U.S. rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, Americans are hungry for information about vaccines, new data from Google reveals. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 18 Feb. 2021", "The botched proposal took place at Disneyland Paris, a Disney spokesperson told Newsweek. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022", "The White House has been working to rebuild its credibility for nearly a year, ever since the botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan shattered the public\u2019s confidence in Biden. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022", "Russia\u2019s success in Sievierodonetsk comes after its offensive in other parts of the Donbas region was thwarted by heavy losses due to Ukrainian counter-attacks and a botched river crossing. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Gabe Plotkin plans to wind down Melvin Capital Management after suffering billions of dollars of losses and angering investors with a botched plan to reboot the firm. \u2014 Hema Parmar, Fortune , 18 May 2022", "Gavin Sheets dropped a routine fly ball to left in the first that allowed Cleveland\u2019s first run, and a botched throw from left field on a base hit allowed Amed Rosario to advance all the way to third, setting up another run in the ninth. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 10 May 2022", "The former Air Force cryptologic intelligence analyst referred to the botched U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan during the Taliban\u2019s swift takeover of the country. \u2014 Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News , 3 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1752, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112823" }, "bordering":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": an outer part or edge", ": an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug", ": a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a lawn or walkway", ": boundary", ": a plain or decorative margin around printed matter", ": to put a border on", ": to touch at the edge or boundary : bound", ": to lie on the border", ": to approach the nature of a specified thing : verge", ": a boundary especially of a country or state", ": the outer edge of something", ": a decorative strip on or near the edge of something", ": to put a border on", ": to be close or next to", ": an outer part or edge \u2014 see brush border" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u022frd-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "borderline", "bound", "boundary", "brim", "circumference", "compass", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "frame", "fringe", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "antonyms":[ "bound", "edge", "frame", "fringe", "margin", "rim", "skirt" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "More sandhill cranes have started living in Illinois close to the Wisconsin border in recent years, especially in McHenry and Lake counties. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022", "The region covers the far southwest corner of Germany, spanning, in its most expansive interpretation, from the cities of Karlsruhe and Pforzheim, down about 100 miles to the Swiss border , and west from the A81 Autobahn to the Rhine river. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "Drug seizures along the southern border were down in May in double digits, according to CBP. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 16 June 2022", "The two-story shelter is in Tijuana\u2019s Zona Norte close to the U.S.-Mexico border . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022", "John McCarry, 69, of Long Beach, was found dead in Panamint Valley on June 1. Death Valley National Park is located east of the Sierra Nevada mountains along the California-Nevada border . \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 16 June 2022", "The Colorado River supplies water to nearly 40 million people in cities from Denver to Los Angeles and farmlands from the Rocky Mountains to the U.S.-Mexico border . \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022", "On a recent afternoon, Human Fliers President Vaughn Arrington strode through neighborhoods along the Detroit-Hamtramck border , knocking doors and talking to residents about their options. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman And Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022", "Groups of violent, white-majority vigilante groups are increasingly patrolling areas along the U.S.-Mexico border , posing a risk to migrants and people of color, according to local watchdog groups. \u2014 Rick Jervis, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "One study will focus on elementary schools with boundaries that border on 700 East and Van Winkle, and the other on the boundaries between Skyline, Olympus and Cottonwood high schools. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022", "Today, Saratoga Springs, Lehi, Vineyard and other fast-growing cities border the lake, and new subdivisions are pressing against its high waterline. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022", "The Baltic States -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- also border Russia to the west and are members of NATO. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022", "Specific references to real-life Chicago, like a lone mention of the shooting of Laquan McDonald, are so scarce as to border on exploitative. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022", "Expecting a Laker revival is starting to border that old theory of insanity\u2014doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022", "The move should allow traffic to flow smoothly again over bridges that border the Mexican state, including in El Paso, where long delays and ensuing protests by Mexican truckers led to hourslong waits and temporary closure of three bridges. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022", "Romania has asked its northernmost counties that border Ukraine to provide heating and electricity to existing refugee centers\u2014though local media has questioned whether the nation has the capacity. \u2014 Dorota Bartyzel, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022", "Mays said not having a unified response to the pandemic, as was the case in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the three states that border the Navajo Nation, contributed to the spread of COVID-19. \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 24 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112829" }, "boorish":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307r-ish" ], "synonyms":[ "churlish", "classless", "cloddish", "clownish", "loutish", "uncouth" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants", "Recent Examples on the Web", "When news broke of Better\u2019s boorish firings, Garg took a month-long hiatus from his duties, returning in mid-January. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 2 June 2022", "It\u2019s as if there were something about Buckley\u2019s openness and unassuming warmth on screen that inspires certain directors to use her as a dramatic counterweight, even a corrective, to all manner of boorish behavior. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022", "That increasingly jumpy VCs played a key role in ousting the boorish Kalanick is only further evidence (for Mallaby) of the utility of VC. \u2014 Kim Phillips-fein, The New Republic , 11 May 2022", "From a modern viewpoint, Stevens\u2019 boorish attitudes remain unsettling to the very last page. \u2014 Robert Isenberg, Longreads , 26 Apr. 2022", "There was genuine goodwill between the teams as Australia\u2019s infamous boorish behavior has been eroded since the Sandpaper scandal and given further refining under the affable Cummins. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022", "But these 110 minutes end up feeling like a boorish highlight reel of bad-boy antics from a protagonist who off-screen has attained greater perspective on his erstwhile antics than his celluloid biographers manage. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 24 Feb. 2022", "The early reviews of Horizon Worlds on the Oculus store read like a litany of complaints about boorish behavior by unwelcome youngsters. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022", "Circa 2004, Donald Trump was that rich guy who said boorish things on Howard Stern, kept declaring bankruptcy, and was willing to attach his name to literally anything. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"see boor ", "first_known_use":[ "1562, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131857" }, "book account":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": current account sense 1a" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135816" }, "boort":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of boort variant of bort 1" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135917" }, "bowl (down ":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the exuberant dog bowled over several children" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140611" }, "botchery":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": botch entry 3 sense 2" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4ch(\u0259)r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141004" }, "Borden":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":[ "Sir Robert (Laird) 1854\u20131937 Canadian lawyer and statesman; prime minister (1911\u201320)" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u1d4an" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142100" }, "booing":{ "type":[ "interjection", "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a shout of disapproval or contempt", ": any utterance at all", ": to deride especially by uttering a prolonged boo", ": to express disapproval of by booing", ": a romantic partner : sweetheart , honey", ": a cry expressing disapproval", ": to express disapproval of with boos" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc", "\u02c8b\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[ "bird", "Bronx cheer", "catcall", "hiss", "hoot", "jeer", "raspberry", "razz", "snort" ], "antonyms":[ "cheer" ], "examples":[ "Noun (1)", "A chorus of boos was heard after the shot missed the goal.", "The announcement was greeted by a mixture of boos and cheers.", "Verb", "Many people in the crowd booed when the announcement was made.", "Many people in the crowd booed the announcement, but a few people cheered it.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection", "C\u2019mon, when the day began the Dodgers were in third place in the standings, but led the league in pitching and led all of baseball in run differential and \u2026 boo ! \u2014 Bill Plaschke, latimes.com , 25 May 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The gown was elegantly sexed up with waist-hugging draping, a peek-a- boo cutout at the neckline, and (of course) a sky-high leg slit. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 10 June 2022", "Tepera then walked Teoscar Hernandez, tying the score at 9 and setting off a raucous boo from the crowd. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022", "At the end of the lane, a peek-a- boo glass bubble showcases the powerful waves crashing against the rocks below as reminder of one\u2019s thrilling aerial position. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "Aside from reprising the iconic peek-a- boo lingerie look, Lipa showed us that she's been having a blast exploring the great outdoors with a gallery showing off Ireland's gorgeous countryside. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 25 Apr. 2022", "His pitch \u2014 wide and short of the plate \u2014 drew a boo or two from the fans in the stands. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 22 Apr. 2022", "The Reveal and Conceal Play peek-a- boo by pairing an unbuttoned blouse with your favorite swim top. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022", "And Australian label Peony sells a green gingham sundress with a peek-a- boo cutout at the midsection. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022", "Coral Pink Sand Dunes is just a minutes-drive away, not to mention Red Canyon, or Peek-a- boo Slot, and Gooseberry Mesa. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "In other words, the teams didn\u2019t give their fan bases anything to boo about. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022", "After the comment was made, attendees in the chambers began to boo and groan at the comment, as Biden paused for a brief moment and continued his address. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022", "As the building began to buzz, driven by Duke fans who stuck around to boo MSU and root on Davidson, Bingham checked back in. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022", "Introduced to the Madison Square Garden crowd by Kris Kristofferson, O\u2019Connor would soon be comforted by him when the crowd \u2014 or at least a vocal portion of it \u2014 tried to boo her offstage. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Jan. 2022", "Mets players, led by former Cub Javier B\u00e1ez, became the first athletes to boo their fans, using a thumbs-down gesture to show their displeasure. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 26 Dec. 2021", "Knicks fans would love another chance to boo Young in the teams' first meeting at MSG since last season's playoffs, when Young emerged as a New York villain and the Hawks eliminated the Knicks in the opening round. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021", "The entire team spent the week rushing to clear Ball's name, fearing that the audience might boo her during the show's Friday night live taping. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 21 Dec. 2021", "Fans, for the most part, have stopped going to the games and the ones that do go, seem to boo or wear a paper bag on their head. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 5 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Interjection", "first_known_use":[ "Interjection", "1639, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (1)", "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1833, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense", "Noun (2)", "1988, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142958" }, "bonus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": something in addition to what is expected or strictly due: such as", ": money or an equivalent given in addition to an employee's usual compensation", ": a premium (as of stock) given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities, to a promoter, or to an employee", ": a government payment to war veterans", ": a sum in excess of salary given to an athlete for signing with a team", ": something given to someone (as a worker) in addition to what is usual or owed" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0259s", "\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "cumshaw", "dividend", "donative", "extra", "gratuity", "gravy", "gravy train", "lagniappe", "perk", "perquisite", "throw-in", "tip" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "As a bonus for good behavior you can stay up late.", "The product has the added bonus of providing extra vitamins.", "Staff members were given a bonus for finishing the project on schedule.", "The company offered bonuses to entice new workers.", "We receive annual bonuses at the end of the year.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Josef Newgarden earned a $1 million bonus for winning at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., where his third win of the season completed a trifecta of victories on IndyCar\u2019s different circuits. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022", "In Njoku\u2019s case, the $11.5 million signing bonus and $5.5 million in salary are fully guaranteed at this moment \u2013 for a total of $17 million. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 3 June 2022", "But Vounatsos still collected a $1.2 million bonus for 2021\u2014and total compensation worth $15.1 million. \u2014 Scott Decarlo, Fortune , 27 May 2022", "Rutschman signed shortly after the 2019 draft for a record $8.1 million signing bonus . \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022", "At JPMorgan, 31% of shares were voted in favor of the bank\u2019s pay plans, as investors objected to a $50 million retention bonus for CEO Jamie Dimon. \u2014 Theo Francis, WSJ , 19 May 2022", "The Royals drafted Mozzicato with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the draft last July, and signed him with a $3.55 million bonus . \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 18 May 2022", "That's a shame for a 33-year-old pitcher with a $1 million bonus in his contract for pitching at least 110 innings this season, and then another $1 million for every 10 innings pitched after that up to 160 innings. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 17 May 2022", "Alabama football coach Nick Saban received $11.1 million in 2017, an amount that included a $4 million signing bonus ; that season, Saban added $500,000 in incentive bonuses to that total. \u2014 Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin, literally, good \u2014 more at bounty ", "first_known_use":[ "1759, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143925" }, "bog":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": wet spongy ground", ": a poorly drained usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of open water, and having a characteristic flora (as of sedges, heaths, and sphagnum)", ": to cause to sink into or as if into a bog (see bog entry 1 ) : impede , mire", ": to become impeded or stuck", ": lavatory sense 2", ": wet spongy ground that is usually acid and found next to a body of water (as a pond)", ": to sink or stick fast in or as if in a bog" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4g", "\u02c8b\u022fg", "\u02c8b\u00e4g", "\u02c8b\u022fg" ], "synonyms":[ "fen", "marsh", "marshland", "mire", "moor", "morass", "muskeg", "slough", "slew", "slue", "swamp", "swampland", "wash", "wetland" ], "antonyms":[ "bath", "bathroom", "can", "cloakroom", "comfort station", "convenience", "head", "john", "latrine", "lavatory", "loo", "potty", "restroom", "toilet", "washroom", "water closet" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense", "Noun (2)", "circa 1789, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150456" }, "booty":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()" ], "definitions":[ ": plunder taken (as in war)", ": plunder taken on land as distinguished from prizes taken at sea", ": a rich gain or prize", ": buttocks", ": sexual intercourse", ": goods seized from an enemy in war or by robbery : plunder", ": a valuable gain or prize" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-t\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00fc-t\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00fc-t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "spoil", "swag" ], "antonyms":[ "backside", "behind", "bottom", "breech", "bum", "buns", "butt", "buttocks", "caboose", "can", "cheeks", "derriere", "derri\u00e8re", "duff", "fanny", "fundament", "hams", "haunches", "heinie", "hunkers", "keister", "keester", "nates", "posterior", "rear", "rear end", "rump", "seat", "tail", "tail end", "tush" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151924" }, "boordly":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of boordly variant of buirdly" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307rdl\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153222" }, "bogach":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": buqsha" ], "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)b\u014d-\u00a6gash" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French bogache , borrowed from Yemeni Arabic buqash , plural of buqsha ", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154710" }, "boycott":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions", ": to join with others in refusing to deal with someone (as a person, organization, or country) as a way of protesting or forcing changes", ": the process or an instance of joining with others in refusing to deal with someone (as a person, organization, or country) as a way of protesting or forcing changes", ": to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (as a store, business, or organization) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions \u2014 see also primary boycott , secondary boycott" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02cck\u00e4t", "\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02cck\u00e4t", "\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02cck\u00e4t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "plans to boycott American products", "They boycotted the city's bus system.", "We boycotted companies that were polluting the environment.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela were excluded from the meeting because of their autocratic governments and poor human rights records -- prompting leaders of several other countries to boycott the Summit in solidarity. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 8 June 2022", "Thousands of vendors on the marketplace, largely home to custom and made-to-order items from independent sellers, plan to boycott the site from April 11 to April 18 in protest of new, higher transaction fees, The Verge reported Wednesday. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022", "The Anti-Defamation League has also criticized Waters\u2019 urging to boycott Israel in support of Palestine in letters to other musicians. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022", "Miss South Africa, one of the many contestants pressured by her own government to boycott the controversial pageant in support of Palestinian rights, was named second runner-up. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2021", "The Puerto Rican artist Ren\u00e9 P\u00e9rez Joglar, who records as Residente, was offended that Balvin would call to boycott the awards in a year honoring the legendary musician Rub\u00e9n Blades. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vulture , 22 Nov. 2021", "Organizers have encouraged students and alumni to boycott Homecoming in an attempt to bring more awareness to their cause. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 22 Oct. 2021", "Pressure is mounting on Olympic sponsors to boycott the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing in protest of China\u2019s human-rights horrors. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 20 Sep. 2021", "Lingnan\u2019s union was once led by Nathan Law, who organized students to boycott classes in 2014 in a call for expanded voting rights. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Charles C. Boycott \u20201897 English land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce rents", "first_known_use":[ "1880, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162755" }, "bowl (down":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the exuberant dog bowled over several children" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170006" }, "botch-up":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an error or problem caused by ineptitude, carelessness, or mismanagement : foul-up" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4ch-\u02cc\u0259p" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1926, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180208" }, "borrow":{ "type":[ "biographical name", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent", ": to borrow (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interest (see interest entry 1 sense 3a )", ": to appropriate for one's own use", ": derive , adopt", ": to take (one) from a digit of the minuend in arithmetical subtraction in order to add as 10 to the digit holding the next lower place", ": to adopt into one language from another", ": lend", ": to borrow something", ": to do something unnecessarily that may result in adverse reaction or repercussions", ": to take and use something with the promise of returning it", ": to use something begun or thought up by another : adopt", ": to adopt into one language from another", ": to take or receive temporarily", ": to receive (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interest", "George Henry 1803\u20131881 English author" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d", "\u02c8b\u022fr-", "\u02c8b\u00e4r-\u014d", "\u02c8b\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d" ], "synonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "take on", "take up" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Consumers could borrow easily to buy homes and cars. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022", "Decreasing the ability to borrow and resulting in less deal flow, rising rates are generally a net negative for the housing market as a whole. \u2014 Zain Jaffer, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "The ability of a relative unknown to borrow such massive amounts gave rise to speculation among Russia experts and Western officials about Kremlin connections. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022", "Russia\u2019s struggling economy President Biden then revealed plans to work with allies to deny Russia\u2019s ability to borrow from leading multinational institutions, adding to Russia\u2019s economic pain. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022", "Normally, Saffa said, the ability to borrow money improves in stages. \u2014 Byron Tate, Arkansas Online , 2 Feb. 2022", "The latest figures come as Congress is acting this week to increase the government\u2019s ability to borrow and is debating a roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate bill. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021", "Final passage of that legislation, coupled with looming votes on a sprawling defense policy bill and raising the limit on the nation\u2019s ability to borrow , could potentially place Ms. Murphy in the spotlight once again. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Dec. 2021", "Biden also needs to get Congress to move to temporarily fund the government and preserve its ability to borrow as the debt limit could be breached in December. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 30 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English borwen , from Old English borgian ; akin to Old English beorgan to preserve \u2014 more at bury ", "first_known_use":[ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181926" }, "bondman":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": slave , serf" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4n(d)-m\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "chattel", "slave", "thrall" ], "antonyms":[ "freeman" ], "examples":[ "would rather die as an insurgent than live as a bondman" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183646" }, "boondocks":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a remote, thinly settled rural area : sticks", ": rough country filled with dense brush" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcn-\u02ccd\u00e4ks" ], "synonyms":[ "boonies", "country", "countryside", "nowhere", "sticks" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Tagalog bundok mountain", "first_known_use":[ "circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183952" }, "bon ton":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": fashionable manner or style", ": the fashionable or proper thing", ": high society" ], "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)b\u00e4n-\u02c8t\u00e4n", "\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02cct\u00e4n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, good tone", "first_known_use":[ "1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185151" }, "bootlegger":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one who bootlegs something: such as", ": a person who makes or sells alcoholic liquor illegally", ": a person who produces, reproduces, or distributes something (such as a recording) illicitly or without authorization" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccle-g\u0259r", "-\u02ccl\u0101-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":" bootleg entry 1 + -er entry 2 ", "first_known_use":[ "1886, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190020" }, "booby-trap":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting : pitfall", ": a concealed explosive device contrived to go off when some harmless-looking object is touched", ": to set up as a booby trap", ": a hidden bomb that explodes when the object connected to it is touched", ": a trap set for an unsuspecting person" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-\u02cctrap", "\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-" ], "synonyms":[ "mine" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Someone had rigged a booby trap that blew up the car when the engine was started.", "We set a booby trap by balancing a bucket of water on top of the door so that it would fall on him when he came in.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One booby trap was recovered in a building across the street, designed to blow when the electricity was switched back on, but Rhyzenko\u2019s home appeared to be safe based on the expert\u2019s search. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022", "The soldiers passed a Russian military identification document, fluttering in the wind on the lawn of a house, but did not touch it to check the name, fearing a booby trap . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022", "It was thought their digging had triggered a booby trap . \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021", "The gunman in that attack, which killed 12, attempted to booby trap his home before the shooting. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 28 May 2021", "Flooding of the Money Pit, which the legend claims to be evidence of a booby trap , occurs naturally on that part of Oak Island due to the influx of fresh water from sands of the island\u2019s subsurface. \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021", "Ronald Cyr, age 65, a most distrustful chap, Determined to defend his home, devised a booby trap . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2020", "The booby trap was placed on the sidewalk of a Southwest Austin neighborhood and those injured were young white males. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Oct. 2020", "Stranger said that during the initial search of the property, one of the deputies stepped on a board with nails sticking up from it \u2014 which Stranger said had been placed as a booby trap . \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Oct. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190225" }, "booklet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a little book", ": pamphlet", ": a little book usually having paper covers and few pages" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307k-l\u0259t", "\u02c8bu\u0307k-l\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "brochure", "circular", "flyer", "flier", "folder", "leaflet", "pamphlet" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "This booklet describes how to set up the DVD player.", "there's an instruction booklet next to the computer", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Windsor Historical Society will serve as \u2018house tour central,\u2019 providing a convenient location to pick up a house tour program booklet and enjoy a variety of enticing concessions. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022", "Download a printable coupon template and create a booklet filled with opportunities to do fun things together, or offer to take chores off his to-do list. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 1 June 2022", "Participants will receive a booklet with information about the tour and footwear coverings to wear inside the houses. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022", "The option to mix-and-match to create a one-of-a-kind robot or follow a booklet containing photos of different models encourages creative thinking, spatial reasoning skills and independent design, all hallmarks of a good engineer. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021", "The package features a CD, a hardcover binder, a photo booklet with a set of 24 pictures that are unique to each band member, a photocard, digipak, and a lyric book. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 20 May 2022", "The star lot is an unpublished booklet of haikus written and illustrated by Tupac Shakur. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 24 Mar. 2022", "Officially released in North America for the first time this year, the new Blu-ray collection from GKIDS features a new English dub, a 4K restoration, and a 16-page booklet of character art. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 24 Nov. 2021", "The Commission's annual resources booklet went out to more than 15,000 Marion County families this year, Brandon said. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1856, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191001" }, "boast":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a statement expressing excessive pride in oneself : the act or an instance of boasting (see boast entry 2 ) : brag", ": a cause for pride", ": to praise oneself extravagantly in speech : speak of oneself with excessive pride", ": glory , exult", ": to speak of or assert with excessive pride", ": to possess and often call attention to (something that is a source of pride)", ": have , contain", ": to shape (stone) roughly in sculpture and stonecutting as a preliminary to finer work", ": to express too much pride in a person's own qualities, possessions, or achievements", ": to have and be proud of having", ": an act of expressing too much pride in a person's own qualities, possessions, or achievements", ": a cause for pride" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dst", "\u02c8b\u014dst" ], "synonyms":[ "credit", "crown jewel", "glory", "honor", "jewel", "pride", "treasure", "trophy" ], "antonyms":[ "blow", "brag", "bull", "crow", "gasconade", "swagger", "vapor", "vaunt" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "When he says he's the richest man in town, he's not just making an idle boast .", "We were offended by his boast that he would easily beat us.", "The museum's proudest boast is its collection of rare gems.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The FireCuda drives each boast a 2TB storage capacity, USB 3.2 Gen 1 connectivity for zippy file transfers, and can be used to save games and data on PC, Mac, PlayStation and Xbox. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 4 May 2022", "Most fans have at least three speed settings, though some boast 12 or more. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022", "Gardens boast banana, papaya, tamarind and mango trees. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022", "Not only do nearly all of the above boast a larger population which in turn provides a larger candidate pool, but other nearby cities that currently appoint their law directors include Independence, Brecksville, North Royalton and Broadview Heights. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 16 May 2022", "The Aztecs boast the stingiest scoring defense in the tournament field at 57.7 a game. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022", "Gay, told of this boast , rolled his eyes and immediately ceased with the compliments. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Nov. 2021", "Spun from a soft microfiber material, the sheets are almost like silk and boast cooling properties. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 19 Jan. 2022", "The faithful are accustomed to seeing the scoreboard boast big numbers. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The Gamblers, who boast some of the top defensive players in the USFL, forced a safety and intercepted a J\u2019Mar Smith pass with about 1:22 remaining in the game. \u2014 Ryan Gaydos, Fox News , 12 June 2022", "The Warriors have also won at least one away matchup in 26 consecutive postseason series and boast the collective experience to win big games on the road. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "Farmers' markets boast tables heaped with the crimson stems right now. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022", "True to his distinctive nickname, Scrap Iron's teams had to scratch and claw for wins in an era when the Milwaukee Brewers did not boast considerable star power. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022", "The Broncos, who have won three Super Bowls and boast one of the league's biggest fanbases, are valued at more than $3.7 billion, according to Forbes. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022", "Judge and the Yankees took two of three in the series and boast the best record in baseball at 31-13 heading into their first matchup this season with AL East rival Tampa Bay. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022", "Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine also has reverberated across the industry, although few international chip companies have a significant presence in those countries and Russia doesn\u2019t boast a major semiconductor industry. \u2014 Asa Fitch, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "David McIntosh, head of the influential conservative group the Club for Growth, used to fly on Air Force One, get personal shout-outs from Donald Trump and boast to friends about his access to the former president. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1", "Verb (2)", "1823, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202209" }, "boondockers":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":[ ": field shoes" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcn\u02ccd\u00e4k\u0259(r)z" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202332" }, "boon companion":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a close friend" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202427" }, "bond miner":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a contractor hewer" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":" bond entry 3 ", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203614" }, "bottom out":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to reach a lowest or worst point usually before beginning to rise or improve" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210315" }, "bondmaid":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a female bond servant" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4n(d)-\u02ccm\u0101d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1526, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210537" }, "boy band":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small ensemble of males in their teens or twenties who play pop songs geared especially to a young female audience" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The South Korean boy band bring their twice-rescheduled tour to Arizona Federal Theatre for a concert initially scheduled for July 8, 2020. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022", "The White House has invited the South Korean boy band to meet with President Biden to discuss the rise in anti-Asian violence and discrimination in the United States, the administration announced in a statement obtained by AP. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022", "Lance Bass, a member of the boy band NSYNC, is among the 2,583 to comment on Tess\u2019 video. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 1 June 2022", "The singer found fame in 1995 as a member of boy band phenomenon NSYNC. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 26 May 2022", "Even the filmic mainstream got a shot in the arm, with several members of the Canto-pop boy band sensation Mirror rapidly transitioning into film. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 17 May 2022", "Since exiting the netherworld of boy band mania, Styles has repeatedly proven himself a mature, thoughtful artist. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022", "During the South Korean boy band \u2019s fourth and final consecutive show at Allegiant Stadium, a dynamic montage of scenes from BTS music videos played onscreen. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022", "Tom Parker, a singer for the British-Irish boy band the Wanted, has died after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1985, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213754" }, "bogan":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pokelogan" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dg\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"perhaps a conflation of bog entry 1 ; of Algonquian origin; akin to Malecite pecelaygan stopping place", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220013" }, "bombshell":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": bomb sense 1a", ": one that is stunning, amazing, or devastating", ": a person who is the cause and object of sensational and usually widespread attention, excitement, or attraction" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4m-\u02ccshel" ], "synonyms":[ "jar", "jaw-dropper", "jolt", "stunner", "surprise", "surprize" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "discovering that I had a long-lost sister was an absolute bombshell", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Over the past few months, Anne Hathaway has returned to the spotlight with a series of high-profile roles (and some seriously impressive bombshell style along the way). \u2014 Vogue , 23 June 2022", "Netflix released the first teaser on June 16, giving us the first official look of de Armas as the iconic Hollywood bombshell . \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 17 June 2022", "Though investors and economists were ultimately expecting such an increase, that didn't make the hike \u2014 the central bank's largest since 1994 \u2014 any less of a bombshell . \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 17 June 2022", "But when the two did come together for their bombshell mother-daughter photoshoot, the influencer remembers her mom's vivacious personality on-set. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022", "And the Daily Beast reports on yet another bombshell on Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 16 June 2022", "See more reactions to the latest Bey bombshell below. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022", "For decades, countless Angelenos wondered about the identity of the mysterious blonde bombshell who appeared on hundreds of billboards across town beginning in the mid \u201980s, most bearing little but her pseudonym: Angelyne. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022", "After the Hallie telenovela-worthy bombshell , Buhle says that Hunter can no longer hurt her, that the worst is behind her. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 14 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-222020" }, "bottom plate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the horizontal beam on which the studs of a partition rest", ": a plate supporting a foundry mold" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234137" }, "boastful":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": given to or marked by boasting : expressing excessive self-pride" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dst-f\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002049" }, "bottling":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a beverage and especially a wine that is bottled at a particular time" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al-i\u014b", "\u02c8b\u00e4t-li\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Of course, those gorgeous little bubbles require a careful pour, so Enroot had to invest in customized parts in order to retain effervescence during the bottling . \u2014 Amanda M. Faison, Outside Online , 9 June 2022", "This organic bottling is redolent with aromas of jasmine and honeysuckle, backed up by flavors of peaches, apricots and ginger. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 19 May 2022", "The company said Stoli\u2019s blending, filtration, bottling , packaging and distribution all takes place in a Latvian factory and warehouse. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022", "Here is the wine is aged 16 to 18 months in French oak, before being gently moved by gravity to the third cave, reserved for bottling and storage. \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 17 May 2022", "Numerous properties have announced new initiatives including Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, which is working with a local partner to launch a new on-site zero-waste water bottling and filtration system. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 22 May 2022", "Only with de N\u00e9goce, the bottling and delivery timeline isn\u2019t a matter of years. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 19 Apr. 2022", "This is another farm-to-glass Tequila brand with each bottling coming from agaves produced at a single site and harvested in the same year. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 3 May 2022", "Coca-Cola made its Russian debut in 1979 and opened its first bottling plant two decades later in Moscow, according to the company. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1860, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005842" }, "booklet pane":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pane sense 3b" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013415" }, "booty call":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a communication (such as a phone call or text message) by which a person arranges a sexual encounter with someone", ": a person to whom someone makes a booty call especially regularly" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1993, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013512" }, "border (on)":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to have a border on (something) : to lie on a boundary of (something)", ": to be very like (something) : to come very close to being (something)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013622" }, "bolt-hole":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a place of escape or refuge" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dlt-\u02cch\u014dl" ], "synonyms":[ "asylum", "harbor", "harborage", "haven", "refuge", "retreat", "sanctuary", "sanctum", "shelter" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1851, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013701" }, "boffo":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": extremely successful : sensational" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-(\u02cc)f\u014d" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "examples":[ "a boffo performance that wowed even Broadway's toughest critics", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Kenneth Walker III caps his amazing year with another boffo performance and Mel Tucker lays the groundwork for continued success in 2022. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 7 Dec. 2021", "Its latest boffo performance came in a 59-18 victory over Maryland, when Michigan held the Terrapins\u2019 dynamic passing attack to 178 yards and stanched one possession after another. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 23 Nov. 2021", "November 2 was a boffo night for the Republican Party, and not such a great night for Donald Trump. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 5 Nov. 2021", "More evidence is the boffo fundraising by the National Republican Congressional Committee so far. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 21 May 2021", "Expect ritualistic apologies for Monday\u2019s outage and insanely boffo user-growth numbers. \u2014 Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 26 Aug. 2020", "Zoom flexed its muscles last week with a boffo earnings report. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 8 June 2020", "Salons: Many Northeast Ohio hair salons and barber shops have done boffo business in the first few days after Gov. Mike DeWine reopened them. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2020", "Yet when Iowans caucus in three weeks, her boffo performance Tuesday probably didn\u2019t win her too many die-hard supporters. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Jan. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1943, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014316" }, "boodie":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": hobgoblin" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcd\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"modification of Scottish Gaelic bodach old man, churl, miser, ghost, from bod penis; akin to Old Irish bot penis, Cornish & Welsh both nave of a wheel, boss of a shield, Old Slavic gvozd\u012d nail", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021147" }, "borderland":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": territory at or near a border", ": fringe sense 3a", ": a vague intermediate state or region" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r-\u02ccland" ], "synonyms":[ "border", "frontier", "march" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in the borderland between sleeping and waking", "He describes adolescence as the tumultuous borderlands between childhood and adulthood.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This borderland between Brazil and Peru, where the lowland Amazon rain forest slopes gently toward the Andes foothills, is rich with biological and cultural diversity. \u2014 Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2022", "Another variant would be considered as adjacent to the AI, residing in a type of borderland that is not exactly inside the AI and not fully outside the AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022", "Most of the time, the borders themselves occupy a borderland between real and unreal. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022", "For now, that point seems to lie in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of a country whose name means borderland . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022", "The situation leaves Colombia and Venezuela with the same problem: The presence of highly skilled criminal groups that control chunks of their borderland territories. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 6 Feb. 2022", "For her part, Ms. Butcher is a feminist, a humanist and apparently an agnostic who\u2014for love\u2014tries hard to find some borderland within herself for both these postures. \u2014 Richard Adams Carey, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022", "During this early period, many agents were active in borderland chapters of the Ku Klux Klan. \u2014 Alicia Schmidt Camacho, The New Yorker , 19 Jan. 2022", "Miami is not situated along a geographical border between two countries, but Cromwell came to see it as a borderland nonetheless. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 4 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021234" }, "boot (out)":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ "to drive or force out the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031711" }, "Border Leicester":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a strain or variety of the Leicester breed of sheep used in England and Scotland chiefly in the production of superior mutton through crossbreeding especially with the Cheviot" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033326" }, "bout":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a spell or period of activity: such as", ": an athletic match (as of boxing)", ": outbreak , attack", ": session", ": a contest of skill or strength", ": attack entry 2 sense 4 , outbreak" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bau\u0307t", "\u02c8bau\u0307t" ], "synonyms":[ "competition", "contest", "event", "game", "match", "matchup", "meet", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tournament", "tourney" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet", "she's currently suffering from a bout of the flu", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Never mind that the project is just a rich man\u2019s folly, something that an 80-year-old millionaire decided to do in a bout of post-birthday ennui. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022", "Benavidez doesn't have the resum\u00e9 that Garcia has, but his only loss was to the still undefeated Terence Crawford in a WBO welterweight title bout in 2018. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022", "The scorecards of the three judges showed three different interpretations of what happened in Anders\u2019 middleweight fight against South Korea\u2019s Junyong Park in the first bout on the main card of UFC Fight Night 206 on Saturday. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 21 May 2022", "Meanwhile, at Brooks City Base\u2019s Hangar 9, San Antonio welterweight Jairo Castaneda (13-2, 5 KOs) takes on Leonardo Esquivel Carrizales (5-7-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round bout atop an 11-bout card in former fighter Luis Villarreal\u2019s promotional debut. \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 20 May 2022", "As for all that talk about Alvarez trying to become undisputed light-heavyweight champion, of fighting a 200-pound cruiserweight champion in December and pursuing heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in a 201-pound bout next year? \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022", "When gripped in a bout of severe challenge, the actual or potential of damage to one\u2019s mental and emotional fabric, pain in this context can spiral quickly past the control of the one experiencing it. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022", "In his final match of the season, Habibi took down sophomore Jacob Gaum of Walt Whitman by decision in the 4A/3A championship bout . \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 22 Apr. 2022", "At least 45 people were killed last week in the latest bout of fighting between Arab and non-Arab tribes in South Darfur. \u2014 Mike Corder, ajc , 5 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"English dialect, a trip going and returning in plowing, from Middle English bought bend", "first_known_use":[ "1575, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034729" }, "boortree":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of boortree variant of bourtree" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307r\u02cctr\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034817" }, "box":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun ()", "noun,", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a rigid typically rectangular container with or without a cover", ": such as", ": an open cargo container of a vehicle", ": coffin", ": the contents of a box especially as a measure of quantity", ": an often small space, compartment, or enclosure: such as", ": an enclosed group of seats for spectators (as in a theater or stadium)", ": a cell for holding mail", ": penalty box", ": a driver's seat on a carriage or coach", ": box stall", ": a box or boxlike container and its contents: such as", ": a usually self-contained piece of electronic equipment", ": television", ": a signaling apparatus", ": an automobile transmission", ": a gift in a box", ": boom box", ": a usually rectangular space that is frequently outlined or demarcated on a surface: such as", ": a space on a page for printed matter or in which to make a mark", ": any of six spaces on a baseball diamond where the batter, coaches, pitcher, and catcher stand", ": the intersection of two roads especially when treated as an area where vehicles are prohibited from stopping because doing so would interfere with traffic flow", ": the limitations of conventionality", ": a cubical building", ": cup sense 5b", ": predicament , fix", ": to enclose in or as if in a box", ": to hem in (someone, such as an opponent)", ": to fight with the fists : engage in boxing", ": to hit (something, especially someone's ears) with the hand", ": to engage in boxing with", ": a punch or slap especially on the ear", ": an evergreen shrub or small tree (genus Buxus of the family Buxaceae, the box family) with opposite entire leaves and capsular fruits", ": a widely cultivated shrub ( B. sempervirens ) used for hedges, borders, and topiary figures", ": to name the 32 points of (the compass) in their order", ": an evergreen shrub or small tree used for hedges", ": a container usually having four sides, a bottom, and a cover", ": the contents of a box", ": a four-sided shape on a piece of paper or computer screen", ": an enclosed place for one or more persons", ": to enclose in or as if in a box", ": to fight with the fists" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4ks", "\u02c8b\u00e4ks" ], "synonyms":[ "bin", "caddy", "case", "casket", "chest", "locker", "trunk" ], "antonyms":[ "cage", "closet", "coop (up)", "corral", "encage", "encase", "enclose", "inclose", "envelop", "fence (in)", "hedge", "hem (in)", "house", "immure", "include", "mew (up)", "pen", "wall (in)" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (1)", "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Noun (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (3)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above", "Verb (3)", "1713, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-041312" }, "boastingly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": in a boasting manner" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-043722" }, "bottle bank":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a large container that people put empty bottles in so that the glass or plastic the bottles are made from can be used again" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051654" }, "bookworm":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a person unusually devoted to reading and study", ": a person who reads a lot" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307k-\u02ccw\u0259rm", "\u02c8bu\u0307k-\u02ccw\u0259rm" ], "synonyms":[ "dink", "dork", "geek", "grind", "nerd", "swot", "weenie", "wonk" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She was always a bookworm when she was a kid.", "a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The perfect reading accessory, this would be a practical and slightly unexpected gift or stocking stuffer for the senior bookworm in your life. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022", "Any bookworm will adore this simple, yet sweet, gift. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022", "As a teenager, the voracious bookworm became frustrated with the cumbersome, inadequate technology available to blind and visually impaired readers. \u2014 Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022", "If your mom is a major bookworm who swears by reading tangible paper, this little light is for her (and will clip to an e-reader too). \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 15 Apr. 2022", "With access to true crime, romance, science fiction and more, your bookworm won't be able to contain his excitement. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2022", "Both my husband and I are academicians, so a bookworm daughter didn\u2019t seem a stretch. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022", "The most famous bookworm of them all, Oprah Winfrey, is receiving a literary honor for her work championing authors over the past quarter century. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022", "For my tenth or eleventh birthday, a dear friend and fellow bookworm presented me with a paperback copy of Burnett\u2019s A Little Princess (1905). \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1580, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051912" }, "booby prize":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an award for the poorest performance in a game or competition", ": an acknowledgment of notable inferiority" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052512" }, "botting":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of botting present participle of bot" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-055450" }, "boss (around)":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ "to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority that regional manager certainly likes to boss people around" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-070334" }, "boffin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a scientific expert", ": one involved in technological research" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-f\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Our boffins finally broke the enemy's code!", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And boffins are constantly improving what bogus burgers taste like. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Oct. 2019", "So China\u2019s boffins are, like many others, surprised by how things have gone. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019", "Whereas in many other countries legal boffins do the drafting, in Indonesia the job can fall to politicians, many of whom are inexperienced. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2018", "According to the boffins , the different results stem partly from a tweak to its methodology to avoid double-counting across Chinese regions. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 5 July 2018", "But the boffins at headquarters in Los Gatos help set the budgets. \u2014 The Economist , 28 June 2018", "But the boffins in Stuttgart have been tinkering with their PHEV tech, adding more kWh, horsepower, torque, and generally refining all the software and control electronics that make everything work. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 16 May 2018", "The Lucasfilm Story Group's boffins are tying together the franchise's two main trilogies, doubling down on what many thought to be beyond salvaging. \u2014 Brendan Nystedt, WIRED , 29 May 2018", "Allen is the latest British boffin to argue for the Traversette. \u2014 Smithsonian , 29 July 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown", "first_known_use":[ "1942, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072220" }, "Bondo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a people of the hill country of the Koraput district in India", ": a member of the Bondo people" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4n(\u02cc)d\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073317" }, "bootlick":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to try to gain favor with through a servile or obsequious manner", ": to act obsequiously" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02cclik" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polish", "fawn", "fuss", "kowtow", "suck (up)", "toady", "truckle" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-084834" }, "boastless":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": having no boast" ], "pronounciation":[ "-stl\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-090438" }, "bootman":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a worker who shapes the sheet-metal fairing for aircraft", ": a road worker who applies oil to roads from a specially equipped truck" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fctm\u0259n", "-\u02ccman" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091013" }, "Box and Cox":{ "type":[ "adverb (or adjective)" ], "definitions":[ ": in turn : alternating" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6b\u00e4ks\u0259n\u00a6k\u00e4ks" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":" Box and Cox , farce (1847) by John M. Morton \u20201891 English playwright, and Cox and Box , comic opera (1867) with text by Sir Francis C. Burnand \u20201917 English playwright and music by Sir Arthur S. Sullivan \u20201900 English composer, adapted from Morton's farce; from the arrangement in the farce and opera whereby the same room is rented to two men named Box and Cox, one occupying it by day and one by night without either's knowing about the other", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093616" }, "bomb scare":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a situation in which people are afraid because someone says that a bomb is going to explode" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093917" }, "Boyden":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":[ "Seth 1788\u20131870 American inventor" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fi-d\u1d4an" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112140" }, "Boasian":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": of or relating to the anthropologist Boas or his anthropological theories" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d\u02ccas\u0113\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Franz Boas \u20201942 German-American anthropologist + English -ian ", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-113743" }, "boondoggle":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a braided cord worn by Boy Scouts as a neckerchief slide (see slide entry 2 sense 4b ), hatband, or ornament", ": a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcn-\u02ccd\u00e4-g\u0259l", "-\u02ccd\u022f-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Critics say the dam is a complete boondoggle \u2014over budget, behind schedule, and unnecessary.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But is hydrogen a crucial clean energy solution, or a greenwashing boondoggle that would prop up the fossil fuel industry? \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022", "Opponents call it a boondoggle that would benefit parent company Brookfield Infrastructure while saddling ratepayers with the costs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022", "Hall\u2019s serious miscasting goes beyond a boondoggle but suggests that the filmmaker is clueless about her story\u2019s issues and the facts of social living. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022", "But is biogas a crucial climate solution, or a boondoggle for big polluters? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022", "And there are thousands of motorists who have a great likelihood of getting snared in places like Brookside, Alabama\u2019s traffic enforcement boondoggle . \u2014 Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022", "The most controversial component of Mr. Johnson\u2019s net-zero boondoggle concerns an attempt to steer households away from the gas boilers on which 86% of them rely for hot water and central heating. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021", "There are a few ways of looking at the cost of a $3.5 trillion boondoggle . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 29 Sep. 2021", "In recent years, renewable energy companies caught wind of this boondoggle , albeit traditionally at a smaller scale. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"coined by Robert H. Link \u20201957 American scoutmaster", "first_known_use":[ "1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120611" }, "botchwork":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": clumsy or careless work" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124632" }, "bootyless":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": being without booty : yielding no booty" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132614" }, "Book":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adjective,", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory", ": a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover", ": a long written or printed literary composition", ": a major division of a treatise or literary work", ": a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition", "\u2014 see also cook the books", ": magazine sense 1a", ": e-book", ": bible sense 1", ": something that yields knowledge or understanding", ": the total available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem", ": inside information or analysis", ": the standards or authority relevant in a situation", ": all the charges that can be made against an accused person", ": a position from which one must answer for certain acts : account", ": libretto", ": the script of a play", ": a book of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra : musical repertory", ": a packet of items bound together like a book", ": bookmaker", ": the bets registered by a bookmaker", ": the business or activity of giving odds (see odds sense 3b ) and taking bets", ": the number of tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4 ) a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring value", ": in one's own opinion", ": in favor with one", ": an act or occurrence worth noting", ": on the records", ": derived from books (see book entry 1 sense 1 ) and not from practical experience", ": shown by ledgers", ": to register (something, such as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings)", ": to schedule engagements for", ": to set aside time for", ": to reserve in advance", ": to enter charges against in a police register", ": to note the name or number of (someone, such as a soccer player) for a serious infraction of the rules", ": to make a reservation", ": to register in a hotel", ": leave , go", ": to depart quickly", ": a set of sheets of paper bound together", ": a long written work", ": a large division of a written work", ": a pack of small items bound together", ": the records of a business's accounts", ": to reserve for future use", ": a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition", ": police register", ": the bets registered by a bookmaker", ": the business or activity of giving odds and taking bets", ": to make (an arrested person) undergo booking" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307k", "\u02c8bu\u0307k" ], "synonyms":[ "tome", "volume" ], "antonyms":[ "bespeak", "reserve" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Attending the book launch party of The Young Stalin: The Adventurous Early Life Of The Dictator 1878-1917 in London with sister Pippa Middleton. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022", "As such, the book belongs as much to the people Laisv\u0117 connects. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "The book spans a decade and grew out of an unlikely place. \u2014 Julius Constantine Motal, NBC News , 23 June 2022", "Shoemaker-Galloway, who is also a children\u2019s book author, said her customers were understanding. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022", "The free program is designed to help book lovers of all ages accomplish reading goals and for children to continue learning throughout the summer. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022", "The most common advice is to be flexible and book early. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022", "Based on the beloved 1965 children\u2019s book by Bernard Waber, the film follows the anthropomorphic croc on an adventure through the Big Apple after the Primm family moves into their house on 88th Street. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 22 June 2022", "Nye reached out to Mundy by email to share a note about the book , and the two began dating. \u2014 Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Airport officials recommend travelers to arrive early, pre- book and plan ahead. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022", "Non- book readers who are curious: this season is based on The Viscount Who Loved Me. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022", "Kaepernick Publishing, which was founded in 2019, earlier this year announced a multi- book partnership with children\u2019s media giant Scholastic. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Jan. 2022", "The Flyer officially begins service Feb. 1 and guests can pre- book online. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Jan. 2022", "Simon & Schuster, which has a multi- book deal with New York Magazine, currently boasts best sellers including a Rupi Kaur collection and memoirs from Stanley Tucci and Tori Amos. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021", "At the heart of Herbert\u2019s Dune series, a multi- book tale of space empires, sandworms, religious fervor, and political gamesmanship spanning centuries, was a simple observation: Great power comes with terrible burden. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021", "The consolidation was mostly to cut down on non- book inventory like magazines, records, gifts and used DVDs, not because of pandemic distress. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Sep. 2021", "Visitors must pre- book tickets and follow Covid-19 safety precautions. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Like all beach clubs here, reservations are required and book up quickly. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022", "Try to book midweek flights and select a seat beside an empty middle seat, if possible. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "Users log in to the app, can see your auto listing by location and can book it with specific pickup and drop-off times. \u2014 Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022", "Survey respondents overwhelmingly showed a desire to book faraway trips and execute ambitious, meaningful, and scaled-up travel plans this year. \u2014 Audrey Hendrey, Fortune , 20 May 2022", "But travelers need to vote with their wallets and book their hotel rooms as part of a conversation with the hotel, and not online. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022", "The best way to do that is to skip the commercial flights, packed with people as often as not already in party mode, and book a seat instead on an Aero jet. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "Local media reported that visitors couldn\u2019t book tickets for the city\u2019s public theaters and museums, and residents were forced to communicate with officials via fax. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 8 June 2022", "TD Garden doesn\u2019t book many events in early June, in case of deep postseason runs for the Celtics or Bruins, said Latimer. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun, Adjective, and Verb", "Middle English, from Old English b\u014dc ; akin to Old High German buoh book, Goth boka letter" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adjective", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132643" }, "border collie":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": any of a breed of medium-sized sheepdogs of British origin noted for their herding abilities" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But the 33-pound border collie is indisputably best at her main job\u2014bossing the sheep around on a Florida farm. \u2014 Jim Carlton, WSJ , 9 May 2022", "Born in 2008, the likable, talented and smart border collie was adopted by Xander Stone and his family. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 31 Aug. 2021", "Ruby, an Australian shepherd/ border collie mix, was the first shelter dog to train with the Rhode Island State Police. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022", "Ruby was an Australian shepherd and border collie mix. \u2014 Maureen Mackey, Fox News , 15 May 2022", "Sally is an 11-year-old husky, Australian shepherd and border collie mix. \u2014 Grace Cifranic, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022", "The actress is video chatting from her home in the Catskills in upstate New York, joined by her Aussie- border collie mix Finn, who is lounging nearby. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022", "In the picture, the black and white border collie mix has one of his front legs stitched up while standing tall on the other three. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 3 Apr. 2022", "The idea began when neuroethologist Laura Cuaya moved from Mexico to Budapest with her dog, Kun-kun, a border collie . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1938, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132909" }, "bowdlerize":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar", ": to modify by abridging , simplifying, or distorting in style or content" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dd-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz", "\u02c8bau\u0307d-" ], "synonyms":[ "censor", "clean (up)", "expurgate", "launder", "red-pencil" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "bowdlerize a classic novel by removing offensive language", "a bowdlerized version of \u201cGulliver's Travels\u201d that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Thomas Bowdler \u20201825 English editor" ], "first_known_use":[ "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134647" }, "bonus baby":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a baseball player given a large bonus to sign a first professional contract", ": one who signed under special rules that were sporadically in effect between 1947 and 1965 requiring that such a player be immediately added to a team's major-league roster for a period of time (such as one or two years) before being assigned to the minor leagues" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1949, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143514" }, "boastworthy":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": deserving to be noted with pride : worthy of boasting" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dst-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1918, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144529" }, "boots":{ "type":[ "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction" ], "definitions":[ ": a servant who shines shoes especially in a hotel" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcts" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "from plural of boot entry 3" ], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1837, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150105" }, "boots and saddles":{ "type":[ "noun plural but singular in construction" ], "definitions":[ ": the bugle call preceding assembly for mounted formations" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150605" }, "box barberry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a dwarf Japanese barberry ( Berberis thunbergii minor ) used for low hedges" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "box entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151346" }, "border irrigation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": irrigation controlled or directed by short dikes around areas treated" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153337" }, "bootstrap":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a looped strap sewed at the side or the rear top of a boot to help in pulling it on", ": unaided efforts", ": designed to function independently of outside direction : capable of using one internal function or process to control another", ": carried out with minimum resources or advantages", ": to promote or develop by initiative and effort with little or no assistance" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccstrap" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "These bootstrap CDAOs combine critical thinking, business acumen, and a solid understanding of problem-solving and decision-making using data. \u2014 Joel Shapiro, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "With such accolades, this bootstrap mentality then asks us to continue selling these myths to others, to use our story as evidence and encouragement for people on a similar journey. \u2014 Giovanna Alcantar, refinery29.com , 14 June 2022", "Tapas, which launched as a bootstrap startup in 2012, built a global audience that has racked up over 9.5 billion pageviews of 103,000 original series, mostly mobile-digital comics and light novels, primarily targeting young women age 18-24. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 19 May 2022", "The same Jos\u00e9 Huizar once held up in Southern California political circles as a bootstrap success story, but who now serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022", "As detailed above, some companies will fit neatly into a category or market dynamic that clearly dictates taking either the bootstrap or venture route. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021", "Operating on bootstrap financing, ED Times is keen on expanding its social media presence. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 14 Nov. 2021", "In a bootstrap company, the founders retain the majority of the equity in the company. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021", "How did bootstrap -pulling go from a ridiculous idea to an American ideal? \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Oct. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Not everyone can bootstrap their business, and not every business should be bootstrapped. \u2014 Carl Rodrigues, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "Seek investment and go big to go home or bootstrap your way to success? \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022", "Brown left her 20-year corporate career in healthcare and insurance to bootstrap the company\u2019s first 18 month. \u2014 Bruce Rogers, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "These platforms often have no choice but to deploy these considerable resources to incentivize growth in the form of nine, and sometimes ten-figure, incentive programs to bootstrap growth and development. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "Friends and family are frequently some of the earliest private investors in helping startups bootstrap their small businesses. \u2014 Katherine Webster, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021", "Blizzard is the latest example in the growing trend of nine-figure incentive programs by blockchain teams to bootstrap growth. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021", "With their relentless drive, the couple was able to bootstrap CurlMix to over a million dollars in sales in just 12 months. \u2014 Essence , 18 Jan. 2022", "Many business owners love to bootstrap their business not to take on debt. \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun", "boot entry 3 + strap entry 1", "Adjective", "from attributive use of bootstrap entry 1", "Verb", "derivative of bootstrap entry 1 or bootstrap entry 2" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1951, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155311" }, "bolt head":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the head of a bolt", ": matrass", ": the end of a rifle bolt that seats the cartridge in the chamber" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English bolthed , from bolt entry 1 + hed head" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160509" }, "bounce (back)":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160900" }, "bottle tree":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an Australian tree of the genera Brachychiton and Sterculia (especially S. rupestris ) \u2014 see kurrajong" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "so called from the swollen trunk" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161314" }, "boorach":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of boorach variant of bourock" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcr\u0259\u1e35" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161327" }, "bottom rake":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": clearance sense 2e" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165010" }, "boose":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a stall for a horse or a cow" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcs" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun", "Middle English boos ; akin to Old English b\u014dsig cow stall, Old Norse b\u0101s , Gothic bansts barn, Old English bindan to bind" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165303" }, "bottle up":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174954" }, "boyar":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a member of a Russian aristocratic order next in rank below the ruling princes until its abolition by Peter the Great" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u014d-\u02c8y\u00e4r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Russian boyarin" ], "first_known_use":[ "1555, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175038" }, "bodily injury liability insurance":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": insurance against loss from legal liability of the insured for bodily injury to others especially when caused by accident" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184529" }, "bomb run":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the portion of a bomber's attack during which the actual sighting for and release of bombs occurs and which is flown usually straight and level so that the bombardier's computations may be accurate" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184604" }, "boot tree":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": shoe tree", ": bootjack sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185705" }, "Bofors gun":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a double-barreled automatic antiaircraft gun" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-\u02ccf\u022frz-", "\u02c8b\u00fc-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Bofors , munition works in Sweden" ], "first_known_use":[ "1936, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185947" }, "boy's-love":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": southernwood", ": wormwood" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "so called from its use to promote the growth of beard" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192300" }, "bowled over":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to take unawares", ": impress entry 1 sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "amaze", "astonish", "astound", "dumbfound", "dumfound", "flabbergast", "floor", "rock", "shock", "startle", "stun", "stupefy", "surprise", "surprize", "thunderstrike" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195346" }, "boutade":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an outbreak or burst especially of temper", ": caprice , whim", ": an 18th century French dance of impromptu character", ": an instrumental musical composition similar to the Italian capriccio in an impromptu fanciful style" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u00fc\u02c8t\u00e4d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French, from Middle French, from bouter to thrust + -ade" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200123" }, "boding":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": foreboding" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-di\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "augury", "auspice", "foreboding", "foreshadowing", "omen", "portent", "prefiguring", "presage" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "among some ancient peoples, solar eclipses were often seen as celestial bodings of earthly calamities" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202917" }, "borderless":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": being without a border" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203726" }, "bombardment":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones", ": to attack especially with artillery or bombers", ": to assail vigorously or persistently (as with questions)", ": to subject to the impact of rapidly moving particles (such as electrons)", ": to attack with heavy fire from big guns : shell", ": to hit or attack again and again" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u00e4rd", "b\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u00e4rd", "also", "b\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u00e4rd" ], "synonyms":[ "batter", "blitz", "blitzkrieg", "bomb", "cannonade", "shell" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "The navy bombarded the shore.", "Scientists bombarded the sample with X-rays.", "The car was bombarded by rocks as it drove away from the angry crowd.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "My best advice is to bombard them with joy and power and freedom and jubilation and celebration. \u2014 The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022", "Next, multiple lasers bombard the strontium atoms with photons and magnetic fields that slow atom momentum to a near motionless state, lowering the atom\u2019s temperatures to about one-millionth of a degree above absolute zero. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "Russia continues to bombard the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 14 May 2022", "The war in Ukraine has wracked the country\u2019s southern coast as Russian forces fire cruise missiles at the city of Odesa and bombard a steel mill in the port of Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022", "Zelenskyy has previously warned that negotiations could crumble if Russia continues to aggressively bombard civilians trapped inside Mariupol. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022", "The prisoners had to assemble the V2 rockets developed by Wernher von Braun, which were used to bombard London and Antwerp in 1944. \u2014 Jens Christian-wagner, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022", "This steady feedback is not to bombard employees, but to demystify the promotion process. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022", "As the Russian ground advance hit snags, its efforts to bombard Ukrainian cities appear to be intensifying. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun", "Middle English bombard, bumbard, borrowed from Middle French bombarde, probably from an onomatopoeic base bomb- + -arde -ard \u2014 more at bomb entry 1", "Note: As with bomba, bombe, etc. (see note at bomb entry 1 ), the origin and diffusion of bombarda, bombarde, etc., remain incompletely elucidated. French bombarde, in reference to an engine of war, appears in the Vrayes chroniques of Jean le Bel, a history of the Hundred Years War begun in 1357 (see Dictionnaire du Moyen Fran\u00e7ais, online) and in the accounts of the Valenciennes city clerk Nicole de Dury from 1363 (see H. Caffiaux, Nicole de Dury, ma\u00eetre clerc de la ville de Valenciennes 1361-1373, Valenciennes, 1866, p. 103). Italian bombarda may be dependent on the French word, given that the earliest use of the word is in reference to artillery used at the battle of Cr\u00e9cy in 1346 (in the final book of the Nuova Cronica of Giovanni Villani, who died in 1348; manuscripts containing the final book are significantly later). The 1311 date given for bombarda in Tr\u00e9sor de la langue fran\u00e7aise, Cortelazzo and Zolli's Dizionario etimologico della lingua italiana, and a number of earlier sources from which they draw (as the Enciclopedia Italiana ) is incorrect; the text in question, the Polystorio or Polyhistoria by Niccol\u00f2 da Ferrara (not Bartolomeo da Ferrara), alludes to events of 1311 but was written sometime after 1367, when the chronicle ends, at the court of Niccol\u00f2 II d'Este, marquess of Ferrara from 1361 (cf. Richard Tristano, \"History 'Without Scruple': The Enlightenment Confronts the Middle Ages in Renaissance Ferrara,\" Medievalia et Humanistica, new series, no. 38 [2012], p. 85). Spanish lombarda, attested about 1400, is clearly a folk-etymologizing of bombarda (pace Coromines' etymology in Diccionario cr\u00edtico-etimol\u00f3gico castellano e hisp\u00e1nico, which does not take account of the earlier French forms).", "Verb", "earlier, \"to fire a large cannon,\" borrowed from Middle French bombarder, verbal derivative of bombarde bombard entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205613" }, "bolt handle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the projecting lever or knob by which a rifle bolt is manually operated" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "bolt entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214402" }, "Bontok":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a predominantly pagan people inhabiting northern Luzon, Philippines \u2014 compare igorot", ": a member of such people", ": the Austronesian language of the Bontok people" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u00e4n\u02c8t\u00e4k" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "native name in northern Luzon" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222428" }, "boojum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a tall spiny long-lived desert tree ( Fouquieria columnaris synonym Idria columnaris ) native to northwestern Mexico and related to the ocotillo" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-j\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "perhaps from boojum , an imaginary creature in The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll; from its grotesque appearance" ], "first_known_use":[ "1951, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222630" }, "bobble":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": bob entry 1", ": fumble", ": a repeated bobbing movement", ": a small ball of fabric", ": one in a series used on an edging", ": error , mistake", ": a mishandling of the ball in baseball or football" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "boggle", "bollix (up)", "boot", "botch", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "bungle", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muck up", "muff", "murder", "screw up" ], "antonyms":[ "blunder", "boo-boo", "boob", "brick", "clanger", "clinker", "error", "fault", "flub", "fluff", "fumble", "gaff", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "screwup", "slip", "slipup", "stumble", "trip" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "The catcher bobbled the ball.", "the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe", "Noun", "a bobble that cost them the game", "The curtains have a series of bobbles along the edge.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Looking through all the frames, Njoku doesn\u2019t bobble the catch at all. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Jan. 2021", "Turbulence is nothing more than wonky wind currents that cause planes to bobble a bit, not at all unlike driving on a bumpy road or sailing on a choppy sea. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 23 Sep. 2020", "Edelman bobbled the ball for a split second but clearly reached out and got both hands under the ball before landing on the turf. \u2014 Sportsday Staff, Dallas News , 4 May 2020", "Rengifo bobbled the grounder but recovered to throw to first to complete the 11th no-hitter in club history and first combined no-hitter since Mark Langston and Mike Witt against Seattle on April 11, 1990. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, latimes.com , 12 July 2019", "Don\u2019t let your head bobble or your chin tuck toward your chest, which can create tension in the neck and shoulders, says Atkins. \u2014 Mallory Creveling, Health.com , 7 Apr. 2020", "Your arms were like strings and your head bobbled on your neck. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020", "Then, backup Philip Nelson, Jones\u2019 replacement, turned the ball over on a play that was ruled a fumble when a backward pass was bobbled and landed in the hands of Houston linebacker DeMarquis Gates. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2020", "The Eagles nearly scored on fourth down, but a pass from sophomore quarterback Cameron Knickerbocker to junior Tony Valdez was bobbled in the end zone and ultimately dropped, causing a turnover on downs. \u2014 Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot , 19 Sep. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "On a 4 on 4, Gustafson gets a breakaway after taking a bobble from James Stefan, who has to take him down. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022", "Despite a bobble at the start of his semifinal run, Radamus finished ahead of his German competitor, Linas Strasser, to get the United States\u2019 only point. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Feb. 2022", "Chen landed four more effortless quads, his only slight bobble coming on a late combination sequence. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Feb. 2022", "Kagiyama, 18, and Uno, 24, both had a high degree of difficulty in their routines, but each made mistakes on his jumps, and against a skater at the peak of his talents like Chen, any bobble was one too many. \u2014 Juliet Macur, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022", "Under pressure, Jackson sidearmed a ball to running back Justice Hill, whose bobble gave inside linebacker L.J. Fort enough time to make a play for the ball. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 9 Aug. 2021", "Bader's bobble allowed Milwaukee's Lorenzo Cain to accomplish the rare feat of scoring from second base on a sacrifice fly in the Brewers' 4-1 victory. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 13 May 2021", "The Bruins squandered the advantage, and McAvoy tripped Yegor Sharangovich after a bobble at the line with 14 seconds left in the man-up. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2021", "Nick Solak's bobble of Sam Haggerty's double in the left-field corner allowed Haggerty to reach third. \u2014 Chris Talbott, Star Tribune , 21 Aug. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Verb", "frequentative of bob entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224401" }, "bookwork":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the manufacture of books as distinct from newspaper or magazine printing or from job work", ": work that involves the use of books: such as", ": schoolwork", ": paper work" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225433" }, "booby hutch":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a covered horse-drawn vehicle used especially in the 18th century" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "booby entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230446" }, "book agent":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a book salesperson" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1810, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231211" }, "borderline personality disorder":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a personality disorder that is marked by unstable, intense emotions and mood with symptoms including instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image, fear of abandonment, and impulsive or unpredictable behavior and that has an onset during adolescence or early adulthood", ": a personality disorder that is marked by unstable, intense emotions and mood with symptoms including instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image, fear of abandonment, and impulsive or unpredictable behavior and that has an onset during adolescence or early adulthood" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1970, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233553" }, "boutefeu":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one who causes contention : firebrand" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle French, literally, linstock, from bouter to thrust, put, set + feu fire, from 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-025438" }, "bodily oath":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": corporal oath" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030059" }, "Boone":{ "type":[ "biographical name", "geographical name" ], "definitions":[ "Daniel 1734\u20131820 American pioneer", "city north-northwest of Des Moines in central Iowa population 12,661" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcn", "\u02c8b\u00fcn" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031214" }, "book bag":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a bag or sack (such as a knapsack) often with a handle or strap that is used for holding books and other items" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1611, in the meaning defined above" ], 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14th-century Europe and earlier with her ancient bookbinding skills. \u2014 Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2018", "There are printmaking, bookbinding , letterpress and papermaking studios, which are operated and maintained by resident artists, volunteers and visiting artists. \u2014 Rebecca Hazen, Houston Chronicle , 21 Feb. 2018", "Analyzing the leaf dimensions and bookbinding , among other things, the expert concluded that Ms. Parsons\u2019s copy belonged to the Vatican, and that letter in the Vatican Library was a fake. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 24 Aug. 2017", "Try the School Excursion to India, a five-day R and R retreat in Jaipur that focuses on jewelry designing, bookbinding , and, during an optional Pushkar add-on, perfume making (October 2017). \u2014 Fan Winston, CNT , 10 Mar. 2017", "Harry Potter has crawled far beyond his bookbindings and into seemingly every nook a boy wizard might cast his spell. \u2014 Jordan Lite, WIRED , 15 Aug. 2000" ], 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already racked up over 17 million views ... before anyone has even seen the movie. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022", "Over the past decade a team from Ege University in Izmir has drilled 500 holes deep into Troad soil in a futile search for a large boneyard . \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022", "The pink and green Watson's Flowers sign is among the crown jewels of the neon boneyard . \u2014 Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic , 16 Feb. 2022", "Two years of extreme drought have turned large stretches of northern Mexico into a boneyard . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Aug. 2021", "The other, 26-year-old G-CIVB, took the even shorter trip to an aircraft boneyard at Kemble in England\u2019s Cotswold hills, though won\u2019t immediately be broken up. \u2014 Siddharth Vikram Philip, Bloomberg.com , 8 Oct. 2020", "Residents include the former Mir space station, numerous uncrewed supply spacecraft, and\u2014almost\u2014the first Chinese space station, Tiangong-1, which crashed into the Pacific a few thousand kilometers away from the aquatic boneyard . \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 12 May 2020", "Residents include the former Mir space station, numerous uncrewed supply spacecraft, and\u2014almost\u2014the first Chinese space station, Tiangong-1, which crashed into the Pacific a few thousand kilometers away from the aquatic boneyard . \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 12 May 2020", "These planes are stored temporarily, but Victorville also has the longest-term parking: an airplane boneyard , which is what industry people call the airplane equivalent of an automotive junkyard. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-075632" }, "bounce around":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to talk about (something, such as an idea) in an informal way in order to get different opinions about it" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-082950" }, "bordereau":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a detailed note or memorandum of account", ": one containing an enumeration of documents" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French, from Middle French bordrel , probably from bord border, from Old French bort \u2014 more at border" ], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1858, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093321" }, "bombaje palm":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": jipijapa" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u014dm\u02c8b\u00e4zh\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Portuguese bombaje" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-095147" }, "Bombarde":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a powerful organ chorus reed stop of 8\u2032 pitch with pipes of inverted conical shape", ": a manual from which this stop is played" ], "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)b\u014dm\u00a6b\u00e4rd", "(\u02c8)b\u00e4m-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "borrowed from French, literally, bombard entry 1 (musical instrument)" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104105" }, "bonewood":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": cheesewood" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "so called from its ivory color and hardness" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104350" }, "bowdlerized":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": altered to remove or modify elements considered objectionable or potentially offensive" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dd-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bzd", "\u02c8bau\u0307d-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1879, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104805" }, "borderlight":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a long striplight hung above a theater stage for general illumination" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-113538" }, "bounce house":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport : bouncy house" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1978, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132032" }, "bootylicious":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": voluptuously sexy and attractive" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u00fc-t\u0113-\u02c8li-sh\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "booty entry 2 + -licious (in delicious )" ], "first_known_use":[ "1994, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-134301" }, "bonte quagga":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": burchell's zebra" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4nt\u0259\u0307-", "-t\u0113-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "obsolete Afrikaans (now bontkwagga ), from bont spotted + quagga" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141244" }, "bowly":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": crooked , bent", ": a large usually rectangular sunken pool or well in India that serves as a public water supply and a resting place and is usually provided with terraces and shaded recesses" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dl\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00fcl\u0113", "\u02c8b\u014dl\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Adjective", "perhaps from bool + -y", "Noun", "Hindi b\u0101wl\u012b , from Sanskrit v\u0101p\u012b pond" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-151615" }, "bowyer's knot":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": timber hitch" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-151823" }, "boot top":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the upper part or top of a boot", ": a lace ruffle formerly worn so as to conceal the top of the boot" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152527" }, "bookless":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": without books : having no books", ": unlearned , unscholarly" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307-kl\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164346" }, "booklift":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small usually electric and automatic lift for moving books from tier to tier in a library" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164806" }, "bowyer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a maker of shooting bows" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-y\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English bowyere" ], "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183932" }, "bored":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": filled with or characterized by boredom" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frd" ], "synonyms":[ "fed up", "jaded", "sick", "sick and tired", "tired", "wearied", "weary" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbed", "engaged", "engrossed", "interested", "intrigued", "rapt" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "We are enthralled by con narratives, then grow bored with our own enthrallment. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022", "Mira is terminally bored with a career of big-IP projects. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 June 2022", "Clarkson sounds bored with the verse\u2019s straightforward melody, adding unnecessary trills to keep herself engaged and failing to match the raw desperation of Yorke\u2019s original vocal. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "In this case, a 27-year-old is bored , scrolling through his phone while avoiding studying for the LSATs. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 17 Apr. 2022", "In other words, the brand suffered the fate of every fad: The cool kids grew bored with it. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022", "In the show, the star helps homeowners who are bored with their bland home interiors try something more adventurous. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 4 Apr. 2022", "Sure, some may find all the LEDs gaudy, and others will get bored with them after a few days. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022", "By the mid-\u201990s, there were rumors that Mr. Mugler had become bored with fashion. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1823, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-184904" }, "bow (to)":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ "as in submit (to) , succumb (to)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-190554" }, "border on":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to have a border on (something) : to lie on a boundary of (something)", ": to be very like (something) : to come very close to being (something)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-190714" }, "bolt from the blue":{ "type":[ "noun phrase" ], "definitions":[ ": a complete surprise : something totally unexpected" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1856, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-190820" }, "bone whale":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a whalebone whale", ": right whale" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-191437" }, "boredom":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest", ": the state of being bored" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259m", "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[ "blahs", "doldrums", "ennui", "listlessness", "restlessness", "tedium", "weariness" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "On days when few customers came to shop, Bob felt overwhelmed by boredom .", "the boredom of a long car trip", "Recent Examples on the Web", "With social distancing practices easing, investors who once played the markets out of boredom may be turning back to other modes of entertainment. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022", "Many of them are currently offering free trials, to help get you through any stretch of boredom . \u2014 Tim Chan, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022", "Meanwhile, cats \u2013 especially indoor cats \u2013 need toys to stay fit and relieve boredom . \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022", "Enrichment toys challenge your dog or cat and prevent the boredom that causes pet stress. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022", "Some sources of unhappiness that lead to distraction and mind-wandering are: fear, anxiety, neuroticism, and of course, boredom . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022", "Gendron\u2019s allegedly wrote that he was radicalized on 4chan due to boredom during the early months of the pandemic in 2020. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 18 May 2022", "Without gifted programs, experts say, high-achieving students risk boredom , lack of motivation and missing out on academic growth. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022", "If your spending strays upon experiencing feelings like anxiousness or boredom , make a plan for those occasions. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "bore entry 5 + -dom" ], "first_known_use":[ "1853, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-202857" }, "bounce into":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204006" }, "bonfire":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a large fire built in the open air", ": a large fire built outdoors" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)r", "\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccf\u012br" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The festival is typically attended by thousands of hikers and supporters and includes a hiker talent show, a parade with a marching band, a bonfire , drumming, and plenty of dancing. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022", "In Gujarat, the state on India\u2019s west coast where my family is from, the two-day festival my parents grew up celebrating consists of lighting a bonfire \u2014 called Holika Dahan \u2014 on the eve of Holi, which signifies the victory of good over evil. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022", "Summer in the south means that a bonfire or two is inevitable. \u2014 al , 23 May 2022", "The whole family will love a private beach bonfire when the sun sets. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "But some of its auroras only make an appearance when screaming winds shoot across the north pole\u2014a bit like a gust of air stirring up a cosmic bonfire . \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022", "Students started a bonfire near the edge of campus where dozens of highway patrolmen and members of the National Guard, called in by then Gov. Robert McNair armed with rifles stood watch, according to Bass and Nelson. \u2014 Jade Lawson, ABC News , 10 Feb. 2022", "The Sunday evening after the election, Lynlee Thorne hosted a bonfire on her farm in the Shenandoah Valley. \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022", "Volunteers will be clearing brush and building a bonfire at the 100-acre Illinois nature preserve and after will dine on chili and shared leftover holiday cookies and other treats. \u2014 Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com , 6 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English bonefire a fire of bones, from bon bone + fire" ], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-221820" }, "bobbin line":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a line of rope carried in a pouch by a firefighter and used in various emergencies" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225246" }, "book wrapper":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": jacket" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1844, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-230340" }, "bowyang":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a cord or strap tied around a worker's trousers just below the knee" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d\u02ccya\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "alteration of English dialect bowy-yanks (plural) leather leggings" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-235708" }, "bolt hook":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a hook having a screw and nut so that it can be used like a bolt" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "bolt entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-014426" }, "bowdock":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of bowdock variant spelling of bodock" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d\u02ccd\u00e4k" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-033104" }, "booklist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a reading list of books having some unifying feature" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1808, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053837" }, "book learning":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": knowledge gained from reading books" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-060135" }, "bodkin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": dagger , stiletto", ": a sharp slender instrument for making holes in cloth", ": an ornamental hairpin shaped like a stiletto", ": a 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-075720" }, "bolt face":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the surface of the rifle-bolt end that makes contact with the base of the cartridge case" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "bolt entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-114525" }, "boutell":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of boutell variant of boltel" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-121924" }, "border effect":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an adjacency effect characterized by a faint dark line just within the high-density side of the margin lying between a lightly exposed and a heavily exposed area" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-123215" }, "boong":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": aborigine sense 1b", ": a native of New Guinea" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc\u014b", "\u02c8b\u014d\u02cc\u00e4\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "of unknown origin", "Note: The Australian National Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 1988) suggests that it is borrowed from a word be\u014b , \"man, human being,\" in Wemba-Wemba, an aboriginal language formerly spoken in northern Victoria and adjacent New South Wales. More recently, though, R.M.W. Dixon, et al., in Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning (Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, 2006), reject any aboriginal origin for the word and suggest that it may be borrowed from Jakarta Indonesian bung , a word meaning \"elder brother,\" also used as a general term of address." ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-123927" }, "bowling stump":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a stump marking the cricket bowler's position when a single wicket is used" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-130216" }, "boldly":{ "type":[ "abbreviation", "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": fearless before danger : intrepid", ": showing or requiring a fearless daring spirit", ": impudent , presumptuous", ": assured , confident", ": sheer , steep", ": adventurous , free", ": standing out prominently", ": being or set in boldface", ": boldface", ": willing to meet danger or take risks : daring", ": not polite and modest : fresh", ": showing or calling for courage or daring", ": standing out prominently", ": being or set in boldface", "blood oxygenation level-dependent; blood oxygen level-dependent" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dld", "\u02c8b\u014dld" ], "synonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "enterprising", "free-swinging", "gutsy", "hardy", "nerved", "nervy", "venturesome", "venturous" ], "antonyms":[ "unadventurous", "unenterprising" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Bill Ackman sold his Netflix shares for a loss of $450 million in three months, with some goading him for his decision while others congratulated Pershing Capital for being bold and walking away from a losing position. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "So it\u2019s a relief that playwright Lolita Chakrabarti has opted not to spell out the contemporary subtext of her 1800s-set play in bold , red ink. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 24 June 2022", "The director has always been bold and brash with music in his films, and Elvis is no exception. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022", "Affordable housing advocates, however, said his plan was not bold enough. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022", "Seeing how bold this new generation is inspires me. \u2014 Patrick Gomez, EW.com , 1 June 2022", "Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler have been bold in their first three months with the Raiders, trading for Davante Adams, giving big contracts to Adams and Chandler Jones, and signing Derek Carr to an extension, among several moves. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022", "That was my first interaction with her, which is pretty bold . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022", "Beverley wasn\u2019t afraid to ruffle feathers during his television appearance \u2014 his statements were bold . \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Bonding with bold and self-assured teen Billie won't be easy for Justin, who is a bit of a hot mess. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 16 June 2022", "Built for the bold \u2013 MONOLITH 50/50 are the ultimate statement-making performance sunglasses. \u2014 Mike Steere, Outside Online , 27 May 2022", "The feeling stems from their philosophy of life: Fortune favors the bold . \u2014 Vogue , 23 May 2022", "The charming winery offers is known for its bold -tasting Cabernet Sauvignon as well as its wide variety of fruit wines a specialty wines. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 23 May 2022", "Retail favors the bold but also the timeless classics. \u2014 Bobby Marhamat, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "Jeff Leatham, floral designer to the stars, will showcase his bold , visually sensational kaleidoscope of colors this year at The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022", "Dear Ruby is decidedly not as your-lips-but-better-adjacent as some of the other, more subtle shades, but its semi-sheer, non-glossy finish strikes a balance between bold and understated. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 8 Apr. 2022", "Step aside, shrinking violet, this is a season of the bold and the brilliant. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Adjective and Noun", "Middle English, from Old English beald ; akin to Old High German bald bold" ], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Noun", "circa 1871, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-144409" }, "Bonfire Night":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the night of November 5th observed in Britain with fireworks and bonfires to celebrate the capture in 1605 of a group of people who planned to destroy the buildings of Parliament" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-144925" }, "bolt eye":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a device like a clevis used to terminate a suspension rod or bolt" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "bolt entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-151819" }, "Booidea":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of Booidea taxonomic synonym of bovoidea" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u014d\u02c8\u022fid\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, alteration of Bovoidea" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-152408" }, "bong":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": the deep resonant sound especially of a bell", ": a simple water pipe consisting of a bottle or vertical tube partially filled with a liquid (such as water or liqueur) and a smaller offset tube ending in a bowl", ": a deep sound like that of a large bell" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4\u014b", "\u02c8b\u022f\u014b", "\u02c8b\u00e4\u014b", "\u02c8b\u022f\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun (1)", "imitative", "Noun (2)", "Thai b\u0254\u0302\u0254\u014b hollow piece of wood or bamboo" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1855, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (2)", "1971, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-162114" }, "bonding plaster":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": bond plaster" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-175731" }, "border pen":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a drawing pen designed for the drawing of ornamental borders" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-184900" }, "borecole":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": kale" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dr\u02cck\u014dl", "\u02c8b\u022fr-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "modification of Dutch boerenkool , from boeren- (from boer peasant) + kool cabbage; akin to Old English c\u0101l cabbage" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-202207" }, "bonga":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": betel palm", ": betel nut" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022f\u014b\u0259", "\u02c8b\u014d\u014b\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Tagalog & Bisayan bunga" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-210154" }, "boomy":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or characterized by an economic boom", ": having an excessive accentuation on the tones of lower pitch in reproduced sound" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-m\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "booming", "flourishing", "golden", "halcyon", "healthy", "lush", "palmy", "prospering", "prosperous", "roaring", "successful", "thriving" ], "antonyms":[ "depressed", "unprosperous", "unsuccessful" ], "examples":[ "a Web designer who made a fortune during the boomy days of the dot-com bubble" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-223743" }, "bowwow theory":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a theory that language originated in imitations of natural sounds (such as those of birds, dogs, or thunder) \u2014 compare dingdong theory , pooh-pooh theory" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-005938" }, "bowling on the green":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ ": lawn bowling" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011530" }, "bordello":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a building in which prostitutes are available : brothel" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u022fr-\u02c8de-(\u02cc)l\u014d" ], "synonyms":[ "bagnio", "bawdy house", "brothel", "cathouse", "disorderly house", "sporting house", "stew", "whorehouse" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the cabdriver offered to show me what he claimed was the fanciest bordello in town", "Recent Examples on the Web", "No longer was this a matter of a U.S. senator frolicking at a male bordello : The security of the nation was now at risk. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022", "Peck wore a series of leather masks with strips of dangling bordello fringe, which obscured most of his features, but not his searching blue eyes. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Italian, from Old French bordel , from borde hut, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English bord board" ], "first_known_use":[ "1593, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-012719" }, "bounce back":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-014747" }, "boo-hoo":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun,", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to weep loudly and with sobs" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u00fc-\u02c8h\u00fc", "\u02c8b\u00fc-\u02cch\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "imitative" ], "first_known_use":[ "1806, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-015502" }, "bore bit":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a bit for drilling rock" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-015538" }, "Bontemps":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":[ "Arna Wendell 1902\u20131973 American writer" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u00e4n-\u02c8t\u00e4m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175259" }, "bow drill":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a drill worked by a bow and string to bore holes or make fire" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175318" }, "booby hatch":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a raised framework with a sliding cover over a small hatch on a ship", ": a psychiatric hospital" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175928" }, "bontebok":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a southern African antelope ( Damaliscus dorcas dorcas synonym D. pygargus ) that is now extinct except in semidomestication and is of a purplish red color with a white face and rump" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4nt\u0259\u0307\u02ccb\u00e4k" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Afrikaans bontebok, bontbok , from bont spotted (from Middle Dutch, probably from Medieval Latin punctus dotted) + bok male antelope, male goat, from Middle Dutch boc ; akin to Old High German boc male goat" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180419" }, "Botticellian":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the painter Botticelli or his work" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u00e4t\u0259\u0307\u02c8chel\u0113\u0259n", "-\u00e4t\u0259-", "-ly\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Alessandro Botticelli \u20201510 Italian painter + English -an" ], "first_known_use":[ "1890, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183313" }, "book word":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a word learned solely or principally from reading and often understood without knowledge of its customary pronunciation" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1670, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193558" }, "book wagon":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": bookmobile" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201020" }, "bon vivant":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a sociable person who has cultivated and refined tastes especially with respect to food and drink" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u00e4n-v\u0113-\u02c8v\u00e4nt", "\u02ccb\u014d\u207f-v\u0113-\u02c8v\u00e4\u207f" ], "synonyms":[ "epicure", "epicurean", "gastronome", "gastronomist", "gourmand", "gourmet" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "In addition to being a renowned travel writer, he was a bon vivant who loves to hold dinner parties and serve exquisite, elaborate meals.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Sassoon\u2019s glum persona contradicts his bon vivant advantages \u2014 at least that\u2019s what Davies makes of Sassoon\u2019s lifelong pessimism. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 3 June 2022", "McGrath was a unique figure in mid-century popular culture \u2014 a rags-to-riches bon vivant who entered the music business when Atlantic founder Ahmet Ertegun decided to give him his own label, Clean Records. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022", "Several current and former Caroline Church parishioners interviewed for this article remember Father Wancura as something of an eccentric bon vivant . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022", "Like much of her work from the 1980s, it was dedicated to the memory of her mother, fashion designer and bon vivant Mme Willi Posey (Momma Jones, as my sister and I knew her). \u2014 Michele Wallace, Town & Country , 25 Jan. 2022", "Many come for superb skiing or other recreation like cross-country skiing, tobogganing and winter hiking, while others simply come to slow down and enjoy the quaint yet bon vivant lifestyle amongst spectacular scenic beauty. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021", "Give it to the bon vivant and forever-young spirit. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 21 Oct. 2021", "Owner and bon vivant Joy Malinowski, who has a strong personal aesthetic and a background in art, restored the property about seven years ago. \u2014 Sheri Castle, Travel + Leisure , 4 Sep. 2021", "Keith, whose restrictive religious upbringing resulted in an aggressively foul mouth, typically holds court as the resident bon vivant . \u2014 Sean Malin, Vulture , 13 Aug. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "French, literally, good liver" ], "first_known_use":[ "1674, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201859" }, "bote":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of bote dialectal British past tense of bite" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210058" }, "book-learned":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": marked by book learning", ": bookish", ": learned through books rather than from practical experience or application" ], "pronounciation":[ "-l\u0259\u0304n-", "-l\u0259\u0304nd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210214" }, "boot topping":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the part of a ship's hull between the light line and the load water line", ": a paint used on the boot topping to prevent corrosion and fouling" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075318" }, "Botaurus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a genus of birds (family Ardeidae) comprising the typical bitterns" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u014d\u02c8t\u022fr\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, modification (influenced by Latin bos cow and Latin taurus bull) of Middle English botor bittern & Old French butor bittern; Middle English botor from Middle French butor , from Old French" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080545" }, "boomtown":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a town enjoying a business and population boom" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fcm-\u02cctau\u0307n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "His father worked in the oil fields, and Jim spent much of his childhood in Iraan, a boomtown in southwest Texas. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022", "Its quick growth and ample top earned it fame as the dusty pueblo turned into a boomtown . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022", "At the time of his arrival, Hong Kong, only recently colonized by the British, was already transforming into a boomtown with corruption, drugs and disease on land and piracy and smuggling on the water. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022", "The tech hub, an economic boomtown over the last decade, is struggling with the nation\u2019s weakest office occupancies, stubbornly low transit ridership and one of the country\u2019s slowest recoveries of jobs. \u2014 Romy Varghese, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022", "The irony isn\u2019t lost on me that in 1883, my great-grandfather, Peter Pearson, left Sweden to start a new life in the mining and logging boomtown of Tower, 20 miles west of Ely. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 20 May 2019", "The state capital of Texas has become a major boomtown for Americans migrating from other parts of the country, especially the West Coast. \u2014 Andrew Depietro, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022", "So close, yet so far Ottawa is the fastest growing county in Michigan and Allendale Township its boomtown \u2014 a Grand Rapids bedroom community home to Grand Valley State University. \u2014 John Flesher, Detroit Free Press , 27 Feb. 2022", "Ottawa is the fastest growing county in Michigan and Allendale Township its boomtown \u2014 a Grand Rapids bedroom community home to Grand Valley State University. \u2014 John Flesher, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1896, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080550" }, "bodiment":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": embodiment" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4d\u0113m\u0259nt", "-d\u0259\u0307m-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "body entry 1 + -ment" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081819" }, "Borrichia":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small genus of low shrubby American herbs (family Compositae) having coriaceous or fleshy opposite leaves and solitary heads of yellow flowers with blackish anthers" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u0259\u02c8rik\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from Olaus Borrichius \u20201690 Danish medical writer + New Latin -ia" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103721" }, "booklore":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": book learning" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "alteration (influenced by lore ) of Scots booklear" ], "first_known_use":[ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-104101" }, "bordered pit":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a wood-cell pit (as of gymnosperm tracheids) having the secondary cell wall arched over the pit cavity" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "bordered , past participle of border entry 2" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131555" }, "boom tackle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a tackle used on or with a boom" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "boom entry 2" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131735" }, "boongary":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small tree wallaby ( Dendrolagus lumholtzi ) native to Queensland" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc\u014bg\u0259r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "borrowed from Warrgamay (Australian Aboriginal language of the lower Herbert River, Queensland) bul\u014bgari" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132952" }, "bond of indemnity":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ ": an indemnification agreement filed with a carrier relieving it from liability for something that it would otherwise be liable for" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "bond entry 3" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142542" }, "bon viveur":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a person who likes going to parties and other social occasions and who enjoys good food, wine, etc." ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-150318" }, "booyah":{ "type":[ "interjection" ], "definitions":[ "Definition of booyah \u2014 used to express triumph or exuberance Booyah ! Danish scientists found that women with skinny thighs had a higher risk of heart disease and premature death than those with meatier ones. \u2014 Emmalie Vance , Parenting School Years , July 2012 \u2026 Chris Parnell [plays] the sort of gung-ho, self-obsessed vice principal who says, \" Booya !\" when he gets something right. \u2014 Ted Cox , Chicago Daily Herald , 18 Mar. 2008" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-\u00a6y\u00e4" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1990, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153803" }, "bonspiel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a match or tournament between curling clubs" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccsp\u0113l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "perhaps from Dutch bond league + spel game" ], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1772, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155142" }, "bourg":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": town , village : such as", ": one neighboring a castle", ": a market town" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307r(g)" ], "synonyms":[ "hamlet", "townlet", "vill", "village", "whistle-stop" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the invaders captured the castle and sacked the bourg" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English, from Anglo-French burc, borghe , from Latin burgus fortified place, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German burg fortified place \u2014 more at borough" ], "first_known_use":[ "12th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160308" }, "bounce off":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to talk about (something, such as an idea) with (someone) in an informal way in order to get an opinion" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160652" }, "boogum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a spiny tree ( Idria columnaris ) of the family Fouquieriaceae chiefly of Lower California sometimes arching over and rooting at its tips" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc-g\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "perhaps from boojum , an imaginary creature in The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll (C.L.Dodgson) \u20201898 English mathematician & writer; from its grotesque appearance" ], "first_known_use":[ "1951, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162358" }, "bounce off the walls":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to be too excited and have a lot of energy" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162419" }, "booza":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of booza variant of boza" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163843" }, "boldacious":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": brazen , impudent" ], "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)b\u014dl\u00a6d\u0101sh\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "probably blend of bold and audacious" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172132" }, "bombardier":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": artilleryman", ": a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery", ": a bomber-crew member who releases the bombs" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u00e4m-b\u0259-\u02c8dir", "-b\u0259r-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For director John Milius, Johnson portrayed a bombardier in Flight of the Intruder (1991) as well as Henry Nash, one of men under the command of Teddy Roosevelt, in the 1997 TNT miniseries Rough Riders, starring Tom Berenger. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022", "McMackin was a 26-year-old bombardier on a B-24 Liberator that participated in Operation Tidal Wave on Aug. 1, 1943. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2022", "Dad played football as a freshman in the fall of 1942, served two years as a bombardier on a B-17, and then returned to play three more years of football, meet my mother and finally graduate in 1948. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 3 Jan. 2021", "Cindy\u2019s father Jim Hensley, a WWII bombardier , had introduced his daughter, barely out of grad school, to Capt. \u2014 Town & Country , 21 Oct. 2020", "As part of the 10-man crew, Granat, the bombardier , and Parker, the navigator, would lead 41 aircraft from the 491st Bombardment Group on a difficult re-supply mission over German-occupied Holland. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2020", "The bombardier applied a tourniquet and shot him with morphine but the leg could not be saved; it was amputated the next day. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Jan. 2020", "Christopher Abbott also secured a nomination for his portrayal of a bombardier desperate to complete his missions in the waning days of the war. \u2014 Meredith Blake, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2019", "Shrapnel peppered his aircraft, fatally injuring the bombardier and nearly severing the navigator\u2019s leg. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "borrowed from Middle French, \"one in charge of a bombard,\" from bombarde bombard entry 1 + -ier -eer" ], "first_known_use":[ "1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172635" }, "bodle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a copper coin that was issued in Scotland in the 17th century and was worth two Scotch pence" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4d\u1d4al", "\u02c8b\u022fd-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "origin unknown" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183623" }, "boobyalla":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an Australian wattle ( Acacia longifolia )", ": any of several Australian trees of the genus Myoporum having alternate leaves and flowers in clusters (especially M. acuminatum )" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u00fcb\u0113\u02c8al\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "borrowed from bubiala in a language of the Southeastern Tasmanian family", "Note: Cf. R.M.W. Dixon et al., Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning , 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 108." ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183948" }, "bourette":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an irregular slubbed yarn made usually of silk waste", ": a plain-woven fabric that has a rough uneven appearance and is made from bourette yarn" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u00fc\u02c8ret", "b\u0259\u02c8" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French bourrette coarse silk on the outside of a cocoon, from Middle French, from bourre (silk) waste, padding (from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth) + -ette" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184638" }, "bordelaise sauce":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a sauce consisting of stock thickened with roux and flavored typically with red wine and shallots" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101z-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French bordelaise , feminine of bordelais of Bordeaux" ], "first_known_use":[ "1902, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184941" }, "Borreria":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a genus of herbs or shrubs (family Rubiaceae) found in warm or tropical regions with opposite entire leaves and small funnel-shaped flowers" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u0259\u02c8rir\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from William Borrer \u20201862 English botanist + New Latin -ia" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185313" }, "bourgade":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a village of scattered dwellings : an unfortified town" ], "pronounciation":[ "bu\u0307r\u02c8g\u00e4d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French, probably from Old Proven\u00e7al borgada village, suburb, from borc fortified place, from Latin burgus" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185333" }, "bonding course":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": bond course" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190027" }, "botete":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": puffer fish" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u014d\u02c8t\u0101t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "American Spanish" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201257" }, "bolbophyllum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a large genus of epiphytic orchids having small pseudobulbs, stiff leaves, and racemose or solitary showy flowers with a jointed lip, being native chiefly to the Old World tropics, and including a few forms in cultivation", ": a plant or flower of the genus Bolbophyllum" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6b\u00e4lb\u0259\u00a6fil\u0259m", "\u00a6b\u014dl-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from Greek bolbos bulb + New Latin -phyllum" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203052" }, "Boreas":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the Greek god of the north wind", ": the north wind personified" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin, from Greek" ], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215926" }, "boogie-woogie":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a percussive style of playing blues on the piano characterized by a steady rhythmic ground bass of eighth notes in quadruple time and a series of improvised melodic variations" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccbu\u0307-g\u0113-\u02c8wu\u0307-g\u0113", "\u02ccb\u00fc-g\u0113-\u02c8w\u00fc-g\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "origin unknown" ], "first_known_use":[ "1928, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-220148" }, "bondon":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a cheese resembling a bung in form and made in Neufch\u00e2tel, France" ], "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)b\u014d\u207f\u00a6d\u014d\u207f" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French bondon , literally, bung, from bonde bung, from (assumed) Gaulish bunda ; akin to Middle Irish bond, bonn sole of the foot, Latin fundus bottom" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230155" }, "book louse":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": any of various tiny usually wingless insects (order Psocoptera and especially genus Liposcelis ) that feed on organic matter and especially mold, usually inhabit damp areas, and are often found in stored papers, books, and grains" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1753, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230226" }, "border ruffian":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one of a group of proslavery Missourians during the period from 1854 until the beginning of the Civil War who used to cross the border into Kansas to vote illegally, make raids, and intimidate the antislavery settlers" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013121" }, "Bordelaise":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a brown sauce flavored with Bordeaux wine" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6b\u022fr-d\u0259-\u00a6l\u0101z" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French bordelaise , feminine of bordelais of Bordeaux, from Bordeaux" ], "first_known_use":[ "1902, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021515" }, "boxer":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a person who engages in the sport of boxing", ": boxer shorts", ": one that makes boxes or packs things in boxes", ": any of a German breed of compact medium-sized dogs with a short usually fawn or brindled coat", ": a member of a Chinese secret society that in 1900 attempted by violence to drive foreigners out of China and to force Chinese converts to renounce Christianity", ": a person who engages in the sport of boxing", ": a compact dog of German origin that is of medium size with a square build and has a short and often tan coat" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4k-s\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u00e4k-s\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u00e4k-s\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "fighter", "gladiator", "prizefighter", "pug", "pugilist" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun (3)", "German, from English boxer entry 1", "Noun (4)", "approximately translation of Chinese (Beijing) y\u00ech\u00e9 ju\u01cen , literally, righteous harmonious fist" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1546, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (3)", "1903, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (4)", "1899, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021611" }, "bowman":{ "type":[ "noun ()" ], "definitions":[ ": archer sense 1", ": a boatman, oarsman, or paddler stationed in the front of a boat" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-m\u0259n", "\u02c8bau\u0307-m\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "13th century, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (2)", "1829, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024715" }, "bonze":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a Buddhist monk" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4nz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French, from Portuguese bonzo , from Japanese bons\u014d" ], "first_known_use":[ "1577, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033357" }, "bobbin lace":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a handmade lace made by intertwisting threads wound on bobbins and worked over a pillow on which the pattern is marked out by pins" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034437" }, "book boat":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a boat fitted with bookshelves and used as a mobile branch library" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-044745" }, "bongar":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a poisonous snake of India of the genus Bungarus" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u0259\u014b(\u02cc)g\u00e4r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "native name in India" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-062415" }, "booklear":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": book learning" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00fc\u02cckler" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "book entry 1 + Scots lear learning" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064849" }, "Bouteloua":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a large genus of North American forage grasses distinguished by the one-sided spikes of the inflorescence \u2014 see grama" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u00fct\u1d4al\u02c8\u00fc\u0259", "\u02ccb\u014dt\u1d4al\u02c8\u014d\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, irregular from Claudio Boutelou \u20201848 Spanish botanist" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072203" }, "bobbing Joan":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a lively rustic dance" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4bi\u014b\u00a6j\u014dn" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "from the present participle of bob entry 1 + the name Joan" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072341" }, "Bourdon tube":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a thin-walled flattened tube of elastic metal bent into a circular arc whose application to certain pressure gauges and thermometers depends upon the fact that increase of pressure inside the tube tends to straighten it \u2014 see bourdon gauge , bourdon spring" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075045" }, "bombacopsis":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a genus of large trees (family Bombacaceae) with capsular fruits that burst when dry or release a soft brown wool surrounding the small brown seeds", ": any tree of the genus Bombacopsis" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u00e4mb\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4ps\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "borrowed from New Latin, from Bombac-, Bombax bombax + -opsis -opsis", "Note: Genus name introduced by the Swiss-born Latin-American botanist Henri Fran\u00e7ois Pittier (1857-1950) in \"New or Noteworthy Plants from Colombia and Central America\u20145,\" Contributions from the United States National Herbarium , vol. 18, part 4 (1916), pp. 159-61." ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075441" }, "boogie board":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": bodyboard" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "One of them appeared to be carrying a boogie board . \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021", "On the beach, Sharon Siegler meditated next to her boogie board and wetsuit. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Oct. 2021", "Four years ago Ocean Beach resident Naomi Masiello bought a $20 kiddie pool from Walmart, filled it with water and put Bing Bang on a boogie board in the middle of it to teach him how to balance. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Sep. 2021", "Rent gear from Mission Beach Surf and Skate (also known as Hamel\u2019s) to take a bike cruise along the boardwalk or boogie board in the ocean. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021", "There\u2019s a bubblegum matte television and a boogie board waiting for you\u2014or perhaps a blue pair of oars or nautical-themed objets d\u2019art. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 2 Aug. 2021", "The dumpster was spilling over with trash, and the swimming pool was drained with only Coke cans and a boogie board lying on the bottom. \u2014 Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Dec. 2020", "Ready your BBQs, break out your star spangled flip flops, and dust off your boogie boards , folks. \u2014 refinery29.com , 2 July 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1976, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075631" }, "bonsoir":{ "type":[ "French noun" ], "definitions":[ ": good evening" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u014d\u207f-sw\u00e4r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075934" }, "Boas":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":[ "Franz 1858\u20131942 American (German-born) anthropologist and ethnologist" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014d-\u02ccaz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095510" }, "book van":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": bookmobile" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100736" }, "Botany Bay olive":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an Australasian shrub or small tree ( Olea apetala ) with evergreen leaves and red fruits" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104147" }, "bonding company":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a company issuing fidelity and surety bonds : surety company" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "from present participle of bond entry 4" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105358" }, "bottle tit":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": long-tailed tit" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "so called from the shape of its nest" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110109" }, "box beam":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": box girder" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114910" }, "boogie":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": boogie-woogie", ": earthy and strongly rhythmic rock music conducive to dancing", ": a period of or occasion for dancing to this music", ": to dance to rock music", ": revel , party", ": to move quickly", ": to get going" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bu\u0307-g\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00fc-", "\u02c8bu\u0307-g\u0113", "\u02c8b\u00fc-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "Let's boogie on out of here.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Regardless, fans adore the light-hearted celebratory boogie Teller does while playing football in the sand. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 16 June 2022", "This husband-wife piano duo tour the world performing, either side-by-side on one piano or together on separate pianos, a mix of jazz stride, swing and boogie songs from the Great American Songbook. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022", "And how better to boogie than while wearing shiny new makeup? \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 31 Mar. 2022", "On the weekends a beach day was an all-day affair, with boogie boarding and ukelele jam sessions. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022", "Tomas was boogie boarding at the time of the attack and was brought to shore by a surfer, according to authorities. \u2014 Gregory Yee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021", "His music touched on several genres, including Louisiana rhythm and blues, country-pop, boogie -woogie and gospel. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022", "The result is a vibrant cultural history that gestures beyond the tropes of the boogie down and the burning metropolis, those pervasive narratives of cultural renaissance and urban neglect that have dogged the area for half a century. \u2014 Emily Raboteau, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2020", "Watersports options include paddleboards, kayaks, Hobie Cat rides, boogie boards, snorkeling, and diving. \u2014 Joni Sweet, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Take a look at the night\u2019s big festivities, and be sure to grab your skates and boogie over to Flipper\u2019s before the summer\u2019s over. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 15 Apr. 2022", "Get ready to boogie with some of the best disco and funk music at this 21-and-up affair, happening at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022", "Debbie McCollum, senior director of program leadership, sat across from a boy ready to boogie . \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Nov. 2021", "Still, credit the 74-year-old Close for being willing to boogie shortly after losing out on an Oscar for the eighth time \u2014 a record among living performers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Star Tribune , 26 Apr. 2021", "The Heat need a ballhandling guard who can boogie with it. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2021", "Dance-party endings can be interactive and participatory, sometimes encouraging audience members to come onstage or else just get up and boogie in the aisles. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 25 Feb. 2021", "Around that time, Woods started collecting Amateur Championship titles and losing his ability to boogie to the beat. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 8 Jan. 2021", "Choose waves or the calm bay, and relax on the shore or stay busy surfing, paddleboarding, or boogie boarding. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122533" }, "bombardier beetle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": any of numerous carabid beetles of Brachinus or related genera that when disturbed discharge audibly a pungent and corrosive vapor from the anal glands" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123422" }, "bombachas":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":[ ": loose baggy trousers gathered tightly at the ankle and worn especially in Argentina and Uruguay for riding and outdoor work" ], "pronounciation":[ "b\u0259m\u02c8b\u00e4ch\u0259z", "b\u014dm\u02c8-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "borrowed from American Spanish (Argentina) bombachas, bombachos , from Spanish bomba \"pump, bomb\" (hence something puffy or globular) + -acho, -acha , augmentative and pejorative suffix" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124739" }, "bounceable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": bumptious , pugnacious" ], "pronounciation":[ "-s\u0259b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131519" }, "Bowling Green":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":[ "city in southern Kentucky population 58,067", "city in northwestern Ohio south of Toledo population 30,028" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132400" }, "Bodleian":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": belonging to the Bodleian Library of Oxford University":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)b\u00e4d\u00a6l\u0113\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Sir Thomas Bodley \u20201613 English scholar (who restored the Oxford library) + English -ian":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105056" }, "bombardo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": bombardon sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "b\u014dm\u02c8b\u00e4r(\u02cc)d\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian, alteration of bombarda bombarde":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105456" } }