{ "dud":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": clothing":[], ": personal belongings":[], ": misfit":[], ": a bomb or missile that fails to explode":[], ": of little or no worth : valueless":[ "dud checks" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "clinker", "clunker", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "disaster", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "frost", "lemon", "loser", "miss", "shipwreck", "turkey", "washout" ], "antonyms":[ "blockbuster", "hit", "smash", "success", "winner" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.", "She put on her new duds for the party.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "If the tau Herculid shower turns out to be a dud , fear not, there are several other opportunities to witness meteor showers this year. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 30 May 2022", "Disney is paying the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences a reported $1 billion for the rights from a deal that was signed in 2010 and by 2015 was already looking like a dud . \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022", "Fourth-round draw is a dud Because the U.S. Open Cup uses four-team pods for its draws, Phoenix\u2019s three potential opponents were Seattle Sounders, San Jose Earthquakes, and the Sacramento Republic. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022", "Auburn\u2019s coach hated how this historic season of basketball ended not with a championship or a Final Four run, but with a dud . \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 23 Mar. 2022", "There were some boos, but fans appeared to have mostly come to terms with the dud . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Nov. 2021", "Labor Market Friday's dud of a jobs report carried an unsettling warning: don't pay any heed to the headline number of 3.9% unemployment. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2022", "Limitless possibility can result in a very confusing design and production process and potentially a dud of a final timepiece. \u2014 Mark Cho, Robb Report , 16 Oct. 2021", "The dud of a game didn\u2019t change Orlovsky\u2019s opinion that Mayfield will have a monster season. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English dudde":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1899, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144859" }, "dude":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy":[], ": dress up":[ "\u2014 usually used with up got duded up for the dance" ], ": fellow , guy":[ "The other girls in the program never go out, so I always find myself out with dudes from my program.", "\u2014 Cosmopolitan", "\u2014 sometimes used as a term of address Hey, dude , what's up" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry", "OK, dude , whatever you say.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Slang in a professional setting can be viewed as inappropriate, and here are the most inappropriate according to those surveyed: WTF (40%), STFU (36%), slaps (33%), dope (33%), fire (30%), dude (28%), yo (27%), WTH (27%), LMFAO (26%), and lit (26%). \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 8 June 2022", "There\u2019s a biker dude named Ka\u00efs (Yanis Lafki), who in a different-era version of this movie, one where romance existed, would have hooked up with the heroine. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 31 May 2022", "That dude has had so many players\u2019 backs for years. \u2014 The Enquirer , 14 Jan. 2022", "That dude makes professional comedian level observations and commentary. \u2014 Derek Scancarelli, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Mads Mikkelsen is a strong (and sinister) replacement for Johnny Depp as dark wizard Gellert Grindelward, a bad dude planning a war against non-magical folks. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022", "Four come before us: the singing chihuahua, a dude using a strange drum set up, a woman who screeches terribly and a Death Metal screamer. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 22 Mar. 2022", "Imagine a progressive dude driving a logging truck. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022", "Babitsky speaks of himself, sarcastically but self-consciously, as a normal Russian dude who never cries. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "In the front, caustic teen and skeezy dude four times her age likewise find empathetic common ground. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 2 June 2022", "Yeah dude , that sounds like a really good solution. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022", "When Mike Eps smacks that dude in the movie that nug is as frosty. \u2014 Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022", "Johnson stars in so many dude movies that the fantasy adventure (based on the Disney theme-park ride) offers a refreshing change of pace \u2013 and even some romance. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2021", "That\u2019s the way this is going to f---ing go down, dude . \u2014 Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal , 27 Aug. 2021", "Many families this year are choosing vacation options similar to last year\u2019s, said Rainer Jenss, founder of the Family Travel Association: beach vacation rentals, dude ranches or camping. \u2014 Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2021", "The clueless mostly dude lawmakers who are in charge just can\u2019t help themselves. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 18 May 2021", "Behind-the-scenes-slap-on-the wrist diplomacy won\u2019t do the trick, dude . \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 2 Mar. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1899, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "noun derivative of dude entry 1":"Verb", "origin unknown":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dy\u00fcd", "also \u02c8dy\u00fcd", "\u02c8d\u00fcd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beau", "Beau Brummell", "buck", "dandy", "fop", "gallant", "jay", "lounge lizard", "macaroni", "pretty boy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130757", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dudgeon":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a dagger with a handle of dudgeon":[], ": a fit or state of indignation":[ "\u2014 often used in the phrase in high dudgeon" ], ": a haft made of dudgeon":[], ": a wood used especially for dagger hilts":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1573, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English dogeon , from Anglo-French digeon, dogeon":"Noun", "origin unknown":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259-j\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dudgeon Noun (2) offense , resentment , umbrage , pique , dudgeon , huff mean an emotional response to or an emotional state resulting from a slight or indignity. offense implies hurt displeasure. takes deep offense at racial slurs resentment suggests lasting indignation or ill will. harbored a lifelong resentment of his brother umbrage may suggest hurt pride, resentment, or suspicion of another's motives. took umbrage at the offer of advice pique applies to a transient feeling of wounded vanity. in a pique I foolishly declined the invitation dudgeon suggests an angry fit of indignation. stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon huff implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger usually at a petty cause. in a huff he slammed the door", "synonyms":[ "huff", "miff", "offense", "offence", "peeve", "pique", "resentment", "umbrage" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015445", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "duds":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": clothing":[], ": personal belongings":[], ": misfit":[], ": a bomb or missile that fails to explode":[], ": of little or no worth : valueless":[ "dud checks" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "clinker", "clunker", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "disaster", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "frost", "lemon", "loser", "miss", "shipwreck", "turkey", "washout" ], "antonyms":[ "blockbuster", "hit", "smash", "success", "winner" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.", "She put on her new duds for the party.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "If the tau Herculid shower turns out to be a dud , fear not, there are several other opportunities to witness meteor showers this year. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 30 May 2022", "Disney is paying the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences a reported $1 billion for the rights from a deal that was signed in 2010 and by 2015 was already looking like a dud . \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022", "Fourth-round draw is a dud Because the U.S. Open Cup uses four-team pods for its draws, Phoenix\u2019s three potential opponents were Seattle Sounders, San Jose Earthquakes, and the Sacramento Republic. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022", "Auburn\u2019s coach hated how this historic season of basketball ended not with a championship or a Final Four run, but with a dud . \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 23 Mar. 2022", "There were some boos, but fans appeared to have mostly come to terms with the dud . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Nov. 2021", "Labor Market Friday's dud of a jobs report carried an unsettling warning: don't pay any heed to the headline number of 3.9% unemployment. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2022", "Limitless possibility can result in a very confusing design and production process and potentially a dud of a final timepiece. \u2014 Mark Cho, Robb Report , 16 Oct. 2021", "The dud of a game didn\u2019t change Orlovsky\u2019s opinion that Mayfield will have a monster season. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English dudde":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1899, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093857" }, "dude ranch":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a vacation resort offering activities (such as horseback riding) typical of western ranches":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Just north of Livingston, at the former Crazy Mountain Ranch, once owned by Philip Morris, winners of a sweepstakes offered in the company\u2019s cigarette packs used to be flown to Montana for a dude ranch vacation. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country , 8 June 2022", "Doug Averill grew up as one of eight boys on his parents\u2019 sprawling dude ranch , the Flathead Lake Lodge, in rural Montana. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2020", "The all-inclusive Colorado dude ranch is both elevated and down-home, with unique activities like cattle-pushing clinics and archery offered alongside gourmet meals and a fantastic spa. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022", "Stay at the Greenhorn Ranch, a working dude ranch offering charming, rustic accommodations including a lodge, cabins and creek-side Airstreams. \u2014 Joe Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Apr. 2022", "The boys had seen Las Vegas, San Francisco, and the Grand Canyon before heading to Joe\u2019s aunt and uncle\u2019s dude ranch , the Rainbow Trout Ranch, in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. \u2014 Jon Billman, Outside Online , 13 Mar. 2017", "Ranch stays last five or six nights, and in addition to the standard dude ranch vacation, Sylvan Dale offers adults-only or women-only weeks. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022", "The all-inclusive resort's 12 glass-walled cabins, which could just as well be snow globes, are part of Montana's Resort at Paws Up, a 37,000-acre property offering luxury-meets-adventure dude ranch vacations. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 13 Feb. 2022", "Keep an eye out for the foundations of the defunct Spur Cross dude ranch crumbling among cholla and creosote shrubs. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 5 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1899, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185317" }, "dude up":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to dress up":[ "he duded up for the dance" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201807" }, "Duda":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Andrzej (Sebastian) 1972\u2013 president of Poland (2015\u2013 )":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-d\u00e4" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211435" }, "dudelsack":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a German bagpipe":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcd\u1d4al\u02ccsak", "German -\u02ccz\u00e4k" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "German":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035251" }, "dudeen":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a short tobacco pipe made of clay":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u00fc-\u02c8d\u0113n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Irish d\u00faid\u00edn , diminutive of d\u00fad pipe":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1825, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035614" }, "Dudevant":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Aurore \u2014 see George sand":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120546" }, "dude wrangler":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one employed as a guide and host on a dude ranch":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121224" }, "dudgen":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": homely , rude , coarse":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155434" }, "dudley":{ "type":[ "biographical name", "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Robert 1532(or 1533)\u20131588 1st Earl of Leicester English courtier":[], "Thomas 1576\u20131653 English colonial administrator in America":[], "town in West Midlands, west central England, west-northwest of Birmingham population 312,550":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259d-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021222" } }