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  "Murdoch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "(Keith) Rupert 1931\u2013 American (Australian-born) newspaper publisher and media entrepreneur":[],
      "Dame (Jean) Iris 1919\u20131999 British (Irish-born) writer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-d\u0259k",
      "-\u02ccd\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111722",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Murmansk":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city and port on Kola Bay in northwestern Russia in Europe population 307,400":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8m\u00e4n(t)sk",
      "mu\u0307r-\u02c8man(t)sk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202933",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Murmi":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a pastoral people that live on the border between Nepal and India":[],
      ": the Tibeto-Burman language of the Murmi people":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8mu\u0307rm\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085635",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Murngin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an Australian people of Arnhemland":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259rnj\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055513",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Muroidea":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a superfamily of rodents approximately equal to Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Mur-, Mus + -oidea":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "myu\u0307\u02c8r\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032412",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "murder":{
    "antonyms":[
      "assassinate",
      "bump off",
      "croak",
      "dispatch",
      "do in",
      "execute",
      "get",
      "ice",
      "knock off",
      "liquidate",
      "neutralize",
      "off",
      "put away",
      "rub out",
      "slay",
      "snuff",
      "take out",
      "terminate",
      "whack"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a flock of crows":[
        "There's a reason the proper term for a flock of them is a murder of crows, and it's not because we like having them around.",
        "\u2014 Jeffrey Kluger"
      ],
      ": mutilate , mangle":[
        "murders French"
      ],
      ": something outrageous or blameworthy":[
        "getting away with murder"
      ],
      ": something very difficult or dangerous":[
        "the traffic was murder",
        "carrying the luggage was murder on my back"
      ],
      ": tease , torment":[],
      ": the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought":[
        "was convicted of murder"
      ],
      ": to commit murder":[],
      ": to defeat badly":[],
      ": to kill (a human being) unlawfully and with premeditated malice":[],
      ": to put an end to":[],
      ": to slaughter wantonly : slay":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She was accused of murder .",
      "the mass murder of civilians in wartime",
      "a string of unsolved murders",
      "Traffic is murder this time of day.",
      "Verb",
      "He was arrested and accused of murdering his wife.",
      "His wife was found murdered .",
      "a dictator who is responsible for murdering thousands of innocent people",
      "The band murdered that song.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In Baltimore and across the United States, only about half of murder cases are cleared \u2014 far less than a half-century ago, when roughly 90% led to arrests. \u2014 Jim Axelrod, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
      "The document charges the woman whose accusations led to the Black teenager\u2019s murder with his kidnapping. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Kainoa Duarte-Borden, 20, faces counts of first- and second-degree murder in the shooting early Saturday morning in northeast Anchorage that left a 26-year-old man dead. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
      "Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11, and Austin police later issued a murder warrant for Armstrong. \u2014 Chron , 30 June 2022",
      "Till\u2019s murder was officially closed by the Department of Justice, without apology, without justice according to Till\u2019s surviving relatives. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
      "Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11, and Austin police on May 19 issued a murder warrant for Armstrong. \u2014 Ken Miller, ajc , 30 June 2022",
      "Lee\u2019s murder comes at a time of rising hate crimes against Asian Americans, according to a report from the California Department of Justice. \u2014 James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Caitlin Grasso described the murder in court Thursday and Dumeer\u2019s alleged role in attempting to prevent Boston police from linking the bouncer to the killing. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Crouched all around her were teenagers pretending that someone with a gun was trying to murder them. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Within hours of his arrest, Roske was charged in U.S. District Court in Maryland with attempting to kidnap or murder a judge. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The man, Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, California, was charged with attempting or threatening to kidnap or murder a US judge. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "Kahiye\u2019s mother still suffers from the trauma of witnessing criminals murder her husband, Kahiye\u2019s stepdad. \u2014 Magdalena Del Valle, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "While our incumbent politicians worked to repeal the law enforcement officers bill of rights, criminals have worked hard to steal our catalytic converters, rob our businesses and murder our family members and friends. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 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",
      "Millete\u2019s husband, Larry Millete, pleaded not guilty in October to murder and felony possession of an assault weapon. \u2014 Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Crouched all around her were teenagers pretending that someone with a gun was trying to murder them. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "partly from Middle English murther , from Old English morthor ; partly from Middle English murdre , from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English morthor ; akin to Old High German mord murder, Latin mort-, mors death, mori to die, mortuus dead, Greek brotos mortal":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for murder Verb kill , slay , murder , assassinate , dispatch , execute mean to deprive of life. kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner. killed in an accident frost killed the plants slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive. slew thousands of the Philistines murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility. convicted of murdering a rival assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives. terrorists assassinated the Senator dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death. dispatched the sentry with one bullet execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty. executed by lethal gas",
    "synonyms":[
      "agony",
      "Gehenna",
      "hell",
      "horror",
      "misery",
      "nightmare",
      "torment",
      "torture"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110016",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "murder hornet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": asian giant hornet":[
        "The Asian giant hornet, also known as the \" murder hornet ,\" made headlines this year after its presence was announced in late December 2019. The insect is the world's largest hornet and preys on other insects, including honey bees \u2026",
        "\u2014 Kaitlin Flanigan",
        "When scientists in Washington state destroyed the first nest of so-called murder hornets found in the U.S., they discovered about 500 live specimens in various stages of development, officials said Tuesday.",
        "\u2014 Nicholas K. Geranios"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "2020, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111413",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "murder weapon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the weapon used to commit a murder":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110208",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "murderer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "A few years ago, this idea was propounded most visibly by white-power extremists such as the Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik (or, more recently, the shooter in Buffalo). \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby sets out to find the murderer before anyone else is killed. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The profile of the 18-year-old Texas murderer is eerily similar to that of a 19-year-old who entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, 2018, killing 14 students and three coaches while injuring 17 others. \u2014 Scott Travis, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
      "The profile of the 18-year-old Texas murderer is eerily similar to that of a 19-year-old who entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, 2018, killing 14 students and three coaches while injuring 17 others. \u2014 Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
      "Biel wore almost no makeup to become the real-life murderer . \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Antonio Santos, 50, of the 4400 block of North Natchez Avenue, Harwood Heights, was charged with violating the child murderer and violent offender against youth registration act following a traffic stop on March 2, police said. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The first murderer who delivers this mixed report in Shakespeare\u2019s play has Banquo\u2019s blood still freshly splattered on his face. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "But now, Reddington's thoughts have returned to obsessing over Liz, and he's asked his hacker buddy Tadashi to investigate the contents of the murderer 's phone, which concerns Mierce. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 14 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-d\u0259r-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "assassin",
      "cutthroat",
      "homicide",
      "killer",
      "manslayer"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044632",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "murderess":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a woman who murders":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jessica Biel has a complex turn as the titular murderess , a thin veneer of professional suburban housewifery pasted over a deep disdain for her own humdrum life. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Her tenure as the infamous murderess (a role canonized by the likes of Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, and Liza Minnelli) will commence at the Ambassador Theatre on April 12 and run through June 5. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Her Democratic opponent, Felicia French, wasn\u2019t some international drug trafficker or ax murderess , but rather a nurse and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Who is Winnie Ruth Judd, Phoenix's infamous murderess ",
      "On February 27, Lady Gaga attended the 2022 SAG Awards, where she was nominated for her performance as murderess Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "With Isabella Furhman reprising her role as the murderess Esther, the new movie will also star Julia Stiles as a woman who has to fight to save her family from Esther's wrath. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new partner to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum located on a remote, windswept island. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Fredegund was recast as a femme fatale, and Brunhild as a murderess lacking all maternal instinct. \u2014 Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-d\u0259-r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112323",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "murdering":{
    "antonyms":[
      "assassinate",
      "bump off",
      "croak",
      "dispatch",
      "do in",
      "execute",
      "get",
      "ice",
      "knock off",
      "liquidate",
      "neutralize",
      "off",
      "put away",
      "rub out",
      "slay",
      "snuff",
      "take out",
      "terminate",
      "whack"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a flock of crows":[
        "There's a reason the proper term for a flock of them is a murder of crows, and it's not because we like having them around.",
        "\u2014 Jeffrey Kluger"
      ],
      ": mutilate , mangle":[
        "murders French"
      ],
      ": something outrageous or blameworthy":[
        "getting away with murder"
      ],
      ": something very difficult or dangerous":[
        "the traffic was murder",
        "carrying the luggage was murder on my back"
      ],
      ": tease , torment":[],
      ": the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought":[
        "was convicted of murder"
      ],
      ": to commit murder":[],
      ": to defeat badly":[],
      ": to kill (a human being) unlawfully and with premeditated malice":[],
      ": to put an end to":[],
      ": to slaughter wantonly : slay":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She was accused of murder .",
      "the mass murder of civilians in wartime",
      "a string of unsolved murders",
      "Traffic is murder this time of day.",
      "Verb",
      "He was arrested and accused of murdering his wife.",
      "His wife was found murdered .",
      "a dictator who is responsible for murdering thousands of innocent people",
      "The band murdered that song.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In Baltimore and across the United States, only about half of murder cases are cleared \u2014 far less than a half-century ago, when roughly 90% led to arrests. \u2014 Jim Axelrod, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
      "The document charges the woman whose accusations led to the Black teenager\u2019s murder with his kidnapping. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Kainoa Duarte-Borden, 20, faces counts of first- and second-degree murder in the shooting early Saturday morning in northeast Anchorage that left a 26-year-old man dead. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
      "Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11, and Austin police later issued a murder warrant for Armstrong. \u2014 Chron , 30 June 2022",
      "Till\u2019s murder was officially closed by the Department of Justice, without apology, without justice according to Till\u2019s surviving relatives. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
      "Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11, and Austin police on May 19 issued a murder warrant for Armstrong. \u2014 Ken Miller, ajc , 30 June 2022",
      "Lee\u2019s murder comes at a time of rising hate crimes against Asian Americans, according to a report from the California Department of Justice. \u2014 James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Caitlin Grasso described the murder in court Thursday and Dumeer\u2019s alleged role in attempting to prevent Boston police from linking the bouncer to the killing. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Crouched all around her were teenagers pretending that someone with a gun was trying to murder them. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Within hours of his arrest, Roske was charged in U.S. District Court in Maryland with attempting to kidnap or murder a judge. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The man, Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, California, was charged with attempting or threatening to kidnap or murder a US judge. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "Kahiye\u2019s mother still suffers from the trauma of witnessing criminals murder her husband, Kahiye\u2019s stepdad. \u2014 Magdalena Del Valle, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "While our incumbent politicians worked to repeal the law enforcement officers bill of rights, criminals have worked hard to steal our catalytic converters, rob our businesses and murder our family members and friends. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 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",
      "Millete\u2019s husband, Larry Millete, pleaded not guilty in October to murder and felony possession of an assault weapon. \u2014 Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Crouched all around her were teenagers pretending that someone with a gun was trying to murder them. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "partly from Middle English murther , from Old English morthor ; partly from Middle English murdre , from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English morthor ; akin to Old High German mord murder, Latin mort-, mors death, mori to die, mortuus dead, Greek brotos mortal":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for murder Verb kill , slay , murder , assassinate , dispatch , execute mean to deprive of life. kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner. killed in an accident frost killed the plants slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive. slew thousands of the Philistines murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility. convicted of murdering a rival assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives. terrorists assassinated the Senator dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death. dispatched the sentry with one bullet execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty. executed by lethal gas",
    "synonyms":[
      "agony",
      "Gehenna",
      "hell",
      "horror",
      "misery",
      "nightmare",
      "torment",
      "torture"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115811",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "murderous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "easy",
      "light",
      "soft"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by or causing murder or bloodshed":[],
      ": having the ability or power to overwhelm : devastating":[
        "murderous heat"
      ],
      ": having the purpose or capability of murder":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I can't stand this murderous heat.",
      "The lead runner set a murderous pace.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He was overtaken by emotion, not so much shock, or sorrow, though those things were there, too, but above all the face replacing his filled him with anger, or, rather, more than anger, an unexpected, murderous rage. \u2014 Mohsin Hamid, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "On screen, these characters disrupt Joe\u2019s plans for becoming a quiet, non- murderous family man. \u2014 Essence , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Enter the mind of an insane artist in Layers of Fear, fight a murderous cop in the thrilling 12 Minutes, and face all kinds of horror in postapocalyptic games like The Last of Us and the Metro series. \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Powerful street gangs had seized control of parts of the country, trafficking drugs, extorting cash from small businesses and killing with such abandon that El Salvador ranked among the most murderous countries in the world. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Had Czar Nicholas II remained in power, Russia would likely have evolved into an imperfect constitutional monarchy, not the murderous monstrosity of the past 100 years. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "The latest rampage by a murderous racist, in Buffalo, New York, will and should accelerate them further. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "We are reminded that not all foreign jihadists joined up with murderous intent, and among the first victims of ISIS were, in many cases, the ones ISIS decided to absorb. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "The production even raises doubts about whether Claudius has in fact committed the murderous deed of which the Ghost accuses him. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-d\u0259-r\u0259s",
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-d(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bitter",
      "brutal",
      "burdensome",
      "cruel",
      "excruciating",
      "grievous",
      "grim",
      "hard",
      "hardhanded",
      "harsh",
      "heavy",
      "inhuman",
      "onerous",
      "oppressive",
      "rough",
      "rugged",
      "searing",
      "severe",
      "stiff",
      "tough",
      "trying"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112111",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "murk":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blaze",
      "brightness",
      "brilliance",
      "day",
      "daylight",
      "glare",
      "glow",
      "light",
      "lightness"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "We could not see the bottom of the lake through the murk .",
      "a robber lying unseen in the murk"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English mirke , probably from Old Norse myrkr darkness; akin to Old English mirce gloom":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259rk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "blackness",
      "candlelight",
      "dark",
      "darkness",
      "dusk",
      "gloaming",
      "gloom",
      "night",
      "semidarkness",
      "shade",
      "shadows",
      "twilight",
      "umbra"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164310",
    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "murkiness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "brightened",
      "brilliant",
      "illuminated",
      "illumined",
      "light",
      "lit",
      "lighted",
      "lightsome",
      "lucent",
      "lucid",
      "luminous"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke":[
        "the murky bottom of the lake"
      ],
      ": characterized by thickness and heaviness of air : foggy , misty":[
        "rain poured down from murky skies",
        "\u2014 Newsweek"
      ],
      ": darkly vague or obscure":[
        "murky official rhetoric",
        "He offered a murky explanation."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She peered into one of the church's murky chapels.",
      "a politician with a murky past",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, the debate over just who wrote the moment creates some murky waters. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
      "Just this week, numerous homes and bridges in Yellowstone National Park were destroyed, collapsing into the murky waters of Yellowstone River as record-breaking floods and dangerous mudslides continue to plague the area. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
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      "As a result, the friends must wade through murky waters to get to a new relationship built on a firmer foundation. \u2014 Simone E. Morris, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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      "The standard package includes two spotlights and floodlights, but owners can add extras for cutting through murky waters. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Heavy shelling continued in the eastern part of Ukraine today as the Russian military has appeared to shift its focus to the Donbas region, a politically murky area of Ukraine controlled by Russian separatists. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022"
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      "Heavy shelling continued in the eastern part of Ukraine today as the Russian military has appeared to shift its focus to the Donbas region, a politically murky area of Ukraine controlled by Russian separatists. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022"
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      "Old stone walls reverberate with the gentle murmur of conversations in Arabic, Syriac, Armenian, Kurdish, Torani, Turkish and Aramaic, an ancient Semitic language once believed to have been used by Jesus. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "With Russian troops nearing Kyiv this morning, President Biden's selection of Kentaji Brown Jackson earns barely a murmur . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Her presence was another kind of history \u2014 another murmur of progress. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Time is stolen from them, and the murmur of Jewish prayers subsides. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The deal, which WMG announced Thursday, closes months of speculation and industry murmur over a potential 300 sale. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Add in a solid ANC chip and any environmental noises will be reduced to a slight murmur . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Rogers Stirk\u2019s late arrival steps up to its mark, completing the scene with a confident murmur . \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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      "But over the next 20 minutes, something strange but not entirely unexpected happened: The crowd began to murmur in admiration and appreciation as Curry sank 136 of 190 shots, including 46 of 72 3-pointers, a few of them from just inside halfcourt. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, some miles away in the Essex coastal village of Aldwinter, a teenager has vanished without a trace \u2014 taken, the locals have started to murmur , by an ancient sea creature recently reawakened. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
      "The courtroom fills to near-capacity most days, and Depp\u2019s fans tend to murmur and even snicker quietly to themselves when the actor talks back to Rottenborn. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
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      "Old stone walls reverberate with the gentle murmur of conversations in Arabic, Syriac, Armenian, Kurdish, Torani, Turkish and Aramaic, an ancient Semitic language once believed to have been used by Jesus. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "With Russian troops nearing Kyiv this morning, President Biden's selection of Kentaji Brown Jackson earns barely a murmur . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 25 Feb. 2022",
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      "The deal, which WMG announced Thursday, closes months of speculation and industry murmur over a potential 300 sale. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Add in a solid ANC chip and any environmental noises will be reduced to a slight murmur . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Rogers Stirk\u2019s late arrival steps up to its mark, completing the scene with a confident murmur . \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "But over the next 20 minutes, something strange but not entirely unexpected happened: The crowd began to murmur in admiration and appreciation as Curry sank 136 of 190 shots, including 46 of 72 3-pointers, a few of them from just inside halfcourt. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, some miles away in the Essex coastal village of Aldwinter, a teenager has vanished without a trace \u2014 taken, the locals have started to murmur , by an ancient sea creature recently reawakened. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
      "The courtroom fills to near-capacity most days, and Depp\u2019s fans tend to murmur and even snicker quietly to themselves when the actor talks back to Rottenborn. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
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      "An impressed murmur rippled through the campaign headquarters. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "Old stone walls reverberate with the gentle murmur of conversations in Arabic, Syriac, Armenian, Kurdish, Torani, Turkish and Aramaic, an ancient Semitic language once believed to have been used by Jesus. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "With Russian troops nearing Kyiv this morning, President Biden's selection of Kentaji Brown Jackson earns barely a murmur . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Her presence was another kind of history \u2014 another murmur of progress. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Time is stolen from them, and the murmur of Jewish prayers subsides. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The deal, which WMG announced Thursday, closes months of speculation and industry murmur over a potential 300 sale. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Add in a solid ANC chip and any environmental noises will be reduced to a slight murmur . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Rogers Stirk\u2019s late arrival steps up to its mark, completing the scene with a confident murmur . \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "But over the next 20 minutes, something strange but not entirely unexpected happened: The crowd began to murmur in admiration and appreciation as Curry sank 136 of 190 shots, including 46 of 72 3-pointers, a few of them from just inside halfcourt. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "Stocks are crashing, investors are jittery, and voices continue to murmur that a recession is nearly upon us. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, some miles away in the Essex coastal village of Aldwinter, a teenager has vanished without a trace \u2014 taken, the locals have started to murmur , by an ancient sea creature recently reawakened. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
      "The courtroom fills to near-capacity most days, and Depp\u2019s fans tend to murmur and even snicker quietly to themselves when the actor talks back to Rottenborn. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
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      "Middle English murmure , from Anglo-French disturbance, from Latin murmur murmur, roar, of imitative origin":"Noun and Verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-m\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "complaint",
      "fuss",
      "grievance",
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      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "grumble",
      "holler",
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      "lament",
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      "squawk",
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      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043206",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": in a murmuring manner":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082252",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no murmur":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259rm\u0259rl\u0259\u0307s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230958",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": filled with or characterized by murmurs : low and indistinct":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1582, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259rm-r\u0259s",
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-m\u0259-r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075034",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rodent of the superfamily Muroidea":[],
      ": of or relating to the Muroidea":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Muroidea":"Adjective"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u02c8myu\u0307\u02ccr\u022fid"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212855",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral Be 2 FeY 2 (SiO 4 ) 3 (":[]
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      "German muromontit , from Muromontium (Mauersberg) in Saxony, Germany, its locality + German -it -ite":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccmyu\u0307r\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4n\u2027\u02cct\u012bt"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120440",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a fandango of Murcia, Spain":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccm\u0259rsh\u0113\u02c8\u00e4n\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish, from feminine of murciano of Murcia, from Murcia + -ano -an":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160639"
  },
  "murdering piece":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": murderer sense 2":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202812"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought":[
        "was convicted of murder"
      ],
      ": something very difficult or dangerous":[
        "the traffic was murder",
        "carrying the luggage was murder on my back"
      ],
      ": something outrageous or blameworthy":[
        "getting away with murder"
      ],
      ": a flock of crows":[
        "There's a reason the proper term for a flock of them is a murder of crows, and it's not because we like having them around.",
        "\u2014 Jeffrey Kluger"
      ],
      ": to kill (a human being) unlawfully and with premeditated malice":[],
      ": to slaughter wantonly : slay":[],
      ": to put an end to":[],
      ": tease , torment":[],
      ": mutilate , mangle":[
        "murders French"
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      ": to defeat badly":[],
      ": to commit murder":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agony",
      "Gehenna",
      "hell",
      "horror",
      "misery",
      "nightmare",
      "torment",
      "torture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assassinate",
      "bump off",
      "croak",
      "dispatch",
      "do in",
      "execute",
      "get",
      "ice",
      "knock off",
      "liquidate",
      "neutralize",
      "off",
      "put away",
      "rub out",
      "slay",
      "snuff",
      "take out",
      "terminate",
      "whack"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for murder Verb kill , slay , murder , assassinate , dispatch , execute mean to deprive of life. kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner. killed in an accident frost killed the plants slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive. slew thousands of the Philistines murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility. convicted of murdering a rival assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives. terrorists assassinated the Senator dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death. dispatched the sentry with one bullet execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty. executed by lethal gas",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She was accused of murder .",
      "the mass murder of civilians in wartime",
      "a string of unsolved murders",
      "Traffic is murder this time of day.",
      "Verb",
      "He was arrested and accused of murdering his wife.",
      "His wife was found murdered .",
      "a dictator who is responsible for murdering thousands of innocent people",
      "The band murdered that song.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In Baltimore and across the United States, only about half of murder cases are cleared \u2014 far less than a half-century ago, when roughly 90% led to arrests. \u2014 Jim Axelrod, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
      "The document charges the woman whose accusations led to the Black teenager\u2019s murder with his kidnapping. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Kainoa Duarte-Borden, 20, faces counts of first- and second-degree murder in the shooting early Saturday morning in northeast Anchorage that left a 26-year-old man dead. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
      "Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11, and Austin police later issued a murder warrant for Armstrong. \u2014 Chron , 30 June 2022",
      "Till\u2019s murder was officially closed by the Department of Justice, without apology, without justice according to Till\u2019s surviving relatives. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
      "Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11, and Austin police on May 19 issued a murder warrant for Armstrong. \u2014 Ken Miller, ajc , 30 June 2022",
      "Lee\u2019s murder comes at a time of rising hate crimes against Asian Americans, according to a report from the California Department of Justice. \u2014 James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Caitlin Grasso described the murder in court Thursday and Dumeer\u2019s alleged role in attempting to prevent Boston police from linking the bouncer to the killing. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Crouched all around her were teenagers pretending that someone with a gun was trying to murder them. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Within hours of his arrest, Roske was charged in U.S. District Court in Maryland with attempting to kidnap or murder a judge. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The man, Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, California, was charged with attempting or threatening to kidnap or murder a US judge. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "Kahiye\u2019s mother still suffers from the trauma of witnessing criminals murder her husband, Kahiye\u2019s stepdad. \u2014 Magdalena Del Valle, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "While our incumbent politicians worked to repeal the law enforcement officers bill of rights, criminals have worked hard to steal our catalytic converters, rob our businesses and murder our family members and friends. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 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",
      "Millete\u2019s husband, Larry Millete, pleaded not guilty in October to murder and felony possession of an assault weapon. \u2014 Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Crouched all around her were teenagers pretending that someone with a gun was trying to murder them. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "partly from Middle English murther , from Old English morthor ; partly from Middle English murdre , from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English morthor ; akin to Old High German mord murder, Latin mort-, mors death, mori to die, mortuus dead, Greek brotos mortal":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211347"
  },
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "region and ancient kingdom in southeastern Spain bordering on the Mediterranean Sea":[],
      "province of southeastern Spain bordering on the Mediterranean Sea area 4369 square miles (11,316 square kilometers), population 1,462,128":[],
      "commune , capital of the province of Murcia, and capital of the ancient kingdom of Murcia population 437,667":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212907"
  },
  "murdrum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fine exacted under the Norman kings from the hundred in which a person was slain unless the slayer was produced or proof was given that the slain person was not a Franco-Norman":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259rdr\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin, murder, fine for murder, from Old French murdre murder":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220821"
  },
  "Murchison Falls":{
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      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "waterfall 130 feet (40 meters) high in the Victoria Nile in western Uganda":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225206"
  },
  "mure":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": immure":[],
      ": thrust , squeeze":[
        "mure against a wall"
      ],
      ": wall : something resembling a wall":[],
      ": humble , meek":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8myu\u0307(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English muren , from Middle French murer , from Late Latin murare , from Latin murus wall":"Transitive verb",
      "Middle French mur , from Latin murus":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Middle French meur , literally, ripe, from Latin maturus":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042831"
  },
  "Murchison":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "river 440 miles (708 kilometers) of Australia in western Western Australia flowing west into the Indian Ocean":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-ch\u0259-s\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061127"
  },
  "murein":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": peptidoglycan":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8myu\u0307r-\u02cc\u0113n",
      "\u02c8myu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8myu\u0307(\u0259)r-\u02cc\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "mur amic acid + -ein , alteration of -ine entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1964, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074830"
  },
  "murderee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an actual or potential victim of a murder":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccm\u0259r-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100642"
  },
  "murre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other notable species included a brown booby observed from a whale watching boat several miles north of Provincetown, and a royal tern, a razorbill, and a common murre off Race Point Beach in Provincetown. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 July 2021",
      "With plankton depleted, many species on which the murre depend for prey saw declines in body condition. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "The birds \u2013 a species known as the common murre \u2013 likely died of starvation due to the warm water, which severely disrupted the birds' food supply. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 16 Jan. 2020",
      "Fish-eating murres and kittiwakes, on the other hand, increased in the Chukchi Sea. \u2014 Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "Scientists say the mass die-off was unprecedented \u2013 both for murres , and across all bird species worldwide. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 16 Jan. 2020",
      "But that number is just a fraction of what scientists estimate is a half-million to 1.2 million murres that died during the marine heat wave, Piatt said. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "From May 2015 to April 2016, about 62,000 murre carcasses were found on beaches from central California north through Alaska. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 16 Jan. 2020",
      "Others, such as the murres , dine on small fish such as smelt, which in the northern Bering Sea have suffered a 98% population drop in eight years, according to federal surveys. \u2014 Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1794, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103747"
  },
  "Murray red gum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gum tree ( Eucalyptus camaldulensis ) that is native to Australia but is grown elsewhere in warm regions for ornament and shade and that has smooth gray bark, red wood, and umbellate flowers":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Murray river":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172524"
  },
  "Muratorian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the antiquary Muratori":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6my\u00fcr\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Lodovico Antonio Muratori \u20201750 Italian antiquary and historian + English -an":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183612"
  },
  "murral":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a common freshwater snakehead ( Ophiocephalus striatus ) of southeast Asia and the Philippines that is an important food fish":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Sanskrit murala":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185128"
  },
  "Murray pine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lodgepole pine sense b":[],
      ": a spreading Australian cypress pine ( Callitris glauca ) with dark green foliage":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "in sense 1 after Andrew Murray \u20201878 Scottish naturalist; in sense 2 from Murray river":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201633"
  },
  "murrain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pestilence or plague especially affecting domestic animals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259-r\u0259n",
      "\u02c8m\u0259r-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Otherwise nature is outraged, floods will again sweep the land and murrains strike our cattle. \u2014 Dan Bilefsky, New York Times , 19 Feb. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English moreyne , from Anglo-French morine , from morir to die, from Latin mori \u2014 more at murder":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210755"
  },
  "Murrah":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an Indian breed of dairy type buffaloes with distinctive coiled horns":[],
      ": an animal of the Murrah breed":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0259r\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "native name in India":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234036"
  }
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