{ "somatic":{ "antonyms":[ "nonmaterial", "nonphysical" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to the wall of the body : parietal":[], ": of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm":[] }, "examples":[ "a somatic disorder that was once thought to be \u201call in the patient's head\u201d", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In some children, mutations appeared in some but not all their brain cells, somatic mutations that slowly built up during brain development. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 3 June 2022", "Visits to the school nurse for somatic complaints related to mental health are up 60%, and there\u2019s been a 50% increase in school nurse visits for anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder over the last three years. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 6 Apr. 2022", "Adam Haar Horowitz, who is running the experiment, speaks to me over Zoom, monitoring my somatic information. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022", "Eric Sharp is an artist who wants to transfer serene waves of music to your ears through somatic house music. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 24 Feb. 2022", "In addition to personal training, classes and offerings include restorative yoga, FIT Flow, and a somatic experiencing workshop. \u2014 Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue , 7 Feb. 2022", "The result is a somatic landscape that seeks to cultivate a sense of collectivity during a distressingly isolating and disjointed time. \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2021", "These challenges have also negatively impacted employee health with an increase in somatic symptoms of stress, such as soreness in the neck and shoulders. \u2014 Allbusiness, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021", "Some cells pass their genes on to the next generation, the germline cells like eggs and sperm, and then there are all the rest, the somatic cells that support the germline in its quest to propagate itself. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Sep. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Greek s\u014dmatikos , from s\u014dmat-, s\u014dma":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u014d-\u02c8mat-ik, s\u0259-", "s\u0259-", "s\u014d-\u02c8ma-tik" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "animal", "bodily", "carnal", "corporal", "corporeal", "fleshly", "material", "physical" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114930", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "somatic crossing-over":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": crossing-over occurring during mitosis whether in germinal or somatic tissue":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120623", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "somatic symptom disorder":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "2012, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112330", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "somatist":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an advocate of medical organicism":[], ": one who seeks the causes of mental disorders in brain lesions and other physical conditions":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary somat- + -ist":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u014dm\u0259t\u0259\u0307st" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113221", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "somber":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "illuminated", "illumined", "light", "lit", "lighted", "lightsome", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous" ], "definitions":{ ": conveying gloomy suggestions or ideas":[], ": of a dismal or depressing character : melancholy":[], ": of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored":[], ": of a serious mien : grave":[ "somber dignitaries" ], ": so shaded as to be dark and gloomy":[] }, "examples":[ "Looking out at his audience, a somber mass of monks, Gregory gave Mary a new identity that would shape her image for fourteen hundred years. \u2014 Jonathan Darman , Newsweek , 29 May 2006", "This year marks a somber anniversary\u2014it was 150 years ago that humans wiped out the last survivors of this species. A relative of the razorbills and puffins, and about the size of a small goose, the great auk was black-bodied with a white underbelly, and walked erect, like a penguin. \u2014 Bill Montevecchi , Natural History , August 1994", "The purple darkness was filled with men who lectured and jabbered. Sometimes he could see them gesticulating against the blue and somber sky. \u2014 Stephen Crane , The Red Badge of Courage , 1895", "Her death put us in a somber mood.", "The movie is a somber portrait of life on the streets.", "He wore a somber suit.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But now, three months after those meetings in Brussels, Biden will arrive Saturday in the Bavarian Alps to begin a pair of summits that will confront a far more somber situation in Ukraine. \u2014 Ashley Parker, Washington Post , 24 June 2022", "The tune was also a perfect fit for the eerily somber film's trailer. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 23 June 2022", "The big takeaway from this show, and likely every one on the tour: At 81, Dylan is acting his somber age, and yet, in his fashion, deep at play in the fields of the Lord. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 22 June 2022", "Family members of the victim had gathered Sunday afternoon outside a house on Lakeside Avenue, their movements listless and faces somber . \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022", "Her paintings of somber young girls summed up the agonies of early adolescence, including one who had stuffed tissues into her gaping bra. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 18 June 2022", "Bishop Glenda Curry, head of the Episcopal Diocese, led the service and gave a somber sermon. \u2014 al , 17 June 2022", "Their remarks, somber and theatrical as the room itself, were pitched to a present-day investigative body: the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022", "Added to this was Aucoin and crew\u2018s strong preference for somber poetry, which would frequently be read or set to music, allowing for a regular flow of darkness. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French sombre":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u00e4m-b\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "black", "caliginous", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dim", "dimmed", "dusk", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "pitchy", "rayless", "stygian", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "unlit" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182756", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "sombre":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "illuminated", "illumined", "light", "lit", "lighted", "lightsome", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous" ], "definitions":{ ": conveying gloomy suggestions or ideas":[], ": of a dismal or depressing character : melancholy":[], ": of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored":[], ": of a serious mien : grave":[ "somber dignitaries" ], ": so shaded as to be dark and gloomy":[] }, "examples":[ "Looking out at his audience, a somber mass of monks, Gregory gave Mary a new identity that would shape her image for fourteen hundred years. \u2014 Jonathan Darman , Newsweek , 29 May 2006", "This year marks a somber anniversary\u2014it was 150 years ago that humans wiped out the last survivors of this species. A relative of the razorbills and puffins, and about the size of a small goose, the great auk was black-bodied with a white underbelly, and walked erect, like a penguin. \u2014 Bill Montevecchi , Natural History , August 1994", "The purple darkness was filled with men who lectured and jabbered. Sometimes he could see them gesticulating against the blue and somber sky. \u2014 Stephen Crane , The Red Badge of Courage , 1895", "Her death put us in a somber mood.", "The movie is a somber portrait of life on the streets.", "He wore a somber suit.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But now, three months after those meetings in Brussels, Biden will arrive Saturday in the Bavarian Alps to begin a pair of summits that will confront a far more somber situation in Ukraine. \u2014 Ashley Parker, Washington Post , 24 June 2022", "The tune was also a perfect fit for the eerily somber film's trailer. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 23 June 2022", "The big takeaway from this show, and likely every one on the tour: At 81, Dylan is acting his somber age, and yet, in his fashion, deep at play in the fields of the Lord. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 22 June 2022", "Family members of the victim had gathered Sunday afternoon outside a house on Lakeside Avenue, their movements listless and faces somber . \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022", "Her paintings of somber young girls summed up the agonies of early adolescence, including one who had stuffed tissues into her gaping bra. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 18 June 2022", "Bishop Glenda Curry, head of the Episcopal Diocese, led the service and gave a somber sermon. \u2014 al , 17 June 2022", "Their remarks, somber and theatrical as the room itself, were pitched to a present-day investigative body: the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022", "Added to this was Aucoin and crew\u2018s strong preference for somber poetry, which would frequently be read or set to music, allowing for a regular flow of darkness. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French sombre":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u00e4m-b\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "black", "caliginous", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dim", "dimmed", "dusk", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "pitchy", "rayless", "stygian", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "unlit" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161640", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "some":{ "antonyms":[ "about", "approximately", "around", "like", "more or less", "much", "near", "plus or minus", "roughly", "say" ], "definitions":{ ": about":[ "some 80 houses", "twenty- some people" ], ": an indefinite additional amount":[ "ran a mile and then some" ], ": being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing":[ "some person knocked" ], ": being at least one":[ "\u2014 used to indicate that a logical proposition is asserted only of a subclass or certain members of the class denoted by the term which it modifies" ], ": being of an unspecified amount or number":[ "give me some water", "have some apples" ], ": being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (such as a class or group) named or implied":[ "some gems are hard" ], ": body":[ "chromo some" ], ": characterized by a (specified) thing, quality, state, or action":[ "awe some", "burden some", "cuddle some" ], ": chromosome":[ "mono some" ], ": group of (so many) members and especially persons":[ "four some" ], ": in some degree : somewhat":[ "felt some better" ], ": one indeterminate quantity, portion, or number as distinguished from the rest":[], ": remarkable , striking":[ "that was some party" ], ": to some degree or extent : a little":[ "the cut bled some", "I need to work on it some more" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "Can I have some water", "She had some interest in the job.", "I have some money left, but not much.", "I hope I've been of some help.", "We met some years ago.", "He spoke at some length about his problems.", "Adverb", "Would you like some more potatoes", "I need to work on it some more .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "But Alabama will need to work around its numbers issue for one more day Saturday while giving fans a closer look at some less experienced players. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022", "Once an employee\u2019s hours fall below certain thresholds\u2014often 1,000 hours a year or 500 for long-term part-timers\u2014 some 401(k) plans prevent participation. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022", "What drew so many to Rocky Ripple \u2014 the White River \u2014 may push some away. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 2 Mar. 2022", "While some 40 memos are available online, the list is out of date; the most recent police shooting for which a memo is posted occurred in 2019. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022", "The show will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, starting at 5 p.m. PT and including first looks, trailers and new gameplay for some 40 video games. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 9 Dec. 2021", "Ruby reluctantly agrees to lead the team there, and on the way, Knight gently questions Ruby some more. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 7 Dec. 2021", "Thousands of hydrothermal features, including geysers, fumaroles, and hot springs, are going strong and still accessible \u2014 some even by snowcoach. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure , 27 Nov. 2021", "Most car manufacturers guarantee the hybrid battery for at least eight years or 80,000 miles, with Toyota, Hyundai, Chrysler, and others offering coverage for at least 10 years or 100,000 miles\u2014 some longer. \u2014 Chaya Milchtein, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English (northern dialect) -sum , from Middle English sum , pronoun, one, some":"Noun suffix", "Middle English -som , from Old English -sum ; akin to Old High German -sam -some, Old English sum some":"Adjective suffix", "Middle English som , adjective & pronoun, from Old English sum ; akin to Old High German sum some, Greek ham\u0113 somehow, homos same \u2014 more at same":"Adjective", "New Latin -somat-, -soma , from Greek s\u014dmat-, s\u014dma":"Noun combining form" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccs\u0259m", "for sense 2 without stress", "\u02c8s\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "anonymous", "certain", "given", "one", "unidentified", "unnamed", "unspecified" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075154", "type":[ "adjective", "adjective suffix", "adverb", "noun combining form", "noun suffix", "pronoun", "pronoun, singular or plural in construction" ] }, "some distance":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": not a short way":[ "The nearest gas station is some distance away." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050916", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "some time ago":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": at some point in the past":[ "Some time ago , I read that the restaurant had closed." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060020", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "somebody":{ "antonyms":[ "nobody", "noncelebrity" ], "definitions":{ ": a person of position or importance":[], ": one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity":[ "somebody will come in" ] }, "examples":[ "Pronoun", "Somebody left you a message.", "The singer waved to somebody in the crowd.", "We need somebody who can work nights and weekends.", "Is that somebody you know", "Somebody has to do it.", "After I turned down the job, she offered it to somebody else .", "Noun", "a small-town girl who hopes to become a somebody someday", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Palestinians saw echoes of George Floyd\u2019s fate in the shooting by police in Jerusalem on May 30th of Iyad Halak, a 32-year-old with severe autism, who was apparently mistaken for somebody else. \u2014 The Economist , 8 June 2020", "Our sole objective is to make sure the right decisions are taken and not that somebody is blamed or not blamed. \u2014 John Lauerman, Bloomberg.com , 20 May 2020", "But to me, they are cooked, soft, delicious beans that somebody else has already packed with flavour and done all the cooking for me. \u2014 Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com , 30 Apr. 2020", "Downstairs, Toby is on a work call; somebody from human resources is explaining that pay raises had been frozen. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2020", "People die every day, so there has to be somebody doing that. \u2014 Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com , 7 May 2020", "Now, can somebody please take away all of Bachelor Nation\u2019s TikTok accounts", "When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total, and that's the way it's got to be. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2020", "The calendar of events \u2014 everything from baseball to stage plays to graduation ceremonies \u2014 is looking like somebody \u2019s rough draft, about to be cast into the trash bin. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun", "circa 1566, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccb\u00e4-", "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113", "\u02c8s\u0259m-(\u02cc)b\u0259-d\u0113", "-b\u0259-d\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre", "cause celebre", "celeb", "celebrity", "figure", "icon", "ikon", "light", "luminary", "megastar", "name", "notability", "notable", "notoriety", "personage", "personality", "standout", "star", "superstar", "VIP" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184633", "type":[ "noun", "pronoun" ] }, "someday":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": at some future time":[] }, "examples":[ "Someday we'll buy a house.", "She hopes to publish her novel someday .", "Let's have lunch someday next week.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "These are all signs of a singular talent, who, with some lucky breaks, just might fill Summerfest\u2019s American Family Insurance Amphitheater someday . \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 2 July 2022", "And remember, your time will come someday to be the one looking for others\u2019 support, so try to be supportive while you\u2019re being confided in, my water bearers. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022", "Another big-picture goal for him is to someday start a nonprofit arm of the business that promotes access to healthy food for underserved communities. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022", "After portraying Sir Elton John, Taron Egerton is hoping to someday embody a different iconic figure: Logan. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022", "Wilmer's father, Manuel de Jes\u00fas Tulul, told AP his son yearned for a better life not only for himself, but for his three siblings as well, and hoped to have a house and own land someday . \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022", "Nabity, a real-estate agent, worried that water insecurity could prevent her from selling her home someday . \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 June 2022", "But will Dylan\u2019s extended fan base ever have a hope of hearing it someday , or will that privilege just be reserved for a lucky high bidder", "For Russians and Ukrainians alike, the question of whether Ukraine will someday join the European Union is secondary to the more immediate question of how the country survives the Russian invasion. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02ccd\u0101" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "eventually", "finally", "sometime", "sooner or later", "ultimately", "yet" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092854", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "somedeal":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": somewhat":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02ccd\u0113l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005952", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "somegate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": somehow , somewhere":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "some entry 1 + gate (way)":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092718", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "somehow":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in one way or another not known or designated : by some means":[ "we'll manage somehow" ] }, "examples":[ "She somehow managed to find her earring in the sand.", "It will all work out somehow .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "There was the time Daphne Clarke (Elaine Smith) somehow managed to give birth without taking off their tights. \u2014 Scott Bryan, Variety , 22 June 2022", "Mangled bunnies figure prominently in a show that somehow managed to keep it light while not being afraid to talk about gristle and blood. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022", "During the Watergate investigation, Kissinger, who authorized wiretaps of the phones of journalists and government officials, somehow managed to escape criminal charges. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "Well, season three of Barry has come to a close, and somehow , again, miraculously, co-creators Bill Hader and Alec Berg have managed to keep all the main characters above ground. \u2014 Pete Keeley, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022", "Wheeldon somehow managed to craft a piece that felt entirely in the Michael Jackson vocabulary while also remaining entirely original. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022", "Yet, once again, this master of evasion somehow managed to escape, winning 211 votes to 148 to stay in post. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022", "Lane Kiffin, who somehow managed to not say anything inflammatory about the situation this week too, will surely have a GIF or meme at the ready to fire off on Twitter. \u2014 John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al , 2 June 2022", "Whatever the role, whatever the context, Liotta somehow managed to let loose an explosive barrage of toothy giggling that, over time, became as much a personal signature as that thousand-mile stare. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 27 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1664, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cchau\u0307" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181837", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "somehow or other":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200938", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "something":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a person or thing of consequence":[], ": in some degree : somewhat":[], ": one having more or less the character, qualities, or nature of something different":[ "is something of a bore" ], ": some indeterminate amount more than a specified number":[ "\u2014 used in combination twenty -something years old a group of fifty -something s" ], ": some indeterminate or unspecified thing":[], ": something or someone special or extraordinary":[] }, "examples":[ "Pronoun", "Something came in the mail for you.", "I thought I heard something outside.", "He said something that really bothered me.", "I started to say something but she interrupted me.", "I have something to tell you.", "There's something wrong with my car.", "Something is going on at the school, but I don't know what.", "\u201cThe job doesn't pay very well and the hours are long.\u201d \u201cI think you should look for something better.\u201d", "\u201cThey won't give us an extra week to finish, but they'll give us a couple of days.\u201d \u201cWell, that's something anyway.\u201d", "She thinks she's really something ever since her promotion.", "Adverb", "The total repairs cost something over $300.", "The movie was something like what I expected." ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Pronoun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0259m-thi\u014b", "\u02c8s\u0259m(p)-thi\u014b", "especially in rapid speech or for sense 2 \u02c8s\u0259m-p\u1d4am" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "enough", "fairly", "kind of", "kindly", "like", "moderately", "more or less", "pretty", "quite", "rather", "relatively", "somewhat", "sort of" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181801", "type":[ "adverb", "pronoun" ] }, "something of":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to some degree":[ "\u2014 used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite He is something of an expert with car repair. We have something of a problem here. The movie was something of a disappointment." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034243", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "something or other":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194937", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "somethingness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being something : real or material existence":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130555", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sometime":{ "antonyms":[ "erstwhile", "former", "late", "old", "once", "onetime", "other", "past", "quondam", "whilom" ], "definitions":{ ": at some not specified or definitely known point of time":[ "sometime last night" ], ": at some time in the future":[ "I'll do it sometime ." ], ": being so occasionally or in only some respects":[ "a sometime father" ], ": having been formerly : former , late":[], ": in the past : formerly":[], ": once in a while : occasionally":[] }, "examples":[ "Adverb", "We should get together sometime .", "It's likely to happen sometime soon.", "She will return from her trip sometime in December.", "A burglar broke in sometime during the night.", "The book was written sometime around the turn of the century.", "Adjective", "a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "While a date has not been set, Nintendo said in their press release that Universal Studios Hollywood will unveil a Super Nintendo World themed Feature Presentation retail store sometime soon. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 17 June 2022", "That\u2019s why even a full-point increase sometime soon can\u2019t be completely ruled out. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 13 June 2022", "Baker says the restaurant should have its liquor license sometime soon. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 10 June 2022", "Someone stole several checks from a resident\u2019s checkbook sometime before it was reported at 5:32 p.m. May 29. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 8 June 2022", "Chances of us rocking an ultraviolet bikini sometime soon", "In other words, the end is approaching sometime soon. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 13 May 2022", "Just another reason to add the green vegetable to your menu sometime soon. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 12 May 2022", "One teammate offered to cook her a meal sometime soon, an invitation Cambage happily accepted. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Records show that the title for this Beaux Arts mansion was transferred to Epstein from his sometime mentor and client Les Wexner in 1996 for $0. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 24 June 2022", "Folie \u00e0 Deux, which references a delusion or mental illness shared by two people, also suggests that Joker may also team up with another supervillain \u2013 possibly his sometime -girlfriend Harley. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022", "Albert Schickling, a sometime brewer who immigrated to the U.S. in 1909, opened his first restaurant two years after Prohibition was repealed. \u2014 Hanna Raskin, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 June 2022", "Ingram\u2019s professional focus is jarred, however, by the death of his white Army buddy Ben Kinslow, a sometime trumpet player, in a car crash on Mulholland Drive. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022", "Mazel-Carlton also worked as a sometime staff member at Afiya house, a temporary residence run by the alliance as an alternative to locked wards. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022", "Some history: In 2001, in the city of Durham, N.C., Michael Peterson, a writer and sometime political candidate, either did or did not kill his wife, Kathleen, who either fell down a flight or stairs or was beaten to death at its foot. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022", "Harvard law professor Adrian Vermeule and his sometime co-author, University of Liverpool law professor Conor Casey, recently responded to my draft article, as did another supporter of Vermeule\u2019s theory, lawyer and blogger Pat Smith. \u2014 J. Joel Alicea, National Review , 3 May 2022", "When cases are uncovered, entire buildings and sometime neighborhoods are locked down. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adverb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cct\u012bm" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "eventually", "finally", "someday", "sooner or later", "ultimately", "yet" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070739", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "sometimes":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": at times : now and then : occasionally":[], ": sometime":[] }, "examples":[ "Adverb", "His jokes are funny, but sometimes he goes too far.", "Sometimes I take the bus to work.", "We all make mistakes sometimes .", "She works nine hours a day, sometimes more than that.", "The word is sometimes used figuratively.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Without a doubt, truth and fact are sometimes the same. \u2014 Scientific American , 1 July 2022", "Ba subverts heteronormative constructs of beauty, femininity, and sexuality, depicted her human and animal subjects is sometimes surreal settings that challenge traditional notions of nature. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 30 June 2022", "Once filming started, Gary and I would tailor our weight training sessions to fit in around what were sometimes long filming hours and night shoots. \u2014 Jesse Hicks, Men's Health , 29 June 2022", "While the meanings of Auden\u2019s poems can sometimes be elusive, nearly all of them contain lines and passages that take your breath away. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 29 June 2022", "Balancing both sports is sometimes easier than others. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022", "But those aren\u2019t always comfortable and sometimes aren\u2019t well-maintained or just don\u2019t work. \u2014 Tali Arbel, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022", "One said Maxwell was sometimes present in the encounters, and the other said Maxwell directly molested her by touching her breasts. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022", "Oxygen saturation values are between 95% and 100% for most healthy individuals, but sometimes can be lower in people with lung problems. \u2014 Donovan Thomas, ajc , 27 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Sometimes Caption Settings DialogBeginning of dialog window. \u2014 William D. Cohan, vanityfair.com , 31 July 2017", "Sometimes students are grouped together based on skill level, and sometimes based on their interests, Lopez said. \u2014 Lee V. Gaines, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2017", "Sometimes disruption takes the form of alerting a person who is targeted for recruitment or influence by the foreign power. \u2014 Leada Gore, AL.com , 8 June 2017", "Sometimes disruption takes the form of alerting a person who is targeted for recruitment or influence by the foreign power. \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 8 June 2017", "Sometimes restaurants open quietly and fly under the radar. \u2014 Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities , 1 Feb. 2017", "Sometimes disruption takes the form of alerting a person who is targeted for recruitment or influence by the foreign power. \u2014 Chelsea Bailey, NBC News , 7 June 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb", "1593, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "also (\u02cc)s\u0259m-\u02c8t\u012bmz", "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cct\u012bmz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "here and there", "now", "now and then", "occasionally" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105557", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "someway":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": somehow":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The first order of business is to talk to the present coaches, put together a staff and then somehow, someway connect with the players. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 14 Apr. 2020", "Somehow, someway , Indianapolis had a chance to erase all of that and put itself in the driver\u2019s seat. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star , 22 Nov. 2019", "Somehow, someway , Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent's new faux-shearling Liv chair for Living Spaces hits both of these categories. \u2014 Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful , 26 Sep. 2018", "Yet somehow, someway , against fairly daunting odds, the singer\u2019s show felt not like a pity party, but like a party party, one that featured ample opportunities to sing along, clap along, dance along, and smile along. \u2014 Th\u00e9oden Janes, charlotteobserver , 7 July 2018", "And somehow, someway a guy at Roland Garros has to win 3 out of 5 sets against him on a single day", "Once again, with the game winding down to its final seconds, the Miami Hurricanes somehow, someway managed to walk off the court victorious. \u2014 Jordan Mcpherson, miamiherald , 3 Mar. 2018", "But somehow, someway , despite a shaky game from the offense, the Seahawks did just enough to come up with the win, beating Dallas 21-12 to go into the final week of the regular season still in the playoff hunt. \u2014 Stefanie Loh, The Seattle Times , 24 Dec. 2017", "Adam Vinatieri somehow someway dinged it off the crossbar to tie it up, one of the most impressive kicks in his Hall of Fame-worthy career. \u2014 Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star , 10 Dec. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02ccw\u0101" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095949", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "somewhat":{ "type":[ "adverb", "pronoun" ], "definitions":{ ": something":[], ": in some degree or measure : slightly":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8(h)w\u0259t", "-\u02ccw\u00e4t", "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cchw\u00e4t", "-\u02cchw\u0259t", "(\u02cc)s\u0259m-\u02c8(h)w\u00e4t", "-\u02ccw\u0259t", "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cc" ], "synonyms":[ "enough", "fairly", "kind of", "kindly", "like", "moderately", "more or less", "pretty", "quite", "rather", "relatively", "something", "sort of" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adverb", "He felt somewhat awkward in his suit.", "Our work has progressed somewhat .", "The course is somewhat more difficult than I was told it would be.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "But don\u2019t let the early clouds fool you \u2014 it\u2019s a rather nice afternoon for outdoor activities as skies turn partly to mostly sunny with somewhat lower humidity (dew points dropping to near 60). \u2014 Molly Robey, Washington Post , 3 July 2022", "Somehow neither of these things happened and the entire plotline somewhat fizzles. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 1 July 2022", "That means the Covid-19 vaccinations that people receive in the future could be somewhat or completely different formulations than what are administered now. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 27 June 2022", "Overall, 34% of Americans are following the hearings very or somewhat closely, with 43% of Democrats and 22% of Republicans saying so. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 19 June 2022", "The stakes alongside Jabeur will be somewhat lower. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 14 June 2022", "What drew me into it was a somewhat step-by-step, moment-by-moment process of a psychological breakdown. \u2014 Ramin Setoodeh, Variety , 8 June 2022", "This promo is somewhat similar, in that multiple bettors can earn free bets. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 8 June 2022", "But even his most pleasant tracks can carry somewhat dreary undertones, as if something\u2019s brewing at the edge of the frame. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142732" }, "somewhere":{ "type":[ "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": in, at, from, or to a place unknown or unspecified":[ "mentions it somewhere" ], ": to a place symbolizing positive accomplishment or progress":[ "now we're getting somewhere" ], ": in the vicinity of : approximately":[ "\u2014 usually used with about, around , or between somewhere about nine o'clock costs somewhere around ten dollars" ], ": an undetermined or unnamed place":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cc(h)wer", "-(\u02cc)(h)w\u0259r", "-\u02ccwer", "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cchwer" ], "synonyms":[ "about", "all but", "almost", "borderline", "fair", "fairly", "feckly", "more or less", "most", "much", "near", "nearly", "next to", "nigh", "practically", "virtually", "well-nigh" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adverb", "The boy ran off somewhere .", "She lives somewhere in the city.", "I've seen you somewhere before.", "His house must be around here somewhere .", "Do you want to go somewhere else ", "Noun", "We looked for somewhere to park the car.", "I know somewhere nice where we can eat.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "In May 2020, when the first round of pandemic closures eased and several national parks abruptly reopened, thousands of Californians went rushing to camp somewhere , anywhere. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2022", "The second snags in the group's plan is due to the basketball team bullies, who really need to take a seat and chill somewhere ; none of this is about them. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 July 2022", "Law enforcement began tracking the possible suspect throughout Alabama, beginning somewhere near Enterprise. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 3 July 2022", "But somewhere on the road a few months from now, maybe over pasta in New York\u2019s Little Italy or between glasses of wine in Santa Monica, Brett Brown will remind his boss of a prediction Popovich made seven years ago. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 2 July 2022", "These companies charge a fee, somewhere between 35 percent and 110 percent of the monthly rent, to guarantee a lease. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022", "Iga Swiatek knew that her winning streak had to end somewhere . \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 2 July 2022", "My husband had much more luck: His first two guesses revealed the solution began with G and O, with an E in there somewhere . \u2014 Alyse Stanley, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022", "And that somewhere , a fabulously coiffed Czech film modern matriarch is smiling. \u2014 Will Tizard, Variety , 1 July 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "For many migrants, the challenge has been to find somewhere to shelter in place safely, and then sustaining themselves for an extended, and still undetermined, amount of time. \u2014 Rafael Carranza, azcentral , 11 May 2020", "Reich envisions letting Nix lead the way for his two-headed monster at running back on somewhere between 10-20% offensive plays next season. \u2014 Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star , 4 May 2020", "Oil traders are on a desperate quest to find somewhere -- anywhere, really -- to store their crude as tanks from Texas to Siberia fill to capacity. \u2014 Kevin Crowley, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2020", "Groups of teens were still walking the premises of Northgate Mall property at 9 p.m. Some could be seen crossing Colerain Avenue between the McDonald's and Chick-fil-A, trying to find somewhere to be. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com , 27 Dec. 2019", "Quite a few who grew for fiber this year are struggling to find somewhere for their hemp to land. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star , 16 Oct. 2019", "For author and owner Vincent McCaffrey, re-opening sometime, somewhere was always the plan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Sep. 2019", "Please stop giving viruses on their laptops trying to find somewhere to watch these 3pm games. \u2014 SI.com , 1 Oct. 2019", "The weather somewhere else Take a look at a weather map before the meal starts and find somewhere that usually gets a lot of snow that is expected to get a lot of snow. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb", "1647, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174700" }, "somnambulism":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": actions characteristic of somnambulism":[], ": an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "According to the National Sleep Foundation, as many as 15 percent of adults experience sleepwalking, or somnambulism , a disorder that involves walking or other activities such as dressing, driving or cooking while asleep. \u2014 Leigh Ann Henion, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020", "The Trib was known as a writer\u2019s paper, and while there Wolfe made forays beyond totemic somnambulism . \u2014 Ben Yagoda, WSJ , 18 May 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "s\u00e4m-\u02c8nam-by\u0259-\u02ccliz-\u0259m", "s\u00e4m-\u02c8nam-by\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114734", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "somni-":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": sleep":[ "somni facient" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, from somnus":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082514", "type":[ "combining form" ] }, "somnial":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to sleep or dreams":[ "vivid recollections of \u2026 bizarre somnial experiences", "\u2014 H. W. Cushing" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Late Latin somnialis , from Latin somnium dream + -alis -al; akin to Latin somnus sleep":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u00e4mn\u0113\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203802", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "somnifacient":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": hypnotic sense 1":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin somnus sleep + English -facient":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccs\u00e4m-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u0101-sh\u0259nt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073327", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "somniferous":{ "antonyms":[ "stimulant" ], "definitions":{ ": soporific":[] }, "examples":[ "a somniferous enumeration of details that I could have done without", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Everyone was back in the Dolby Theatre, a welcome return after last year\u2019s somniferous experiment from Steven Soderbergh, which was held in Los Angeles\u2019s Union Station. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1602, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin somnifer somniferous, from somnus + -fer -ferous":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u00e4m-\u02c8nif-(\u0259-)r\u0259s", "s\u00e4m-\u02c8ni-f(\u0259-)r\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "drowsy", "hypnotic", "narcotic", "opiate", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous", "somnolent", "soporific" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191236", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "somnific":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": somniferous":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin somnificus , from somni- + -ficus -fic":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)s\u00e4m\u00a6nifik" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175652", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "somniloquist":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one who talks in his sleep":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "somni- + -loquist (as in ventriloquist )":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u00e4m\u02c8nil\u0259kw\u0259\u0307st" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105458", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "somnolent":{ "antonyms":[ "alert", "awake", "conscious", "wakeful", "wide-awake" ], "definitions":{ ": inclined to or heavy with sleep : drowsy":[], ": of a kind likely to induce sleep":[ "a somnolent sermon" ], ": sleepy sense 2":[ "somnolent rivers" ] }, "examples":[ "trying to teach somnolent students on a very hot day", "the somnolent hum of insects in the grass", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Bahnsen grew up reading Ditlevsen\u2019s poems, and this one has a somnolent quality that lends itself to her dreamy, even cloudlike designs. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022", "Just last week, many European countries were still so somnolent about the threat Russia posed to Ukraine that Germany\u2019s spy chief was caught unawares in Kyiv when the Kremlin invasion started. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022", "The Herald Examiner building remained standing, albeit in a somnolent state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021", "Today, yellow butterflies adorn Aracataca, a somnolent mini-Macondo a 2.5-hour drive south of the Caribbean city of Santa Marta. \u2014 Christopher Baker, Travel + Leisure , 7 Jan. 2022", "On Saturday, Tiger Stadium could be downright somnolent for a kickoff at 11 a.m. local time. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021", "Although her eyes are open and piercingly blue, there is something of a somnolent haze about her, like a girl who has not yet awakened to her adulthood. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021", "Outside Jordan, the queen\u2019s Jackie Kennedy-like mystique helped raise Jordan\u2019s profile, sometimes rattling the kingdom\u2019s largely somnolent diplomatic corps. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2021", "The site of Brown\u2019s family house\u2014which burned down a hundred years ago\u2014was in the woods, up a somnolent arterial road named for Brown. \u2014 John Lahr, The New Yorker , 14 Sep. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sompnolent , from Anglo-French, from Latin somnolentus , from somnus sleep; akin to Old English swefn sleep, Greek hypnos":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-l\u0259nt", "\u02c8s\u00e4m-n\u0259-l\u0259nt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dozy", "drowsy", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042745", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "somatotropic hormone":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": growth hormone sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u014d-\u02ccma-t\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-pik-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "somat- + -tropic":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1938, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142057" }, "someone's wish is my command":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151602" }, "somatostatin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a polypeptide neurohormone that is found especially in the hypothalamus and inhibits the secretion of several other hormones (such as growth hormone, insulin, and gastrin)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u014d-\u02ccma-t\u0259-\u02c8sta-t\u1d4an", "s\u014d-\u02ccmat-\u0259-\u02c8stat-\u1d4an" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Among its functions, somatostatin inhibits production of insulin and growth hormone, and slows digestion. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2019", "Specifically, the peripheral nerve damage seemed to deactivate a type of interconnected brain cells, called somatostatin (SOM) interneurons, which normally dampen pain signals. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 27 June 2017", "These include parvalbumin (PV), somatostatin (SOM), and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-expressing interneurons. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 27 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "somat- + Latin stat us (past participle of sistere to halt, cause to stand) + English -in entry 1 ; 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Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post , 10 July 2019", "Scientists who work in genetics draw a huge distinction between editing somatic cells and editing germline cells. \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics , 4 Dec. 2018", "The result gives Beecher\u2019s milk a somatic cell count that\u2019s a quarter to a half of the European standard, which is already half of the standard allowed in the United States. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 3 Dec. 2018", "So this time the Chinese team deployed two critical enzymes that removed genes\u2019 epigenetic memory of being somatic cells (cells that make up tissues and organs). \u2014 Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American , 24 Jan. 2018", "Researchers have managed to clone nonhuman primates in the past couple of decades using other techniques, including a similar nuclear transfer method that relies on embryonic stem cells instead of somatic cells . \u2014 Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American , 24 Jan. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1888, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025440" }, "someone's word is his/her bond":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032653" }, "someone's stomach is in knots":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032832" }, "someplace":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": somewhere":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02ccpl\u0101s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Should we eat here or go someplace else", "I put my keys someplace but I can't remember where.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "If there are fires in the area, or even heavy smoke, then the 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"definitions":{ ": as much as a person deserves because of the money he or she paid or the effort he or she made":[ "His new movie gives his fans their money's worth .", "He insisted on staying until the end of the show so that he could get his money's worth ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090527" }, "somnorific":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": somniferous":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-f\u0113k", "\u00a6s\u00e4mn\u0259\u00a6rifik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "blend of somnific and soporific":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091134" }, "somewhen":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": sometime":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cc(h)wen" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1833, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094641" }, "something/anything of the kind":{ "type":[ "noun phrase" ], "definitions":{ ": something like the person or thing mentioned":[ "I'd like to go to a movie or a concert, or something of the kind .", "\u2014 often used in negative statements He said I hung up on him, but I never did anything of the kind ! 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"synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Greek s\u014dmat-, s\u014dmato- , from s\u014dmat-, s\u014dma body":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141431" }, "Soma":{ "type":[ "noun", "trademark" ], "definitions":{ ": an intoxicating juice from a plant of disputed identity that was used in ancient India as an offering to the gods and as a drink of immortality by worshippers in Vedic ritual and worshipped in personified form as a Vedic god":[], ": the body of an organism":[], ": all of an organism except the germ cells":[], ": cell body":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u014d-m\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Sanskrit; akin to Avestan haoma , a Zoroastrian ritual drink, Sanskrit sunoti he presses out":"Noun", "New Latin somat-, soma , from Greek s\u014dmat-, s\u014dma body":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "1827, in the 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Post , 31 Jan. 2020", "There are also occasional daily specials, such as uni somen with cold dashi for dipping ($16). \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 1 Oct. 2019", "An off-kilter vibe carried from the reception to the food, with skinny somen noodles supporting chewy abalone and a spring of junsai, a memorably slimy vegetable available only in late spring. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive.com , 3 Aug. 2019", "In 2012, South Korea estimated the North had between 2,500 and 5,000 metric tons of chemical arms, including mustard gas, hydrogen cyanide, and highly lethal nerve agents including sarin, soman , and VX. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 Dec. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "German":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1951, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165039" }, "somatoplastic":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or constituting somatoplasm":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from somatoplasm , after English plasm : plastic":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174740" }, "somatomedin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several endogenous peptides produced especially in the liver that are dependent on and probably mediate growth hormone activity (as in sulfate uptake by epiphyseal cartilage)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccs\u014d-m\u0259-t\u014d-\u02c8m\u0113-d\u1d4an", "s\u014d-\u02ccmat-\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113d-\u1d4an, \u02ccs\u014d-m\u0259t-\u0259-", "s\u014d-\u02ccma-t\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "somat- + inter med iary + -in entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1971, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180359" }, "somatome":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": somite":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u014dm\u0259\u02cct\u014dm" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Greek s\u014dma body + English -tome":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185722" }, "someone's word is law":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225111" }, "sommelier":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a waiter in a restaurant who has charge of wines and their service : a wine steward":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccs\u0259-m\u0259l-\u02c8y\u0101" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Kevin Jackson, manager/ sommelier , helps patrons pair exquisite wines with each course. \u2014 Dwight Brown, Essence , 18 May 2022", "In 2011, when McCoy was studying to become a master sommelier , a friend commented that his exceptional knowledge of French wine must be the result of regular travel to its country of origin. \u2014 CNN , 26 Apr. 2022", "Baker-Briggs left his career as a sommelier in restaurants to hunt wine for the most discerning of connoisseurs, such as Jalali, but also build up and manage cellars for collectors in need of advice. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 23 Oct. 2021", "Oenophiles will also be in for a treat as the meal includes a pairing created by the restaurant's head sommelier , Mads Kleppe, with a focus on natural wines. \u2014 Christina Liao, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022", "Smith started her career in fine dining at New York's Per Se and Babbo before moving home to Houston to run several kitchens and spend a year as a sommelier at the popular Houston wine bar, Camerata. \u2014 Jessica Dupuy, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021", "The winery\u2019s Craig Ellick and master sommelier Larry O\u2019Brien are scheduled to attend. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 17 Jan. 2022", "Former sommelier Julia Littauer launched this brand to drink less while not giving up wine completely. \u2014 Jeanne O'brien Coffey, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021", "Zach's Cabin also has an exceptional, award-winning wine list; the sommelier can introduce you to new and unusual wines, and the restaurant receives allocations of coveted and hard-to-find bottles. \u2014 Kristen Shirley, Travel + Leisure , 19 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Middle French soumelier official charged with transportation of supplies, from Old French, pack animal driver, probably alteration of *sommerier , from somier pack animal, from Medieval Latin saugmarius , from Late Latin sagma packsaddle \u2014 more at sumpter":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1829, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225703" }, "Somalia":{ "type":[ "adjective or noun", "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "country in eastern Africa bordering on the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean and crossed by the Equator in the 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ABC News , 21 June 2022", "An obviously white exterminator gets rid of a pest, and in the trap are the remains of an obviously Mexican mouse indicated by a sombrero next to the trap. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022", "Skip the sombrero and poncho combo, Native American headdresses, kimonos and grass skirts with a coconut top. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022", "The mark of a Bandito is a secret numbered tattoo: a skeleton wearing a thick mustache, a bandolier, and a sombrero , and brandishing a smoking gun. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022", "Horn, who walked just one and struck out one, has now received the sombrero six times in her four-year Vaqueros career. \u2014 Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022", "Horn received the golden sombrero , which goes to the Vaquero of the game. \u2014 Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022", "Kuikka continued her stellar play in the 38th minute, pulling off a sombrero on her defender and rocketing an attempt at goal that went wide. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022", "Each item is emblazoned with their new brand: a mustachioed man in a sombrero , holding a taco and giving an enthusiastic thumbs-up. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Spanish, from sombra shade":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1599, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020322" }, "somatology":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a branch of anthropology primarily concerned with the comparative study of human evolution, variation, and classification especially through measurement and observation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccs\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113", "\u02ccs\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin somatologia , from somat- + -logia -logy":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1878, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022521" } }