{
  "Torricellian vacuum":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the vacuum at the upper end of a Torricellian tube":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120639",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Tortuga":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "island of Haiti off the northern coast population 13,723":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8t\u00fc-g\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174700",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Tortulaceae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Tortulaceae taxonomic synonym of pottiaceae"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Tortula , genus of mosses (from Latin tortus twisted + -ula ) + -aceae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cct\u022f(r)ch\u0259\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190709",
    "type":[]
  },
  "Tory":{
    "antonyms":[
      "leftist",
      "left-winger",
      "lefty",
      "liberal",
      "progressive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dispossessed Irishman subsisting as an outlaw chiefly in the 17th century":[],
      ": a member or supporter of a major British political group of the 18th and early 19th centuries favoring at first the Stuarts and later royal authority and the established church and seeking to preserve the traditional political structure and defeat parliamentary reform \u2014 compare whig":[],
      ": an American upholding the cause of the British Crown against the supporters of colonial independence during the American Revolution : loyalist":[],
      ": an extreme conservative especially in political and economic principles":[],
      ": bandit , outlaw":[],
      ": conservative sense 1b":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a small-town Tory who saw that society was changing, much to his regret"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Irish t\u00f3raidhe outlaw, robber, from Middle Irish t\u00f3ir pursuit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "archconservative",
      "conservative",
      "paleoconservative",
      "reactionary",
      "right-winger",
      "rightist",
      "traditionalist"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044248",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torch":{
    "antonyms":[
      "burn",
      "enkindle",
      "fire",
      "ignite",
      "inflame",
      "enflame",
      "kindle",
      "light"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a burning stick of resinous wood or twist of tow used to give light and usually carried in the hand : flambeau":[],
      ": any of various portable devices for emitting an unusually hot flame \u2014 compare blowtorch":[],
      ": flashlight sense 1":[],
      ": incendiary sense 2b":[],
      ": something (such as tradition, wisdom, or knowledge) likened to a torch as giving light or guidance":[
        "pass the torch to the next generation"
      ],
      ": to set fire to with or as if with a torch":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "in an insurance scam, the slumlord hired a torch to burn the tenement down",
      "Verb",
      "An arsonist torched the building.",
      "police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hick credited newer co-owners with carrying the torch passed along by Gilchrist and McClellan. \u2014 al , 23 June 2022",
      "But the forefathers of the genre\u2019s glory days have been carrying the torch for over two decades. \u2014 cleveland , 10 May 2022",
      "Now, artists like Fireboy are carrying the torch as part of the newest vanguard, and making sure Afrobeats spreads like wildfire. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Several individuals have spoken during the hearings raising concerns about SB 411, carrying the torch from the previous session \u2014 when such opposition ultimately defeated HB 1381. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "In the spring of 2022, the torch has been passed to a new generation of Celtic stars \u2014 young men named Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, and Al Horford, who has played 15 NBA seasons without competing in a championship round. \u2014 Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Fans are wondering who will carry the torch in the label\u2019s second generation. \u2014 Ebbony Pinillos, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
      "The torch has been passed a time or two in relation to dominant superspeedway teams. \u2014 al , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The torch in the American Athletic, at least temporarily, will be passed to the Cougars this season after Cincinnati takes a step back in 2022. \u2014 Chris Pugh, The Enquirer , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With the British threatening to torch Dutch and Chinese ships in the bay and bombard Nagasaki unless the Phaeton was fully stocked with food and water, Doeff and Matsudaira had few options. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "That her scheme will torch the Byrdes' latest efforts to make good with the cartel and move into (mostly) above-the-board business is almost a bonus, a catharsis after years of doing their bidding. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The 6-1, 188-pound Olave is a polished route runner with sure hands who can torch single coverage. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The arena, however, was ablaze \u2014 quite literally, as the unlikely collaborators became the first of several performers to torch the stage. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The rest of the women use their time to torch their absent enemy, Shanae. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "After sanding the top and practicing their burning technique on scrap wood, Zoe and Andrew scorched the grain by moving the plumbers torch back and forth, working in sections, and keeping the flame about 6 inches from the surface. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Terence Davis, a 21% three-point shooter against the rest of the league, continued to torch the Clippers from behind the arc for the second time in a week with outlier-level accuracy. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "This no-jump workout will torch calories while improving your total-body strength. \u2014 Tiffany Ayuda, Health.com , 2 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1901, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English torche , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *torca , alteration of Latin torqua something twisted, collar of twisted metal, alteration of torques ; akin to Latin torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022frch"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arsonist",
      "firebug",
      "incendiary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124613",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "torch singer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a singer of torch songs":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Who: Pop innovator, dance diva, cultural chameleon, torch singer , movie and TV actress, Oscar winner. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
      "On this episode of DLTF, Spanos and Dickson discuss not only the baby formula shortage, but also the unveiling of DeuxMoi, Halsey starting beef with her label on TikTok, and a torch singer parrot crowned Himbo of the Week. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 28 May 2022",
      "My personal vibe of the year is encoded in this one quintessentially eighties track from the Japanese keyboardist Hiroshi Sato, in collaboration with the Canadian Australian torch singer Wendy Matthews, recorded in 1982. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Her unique, crying style and vocal impeccability have established her reputation as the quintessential torch singer . \u2014 Jim Asker, Billboard , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Jill Corey, a torch singer who soared to fame as a teenage television star in the early 1950s, at one point becoming one of Columbia Records\u2019 top vocalists, died on April 3 at a hospital in Pittsburgh. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "Storm Large The torch singer , known for her work with the quirky ensemble Pink Martini, performs in a risque cabaret show recorded at Feinstein\u2019s/54 Below in Manhattan. 3:30 p.m. Saturday. \u2014 Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2020",
      "Houston\u2019s induction would open the door for other pop stars some cynics might call torch singers . \u2014 cleveland , 8 Jan. 2020",
      "Caliban is a disaffected employee, chafing at inequality; Ariel is a drag-queen torch singer embracing Holiday\u2019s brittle glamour. \u2014 Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1932, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115427",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torch song":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a popular sentimental song of unrequited love":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With Barker\u2019s thunderous drums on its anthemic chorus, the pleading torch song transforms into a punch-in-the-gut power ballad that\u2019s now been viewed nearly 800,000 times on YouTube and over 3 million times on his Instagram. \u2014 Lyndsey Havens, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The baroquest of Bond films; there\u2019s a deep melancholy under all the lavish action, right down to Nancy Sinatra\u2019s bone-chilling torch song . \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "Angel Olsen jumping on the piano and playing a beautiful torch song at Capitol Studios to show what reverb does, too. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "There\u2019s almost always a Disney torch song , a pop star trying to break the mold, and a tune by Diane Warren, who has been nominated 12 times now with no wins so far. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "Perhaps more than any other song on her debut, the intimate torch song puts the then-20-year-old newcomer\u2019s vocal prowess on full display. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 5 Oct. 2020",
      "Four bars later, Debussy falls back on a stark E-minor chord that has a vaguely medieval quality, as if this torch song of the future were being performed in a cold room in an ancient castle. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "He's recorded two albums as Conchita Wurst, both collections of sweeping pop and orchestral torch songs reminiscent of Shirley Bassey and Neuwirth's idol, Celine Dion. \u2014 John Russell, Billboard , 2 July 2019",
      "Her vocals are low and performed in the \u201850s and \u201860s crooner style on several songs, giving them a torch song vibe that is rarely heard in pop today but would be familiar to fans of Julie London, Peggy Lee, or Shirley Horn. \u2014 Courtney E. Smith, refinery29.com , 24 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the phrase to carry a torch for (to be in love)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105941",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torment":{
    "antonyms":[
      "afflict",
      "agonize",
      "anguish",
      "bedevil",
      "beset",
      "besiege",
      "curse",
      "excruciate",
      "harrow",
      "persecute",
      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torture"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a source of vexation or pain":[
        "Love is a delight; but hate a torment .",
        "\u2014 Herman Melville",
        "\u2026 the twin torments of his probable manic depression and chronic stomach pains.",
        "\u2014 Neal Karlen"
      ],
      ": distort , twist":[],
      ": extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony":[
        "She wrung her hands piteously together, looking like a soul in torment .",
        "\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery"
      ],
      ": the infliction of torture (as by rack or wheel)":[],
      ": to cause severe usually persistent or recurrent distress of body or mind to":[
        "cattle tormented by flies",
        "tormented by doubt",
        "She liked me, but she laughed at me, and tormented me \u2026",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "No one could understand his inner torment .",
      "After years of torment , she left her husband.",
      "The mosquitoes were a constant torment .",
      "Verb",
      "Not knowing where she was tormented him.",
      "he was tormented by nightmares about the accident",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Droppings surround houses and streets where the fowl intruders are making neighbors plead for an end to the torment . \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Curtis Bannister\u2019s Stan chillingly captured the torment of injustice. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The album\u2019s title track was inspired by Orzabal\u2019s torment of watching his wife fade away. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Pereda drew on her own experience as a gay teen, an outsider who changed schools frequently, becoming both a target for bullying and a silent witness to the torment of others, too afraid for her own survival to speak up. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Like many former professional athletes, Jackson also grappled with the emotional torment of leaving one life filled with euphoric highs and bruising lows every Sunday for another, more sedate existence with time to stew over unresolved aspirations. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Naturally, nothing seems to go as planned as the UFO and aliens continue their torment of the ranch. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Curtis' lyrics partially reflected his real-life torment -- one that wasn't always visible, according to Sumner. \u2014 Emmet Lyons, Michael Holmes And Henry Hullah, CNN , 21 May 2022",
      "Is there anyone in American public life today who can speak more movingly and more directly than the long-suffering President about the torment that\u2019s endured by a grieving parent",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jos\u00e9 Leonardo Araujo, a 33-year-old lawyer in Caracas, has spent his adult life in and out of therapy to deal with the suicidal thoughts that torment him at least monthly. \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "At Carlisle and across the country, children were taken far from their families, banned from speaking their languages and cut off from their culture, a legacy that continues to torment tribes and families today. \u2014 Jeff Gammage, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
      "The figure also includes attributes designed to torment viewers looking for meaning: What do the little snakes at his feet mean",
      "The junior still likes to torment his former coach about cutting him and igniting his archery career. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "For Irene Glasse, the circumstances surrounding her father\u2019s death from Covid still torment her. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "There is every chance that both of these receivers could torment the Vikings for years to come. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Late last week, authorities in North Las Vegas arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend's brother, then calling her to torment her about it. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Oregon State centerfielder continued to torment opposing pitching Thursday, belting two home runs as the Beavers dismissed Xavier 13-3 at the Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic in Surprise, Ariz. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French turment, torment , from Latin tormentum torture; akin to torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8ment",
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u02ccment"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torment Verb afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
    "synonyms":[
      "agony",
      "Gehenna",
      "hell",
      "horror",
      "misery",
      "murder",
      "nightmare",
      "torture"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211053",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "tormenter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fixed curtain or flat on each side of a theater stage that prevents the audience from seeing into the wings":[],
      ": one that torments":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then Clare liberates herself from her four-dimensional tormentor . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
      "Nicolas Batum was his primary tormentor , but most of the Clippers had a hand in it. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Fans of bone-chilling horror movies are in for a treat as The Bold Type's Aisha Dee stars in Sissy, playing an influencer who encounters her childhood tormentor on a hen's weekend. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The wish-fulfillment bits, such as Future Adam threatening Young Adam\u2019s bullying tormentor with grievous bodily harm, arrive regularly and on schedule. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Would the allure of Boba Fett have been as strong if his journey from Star Wars Holiday Special oddity to Han Solo tormentor to sarlacc kibble hadn\u2019t been so abrupt, and forged from so little screen time",
      "The smaller player faces his tormentor with blood on his face and a sway in his gait. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "Jessica then spoke but chose not to look at her tormentor . \u2014 CBS News , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Charlie Morton is a teammate turned tormentor in this town, delivering the Houston Astros a 2017 World Series title with a legendary Game 7 performance and denying them a return trip last year as a Tampa Bay Ray. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8men-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u02ccmen-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "baiter",
      "harasser",
      "heckler",
      "mocker",
      "needler",
      "persecutor",
      "quiz",
      "quizzer",
      "ridiculer",
      "taunter",
      "tease",
      "teaser",
      "torturer"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010818",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "tormenting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "afflict",
      "agonize",
      "anguish",
      "bedevil",
      "beset",
      "besiege",
      "curse",
      "excruciate",
      "harrow",
      "persecute",
      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torture"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a source of vexation or pain":[
        "Love is a delight; but hate a torment .",
        "\u2014 Herman Melville",
        "\u2026 the twin torments of his probable manic depression and chronic stomach pains.",
        "\u2014 Neal Karlen"
      ],
      ": distort , twist":[],
      ": extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony":[
        "She wrung her hands piteously together, looking like a soul in torment .",
        "\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery"
      ],
      ": the infliction of torture (as by rack or wheel)":[],
      ": to cause severe usually persistent or recurrent distress of body or mind to":[
        "cattle tormented by flies",
        "tormented by doubt",
        "She liked me, but she laughed at me, and tormented me \u2026",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "No one could understand his inner torment .",
      "After years of torment , she left her husband.",
      "The mosquitoes were a constant torment .",
      "Verb",
      "Not knowing where she was tormented him.",
      "he was tormented by nightmares about the accident",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Droppings surround houses and streets where the fowl intruders are making neighbors plead for an end to the torment . \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Curtis Bannister\u2019s Stan chillingly captured the torment of injustice. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The album\u2019s title track was inspired by Orzabal\u2019s torment of watching his wife fade away. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Pereda drew on her own experience as a gay teen, an outsider who changed schools frequently, becoming both a target for bullying and a silent witness to the torment of others, too afraid for her own survival to speak up. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Like many former professional athletes, Jackson also grappled with the emotional torment of leaving one life filled with euphoric highs and bruising lows every Sunday for another, more sedate existence with time to stew over unresolved aspirations. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Naturally, nothing seems to go as planned as the UFO and aliens continue their torment of the ranch. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Curtis' lyrics partially reflected his real-life torment -- one that wasn't always visible, according to Sumner. \u2014 Emmet Lyons, Michael Holmes And Henry Hullah, CNN , 21 May 2022",
      "Is there anyone in American public life today who can speak more movingly and more directly than the long-suffering President about the torment that\u2019s endured by a grieving parent",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jos\u00e9 Leonardo Araujo, a 33-year-old lawyer in Caracas, has spent his adult life in and out of therapy to deal with the suicidal thoughts that torment him at least monthly. \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "At Carlisle and across the country, children were taken far from their families, banned from speaking their languages and cut off from their culture, a legacy that continues to torment tribes and families today. \u2014 Jeff Gammage, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
      "The figure also includes attributes designed to torment viewers looking for meaning: What do the little snakes at his feet mean",
      "The junior still likes to torment his former coach about cutting him and igniting his archery career. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "For Irene Glasse, the circumstances surrounding her father\u2019s death from Covid still torment her. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "There is every chance that both of these receivers could torment the Vikings for years to come. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Late last week, authorities in North Las Vegas arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend's brother, then calling her to torment her about it. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Oregon State centerfielder continued to torment opposing pitching Thursday, belting two home runs as the Beavers dismissed Xavier 13-3 at the Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic in Surprise, Ariz. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French turment, torment , from Latin tormentum torture; akin to torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8ment",
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u02ccment"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torment Verb afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
    "synonyms":[
      "agony",
      "Gehenna",
      "hell",
      "horror",
      "misery",
      "murder",
      "nightmare",
      "torture"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004826",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "tormentor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fixed curtain or flat on each side of a theater stage that prevents the audience from seeing into the wings":[],
      ": one that torments":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then Clare liberates herself from her four-dimensional tormentor . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
      "Nicolas Batum was his primary tormentor , but most of the Clippers had a hand in it. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Fans of bone-chilling horror movies are in for a treat as The Bold Type's Aisha Dee stars in Sissy, playing an influencer who encounters her childhood tormentor on a hen's weekend. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The wish-fulfillment bits, such as Future Adam threatening Young Adam\u2019s bullying tormentor with grievous bodily harm, arrive regularly and on schedule. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Would the allure of Boba Fett have been as strong if his journey from Star Wars Holiday Special oddity to Han Solo tormentor to sarlacc kibble hadn\u2019t been so abrupt, and forged from so little screen time",
      "The smaller player faces his tormentor with blood on his face and a sway in his gait. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "Jessica then spoke but chose not to look at her tormentor . \u2014 CBS News , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Charlie Morton is a teammate turned tormentor in this town, delivering the Houston Astros a 2017 World Series title with a legendary Game 7 performance and denying them a return trip last year as a Tampa Bay Ray. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8men-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u02ccmen-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "baiter",
      "harasser",
      "heckler",
      "mocker",
      "needler",
      "persecutor",
      "quiz",
      "quizzer",
      "ridiculer",
      "taunter",
      "tease",
      "teaser",
      "torturer"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102535",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torpedo net":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a netting made of steel links stretched by booms around a ship and extending beneath the surface of the water or extended across a harbor entrance as a protection against torpedoes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095938",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torpedo sand":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a coarse clean sand the particles of which all pass through a \u00b3/\u2088 inch mesh":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182701",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torpedo tube":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tube from which torpedoes are fired":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The only thing left of that craft, in the bottom of a strait in the Solomon Islands, was the torpedo tube . \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "During one event, a submarine launched an unmanned sub through its torpedo tube , Navy officials told reporters during the exercise. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2021",
      "Indonesian naval experts have raised the possibility that as the Nanggala descended on Wednesday, water somehow flooded the submarine, possibly through a pipe or torpedo tube . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "Indonesian naval experts have raised the possibility that as the Nanggala descended Wednesday, water somehow flooded the submarine, possibly through a pipe or torpedo tube . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "The press conference showed various items purportedly found from the submarine, including torpedo tube straightener, pipe cooling wrap, lubricant for the submarine periscope, sponges and submarine solar. \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "This rear torpedo tube could also be used to launch and recover the UUVs. \u2014 Christina Mackenzie, Popular Science , 30 Nov. 2020",
      "The nature of submarine warfare means nobody ever sees the torpedo tube mechanism and the torpedo ejected from its tube. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Debris including a torpedo tube surrounds the wreck. \u2014 Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1891, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220642",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torpedolike":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in the manner of a torpedo":[],
      ": resembling a torpedo":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "torpedo entry 1 + like , adjective":"Adjective",
      "torpedo entry 1 + like , adverb":"Adverb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111954",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "torpedoman":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a warrant officer (as in the U.S. Navy) whose specialty is supervision of underwater ordnance and related equipment":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113d\u0259\u02ccm-",
      "-\u0113d\u014d\u02ccman",
      "-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175115",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torpex":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a high explosive mixture consisting essentially of RDX, TNT, and aluminum and used for depth charges under water":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "torp edo + ex plosive":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr\u02ccpeks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224911",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torpid":{
    "antonyms":[
      "active"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exhibiting or characterized by torpor : dormant":[
        "a torpid bird"
      ],
      ": having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling : numb":[],
      ": lacking in energy or vigor : apathetic , dull":[],
      ": sluggish in functioning or acting":[
        "a torpid mind"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a torpid sloth that refused to budge off its tree branch",
      "my tongue and throat remained torpid for a time following the endoscopy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inside, though, Ingrid is in a state of torpid discontent, unhappy with her circumstances but unsure of how to change them. \u2014 Sarah Chihaya, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
      "The water was so torpid that a thick layer of dust had settled onto it, giving it a cheerless brown tinge. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The ongoing slog has come to symbolize the dilemma multinationals face when confronting Germany\u2019s notoriously torpid bureaucracy. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "That sent torpid old companies like GameStop, the bricks-and-mortar games retailer, on a rocket ride. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Klein is probably expected to bring the improved focus on operations needed to deliver the profit goal, and Morgan the cloud experience needed to accelerate the so far torpid adoption of its products in that market. \u2014 Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "The former is a torpid scene of two young boys tending a ragged field alongside a bony horse with a US brand on its haunch \u2014 picking up the pieces in the immediate aftermath of a nation shattered by war. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "Kentucky\u2019s sophomore linebacker reversed the torpid trend of the Wildcats\u2019 season opener Saturday afternoon by forcing a fumble on Toledo\u2019s first play of the third quarter, and then delivering a drive-killing sack on the Rockets\u2019 next possession. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 31 Aug. 2019",
      "Investors fear that the world is turning into Japan, with a torpid economy that struggles to vanquish deflation, and is hence prone to going backwards. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, \"inattentive, lazy,\" borrowed from Latin torpidus \"numbed, paralyzed,\" adjective derivative corresponding to the stative verb torp\u0113re \"to be numb, lack sensation, be struck motionless, be sluggish or lethargic,\" going back to dialectal Indo-European *tr\u0325p-eh 2 - (whence also Old Church Slavic tr\u012dp\u011bti \"to be patient, suffer,\" Lithuanian tirpst\u00f9, tir\u0342pti \"to become stiff, lose feeling, fall asleep [of limbs]\"), zero-grade derivative of a verbal base perhaps seen also in the Germanic adjective *\u00feerba- (from *terp-o- ), whence Old English \u00feeorf \"unleavened,\" Old Frisian therve, derve \"rough, violent,\" Old High German therp, derp \"unleavened,\" Old Icelandic \u00fejarfr \"unleavened, fresh (of water), insipid, flat\"":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-p\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dull",
      "inactive",
      "inert",
      "lethargic",
      "quiescent",
      "sleepy",
      "sluggish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000556",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ]
  },
  "torpidity":{
    "antonyms":[
      "active"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exhibiting or characterized by torpor : dormant":[
        "a torpid bird"
      ],
      ": having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling : numb":[],
      ": lacking in energy or vigor : apathetic , dull":[],
      ": sluggish in functioning or acting":[
        "a torpid mind"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a torpid sloth that refused to budge off its tree branch",
      "my tongue and throat remained torpid for a time following the endoscopy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inside, though, Ingrid is in a state of torpid discontent, unhappy with her circumstances but unsure of how to change them. \u2014 Sarah Chihaya, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
      "The water was so torpid that a thick layer of dust had settled onto it, giving it a cheerless brown tinge. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The ongoing slog has come to symbolize the dilemma multinationals face when confronting Germany\u2019s notoriously torpid bureaucracy. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "That sent torpid old companies like GameStop, the bricks-and-mortar games retailer, on a rocket ride. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Klein is probably expected to bring the improved focus on operations needed to deliver the profit goal, and Morgan the cloud experience needed to accelerate the so far torpid adoption of its products in that market. \u2014 Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "The former is a torpid scene of two young boys tending a ragged field alongside a bony horse with a US brand on its haunch \u2014 picking up the pieces in the immediate aftermath of a nation shattered by war. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "Kentucky\u2019s sophomore linebacker reversed the torpid trend of the Wildcats\u2019 season opener Saturday afternoon by forcing a fumble on Toledo\u2019s first play of the third quarter, and then delivering a drive-killing sack on the Rockets\u2019 next possession. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 31 Aug. 2019",
      "Investors fear that the world is turning into Japan, with a torpid economy that struggles to vanquish deflation, and is hence prone to going backwards. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, \"inattentive, lazy,\" borrowed from Latin torpidus \"numbed, paralyzed,\" adjective derivative corresponding to the stative verb torp\u0113re \"to be numb, lack sensation, be struck motionless, be sluggish or lethargic,\" going back to dialectal Indo-European *tr\u0325p-eh 2 - (whence also Old Church Slavic tr\u012dp\u011bti \"to be patient, suffer,\" Lithuanian tirpst\u00f9, tir\u0342pti \"to become stiff, lose feeling, fall asleep [of limbs]\"), zero-grade derivative of a verbal base perhaps seen also in the Germanic adjective *\u00feerba- (from *terp-o- ), whence Old English \u00feeorf \"unleavened,\" Old Frisian therve, derve \"rough, violent,\" Old High German therp, derp \"unleavened,\" Old Icelandic \u00fejarfr \"unleavened, fresh (of water), insipid, flat\"":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-p\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dull",
      "inactive",
      "inert",
      "lethargic",
      "quiescent",
      "sleepy",
      "sluggish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100824",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ]
  },
  "torpidly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a torpid manner":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102959",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "torpidness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": torpidity":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "torpid entry 1 + -ness":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115137",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torpor":{
    "antonyms":[
      "concern",
      "interest",
      "regard"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating and estivating animals":[],
      ": a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility":[],
      ": apathy , dullness":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The news aroused him from his torpor .",
      "after a lifetime of setbacks, defeats, and failures, he could only greet the latest bad news with a resigned fatalism and dull torpor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The mayor has a moral obligation and political imperative to end the torpor gripping BPS and produce meaningful change. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Often, there is a sense of torpor that makes scenic action seem impossible. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "This longer torpor occurred no matter where the birds originally lived. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
      "Out of nowhere, the free world once again stands for something, and is even showing signs of shaking itself out of its decades-long torpor . \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022",
      "Now, as the continent emerges from a pandemic torpor , Germany is lagging behind. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Weeks and then months pass in a torpor of cabin fever and green screens, and arguably things happen \u2014 a defection, a few infections, a sudden act of surprisingly squishy violence. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Through decades of economic torpor , the country\u2019s chief export was beef. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Although the British economy has slowly shaken off much of the torpor from the sharp recession brought on by the coronavirus, millions aren\u2019t enjoying the recovery. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, borrowed from Latin torp\u014dr-, torpor \"numbness, paralysis, absence of energy, lethargy,\" s-stem noun derivative corresponding to the stative verb torp\u0113re \"to be numb, lack sensation, be struck motionless, be sluggish or lethargic\" \u2014 more at torpid":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torpor lethargy , languor , lassitude , stupor , torpor mean physical or mental inertness. lethargy implies such drowsiness or aversion to activity as is induced by disease, injury, or drugs. months of lethargy followed my accident languor suggests inertia induced by an enervating climate or illness or love. languor induced by a tropical vacation lassitude stresses listlessness or indifference resulting from fatigue or poor health. a depression marked by lassitude stupor implies a deadening of the mind and senses by shock, narcotics, or intoxicants. lapsed into an alcoholic stupor torpor implies a state of suspended animation as of hibernating animals but may suggest merely extreme sluggishness. a once alert mind now in a torpor",
    "synonyms":[
      "apathy",
      "casualness",
      "complacence",
      "disinterestedness",
      "disregard",
      "incuriosity",
      "incuriousness",
      "indifference",
      "insouciance",
      "nonchalance",
      "unconcern"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045234",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torrent":{
    "antonyms":[
      "drought",
      "drouth"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a channel of a mountain stream":[
        "As we advanced up the valley, the road presented yet another vertiginous challenge. Being a single track carved out of the mountain wall that flanked a glacial torrent , it meant that when a car came from the opposite direction, one had to back to the nearest turnaround.",
        "\u2014 June P. Wilson"
      ],
      ": a heavy downpour of rain":[
        "\u2026 a torrent of rain poured down.",
        "\u2014 Walter Farley",
        "\u2014 usually used in plural The rain is coming down in torrents . Lightning is flashing. \u2014 Alice Walker Torrents of rain drenched the Hamptons \u2026 \u2014 Chris Mundy"
      ],
      ": a tumultuous outpouring : rush":[
        "Injuries, a 13-game losing streak and a torrent of criticism have turned this into the toughest season of Vince Carter's four-year career.",
        "\u2014 Ian Thomsen",
        "The torrent of money flowing into the field can only be described in superlatives\u2014hundreds of millions of dollars for efforts such as Princeton's Center for the Study of Brain, Mind, and Behavior and MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research.",
        "\u2014 Charles Barber",
        "\u2014 often used in plural \u2026 torrents of unsolicited e-mail advertising \u2026 \u2014 Peter H. Lewis \u2026 once he becomes fixed on a subject, the words come in torrents . \u2014 Jeffrey Goldberg"
      ],
      ": to download via a torrent (see torrent entry 1 sense 4 )":[
        "Torrenting itself isn't illegal, but downloading unsanctioned copyrighted material is. It's not always immediately apparent which content is legal to torrent and which isn't.",
        "\u2014 Paul Bischoff",
        "[Dan] Schlosser said that when he was caught torrenting , the University forwarded him a notice of copyright infringement from HBO and warned that if he were caught again, he would have to meet with a representative from the Office of Judicial Affairs.",
        "\u2014 Aaron Fisher"
      ],
      ": to move in a torrent (see torrent entry 1 sense 1a )":[
        "rivers of torrenting water",
        "Water torrents off hillsides, thunders over falls, sparkles in ponds and pools.",
        "\u2014 Sunset"
      ],
      ": torrential":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The storm turned the stream into a raging torrent .",
      "The rain came down in torrents .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Beauty signs the contract with Colony Records, which sets off a torrent of new issues between her and her family. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
      "Fonua emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the Daily Beast piece, unleashing a torrent of angry tweets from the Olympic Village in Rio. \u2014 NBC News , 23 July 2021",
      "The dam, a 40-meter wall of rocks and dirt, gave way without warning, unleashing a torrent of mud. \u2014 Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The apparent black holes reside in what\u2019s known as a quasar\u2014a galaxy that is unleashing a torrent of light as mass gets gobbled by the gigantic black hole at its center. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 22 May 2015",
      "The glut of proposals, both known and unknown, virtually guarantees there will be a torrent of major new laws put on the books this summer. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "But in June 1972, a prolonged and punishing torrent of rain pushed the generally benevolent river to unprecedented heights. \u2014 Jacob Feuerstein, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "New satellite images from Maxar Technologies show the extent of the damage the torrent of water wrought. \u2014 Judson Jones And Paul Murphy, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "By Monday, the Gardner River\u2014whose headwaters are on the west side of the park, in the Gallatin Mountains\u2014was a muddy, rushing torrent . \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "During his torrent week for Norfolk, Stowers hit three homers in one game and knocked in 10 RBIs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1667, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French & Latin; French, \"violent stream of liquid,\" going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin torrent-, torrens \"rushing stream, river current,\" noun derivative of torrens, adjective, \"flowing headlong, rushing,\" probably going back to a participial derivative of an Indo-European stative present *tr\u0325s-eh 1 - \"be dried out, be dessicated,\" from a verbal base *ters- \"dry up, become thirsty\" \u2014 more at thirst entry 1":"Noun",
      "borrowed from Latin torrent-, torrens \"flowing headlong, rushing\" \u2014 more at torrent entry 1":"Adjective",
      "verbal derivative of torrent entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8t\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alluvion",
      "bath",
      "cataclysm",
      "cataract",
      "deluge",
      "flood",
      "flood tide",
      "inundation",
      "Niagara",
      "overflow",
      "spate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014025",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "torrid":{
    "antonyms":[
      "algid",
      "arctic",
      "bitter",
      "bone-chilling",
      "cold",
      "freezing",
      "frigid",
      "frozen",
      "glacial",
      "ice-cold",
      "iced",
      "icy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ardent , passionate":[
        "torrid love letters"
      ],
      ": giving off intense heat : scorching":[],
      ": parched with heat especially of the sun : hot":[
        "torrid sands"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The team had a torrid time trying to score.",
      "the dry, torrid summers in southern Arizona",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If Curry can continue on this torrid pace, the Warriors will be near-unstoppable. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "But in 2021, Toronto moved the 21-year-old Guerrero over to first base full-time and the former consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball got off to a torrid start en route to hitting 48 homers and placing second in American League MVP voting. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "After hitting just four of their first 12 shots, the Warriors made nine of their next 13 to go on a torrid 21-0 run between the end of the first quarter and well into the second. \u2014 Richard Morin, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "An English professor in the process of divorcing her husband begins a sultry, extremely torrid affair with a young female sculptor in this absolute classic of lesbian cinema. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
      "This is a tad higher than economists had forecast, and is down just a bit from the torrid pace of earlier months (where growth was consistently in the range of 400-500,000). \u2014 Harry Holzer, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Betts continued his torrid pace at the plate, going two for four to raise his batting average to .310. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Her road trips have been very successful of late as Swiatek, tight to the baseline, imposes her rhythm and shrinks the open space: walking briskly between points and setting a torrid pace once points begin. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Corporate income-tax revenue continued its torrid pace, rising $38 billion, or 21%. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French & Latin; French torride, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin torridus \"dried by exposure to heat, parched, scorched,\" adjective derivative from the stem of torre\u014d, torr\u0113re \"to heat so as to dry, scorch, parch\" \u2014 more at thirst entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8t\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "hot",
      "piping hot",
      "red",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scalding",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "sultry",
      "superheated",
      "sweltering",
      "ultrahot",
      "white-hot"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105506",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "torrid zone":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the region of the earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn":[]
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      "1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120537",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a tortricid moth":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1797, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Tortric-, Tortrix , genus of moths, from Latin tortus , past participle of torqu\u0113re to twist; from the habit of twisting or rolling leaves to make a nest":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111743",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": something winding or twisted : bend":[],
      ": the quality or state of being tortuous":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cct\u022fr-ch\u0259-\u02c8w\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055521",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "straight",
      "straightaway"
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      "a tortuous path up the mountain",
      "a tortuous mountain road marked by numerous hairpin turns",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their tortuous quests for exoneration intersected largely inside Sing Sing Correctional Facility, the notorious maximum-security prison on the Hudson River some 30 miles north of New York City. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
      "That's the purpose of the tortuous sequence of hearings, debates, and votes associated with Congressional legislation. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 4 May 2022",
      "The unexpected turbulence of 2022, including China\u2019s tortuous positioning over Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, is still extremely unlikely to deny Mr. Xi a third term. \u2014 Chris Buckley, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "Oaks were bizarrely forked and tortuous , ash trees elegant. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Northup was referring to the tortuous path that had already seen the clinics\u2019 case stripped down to focus on the question of whether a small subset of state officials could be sued. \u2014 Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Airlines have been forced to do tortuous and uneconomical diversions to avoid Russian airspace, and these longer flight times mount up costs in terms of staffing, fuel and maintenance. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Just to, just to bring it to the fore and remind people, uh, how, how tortuous this has been. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Experts composed tortuous Twitter threads taking readers through the developing science. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 23 Mar. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French tortueux , from Latin tortuosus , from tortus twist, from torqu\u0113re to twist":""
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      "\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259-",
      "\u02c8t\u022frch-w\u0259s",
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
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      "curved",
      "curving",
      "curvy",
      "devious",
      "serpentine",
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      "twisted",
      "twisting",
      "winding",
      "windy"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085507",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
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  "torturable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being tortured":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "torture entry 2 + -able":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022f(r)ch(\u0259)r\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194851",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      "afflict",
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      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torment"
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      ": to cause intense suffering to : torment":[],
      ": to punish or coerce by inflicting excruciating pain":[],
      ": to twist or wrench out of shape : distort , warp":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Waiting is just torture for me.",
      "Listening to him can be torture .",
      "Verb",
      "The report revealed that prisoners had been repeatedly tortured .",
      "Don't torture yourself over the mistake.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The exchange came hours after the Biden administration accused Russia of using torture and electrocution in its invasion of Ukraine on Sunday. \u2014 Fox News , 26 June 2022",
      "The torture and emotional manipulation lead to Viktor losing control of his powers and lashing out. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
      "Numerous scenes show angry and bloodthirsty Muslims leering at Hindu women, and inflicting torture and humiliations upon Hindu families. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
      "There are heroes, lots of heroes, everyday heroes risking their lives to save animals from extreme torture and eventual consumption. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
      "The allegations of rape, torture and murder in towns like Bucha have been particularly difficult to grapple with, Vadim said. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Brianna Lynn Lingo, 29, is facing felony charges of stealing an animal and animal abuse by torture and mutilation while the animal was alive, online Missouri court records show. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "Those in detention face tough circumstances, according to Amnesty, which has documented cases of torture and ill-treatment inside detention centers. \u2014 Merlin Delcid, Karol Suarez And Kara Fox, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "But prosecutors and military intelligence officials were investigating early on, collecting evidence to try to identify the perpetrators responsible for the mass killings, torture and rapes in the once tranquil suburb. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For years, scientists have wondered why octopuses torture themselves after mating. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s his trainer, Julian Bah, who Ellis says loves to torture him. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Alicia Duran Raymundo, her partner and their 6-year-old daughter fled El Salvador after gang members threatened to torture and kill them. \u2014 Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Collapsing buildings do not intentionally torture , rape and execute innocent people. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Erickson also was involved in the manhunt to find Huggins, helped torture him and then helped dump him in a remote field, according to Bolstad. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But, fearing Russians would torture the children, Hitchcock said her youngest son wouldn\u2019t be able to defend himself, according to court records. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Security forces have subjected many detainees to torture and ill-treatment. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Phil begins to psychologically torture Rose, driving her to drink to excess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Noun",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
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      "Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin tortura , from Latin tortus , past participle of torqu\u0113re to twist; probably akin to Old High German dr\u0101hsil turner, Greek atraktos spindle":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torture Verb afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
    "synonyms":[
      "agony",
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      "hell",
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      "murder",
      "nightmare",
      "torment"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055313",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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  "torturer":{
    "antonyms":[
      "afflict",
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      "anguish",
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      "beset",
      "besiege",
      "curse",
      "excruciate",
      "harrow",
      "persecute",
      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torment"
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      ": to cause intense suffering to : torment":[],
      ": to punish or coerce by inflicting excruciating pain":[],
      ": to twist or wrench out of shape : distort , warp":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Waiting is just torture for me.",
      "Listening to him can be torture .",
      "Verb",
      "The report revealed that prisoners had been repeatedly tortured .",
      "Don't torture yourself over the mistake.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The exchange came hours after the Biden administration accused Russia of using torture and electrocution in its invasion of Ukraine on Sunday. \u2014 Fox News , 26 June 2022",
      "The torture and emotional manipulation lead to Viktor losing control of his powers and lashing out. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
      "Numerous scenes show angry and bloodthirsty Muslims leering at Hindu women, and inflicting torture and humiliations upon Hindu families. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
      "There are heroes, lots of heroes, everyday heroes risking their lives to save animals from extreme torture and eventual consumption. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
      "The allegations of rape, torture and murder in towns like Bucha have been particularly difficult to grapple with, Vadim said. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Brianna Lynn Lingo, 29, is facing felony charges of stealing an animal and animal abuse by torture and mutilation while the animal was alive, online Missouri court records show. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "Those in detention face tough circumstances, according to Amnesty, which has documented cases of torture and ill-treatment inside detention centers. \u2014 Merlin Delcid, Karol Suarez And Kara Fox, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "But prosecutors and military intelligence officials were investigating early on, collecting evidence to try to identify the perpetrators responsible for the mass killings, torture and rapes in the once tranquil suburb. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For years, scientists have wondered why octopuses torture themselves after mating. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s his trainer, Julian Bah, who Ellis says loves to torture him. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Alicia Duran Raymundo, her partner and their 6-year-old daughter fled El Salvador after gang members threatened to torture and kill them. \u2014 Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Collapsing buildings do not intentionally torture , rape and execute innocent people. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Erickson also was involved in the manhunt to find Huggins, helped torture him and then helped dump him in a remote field, according to Bolstad. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But, fearing Russians would torture the children, Hitchcock said her youngest son wouldn\u2019t be able to defend himself, according to court records. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Security forces have subjected many detainees to torture and ill-treatment. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Phil begins to psychologically torture Rose, driving her to drink to excess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Noun",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin tortura , from Latin tortus , past participle of torqu\u0113re to twist; probably akin to Old High German dr\u0101hsil turner, Greek atraktos spindle":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torture Verb afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
    "synonyms":[
      "agony",
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      "misery",
      "murder",
      "nightmare",
      "torment"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181506",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "afflict",
      "agonize",
      "anguish",
      "bedevil",
      "beset",
      "besiege",
      "curse",
      "excruciate",
      "harrow",
      "persecute",
      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torment"
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    "definitions":{
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      ": distortion or overrefinement of a meaning or an argument : straining":[],
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      ": to cause intense suffering to : torment":[],
      ": to punish or coerce by inflicting excruciating pain":[],
      ": to twist or wrench out of shape : distort , warp":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Waiting is just torture for me.",
      "Listening to him can be torture .",
      "Verb",
      "The report revealed that prisoners had been repeatedly tortured .",
      "Don't torture yourself over the mistake.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The exchange came hours after the Biden administration accused Russia of using torture and electrocution in its invasion of Ukraine on Sunday. \u2014 Fox News , 26 June 2022",
      "The torture and emotional manipulation lead to Viktor losing control of his powers and lashing out. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
      "Numerous scenes show angry and bloodthirsty Muslims leering at Hindu women, and inflicting torture and humiliations upon Hindu families. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
      "There are heroes, lots of heroes, everyday heroes risking their lives to save animals from extreme torture and eventual consumption. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
      "The allegations of rape, torture and murder in towns like Bucha have been particularly difficult to grapple with, Vadim said. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Brianna Lynn Lingo, 29, is facing felony charges of stealing an animal and animal abuse by torture and mutilation while the animal was alive, online Missouri court records show. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "Those in detention face tough circumstances, according to Amnesty, which has documented cases of torture and ill-treatment inside detention centers. \u2014 Merlin Delcid, Karol Suarez And Kara Fox, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "But prosecutors and military intelligence officials were investigating early on, collecting evidence to try to identify the perpetrators responsible for the mass killings, torture and rapes in the once tranquil suburb. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For years, scientists have wondered why octopuses torture themselves after mating. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s his trainer, Julian Bah, who Ellis says loves to torture him. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Alicia Duran Raymundo, her partner and their 6-year-old daughter fled El Salvador after gang members threatened to torture and kill them. \u2014 Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Collapsing buildings do not intentionally torture , rape and execute innocent people. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Erickson also was involved in the manhunt to find Huggins, helped torture him and then helped dump him in a remote field, according to Bolstad. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But, fearing Russians would torture the children, Hitchcock said her youngest son wouldn\u2019t be able to defend himself, according to court records. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Security forces have subjected many detainees to torture and ill-treatment. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Phil begins to psychologically torture Rose, driving her to drink to excess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Noun",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin tortura , from Latin tortus , past participle of torqu\u0113re to twist; probably akin to Old High German dr\u0101hsil turner, Greek atraktos spindle":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torture Verb afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
    "synonyms":[
      "agony",
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      "hell",
      "horror",
      "misery",
      "murder",
      "nightmare",
      "torment"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231435",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "torturous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "gratifying",
      "pleasing",
      "sweet"
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      ": causing torture":[
        "torturous inquisitions"
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      ": painfully difficult or slow":[
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      ],
      ": very unpleasant or painful":[
        "a torturous day",
        "torturous self-doubts"
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    },
    "examples":[
      "relatives had to make the torturous decision to disconnect the patient's life-support system",
      "the post-infection treatment for rabies was as notoriously torturous as the disease itself",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This particular regulatory path has been a torturous one for the two vaccine makers. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Death by the gas chamber would also result in a torturous amount of pain, his lawyers said, because Arizona\u2019s protocols call for the use of cyanide gas. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "With the conflict in Ukraine in its fourth month, residents have seen their lives upended and their homes obliterated in the torturous artillery duels raging over the towns and villages of the Donbas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Her adoptive father, Hopper (David Harbour), is secretly alive in a torturous Russian prison. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
      "The minutiae being combed through at the trial has come to feel less like a lawsuit and more like a torturous exorcism of the past, a thorough and painful raking over the coals of their four-year entanglement. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 17 May 2022",
      "Sergio and Ruth Correa \u2014 the Hartford siblings who in 2017 viciously killed three members of the Lindquist family in a torturous home invasion in Griswold \u2014 will be sentenced back-to-back on Tuesday in New London Superior Court. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
      "Paul's performance in steadying his team in critical moments is a torturous reminder of what the Rockets were missing in Games 6 and 7 of the Western Conference Finals back in 2018 against the Golden State Warriors. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The long, torturous nightmare of government overreach, which is how so many aggrieved passengers viewed the mandate effecting public transportation, has come to an end. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259-",
      "\u02c8t\u022frch-r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "afflicting",
      "agonizing",
      "bitter",
      "cruel",
      "excruciating",
      "galling",
      "grievous",
      "harrowing",
      "harsh",
      "heartrending",
      "hurtful",
      "painful",
      "tormenting"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082705",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "torch tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": loblolly pine sense 1":[],
      ": an East Indian shrub ( Ixora parviflora ) with scarlet flowers":[],
      ": ocotillo sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172712"
  },
  "torsade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a twisted cord or ribbon used especially as a hat ornament":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8s\u00e4d",
      "-\u02c8s\u0101d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The jewel, a torsade of rubies and emeralds and pearls, had been purchased years earlier. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 18 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from tors twisted, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *torsus , alteration of Latin tortus , past participle of torqu\u0113re to twist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1872, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174940"
  },
  "tortricid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a family (Tortricidae) of small stout-bodied moths many of whose larvae feed in fruits":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-tr\u0259-s\u0259d"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Tortricidae , from Tortric-, Tortrix":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1891, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191904"
  },
  "Torrubia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Nyctaginaceae) with fleshy leaves, greenish dioecious panicled flowers, and fleshy fruit \u2014 see blolly":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u0259\u02c8r\u00fcb\u0113\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, after Jos\u00e9 Torrubia \u20201768 Spanish naturalist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192934"
  },
  "torch pine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": loblolly pine sense 1":[],
      ": a pitch pine ( Pinus rigida ) of eastern North America":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194907"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a glass tube open at one end and hermetically sealed at the other and of such length that when filled with a liquid (as mercury) and immersed at the open end in a vessel of the same liquid allowing the enclosed liquid to descend till it is counterbalanced by the pressure of the atmosphere a vacuum will be produced at the upper end":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210243"
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  "tortoni":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": ice cream made of heavy cream often with minced almonds and chopped maraschino cherries and often flavored with rum":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8t\u014d-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The rest are what kids in Bay Ridge and Corona used to want on their birthdays: tortoni , tartufo, spumoni. \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 20 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Tortoni 19th century Italian restaurateur in Paris":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210632"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": a burning stick of resinous wood or twist of tow used to give light and usually carried in the hand : flambeau":[],
      ": something (such as tradition, wisdom, or knowledge) likened to a torch as giving light or guidance":[
        "pass the torch to the next generation"
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      ": any of various portable devices for emitting an unusually hot flame \u2014 compare blowtorch":[],
      ": flashlight sense 1":[],
      ": incendiary sense 2b":[],
      ": to set fire to with or as if with a torch":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022frch"
    ],
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      "arsonist",
      "firebug",
      "incendiary"
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      "burn",
      "enkindle",
      "fire",
      "ignite",
      "inflame",
      "enflame",
      "kindle",
      "light"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "in an insurance scam, the slumlord hired a torch to burn the tenement down",
      "Verb",
      "An arsonist torched the building.",
      "police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hick credited newer co-owners with carrying the torch passed along by Gilchrist and McClellan. \u2014 al , 23 June 2022",
      "But the forefathers of the genre\u2019s glory days have been carrying the torch for over two decades. \u2014 cleveland , 10 May 2022",
      "Now, artists like Fireboy are carrying the torch as part of the newest vanguard, and making sure Afrobeats spreads like wildfire. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Several individuals have spoken during the hearings raising concerns about SB 411, carrying the torch from the previous session \u2014 when such opposition ultimately defeated HB 1381. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "In the spring of 2022, the torch has been passed to a new generation of Celtic stars \u2014 young men named Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, and Al Horford, who has played 15 NBA seasons without competing in a championship round. \u2014 Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Fans are wondering who will carry the torch in the label\u2019s second generation. \u2014 Ebbony Pinillos, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
      "The torch has been passed a time or two in relation to dominant superspeedway teams. \u2014 al , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The torch in the American Athletic, at least temporarily, will be passed to the Cougars this season after Cincinnati takes a step back in 2022. \u2014 Chris Pugh, The Enquirer , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With the British threatening to torch Dutch and Chinese ships in the bay and bombard Nagasaki unless the Phaeton was fully stocked with food and water, Doeff and Matsudaira had few options. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "That her scheme will torch the Byrdes' latest efforts to make good with the cartel and move into (mostly) above-the-board business is almost a bonus, a catharsis after years of doing their bidding. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The 6-1, 188-pound Olave is a polished route runner with sure hands who can torch single coverage. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The arena, however, was ablaze \u2014 quite literally, as the unlikely collaborators became the first of several performers to torch the stage. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The rest of the women use their time to torch their absent enemy, Shanae. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "After sanding the top and practicing their burning technique on scrap wood, Zoe and Andrew scorched the grain by moving the plumbers torch back and forth, working in sections, and keeping the flame about 6 inches from the surface. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Terence Davis, a 21% three-point shooter against the rest of the league, continued to torch the Clippers from behind the arc for the second time in a week with outlier-level accuracy. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "This no-jump workout will torch calories while improving your total-body strength. \u2014 Tiffany Ayuda, Health.com , 2 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English torche , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *torca , alteration of Latin torqua something twisted, collar of twisted metal, alteration of torques ; akin to Latin torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1901, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214543"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a botfly ( Dermatobia hominis ) that attacks man and other mammals in warm parts of the Americas":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022f(r)s\u0259\u02ccl\u014d"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "American Spanish t\u00f3rsalo":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221518"
  },
  "torticollis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an acute or chronic often painful condition characterized by involuntary intermittent or sustained contraction of the muscles of the neck (such as the sternocleidomastoid or trapezius) that causes the head to tilt or turn sideways, bend forward or backward, or jerk abnormally":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cct\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259s",
      "\u02cct\u022frt-\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have learned that babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome are more likely to have torticollis , an abnormal neck condition. \u2014 Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com , 28 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin tortus twisted + -i- + collum neck \u2014 more at collar":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1811, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223829"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": flame azalea":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233929"
  },
  "Torricellian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the Italian physicist and mathematician Torricelli closely associated with Galileo and noted especially for his researches in pneumatics":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6t\u022fr\u0259\u00a6chel\u0113\u0259n",
      "\u00a6t\u00e4r-",
      "-r\u0259\u00a6sel-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Evangelista Torricelli \u20201647 Italian mathematician and physicist + English -an":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010125"
  },
  "Torcello":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "island of Italy in the Lagoon of Venice":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8che-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010257"
  },
  "torch-tree family":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": fouquieriaceae":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011321"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that carries a torch":[],
      ": someone in the forefront of a campaign, crusade, or movement":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022frch-\u02ccber-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He became the torchbearer for civil rights.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Years later, Ping received an invitation from Chinese officials to be a torchbearer at the opening ceremony in Beijing of the Summer Games in 2008. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Media reports of a romantic relationship flared when Ms. Kabaeva was selected as a torchbearer at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "During the run-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, China designated a soldier involved in the June 2020 clash with Indian troops to be a torchbearer , infuriating Indian officials. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Social media erupted and has scarcely stopped ever since, Lowe suddenly the torchbearer of benign non-partisanship. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "India joined the diplomatic boycott over China\u2019s decision to appoint as torchbearer a regimental commander involved in a deadly border brawl in 2020. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Beijing, for instance, chose Qi Fabao as a torchbearer . \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "India took offense to an Olympic torchbearer and will skip the opening ceremony. \u2014 USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "The lighting of the Olympic cauldron by the final torchbearer has long been a centerpiece of Olympic opening ceremonies and marks the beginning of the Games. \u2014 Saphora Smith, NBC News , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014219"
  },
  "Torricelli's law":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a law in hydrodynamics: the speed of efflux of a liquid from an orifice is equal to that of a body falling freely through a distance equal to the total head of the liquid at the orifice":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Evangelista Torricelli \u20201647":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031354"
  },
  "toril":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cell from which a bull enters the bullring":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u0259\u02c8r\u0113(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish, from toro bull":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043141"
  },
  "torse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a twisted band or wreath by which a heraldic crest is joined to the helmet":[],
      ": torso":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022f(\u0259)rs",
      "\""
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French torse, torce , from feminine of tors twisted":"Noun",
      "French, from Italian torso":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044859"
  },
  "torchweed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": snakeweed sense d":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054214"
  },
  "Torridonian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a division of the Precambrian":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6t\u022fr\u0259\u00a6d\u014dn\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Loch Torridon , inlet on northwest coast of Scotland + English -ian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070607"
  },
  "tortellini":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": pasta in the form of little ring-shaped cases containing a filling (as of meat or cheese)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cct\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pasta, meat, cheese, vegetables, tortellini , eggs, sausages and even fish are mixed together with besciamella cream sauce and placed inside the dough, which is then folded and cooked in an oven. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Ricotta was combined with black truffles along with S\u00e3o Jorge cheese tortellini in a sprightly, refreshing lemon-dashi cacio e peperendition. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Do these alternative pasta options perfectly reflect my nonna's tortellini glazed with mushroom sauce",
      "Tre Rivali will also serve Easter Bonnet Soup ($9 cup, or $12 bowl) with handmade pork tortellini in chicken broth. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Breakfast favorites, prime rib, lamb, chicken thighs, eggplant Parmesan, tortellini , salmon, seafood fra diavolo, haricot vert and desserts. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Maybe your small business makes the world's tastiest tortellini . \u2014 Mark Van Wye, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Tortelloni are large tortellini found in the refrigerated section in your local grocery. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "In her lemony tortellini number, a whole bunch of mature spinach gets thrown in. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, plural of tortellino pasta round, diminutive of tortello , from torta cake":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1911, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071751"
  },
  "torticone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a turreted spiral cephalopod shell as distinguished from one with coils in one plane":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022frt\u0259\u02cck\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin tortus + English -i- + cone":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075911"
  },
  "torchon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a coarse bobbin or machine-made lace made with fan-shaped designs forming a scalloped edge":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u02ccsh\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, dust cloth, from Old French, handful of straw for wiping, from torchier to wipe, rub, from torche bundle of twisted straw, from Vulgar Latin *torca \u2014 more at torch":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1865, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112816"
  },
  "Torricelli":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Evangelista 1608\u20131647 Italian mathematician and physicist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cct\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8che-l\u0113",
      "\u02cct\u00e4r-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115817"
  },
  "torus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large molding of convex profile commonly occurring as the lowest molding in the base of a column":[],
      ": the thickening of a membrane closing a wood-cell pit (as of gymnosperm tracheids) having the secondary cell wall arched over the pit cavity":[],
      ": a smooth rounded anatomical protuberance (such as a bony ridge on the skull)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8t\u014dr-\u0259s, \u02c8t\u022fr-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The torus form and off-center void give a feeling of perpetual motion. \u2014 Nicola Chilton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "The surface of a sphere and the surface of a torus , for instance, are both two-dimensional manifolds. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "For example, the position and momentum of a swinging pendulum can each be represented as a point on a circle, so the phase space of a pendulum is two crossed circles, which together form a torus , or the surface of a doughnut. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Surprisingly, the space of two-note chords is a M\u00f6bius strip, and the space of three-note chords is a kind of twisted triangular torus . \u2014 George Hart, Scientific American , 14 Aug. 2013",
      "To see why the local curvature of an arbitrary shape is almost never equal to its average curvature, consider a torus . \u2014 Spyridon Michalakis, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2020",
      "Gauss-Bonnet implies that the average curvature of a torus , and of any shape with a single hole in it, is zero. \u2014 Spyridon Michalakis, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2020",
      "As Io sweeps by Jupiter, the planet drags particles off its surface, forming a small magnetosphere, or plasma torus around the moon. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "But a spherical torus like NSTX resembles a cored apple. \u2014 Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS , 6 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, protuberance, bulge, torus molding":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125200"
  },
  "torchwood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Amyris ) of tropical American trees and shrubs of the rue family with hard heavy fragrant resinous streaky yellowish-brown wood":[],
      ": the wood of a torchwood":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022frch-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Frankincense and myrrh are both resins extracted from trees in the Burseraceae family, also known as the torchwood or incense family. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science , 23 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130240"
  },
  "torsel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a piece of stone, iron, or wood to support the end of a beam or joist and distribute the weight":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022frs\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "torsel alteration of tassel , from French tassel, tasseau , from Old French tassel clasp":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132452"
  },
  "torque converter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device for transmitting and amplifying torque especially by hydraulic means":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An 8-speed torque converter automatic is standard on all models. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Power reaches the wheels via an 8-speed automatic gearbox with torque converter , built in-house. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "The most significant powertrain change is the arrival of a new wet-clutch nine-speed transmission, which has planetary gears like a conventional automatic but uses a clutch pack instead of a torque converter to improve off-the-line response. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "And the 707 swaps out the conventional nine-speed automatic transmission in the regular DBX to AMG\u2019s snappier nine-speed gearbox with a wet-clutch pack instead of a torque converter . \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Lotus will also continue to offer a torque converter auto with the V-6. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 6 July 2021",
      "The stator directs the flow of transmission fluid inside the torque converter . \u2014 Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 July 2021",
      "This is a big upgrade from the GT-Line trim which only uses a regular torque converter automatic transmission. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 8 May 2021",
      "The nine-speed automatic transmission uses a conventional torque converter rather than the wet clutch pack AMG employs in some applications. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 9 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1927, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132553"
  },
  "toroid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a surface generated by a closed plane curve rotated about a line that lies in the same plane as the curve but does not intersect it":[],
      ": a body whose surface has the form of a toroid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u02cc\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So, although the vacuum vessel is still basically a toroid , the magnets that loop around the tube are not planar. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 9 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin torus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143204"
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      "noun"
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      "adverb"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact, last week Candida Bowtell and Peter Keevash of the University of Oxford used similar ideas to find an analogous solution for the toroidal n-queens problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "But the toroidal version trades freedom for symmetry, ultimately tripping them up. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The lugs themselves have a toroidal shape, meaning they are curved so that a high point on the lug is what butts against the inside of the chamber of the barrel. \u2014 John B. Snow, Outdoor Life , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "Axiom\u2019s modules may be spherical or toroidal , and the diameter of each one could be up to three times larger than a conventional hard-shell model. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, Wired , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "The first 310-tonne toroidal field coil (from Japan) and the first 440-tonne vacuum vessel sector (from Korea) are among the special deliveries expected in Saint-Paul-l\u00e8s-Durance in 2019. \u2014 Giulia Pacchioni, Scientific American , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "The diamond tips of the DACs used by Loubeyre's team were toroidal , a new design developed in 2018 that allowed for greater high-pressure limits. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2019"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk":[],
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      "exercises that strengthen the torso"
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      "Italian, literally, stalk, from Latin thyrsus stalk, thyrsus":""
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      "1722, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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      ": an arm to take the torque of the rear axle of an automotive vehicle that is connected at the rear with the differential case either rigidly or by a joint and at the front is always jointed to a cross member of the frame":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174220"
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      "noun"
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      ": the mottled horny substance of the shell of the hawksbill turtle used especially formerly in inlaying and in making various ornamental articles":[],
      ": any of several showy nymphalid butterflies (genera Nymphalis and Aglais ) that have wings mottled with orange and brown or black":[],
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      ": of, relating to, or being a color pattern of the domestic cat consisting of patches of black, orange, and cream":[]
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      "\u02c8t\u022fr-t\u0259s-\u02ccshel",
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02ccshel"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Robert is warm and voluble, with a fringe of steel-gray hair and baggy jeans; Michelle, who is sixty, is more of a fashion plate, in leather boots and hip tortoiseshell glasses. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Throughout the platinum jubilee celebrations, Zara Tindall has been photographed wearing a pair of tortoiseshell sunglasses, which are believed to be from the brand illesteva. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
      "Celine tortoiseshell sunglasses, a white T-shirt, and blue jeans. \u2014 Douglas Greenwood, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
      "Just in time for the sunny days ahead, Brunello Cucinelli and Olivier Peoples debuted a dreamy collection of eyewear filled with timeless aviators and tortoiseshell frames. \u2014 Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "On May 7, 1990, a feral tortoiseshell cat wandered onto the field during a game between the A\u2019s and the Yankees, and was frightened by the cheering crowd and unable to make an escape, according to the ARF website. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "There's Akimbo \u2014 a Bengal who is paralyzed after falling nine stories from a high-rise and can't walk \u2014 and Rita, a tortoiseshell cat who had her leg amputated after a car ran over her. \u2014 Michelle Boudin, PEOPLE.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Your linen napkins complement your tortoiseshell Sabre flatware perfectly. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "The neutral tortoiseshell frames and slightly blue lens are a classic combo and offer 100 percent UV protection. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The tortoiseshell finish gives it a modern and cool look. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "And outside of the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's on Friday, Zara was spotted wearing the tortoiseshell style with her bright pink dress. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
      "The latest version is available in four distinct frames, including white, tortoiseshell , and burgundy with a handful of beautiful lens options. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Kate recently broke out a similar tortoiseshell pair while in The Bahamas last March. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "There are also tortoiseshell eyeglasses and a pair of reading glasses in a black and gold case. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "One person responsible for that is Will Schwarz, a white man in his 70s with white hair and tortoiseshell glasses who serves as the founder and president of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project. \u2014 Clint Smith, The Atlantic , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Kon also revealed the roster of nail polishes that were used to create the tortoiseshell pattern. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "As students filed into the auditorium, setting their laptops and water bottles on tables, Norman entered wearing tortoiseshell glasses and earphones, his hair dishevelled. \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 29 Nov. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174442"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a usually female domestic cat having a black, red, and cream or white blotched coat often with a white blaze on the face":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180512"
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    "type":[
      "biographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "Tom\u00e1s de 1420\u20131498 Spanish grand inquisitor":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cct\u022fr-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4-d\u0259",
      "-t\u035fh\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181025"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181301"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": tortoiseshell cat":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by shortening & alteration":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182332"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": a turning or twisting force":[],
      ": to impart torque to : cause to twist (as about an axis)":[],
      ": a usually metal collar or neck chain worn by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022frk"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin torqu\u0113re to twist":"Noun",
      "French, from Latin torques , from torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1959, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1695, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182428"
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      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "island in the British West Indies area 21 square miles (54 square kilometers), population 23,500":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8t\u014d-l\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182644"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a thin, hard piece of food (called a chip) that is made from corn and usually salted":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184456"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": elephant's-foot sense 1b":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185819"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a wrongful act other than a breach of contract for which relief may be obtained in the form of damages or an injunction":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022frt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Under Plaintiff\u2019s theory, most of Maui\u2019s alleged injuries will occur, if ever, only decades in the future, and those injuries cannot be redressed given Hawaii tort law\u2019s strict limits on remedies for future injuries. \u2014 Michael I. Krauss, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "The verdict for veteran James Beal is the largest yet for an individual in a sprawling litigation over the earplugs that as of May 16 included more than 290,000 claims in the Pensacola court, by far the largest mass tort litigation in U.S. history. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Under federal law, a government agency has six months to respond to the tort claim. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Under federal law, a government agency has six months to respond to the tort claims filed Wednesday. \u2014 Ed White, Chron , 8 June 2022",
      "Gonzales sued the police department under Section 1983, the federal tort that allows people to sue state and local officials in federal court for violating their federal constitutional rights. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "With federal protection against some lawsuits, the financial incentive of a giant tort payout to make guns safer is virtually nonexistent. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
      "Judge Polster also seems to ride roughshod over the classic tort doctrines of joint and several liability. \u2014 Michael I. Krauss, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Bland recommends keeping the paperwork and receipts from your rental for at least a year, although three years is the statute of limitations in most places for the kind of tort case that may arise from a rental car dispute. \u2014 Katie Wedell, USA TODAY , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, injury, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin tortum , from Latin, neuter of tortus twisted, from past participle of torqu\u0113re":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191758"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": codfish":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian & Swedish & Danish torsk codfish, Old Norse thorskr ; akin to Middle Low German dorsch codfish, and probably to Old Norse therra to dry":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200852"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of annual weedy herbs (family Umbelliferae) that are found in the northern hemisphere and have pinnately decompound leaves, compound umbels of white flowers, and fruits with five primary and four secondary ribs \u2014 see hedge parsley":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0113l-",
      "t\u0259\u02c8r\u012bl\u0259\u0307s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201706"
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  "torquate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having a ring especially of color around the neck : collared , ring-necked":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022fr\u02cckw\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin torquatus , literally, wearing a torque, from torquis, torques + -atus -ate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225059"
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  "torta":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a flat heap of moist crushed silver ore prepared for the patio process":[],
      ": an open pie with a base of bread or biscuit dough and a sweet or savory filling":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8t\u022frt\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish, cake, from Late Latin, round loaf of bread":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233422"
  },
  "torpedo":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as":[],
      ": a submarine mine":[],
      ": a thin cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile":[],
      ": a small firework that explodes when thrown against a hard object":[],
      ": electric ray":[],
      ": a professional gunman or assassin":[],
      ": submarine entry 2 sense 2":[],
      ": to hit or sink (a ship) with a naval torpedo : strike or destroy by torpedo":[],
      ": to destroy or nullify altogether : wreck":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8p\u0113-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
      "t\u022fr-\u02c8p\u0113-d\u014d"
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    "synonyms":[
      "Cuban sandwich",
      "grinder",
      "hero",
      "hoagie",
      "hoagy",
      "Italian sandwich",
      "po'boy",
      "poor boy",
      "sub",
      "submarine"
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      "Noun",
      "The battleship was sunk by a torpedo fired by a submarine.",
      "that deli's torpedoes are big enough to serve two people",
      "Verb",
      "The submarine torpedoed the battleship.",
      "Her injury torpedoed her goal of competing in the Olympics.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Images showed the ship's three-tube torpedo launcher and gun mount. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022",
      "To some keepers of drag history, Taco Bell\u2019s brunch is the commercial torpedo that finally sinks a subversive art form. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "When cruise missiles first went to sea, submarines launched them from torpedo tubes. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022",
      "These included 40 torpedo planes, 103 level bombers, 131 dive-bombers, and 79 fighters. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Over the next few days, the convoy was repeatedly attacked by enemy aircraft, torpedo boats and submarines and suffered heavy losses. \u2014 Brendan Simms, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "How badly will Russia\u2019s war torpedo hopes for global climate cooperation",
      "But most striking about the recent video was that the torpedo wasn\u2019t shown exploding off Liverpool or Portsmouth on the British mainland. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "By the following year, the ship was back in service again until it was hit by yet another torpedo , this time launched by a strike bomber attached to a carrier group that included the USS Monterey and Bunker Hill. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Use that new sense of control and confidence to share more authentically about yourself, not torpedo your relationships on the way out the door. \u2014 Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "How is Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish\u2019s nomination of union chief Dave Wondolowski playing out with community organizations with sharp memories of Wondolowski\u2019s role in trying to torpedo the candidacy of Justin Bibb for Cleveland mayor",
      "Still, a setback with Vance wouldn't necessarily torpedo Thiel's rise. \u2014 Clare Duffy And Brian Fung, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "McConnell's opposition could be enough to torpedo the commission, seen by Democrats as necessary to independently examine the insurrection by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 that left five that left five dead and 140 police officers injured. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 19 May 2021",
      "The move came amid several ongoing court cases even as Amazon has tried hard to torpedo the deal. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "So, who might be the likeliest billionaires to torpedo a season based on a few million dollars of luxury tax ceiling",
      "And simply looking down one of these runs can torpedo a skier\u2019s confidence. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "These marks on people\u2019s records, of course, can torpedo efforts to get jobs, professional licenses, housing, loans and other situations in which background checks are required. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin torp\u0113d\u014d \"state of inertness, sluggishness, lethargy, the electric ray Torpedo marmorata or related species,\" from torp\u0113re \"to be numb, lack sensation, be struck motionless, be sluggish or lethargic\" + -din-, -d\u014d, suffix of state \u2014 more at torpid":"Noun",
      "derivative of torpedo entry 1":"Verb"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
      "circa 1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001828"
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    "definitions":{
      "city on the Vistula River in northern Poland population 205,000":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cc\u00fc-ny\u0259",
      "\u02c8t\u022fr-\u02cc\u00fcn"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014841"
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