{ "Walkyrie":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": valkyrie":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "German Walk\u00fcre & Old Norse valkyrja":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "also v\u00e4l-\u02c8k\u012b-r\u0113", "or \u02c8v\u00e4l-k\u0259-r\u0113", "v\u00e4l-\u02c8kir-\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170023", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "walk":{ "antonyms":[ "amble", "constitutional", "perambulation", "ramble", "range", "saunter", "stroll", "turn", "wander" ], "definitions":{ ": a ceremonial procession":[], ": a low rate of speed":[ "the shortage of raw materials slowed production to a walk" ], ": a path specially arranged or paved for walking":[], ": a place designed for walking:":[], ": a place or area of land in which animals feed and exercise with minimal restraint":[], ": a public avenue for promenading : promenade":[], ": a railed platform above the roof of a dwelling house":[], ": a route regularly traversed by a person in the performance of a particular activity (such as patrolling, begging, or vending)":[], ": an accustomed place of walking : haunt":[], ": an act or instance of going on foot especially for exercise or pleasure":[ "go for a walk", "took a long walk around the neighborhood" ], ": an easy or pleasurable experience":[], ": an easy victory":[ "won in a walk" ], ": base on balls":[], ": characteristic manner of walking":[ "his walk is just like his father's" ], ": distance to be walked":[ "a quarter mile walk from here" ], ": manner of living : conduct , behavior":[], ": range or sphere of action : field , province":[], ": roam , wander":[], ": ropewalk":[], ": sidewalk":[], ": social or economic status":[ "all walks of life" ], ": space walk":[], ": the gait of a biped in which the feet are lifted alternately with one foot not clear of the ground before the other touches":[], ": to accompany on foot : walk with":[ "walked her home" ], ": to avoid criminal prosecution or conviction":[ "walked on a technicality" ], ": to be or act in association : continue in union":[ "the British and American peoples will \u2026 walk together side by side \u2026 in peace", "\u2014 Sir Winston Churchill" ], ": to bring to a specified condition by walking":[ "walked us off our feet" ], ": to cause (an animal) to go at a walk : take for a walk":[ "walking a dog" ], ": to cause to move by walking":[ "walked her bicycle up the hill" ], ": to come or go easily or readily":[], ": to compel to walk (as by a command)":[], ": to deal with or carry out perfunctorily":[], ": to exercise extreme caution":[], ": to follow on foot for the purpose of measuring, surveying, or inspecting":[ "walk a boundary" ], ": to give a base on balls to":[], ": to give up or leave behind willingly : abandon":[], ": to go at a walk":[], ": to go on foot for exercise or pleasure":[], ": to go through (a theatrical role, a familiar activity, etc.) perfunctorily (as in an early stage of rehearsal)":[], ": to go to first base as a result of a base on balls":[], ": to guide (someone, such as a novice) through an unfamiliar or complex procedure step-by-step":[], ": to haul (something, such as an anchor) by walking round the capstan":[], ": to make headway":[], ": to move (an object) in a manner suggestive of walking":[], ": to move about in space outside a spacecraft":[], ": to move about in visible form : appear":[], ": to move along on foot : advance by steps":[], ": to move in a manner that is suggestive of walking":[], ": to outrun or get the better of without difficulty":[], ": to pass on foot or as if on foot through, along, over, or upon : traverse , perambulate":[ "walk the streets", "walk a tightrope" ], ": to perform (a dance) at a walking pace":[ "walk a quadrille" ], ": to perform or accomplish by going on foot":[ "walk guard" ], ": to pursue a course of action or way of life : conduct oneself : behave":[ "walk warily" ], ": to resign an office or position under compulsion":[], ": to stand with an appearance suggestive of strides":[ "pylons walking across the valley" ], ": to steal and take away":[], ": to survive (an accident) with little or no injury":[], ": to take advantage of : abuse":[], ": to take over unexpectedly from someone else : steal sense 1d":[ "walked off with the show" ], ": to treat contemptuously":[], ": to walk under compulsion over the side of a ship into the sea":[], ": to win or gain especially by outdoing one's competitors without difficulty":[], ": vocation":[], ": walk out":[ "walked over problems with management" ], "\u2014 see also take a walk":[ "go for a walk", "took a long walk around the neighborhood" ] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "Is your grandson walking yet", "He walks home from school every day.", "It's not far; you can walk there in five minutes.", "It was a while after the accident before she could walk again.", "He walked away without saying goodbye!", "She turned and walked away from him.", "The driver walked away from the accident unharmed.", "They walk around the neighborhood every morning for exercise.", "We walked around the city all day seeing the sights.", "He walked to the store.", "Noun", "The cliff walk along the ocean is very popular.", "Many exotic plants can be found along the walk .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The Illinois recruit didn\u2019t walk off the field for the last time this spring anything close to being satisfied \u2014 which should scare the opposition. \u2014 Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022", "Would that Asian person walk away out of court free", "Raiff drew inspiration from his own life; his younger sister is disabled and can\u2019t walk or talk. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 23 June 2022", "Taking the deal meant its founders could each walk away with a pre-tax $60 million and be freed of the difficulties of building and running a business. \u2014 Jemima Mcevoy, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "Only individuals who could walk steadily were included in their analysis. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022", "The researchers included only people who could walk steadily in their analysis. \u2014 Linda Carroll, NBC News , 21 June 2022", "But no one should be able to just pick up a handgun and walk into a summer camp. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 21 June 2022", "The video showed the suspect, wearing a tan bucket hat and a white A shirt, walk with both hands visible toward the gas station from a nearby sidewalk. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 20 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "McEntire tossed seven innings, striking out a season-high nine while allowing just three hits and one walk , giving up one run. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 June 2022", "In his last start, Winckowski threw five scoreless innings while allowing just four hits and one walk in a 10-1 win over Oakland. \u2014 Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022", "Making his third major league appearance, Winckowski (2-1) allowed two runs, seven hits and a walk , striking out two in 6 2/3 innings. \u2014 Jimmy Golen, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022", "Noland allowed 2 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk while striking out 1. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022", "After allowing Texas A&M to load the bases on two hits and a walk without recording an out, the sophomore walked in a run and surrendered a sacrifice fly that tied the game at 2-2. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022", "Foster allowed four runs, three earned, on three hits and a walk and did not record an out in the 10th. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022", "O'Halloran was charged with seven runs (six earned) on four hits and a walk while striking out one in just \u2154 of an inning. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022", "Falco relieved junior starter Nick Dean, who pitched 5.2 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits and a walk , while recording seven strikeouts. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 5 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 7c":"Verb", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English walk, walke, noun derivative of walken \"to journey, walk entry 1 \"":"Noun", "Middle English walken \"to roll, toss about (of the sea, waves), wander, journey, go, go on foot, stroll, move about on earth (of a dead person's spirit), be in motion, circulate, be present, live,\" going back to Old English wealcan (strong verb) and wealcian (weak verb) \"to toss about, work with the hands, turn over (in the mind), (of waves or the sea) to roll, surge,\" going back to Germanic *walkan- (whence also Middle Dutch walken \"to knead, full [cloth],\" Old High German giwalchen \"fulled, thickened,\" as weak verbs Old Icelandic v\u00e1lka \"to roll, stamp,\" velkja \"to toss about\"), of uncertain origin":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fk" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ambulate", "foot (it)", "hoof (it)", "leg (it)", "pad", "step", "traipse", "tread" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213433", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "walk down":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to capture (wild horses) by forcing to keep on the move until exhausted and then maneuvering into an enclosure":[], ": to overcome the effect of (a poison) by walking":[], ": to wear down in walking : walk longer or farther than":[ "I could walk down most of the boys", "\u2014 Mrs. Humphry Ward" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115007", "type":[ "transitive verb" ] }, "walk out":{ "antonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up ", "part", "peel off", "pike (out ", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose" ], "definitions":{ ": strike sense 3a":[], ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval":[], ": to go on strike":[], ": to leave in the lurch : abandon , desert":[], ": to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.", "after four weeks of the walkout , management gave in", "Verb", "we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us", "the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Despite the informational pickets, a spokesman for the Air Line Pilots Association International said there would be no walkout this weekend. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 30 June 2022", "Zoe Schiffer of The Verge has reported thoroughly on this story, and adds that the trans employee resource group is planning a walkout on October 20th. \u2014 Aman Kidwai, Fortune , 19 Oct. 2021", "The trans employee resource group at Netflix is planning a walkout on October 20 to protest both Chappelle's special and statements in support of the comedian by Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, The Verge report said. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 16 Oct. 2021", "Netflix employees are still reportedly planning a walkout for October 20 to protest Sarandos\u2019 statements about The Closer. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 15 Oct. 2021", "Members of a trans employee-resource group within Netflix are planning a walkout for October 20 to protest the company\u2019s handling of concerns over transphobic content in Dave Chappelle\u2019s latest comedy special, The Closer. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 13 Oct. 2021", "Transgender employees and others at Netflix are planning a walkout next in protest of Dave Chappelle\u2019s comedy special, The Closer, which contains jokes at the expense of trans people and LGBTQ people. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 Oct. 2021", "The schoolmates only began planning the walkout on Sunday, but garnered significant student participation over the span of a few days with the help of social media. \u2014 Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com , 15 Sep. 2021", "The employees are also planning a walkout on Wednesday in protest of the company's response, the Orange County Register reported. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 28 July 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "strike" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204748", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "walk out the door":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to leave a place":[ "She walked out the door without saying goodbye." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010748", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "walk-round":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of walk-round variant of walk-around 1" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175530", "type":[] }, "walk-through":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a perfunctory performance of a play or acting part (as in an early stage of rehearsal)":[], ": a television rehearsal without cameras":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccthr\u00fc" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112257", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "walk-trot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": three-gaited":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073549", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "walk-up":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": consisting of several stories and having no elevator":[ "a walk-up tenement" ], ": designed to allow pedestrians to be served without entering a building":[ "the walk-up window of a bank" ], ": located above the ground floor in a building with no elevator":[ "a walk-up apartment" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1907, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02cc\u0259p" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022549", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "walker":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a competitor in a walking race":[], ": a framework designed to support a baby learning to walk or an infirm or physically disabled person":[], ": a peddler going on foot":[], ": a temporary male escort of socially prominent women attending usually public events":[], ": a walking shoe":[], ": one that walks : such as":[], ": something used in walking: such as":[], "Alice Malsenior 1944\u2013 American writer":[], "John E(rnest) 1941\u2013 British biochemist":[], "William 1824\u20131860 American filibuster":[] }, "examples":[ "She joined a group of walkers in the neighborhood.", "I began to lose weight after I gave up my sedentary lifestyle and became a daily walker .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But consider that, for example, the typical hourly rate for a dog walker on the pet-services site Rover in my neighborhood is $40 an hour. \u2014 Shlomo Benartzi, WSJ , 20 May 2022", "The man accused of shooting Lady Gaga's dog walker in a robbery last year was mistakenly released from custody on Wednesday \u2014 and police are now searching for him. \u2014 Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022", "The event will feature a stilt walker , magic shows, balloon animals, petting zoo, inflatables and more. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022", "Freestanding items for sale included antique farm implements donated by Sue Bower of Brunswick, three antique beds, an overstuffed chair, a walker , a very old wrought iron sewing machine cabinet, mannequins and old boards from the barn. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 2 May 2022", "But today, equipped with an electrode device implanted on his spinal cord, Roccati can enjoy the simple things again: standing at a bar for drinks with friends, taking a shower without a chair and even strolling through the town with a walker . \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022", "That same day after school, Davyon saw a house fire and ran to help a woman with a walker get out of the home. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021", "Johnson performed the Heimlich maneuver on a classmate and helped a woman on a walker escape a fire in her home on Dec. 9, according to the Muskogee Police Department. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 23 Dec. 2021", "After school, Johnson spotted a woman with a walker attempting to escape a burning home. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022f-k\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ambler", "hiker", "perambulator", "rambler", "tramper" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073814", "type":[ "biographical name", "noun" ] }, "walking out":{ "antonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up ", "part", "peel off", "pike (out ", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose" ], "definitions":{ ": strike sense 3a":[], ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval":[], ": to go on strike":[], ": to leave in the lurch : abandon , desert":[], ": to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.", "after four weeks of the walkout , management gave in", "Verb", "we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us", "the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Despite the informational pickets, a spokesman for the Air Line Pilots Association International said there would be no walkout this weekend. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 30 June 2022", "Zoe Schiffer of The Verge has reported thoroughly on this story, and adds that the trans employee resource group is planning a walkout on October 20th. \u2014 Aman Kidwai, Fortune , 19 Oct. 2021", "The trans employee resource group at Netflix is planning a walkout on October 20 to protest both Chappelle's special and statements in support of the comedian by Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, The Verge report said. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 16 Oct. 2021", "Netflix employees are still reportedly planning a walkout for October 20 to protest Sarandos\u2019 statements about The Closer. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 15 Oct. 2021", "Members of a trans employee-resource group within Netflix are planning a walkout for October 20 to protest the company\u2019s handling of concerns over transphobic content in Dave Chappelle\u2019s latest comedy special, The Closer. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 13 Oct. 2021", "Transgender employees and others at Netflix are planning a walkout next in protest of Dave Chappelle\u2019s comedy special, The Closer, which contains jokes at the expense of trans people and LGBTQ people. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 Oct. 2021", "The schoolmates only began planning the walkout on Sunday, but garnered significant student participation over the span of a few days with the help of social media. \u2014 Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com , 15 Sep. 2021", "The employees are also planning a walkout on Wednesday in protest of the company's response, the Orange County Register reported. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 28 July 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "strike" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161626", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "walkout":{ "antonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up ", "part", "peel off", "pike (out ", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose" ], "definitions":{ ": strike sense 3a":[], ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval":[], ": to go on strike":[], ": to leave in the lurch : abandon , desert":[], ": to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.", "after four weeks of the walkout , management gave in", "Verb", "we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us", "the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Despite the informational pickets, a spokesman for the Air Line Pilots Association International said there would be no walkout this weekend. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 30 June 2022", "Zoe Schiffer of The Verge has reported thoroughly on this story, and adds that the trans employee resource group is planning a walkout on October 20th. \u2014 Aman Kidwai, Fortune , 19 Oct. 2021", "The trans employee resource group at Netflix is planning a walkout on October 20 to protest both Chappelle's special and statements in support of the comedian by Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, The Verge report said. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 16 Oct. 2021", "Netflix employees are still reportedly planning a walkout for October 20 to protest Sarandos\u2019 statements about The Closer. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 15 Oct. 2021", "Members of a trans employee-resource group within Netflix are planning a walkout for October 20 to protest the company\u2019s handling of concerns over transphobic content in Dave Chappelle\u2019s latest comedy special, The Closer. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 13 Oct. 2021", "Transgender employees and others at Netflix are planning a walkout next in protest of Dave Chappelle\u2019s comedy special, The Closer, which contains jokes at the expense of trans people and LGBTQ people. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 Oct. 2021", "The schoolmates only began planning the walkout on Sunday, but garnered significant student participation over the span of a few days with the help of social media. \u2014 Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com , 15 Sep. 2021", "The employees are also planning a walkout on Wednesday in protest of the company's response, the Orange County Register reported. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 28 July 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "strike" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224642", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "walkover":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a horse race with only one starter":[], ": a one-sided contest : an easy or uncontested victory":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Fifth Service provided intelligence on Ukraine in the buildup to the war that led Putin to conclude the invasion of Ukraine would be a walkover , Soldatov said. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 23 June 2022", "Andy Murray, but advanced in a walkover because Murray dealt with a bout of food poisoning. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 5 May 2022", "So this week\u2019s trip to face the Buckeyes should be a walkover , right", "The Tigers go from a 60-10 walkover over Akron to a game with the Hornets to a road game against No. 11 Penn State. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 Sep. 2021", "Osaka advanced to the third round via walkover Wednesday, while Barty will play her second-round match Thursday. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021", "Barty and Australian partner John Peers, who are good family friends, took the bronze medal courtesy of a walkover because of Djokovic's injury. \u2014 Andrew Dampf, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021", "But Game 7 turned into a walkover for the second-seeded Celtics, a 112-96 Bucks loss despite 32 points on 11-of-18 shooting from Khris Middleton. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2021", "Rublev rolled past Hungary\u2019s Marton Fucsovics 6-2, 6-1 \u2014 beating him head-to-head for the third time in the last 22 days, and that doesn\u2019t even include a walkover victory over Fucsovics in Qatar in that span. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 30 Mar. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1829, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001344", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "walksman":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one that patrols waterworks or waterways on foot for purposes of inspection and maintenance":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "walk's (genitive of walk entry 2 ) + man":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fksm\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135301", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "walkway":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a passage for walking : walk":[] }, "examples":[ "A covered walkway connects the two buildings.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This can leave your walkway , cement deck, concrete pavers, and other patio features looking less than ideal. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022", "Dress up your walkway , porch, or front yard with these perky and petite blooms. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 22 June 2022", "Pressure clean your driveway, walkway , roof or patio; trim or add shrubs, flowers and greenery; replace your mailbox; declutter; change light bulbs; open patio umbrellas and awnings; and maybe add a new welcome mat. \u2014 Whitney Dutton, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022", "Detainees walk with their hands clasped behind their backs on a walkway inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana, on Sept. 26, 2019. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 25 Mar. 2022", "Well walkway connecting downtown\u2019s mall to lake Erie and an Irish town Ben project to transform 24 acres of unusable brownfield land into a park connecting Ohio city to the Cuyahoga river DeWine. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022", "Shorn of spectacle, the entire show was staged on a narrow, wooden walkway with the audience seated on two sides. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 28 Nov. 2021", "Hines plans to build a 31-story luxury tower dubbed 150 Main Street Apartments at the site, along with an adjacent walkway and pocket park. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022", "This involves an electric scooter simply having its power cut if a rider attempts to use it on a dangerous road or walkway . \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1792, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccw\u0101" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003312", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "walky-talky":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of walky-talky variant spelling of walkie-talkie" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025227", "type":[] }, "wall":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense":[ "\u2014 often used in plural" ], ": a masonry fence around a garden, park, or estate":[], ": a material layer enclosing space":[ "the wall of a container", "heart walls" ], ": a structure that serves to hold back pressure (as of water or sliding earth)":[], ": an extreme or desperate position or a state of defeat, failure, or ruin":[ "the surrounded troops had their backs against the wall" ], ": crazy":[ "the plan was off the wall" ], ": immure":[ "walled the monster up within the tomb", "\u2014 E. A. Poe" ], ": into a state of intense agitation, annoyance, or frustration":[ "the noise drove me up the wall" ], ": one of the sides of a room or building connecting floor and ceiling or foundation and roof":[], ": the side of a footpath next to buildings":[], ": to close (an opening) with or as if with a wall":[], ": to provide, cover with, or surround with or as if with a wall":[ "wall in the garden" ], ": to roll (one's eyes) in a dramatic manner":[], ": to roll in a dramatic manner":[], ": to separate by or as if by a wall":[ "walled off half the house" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "A stone wall marks off their property.", "the Great Wall of China", "the walls of the ancient city", "She hung posters on the walls of her room.", "This apartment building has thin walls , and you can hear everything your neighbors say.", "Muscles in the abdominal wall help protect organs.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The aide is just out of frame, or blurry in the background, or seated against the wall of the conference room. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 1 July 2022", "Diaz then stopped the van three-and-a-half minutes later to open the back doors and check on Cox, who was lying motionless on the ground, with his left leg pinned against the wall . \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022", "Barr\u2019s statements made to The Associated Press prompted Trump smashing his lunch against the wall , Hutchinson testified. \u2014 Nomaan Merchant, Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022", "The robot climbs the vertical walls, then breaks the surface with its PVC roller brush spinning against the wall . \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 28 June 2022", "Pitching a fit and heaving his lunch plate against the wall . \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022", "There were two doors into the house: the front door, which was rarely used, and the side door, which was accessed by entering the screened porch where my stepfather\u2019s wood was stacked against the wall . \u2014 Mary Jo Bang, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022", "And in true bohemian fashion, simply lean it against the wall instead of hanging it. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022", "Crutches lean against the wall , though they are not used for short walks. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Four interlocked slabs that wall out the community, and two spacious plazas that invite it in. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 June 2022", "Russia has used the war in Ukraine to step up its effort to wall off its internet from the rest of the world, building what some have described as a digital Iron Curtain. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 3 June 2022", "Russia has attempted to wall off its internet from the world but appears to recognize the potential backlash from citizens for banning the most popular services. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 3 June 2022", "Whether used to wall off sleeping quarters in a loft or hung as art, considering clever room divider ideas can help energize a room. \u2014 Marisa Martin, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022", "Standard diagnoses often collapse what some scientists believe are different conditions into one, whereas other diagnoses wall off conditions that are perhaps not so different at all. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022", "Rather than wall off such matters from state-court review, the Supreme Court could review state-court decisions that cross the line from interpreting state law to writing law. \u2014 WSJ , 17 May 2022", "The White House staff led by Regan initiated a damage-control plan to wall off the president and lay the blame on Mr. McFarlane, who was no longer in the White House and lacked the influence and stature of friends such as Shultz and Weinberger. \u2014 Jerrold Schecter, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022", "The White House staff led by Regan initiated a damage-control plan to wall off the president and lay the blame on Mr. McFarlane, who was no longer in the White House and lacked the influence and stature of friends such as Shultz and Weinberger. \u2014 Jerrold Schecter, Washington Post , 13 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English (Scots) wawlen , probably from Middle English wawil- (in wawil-eghed walleyed)":"Verb", "Middle English, from Old English weall ; akin to Middle High German wall ; both from Latin vallum rampart, from vallus stake, palisade; perhaps akin to Old Norse v\u01eblr staff \u2014 more at wale":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fl" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "barricade", "barrier", "fence", "hedge" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002938", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "wall (in)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall":[ "The school grounds are walled in .", "They walled the garden in with rows of thick shrubs." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175425", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "wall (off)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to separate (something) from the area around it with a wall":[ "The school walled off the playground from the parking lot." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064520", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "wall pellitory":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a European herb ( Parietaria officinalis ) that has diuretic properties and grows on walls":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204136", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wall plug":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an electric receptacle in a wall":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The fast-charging cord handles up to 20W PD charging with a USB-C wall plug . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022", "The fast-charging cord handles up to 20W PD charging with a USB-C wall plug . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022", "The fast-charging cord handles up to 20W PD charging with a USB-C wall plug . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022", "The fast-charging cord handles up to 20W PD charging with a USB-C wall plug . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022", "The fast-charging cord handles up to 20W PD charging with a USB-C wall plug . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022", "The fast-charging cord handles up to 20W PD charging with a USB-C wall plug . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022", "The light comes with an USB cable and a wall plug for a simple setup. \u2014 Nina Huang, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Mar. 2022", "The fast-charging cord handles up to 20W PD charging with a USB-C wall plug . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 12 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1888, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121418", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wallaba":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Arawak":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u00e4l\u0259b\u0259 also \u02c8w\u022fl-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080019", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wallaby":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos (especially genus Macropus ) \u2014 compare rock wallaby":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The zoo called off the search a week later for the tiny wallaby , which is believed to have been carried off by a predator. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022", "Four Bennett's wallaby joeys, or baby wallabies, were also born recently. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022", "The Michigan zoo first announced the arrival of the wallaby on Friday, sharing photos of the animal with its mother on social media. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022", "The new addition to the zoo was announced Friday morning in a post that said 4-year-old wallaby Sprocket gave birth to her first joey. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 9 May 2022", "The quokka -- a type of small wallaby -- doesn't actually hurl its baby toward a predator. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 8 May 2022", "Faulk said no wallaby sightings had been reported as of Thursday afternoon. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022", "Finally on Friday morning, an alert curator spotted what looked like a wallaby footprint and followed the tracks to a service area in the park. \u2014 Theresa Waldrop And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022", "Any member of the public who sees the wallaby is encouraged not to approach it and to contact the Memphis Zoo at 901-333-6500. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1798, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) walabi, waliba":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259-b\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230830", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wallaby acacia":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a shrubby Australian wattle ( Acacia rigens ) having linear terete phyllodes with short often recurved points":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190150", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wallaby bush":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an evergreen shrub ( Beyeria viscosa ) of the family Euphorbiaceae that has small heathlike leaves and chiefly axillary flowers and is found in Australia and Tasmania":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191638", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wallet":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a bag for carrying miscellaneous articles while traveling":[], ": a container that resembles a money wallet: such as":[], ": a usually flexible folding case fitted for carrying specific items (such as tools or fishing flies)":[], ": folder sense 3a":[], ": resources , funds":[ "a shopping mall that seems to swallow your wallet", "\u2014 Karen Wright" ] }, "examples":[ "She paid the bill and tucked her wallet back into her pocket.", "He pulled a few bills out of his wallet .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Staff will be available to guide novices through the process of setting up an Ethereum wallet and downloading their NFT once it has been minted. \u2014 Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "Mendoza included an image of a miniature hot rod and a family photo plucked from her husband\u2019s wallet , encased in a resin cube. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022", "One wallet paid $700,000 for additional voting power, ultimately making up 90% of votes. \u2014 Danny Nelson, Fortune , 20 June 2022", "Although wallet cases are typically a little bulky, this case is designed to be as thin as possible for the user\u2019s convenience. \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022", "Alicia\u2019s mother, Marcy says a delivery driver found Alicia\u2019s backpack with Alicia\u2019s phone, ID and wallet inside of it and brought it to police. \u2014 Courtney King, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022", "Even more, our credit monitoring services also have a variety of credit monitoring, lost wallet protection, device and malware protection, and more identity theft protection features to give you a wholesome ID securing experience. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022", "To receive a cryptocurrency from an external wallet , PayPal will generate a unique address, which can be shared with the sender via a QR code. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 7 June 2022", "The Apple Pay service that\u2019s part of the iPhone\u2019s digital wallet is adding a new financing feature likely to be popular as soaring inflation rates squeeze more household budgets. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 6 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English walet":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "carry-on", "carryall", "grip", "handbag", "holdall", "portmanteau", "suitcase", "traveling bag" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112418", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wallop":{ "antonyms":[ "bump", "collision", "concussion", "crash", "impact", "impingement", "jar", "jolt", "jounce", "kick", "shock", "slam", "smash", "strike" ], "definitions":{ ": a powerful blow : punch":[], ": an exciting emotional response : thrill":[], ": beer":[], ": emotional, sensory, or psychological force or influence : impact":[ "a novel that packs a wallop" ], ": something resembling a wallop especially in suddenness of force":[], ": the ability (as of a boxer) to hit hard":[], ": to beat by a wide margin : trounce":[], ": to boil noisily":[], ": to hit with force : sock":[], ": to move with reckless or disorganized haste : advance in a headlong rush":[], ": to thrash soundly : lambaste":[], ": wallow , flounder":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "I was so angry I felt like walloping him.", "walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit", "Noun", "felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch", "gave the ball a good wallop with the bat", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "This year, the Aussie rock band has lived up to their reputation for producing gorgeous, jangly guitar melodies that somehow manage to wallop your solar plexus. \u2014 Corbin Reiff, SPIN , 30 June 2022", "Diaz\u2019s revelation will wallop you with its obviousness. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022", "The Huskies proceeded to wallop the third-seeded Hoosiers, 75-58, setting up Monday\u2019s contest. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022", "With limited surgical equipment and no anesthesia, Will has to wallop the patient to keep him from waking up in a panic mid-procedure. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022", "Tens of millions of Americans are in the path of a winter storm that's forecast to wallop much of the eastern U.S. with snow, rain and wind over the next couple of days. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022", "This time, winter storm Landon is set to wallop areas to the south and east of Wisconsin including the Chicago metro area as well as northern Indiana and southern Michigan. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Feb. 2022", "Many nor'easters \u2013 big storms that wallop the East Coast \u2013 are the product of bomb cyclones. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 7 Jan. 2022", "Food prices at grocery stores continue to wallop consumer wallets. \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 Oct. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Pixar\u2019s full of raw and powerful moments that pull our heartstrings, but this one packs a wallop . \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022", "And with a visceral sound mix set to maximum wallop (plus bright slashes of pulsing light), the band was pulverizing. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022", "By the end of a brutal trading day on May 18, Wall Street had delivered a wallop to Hollywood that will change the course of business as surely as the COVID pandemic accelerated the pace of transformation during the past 26 months. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 25 May 2022", "And yet even in a drama whose every development is motivated by material need \u2014 and even with a devastating wallop of an ending \u2014 the Dardennes somehow push their way to an impossible state of grace. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022", "With a face like Boba Fett\u2019s helmet, the Ioniq 5 and its future intent pack a wallop . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022", "Lucius\u2019 singing that gives the music its emotional wallop . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022", "Maxfield said the jury would hear testimony from psychologists showing how the wallop of traumatic events can erase memories. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022", "Spending on these services will have normalized by then, just as the higher interest rates pack their strongest wallop . \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb", "circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English walopen to gallop, from Old French (Picard dialect) waloper":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259p" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060644", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "walloping":{ "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ], "definitions":{ ": exceptionally fine or impressive : smashing":[], ": large , whopping":[] }, "examples":[ "he needed help to mount such a walloping horse", "Recent Examples on the Web", "New York opened legalized online sports betting in January and a record $5.28 billion was bet in the first three months of business, generating a walloping $167.392 million in state taxes. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022", "Los Angeles \u2014 Even after two men were found dead in his California apartment, Ed Buck did not stop injecting gay men with walloping doses of methamphetamine. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022", "The result is a gathering of compact objects that pack a walloping collective punch. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022", "RuPaul's Drag Race winner Aquaria teased the budding artist's walloping take on one of Chromatica's unsung deep cuts during a recent DJ set, showing off the TikTok-viral artist's bold re-molding of the mid-tempo gem into a hard-hitting slapper. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 Sep. 2021", "Perhaps chief among Henderson\u2019s hurts: a walloping sense of abandonment. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021", "However, Kong is more comfortable on land, faster and more agile, can use his strong legs to jump, and possesses much stronger arms than Godzilla \u2013 Kong probably packs a walloping punch. \u2014 Kiersten Formoso, The Conversation , 29 Mar. 2021", "Seconds later things settled down-as a walloping positive G-force set in. \u2014 James Joseph, Popular Mechanics , 31 Dec. 2020", "Covington\u2019s parking meters are doing a walloping business and Mayor Ernest Cooper and members of the city council took due notice of the fact at Tuesday night\u2019s regular meeting. \u2014 NOLA.com , 17 Nov. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259-pi\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "whacking", "whopping" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193725", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "wallpaper":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": decorative paper for the walls of a room":[], ": the background image or set of images displayed on a computer screen":[ "After becoming a member, the user gets to design a homepage with his or her choice of pictures, music, wallpaper , writing, and information making each page unique.", "\u2014 Fahiym Ratcliffe" ], ": to provide the walls of (a room) with wallpaper":[], ": to put wallpaper on a wall":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "The wallpaper began to peel.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Many of the offerings have a more maximalist look to them, starting with Royal Peacock, a wallpaper depicting the regal blue birds surrounded by tropical plants. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 24 June 2022", "Bold wallpaper frames a niche in the guest bedroom of Bailey McCarthy's Miles Redd\u2013designed Texas home. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022", "A night out at this Santa Monica gem feels like a family meal at your hip grandmother's house (floral wallpaper included). \u2014 Vogue , 21 June 2022", "Stella McCartney hosted a cocktail party to introduce her first-ever interiors partnerships with Italian design brand B&B Italia and heritage British wallpaper house Cole & Son. \u2014 CNN , 16 June 2022", "The kitchen cabinets and wallpaper were the two primary drivers for the color palette. \u2014 Katy Kiick Condon And Leila Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 June 2022", "The room was designed around Chasing Paper's puppy wallpaper . \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022", "Hickey goes on to read Gober\u2019s stacks of newspapers and boxes of rat poison placed within a paint-by-numbers wraparound wallpaper of a New England forest as situated between the history of American transcendentalism and the raging AIDS crisis. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022", "No more lock screen wallpaper images that display the clock on top of someone's face. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Closets are, surprisingly, among Jewel Marlowe\u2019s favorite spots to wallpaper . \u2014 Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022", "Turn your dresser into a bright accent piece, wallpaper your closet door, or build a new cozy bench with an Ikea hack. \u2014 Stefanie Groner, Glamour , 24 Dec. 2020", "While managing the coat check at Trix, a theater district gay bar, his boss paid him to wallpaper the place with his erotic collages \u2014 possibly his first artistic commission. \u2014 Alex Vadukul, New York Times , 18 Nov. 2020", "Recently, the 49ers\u2019 game plan has been gimmicky, designed to wallpaper over the team\u2019s deficiencies, mostly because of injuries. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 1 Nov. 2020", "Her lively, graphic, and colorful patterns can now be found on everything from gift bags to wallpaper to throw pillows. \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 12 June 2020", "For the first time, the hallways at Hueytown Elementary School are wallpapered with black history. \u2014 al , 1 Mar. 2020", "An ungainly addition had been tacked on for an expansive new master suite, the wood paneling had been painted and wallpapered over, the original windows had been replaced and the whole place had a vaguely musty smell. \u2014 Tim Mckeough, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020", "Despite the rising popularity of dark colors, wallpapered ceilings, and maximalism, the designers found that the modern farmhouse still isn\u2019t going anywhere. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful , 11 Dec. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1918, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fl-\u02ccp\u0101-p\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203915", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "walls":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense":[ "\u2014 often used in plural" ], ": a masonry fence around a garden, park, or estate":[], ": a material layer enclosing space":[ "the wall of a container", "heart walls" ], ": a structure that serves to hold back pressure (as of water or sliding earth)":[], ": an extreme or desperate position or a state of defeat, failure, or ruin":[ "the surrounded troops had their backs against the wall" ], ": crazy":[ "the plan was off the wall" ], ": immure":[ "walled the monster up within the tomb", "\u2014 E. A. Poe" ], ": into a state of intense agitation, annoyance, or frustration":[ "the noise drove me up the wall" ], ": one of the sides of a room or building connecting floor and ceiling or foundation and roof":[], ": the side of a footpath next to buildings":[], ": to close (an opening) with or as if with a wall":[], ": to provide, cover with, or surround with or as if with a wall":[ "wall in the garden" ], ": to roll (one's eyes) in a dramatic manner":[], ": to roll in a dramatic manner":[], ": to separate by or as if by a wall":[ "walled off half the house" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "A stone wall marks off their property.", "the Great Wall of China", "the walls of the ancient city", "She hung posters on the walls of her room.", "This apartment building has thin walls , and you can hear everything your neighbors say.", "Muscles in the abdominal wall help protect organs.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The aide is just out of frame, or blurry in the background, or seated against the wall of the conference room. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 1 July 2022", "Diaz then stopped the van three-and-a-half minutes later to open the back doors and check on Cox, who was lying motionless on the ground, with his left leg pinned against the wall . \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022", "Barr\u2019s statements made to The Associated Press prompted Trump smashing his lunch against the wall , Hutchinson testified. \u2014 Nomaan Merchant, Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022", "The robot climbs the vertical walls, then breaks the surface with its PVC roller brush spinning against the wall . \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 28 June 2022", "Pitching a fit and heaving his lunch plate against the wall . \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022", "There were two doors into the house: the front door, which was rarely used, and the side door, which was accessed by entering the screened porch where my stepfather\u2019s wood was stacked against the wall . \u2014 Mary Jo Bang, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022", "And in true bohemian fashion, simply lean it against the wall instead of hanging it. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022", "Crutches lean against the wall , though they are not used for short walks. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Four interlocked slabs that wall out the community, and two spacious plazas that invite it in. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 June 2022", "Russia has used the war in Ukraine to step up its effort to wall off its internet from the rest of the world, building what some have described as a digital Iron Curtain. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 3 June 2022", "Russia has attempted to wall off its internet from the world but appears to recognize the potential backlash from citizens for banning the most popular services. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 3 June 2022", "Whether used to wall off sleeping quarters in a loft or hung as art, considering clever room divider ideas can help energize a room. \u2014 Marisa Martin, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022", "Standard diagnoses often collapse what some scientists believe are different conditions into one, whereas other diagnoses wall off conditions that are perhaps not so different at all. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022", "Rather than wall off such matters from state-court review, the Supreme Court could review state-court decisions that cross the line from interpreting state law to writing law. \u2014 WSJ , 17 May 2022", "The White House staff led by Regan initiated a damage-control plan to wall off the president and lay the blame on Mr. McFarlane, who was no longer in the White House and lacked the influence and stature of friends such as Shultz and Weinberger. \u2014 Jerrold Schecter, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022", "The White House staff led by Regan initiated a damage-control plan to wall off the president and lay the blame on Mr. McFarlane, who was no longer in the White House and lacked the influence and stature of friends such as Shultz and Weinberger. \u2014 Jerrold Schecter, Washington Post , 13 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English (Scots) wawlen , probably from Middle English wawil- (in wawil-eghed walleyed)":"Verb", "Middle English, from Old English weall ; akin to Middle High German wall ; both from Latin vallum rampart, from vallus stake, palisade; perhaps akin to Old Norse v\u01eblr staff \u2014 more at wale":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fl" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "barricade", "barrier", "fence", "hedge" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204050", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "waltz":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a ballroom dance in \u00b3/\u2084 time with strong accent on the first beat and a basic pattern of step-step-close":[], ": music for a waltz or a concert composition in \u00b3/\u2084 time":[], ": to advance easily and successfully : breeze":[ "\u2014 often used with through" ], ": to approach boldly":[ "\u2014 used with up can't just waltz up and introduce ourselves" ], ": to dance a waltz":[], ": to dance a waltz with":[], ": to grab and lead (someone) unceremoniously : march":[], ": to move or advance in a lively or conspicuous manner : flounce":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "They danced a waltz together.", "Johann Strauss wrote many beautiful waltzes .", "Verb", "He waltzed with his daughter at her wedding.", "He waltzed her around the dance floor.", "He came waltzing into the room.", "She waltzed right up to him and introduced herself.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "After Game 3, Steve Kerr called out the Warriors for letting Boston waltz into the lane and dictate the action. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "The 65-year-old entertainment mogul has a soundtrack for all of his life's moments, from childhood memories of sneaking into The O'Jays concerts to the perfect song for a potential father-daughter waltz with Lori Harvey. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022", "What transpired at the studio performances Shore captured does arguably add up to a last waltz , of sorts, given the inevitable changing of guards. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022", "Thus, the latter includes a bolero, a tango, a Christmas carol, a patter song and a waltz . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022", "This sleek track, written by Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey and David Garcia, blends a sweet waltz melody with evocative lyrics of a former lover who encounters wisps of his ex\u2019s memory everywhere. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022", "Some of their verbal exchanges have the fluidity of a waltz . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 28 Feb. 2022", "This tender waltz beautifully addresses the ephemeral nature of time and love and the permanence of art. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022", "Isai, who won the state\u2019s Gatorade Player of the Year award on Wednesday, didn\u2019t need to flex her scoring might in Valley Vista\u2019s waltz to the state championship. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 9 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Very few people can just waltz straight to the big leagues and do their thing. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022", "Ladies and gentlemen, do not tarry, for this is your opportunity to waltz your way into high society, make use of those dance cards, and find somebody to burn for. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 28 June 2021", "Then Mantha stood by the net and watched as Mattias Janmark tapped in a pass from Patrick Kane, who\u2019d been left alone by Vladislav Namestnikov to waltz up the left flank with the puck. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 24 Jan. 2021", "Next year is the first year of eligibility for David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez, and my belief is that the beloved Papi will waltz into the Hall while all the others remain barred. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Jan. 2020", "If Deommodore Lenoir didn\u2019t slip, Amon-Ra St. Brown doesn\u2019t waltz his way to a 47-yard touchdown. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 20 Dec. 2020", "The three of them danced and took turns waltzing with Rose, holding her up and wiggling her legs, but never throwing her in the air, not like this, not so high, not outside. \u2014 Hilary Leichter, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020", "Memorial\u2019s hopes for a 2-0 start to the district campaign went out the window after converting just 28 percent of their shots, enabling Kingwood to waltz to an easy 59-38 victory. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 17 Dec. 2019", "The front door to the Lakewood restaurant is propped open, a small table shoved against the entrance to block anyone from waltzing inside. \u2014 Nick Rallo, Dallas News , 20 May 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "circa 1794, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from German Walzer, from walzen \"to turn from one side to another, roll\" (going back to Middle High German, \"to roll over\") + -er -er entry 2 \u2014 more at welter entry 1":"Noun", "derivative of waltz entry 1":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fl(t)s", "\u02c8w\u022flts" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034223", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wall pressure":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the pressure exerted on the contents of a plant cell by the cell wall that is equal in force and opposite in direction to the turgor pressure":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144325" }, "wall plate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": plate sense 5":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The wall plate is compatible with banana plugs, spades, or bare wire. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 17 June 2021", "Sorry, the 45-pound Vestaboard can't be activated unless it is hung on a wall with a metal frame and wall plate . \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 21 May 2021", "Magnetic containers attach to a wall plate or any magnetic surface. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Mar. 2021", "Magnetic containers attach to a wall plate or any magnetic surface. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Mar. 2021", "Magnetic containers attach to a wall plate or any magnetic surface. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Mar. 2021", "Neutral wire is required, standard wall plate size. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 15 Apr. 2021", "The balun usually takes the form of a small, router-like box or a wall plate . \u2014 John Herrman, Popular Mechanics , 1 Apr. 2021", "Magnetic containers attach to a wall plate or any magnetic surface. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174044" }, "Waller":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Edmund 1606\u20131687 English poet":[], "Thomas Wright 1904\u20131943 Fats Waller American pianist and composer":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174204" }, "wall reaction":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a reaction that is localized on the walls of the containing vessel and is often catalyzed by contact with the walls":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175937" }, "walking delegate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a labor union representative appointed to visit members and their places of employment, to secure enforcement of union rules and agreements, and at times to represent the union in dealing with employers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1886, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183118" }, "walls have ears":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194626" }, "wallow":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner":[ "hogs wallowing in the mud" ], ": to billow forth : surge":[], ": to become abundantly supplied : luxuriate":[ "a family that wallows in money" ], ": to indulge oneself immoderately":[ "wallowing in self-pity" ], ": to become or remain helpless":[ "allowed them to wallow in their ignorance" ], ": an act or instance of wallowing":[], ": a muddy area or one filled with dust used by animals for wallowing":[], ": a depression formed by or as if by the wallowing of animals":[], ": a state of degradation or degeneracy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u00e4-(\u02cc)l\u014d", "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "elephants wallowing in the river", "Buffalo wallow in mud to keep away flies.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Better to wallow with Scrooge McDuck in the Money Bin than be caught in the crosshairs of Fox News chyrons. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022", "Better to wallow with Scrooge McDuck in the Money Bin than be caught in the crosshairs of Fox News chyrons. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022", "Better to wallow with Scrooge McDuck in the Money Bin than be caught in the crosshairs of Fox News chyrons. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Conversation , 9 May 2022", "This is one of the keys to the two movies\u2019 appeal, how their worship of speed and noise gives them cover to wallow in macho sentimentality. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022", "But for the aging cross-country runner, fall is the season of eternal return\u2014a chance to wallow in the past and, perhaps, regain the illusion once more. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 28 Sep. 2020", "It\u2019s not joy being sought, but permission to wallow in melancholy. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 4 Dec. 2021", "In fact, Friday was the first day in the past six on which our low temperature did not wallow in the 40s. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022", "But a few days after the split, Ms. Surdyka, a writer and media research assistant in Montville, N.J., resolved to wallow no longer. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother\u2019s Will to Survive, shares a lot of the scrappy spirit of the long-running Showtime hit (while avoiding its more ridiculous comic excesses) in a way that prevents Alex\u2019s tale from feeling like a wallow . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 22 Sep. 2021", "Brisk, brusque Beethoven has, in fact, become the norm, as predictable as the old Wagnerian wallow . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021", "The area is very secluded and bulls like to go to the meadow for a big drink and a refreshing splash in the wallow during midday, while their harem is sleeping off a night of debauchery. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 10 Dec. 2020", "The Ghost's pillowy initial response to a bump feels as if it will be followed by the wallow of a '60s land yacht, but the air springs and adaptive dampers arrest the seemingly inevitable counter heave. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 23 Sep. 2020", "Sometimes, when all lighter diversions have failed, what a person who\u2019s been in confinement needs is a wallow in the pitch-black mud. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 31 May 2020", "In Seoul, a shuttered restaurant wallows in an ordinarily bustling market. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2020", "The hogs cause erosion and create wallows that collect water and serve as breeding areas for mosquitoes, Aplaca said. \u2014 John Delapp, Houston Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2020", "These depressions can provide a habitat for ground-nesting birds and insects, and spring rains can fill the wallows with water, creating temporary ponds that are home to frogs and other amphibians. \u2014 Mark Tutton, CNN , 25 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English walwen \"to turn oneself over and over, writhe about, roll oneself in a substance, indulge oneself unrestrainedly,\" going back to Old English wealwian \"to roll (of a round object), to roll from side to side (of a person or animal), roll in a substance,\" going back to Germanic *walw\u014djan-, iterative derivative of a base *walw-, also in Gothic afwalwjan \"to roll away (an object),\" atwalwjan \"to roll up to,\" going back to Indo-European *u\u032fol-u\u032f-, ablaut derivative of a base *u\u032fel-u\u032f-, whence Latin volv\u014d, volvere \"to set in a circular course, cause to roll\" (< *u\u032feluu\u032f\u014d ), Greek eil\u00fd\u014d, eil\u00fdein \"to wrap round, envelop,\" Armenian gelum \"to twist, squeeze\"":"Verb", "derivative of wallow entry 1":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "circa 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201312" }, "wallowing":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner":[ "hogs wallowing in the mud" ], ": to billow forth : surge":[], ": to become abundantly supplied : luxuriate":[ "a family that wallows in money" ], ": to indulge oneself immoderately":[ "wallowing in self-pity" ], ": to become or remain helpless":[ "allowed them to wallow in their ignorance" ], ": an act or instance of wallowing":[], ": a muddy area or one filled with dust used by animals for wallowing":[], ": a depression formed by or as if by the wallowing of animals":[], ": a state of degradation or degeneracy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u00e4-(\u02cc)l\u014d", "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "elephants wallowing in the river", "Buffalo wallow in mud to keep away flies.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Better to wallow with Scrooge McDuck in the Money Bin than be caught in the crosshairs of Fox News chyrons. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022", "Better to wallow with Scrooge McDuck in the Money Bin than be caught in the crosshairs of Fox News chyrons. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022", "Better to wallow with Scrooge McDuck in the Money Bin than be caught in the crosshairs of Fox News chyrons. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Conversation , 9 May 2022", "This is one of the keys to the two movies\u2019 appeal, how their worship of speed and noise gives them cover to wallow in macho sentimentality. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022", "But for the aging cross-country runner, fall is the season of eternal return\u2014a chance to wallow in the past and, perhaps, regain the illusion once more. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 28 Sep. 2020", "It\u2019s not joy being sought, but permission to wallow in melancholy. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 4 Dec. 2021", "In fact, Friday was the first day in the past six on which our low temperature did not wallow in the 40s. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022", "But a few days after the split, Ms. Surdyka, a writer and media research assistant in Montville, N.J., resolved to wallow no longer. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother\u2019s Will to Survive, shares a lot of the scrappy spirit of the long-running Showtime hit (while avoiding its more ridiculous comic excesses) in a way that prevents Alex\u2019s tale from feeling like a wallow . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 22 Sep. 2021", "Brisk, brusque Beethoven has, in fact, become the norm, as predictable as the old Wagnerian wallow . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021", "The area is very secluded and bulls like to go to the meadow for a big drink and a refreshing splash in the wallow during midday, while their harem is sleeping off a night of debauchery. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 10 Dec. 2020", "The Ghost's pillowy initial response to a bump feels as if it will be followed by the wallow of a '60s land yacht, but the air springs and adaptive dampers arrest the seemingly inevitable counter heave. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 23 Sep. 2020", "Sometimes, when all lighter diversions have failed, what a person who\u2019s been in confinement needs is a wallow in the pitch-black mud. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 31 May 2020", "In Seoul, a shuttered restaurant wallows in an ordinarily bustling market. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2020", "The hogs cause erosion and create wallows that collect water and serve as breeding areas for mosquitoes, Aplaca said. \u2014 John Delapp, Houston Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2020", "These depressions can provide a habitat for ground-nesting birds and insects, and spring rains can fill the wallows with water, creating temporary ponds that are home to frogs and other amphibians. \u2014 Mark Tutton, CNN , 25 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English walwen \"to turn oneself over and over, writhe about, roll oneself in a substance, indulge oneself unrestrainedly,\" going back to Old English wealwian \"to roll (of a round object), to roll from side to side (of a person or animal), roll in a substance,\" going back to Germanic *walw\u014djan-, iterative derivative of a base *walw-, also in Gothic afwalwjan \"to roll away (an object),\" atwalwjan \"to roll up to,\" going back to Indo-European *u\u032fol-u\u032f-, ablaut derivative of a base *u\u032fel-u\u032f-, whence Latin volv\u014d, volvere \"to set in a circular course, cause to roll\" (< *u\u032feluu\u032f\u014d ), Greek eil\u00fd\u014d, eil\u00fdein \"to wrap round, envelop,\" Armenian gelum \"to twist, squeeze\"":"Verb", "derivative of wallow entry 1":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "circa 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202952" }, "wall rue":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small delicate spleenwort ( Asplenium rutamuraria ) found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) in Eurasia and North America":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232316" }, "walking fern":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a fern of the genus Camptosorus (especially C. rhizophyllus )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "so called from the fact that it seems to move from place to place due to its forming identical new plants from the elongate tips of its fronds":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232646" }, "Wallowa Mountains":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "mountains in northeastern Oregon east of the Blue Mountains":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "w\u00e4-\u02c8lau\u0307-\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234732" }, "Wall Street":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the influential financial interests of the U.S. economy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fl-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "After college she got a job on Wall Street ." ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Wall Street , New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1831, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001645" }, "Wall Streeter":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a person who is involved in Wall Street":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022fl-\u02ccstr\u0113-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1885, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005101" }, "wall rock":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a rock through which a fault or vein runs":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "At Cherry Bar, a hole-in-the- wall rock venue, 20 people (the legal limit for now) ordered drinks and swapped lockdown stories. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1866, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005643" }, "walking fish":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various fishes that are able to conserve oxygen so that they can survive for a considerable time out of water: such as":[], ": snakehead sense 3":[], ": any of several tropical catfishes (as of the genus Doras or Clarias )":[], ": mudskipper":[], ": climbing perch":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010908" }, "walking crane":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a light crane traveling on an overhead channel iron and a single rail vertically beneath this in the floor":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014433" }, "walking catfish":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an Asian freshwater catfish ( Clarias batrachus of the family Clariidae) that is able to move about on land and has become established in Florida waters":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1968, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021107" }, "wall-piece":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a cannon mounted on a wall or a rail of a ship":[ "two large wall-pieces \u2026 loaded \u2026 with musket balls", "\u2014 Naval Chronicle" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024414" }, "wall system":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a set of shelves 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Homeland Security more than $4 billion for a border wall system across Trump\u2019s four years in office. \u2014 Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner , 18 Feb. 2021", "Some areas are entered through a glass wall system that folds away to erase the boundaries between indoors and out. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Jan. 2021", "Over the past four fiscal years, Congress passed budgets with $15 billion for 738 miles of a new border wall system , which includes new roads, lighting, a host of technology options, and the physical wall. \u2014 Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner , 2 Nov. 2020", "The Trump administration touted the completion of nearly 400 miles of border wall system along the U.S.-Mexico border in a ceremony staged days ahead of the presidential election. \u2014 Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner , 29 Oct. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1968, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025721" }, "wall creeper":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small bird ( Tichodroma muraria ) of the family Certhiidae that is mostly gray, black, and white with a crimson wing patch, inhabits cliffs in the mountains of southern Asia, Europe, and northern Africa, and frequents the walls of towns during migration":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063115" }, "walking gentleman":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an actor engaged for parts of little importance where impressive appearance is desired":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064618" }, "walking line":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an imaginary line upon which the widths of the treads of a stair are set out generally about 18 inches from the inside of the handrail":[] }, 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"wale the skin" ], ": choice":[], ": the best part : pick":[], ": choose":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u0101l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English walu ; akin to Old Norse v\u01eblr staff and perhaps to Old Norse valr round, Latin volvere to roll \u2014 more at voluble":"Noun", "Middle English (Scots & northern dialect) wal , from Old Norse val ; akin to Old High German wala choice, Old English wyllan to wish \u2014 more at will":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093505" }, "Wallenstein":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von 1583\u20131634 Duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg ; Prince of 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materials such as cement, grout and wallboard . \u2014 Isabelle Chapman, CNN , 7 Dec. 2021", "The vibrations coming through the ceiling will be almost impossible to mitigate without opening up the ceiling and putting in vibration-dampening, then installing soundproofing insulation and wallboard \u2014 a very daunting challenge. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Oct. 2021", "The reports included photographs of foundation fractures and cracks in wallboard and tile. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Oct. 2021", "Demand for lumber, wallboard , insulation and the like typically follows a pattern, Shute said. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Sep. 2021", "Prices and availability of wood, steel, wallboard , copper and PVC piping, cement, and paint make building tough to keep on track and expensive to do. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 23 June 2021", "The white-colored material, which looks like the clean gypsum used in wallboard , contains measurable quantities of radium, uranium, thorium, radon, and a variety of toxic heavy metals. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com , 18 Dec. 2020", "But some interior damage occurred, such as wallboard seams separating and the water tank valve malfunctioning. \u2014 Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Aug. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1906, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140210" }, "Wallops Island":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "island of eastern Virginia in the Atlantic southwest of Chincoteague Bay":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259ps" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145115" }, "wall cress":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several low-growing or mat-forming cresses that are often cultivated in rock gardens or allowed to spread over walls: such as":[], ": a rock cress of the genus Arabis":[], ": 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Asian and Australian biogeographic regions and passes between the islands of Bali and Lombok in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sulawesi, and between the Philippines and the Moluccas":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259-s\u0259z-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Alfred Russel Wallace":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1868, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212408" }, "walleye":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an eye with a whitish or bluish-white iris":[], ": an eye with an opaque white cornea":[], ": strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose":[], ": an eye affected with strabismus of this type":[], ": a large vigorous North American freshwater food and sport fish ( Stizostedion vitreum ) that has large opaque eyes and is related to the perches but resembles the true pike":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u022f-\u02ccl\u012b", "\u02c8w\u022fl-\u02cc\u012b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Murphy awarded an expensive Ranger Boat to second-place Ronald Masal and his 12.65-pound walleye . \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 Dec. 2021", "Their tournament limit of five walleye weighed a hefty 41 pounds. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 19 May 2022", "The lake is home to walleye , catfish, and yellow bass and stocked monthly from November to March with rainbow trout, so be sure to bring your fly rod. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021", "After a two-week closure, catch-and-release walleye fishing resumes Friday and continues through Sept. 15. \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 15 July 2021", "The Winnebago System, for example, recently had its walleye limit dropped from five to three and lakes in the Ceded Territory of northern Wisconsin are mostly set at three. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Apr. 2022", "The state's walleye limit will remain six, not four as proposed. \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 June 2021", "The lake is legendary for its walleye and trout, but Brian and I neglected to pack fishing rods. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 20 May 2019", "This year's questionnaire featured 63 advisory questions on topics including chronic wasting disease management, deer farms, walleye management and wolf hunting tactics. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "back-formation from walleyed":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222345" }, "wall clamp":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a clamp for holding walls or parts of a double wall together":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225708" }, "walking heel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a heel that is somewhat lower and broader than a Cuban heel and is used on women's shoes":[], ": a heel embedded in a walking cast":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232016" } }