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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093721", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "Donnybrook":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually public quarrel or dispute":[], ": free-for-all , brawl":[], "city in the province of Leinster, eastern Ireland":[] }, "examples":[ "A donnybrook has erupted over the court's decision.", "a dozen people were arrested after the donnybrook at the stadium", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The unequal three-way donnybrook \u2014 film critics on one side, the vox populi and aggrieved artists on the other \u2014 is a digital-era twist on a perennial Hollywood story. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022", "Second, there is that political donnybrook sense of a right ugly fight while people hammer each other in hopes of furthering their own agendas. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021", "City officials said the donnybrook between FirstEnergy and Cleveland Public Power has spanned several years, both inside and outside courtrooms, fights 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"pronounciation":[ "d\u0259\u02c8rad\u0259\u02ccd\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173549", "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "Dorado":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": mahi-mahi":[], "city west of San Juan in northern Puerto Rico population 38,165":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Also, fly fishing for golden dorado in Bolivia, which is the No. 1 bucket-list item on the company\u2019s top 12 promotion. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com , 9 May 2020", "These are the trips where white and blue marlin weighing hundreds of pounds are available for the taking, in addition to large tuna, wahoo and dorado . \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2019", "The Gulf, meanwhile, can bring everything from Kingfish, snapper, dorado and even shark within 30 miles of shore. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2019", "At this resort, famed for its quiet allure and world-class sportfishing, expect to bag marlin, sailfish, or dorado \u2014with the help of experienced guides\u2014and then dine on your catch that evening. \u2014 Jenny Peters, National Geographic , 25 July 2019", "So the dolphins circled around my boat and one dolphin emerged minutes later with a dorado in its mouth. \u2014 D.j Hopson, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2010", "My favorite segment was about how flying fish can use their wings to escape their super-fast and efficient underwater predators called dorados . \u2014 Michael Heaton, cleveland.com , 22 May 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1604, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Spanish, from past participle of dorar to gild, from Latin deaurare , from de- + aurum gold \u2014 more at aureus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u014d-\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u035fh\u014d", "d\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221201", "type":[ "geographical name", "noun" ] }, "Doras":{ "antonyms":[], 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"go", "serve", "suit" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040354", "type":[ "abbreviation", "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "do (one's) grocery shopping":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to shop for groceries":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190327", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do (someone or something) an injustice":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to treat (someone or something) in an unfair way":[ "They did her a great/terrible/grave injustice by not allowing her to file a complaint.", "I think you do the book an injustice when you call it \"trash.\"" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192513", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do (someone) a favor":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to do a kind and helpful act for (someone)":[ "You can do 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whatever one wants or chooses to do":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191202", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do as one wishes":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to do whatever one wants to do":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181729", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do dinner/lunch":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to have dinner/lunch together":[ "We should do dinner some time." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190828", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do down":{ "antonyms":[ "lose (to)" ], "definitions":{ ": to get the better of (as by trickery)":[] }, "examples":[ "you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beat", "best", "conquer", "defeat", "dispatch", "get", "get around", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "skunk", "stop", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "trim", "triumph (over)", "upend", "win (against)", "worst" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111705", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "do for a living":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to have as one's job":[ "What do you do for a living ?" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123413", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do in":{ "antonyms":[ "build", "construct", "erect", "put up", "raise", "rear", "set up" ], "definitions":{ ": cheat":[], ": exhaust , wear out":[] }, "examples":[ "a business venture that was done in by poor planning", "the early frost did in all of our tender plants" ], "first_known_use":{ "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "cream", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "extinguish", "nuke", "pull down", "pulverize", "raze", "rub out", "ruin", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "vaporize", "waste", "wrack", "wreck" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110158", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "do no wrong":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to never do anything bad":[ "He is regarded as a hero who can do no wrong ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055132", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do one's bit":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to do one's share of a job or task":[ "We all have to do our bit to help out." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183259", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do one's own thing":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to do the activities that one wants to do":[ "The students are allowed to do their own thing ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113905", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do one's part":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to do what one is responsible for doing or is able to do":[ "I've done my part , and now it's time for him to do his.", "Please do your part by donating what you can to the organization." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121559", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do one's stuff":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to do the things that one is able to do well : to do things that one is known for doing":[ "You'll succeed if you just get out there and do your stuff ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202724", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do one's time":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to serve the number of months or years that is required of someone in the military or a prisoner":[ "\u2014 sometimes used figuratively I've done my time at that terrible job, and now it's time to move on." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190750", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "do up":{ "antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil" ], "definitions":{ ": exhaust , wear out":[ "This contact with righteousness has about done me up !", "\u2014 Sinclair Lewis" ], ": fasten":[ "do up the buttons of a shirt", "\u2026 an elderly lady with her jacket done up tightly against the wind \u2026", "\u2014 Sue Lloyd-Roberts" ], ": to deck (someone) out : clothe":[ "The waitstaff was done up in western attire." ], ": to furnish (something) with something ornamental : decorate":[ "She always does up the house for the holidays." ], ": to prepare (something) for wear or use (as by cleaning or repairing)":[ "\"\u2026 I'll make the pies and lady fingers tomorrow and do up my white muslin dress. \u2026\"", "\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery" ], ": to prepare so as to preserve for later use can entry 2 , put up":[ "I did up a bushel of tomatoes." ], ": to wrap (something) up":[ "do up a package" ] }, "examples":[ "the whole house had been done up for Halloween", "on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws" ], "first_known_use":{ "1666, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "doll up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003059", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "do-good":{ "antonyms":[ "self-centered", "self-concerned", "selfish" ], "definitions":{ ": designed or disposed sometimes impracticably and too zealously toward bettering the conditions under which others live":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1850, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccgu\u0307d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "altruistic", "beneficent", "benevolent", "charitable", "eleemosynary", "good", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004128", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "do-nothing":{ "antonyms":[ "doer", "go-ahead", "go-getter", "hummer", "hustler", "self-starter" ], "definitions":{ ": a shiftless or lazy person":[], ": marked by inactivity or failure to make positive progress":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1579, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1832, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccn\u0259-thi\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "couch potato", "deadbeat", "drone", "idler", "layabout", "lazybones", "loafer", "lotus-eater", "slouch", "slug", "slugabed", "sluggard" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235603", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "do-or-die":{ "antonyms":[ "faltering", "hesitant", "indecisive", "irresolute", "undetermined", "unresolved", "vacillating", "wavering", "weak-kneed" ], "definitions":{ ": doggedly determined to reach one's objective : indomitable":[], ": presenting as the only alternatives complete success or complete ruin":[ "a do-or-die situation" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259r-\u02c8d\u012b", "-\u022fr-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bent (on ", "bound", "decisive", "determined", "firm", "hell-bent (on ", "intent", "out", "purposeful", "resolute", "resolved", "set", "single-minded" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043603", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "do-rag":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1968, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "do entry 2 (hairdo)":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccrag" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "babushka", "bandanna", "bandana", "handkerchief", "kerchief", "madras", "mantilla" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035346", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doable":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": able to be done or attained : achievable , possible":[ "It will be difficult, but it's still doable .", "You wouldn't want your first outside venture to be in Fiji or something. Pennsylvania is very doable . It's not far from here.", "\u2014 Mitchel Etess", "The format is arranged to present a dish's original recipe in Latin, then translate and modernize it so that it is more doable than not.", "\u2014 Richard Flaste" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from don \"to do entry 1 \" + -able -able":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062520", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doc":{ "antonyms":[ "nondoctor", "nonphysician" ], "definitions":{ ": doctor":[], "document":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "Am I going to be OK, doc ?", "currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The group Of Monsters and Men will also perform following a doc about the band. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 8 June 2022", "Trouble in Mind, a doc about the rock and country legend that\u2019s being distributed by A24, Coen opened up about working on his first film without brother Joel, stepping back from directing and why he isn\u2019t done with filmmaking just yet. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022", "At one point during In the Court of the Crimson King, a new doc about mighty prog institution King Crimson, former drummer Bill Bruford zeroes in on the core philosophy of the band and its founder, guitarist Robert Fripp. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022", "In one of the radio interviews excerpted in the doc , Dworkin envisions a genderless society. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022", "This doc is centered on Grammy-winner Brandi Carlile, a longtime Tucker fan, who takes it upon herself to write an entire album for her idol about Tucker's raucous and rebel life. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022", "In the two-part doc , Judd and his crew masterfully share legendary comedian George Carlin\u2019s story. \u2014 Scott King, Forbes , 17 May 2022", "Yet Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks, the doc that accompanies the new sketch series, gives you a sense of how unlikely their return to TV, much less return to form, was in the face of the group\u2019s long, storied and extremely mercurial history. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 14 May 2022", "The ani- doc produced by Amka Films Productions and Nadasdy Film is expected in fall 2022. \u2014 Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety , 16 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1740, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "croaker", "doctor", "medic", "medico", "physician", "sawbones" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162601", "type":[ "abbreviation", "noun" ] }, "docile":{ "antonyms":[ "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "intractable", "noncompliant", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "restive", "unamenable", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ], "definitions":{ ": easily led or managed : tractable":[ "a docile pony" ], ": easily taught":[ "a docile pupil" ] }, "examples":[ "In the course of a single month, from Annie's arrival to her triumph in bridling the household despot, Helen [Keller] had grown docile , affectionate, and tirelessly intent on learning from moment to moment. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 16 & 23 June 2003", "Africanized honeybees look like the European honeybees now commonly found in our gardens, and like their relatives, they make honey. They are fairly docile when they are foraging, but they defend their nests ferociously. \u2014 Lynn Ocone , Sunset , February 1994", "His students were docile and eager to learn.", "a docile young pony that went wherever it was led", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Instead of being more docile , the hamsters became overly aggressive. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 June 2022", "Indeed, docile and tractable torque is this motor\u2019s defining characteristic. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022", "Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022", "Outdoor lovers can swim with docile whale sharks, relax on Balandra Beach, or snorkel in the reefs along Espiritu Santo Island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. \u2014 Jennifer Prince, Travel + Leisure , 19 Mar. 2022", "Join the gang, the rough and tough AI says to the polite and docile AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022", "Terry, a corporate drone who still brags about his Ivy League pedigree, tries on various macho archetypes: the decisive patriarch, the rugged woodsman, the breadwinner who commutes home every night to a docile wife. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 3 Mar. 2022", "In his influential work Discipline and Punish, French theorist Michel Foucault digs deep into the mechanisms that shape our modern society and turn us into docile bodies, cogs in a machine. \u2014 Jelena Radonjic, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021", "At the Atlanta Asian Justice rally, which drew some 100 people, speakers railed against the stereotypes of Asian women as either docile or exotic and said those harmful perceptions contribute to the violence. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin docilis , from doc\u0113re to teach; akin to Latin dec\u0113re to be fitting \u2014 more at decent":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "especially British \u02c8d\u014d-\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l", "\u02c8d\u00e4-s\u0259l", "also -\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for docile obedient , docile , tractable , amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. obedient to the government docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance. a docile child tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing. tractable animals amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness. amenable to new ideas", "synonyms":[ "amenable", "biddable", "compliant", "conformable", "law-abiding", "obedient", "submissive", "tractable" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011617", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "docility":{ "antonyms":[ "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "intractable", "noncompliant", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "restive", "unamenable", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ], "definitions":{ ": easily led or managed : tractable":[ "a docile pony" ], ": easily taught":[ "a docile pupil" ] }, "examples":[ "In the course of a single month, from Annie's arrival to her triumph in bridling the household despot, Helen [Keller] had grown docile , affectionate, and tirelessly intent on learning from moment to moment. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 16 & 23 June 2003", "Africanized honeybees look like the European honeybees now commonly found in our gardens, and like their relatives, they make honey. They are fairly docile when they are foraging, but they defend their nests ferociously. \u2014 Lynn Ocone , Sunset , February 1994", "His students were docile and eager to learn.", "a docile young pony that went wherever it was led", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Instead of being more docile , the hamsters became overly aggressive. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 June 2022", "Indeed, docile and tractable torque is this motor\u2019s defining characteristic. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022", "Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022", "Outdoor lovers can swim with docile whale sharks, relax on Balandra Beach, or snorkel in the reefs along Espiritu Santo Island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. \u2014 Jennifer Prince, Travel + Leisure , 19 Mar. 2022", "Join the gang, the rough and tough AI says to the polite and docile AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022", "Terry, a corporate drone who still brags about his Ivy League pedigree, tries on various macho archetypes: the decisive patriarch, the rugged woodsman, the breadwinner who commutes home every night to a docile wife. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 3 Mar. 2022", "In his influential work Discipline and Punish, French theorist Michel Foucault digs deep into the mechanisms that shape our modern society and turn us into docile bodies, cogs in a machine. \u2014 Jelena Radonjic, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021", "At the Atlanta Asian Justice rally, which drew some 100 people, speakers railed against the stereotypes of Asian women as either docile or exotic and said those harmful perceptions contribute to the violence. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin docilis , from doc\u0113re to teach; akin to Latin dec\u0113re to be fitting \u2014 more at decent":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "especially British \u02c8d\u014d-\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l", "\u02c8d\u00e4-s\u0259l", "also -\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for docile obedient , docile , tractable , amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. obedient to the government docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance. a docile child tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing. tractable animals amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness. amenable to new ideas", "synonyms":[ "amenable", "biddable", "compliant", "conformable", "law-abiding", "obedient", "submissive", "tractable" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191321", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dock":{ "antonyms":[ "anchor", "land" ], "definitions":{ ": a device in which a smartphone, digital camera, etc., is placed for charging, accessing a power supply, or connecting to another electronic device":[], ": a place (such as a wharf or platform) for the loading or unloading of materials":[], ": a usually artificial basin or enclosure for the reception of ships that is equipped with means for controlling the water height":[], ": a usually wooden pier used as a landing place or moorage for boats":[], ": any of a genus ( Rumex ) of coarse weedy plants of the buckwheat family having long taproots and sometimes used as potherbs":[], ": any of several usually broad-leaved weedy plants (as of the genus Silphium )":[], ": on trial":[], ": slip entry 2 sense 1b":[], ": the combining site of a molecular receptor \u2014 see receptor sense b":[ "Previous research showed that marijuana receptors, specialized proteins that serve as docks for THC, are clustered in regions of the brain known to play a role in movement disorders such as Huntington's disease.", "\u2014 Kathleen Fackelmann" ], ": the part of an animal's tail left after it has been shortened":[], ": the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial":[], ": the solid part of an animal's tail as distinguished from the hair":[], ": to become docked":[], ": to combine with a molecular receptor \u2014 see receptor sense b":[ "These chemical messengers travel across a tiny cleft and dock at receptors along the surface of a muscle fiber.", "\u2014 Bruce A. Dobkin" ], ": to come into or alongside a dock":[], ": to connect an electronic device (such as a computer or a digital camera) to another device":[ "dock the phone into the computer" ], ": to cut (part of an animal, such as the ears or a tail) short":[], ": to haul or guide into or alongside a dock":[], ": to join (two spacecraft) mechanically while in space":[], ": to subject to a deduction":[ "dock someone's wages" ], ": to take away a part of : abridge":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Verb", "1586, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun", "1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Dutch dialect (Flanders) docke cage":"Noun", "Middle English dok , perhaps from Old English -docca (as in fingirdocca finger muscle); akin to Old High German tocka doll, Old Norse dokka bundle":"Noun", "Middle English dokke , probably from Middle Dutch docke":"Noun", "Middle English, from Old English docce ; akin to Middle Dutch docke dock":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "float", "jetty", "landing", "levee", "pier", "quai", "quay", "wharf" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031343", "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dock boss":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a foreman who checks carloads of newly mined coal to estimate the amount of slate and other foreign matter that has been included in order to establish a rate of dockage":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "dock entry 3":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081744", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dock brief":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "dock entry 6":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185455", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dock spike":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a spike usually from 6 inches to 2 feet in length and from \u00b9/\u2082 inch to 1 inch square in section with a wedge-shaped point and often barbed like a rag bolt":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "dock entry 4":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112220", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dock-tailed":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": having a docked tail":[ "dock-tailed lambs bring better prices" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "dock entry 2 + tailed":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165000", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dockboard":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a movable often metal plate for bridging the gap between a motor truck or freight car and a loading platform":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "dock entry 4 + board":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115422", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "docken":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": dock entry 1":[], ": something of small value":[ "I don't care a docken", "\u2014 John Buchan" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English doken (plural of dock, docke ), from Old English doccan , plural of docce dock":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050951", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "docker":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one that docks the tails of animals":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1765, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-k\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dockhand", "dockworker", "longshoreman", "roustabout", "rouster", "stevedore" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085111", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "docket":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a brief written summary of a document : abstract":[], ": a calendar of business matters to be acted on : agenda":[], ": a formal abridged record of the proceedings in a legal action":[], ": a register of such records":[], ": an identifying statement about a document placed on its outer surface or cover":[], ": to inscribe (something, such as a document) with an identifying statement":[], ": to make a brief abstract of (something, such as a legal matter) and inscribe it in a list":[], ": to place on the docket for legal action":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket .", "on the Broadway docket for the early part of this season", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "So right now there's not a case that's on the docket or anything like that, but that could happen in the future. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022", "Also on the docket are Mahalia, Self Esteem, Nil\u00fcfer Yanya, Tiana Major9, Chrissi, Bonnie Kemplay, Ruti and Tamzene. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 23 June 2022", "Immigrants released from detention were reassigned to the slow-moving general docket , which came to a standstill during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Dara Lind, ProPublica , 28 July 2021", "Even a decision as simple as what gift to give gets complicated with multiple weddings on the docket . \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 16 June 2022", "California may still be tabulating its votes from last week\u2019s races, but the midterm primary calendar stops for no one, with contests in four states on the docket Tuesday. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022", "Major League Baseball easily leads the way in terms of the sheer quantity of games on the docket . \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 14 June 2022", "Looking further ahead, the publisher has Skin Deep, Storyteller and Thirsty Suitors on the docket . \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "On the docket that day will be approval of the settlement, as well as the approval of attorneys\u2019 fees. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "By a 5-4 vote, the court held that other state officials, including court clerks who would docket the private lawsuits couldn\u2019t be sued in a pre-enforcement challenge. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022", "The suit was filed on Friday, but not docketed until late Tuesday. \u2014 Matthew Goldstein, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2020", "The Senate Judiciary Committee docketed the bill right away, even before Northam\u2019s seven other gun-control bills, which will be heard Monday. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2020", "But some legal observers believe the way in which the hearing has been docketed indicates that a guilty plea is likely. \u2014 Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com , 21 Nov. 2019", "By that time, Duckett\u2019s home had been docketed for foreclosure for more than a year. \u2014 Rachel Chason, Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2019", "Gabbard said the application will undergo review from different government agencies and several revisions before the city can docket it for a public hearing and potentially approve it. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 30 July 2019", "Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases. \u2014 Fred Schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com , 18 June 2018", "Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases. \u2014 Fred Schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com , 18 June 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English doggette":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-k\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "agenda", "calendar", "program", "schedule", "timetable" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050756", "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "dockhand":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": longshoreman":[] }, "examples":[ "a trade embargo that was especially hard on the nation's dockhands", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Just stepping onto the log from the dock, then maintaining balance as the log was pushed out into the water by dockhands with poles, looked like a challenge. \u2014 David G. Molyneaux, miamiherald , 19 Aug. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1920, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k-\u02cchand" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "docker", "dockworker", "longshoreman", "roustabout", "rouster", "stevedore" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201448", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dockhead":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the foremost part of a dock":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "dock entry 4 + head":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115011", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "docking block":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one of the heavy timbers on which a ship rests when in dry dock":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "from gerund of dock entry 5":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080805", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "docking bridge":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a raised platform on a large ship near the stern":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093028", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "docking keel":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": either of two keels placed near and parallel to the bilge keels of some ships and between them and the main keel and used for supporting the ship in dry dock":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074157", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dockization":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": conversion of an area (as of waterfront) into docks":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4k\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131035", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dockwalloper":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a freight handler on a dock":[], ": a loafer about docks who picks up casual employment":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "dock entry 4":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202438", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dockwalloping":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the work of a dockwalloper":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224301", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dockworker":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": longshoreman":[] }, "examples":[ "the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Bandidos came along 18 years later in 1966, founded by a 36-year-old Houston dockworker and Vietnam War veteran named Donald Chambers. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022", "The dockworker absences are helping exacerbate a monthslong bottleneck. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Jan. 2022", "And to the screen, when a dockworker criticizing Jaskier\u2019s songs becomes a mouthpiece for fans. \u2014 Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021", "The average dockworker with more than five years\u2019 full-time experience in 2019 earned almost $190,000. \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 28 Nov. 2021", "In August, China partially shut down the world\u2019s third biggest container port for two weeks after a dockworker tested positive for Covid. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 29 Oct. 2021", "The son of a dockworker , Mullins, who was raised in Greenwich Village, has frequently clashed with both the NYPD leadership and de Blasio. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021", "Her late husband\u2019s ancestors\u2014a Sicilian dockworker and his wife, a femme de couleur libre, according to Louisiana\u2019s baroque racial-caste system\u2014bought the land that the club sits on. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 3 May 2021", "As if in a trance, dockworker Justino (Regis Myrupu) constantly surrenders to the cacophonic lullaby of nature while on the clock. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1913, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k-\u02ccw\u0259r-k\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "docker", "dockhand", "longshoreman", "roustabout", "rouster", "stevedore" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053607", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dockyard":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": navy yard":[], ": shipyard":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Mumbai, IndiaThree Indian Navy personnel were killed in an explosion on a ship at a naval dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday, the navy said. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022", "But there's no doubt that its dockyard , which can be accessed via two separate openings on each side of the vessel, is its most eye-catching feature. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 30 July 2021", "That\u2019s because the design studio\u2019s latest innovative concept is a multi-purpose superyacht that doubles as a dockyard for small tenders servicing the high seas. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 19 July 2021", "There would be a meeting point somewhere outside a dockyard or in a parking lot near a pier. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2021", "Laze aboard, visit the dockyard , or take a tender to swim and snorkel. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 2 June 2021", "Demonstrators turned out in force in Mandalay, the country\u2019s second-biggest city, where security forces shot dead two people on Saturday near a dockyard where the authorities had been trying to force workers to load a boat. \u2014 Staff, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Feb. 2021", "Another large protest took place in Mandalay, where police shot dead two people on Saturday near a dockyard as security forces were trying to force workers to load a boat. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Feb. 2021", "The normal winter overhaul schedule takes other ferries offline for various periods this winter, and three ferries \u2014 including the new Hubbard and Tazlina \u2014 will be unusable because of dockyard work. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 16 July 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k-\u02ccy\u00e4rd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035610", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "docosahexaenoic acid":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an omega-3 fatty acid C 22 H 32 O 2 found especially in fish of cold waters":[ "\u2014 abbreviation DHA" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Fish oil is a polyunsaturated fat that contains two types of omega-3 fatty acids \u2014 eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid , which the human body does not naturally produce in large quantities. \u2014 Bryony Gilbey, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2021", "Omega fatty acids, including docosahexaenoic acid , or DHA, are key to brain health and most likely helped to drive the evolution of the modern human brain. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2016", "In the human body, ALA can be converted to two other omega-3 fatty acids \u2014 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 26 Nov. 2019", "There are three types of omega-3s: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). \u2014 Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2019", "The key components of fish oil, two polyunsaturated fatty acids called eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, and docosahexaenoic acid , or DHA, are designed to be in the membranes of cells all throughout the body. \u2014 Betsy Mckay, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2019", "These two omega-3s are EPA, which stands for eicosapentaenoic acid, and DHA, which stands for docosahexaenoic acid . \u2014 Carolyn Todd, Allure , 21 Aug. 2018", "The better known is DHA ( docosahexaenoic acid ), said to benefit brain structure and function and found in infant formula, baby food and prenatal vitamins. \u2014 Lynn Brezosky, San Antonio Express-News , 27 June 2018", "Salmon contains a crucial compound called docosahexaenoic acid that helps maintain the central nervous system, not to mention all of the boosts this fish gives your heart and metabolism. \u2014 Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping , 27 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1938, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary docosa noic acid (a crystalline fatty acid) + hexa- + -ene + -oic":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u014d-k\u014d-s\u0259-\u02cchek-s\u0259-\u02cc\u0113-\u02ccn\u014d-ik-", "\u02ccd\u014d-k\u014d-s\u0259-\u02cchek-s\u0259-\u02cc\u0113-\u02c8n\u014d-ik-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065254", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "docosane":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary docos- (from do- \u2014as in dodeca- \u2014+ -cos- \u2014from eicosa- ) + -ane":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k\u0259\u02ccs\u0101n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201605", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "docosanoic acid":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": behenic acid":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "docosane + -o- + -ic":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6d\u00e4k\u0259s\u0259\u00a6n\u014dik-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011339", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "docquet":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of docquet archaic variant of docket" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-062613", "type":[] }, "doctor":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by the Roman Catholic Church":[], ": a learned or authoritative teacher":[], ": a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (such as a PhD) conferred by a university":[ "Most of the college's faculty members are doctors in their fields.", "The class is being taught by Doctor Menzer." ], ": a person awarded an honorary doctorate (such as an LLD or Litt D ) by a college or university":[], ": medicine man":[], ": material added (as to food) to produce a desired effect":[], ": a blade (as of metal) for spreading a coating or scraping a surface":[], ": a person who restores, repairs, or fine-tunes things":[], ": to give medical treatment to":[ "doctored her ailing husband" ], ": to restore to good condition : repair":[ "doctor an old clock" ], ": to adapt or modify for a desired end by alteration or special treatment":[ "doctored the play to suit the audience", "The drink was doctored ." ], ": to alter deceptively":[ "accused of doctoring the election returns", "The pitcher tried to cheat by doctoring the baseball." ], ": to practice medicine":[ "a career doctoring in the country" ], ": to take medicine":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "croaker", "doc", "medic", "medico", "physician", "sawbones" ], "antonyms":[ "treat" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "He needed medicine but refused to go to a doctor .", "She was under doctor's orders not to return to work.", "I saw her at the doctor's last week.", "How long will you be at the doctor ?", "Most of the faculty members at this college are doctors in their fields.", "Dr . Smith, can you explain the exam requirements again?", "Verb", "They were accused of doctoring the company's financial records.", "a doctored photo of the actress", "I think somebody doctored the punch.", "He had time to doctor his wounds.", "She doctored the sick child until the physician arrived.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Harris\u2019 once-busy schedule as a mother of four and active-duty U.S. Coast Guard member with a beloved job at a chiropractic office has shifted to being shuttled between daily physical and occupational therapy, doctor \u2019s appointments and counseling. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022", "Today, instead of replicating the barefoot doctor miracle, these two factors can be made extremely affordable through recent technological innovations. \u2014 Shaoshan Liu, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "As such, the researchers are pushing for the balance test to be added to regular doctor visits. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 June 2022", "That could be just what the doctor order for the Spurs. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022", "Confederate doctor James Bolton traveled throughout Virginia infecting enslaved people with smallpox with the hope that their bodies would produce the lymph that could be used as a vaccine matter. \u2014 Jim Downs, STAT , 23 June 2022", "The vaccine was 35% effective in preventing flu symptoms severe enough to require a doctor visit. \u2014 Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022", "All three ringside judges had Klitschko winning 58-56, but ring doctor Paul Wallace orders referee Lou Moret to stop the fight. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022", "Watson earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Rhode Island and his juris doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "McGraw also swiped Baltimore\u2019s groundskeeper, Tom Murphy, a cagey fellow known to doctor the field to favor the home team. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022", "Sometimes there\u2019s nothing to doctor , but the placebo effect of a Band-Aid cannot be overstated. \u2014 Rachel Walker, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2019", "Strandholt went to work and to doctor \u2019s appointments but otherwise self-isolated as much as possible for fear of catching COVID-19. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 27 Feb. 2022", "Novartis is betting that fewer visits to doctor offices for injection of PCSK9 antibodies more than justifies the higher price for Leqvio. \u2014 John Lamattina, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022", "Major League Baseball is finally going to enforce the rules that ban pitchers from using foreign substances to doctor the ball while on the mound, but some players think the new policy is an over-correction. \u2014 Tim O'donnell, The Week , 15 June 2021", "One of our most historically dependable faculties \u2014 sight \u2014 has been rendered unreliable as criminals \u2014 and cops \u2014 can doctor footage. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Oct. 2021", "Those who worked on site spent less time going to doctor \u2019s appointments and physical therapy, as fewer sick days were reported. \u2014 Virginia Lau, Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Oct. 2021", "That person could make sure Leslie took his 12 medications, drive the couple to doctor appointments and morning Mass, and prepare lunch. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English doctour teacher, doctor, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin doctor , from Latin, teacher, from doc\u0113re to teach \u2014 more at docile":"Noun and Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1712, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154114" }, "doctor book":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a book intended to supplement the knowledge of the individual in matters of home medication usually helping to identify common ailments and suggesting simple medication that can be undertaken without the supervision of a physician":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195706", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctor gum":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a gum obtained from the doctor-gum tree and used locally for medicinal purposes":[], ": poisonwood sense 1":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114138", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctor test":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a test with doctor solution for detecting the presence of undesirable sulfur compounds in petroleum distillates (as naphtha)":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111442", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctorand":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a candidate for a doctorate":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin doctorandus , gerundive of doctorare":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6d\u00e4kt\u0259\u00a6rand" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185933", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctorate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the degree, title, or rank of a doctor":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Hile has a doctorate in educational leadership from Purdue University, as well as a master\u2019s degree in education administration from Indiana University Fort Wayne and a bachelor\u2019s degree in music education from IU. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022", "Senate Republicans say that Cook\u2014who has a doctorate in economics, is a professor, and has had advisory roles in the U.S. government\u2014isn\u2019t qualified, and is insufficiently focused on fighting inflation. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 13 May 2022", "Cook has a doctorate in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and has been a professor of economics and international relations at Michigan State since 2005. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Detroit Free Press , 11 May 2022", "Born on May 21, 1937, Alarc\u00f3n had a doctorate in philosophy and literature. \u2014 Andrea Rodriguez, ajc , 1 May 2022", "Wright, who has three children ranging in age from16 to 20, has a doctorate in leadership for educational equity from University of Colorado at Denver. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 27 Apr. 2022", "Joe Owens had a doctorate in neuroscience focusing on sleep and circadian rhythms. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 14 Apr. 2022", "Davies, who has a doctorate in history from UC Berkeley, previously clerked for a federal judge in L.A. before practicing law for more than a decade. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Mar. 2022", "King Salman\u2019s sons include Faisal, 51, who has a doctorate in international relations from Oxford; and Sultan, 65, a former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who in 1985 spent a week on the space shuttle Discovery as a payload specialist. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1570, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k-t(\u0259-)r\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210021", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctorbird":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": green tody":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably so called from the resemblance of the bill to a surgical needle":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044436", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctorfish":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": surgeonfish":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1818, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "so called from the sharp spines on each side of the tail":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195026", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctress":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a woman in some cultures who is believed to have magic powers and to be able to cure illness":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "doctor + -ess":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214455", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctrinaire":{ "antonyms":[ "latitudinarian", "undoctrinaire", "undogmatic" ], "definitions":{ ": one who attempts to put into effect an abstract doctrine or theory with little or no regard for practical difficulties":[], ": stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations":[ "\u2026 tended to stress uncritical, doctrinaire acceptance of the interpretations of law \u2026", "\u2014 Ross E. Dunn", "\u2026 the doctrinaire evolutionary psychologists who choose ideology over knowledge.", "\u2014 Jerry A. Coyne" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "a doctrinaire conservative, the columnist takes special delight in baiting liberals", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Opposition is mounting among conservative Catholics who disapprove of his emphasis on the environment, migrants, and other issues rather than the doctrinaire focus of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2019", "Founded in 1943, the IPTA pioneered a form of street theater that combined elements of folk music and drama with a revolutionary message (imagine a lively, non- doctrinaire variant of Mao\u2019s propaganda outfits). \u2014 Ratik Asokan, The New York Review of Books , 25 Jan. 2020", "Finally, doctrinaire Republicans for decades mouthed orthodoxies of free rather than fair trade. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 7 Nov. 2019", "Opposition is mounting among conservative Catholics who disapprove of his emphasis on the environment, migrants and other issues rather than the doctrinaire focus of his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Oct. 2019", "The best-case scenario is another Mike Pompeo, a doctrinaire crusading conservative with a light resume and a very brown nose who has quietly expanded his State department portfolio beyond its normal scope. \u2014 Adam Weinstein, The New Republic , 10 Sep. 2019", "Speaking of then and now, that party almost immediately split into warring factions, with a compromise-averse, more doctrinaire left wing challenged by more pragmatic moderates. \u2014 Phil Primack, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2019", "Just as Johnson has alienated some Conservative moderates, Corbyn has lost the backing of some longtime Labour figures who are turned off by his doctrinaire approach. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2019", "Conservatism, traditionally, has not been doctrinaire . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 22 July 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Voters in the city want out of the suicide pact that is doctrinaire progressivism. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "Vance represents a more doctrinaire America Firstism, which in some ways is traditional Republican politics on steroids and in other ways departs from those traditions. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 May 2022", "The problem is Oz hasn't always been a doctrinaire conservative. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 11 Apr. 2022", "So, being a doctrinaire transnational progressive, what did Obama do once his negotiating partners agreed to the JCPOA? \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022", "Few classes of creative people are as doctrinaire about dress as architects and interior designers. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, Town & Country , 7 Apr. 2022", "This is the crucial point, underscoring the scholarly refutation of the doctrinaire nonsense about the supposedly pro-slavery Revolution. \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 13 Jan. 2022", "But Breyer is also viewed as a less doctrinaire liberal than Associate Justices Elena Kagan or Sonia Sotomayor \u2013 more willing to side with the court's conservatives in certain law enforcement cases, for instance. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022", "The current president, Luis Arce, who was Mr. Morales\u2019s economy minister, heads a coalition of social democrats and more doctrinaire leftists. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1831, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1834, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from doctrine":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4k-tr\u0259-\u02c8ner" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for doctrinaire Adjective dictatorial , magisterial , dogmatic , doctrinaire , oracular mean imposing one's will or opinions on others. dictatorial stresses autocratic, high-handed methods and a domineering manner. exercised dictatorial control over the office magisterial stresses assumption or use of prerogatives appropriate to a magistrate or schoolmaster in forcing acceptance of one's opinions. the magisterial tone of his pronouncements dogmatic implies being unduly and offensively positive in laying down principles and expressing opinions. dogmatic about what is art and what is not doctrinaire implies a disposition to follow abstract theories in framing laws or policies affecting people. a doctrinaire approach to improving the economy oracular implies the manner of one who delivers opinions in cryptic phrases or with pompous dogmatism. a designer who is the oracular voice of fashion", "synonyms":[ "dogmatic", "dogmatical", "opinionated", "opinionative", "opinioned", "pontifical", "self-opinionated" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025835", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "doctrinal":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or preoccupied with doctrine":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Frustrated by the university\u2019s doctrinal rigidity, some current and former Biola students are having their own theological discussions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022", "Frank Lockwood, religion editor for the Democrat-Gazette says the disagreements within the church are not going away anytime soon and, regardless of the outcome, each side stands to face negative impacts from the doctrinal schism. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022", "This could be a doctrinal hook for union-busting antitrust lawyers who may argue that striking independent contractors are seeking to raise the price of goods and services, not their wages. \u2014 Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic , 2 May 2022", "In the early 20th century, Baptists in the United States found themselves on both sides of a schism within American Christianity over doctrinal issues, known as the fundamentalist-modernist controversy. \u2014 Jason Oliver Evans, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022", "Or the terrible violence committed by people with the same religion over this or that doctrinal variation. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022", "In 1979, fourteen months after the election of Pope John Paul II, the Vatican withdrew K\u00fcng\u2019s license to teach as a Catholic theologian; three years later, Ratzinger took the Vatican\u2019s top doctrinal job. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 20 Feb. 2022", "In 2019, he was tried by the Vatican\u2019s doctrinal office on unspecified accusations. \u2014 Silvina Frydlewsky And Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022", "The practice has long been upheld by secular courts, which by law cannot interfere with religious doctrinal matters. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k-tr\u0259-n\u1d4al", "especially British d\u00e4k-\u02c8tr\u012b-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033411", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "doctrinality":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doctrinal character":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307\u02c8nal\u0259t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052038", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctrinarian":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doctrinaire":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "modification of French doctrinaire + English -ian":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307\u02c8na(a)r\u0113\u0259n", "-ner-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094200", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctrinarily":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": with respect to basic principles and outlook":[ "doctrinarily opposed to the present government" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6d\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307\u00a6ner\u0259\u0307l\u0113", "-na(a)r-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161407", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "doctrinarity":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doctrinality":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307\u02c8nar\u0259t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180535", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doctrinary":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or holding certain basic usually abstract doctrines or theories":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "French doctrinaire":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307\u02ccner\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141010", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doctrine":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a military principle or set of strategies":[], ": a principle of law established through past decisions":[], ": a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma":[ "Catholic doctrine" ], ": a statement of fundamental government policy especially in international relations":[ "the Truman Doctrine" ], ": something that is taught":[], ": teaching , instruction":[] }, "examples":[ "The government was founded on a doctrine of equality for all people.", "Many psychologists now question the doctrines of Sigmund Freud.", "teaching religious doctrine to young people", "Recent Examples on the Web", "According to Jacob, Eastman felt the court would invoke the political question doctrine \u2014 that is, the idea that this would be a political issue, rather than a legal issue \u2014 and not get involved. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, Kathryn Watson, Stefan Becket, CBS News , 17 June 2022", "Harris and three other Baltimore teens were in the area burglarizing homes, which allowed the prosecution to seek a felony murder charge \u2014 a doctrine that can apply when someone is killed during the course of a different felony. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Washington Post , 14 June 2022", "Harris, with three other Baltimore teens, were in the area burglarizing homes, which allowed the prosecution to seek a felony murder charge \u2014 a doctrine that can apply when someone is killed during the course of a different felony. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022", "But elsewhere, Republicans seized on the Supreme Court\u2019s embrace of a once-obscure legal doctrine to keep even blatant gerrymanders from being blocked. \u2014 Michael Wines, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022", "In the most abstract sense, qualified immunity is a judicial doctrine that sometimes protects state and local officials from lawsuits under Section 1983. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 1 June 2022", "Russia has a large stockpile of relatively small-yield tactical nuclear weapons and a military doctrine that justifies using them if its conventional forces come up short. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 10 May 2022", "Here Elder Renlund is reiterating and affirming what the church has previously taught: Heavenly Mother exists, and that existence is doctrine . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022", "Such a reversal of current law would bypass stare decisis \u2013 a doctrine holding that the court should follow a historical precedent when ruling on cases with similar scenarios and facts. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin doctrina , from doctor":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k-tr\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "canon", "dogma" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194118", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "document":{ "antonyms":[ "demonstrate", "establish", "prove", "substantiate", "validate" ], "definitions":{ ": a computer file containing information input by a computer user and usually created with an application (such as a spreadsheet or word processor )":[ "create a new document" ], ": a material substance (such as a coin or stone) having on it a representation of thoughts by means of some conventional mark or symbol":[], ": a writing conveying information":[ "financial documents", "historical documents", "a classified document that was leaked to the media" ], ": an original or official paper relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something":[], ": documentary":[], ": proof , evidence":[], ": something (such as a photograph or a recording) that serves as evidence or proof":[], ": to construct or produce (something, such as a movie or novel) with authentic situations or events":[], ": to furnish (a ship) with ship's papers":[], ": to furnish documentary evidence of":[ "documenting their claims", "documenting gorillas in their natural habitat" ], ": to furnish with documents":[], ": to portray realistically":[ "documents the challenges of being a single parent" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "It is important to keep all of your financial documents in a safe place.", "An important classified document has been leaked to the media.", "creating a new document on your computer", "I lost the document when the hard drive crashed.", "Verb", "Her study was the first to document this type of behavior in gorillas.", "He wrote a book documenting their struggle.", "Can you document the claims you're making?", "The charges are well documented .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "And her administration has rejected the notion that SOAR, which has a current budget of $2.1 million, doesn\u2019t have a summertime plan, providing the Globe with a three-page document that outlines SOAR\u2019s blueprint. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022", "But with a document like this, good luck to the SpaceX compliance crew. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 June 2022", "That same month, the Brazilian embassy in Haiti stopped issuing all visas to Haitians, according to a document from the Brazilian ambassador in Haiti obtained by AP and Berkeley. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022", "The rumor likely stems from viral but false claims that a document supposedly from Pfizer said breastfeeding mothers should not take the vaccine. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022", "Like Mastriano and Finchem, he was involved with a fraudulent election document attempting to award Nevada's six electoral votes to Trump instead of Biden, which was submitted to Congress and the National Archives. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 23 May 2022", "Derek Labian, MediaFire\u2019s chief executive, said in an interview that the account associated with the document had been disabled and records from it had been preserved for law enforcement. \u2014 Jon Swaine And Dalton Bennett, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022", "At the top of a 63-page vetting report, two flags drew attention to potential legal concerns about Mr. Benjamin\u2019s use of campaign funds, according to three people familiar with the document . \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022", "Sarlo\u2019s loan forgiveness was signed off on by his new lawyer, with a legal document stating there was no abuse or coercion. \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, STAT , 21 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Specific to the 2018 audit, PwC also didn\u2019t appropriately document the audit or design adequate procedures. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 7 June 2022", "Did your employer document any violations of misconduct or violation of policy or other work rules? \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 7 June 2022", "Camera crews document the everyday lives of those living with more than one wife, exposing the drama between households and children. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022", "Filming on location, Anh tries to document , rather than stylize or sanitize, the gay-male milieu of Fire Island Pines. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 3 June 2022", "While the focus has been on Russian war crimes, rights groups are also working to document potential war crimes on the Ukrainian side, including the treatment of prisoners of war. \u2014 Loveday Morris, Washington Post , 28 May 2022", "The chance to document a shopping spree at a fashionable retail location, on the other hand? \u2014 Bobby Marhamat, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "Styles will document this year\u2019s renovation journey as a guest editor on Sunset.com as well as on her own platforms. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 16 May 2022", "Chiara Gabellini intends to document the relationship between intimacy and vulnerability. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, precept, teaching, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin documentum official paper, from Latin, lesson, proof, from doc\u0113re to teach \u2014 more at docile":"Noun and Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "-ky\u00fc-", "\u02c8d\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccment", "\u02c8d\u00e4-ky\u0259-m\u0259nt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blank", "form", "paper" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094727", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "documentary":{ "antonyms":[ "fictional", "fictionalized", "fictitious", "nondocumentary", "nonfactual", "nonhistorical", "unhistorical" ], "definitions":{ ": a presentation (such as a film or novel) expressing or dealing with factual events : a documentary presentation":[], ": being or consisting of documents : contained or certified in writing":[ "documentary evidence" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "You must present documentary proof of your residence.", "a documentary film about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor", "Noun", "We watched a documentary on the early history of jazz.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The most invites came from the short films/feature animation branch (41), followed by the documentary branch (38) and the actors branch (30). \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022", "Rasmussen was invited by both the directors and documentary branches; the other three were invited by both the directors and writers branches. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 28 June 2022", "All film production was shut down in the country in February after Russian forces invaded, and since then there have been no film projects, save for a few documentary projects. \u2014 Morayo Ogunbayo, ajc , 27 June 2022", "These are the champions, the speed solvers who will face off at the final championship round tomorrow on gigantic whiteboards, as shown in the documentary Wordplay. \u2014 Barbara Bourland, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022", "As far as documentary filmmaking goes, the Ewers brothers take it very seriously. \u2014 Meimei Fox, Forbes , 26 June 2022", "France Televisions was among seven major broadcasters who teamed to launch a call for documentary proposals at the market. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 24 June 2022", "Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th looks at the prison-industrial complex. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022", "It\u2019s a documentary self-portrait by a young filmmaker, whose sense of identity is bound up with her family and their place in the times\u2014the political currents and societal events that have shaped their lives and senses of self. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "On Monday, the two attended the New York premiere of MGK's new Hulu documentary , Life in Pink, and walked the carpet in all-pink looks to celebrate. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022", "Last night in New York City, the actress and fianc\u00e9 Machine Gun Kelly attended the premiere for his new Hulu documentary , Life in Pink. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022", "Seven branches invited more women than men this year, including casting directors, costume designers, documentary , producers and marketing and public relations. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022", "To me, this documentary \u2014 about how journalists in this and other countries are being intimidated \u2014 is terrifying. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 June 2022", "In a spring of nonstop ripped-from-the-headlines (or podcast/ documentary ) limited series, Hulu\u2019s The Dropout and HBO Max\u2019s The Staircase boasted the best ensembles and felt the least exploitative. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022", "Filmmaker Craig Foster forges a friendship with an octopus in South Africa in this fascinating documentary , which won Best Documentary Feature at the 2021 Oscars. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022", "The two threw around ideas about a documentary , a special, or even a multi-platform initiative. \u2014 Essence , 19 June 2022", "Bowie is also the subject of an upcoming documentary , Moonage Daydream, from director Brett Morgen. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1935, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see document entry 1":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "-ky\u00fc-", "-\u02c8men-tr\u0113", "\u02ccd\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259-r\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "factual", "hard", "historical", "literal", "matter-of-fact", "nonfictional", "objective", "true" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025816", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "documentation":{ "antonyms":[ "disproof" ], "definitions":{ ": conformity to historical or objective facts":[], ": information science":[], ": the act or an instance of furnishing or authenticating with documents":[], ": the provision of footnotes, appendices, or addenda referring to or containing documentary evidence":[], ": the use of historical documents":[], ": the usually printed instructions, comments, and information for using a particular piece or system of computer software or hardware":[] }, "examples":[ "You cannot visit the country unless you have the proper documentation .", "Keep your receipts as documentation of your purchases.", "Can you provide documentation of the claims you're making?", "The program's documentation is poorly written.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In this environment, documentation surrounding the closure of an incident is very individual-driven, and there will be elaborate notes in some cases and brief notes in other places. \u2014 Murthy Malapaka, Forbes , 30 June 2022", "The documentation is a crucial step before Boeing can resume deliveries. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 13 May 2022", "For this reason, documentation and impeccable provenance is essential when buying a Tiger. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2022", "Good documentation is the bedrock of any modern workplace, particularly when the staff is far-flung. \u2014 Heather Landy, Quartz , 5 Apr. 2022", "Critics also say that such documentation is not readily available when people are filing out the forms. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022", "The documentation of the nesting in Milwaukee County is the latest positive milestone for eagles. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Mar. 2022", "Testing is available to anyone, and formal documentation of test results for travel or entry to certain venues is available upon request, free of charge, according to the San Francisco Travel Association, which opened the facility on Monday. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022", "Microsoft's documentation for OneDrive's Files On-Demand feature is more detailed. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-ky\u00fc-", "-\u02ccmen-", "\u02ccd\u00e4-ky\u0259-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "attestation", "confirmation", "corroboration", "evidence", "proof", "substantiation", "testament", "testimonial", "testimony", "validation", "voucher", "witness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113039", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dodder":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of a genus ( Cuscuta ) of wiry twining vines of the morning-glory family that are highly deficient in chlorophyll, are parasitic on other plants, and have tiny scales instead of leaves":[], ": to progress feebly and unsteadily":[ "was doddering down the walk" ], ": to tremble or shake from weakness or age":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In early September 2021, the NHU is filming a predator just as vicious\u2014the dodder \u2014using technology that didn\u2019t exist back in 2018. \u2014 Stephen Armstrong, Wired , 2 Dec. 2021", "The dodder , Cuscuta europaea, a k a strangleweed or the devil\u2019s hair, is a parasitic plant. \u2014 Stephen Armstrong, Wired , 2 Dec. 2021", "The one weed seed the feds found was dodder , a parasitic plant that climbs up unsuspecting regular plants and sucks the life out of them. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 18 July 2021", "Conseulo De Moraes of Penn State University planted a young dodder near a tomato plant and continuously filmed the pair for several days. \u2014 Scientific American , 11 Mar. 2021", "Botanists had wondered about the dodder \u2019s strategy for timing reproduction. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Sep. 2020", "Once the dodder has a tight grip on its host, the anchoring root withers away. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Sep. 2020", "Without the host\u2019s flowering signal, neither the host nor the dodder flowered. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Sep. 2020", "Scott Ward Abernethy is obviously having a blast channeling Audrey\u2019s sadistic-dentist boyfriend, as well as assorted cameo figures, and Robert John Biedermann dodders aptly as the shop\u2019s cantankerous owner, Mr. Mushnik. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 24 Oct. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Tel Aviv University biologist Daniel Chamovitz discusses dodder and many other fascinating plants in his upcoming book, What A Plant Knows, an excerpt from which appears in the May issue of Scientific American. \u2014 Scientific American , 11 Mar. 2021", "The Dodgers appeared to dodder in the first two games, running up huge pitch counts against Atlanta starters Max Fried and Ian Anderson, but failing to score a run in 14 of the first 15 innings. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 15 Oct. 2020", "Last, the researchers created a green fluorescent version of the flowering signal chemical, which provided visual evidence that dodder plant tissues can absorb the chemical and direct it to their flowering mechanisms. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Sep. 2020", "As for pests, experts have identified a tiny wasp, two noxious weeds (water spinach and dodder ) and a larval seed beetle. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2020", "The pale, curvy pillars of Phil Charlwood\u2019s set variously represent forest trees; the cottage of the wise, doddering Sami Finn Woman (an amusing Anna Lynch); and, helped by frosty lighting designed by Doug Del Pizzo, the Snow Queen\u2019s castle. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2019", "Cassidy took control when the Bruins were doddering along at 26-23-6, both feet firmly planted on a path to a third consecutive DNQ. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Nov. 2019", "And, there is the looming presence of a doddering Winston Churchill. \u2014 John Cherwa, latimes.com , 14 July 2019", "Television may be a dinosaur in the Internet epoch, but a dinosaur is a very big thing, and television is a mighty if doddering T. rex. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 28 July 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English dadiren":"Verb", "Middle English doder ; akin to Middle High German toter dodder, egg yolk":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-d\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "careen", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "teeter", "totter", "waddle" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084736", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dodge":{ "antonyms":[ "duck", "jink", "sidestep", "slalom", "weave", "zigzag" ], "definitions":{ ": an act of evading by sudden bodily movement":[], ": an artful device to evade, deceive, or trick":[], ": expedient":[], ": to avoid an encounter with":[ "celebrities dodging the media" ], ": to evade (something, such as a duty) usually indirectly or by trickery":[ "dodged the draft by leaving the country", "dodged questions" ], ": to evade a responsibility or duty especially by trickery or deceit":[], ": to evade by a sudden or repeated shift of position":[ "dodge tacklers" ], ": to make a sudden movement in a new direction (as to evade a blow)":[ "dodged behind the door" ], ": to move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course":[ "dodged through the crowd" ], ": to narrowly avoid an unwelcome, harmful, or disastrous outcome or occurrence":[ "coastal towns dodged a bullet when the hurricane veered out to sea" ], "American author":[ "Mapes \\ \u02c8m\u0101ps \\" ], "Mary Elizabeth 1831\u20131905 n\u00e9e":[ "Mapes \\ \u02c8m\u0101ps \\" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "It was just another dodge to get out of working.", "just another dodge to get out of working in the yard", "Verb", "He dodged the first punch but was hit by the second.", "She dodged through the crowds as she hurried home.", "We dodged between the cars as we raced across the street.", "They managed to dodge the reporters by leaving through the back exit.", "She accused him of dodging his responsibilities as a parent.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "As more hotels charged resort fees \u2014 essentially the same tax dodge \u2014 consumer complaints soared. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022", "There may be half-measures on guns that could help, as well as other policies aimed at problems ranging from school security to mental health help, if there is a serious desire for solutions rather than simply a dodge . \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 26 May 2022", "Please, somehow, save this fraudulent tax- dodge of a system from the U.S. Supreme Court. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 11 May 2022", "With a split dodge , sophomore Maverick Smith beat his defender inside and put the diving finish past Gladiators goalie Blake Hunter, for his third goal of the game. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022", "Financially, Iran has built a shadowy network that uses front companies and circuitous transactions to launder money and dodge sanctions, analysts say, which some believe may be offered for Russian use. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022", "Sometimes the dodge says more than an answer could. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022", "Thankfully, Aloy has unlimited quick- dodge stamina, along with an ability to scan enemies on the battlefield in search of their weak points. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022", "Even low level grunts can present significant roadblocks, while huge monsters like bosses test every dodge , attack and parrying skill in your growing arsenal. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The hundreds of attendees who gathered to watch the free event were able to dodge the heat a bit by gathering under wide swaths of shade from nearby evergreen trees. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022", "Despite being the second most valuable US technology group, Microsoft has been able to dodge the latest focus on antitrust in Congress. \u2014 Dave Lee, Ars Technica , 23 Dec. 2021", "Scientists have warned that a coronavirus variant like omicron, which appears able to dodge some protective antibodies generated by the vaccines, could be a major setback in the pandemic. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Dec. 2021", "In the span of just a few months, Omicron has already sprouted several new alphanumeric offshoots\u2014BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5\u2014that can dodge the defenses that even a tussle with their sibling BA.1 leaves behind. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022", "In fact, Ozark\u2019s fourth and final season is basically just \u2026 a bunch of things keep happening to Marty and Wendy Byrde, who, naturally, flail around trying to dodge all of the falling knives. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 May 2022", "Overall, a variant-specific booster may only be needed if a future variant evolves that can dodge current cross-reactive responses, the authors argue. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022", "Most children and adults with healthy immune systems are likely to dodge severe illness, experts said in interviews. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022", "Unlike previous variants, omicron and its many descendants seem to have evolved to partially dodge immunity. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1680, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4j" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "artifice", "device", "fetch", "flimflam", "gambit", "gimmick", "jig", "juggle", "knack", "play", "ploy", "ruse", "scheme", "shenanigan", "sleight", "stratagem", "trick", "wile" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200014", "type":[ "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dodger":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small leaflet : circular":[], ": a usually canvas screen on a boat or ship that provides protection from spray":[], ": corn dodger":[] }, "examples":[ "one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In a few minutes, the three traffic dodgers \u2014 Lou DiPaolo, 24, of Dumont, N.J.; Anne Songcayauon, 23, of New Milford, N.J.; and James Rosenstein, 26, of South Orange, N.J. \u2014 trundled down Bunn Road and added more signs to the overpass display. \u2014 Marcus Hayes, Philly.com , 13 July 2017", "Was Johnny Depp an innocent fleeced at the hands of Hollywood hucksters or a scheming artful dodger attempting to sue his way out of his wastrel lifestyle and outrageous spending and any remaining debt to his former business managers? \u2014 vanityfair.com , 5 July 2017", "The legislative game of cat-and-mouse between French lawmakers radar dodgers has been going on for years. \u2014 Peter Sayer, PCWorld , 28 Apr. 2017", "On both systems, disruptive incidents like fare dodgers , who pry open the back doors of busses with little protest from drivers or authorities, have been well-documented. \u2014 Aric Jenkins, Fortune , 23 June 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-j\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bilk", "bilker", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "fakir", "finagler", "fraudster", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "swindler", "tricker", "trickster" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184733", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dodginess":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": evasive , tricky":[], ": not sound, good, or reliable":[], ": questionable , suspicious":[], ": requiring skill or care in handling or coping with":[] }, "examples":[ "The car's got a dodgy engine.", "They got into a dodgy situation.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In case of a dodgy activity, IdentityIQ will send you a timely alert and also go all the way towards restoring your identity. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022", "Formerly dodgy neighborhoods like Malasa\u00f1a\u2014from which La Movida movement and Pedro Almod\u00f3var came\u2014and the once druggy Chueca have been cleaned up and reinvented with stylish storefronts, sunny cafes, and a chorus of languages, including English. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022", "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022", "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022", "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022", "Lo and behold, Lumon is up to plenty of dodgy activities, though none of the Innies know precisely what. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022", "Its debut episode introduced Steven Grant, a maladroit museum gift-shop clerk with a dodgy British accent, played by Oscar Isaac. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022", "In an evocative example, Lee\u2019s story describes a dodgy online marketplace where people pay for discounted access to others\u2019 login information. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-j\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "catchy", "delicate", "difficult", "hairy", "knotty", "nasty", "prickly", "problematic", "problematical", "sensitive", "spiny", "sticky", "thorny", "ticklish", "touchy", "tough", "tricksy", "tricky" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174223", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dodging":{ "antonyms":[ "duck", "jink", "sidestep", "slalom", "weave", "zigzag" ], "definitions":{ ": an act of evading by sudden bodily movement":[], ": an artful device to evade, deceive, or trick":[], ": expedient":[], ": to avoid an encounter with":[ "celebrities dodging the media" ], ": to evade (something, such as a duty) usually indirectly or by trickery":[ "dodged the draft by leaving the country", "dodged questions" ], ": to evade a responsibility or duty especially by trickery or deceit":[], ": to evade by a sudden or repeated shift of position":[ "dodge tacklers" ], ": to make a sudden movement in a new direction (as to evade a blow)":[ "dodged behind the door" ], ": to move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course":[ "dodged through the crowd" ], ": to narrowly avoid an unwelcome, harmful, or disastrous outcome or occurrence":[ "coastal towns dodged a bullet when the hurricane veered out to sea" ], "American author":[ "Mapes \\ \u02c8m\u0101ps \\" ], "Mary Elizabeth 1831\u20131905 n\u00e9e":[ "Mapes \\ \u02c8m\u0101ps \\" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "It was just another dodge to get out of working.", "just another dodge to get out of working in the yard", "Verb", "He dodged the first punch but was hit by the second.", "She dodged through the crowds as she hurried home.", "We dodged between the cars as we raced across the street.", "They managed to dodge the reporters by leaving through the back exit.", "She accused him of dodging his responsibilities as a parent.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "As more hotels charged resort fees \u2014 essentially the same tax dodge \u2014 consumer complaints soared. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022", "There may be half-measures on guns that could help, as well as other policies aimed at problems ranging from school security to mental health help, if there is a serious desire for solutions rather than simply a dodge . \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 26 May 2022", "Please, somehow, save this fraudulent tax- dodge of a system from the U.S. Supreme Court. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 11 May 2022", "With a split dodge , sophomore Maverick Smith beat his defender inside and put the diving finish past Gladiators goalie Blake Hunter, for his third goal of the game. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022", "Financially, Iran has built a shadowy network that uses front companies and circuitous transactions to launder money and dodge sanctions, analysts say, which some believe may be offered for Russian use. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022", "Sometimes the dodge says more than an answer could. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022", "Thankfully, Aloy has unlimited quick- dodge stamina, along with an ability to scan enemies on the battlefield in search of their weak points. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022", "Even low level grunts can present significant roadblocks, while huge monsters like bosses test every dodge , attack and parrying skill in your growing arsenal. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The hundreds of attendees who gathered to watch the free event were able to dodge the heat a bit by gathering under wide swaths of shade from nearby evergreen trees. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022", "Despite being the second most valuable US technology group, Microsoft has been able to dodge the latest focus on antitrust in Congress. \u2014 Dave Lee, Ars Technica , 23 Dec. 2021", "Scientists have warned that a coronavirus variant like omicron, which appears able to dodge some protective antibodies generated by the vaccines, could be a major setback in the pandemic. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Dec. 2021", "In the span of just a few months, Omicron has already sprouted several new alphanumeric offshoots\u2014BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5\u2014that can dodge the defenses that even a tussle with their sibling BA.1 leaves behind. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022", "In fact, Ozark\u2019s fourth and final season is basically just \u2026 a bunch of things keep happening to Marty and Wendy Byrde, who, naturally, flail around trying to dodge all of the falling knives. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 May 2022", "Overall, a variant-specific booster may only be needed if a future variant evolves that can dodge current cross-reactive responses, the authors argue. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022", "Most children and adults with healthy immune systems are likely to dodge severe illness, experts said in interviews. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022", "Unlike previous variants, omicron and its many descendants seem to have evolved to partially dodge immunity. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1680, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4j" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "artifice", "device", "fetch", "flimflam", "gambit", "gimmick", "jig", "juggle", "knack", "play", "ploy", "ruse", "scheme", "shenanigan", "sleight", "stratagem", "trick", "wile" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132229", "type":[ "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dodgy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": evasive , tricky":[], ": not sound, good, or reliable":[], ": questionable , suspicious":[], ": requiring skill or care in handling or coping with":[] }, "examples":[ "The car's got a dodgy engine.", "They got into a dodgy situation.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In case of a dodgy activity, IdentityIQ will send you a timely alert and also go all the way towards restoring your identity. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022", "Formerly dodgy neighborhoods like Malasa\u00f1a\u2014from which La Movida movement and Pedro Almod\u00f3var came\u2014and the once druggy Chueca have been cleaned up and reinvented with stylish storefronts, sunny cafes, and a chorus of languages, including English. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022", "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022", "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022", "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022", "Lo and behold, Lumon is up to plenty of dodgy activities, though none of the Innies know precisely what. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022", "Its debut episode introduced Steven Grant, a maladroit museum gift-shop clerk with a dodgy British accent, played by Oscar Isaac. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022", "In an evocative example, Lee\u2019s story describes a dodgy online marketplace where people pay for discounted access to others\u2019 login information. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-j\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "catchy", "delicate", "difficult", "hairy", "knotty", "nasty", "prickly", "problematic", "problematical", "sensitive", "spiny", "sticky", "thorny", "ticklish", "touchy", "tough", "tricksy", "tricky" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234114", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dodgy?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=d&file=dodgy001":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": evasive , tricky":[], ": not sound, good, or reliable":[], ": questionable , suspicious":[], ": requiring skill or care in handling or coping with":[] }, "examples":[ "The car's got a dodgy engine.", "They got into a dodgy situation.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In case of a dodgy activity, IdentityIQ will send you a timely alert and also go all the way towards restoring your identity. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022", "Formerly dodgy neighborhoods like Malasa\u00f1a\u2014from which La Movida movement and Pedro Almod\u00f3var came\u2014and the once druggy Chueca have been cleaned up and reinvented with stylish storefronts, sunny cafes, and a chorus of languages, including English. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022", "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022", "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022", "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022", "Lo and behold, Lumon is up to plenty of dodgy activities, though none of the Innies know precisely what. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022", "Its debut episode introduced Steven Grant, a maladroit museum gift-shop clerk with a dodgy British accent, played by Oscar Isaac. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022", "In an evocative example, Lee\u2019s story describes a dodgy online marketplace where people pay for discounted access to others\u2019 login information. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-j\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "catchy", "delicate", "difficult", "hairy", "knotty", "nasty", "prickly", "problematic", "problematical", "sensitive", "spiny", "sticky", "thorny", "ticklish", "touchy", "tough", "tricksy", "tricky" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180421", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dodkin":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doit":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Anglo-French doydekyn , from Middle Dutch duitkijn , diminutive of duit doit":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4dk\u0259\u0307n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105427", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dodo":{ "antonyms":[ "hipster", "modern", "trendy" ], "definitions":{ ": a stupid person":[], ": an extinct flightless bird ( Raphus solitarius ) of the island of R\u00e9union similar to and closely related to the dodo":[], ": an extinct heavy flightless bird ( Raphus cucullatus synonym Didus ineptus of the family Raphidae) of the island of Mauritius that was larger than a turkey and was related to the pigeon":[], ": one hopelessly behind the times":[] }, "examples":[ "That dodo can't do anything right.", "I feel like a complete dodo .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "If Elvis Presley was the lovable dodo , Roy Orbison was a nightingale; if Jerry Lee Lewis was the virtuoso magpie, Johnny Cash was\u2014well, a kind of crow, a spectral oddity with dubious pipes. \u2014 Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic , 7 Dec. 2021", "In addition to Fred, there\u2019s Dante the dinosaur (Tyler Shamy), Dudley the dodo (David Errigo Jr.), Peaches the astronaut chimp (Laraine Newman) and Ishmat the girl mummy (Ashlyn Madden). \u2014 Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021", "Garum has long been considered the dodo of gastronomic history. \u2014 Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Oct. 2021", "Social niceties are going the way of the dodo and landline telephone these days. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 7 Aug. 2021", "Social niceties are going the way of the dodo and landline telephone these days. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Aug. 2021", "That may not seem significant, except for the fact that the apple on that tree was previously believed to have gone the way of the dodo or the Tasmanian tiger. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 July 2021", "The enigmatic pop star has gone the way of the dodo bird. \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 3 June 2021", "Ornithologists speculate that the seeds of the tambalacoque had to pass through a dodo \u2019s gut to germinate. \u2014 Barry Estabrook, WSJ , 9 Oct. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Portuguese doudo , from doudo 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\u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 7 Sep. 2021", "Whether for the benefit of your self-talk or interactions with others, energize yourself and your plans by being a doer , not just a thinker. \u2014 Svetlana Whitener, Forbes , 15 June 2021", "The researchers linked this to the pandemic lockdowns, which may have put survivors in proximity with their harm- doer for extended periods. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 May 2021", "Who\u2019s the ultra-organized, list maker, task doer in your family? \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2021", "In training camp before the start of the season, Popovich implored Poeltl to occasionally think of himself as a scorer, and not just a screen-setter, rebounder and doer of dirty work. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Feb. 2021", "Yes, the fast-talking, energetic Preston is a doer . \u2014 cleveland , 9 Dec. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233056", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doff":{ "antonyms":[ "don", "put on", "slip (into)", "throw (on)" ], "definitions":{ ": to remove (an article of wear) from the body":[], ": to rid oneself of : put aside":[], ": to show respect to : salute":[], ": to take off (the hat) in greeting or as a sign of respect":[] }, "examples":[ "He doffed his cap as he introduced himself.", "They doffed their coats when they came inside.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "At the beginning of the pandemic, nurses or techs would be stationed outside the COVID rooms to watch us don and doff the P.P.E. \u2014 Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker , 22 Sep. 2021", "So, many of the forthcoming players may yet line up on a baseline and doff their poorly-conceived collector\u2019s hat to the crowd on the evening of July 13. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 5 July 2021", "Two new studies are being hailed as proof that vaccinated people can doff masks and pod-hop worry-free. \u2014 Megan Molteni, Wired , 25 Feb. 2021", "Hospital workers were still learning how to don and doff protective equipment and familiarizing themselves with constantly changing protocols for avoiding infection. \u2014 Elliott Woods, Wired , 17 May 2020", "Another module teaches how to don and doff personal protective equipment, and how to adjust the settings on a mechanical ventilator. \u2014 Gary Stix, Scientific American , 9 Apr. 2020", "Time to doff that winter coat, and (temporarily) lose those mittens. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Jan. 2020", "Faced with this new infection risk, many hospitals are scrambling to retrain workers in safety precautions, such as how to correctly don and doff personal protective equipment. \u2014 Jenny Gold | Kaiser Health News, ABC News , 9 Mar. 2020", "Pilots in flight uniforms doffed their hats and knelt, and flight attendants held bouquets of flowers. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Jan. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from don to do + of off":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4f", "\u02c8d\u022ff" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "douse", "peel (off)", "put off", "remove", "shrug off", "take off" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005528", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dog":{ "antonyms":[ "bird-dog", "chase", "course", "follow", "hound", "pursue", "run", "shadow", "tag", "tail", "trace", "track", "trail" ], "definitions":{ ": a worthless or contemptible person":[], ": an investment not worth its price":[], ": an undesirable piece of merchandise":[], ": andiron":[], ": any of various usually simple mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening that consist of a spike, bar, or hook":[], ": canine":[ "dog breeders", "a dog collar" ], ": either of the constellations Canis Major or Canis Minor":[], ": extremely , utterly":[ "dog cheap", "\u2014 sometimes used in combination In plain West Virginia-speak, the situation is dog -ugly. \u2014 Mitch Vingle" ], ": feet":[ "rest his tired dogs" ], ": fellow , chap":[ "a lazy dog", "you lucky dog" ], ": hot dog sense 1":[ "bought two dogs and a beer" ], ": one inferior of its kind":[ "the movie was a dog" ], ": ruin":[ "going to the dogs" ], ": such as":[ "the movie was a dog" ], ": to be a persistent source of difficulty or distress to (someone) : plague":[ "Rumors dogged him throughout his public life.", "\u2014 Howard Chua-Eoan", "\u2014 often used in the passive with by Their star pitcher has been dogged by injuries. The project has been dogged by controversy." ], ": to bother or pester (someone) persistently : hound":[ "Reporters dogged her for information." ], ": to fail to do one's best : goldbrick":[], ": to fasten (something) with a dog (see dog entry 1 sense 3a )":[ "dogged down the hatch" ], ": to hunt, track, or follow (someone) like a hound":[ "dogged her every move" ], ": uncharacteristic or affected stylishness or dignity":[ "put on the dog" ], "\u2014 see also dog-tired":[ "dog cheap", "\u2014 sometimes used in combination In plain West Virginia-speak, the situation is dog -ugly. \u2014 Mitch Vingle" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "That dog barks all day long.", "children playing with the family dog", "wild dogs such as the Australian dingo", "Her latest book turned out to be a real dog .", "That was a dog of a movie.", "Verb", "He dogged her every move.", "Creditors dogged him until he finally paid his bills.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Similarly, nhow London has also captured the nation\u2019s love of dogs with its new Dog Afternoon Tea, including a dog -friendly-stay, which is a collaboration with Pooch & Mutt and Whiskey\u2019s Grooming. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "Richard Rose and his dog Cooper pass through the parking lot at the former Bayside Expo Center. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022", "His posts include a vulnerable moment with his dog Ernie and a shot of a barbecue grill on a New York City rooftop. \u2014 Jess Eng, Washington Post , 27 June 2022", "Ask your veterinarian about the best dinnerware for your large or giant breed dog . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022", "To complete the look, dress your dog or cat in a tiger costume. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022", "On the same day, in what appeared to be her latest post about the vessel, Jones celebrated completing installation of a safety net intended to protect her dog . \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022", "In this black-and-white film, young Victor brings his dog Sparky back to life in a dangerous science experiment that comes with serious consequences. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022", "Or, if your friend's taste is a bit more grand, consider a regal pet portrait, that reimagines your dog or cat as a lord, lady, or decorated general. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Many suggest its the potential exposure to exercise that explains the benefit: The AHA points to studies that found pet owners who walk their dogs got up to 30 minutes more exercise a day than non- dog -walkers. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 26 Aug. 2021", "State records show dog handler applications were submitted under ISS for dozens of guards. \u2014 Joe Mahr, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2019", "Dog beds: Hemp Vintage Stripe Envelope in Black; harrybarker.com. \u2014 Southern Living , 1 Sep. 2013", "For entertainment, there will be dog races, a police K-9 demonstration, dogs splashing into water and Repticon, a showing of exotic pets, consisting of reptiles, insects and amphibians. \u2014 Louis Casiano Jr., Orange County Register , 28 Apr. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Knowledge is the fruiting body of light whose shadows dog us. \u2014 Donna Kane, Scientific American , 21 June 2022", "While Donelson and Jackson remarried in 1794, after her divorce became final, the bigamy controversy would dog Jackson during his political campaigns. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022", "Controversies around misinformation and inflammatory content on Meta\u2019s social platforms have also continued to dog the company, creating internal problems for Sandberg in particular. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 2 June 2022", "There\u2019s an inherent goofiness to dog clothing that could seem disrespectful at solemn events, for instance, or professional workplaces. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2021", "This scandal could dog the wine in the general election. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 May 2022", "Visitors from different departments regularly take breaks to mix with the dogs, and guests are treated to dog tours at the office. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2021", "Still, there\u2019s a question of whether Los Angeles has an appetite for the potential conflicts of interest that would dog a developer with several projects in the city. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Jan. 2022", "This burgeoning profile has begun to dog Kaplan in Washington. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1519, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "1526, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English docga":"Noun", "derivative of dog entry 1":"Adverb", "from attributive use of dog entry 1":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4g", "\u02c8d\u022fg" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "canine", "doggy", "doggie", "hound", "pooch", "tyke", "tike" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102606", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dog cockle":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of certain marine bivalve mollusks (family Glycymeridae) having substantial rounded shells with dark velvety periostraca and prominent hinge teeth, a crescentic foot, and an open mantle and living chiefly on the bottom of warm seas":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1772, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112007", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dog collar":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a collar for a dog":[], ": a wide flexible snug-fitting necklace":[], ": clerical collar":[] }, "examples":[ "a gala at which one can expect to see a number of trophy wives wearing diamond-encrusted dog collars", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Keep an eye on your pup with this lightweight LED light that clips to any dog collar . \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022", "We were impressed by the older iteration of this smart dog collar . \u2014 Louryn Strampe, Wired , 28 Nov. 2021", "But a new dog collar is aiming to act as a dog-to-human health translator, of sorts. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 7 Jan. 2022", "The snap on the left featured the other pup glaring at the camera, while Cherry's dog, sporting a floral cotton dog collar , posed for the photo shown on the right. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 13 Jan. 2022", "And of course Gunther was wearing his very best faux diamond dog collar for the meeting \u2014 his real gold collar is back at his main home in Tuscany. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Nov. 2021", "Two packages containing an electronic guitar pickup, a dog collar and leash, a Miami Hurricanes rain jacket and hooded sweatshirt were reported stolen Dec. 17 from the front porch of a home in the 800 block of Belleforte Avenue. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021", "And of course Gunther was wearing his very best faux diamond dog collar for the meeting \u2014 his real gold collar is back at his main home in Tuscany. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Nov. 2021", "And of course Gunther was wearing his very best faux diamond dog collar for the meeting \u2014 his real gold collar is back at his main home in Tuscany. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "choker", "collar", "lei", "necklace" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063953", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dog daisy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of several composite plants having flower heads with white rays (as certain daisies, the mayweed, or the field chamomile)":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1821, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114208", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dog dance":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1807, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132629", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dog-eared":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": having dog-ears":[ "a dog-eared book" ], ": shabby , timeworn":[ "a dog-eared resort", "dog-eared myths" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02ccird" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beat-up", "bombed-out", "dilapidated", "down-at-the-heels", "down-at-heel", "down-at-the-heel", "down-at-heels", "dumpy", "grungy", "mangy", "mean", "miserable", "moth-eaten", "neglected", "ratty", "run-down", "scrubby", "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "tacky", "tatterdemalion", "tatty", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tumbledown" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212718", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dogface":{ "antonyms":[ "civilian" ], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "during World War II journalist Ernie Pyle gained fame for his sympathetic reports on the wartime experiences of the common dogface", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Stevens even tweeted four dogface emojis following a recent win against the Toronto Raptors. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 12 Nov. 2021", "But, per National Geographic, the declines have also pushed less famous species such as the Boisduval\u2019s blue and the California dogface butterfly, California\u2019s state insect, to the brink of extinction. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2021", "He isn\u2019t known as a dogface solider boy or mudslinger in South Miami. \u2014 Alex Butler, miamiherald , 28 Apr. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1932, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02ccf\u0101s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "fighter", "legionary", "legionnaire", "man-at-arms", "regular", "serviceman", "soldier", "trooper", "warrior" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061337", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dogfight":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a fight between two or more fighter planes usually at close quarters":[] }, "examples":[ "He was shot down in a dogfight over enemy territory.", "The election has turned into a real dogfight .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "We've been bombarded with this left and right divisive dogfight . \u2014 David Chiu, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "Yet the best moment comes after Maverick's dogfight heroics. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022", "The exchange offered a glimpse into why the Republican primary race for the office that oversees elections remains a dogfight just days from Election Day, on May 24. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022", "And while Trump couldn't keep Oz out of a dogfight with Dave McCormick, McCormick never tried to put distance between himself and Trump. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 18 May 2022", "Our screenwriting team did a great job of figuring that out with dogfight football. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022", "As insanely cool as the aerial dogfight scenes were in the original, the sequel\u2019s action sequences level them up with unreal camera angles and nonstop tension. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022", "The next two quarters devolved into a dogfight between the both team\u2019s stars. \u2014 Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022", "The Philadelphia 76ers are headed into a likely dogfight against the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02ccf\u012bt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ball game", "battle", "combat", "competition", "conflict", "confrontation", "contention", "contest", "duel", "face-off", "grapple", "match", "rivalry", "strife", "struggle", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tug-of-war", "war", "warfare" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103655", "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun" ] }, "dogfish":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of various usually small bottom-dwelling sharks (as of the families Squalidae, Carcharhinidae, and Scyliorhinidae) that often appear in schools near shore, prey chiefly on fish and invertebrates, and are a valuable food source":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Oregon's Department of Fish & Wildlife lists the salmon shark, spiny dogfish , soupfin shark, common thresher shark, basking shark, blue shark as native to its coastal waters, among others. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 26 Aug. 2021", "All sharks, with the exception of smooth dogfish under certain circumstances, must be brought to shore with their fins naturally attached. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021", "The port city of C\u00e1diz, for example, is known for cazon en adobo, in which dense chunks of dogfish get a long marinade in vinegar and spices. \u2014 Bettina Makalintal, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Oct. 2021", "Fishermen brought more than 18 million pounds of spiny dogfish to docks in 2019. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Mar. 2021", "Instead, Currie\u2019s nets caught mostly gurnards, Cape horse mackerel, spiny dogfish , and shallow-water hake, and white sea catfish, which together made up 85 percent of Currie\u2019s catch, compared with a historical three percent. \u2014 Petro Kotz\u00e9, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Dec. 2020", "Last month alone, Massachusetts fisherman landed over a million pounds of dogfish . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019", "Bennett is bringing in big catches of something that Cape fishermen once tossed back in disgust: a species of small shark called spiny dogfish . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019", "Unsurprisingly, the cod ended up with lower mercury levels than the dogfish . \u2014 Linda Carroll, NBC News , 7 Aug. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccfish", "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02ccfish" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120223", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dogged":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": marked by stubborn determination":[ "a dogged competitor", "dogged devotion" ] }, "examples":[ "Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.", "a dogged pursuit of power", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Kaye Ravenell describes her husband as a loving family man, a devout Christian and a dogged trial attorney in pursuit of the truth. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022", "But to many observers, there is a dogged internal consistency to his actions. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022", "In a sign of the dogged resistance that has sustained the fighting into its 11th week, Ukraine\u2019s military struck Russian positions on a Black Sea island that was captured in the war\u2019s first days and has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022", "In a sign of the dogged resistance that has sustained the fighting into its 11th week, Ukraine\u2019s military struck Russian positions on a Black Sea island that was captured in the war\u2019s first days and has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 8 May 2022", "The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy. \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022", "Beyond its value, the collection\u2014a formally diverse but thematically cohesive selection of works by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, Bauhaus, and other giants\u2014provides insight into one woman\u2019s dogged pursuit of excellence. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022", "Crown put The Book Bin on the brink as well, the store saved by the dogged persistence of my mom, who barely paid herself most years, and the store\u2019s supporters who knew the town would be diminished without a bookstore. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022", "Some of those who did show up seemed to have done so out of a dogged sense of responsibility. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1700, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see dog entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dogged obstinate , dogged , stubborn , pertinacious , mulish mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose. obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence. an obstinate proponent of conspiracy theories dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. pursued the story with dogged perseverance stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable. a person too stubborn to admit error pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence. a pertinacious salesclerk refusing to take no for an answer mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy. a mulish determination to have his own way", "synonyms":[ "insistent", "patient", "persevering", "persistent", "pertinacious", "tenacious" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051034", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doggedly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": marked by stubborn determination":[ "a dogged competitor", "dogged devotion" ] }, "examples":[ "Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.", "a dogged pursuit of power", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Kaye Ravenell describes her husband as a loving family man, a devout Christian and a dogged trial attorney in pursuit of the truth. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022", "But to many observers, there is a dogged internal consistency to his actions. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022", "In a sign of the dogged resistance that has sustained the fighting into its 11th week, Ukraine\u2019s military struck Russian positions on a Black Sea island that was captured in the war\u2019s first days and has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022", "In a sign of the dogged resistance that has sustained the fighting into its 11th week, Ukraine\u2019s military struck Russian positions on a Black Sea island that was captured in the war\u2019s first days and has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 8 May 2022", "The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy. \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022", "Beyond its value, the collection\u2014a formally diverse but thematically cohesive selection of works by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, Bauhaus, and other giants\u2014provides insight into one woman\u2019s dogged pursuit of excellence. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022", "Crown put The Book Bin on the brink as well, the store saved by the dogged persistence of my mom, who barely paid herself most years, and the store\u2019s supporters who knew the town would be diminished without a bookstore. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022", "Some of those who did show up seemed to have done so out of a dogged sense of responsibility. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1700, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see dog entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dogged obstinate , dogged , stubborn , pertinacious , mulish mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose. obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence. an obstinate proponent of conspiracy theories dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. pursued the story with dogged perseverance stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable. a person too stubborn to admit error pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence. a pertinacious salesclerk refusing to take no for an answer mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy. a mulish determination to have his own way", "synonyms":[ "insistent", "patient", "persevering", "persistent", "pertinacious", "tenacious" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100149", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doggedness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": marked by stubborn determination":[ "a dogged competitor", "dogged devotion" ] }, "examples":[ "Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.", "a dogged pursuit of power", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Kaye Ravenell describes her husband as a loving family man, a devout Christian and a dogged trial attorney in pursuit of the truth. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022", "But to many observers, there is a dogged internal consistency to his actions. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022", "In a sign of the dogged resistance that has sustained the fighting into its 11th week, Ukraine\u2019s military struck Russian positions on a Black Sea island that was captured in the war\u2019s first days and has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022", "In a sign of the dogged resistance that has sustained the fighting into its 11th week, Ukraine\u2019s military struck Russian positions on a Black Sea island that was captured in the war\u2019s first days and has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 8 May 2022", "The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy. \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022", "Beyond its value, the collection\u2014a formally diverse but thematically cohesive selection of works by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, Bauhaus, and other giants\u2014provides insight into one woman\u2019s dogged pursuit of excellence. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022", "Crown put The Book Bin on the brink as well, the store saved by the dogged persistence of my mom, who barely paid herself most years, and the store\u2019s supporters who knew the town would be diminished without a bookstore. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022", "Some of those who did show up seemed to have done so out of a dogged sense of responsibility. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1700, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see dog entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dogged obstinate , dogged , stubborn , pertinacious , mulish mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose. obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence. an obstinate proponent of conspiracy theories dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. pursued the story with dogged perseverance stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable. a person too stubborn to admit error pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence. a pertinacious salesclerk refusing to take no for an answer mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy. a mulish determination to have his own way", "synonyms":[ "insistent", "patient", "persevering", "persistent", "pertinacious", "tenacious" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030719", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doggie":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually small dog":[], ": concerned with or fond of dogs":[], ": not worthy or profitable : inferior":[ "doggy stocks" ], ": resembling or suggestive of a dog":[ "doggy odor" ], ": stylish , showy":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "what a good little doggy !", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The wait times are longer at vets, doggy , daycares, pet grooming places. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022", "Mudrooms or even a simple doggy washing station with hot and cold water inside or out can ease the transition for families dealing with muddy paws after a bike ride, walk or the aftermath of a 2 a.m. skunk spraying. \u2014 Michelle Hofmann, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021", "This dog grooming kit comes complete with an electric trimming comb, hair scissors, and nail clipper for a complete doggy makeover. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 9 Sep. 2021", "Pick the color and font, then add your pet's name to build the personalized doggy mat of your dreams. \u2014 Summer Cartwright, PEOPLE.com , 22 July 2021", "All aspects suggested that this mountain lion was unstoppable and had become possessed with the intent of taking her much-loved doggy . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 3 June 2021", "Its idea of a nefarious character is a spoiled doggy who steals from a picnic basket. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 7 Jan. 2021", "In addition to being introduced to BootayBag, Scott and the sharks are pitched portable oatmeal balls GoOats, biodegradable doggy clean up Pooch Paper and P-nuff Crunch, a snack made with peanuts, navy beans, and brown rice. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2020", "The home includes a second living area/media/game room, four bedrooms with en suite baths and an expansive utility room with a custom doggy shower. \u2014 Dallas News , 12 Sep. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "From dog strollers to dog sunscreens to dog subscription boxes, purchasing pet products can get pricey, but there is one doggy essential that doesn't have to cost a lot of dough: dog treats. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 28 June 2022", "Each of these doggy dinnerware selections won glowing reviews from pet parents like you. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022", "To clear up some space for a doggy shower, the designers stacked the washer and dryer vertically. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022", "There will also be doggy ice cream for four-legged festivalgoers, and a VIP ice cream lounge where guests can relax, meet the chefs and taste exclusive products. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022", "Ditch the water dishes that are prone to spilling and add a doggy water bottle to your packing list instead. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022", "Snoop Dogg won\u2019t be bringing his doggy style to Australia later this year as planned. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 30 May 2022", "The event allows visitors and their doggy friends to experience the attraction, which features mind-bending backdrops and funky hands-on activities. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "Dodgy doggy ads, low turnout numbers and two really bad candidates are among the winners and losers on Tuesday Zepnick's announcement leaves one seat on the Milwaukee County Board unsettled after Tuesday's election. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1692, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "canine", "dog", "hound", "pooch", "tyke", "tike" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220850", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dogging":{ "antonyms":[ "bird-dog", "chase", "course", "follow", "hound", "pursue", "run", "shadow", "tag", "tail", "trace", "track", "trail" ], "definitions":{ ": a worthless or contemptible person":[], ": an investment not worth its price":[], ": an undesirable piece of merchandise":[], ": andiron":[], ": any of various usually simple mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening that consist of a spike, bar, or hook":[], ": canine":[ "dog breeders", "a dog collar" ], ": either of the constellations Canis Major or Canis Minor":[], ": extremely , utterly":[ "dog cheap", "\u2014 sometimes used in combination In plain West Virginia-speak, the situation is dog -ugly. \u2014 Mitch Vingle" ], ": feet":[ "rest his tired dogs" ], ": fellow , chap":[ "a lazy dog", "you lucky dog" ], ": hot dog sense 1":[ "bought two dogs and a beer" ], ": one inferior of its kind":[ "the movie was a dog" ], ": ruin":[ "going to the dogs" ], ": such as":[ "the movie was a dog" ], ": to be a persistent source of difficulty or distress to (someone) : plague":[ "Rumors dogged him throughout his public life.", "\u2014 Howard Chua-Eoan", "\u2014 often used in the passive with by Their star pitcher has been dogged by injuries. The project has been dogged by controversy." ], ": to bother or pester (someone) persistently : hound":[ "Reporters dogged her for information." ], ": to fail to do one's best : goldbrick":[], ": to fasten (something) with a dog (see dog entry 1 sense 3a )":[ "dogged down the hatch" ], ": to hunt, track, or follow (someone) like a hound":[ "dogged her every move" ], ": uncharacteristic or affected stylishness or dignity":[ "put on the dog" ], "\u2014 see also dog-tired":[ "dog cheap", "\u2014 sometimes used in combination In plain West Virginia-speak, the situation is dog -ugly. \u2014 Mitch Vingle" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "That dog barks all day long.", "children playing with the family dog", "wild dogs such as the Australian dingo", "Her latest book turned out to be a real dog .", "That was a dog of a movie.", "Verb", "He dogged her every move.", "Creditors dogged him until he finally paid his bills.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Similarly, nhow London has also captured the nation\u2019s love of dogs with its new Dog Afternoon Tea, including a dog -friendly-stay, which is a collaboration with Pooch & Mutt and Whiskey\u2019s Grooming. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "Richard Rose and his dog Cooper pass through the parking lot at the former Bayside Expo Center. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022", "His posts include a vulnerable moment with his dog Ernie and a shot of a barbecue grill on a New York City rooftop. \u2014 Jess Eng, Washington Post , 27 June 2022", "Ask your veterinarian about the best dinnerware for your large or giant breed dog . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022", "To complete the look, dress your dog or cat in a tiger costume. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022", "On the same day, in what appeared to be her latest post about the vessel, Jones celebrated completing installation of a safety net intended to protect her dog . \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022", "In this black-and-white film, young Victor brings his dog Sparky back to life in a dangerous science experiment that comes with serious consequences. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022", "Or, if your friend's taste is a bit more grand, consider a regal pet portrait, that reimagines your dog or cat as a lord, lady, or decorated general. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Many suggest its the potential exposure to exercise that explains the benefit: The AHA points to studies that found pet owners who walk their dogs got up to 30 minutes more exercise a day than non- dog -walkers. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 26 Aug. 2021", "State records show dog handler applications were submitted under ISS for dozens of guards. \u2014 Joe Mahr, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2019", "Dog beds: Hemp Vintage Stripe Envelope in Black; harrybarker.com. \u2014 Southern Living , 1 Sep. 2013", "For entertainment, there will be dog races, a police K-9 demonstration, dogs splashing into water and Repticon, a showing of exotic pets, consisting of reptiles, insects and amphibians. \u2014 Louis Casiano Jr., Orange County Register , 28 Apr. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Knowledge is the fruiting body of light whose shadows dog us. \u2014 Donna Kane, Scientific American , 21 June 2022", "While Donelson and Jackson remarried in 1794, after her divorce became final, the bigamy controversy would dog Jackson during his political campaigns. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022", "Controversies around misinformation and inflammatory content on Meta\u2019s social platforms have also continued to dog the company, creating internal problems for Sandberg in particular. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 2 June 2022", "There\u2019s an inherent goofiness to dog clothing that could seem disrespectful at solemn events, for instance, or professional workplaces. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2021", "This scandal could dog the wine in the general election. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 May 2022", "Visitors from different departments regularly take breaks to mix with the dogs, and guests are treated to dog tours at the office. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2021", "Still, there\u2019s a question of whether Los Angeles has an appetite for the potential conflicts of interest that would dog a developer with several projects in the city. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Jan. 2022", "This burgeoning profile has begun to dog Kaplan in Washington. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1519, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "1526, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English docga":"Noun", "derivative of dog entry 1":"Adverb", "from attributive use of dog entry 1":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4g", "\u02c8d\u022fg" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "canine", "doggy", "doggie", "hound", "pooch", "tyke", "tike" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055430", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "doggone":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": damn":[], ": damned":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "So, for our furry friends, at least, 2020 has been, well, doggone fun. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 8 Aug. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb", "What's the date for getting that boat out of that doggone water? \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022", "An adorable, fun-loving collection of doggone glitz. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 6 Oct. 2021", "The event is a top entry in our guide to the Southland\u2019s coolest pup-friendly activities, beaches, doggone -fun classes and luxe hotels. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021", "Taking pictures of the crime scene with a doggone cell phone? \u2014 Peter Van Sant, CBS News , 4 Sep. 2021", "The Hulu mystery comedy starring Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short will twist and turn in every doggone way, according to EP John Hoffman. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 31 Aug. 2021", "L\u00e9a-L\u00e9a\u2019s has so many doggone options for hot dogs. \u2014 Dallas News , 19 July 2021", "Besides, Mullens is so doggone earnest and likable and hard-working. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 4 Oct. 2020", "From there, the El Paso rescue had to solve the doggone dilemma of transporting the pup nearly 2,000 miles to his new home in Raleigh. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Aug. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Don\u2019t look at me and start believing \u2018anybody can make it.\u2019 That\u2019s a doggone lie. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1819, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "1850, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective or adverb", "1922, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "euphemism for God damn":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02c8g\u022fn", "\u02c8d\u00e4g-\u02c8g\u00e4n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "accursed", "accurst", "blasted", "confounded", "cursed", "curst", "cussed", "damnable", "dang", "danged", "darn", "durn", "darned", "durned", "deuced", "freaking", "infernal" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102854", "type":[ "adjective or adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "doggoned":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": damn":[], ": damned":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "So, for our furry friends, at least, 2020 has been, well, doggone fun. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 8 Aug. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb", "What's the date for getting that boat out of that doggone water? \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022", "An adorable, fun-loving collection of doggone glitz. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 6 Oct. 2021", "The event is a top entry in our guide to the Southland\u2019s coolest pup-friendly activities, beaches, doggone -fun classes and luxe hotels. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021", "Taking pictures of the crime scene with a doggone cell phone? \u2014 Peter Van Sant, CBS News , 4 Sep. 2021", "The Hulu mystery comedy starring Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short will twist and turn in every doggone way, according to EP John Hoffman. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 31 Aug. 2021", "L\u00e9a-L\u00e9a\u2019s has so many doggone options for hot dogs. \u2014 Dallas News , 19 July 2021", "Besides, Mullens is so doggone earnest and likable and hard-working. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 4 Oct. 2020", "From there, the El Paso rescue had to solve the doggone dilemma of transporting the pup nearly 2,000 miles to his new home in Raleigh. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Aug. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Don\u2019t look at me and start believing \u2018anybody can make it.\u2019 That\u2019s a doggone lie. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1819, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "1850, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective or adverb", "1922, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "euphemism for God damn":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02c8g\u022fn", "\u02c8d\u00e4g-\u02c8g\u00e4n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "accursed", "accurst", "blasted", "confounded", "cursed", "curst", "cussed", "damnable", "dang", "danged", "darn", "durn", "darned", "durned", "deuced", "freaking", "infernal" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125216", "type":[ "adjective or adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "doggy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually small dog":[], ": concerned with or fond of dogs":[], ": not worthy or profitable : inferior":[ "doggy stocks" ], ": resembling or suggestive of a dog":[ "doggy odor" ], ": stylish , showy":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "what a good little doggy !", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The wait times are longer at vets, doggy , daycares, pet grooming places. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022", "Mudrooms or even a simple doggy washing station with hot and cold water inside or out can ease the transition for families dealing with muddy paws after a bike ride, walk or the aftermath of a 2 a.m. skunk spraying. \u2014 Michelle Hofmann, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021", "This dog grooming kit comes complete with an electric trimming comb, hair scissors, and nail clipper for a complete doggy makeover. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 9 Sep. 2021", "Pick the color and font, then add your pet's name to build the personalized doggy mat of your dreams. \u2014 Summer Cartwright, PEOPLE.com , 22 July 2021", "All aspects suggested that this mountain lion was unstoppable and had become possessed with the intent of taking her much-loved doggy . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 3 June 2021", "Its idea of a nefarious character is a spoiled doggy who steals from a picnic basket. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 7 Jan. 2021", "In addition to being introduced to BootayBag, Scott and the sharks are pitched portable oatmeal balls GoOats, biodegradable doggy clean up Pooch Paper and P-nuff Crunch, a snack made with peanuts, navy beans, and brown rice. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2020", "The home includes a second living area/media/game room, four bedrooms with en suite baths and an expansive utility room with a custom doggy shower. \u2014 Dallas News , 12 Sep. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "From dog strollers to dog sunscreens to dog subscription boxes, purchasing pet products can get pricey, but there is one doggy essential that doesn't have to cost a lot of dough: dog treats. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 28 June 2022", "Each of these doggy dinnerware selections won glowing reviews from pet parents like you. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022", "To clear up some space for a doggy shower, the designers stacked the washer and dryer vertically. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022", "There will also be doggy ice cream for four-legged festivalgoers, and a VIP ice cream lounge where guests can relax, meet the chefs and taste exclusive products. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022", "Ditch the water dishes that are prone to spilling and add a doggy water bottle to your packing list instead. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022", "Snoop Dogg won\u2019t be bringing his doggy style to Australia later this year as planned. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 30 May 2022", "The event allows visitors and their doggy friends to experience the attraction, which features mind-bending backdrops and funky hands-on activities. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "Dodgy doggy ads, low turnout numbers and two really bad candidates are among the winners and losers on Tuesday Zepnick's announcement leaves one seat on the Milwaukee County Board unsettled after Tuesday's election. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1692, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "canine", "dog", "hound", "pooch", "tyke", "tike" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165707", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dogma":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a code of such tenets":[ "pedagogical dogma" ], ": a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church":[], ": a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds":[] }, "examples":[ "The Saudi regime has tried to deflect questions about its management of the country \u2026 by supporting and spreading an uncompromising religious dogma . \u2014 Fareed Zakaria , Newsweek , 1 Oct. 2001", "He was known for his ability to burst the bubble of generally accepted dogma , to puncture it with data and detached observations. \u2014 Sherwin B. Nuland , New Republic , 19 Feb. 2001", "It had long been biological dogma that whales were scarce in the open ocean, but the Navy was picking up whale songs thousands of miles from land. \u2014 Sharon Begley et al. , Newsweek , 31 Jan. 2000", "For in creating a cultural orthodoxy designed to combat racism, urban disorder, and a legacy of oppression, we subject ourselves to delusional dogma , the tyranny of conformity \u2026 \u2014 Gerald Early , Harper's , January 1997", "These new findings challenge the current dogma in the field.", "the Catholic dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Inspired by true events, the film is a powerful exploration of religious dogma that raises larger questions about the nature of freedom and faith. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 June 2022", "For his part, Joshua Sutter has faced no consequences for his role in spreading Order of Nine Angles dogma . \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022", "These organizations often force churches to teach counter to their dogma , and often insert nationalistic propaganda into worship. \u2014 Fox News , 25 May 2022", "But writing a history of empire, pillage, bloodthirstiness and dogma cannot be done in a vacuum, ignoring the dark side of their appeal. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021", "Justice Samuel Alito\u2019s leaked draft decision, steeped in authoritarian strains of religious dogma , is a road map for further erosions of the liberties all Americans enjoy. \u2014 Katherine Stewart, The New Republic , 10 May 2022", "The team\u2019s findings confirmed that some aspects of canine behavior do seem quite heritable\u2014and sometimes even echo kennel-club dogma . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022", "An investigation by two fictional detectives, one of whom, Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield), is a church member, provides the central narrative device by which Black unpacks big questions of history, faith and dogma . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022", "But a new generation of environmentalists is beginning to challenge the anti-nuclear dogma of its activist forebears. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin dogmat-, dogma , from Greek, from dokein to seem \u2014 more at decent":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fg-m\u0259", "\u02c8d\u00e4g-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "canon", "doctrine" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212041", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dogmatic":{ "antonyms":[ "latitudinarian", "undoctrinaire", "undogmatic" ], "definitions":{ ": characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts":[ "a dogmatic critic" ], ": of or relating to dogma (see dogma )":[] }, "examples":[ "What we are being treated to, clearly, is an extended set of variations on that most ancient of all intellectual chestnuts, the infinite capacity of the professorial mind for the dogmatic and ludicrous misinterpretation of evidence regarding past civilizations. \u2014 Peter Green , New Republic , 20 Mar. 2000", "The New York Times , dogmatic as always, claimed that \"facts and reason, the authority of all dictionaries, and the support of every chronologer and historian that ever lived, to say nothing of the invariable understanding and custom of all lands and ages\" underlay its choice of 1901. It spoke dismissively of \"the delusion that there is a controversy as to when the twentieth century begins,\" even as the controversy dragged on in its pages for a year and a half. \u2014 Frederic D. Schwarz , American Heritage , December 1999", "After absorbing one magazine's strict injunctions on such topics as the number of saucepans to register for and which varieties of flowers hold up best in bouquets, I would move on to another mag, only to find an equal number of equally dogmatic assertions, delivered with equal certainty and often in complete contradiction with the first set. \u2014 Ruth Halikman , New Republic , 18 Oct. 1999", "She's become so dogmatic lately that arguing with her is pointless.", "a critic's dogmatic insistence that abstract expressionism is the only school of 20th century art worthy of serious study", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Camp avoids the dogmatic , mystical aspects of the practice. \u2014 Michelle Williams, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "In interviews with mainstream outlets such as Vox and The New Yorker, Malm contends that climate activists should give up their dogmatic attachment to pacifism and start to destroy the machines that actually produce carbon. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022", "By the 1940s, Christians began turning toward evangelicalism, a less dogmatic version of the faith, and in that spirit, the Bible Institute of Los Angeles opened Biola College (later Biola University) in 1959. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022", "The office of cardinal \u2014 unlike that of pope, bishop, priest, or deacon \u2014 has no scriptural or dogmatic basis, but is instead a practical creation of the church. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022", "Many are far more facile than even Berger\u2019s simplest arguments, while others are dogmatic in a way that shuts down independent thinking rather than encouraging it. \u2014 R.e. Hawley, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022", "But Mandel was never dogmatic about her authority to begin with. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022", "Doing away with that veto-proof majority wouldn\u2019t necessarily mean a reduction in the more dogmatic wings of the party, Niven said. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022", "Kelner\u2019s focus on individual personalities \u2014 in particular two Islanders, a teacher and a full-time fisherman, plus one high-ranking and one volunteer Sea Shepherd \u2014 makes for a lively, non- dogmatic treatment of the subject. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see dogma":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u022fg-\u02c8ma-tik", "d\u00e4g-" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dogmatic dictatorial , magisterial , dogmatic , doctrinaire , oracular mean imposing one's will or opinions on others. dictatorial stresses autocratic, high-handed methods and a domineering manner. exercised dictatorial control over the office magisterial stresses assumption or use of prerogatives appropriate to a magistrate or schoolmaster in forcing acceptance of one's opinions. the magisterial tone of his pronouncements dogmatic implies being unduly and offensively positive in laying down principles and expressing opinions. dogmatic about what is art and what is not doctrinaire implies a disposition to follow abstract theories in framing laws or policies affecting people. a doctrinaire approach to improving the economy oracular implies the manner of one who delivers opinions in cryptic phrases or with pompous dogmatism. a designer who is the oracular voice of fashion", "synonyms":[ "doctrinaire", "opinionated", "opinionative", "opinioned", "pontifical", "self-opinionated" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190229", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dogmatical":{ "antonyms":[ "latitudinarian", "undoctrinaire", "undogmatic" ], "definitions":{ ": characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts":[ "a dogmatic critic" ], ": of or relating to dogma (see dogma )":[] }, "examples":[ "What we are being treated to, clearly, is an extended set of variations on that most ancient of all intellectual chestnuts, the infinite capacity of the professorial mind for the dogmatic and ludicrous misinterpretation of evidence regarding past civilizations. \u2014 Peter Green , New Republic , 20 Mar. 2000", "The New York Times , dogmatic as always, claimed that \"facts and reason, the authority of all dictionaries, and the support of every chronologer and historian that ever lived, to say nothing of the invariable understanding and custom of all lands and ages\" underlay its choice of 1901. It spoke dismissively of \"the delusion that there is a controversy as to when the twentieth century begins,\" even as the controversy dragged on in its pages for a year and a half. \u2014 Frederic D. Schwarz , American Heritage , December 1999", "After absorbing one magazine's strict injunctions on such topics as the number of saucepans to register for and which varieties of flowers hold up best in bouquets, I would move on to another mag, only to find an equal number of equally dogmatic assertions, delivered with equal certainty and often in complete contradiction with the first set. \u2014 Ruth Halikman , New Republic , 18 Oct. 1999", "She's become so dogmatic lately that arguing with her is pointless.", "a critic's dogmatic insistence that abstract expressionism is the only school of 20th century art worthy of serious study", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Camp avoids the dogmatic , mystical aspects of the practice. \u2014 Michelle Williams, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "In interviews with mainstream outlets such as Vox and The New Yorker, Malm contends that climate activists should give up their dogmatic attachment to pacifism and start to destroy the machines that actually produce carbon. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022", "By the 1940s, Christians began turning toward evangelicalism, a less dogmatic version of the faith, and in that spirit, the Bible Institute of Los Angeles opened Biola College (later Biola University) in 1959. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022", "The office of cardinal \u2014 unlike that of pope, bishop, priest, or deacon \u2014 has no scriptural or dogmatic basis, but is instead a practical creation of the church. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022", "Many are far more facile than even Berger\u2019s simplest arguments, while others are dogmatic in a way that shuts down independent thinking rather than encouraging it. \u2014 R.e. Hawley, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022", "But Mandel was never dogmatic about her authority to begin with. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022", "Doing away with that veto-proof majority wouldn\u2019t necessarily mean a reduction in the more dogmatic wings of the party, Niven said. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022", "Kelner\u2019s focus on individual personalities \u2014 in particular two Islanders, a teacher and a full-time fisherman, plus one high-ranking and one volunteer Sea Shepherd \u2014 makes for a lively, non- dogmatic treatment of the subject. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see dogma":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u022fg-\u02c8ma-tik", "d\u00e4g-" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dogmatic dictatorial , magisterial , dogmatic , doctrinaire , oracular mean imposing one's will or opinions on others. dictatorial stresses autocratic, high-handed methods and a domineering manner. exercised dictatorial control over the office magisterial stresses assumption or use of prerogatives appropriate to a magistrate or schoolmaster in forcing acceptance of one's opinions. the magisterial tone of his pronouncements dogmatic implies being unduly and offensively positive in laying down principles and expressing opinions. dogmatic about what is art and what is not doctrinaire implies a disposition to follow abstract theories in framing laws or policies affecting people. a doctrinaire approach to improving the economy oracular implies the manner of one who delivers opinions in cryptic phrases or with pompous dogmatism. a designer who is the oracular voice of fashion", "synonyms":[ "doctrinaire", "opinionated", "opinionative", "opinioned", "pontifical", "self-opinionated" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211616", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dogmatism":{ "antonyms":[ "broad-mindedness", "liberalism", "liberality", "open-mindedness", "tolerance" ], "definitions":{ ": a viewpoint or system of ideas based on insufficiently examined premises":[], ": the expression of an opinion or belief as if it were a fact : positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant":[] }, "examples":[ "a man much given to inflexible dogmatism when it came to the role of government in regulating the economy", "Recent Examples on the Web", "No clearer recent example of such pre-enlightenment dogmatism exists than Francis Collins conniving with Anthony Fauci to silence and discredit the scientists who wrote the Great Barrington Declaration in opposition to the pandemic lockdowns. \u2014 WSJ , 17 May 2022", "The world of politics is, of course, filled with dogmatism , earned or not. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022", "Both communities can be equally delusional in their bigotry and often exalt public figures who veil their dogmatism as 'art' ... \u2014 Jane Greenway Carr, CNN , 12 Dec. 2021", "The most impactful burning event may come from Renaissance Florence, where the humanism and artistic innovation of the Renaissance caused a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideals, leaving behind a culture of religious dogmatism and fatalism. \u2014 Will Jeakle, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2021", "Both Mises and Hayek have been criticized\u2014and, many would note, discredited\u2014for their simplistic dogmatism . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 24 Mar. 2021", "The media and progressive elites dismissed these voices and refused to drop their lockdown dogmatism . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2021", "Like the anti-nuclear world view\u2014and perhaps partly in response to it\u2014the pro-nuclear world view can edge toward dogmatism . \u2014 Rebecca Tuhus-dubrow, The New Yorker , 19 Feb. 2021", "Preferable would be a mix of innate fear and an anti-virus, pro-social-norm dogmatism . \u2014 Tyler Cowen Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 7 Oct. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see dogma":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fg-m\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m", "\u02c8d\u00e4g-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bigotry", "illiberalism", "illiberality", "illiberalness", "intolerance", "intolerantness", "narrow-mindedness", "opinionatedness", "partisanship", "sectarianism", "small-mindedness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201450", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dogmatist":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one who dogmatizes":[] }, "examples":[ "a dogmatist as far as economics are concerned, he's an unquestioning supporter of the supply-side theory", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But even at its height, this view only gained currency among a very small cohort of sectarian dogmatists . \u2014 Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic , 25 Sep. 2019", "Which brings us to the flaw in this admirable book: Mr. King is a purist and a dogmatist whose tastes, though deep, are freakishly narrow. \u2014 Evan Eisenberg, WSJ , 24 May 2018", "Which brings us to the flaw in this admirable book: Mr. King is a purist and a dogmatist whose tastes, though deep, are freakishly narrow. \u2014 Evan Eisenberg, WSJ , 24 May 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1547, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fg-m\u0259-tist", "\u02c8d\u00e4g-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bigot", "dogmatizer", "partisan", "partizan", "sectarian" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091324", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dogmatizer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to speak or write dogmatically":[], ": to state as a dogma or in a dogmatic manner":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "American history was dogmatized , often according to the work of Howard Zinn. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 14 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French dogmatiser , from Late Latin dogmatizare , from Greek dogmatizein , from dogmat-, dogma":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4g-", "\u02c8d\u022fg-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025824", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dogsbody":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": drudge sense 1":[] }, "examples":[ "I worked for several years as a gofer and general dogsbody for a London publishing house.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "From 1938 to 1940 Nick Clifford was on Mount Rushmore, first as dogsbody and wood-chopper, then as labourer and winchman. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Aug. 2019", "Charley, who already has a casual job with Del (Steve Buscemi), a local horse trainer, now becomes his full-time dogsbody , or nagsbody\u2014cleaning the stables, driving the truck, or walking Lean on Pete. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1922, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "British naval slang dogsbody pudding made of peas, junior officer":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fgz-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "drone", "drudge", "drudger", "fag", "foot soldier", "grub", "grubber", "grunt", "laborer", "peon", "plugger", "slave", "slogger", "toiler", "worker" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054502", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dogtooth violet":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of a genus ( Erythronium ) of small spring-flowering bulbous herbs of the lily family":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1597, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104630", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doina":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a Romanian folk song usually in the form of a lament":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Romanian doin\u0103":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fin\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093648", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doing":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": social activities":[], ": the act of performing or executing : action":[ "that will take a great deal of doing" ], ": things that are done or that occur : goings-on":[ "everyday doings" ] }, "examples":[ "It's the doing of the good deed that is important, not the thanks you receive.", "is that mess in the kitchen your doing ?", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Upselling the notion that dressing is as much a civic as a personal act will take some doing . \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022", "But whatever 2022 offers, topping some of the most legendary soirees of recent years will take some doing . \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022", "The trickle-down economy that Montessori described here was perhaps inevitable for an educational model with such a high bar for access in terms of training, materials, and funding\u2014but this was her own doing . \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022", "Republican members are already limited (by their own doing ) to three consecutive terms at the helm of any committee. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022", "All of Henry\u2019s hard work was from his own doing , and the example that Tamika set for him. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 16 Dec. 2020", "Western states arrived at this crucible in large part because of their own doing . \u2014 Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica , 27 Aug. 2012", "French people go to thermal spas and thalasso centers to pass regimented days of peaceable idleness punctuated by the taking of meals in panoramic restaurants, the doing of moderate exercise, and the semi-public displaying of nudity. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022", "But everyone knows who Sarah Palin is, and that\u2019s really her doing . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-i\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "act", "action", "deed", "exploit", "feat", "thing" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004131", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doit":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an old coin of the Netherlands and Dutch controlled territories equal to about \u00b9/\u2088 stiver":[], ": trifle sense 1":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Dutch duit ; akin to Old Norse thveiti small coin, thveita to hew":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fit" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031457", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doited":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": turned to dotage : confused":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English (Scots dialect), probably alteration of doted , past participle of doten to dote":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u0259\u0307t", "-\u0259\u0307d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133339", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doldrums":{ "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ], "definitions":{ ": a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms (see calm entry 1 sense 1b ), squalls , and light shifting winds":[], ": a spell of listlessness or despondency":[ "fighting off the winter doldrums" ], ": a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump":[ "out of the economic doldrums" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "One of the easiest ways to blunt the doldrums of this classic bodyweight training exercise? \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 18 June 2022", "The steepest inflation in decades and severe product shortages have evoked comparisons to the economic doldrums faced by the U.S. in the 1970s. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 10 June 2022", "After two years in the COVID doldrums (though the festival was on last year, parties were \u2014 officially, at least \u2014 off the menu), many are now expecting the Croisette to return to its usual celebratory mood. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022", "In the Cappiello household, witch hazels fill a central role in coaxing both my wife and me out of the winter season, horticultural doldrums . \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 11 Mar. 2022", "And not Cody Riley, who leaped out of the doldrums to block an Ali Ali layup with four seconds remaining to seal an eventual 57-53 victory at Portland\u2019s raucous Moda Center. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022", "In a season of doldrums for the Utah men\u2019s basketball team, Thursday provided a glimmer of hope. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Feb. 2022", "The hope is that subscriptions can help spur admissions as movie theaters recover from the pandemic doldrums . \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022", "China\u2019s housing market remains deep in the doldrums despite easing policies rolled out by many local governments. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 6 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably akin to Old English dol foolish":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4l-", "\u02c8d\u022fl-", "\u02c8d\u014dl-dr\u0259mz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abeyance", "cold storage", "deep freeze", "dormancy", "holding pattern", "latency", "moratorium", "quiescence", "suspended animation", "suspense", "suspension" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181821", "type":[ "noun plural", "plural noun" ] }, "dole":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a giving or distribution of food, money, or clothing to the needy":[], ": a grant of government funds to the unemployed":[ "had been on the dole for a year" ], ": grief , sorrow":[], ": one's allotted share, portion, or destiny":[], ": something portioned out bit by bit":[], ": to give or distribute as a charity":[ "\u2014 usually used with out dole out food to needy families" ], "Bob 1923\u20132021 Robert Joseph Dole American politician":[], "Sanford Ballard 1844\u20131926 American jurist; president (1894\u20131900) and governor (1900\u201303) of Hawaii":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English dol , from Anglo-French duel, dol , from Late Latin dolus , alteration of Latin dolor \u2014 see dolor":"Noun", "Middle English, from Old English d\u0101l portion \u2014 more at deal entry 3":"Noun and Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dl" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "almsgiving", "charity", "philanthropy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000339", "type":[ "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dole out":{ "antonyms":[ "misallocate" ], "definitions":{ ": dish out":[], ": to give or deliver in small portions":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dole out distribute , dispense , divide , deal , dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts. distributed food to the needy dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or measured portion to each of a group according to due or need. dispensed wisdom to the students divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts and implies that the parts are equal. three charitable groups divided the proceeds deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece. deal out equipment and supplies dole out implies a carefully measured portion of something that is often in short supply. doled out what little food there was", "synonyms":[ "administer", "allocate", "apportion", "deal (out)", "dispense", "distribute", "hand out", "mete (out)", "parcel (out)", "portion", "prorate" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033750", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "doleful":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": causing grief or affliction":[ "a doleful loss" ], ": expressing grief : sad":[ "a doleful melody" ], ": full of grief : cheerless":[ "a doleful face" ] }, "examples":[ "The girl had a doleful look on her face.", "You sounded so doleful about your future that night.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022", "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 13 June 2022", "In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful , weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022", "Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022", "Her passionate and doleful appeal was one of many made in the last few days by Ukrainian athletes after their races had ended, a far cry from their normal upbeat and buoyant mood after victory. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022", "Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022", "McKay cast his doleful satire of climate change denial and MAGA belligerence with seemingly half the available members of the Screen Actors Guild. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022", "No one looks like him, with his thick pompadour, sensuous, downturned lips and doleful eyes. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see dole entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "dolesome", "dolorous", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211414", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dolefully":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": causing grief or affliction":[ "a doleful loss" ], ": expressing grief : sad":[ "a doleful melody" ], ": full of grief : cheerless":[ "a doleful face" ] }, "examples":[ "The girl had a doleful look on her face.", "You sounded so doleful about your future that night.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022", "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 13 June 2022", "In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful , weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022", "Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022", "Her passionate and doleful appeal was one of many made in the last few days by Ukrainian athletes after their races had ended, a far cry from their normal upbeat and buoyant mood after victory. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022", "Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022", "McKay cast his doleful satire of climate change denial and MAGA belligerence with seemingly half the available members of the Screen Actors Guild. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022", "No one looks like him, with his thick pompadour, sensuous, downturned lips and doleful eyes. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see dole entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "dolesome", "dolorous", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010118", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dolefulness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": causing grief or affliction":[ "a doleful loss" ], ": expressing grief : sad":[ "a doleful melody" ], ": full of grief : cheerless":[ "a doleful face" ] }, "examples":[ "The girl had a doleful look on her face.", "You sounded so doleful about your future that night.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022", "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 13 June 2022", "In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful , weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022", "Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022", "Her passionate and doleful appeal was one of many made in the last few days by Ukrainian athletes after their races had ended, a far cry from their normal upbeat and buoyant mood after victory. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022", "Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022", "McKay cast his doleful satire of climate change denial and MAGA belligerence with seemingly half the available members of the Screen Actors Guild. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022", "No one looks like him, with his thick pompadour, sensuous, downturned lips and doleful eyes. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see dole entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "dolesome", "dolorous", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042208", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dolesome":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doleful":[] }, "examples":[ "the dolesome sound of a lone harmonica arising from the darkened encampment" ], "first_known_use":{ "1533, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dl-s\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "doleful", "dolorous", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064915", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doll":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a pretty but often empty-headed young woman":[], ": a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything":[], ": an attractive person":[], ": darling , sweetheart":[], ": woman":[] }, "examples":[ "My aunt collects porcelain dolls .", "there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In an alarming anecdote, Johnson said that Hitchcock once sent her mom Melanie Griffith a small doll of Hedren in a coffin as a Christmas gift when Griffith was a child. \u2014 Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022", "Red Light, Green Light Doll Outfit Pair this orange flared dress with a yellow t-shirt underneath to recreate the Red Light, Green Light doll from the competition\u2019s first game. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 4 Oct. 2021", "The doll in Gilbert\u2019s likeness sports dark-rimmed glasses, long auburn hair and mirrors her professional wardrobe by donning a navy suit. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Aug. 2021", "All of the figures on the float have been designed in the style of Mary blair, the original doll designer for It\u2019s a Small World. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022", "Syfy has confirmed that Tilly, Gershon, and their Bound costar Joey Pantoliano will all pop up in season 2 of the killer- doll spin-off show Chucky. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 16 June 2022", "The posts have divided the doll enthusiasts on Instagram. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 7 June 2022", "Liu stars in the movie alongside Margot Robbie, who plays the movie's iconic doll character. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022", "In the snaps, the doll version of Cardi wears a lacy red lingerie set with gold chain details, while Offset-as-Ken wraps his impressive arms around her in a white muscle tank and layers of silver jewelry. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 1 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from Doll , nickname for Dorothy":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fl", "\u02c8d\u00e4l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "action figure", "dolly", "poppet", "puppet" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191000", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doll up":{ "antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil" ], "definitions":{ ": to dress elegantly or extravagantly":[], ": to get dolled up":[], ": to make more attractive (as by decorating)":[] }, "examples":[ "if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance", "got all dolled up for the party", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Not everyone is thrilled by Dancoisne-Martineau's efforts to doll up the sites however. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 5 May 2021", "To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 11 May 2020", "Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn\u2019t going to win you any points right now. \u2014 Author: Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2020", "Even fries are special at Attagirl, thin and crisp and dolled up with garlic-thyme butter and herbs or just dusted with salt and pepper. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 27 Feb. 2020", "Tarte Cosmetics: Get dolled up with up to 70% off marked down makeup with promo code SALE. \u2014 Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored , 27 Dec. 2019", "The vainest city honor belonged to the Big Apple where New Yorkers spend an average of 38 minutes dolling up . \u2014 Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2019", "Premature babies in a North Carolina hospital are getting dolled up for Halloween, thanks to a nurse who put her crochet talents to good use. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 31 Oct. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1906, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "do up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011400", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dollar":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a coin, note, or token representing one dollar":[], ": any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (such as a Spanish peso)":[], ": any of various basic monetary units (as in the U.S. and Canada) \u2014 see Money Table":[], ": money obtained from a specific source":[ "the tourism dollar" ], ": ringgit":[], ": taler":[] }, "examples":[ "She had to pay hundreds of dollars in auto repairs.", "She put a wrinkled dollar down on the counter.", "The dollar dropped sharply against the pound.", "the strength of the dollar", "The dollar is worth more in Mexico.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For American travelers to Europe, the dollar strengthening against the euro and the pound is also a factor, by making hotels and restaurants more affordable. \u2014 Mike Corder, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "Each dollar spent on affiliated hotels gets the customers 10 points. \u2014 Rayna Song, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022", "But these shortcomings of crypto should be paired with the shortcoming of fiat currencies as well, recognizing that plenty of illicit laundering and insider trading takes place with the dollar too. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "Violators risk a range of penalties under U.S. and local laws and international anti-money-laundering regulations, including billion-dollar fines and the loss of access to the dollar and the world\u2019s most important financial market. \u2014 Ian Talley, WSJ , 22 June 2022", "Prices of oil spiked to $122.11 on June 8, their highest since March and about a dollar off its highest level since 2008. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 22 June 2022", "When the dollar \u2019s value increased in the late \u201990s, Argentina\u2019s exports ceased to be competitively priced, eventually leading to mass unemployment. \u2014 Federico Perelmuter, The New Republic , 21 June 2022", "Most of these decisions come down to a thirst for the almighty international dollar . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022", "Keep in mind Nexstar\u2019s reputation for being tight with a dollar . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Dutch or Low German daler , from German Taler , short for Joachimstaler , from Sankt Joachimsthal , Bohemia, where talers were first made":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bone", "buck", "clam", "one", "smacker" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062645", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dollar sign":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a mark $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For example, finding the dollar sign or an asterisk is pretty straightforward. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022", "In the United States, many signals tell us to put a dollar sign beside our hobbies, those activities that purely bring us happiness. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 20 Apr. 2022", "Then, le deluge \u2014 television, a specter haunting Hollywood since at least 1927 when the first video pictures were transmitted onto a small screen (among the first images, symbolically enough, was a dollar sign ), was siphoning away audiences. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Feb. 2022", "Quick\u2014remember to include your unique referral code for a seventy-five- dollar sign -up bonus! \u2014 Nate Odenkirk, The New Yorker , 13 Nov. 2021", "Apple can now put an exact dollar sign on how much people are willing to pay for an iPhone with USB-C: $86,001. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 12 Nov. 2021", "The other two figures are Monopoly\u2019s interpretation of Scrooge McDuck holding a bright green money bag with gold coins laying at his feet, and a dollar sign with diamonds and dollar bills painted on it, along with the Jacob & Co. logo. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 7 July 2021", "This suggestion applies to just about anything with a dollar sign attached to it\u2014stocks, rent in Manhattan, and, yes, digital assets. \u2014 John Detrixhe, Quartz , 9 Sep. 2021", "Our team is here to serve as a financial education resource and prides itself on providing concise and relatable explanations of investment and planning concepts, along with offering guidance for 'anything in a client\u2019s life with a dollar sign \u2019. \u2014 Jason Katz, Forbes , 29 June 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1881, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190022", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dollar signs in one's eyes":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a desire to make money":[ "investors with dollar signs in their eyes" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181856", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "dollar spot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a disease of golf-green and lawn grasses caused by a fungus ( Sclerotinia homeocarpa ) and characterized by areas in the turf about two inches in diameter that are first brownish but become bleached straw colored and finally coalesce to form large irregular patches \u2014 compare grease spot":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183014", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dollar store":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a store that sells inexpensive items priced usually at a dollar or a few dollars":[ "Inflatable balloons, holiday decorations, toothbrushes and spices are some of the best deals you can buy at the dollar store .", "\u2014 The Tulsa World", "The dollar store sector is experiencing brisk sales growth as shoppers flock to the discount chains for their convenience and low prices. Dollar Tree, where gift bags, paper towels and other items literally cost a buck, continues to dramatically expand its footprint in the wake of buying its competitor Family Dollar for $8.5 billion in 2014.", "\u2014 Charisse Jones" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1862, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191409", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dollars-and-cents":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": dealing with or expressed in terms of money, sales, or profits":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1899, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0259rz-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8sen(t)s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "financial", "fiscal", "monetary", "pecuniary", "pocket" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200317", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dolled up":{ "antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil" ], "definitions":{ ": to dress elegantly or extravagantly":[], ": to get dolled up":[], ": to make more attractive (as by decorating)":[] }, "examples":[ "if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance", "got all dolled up for the party", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Not everyone is thrilled by Dancoisne-Martineau's efforts to doll up the sites however. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 5 May 2021", "To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 11 May 2020", "Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn\u2019t going to win you any points right now. \u2014 Author: Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2020", "Even fries are special at Attagirl, thin and crisp and dolled up with garlic-thyme butter and herbs or just dusted with salt and pepper. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 27 Feb. 2020", "Tarte Cosmetics: Get dolled up with up to 70% off marked down makeup with promo code SALE. \u2014 Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored , 27 Dec. 2019", "The vainest city honor belonged to the Big Apple where New Yorkers spend an average of 38 minutes dolling up . \u2014 Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2019", "Premature babies in a North Carolina hospital are getting dolled up for Halloween, thanks to a nurse who put her crochet talents to good use. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 31 Oct. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1906, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "do up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110124", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dollhouse":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a child's small-scale toy house":[], ": a dwelling so small as to suggest a house for dolls":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In this adorable nursery designed by Chango & Co, the lucite shelving unit is shaped like a dollhouse . \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022", "Dwarfing the kitchen is a night sky messy with floating objects \u2014 keyboard, tricycle, dollhouse , umbrella, soccer ball, a teddy bear with his right arm extended, left paw positioned over his face as though in embarrassment or fear. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022", "His neighbor\u2019s home was opened like a dollhouse , allowing a reporter to peer into the remains of the kitchen decorated with wallpaper featuring green peacocks. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022", "Some districts here showed battle scars caused by cruise missiles, their explosive strength capable of shearing the facade off an entire building, exposing the rooms inside like a life-size dollhouse . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022", "Browse through 5,000-square-feet of books, games, dishes, tools, artwork, curiosities, furniture, machinery, household and sports items, near-antiques, dollhouse furniture, glassware, holiday d\u00e9cor, and items both useful and decorative. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 30 Apr. 2022", "The sitcom set of the Banks family's home on the original Fresh Prince was like peering into a dollhouse miniature, and in some ways that helped to temper the level of money parents Philip and Vivian Banks had amassed. \u2014 Kendra James, Town & Country , 6 Mar. 2022", "Then the Joker starts breaking through the dollhouse walls. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022", "The strike opened the barracks like a dollhouse , revealing an eerie glimpse into a soldier\u2019s daily life: gray steel bunk beds, regulations posted on the wall. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1783, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4l-\u02cchau\u0307s", "\u02c8d\u022fl-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121306", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dollop":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a lump or glob of something soft or mushy":[ "top it with a dollop of jam" ], ": a small lump, portion, or amount":[ "want just a dollop of ketchup" ], ": an amount given, spooned, or ladled out : portion":[ "hold out their mess tins for a dollop of gruel", "\u2014 Robert Craft" ], ": an indefinite often large quantity especially of something liquid":[], ": something added or served as if in dollops":[ "a delicious dollop of gossip", "\u2014 Leon Harris" ], ": to serve or dispense in dollops":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "My piece of pie was served with a dollop of whipped cream.", "A dollop of milk was left in the container.", "large dollops of wit and humor", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "It\u2019s made with pork stock, potatoes and cabbage and includes a dollop of sour cream on top. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022", "With amino acids and avocado oil, a small dollop of this can help smooth and enhance your hair\u2019s texture. \u2014 ELLE , 21 May 2022", "Many derms recommend applying a small dollop (a dime-size amount should do) to your inner arm for a day or two to see how your skin reacts before slathering it all over your face. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 28 Apr. 2022", "Spread some of the sauce on the bottom of it, then roll a dollop of spinach and goat cheese filling into each slice of eggplant, place the roll-ups in the dish seam-side down and top them with the rest of the sauce. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021", "Work a dollop of this rich leave-in conditioner/styling cream hybrid from Suave, a GH Beauty Award winner (and less than $5!), through damp waves or spirals. \u2014 Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022", "Pour a dollop of shampoo; usually, a quarter-sized amount is recommended, but check your bottle for specifics and rub the product into your hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022", "In fact, the performance is for anyone who appreciates a creative vision, superb execution, a dollop of weirdness \u2014 and, of course, eye-rolling puns. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022", "But in a way, the film\u2019s relative singularity \u2014 its relative Raimi-ness \u2014 could leave fans of the director longing for a project that didn\u2019t treat his contributions like an accent or a mere dollop of exotic flavor. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Eat simply with chips, or dollop over a hot meal for a cool touch. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022", "Use it to whip up a batch of frozen yogurt instead of ice cream or bake scones and then sweeten with confectioners\u2019 sugar to dollop on top. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 25 May 2022", "The small bowl of garlic-lemon aioli can be served on the side, so diners can dollop it onto their shrimp and/or dip their potatoes. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 July 2021", "Each American Coney Island kit costs $100 and contains 12 Dearborn Sausage hot dogs, 12 buns, onion and the Keros family famed chili sauce to dollop on hot dogs. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022", "Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the sauce over each piece, then dollop with topping. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021", "Artfully dollop some marshmallow creme atop a scoop of ice cream, blast it with a kitchen torch and call it baked Alaska. \u2014 Forest Evashevski, WSJ , 14 July 2021", "Drizzle or dollop the lemon yogurt on each potato, sprinkle each with about 2 tablespoons of dukkah, and serve warm or at room temperature. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 July 2021", "Soda jerks would whip egg whites and dollop them on top of the chocolate soda. \u2014 Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com , 16 June 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "circa 1860, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0259p" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blob", "chunk", "clod", "clot", "clump", "glob", "gob", "gobbet", "hunk", "knob", "lump", "nub", "nubble", "nugget", "wad" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164011", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dolls":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a pretty but often empty-headed young woman":[], ": a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything":[], ": an attractive person":[], ": darling , sweetheart":[], ": woman":[] }, "examples":[ "My aunt collects porcelain dolls .", "there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In an alarming anecdote, Johnson said that Hitchcock once sent her mom Melanie Griffith a small doll of Hedren in a coffin as a Christmas gift when Griffith was a child. \u2014 Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022", "Red Light, Green Light Doll Outfit Pair this orange flared dress with a yellow t-shirt underneath to recreate the Red Light, Green Light doll from the competition\u2019s first game. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 4 Oct. 2021", "The doll in Gilbert\u2019s likeness sports dark-rimmed glasses, long auburn hair and mirrors her professional wardrobe by donning a navy suit. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Aug. 2021", "All of the figures on the float have been designed in the style of Mary blair, the original doll designer for It\u2019s a Small World. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022", "Syfy has confirmed that Tilly, Gershon, and their Bound costar Joey Pantoliano will all pop up in season 2 of the killer- doll spin-off show Chucky. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 16 June 2022", "The posts have divided the doll enthusiasts on Instagram. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 7 June 2022", "Liu stars in the movie alongside Margot Robbie, who plays the movie's iconic doll character. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022", "In the snaps, the doll version of Cardi wears a lacy red lingerie set with gold chain details, while Offset-as-Ken wraps his impressive arms around her in a white muscle tank and layers of silver jewelry. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 1 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from Doll , nickname for Dorothy":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4l", "\u02c8d\u022fl" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "action figure", "dolly", "poppet", "puppet" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125318", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dolly bird":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a pretty young woman":[] }, "examples":[ "back in the swinging '60s she was one of London's most celebrated dolly birds", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of \u201970s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from \u201960s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2019", "The archetypal 60's dolly birds , as they were called. \u2014 Ron Hart, Billboard , 24 May 2018", "She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird , a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl. \u2014 Mark Rozzo, Town & Country , 3 Oct. 2013", "Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of \u201970s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from \u201960s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2019", "She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird , a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl. \u2014 Mark Rozzo, Town & Country , 3 Oct. 2013", "The archetypal 60's dolly birds , as they were called. \u2014 Ron Hart, Billboard , 24 May 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1964, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022f-l\u0113-", "\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02ccb\u0259rd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "babe", "beauty", "beauty queen", "cookie", "cooky", "cutie", "cutey", "enchantress", "eyeful", "fox", "goddess", "honey", "knockout", "queen", "stunner" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085737", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolly shot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": tracking shot":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "After this interaction, the film proceeded to the famous dolly shot that ends the film, to the photo on the wall of the Overlook Hotel. \u2014 Jason Bailey, Vulture , 24 Feb. 2021", "Peck and Grant reviewed the steps: an athletic sequence of leaps, d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s, chugs, envelopp\u00e9s, arabesques, and faillis, all of which would be danced on concrete and captured in a continuous dolly shot . \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 29 Oct. 2020", "The camera advances in a slow dolly shot , producing the weightless, gliding momentum of a first-person shooter game. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1933, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115101", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolmen":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Speaking with DiCYT, Rojo-Guerra says that a flint blade discovered at the dolmen shows traces of being used to cut bone. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022", "Other remnants of the project lie nearby: stone-gray chunks that resemble a Neolithic dolmen . \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 30 July 2021", "In 2012, archaeologists found a panel of rock art engravings on the ceiling of a huge dolmen in a field near the settlement of Shamir. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 July 2020", "Another wall in the dolmen \u2019s interior displays three crosses enclosed by rectangles, reports Amanda Borschel-Dan for the Times of Israel. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 July 2020", "As Miguel \u00c1ngel Marcos adds for the newspaper Hoy, the trip to the dolmen is punishing, requiring visitors to walk for hours in the full heat of the sun. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 9 Sep. 2019", "The vestiges of British rule and Irish nobles, forts and castles, dot the landscape, along with stone dolmens , built thousands of years ago, but for what purpose and how remains a mystery. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Aug. 2019", "Inspired by ancient dolmens like Stonehenge, the memorial of boulders sits in a circular formation within Greenwich Village\u2019s Hudson River Park, across from the piers that were known havens for the LGBTQ community in the \u201970s, \u201980s, and early \u201990s. \u2014 Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1859, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, probably modification of Cornish tolmen , from tol hole + men stone":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4l-", "\u02c8d\u022fl-", "\u02c8d\u014dl-m\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195400", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolmen?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=d&file=dolmen02":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Speaking with DiCYT, Rojo-Guerra says that a flint blade discovered at the dolmen shows traces of being used to cut bone. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022", "Other remnants of the project lie nearby: stone-gray chunks that resemble a Neolithic dolmen . \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 30 July 2021", "In 2012, archaeologists found a panel of rock art engravings on the ceiling of a huge dolmen in a field near the settlement of Shamir. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 July 2020", "Another wall in the dolmen \u2019s interior displays three crosses enclosed by rectangles, reports Amanda Borschel-Dan for the Times of Israel. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 July 2020", "As Miguel \u00c1ngel Marcos adds for the newspaper Hoy, the trip to the dolmen is punishing, requiring visitors to walk for hours in the full heat of the sun. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 9 Sep. 2019", "The vestiges of British rule and Irish nobles, forts and castles, dot the landscape, along with stone dolmens , built thousands of years ago, but for what purpose and how remains a mystery. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Aug. 2019", "Inspired by ancient dolmens like Stonehenge, the memorial of boulders sits in a circular formation within Greenwich Village\u2019s Hudson River Park, across from the piers that were known havens for the LGBTQ community in the \u201970s, \u201980s, and early \u201990s. \u2014 Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1859, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, probably modification of Cornish tolmen , from tol hole + men stone":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4l-", "\u02c8d\u022fl-", "\u02c8d\u014dl-m\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195514", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolor":{ "antonyms":[ "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "delight", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "glee", "gleefulness", "happiness", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "pleasure", "rapture", "rapturousness" ], "definitions":{ ": mental suffering or anguish : grief":[] }, "examples":[ "her sad poems grew out of a deep dolor that lasted for months" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English dolour , from Anglo-French, from Latin dolor pain, grief, from dol\u0113re to feel pain, grieve":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "also \u02c8d\u00e4-", "\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "affliction", "anguish", "dolefulness", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "sorriness", "sorrow", "woe" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051912", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolorifuge":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": something that banishes or mitigates grief":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "dolor + -i- + -fuge":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u0259\u02c8l\u022fr\u0259\u02ccfy\u00fcj" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031452", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doloroso":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": sorrowful":[ "\u2014 used as a direction in music" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian, from Late Latin dolorosus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u014dl\u0259\u02c8r\u014d(\u02cc)s\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100635", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dolorous":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief":[] }, "examples":[ "dolorous ballads of death and regret", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Things had changed just enough to incorporate this kind of hard, dolorous realism. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 5 Nov. 2020", "Filled with desolate vistas, a feathered and furred menagerie, and multiple aperture-like windows, these fragments quickly establish a moody tone and over time become dolorous refrains. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018", "His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 28 Nov. 2017", "His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Nov. 2017", "The mosaics portray Jesus and his human forebears, including Joseph and a dolorous Mother Mary. \u2014 Nasser Nasser, National Geographic , 27 May 2016", "Did Affleck use up his store of dolorous winces in Manchester by the Sea? \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, New Republic , 5 July 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "also \u02c8d\u00e4-", "\u02c8d\u00e4l-\u0259-", "\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259-r\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "doleful", "dolesome", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102401", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dolorously":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief":[] }, "examples":[ "dolorous ballads of death and regret", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Things had changed just enough to incorporate this kind of hard, dolorous realism. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 5 Nov. 2020", "Filled with desolate vistas, a feathered and furred menagerie, and multiple aperture-like windows, these fragments quickly establish a moody tone and over time become dolorous refrains. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018", "His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 28 Nov. 2017", "His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Nov. 2017", "The mosaics portray Jesus and his human forebears, including Joseph and a dolorous Mother Mary. \u2014 Nasser Nasser, National Geographic , 27 May 2016", "Did Affleck use up his store of dolorous winces in Manchester by the Sea? \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, New Republic , 5 July 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "also \u02c8d\u00e4-", "\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259-r\u0259s", "\u02c8d\u00e4l-\u0259-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "doleful", "dolesome", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173742", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dolos":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a knucklebone of a sheep or goat used by Kafir witch doctors in divining":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Afrikaans":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4\u02ccl\u00e4s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093138", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolose":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": characterized by criminal intent":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin dolosus cunning, deceitful, from dolus fraud, deceit + -osus -ose, -ous":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014d\u02ccl\u014ds", "d\u0259\u02c8l-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193015", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dolour":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of dolour chiefly British spelling of dolor" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210226", "type":[] }, "dolphin":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of several related chiefly freshwater toothed whales (as of the families Platanistidae and Iniidae) : river dolphin":[], ": any of various small marine toothed whales (family Delphinidae) with the snout more or less elongated into a beak and the neck vertebrae partially fused":[], ": delphinus":[], ": dolphinfish":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Clooney, in one scene, even gets bit by a dolphin while weary of sharks. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022", "So there's a big tonal gearshift between some of the darker scenes in the show and then scenes like when the Deep's trying to save a dolphin from Oceanland and accidentally ejects it through the windshield of his car. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health , 24 June 2022", "Enlarge / Being a dolphin 's actually not a great thing. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022", "Corpus Christi: Officials are warning beachgoers to stay away from an overly friendly dolphin off North Padre Island. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022", "It is known that in captivity signature whistles happen most often when a dolphin is isolated from its group. \u2014 Sarah Sloat, NBC News , 26 May 2022", "When a dolphin is stranded on the beach, Whitehead explained, it is usually injured or sick and could be having difficulty breathing. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022", "But the image of an unborn dolphin is a computer graphic. \u2014 Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022", "NOAA Fisheries, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced up to $20,000 for information on anybody who harassed a sick dolphin last month on Quintana Beach in Texas. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 7 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English delphyn, dolphyn , from Anglo-French delphin , alteration of Old French dalfin , from Medieval Latin dalfinus , alteration of Latin delphinus , from Greek delphin-, delphis ; akin to Greek delphys womb, Sanskrit garbha":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fl-", "\u02c8d\u00e4l-f\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004111", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolphinfish":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": either of two colorful, iridescent, saltwater fish ( Coryphaena equiselis and C. hippurus of the family Coryphaenidae) that are widely distributed in tropical and temperate seas and have a long laterally compressed body and a deeply forked tail fin":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Here's what is going to protect us instead Download the USA TODAY mobile app Adult tuna, billfish and dolphinfish are the target catch for the FADS, but juvenile fish, sharks and other species also can get caught up in the catch. \u2014 Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2020", "Wright\u2019s catch beat the record held by Kim Lawson, who reeled in a 67.8-pound common dolphinfish in July 1985. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 July 2019", "Wright\u2019s catch beat the record held by Kim Lawson, who reeled in a 67.8-pound common dolphinfish in July 1985. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 July 2019", "Wright\u2019s catch beat the record held by Kim Lawson, who reeled in a 67.8-pound common dolphinfish in July 1985. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 July 2019", "Frashure\u2019s catch has dethroned Jeff Wright\u2019s three-week-old state Atlantic Division record for common dolphinfish , which was 72.8 pounds. \u2014 Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com , 20 Aug. 2019", "Wright\u2019s catch beat the record held by Kim Lawson, who reeled in a 67.8-pound common dolphinfish in July 1985. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 July 2019", "The big fish reeled in Friday was the common dolphinfish , the department said, but this was not a common member of the species, weighing in at 74.5 pounds. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2019", "Wright\u2019s catch beat the record held by Kim Lawson, who reeled in a 67.8-pound common dolphinfish in July 1985. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 July 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1840, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fl-", "\u02c8d\u00e4l-f\u0259n-\u02ccfish" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132734", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolt":{ "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ], "definitions":{ ": a stupid person":[] }, "examples":[ "What a dolt I've been!", "he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The ongoing melodrama has revealed Greg Norman to be a dolt and Phil Mickelson a bumbler. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022", "His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021", "The thing is, a person using their horn in this aggressive manner is seemingly saying that the other driver is a complete dolt . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021", "Kirk Schulz, the Washington State president and a chemical engineer, can\u2019t be thrilled that his university is now synonymous with an anti-vaxxer dolt . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Sep. 2021", "The dolt to your right has essentially forced you into doing this, due to their careless parking and not having obeyed the rule to always park in the center of a parking spot. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 July 2021", "Like selling Europe\u2019s elite on how much of a dolt Trump was, this is an easy sell for Lula. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 30 May 2021", "Some dolt might decide to try and ram the cicada or take driving actions to avoid running into them, doing so at the peril of other nearby drivers and pedestrians. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 May 2021", "When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt , an empty suit, a pig farmer who few in Minsk\u2019s political ranks took seriously. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1553, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably akin to Old English dol foolish":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dlt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170124", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doltish":{ "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ], "definitions":{ ": a stupid person":[] }, "examples":[ "What a dolt I've been!", "he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The ongoing melodrama has revealed Greg Norman to be a dolt and Phil Mickelson a bumbler. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022", "His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021", "The thing is, a person using their horn in this aggressive manner is seemingly saying that the other driver is a complete dolt . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021", "Kirk Schulz, the Washington State president and a chemical engineer, can\u2019t be thrilled that his university is now synonymous with an anti-vaxxer dolt . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Sep. 2021", "The dolt to your right has essentially forced you into doing this, due to their careless parking and not having obeyed the rule to always park in the center of a parking spot. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 July 2021", "Like selling Europe\u2019s elite on how much of a dolt Trump was, this is an easy sell for Lula. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 30 May 2021", "Some dolt might decide to try and ram the cicada or take driving actions to avoid running into them, doing so at the peril of other nearby drivers and pedestrians. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 May 2021", "When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt , an empty suit, a pig farmer who few in Minsk\u2019s political ranks took seriously. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1553, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably akin to Old English dol foolish":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dlt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025157", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doltishness":{ "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ], "definitions":{ ": a stupid person":[] }, "examples":[ "What a dolt I've been!", "he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The ongoing melodrama has revealed Greg Norman to be a dolt and Phil Mickelson a bumbler. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022", "His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021", "The thing is, a person using their horn in this aggressive manner is seemingly saying that the other driver is a complete dolt . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021", "Kirk Schulz, the Washington State president and a chemical engineer, can\u2019t be thrilled that his university is now synonymous with an anti-vaxxer dolt . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Sep. 2021", "The dolt to your right has essentially forced you into doing this, due to their careless parking and not having obeyed the rule to always park in the center of a parking spot. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 July 2021", "Like selling Europe\u2019s elite on how much of a dolt Trump was, this is an easy sell for Lula. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 30 May 2021", "Some dolt might decide to try and ram the cicada or take driving actions to avoid running into them, doing so at the peril of other nearby drivers and pedestrians. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 May 2021", "When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt , an empty suit, a pig farmer who few in Minsk\u2019s political ranks took seriously. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1553, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably akin to Old English dol foolish":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dlt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175016", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dolus":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": evil or criminal intent similar to malice at the common law in the law of crimes : willful and wanton misconduct in the law of delicts : fraud , deception":[], ": the doing of anything that is contrary to good conscience : the use of a trick, stratagem, artifice, or device to deceive another : deceit":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dl\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130203", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolus bonus":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": simple cunning or sagacity in bargaining or in other transactions that is not actionable or punishable as fraud or misrepresentation or ground for rescinding the transaction induced by it":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, good deceit":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8b\u014dn\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185030", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolus malus":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": fraud and misrepresentation that is actionable and punishable or is ground for rescinding the transaction resulting from it":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, bad deceit":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8m\u0101l-", "-\u02c8m\u00e4l\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063937", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "domain":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a region distinctively marked by some physical feature":[ "a domain of rushing streams, tall trees, and lakes" ], ": a sphere (see sphere sense 4b ) of knowledge, influence, or activity":[ "the domain of biblical scholarship", "outside the domain of city police" ], ": a territory over which dominion (see dominion sense 2 ) is exercised":[ "The forest is part of the king's domain ." ], ": any of the small randomly oriented regions of uniform magnetization in a ferromagnetic substance":[], ": any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its linear peptide chain and that together make up its tertiary (see tertiary entry 1 sense 3c ) structure":[], ": complete and absolute (see absolute sense 3 ) ownership of land":[ "our highways and roads have been in the domain of state and local governments", "\u2014 T. H. White b. 1915" ], ": integral domain":[], ": land so owned":[], ": the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom (see kingdom sense 4b )":[], "\u2014 compare eminent domain":[ "our highways and roads have been in the domain of state and local governments", "\u2014 T. H. White b. 1915" ] }, "examples":[ "The forest is part of the king's domain .", "My sister is the math expert in the family, but literature is my domain .", "Childcare is no longer solely a female domain .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Once the domain of college basketball\u2019s blue bloods, the top half of the NBA draft\u2019s first round has been tinted crimson in recent years. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 22 June 2022", "There could be advantages as well, such as the fact that amalgamating data that is all in the same domain (vision) is more efficient and simplified than trying to do this with lots of different sensor types. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 11 June 2022", "Discipline used to be the dad\u2019s domain \u2014his solid ground, the site of male authority at home. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022", "While this trying transit can be rather difficult to deal with at times, the 6th house is your personal domain , Virgo, so don't forget that you're naturally equipped to handle the issues coming your way! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022", "Properties holding the trademark and web- domain rights to Infowars agreed Wednesday to dismiss their chapter 11 cases as part of a stipulation with the Justice Department\u2019s bankruptcy watchdog, which has questioned the basis for the bankruptcy. \u2014 Jonathan Randles, WSJ , 2 June 2022", "The commission held public hearings, but in the end, Florida Power & Light had eminent- domain authority. \u2014 Ivan Penn, New York Times , 31 May 2022", "The military officials were light on details but said the new strategy would be all-encompassing in every operational domain , including land, sea, air, space and cyber. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 19 May 2022", "Nvidia's sole, dominant domain is now feeling a little more open, which is good news for hardware owners across the board. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of Middle English demayne , from Anglo-French demeine , from Latin dominium , from dominus \u2014 see dominate":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u0259-", "d\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101n", "d\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101n, d\u0259-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "area", "arena", "bailiwick", "barony", "business", "circle", "demesne", "department", "discipline", "element", "fief", "fiefdom", "field", "firmament", "front", "game", "kingdom", "line", "precinct", "province", "realm", "specialty", "sphere", "terrain", "walk" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233724", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "domain name":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a sequence of usually alphanumeric characters (such as Merriam-Webster.com) that specifies a group of online resources (as of a particular company or person) and that forms part of the corresponding Internet addresses":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Tubbs filed for an LLC and bought a domain name eight years ago for Tubby\u2019s Taste Vegan Cookies. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022", "Buterin\u2019s donations can be seen on Etherscan, which displays cryptocurrency transactions, under his Ethereum domain name , vitalik.eth. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 8 Apr. 2022", "Grattagliano\u2019s activity was in 2019, when a website appeared online under the domain name BenBranson.com. \u2014 Louise Matsakis, Wired , 28 Feb. 2022", "In 1997, Parsons started a web design company that would eventually become his most famous venture\u2014 domain name reseller GoDaddy, which would become notorious for its raunchy Super Bowl commercials. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022", "Opponents registered the domain name recallchesaboudin.org. \u2014 Miriam Pawel, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022", "Apple has told staff that the outage stemmed from domain name system, or DNS, problems. \u2014 Mark Gurman/bloomberg, Time , 21 Mar. 2022", "For this reason, some individual users might want to buy a domain name and set up Google Workspace for Business. \u2014 Justin Pot, Wired , 12 Feb. 2022", "Its website domain name , 200rf.com, probably refers to Cargo 200, a Soviet military term for how soldiers\u2019 bodies are shuttled back from war. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1982, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183315", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "domainal":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": domanial":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-n\u1d4al" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190618", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "domaine":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a vineyard especially in Burgundy that makes and bottles wine from its own grapes":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The 60 lots that on offer include some of the best vintages produced by the domaine , a jewel of the Burgundy region. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022", "Maybe that\u2019s because Bernstein doesn\u2019t have his own domaine . \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 15 Nov. 2021", "But after centuries of the domaine surviving a revolution and two world wars, 2021 could be the worst year in memory. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 11 Sep. 2021", "His family has been in Saint-Aubin since the 17th century; Olivier took over the domaine from his father after putting in an apprenticeship at M\u00e9o-Camuzet in Vosne-Roman\u00e9e. \u2014 Jay Mcinerney, Town & Country , 6 June 2021", "The small Marie Courtin domaine in Polisot is run by Dominique Moreau whose husband, Roland Piollot, also has vines in the village and bottles wine under his family name Piollot. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021", "About 1,000 hectares were wiped out by frost, some areas suffered hail, and many domaines were hard-hit by mildew, requiring serious sorting in the vineyard. \u2014 Elin Mccoy, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2019", "Il arrive cet apr\u00e8s midi au domaine de Luchin pour passer la visite m\u00e9dicale. \u2014 SI.com , 23 Aug. 2019", "Domaine Alain Chavy Bourgogne Chardonnay 2017 Burgundy, France, $26 This domaine is located in Burgundy\u2019s Pouilly-Fuiss\u00e9 appellation, prime chardonnay territory. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 16 Aug. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1956, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French (short for domaine vinicole or viticole ), literally, property, domain":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8men", "d\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052312", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "domal mountain":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": dome mountain":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184553", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "domani":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": tomorrow : an indefinite time in the future":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "d\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185114", "type":[ "Italian adverb and noun" ] }, "domanial":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": constituting or belonging to a domain or to a particular domain (as a manor) : held in one's own hands as possessor by free tenure":[ "\u2014 distinguished from alodial and feudal" ], ": having or belonging to a domain":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin domanialis , from Latin dominium domain + -alis -al":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u014d\u02c8m\u0101n\u0113\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133650", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dome":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a form of crystal composed of planes parallel to a lateral axis that meet above in a horizontal edge like a roof":[], ": a large hemispherical roof or ceiling":[], ": a natural formation or structure that resembles the dome or cupola of a building":[], ": a person's head":[], ": a roofed sports stadium":[], ": a stately building : mansion":[], ": an upward fold in rock whose sides dip uniformly in all directions":[], ": to cover with a dome":[], ": to form into a dome":[], ": to swell upward or outward like a dome":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "the dome of the Capitol building", "The team's new stadium is a dome .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Earlier this month, a heat dome blanketed a large swath of the United States, fueling triple digit temperatures across the South and parts of the Midwest. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 28 June 2022", "Park is known for having a sanctuary shaped like the prow of a ship, with a massive copper dome on top that gives the building a distinctive silhouette. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 28 June 2022", "Those numbers come from a report Multnomah County released Sunday about 2021\u2032s unprecedented heat dome , which claimed the lives of 69 residents. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022", "Underneath a heat dome , the air is pushed downward, clearing skies and allowing the hot summer sun to beat down. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 June 2022", "Bucky Fuller, the guy who invented the geodesic dome , made an interesting observation about ocean-going tankers, and what a challenge the engineers had in creating these huge ships. \u2014 Jason Stahl, SPIN , 23 June 2022", "Louisville National Weather Service meteorologist Dan McKeny said the heat dome that moves across the country is headed again for Louisville. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 20 June 2022", "This clear bubble umbrella has a dome -shaped canopy, which provides more coverage than a traditional umbrella. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022", "The individual models have a dome -shaped top and a handle (above). \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Other 270 awnings, like the AluCab Shadow Awning ($1,500), avoid this by using clever fabric spreaders that dome the fabric to prevent pooling. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2021", "This most recent push has focused on sapping public sector workers\u2019 collective bargaining rights, in particular, like the bill that led thousands of union members to peacefully occupy Wisconsin\u2019s capitol dome in 2011. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2021", "Chicago-area restaurants desperate to keep outdoor dining alive amid plummeting temperatures and new coronavirus restrictions are flooding tent and dome rental companies with inquiries. \u2014 Alexia Elejalde-ruiz, chicagotribune.com , 30 Oct. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1876, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, Italian, & Latin; French d\u00f4me dome, cathedral, from Italian duomo cathedral, from Medieval Latin domus church, from Latin, house; akin to Greek domos house, Sanskrit dam":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dm" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bean", "block", "head", "mazard", "mazzard", "nob", "noddle", "noggin", "noodle", "nut", "pate", "poll" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052204", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "domestic":{ "antonyms":[ "daily", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "lackey", "menial", "retainer", "servant", "steward" ], "definitions":{ ": a servant hired to work for a household":[ "Her grandmother worked as a domestic ." ], ": an article (such as a rug or blanket) manufactured within one's own country or for use in a household : an article of domestic (see domestic entry 1 sense 2 ) manufacture":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural" ], ": devoted to home duties and pleasures":[ "leading a quietly domestic life" ], ": indigenous":[ "a domestic species" ], ": living near or about human habitations":[ "domestic vermin" ], ": of or relating to the household or the family":[ "domestic chores", "domestic happiness" ], ": of, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one's own country":[ "domestic politics", "domestic wines", "domestic manufacturing", "all debts foreign and domestic" ], ": tame , domesticated":[ "the domestic cat" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "The company hopes to attract both foreign and domestic investors.", "the surest way to maintain domestic peace and harmony is to have everyone pitch in on chores", "Noun", "She got in a domestic with her husband.", "working as a team, the man and his wife hired themselves out as domestics for wealthy homeowners", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "For domestic flights, Licea recommends arriving two hours before departure. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 25 June 2022", "The typical recommended two-hour buffer for domestic flights might not be enough right now. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 24 June 2022", "Eastern time, Jura Koncius helps you in your quest to achieve domestic bliss. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 24 June 2022", "That is why, to take one illustrative example, much of the gasoline produced by Gulf Coast refineries is exported to Mexico rather than sold to domestic buyers. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 23 June 2022", "The money is meant to bolster the country\u2019s domestic semiconductor manufacturing when the chip shortage continues to persist. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 23 June 2022", "In a separate concurrence, Justice Samuel Alito questioned the relevance of statistics on mass shooting events, suicides by firearms, and the use of guns in domestic disputes. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022", "President Joe Biden has named it his top domestic priority and on Wednesday called for a suspension of federal gas taxes. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022", "Comprehensive analysis on whom China\u2019s Great Firewall keeps out is scarce; much of the focus on the country\u2019s internet freedom remains on domestic censorship. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The art monster\u2014in context, a female fantasy of what male artists are permitted to be\u2014resists the petty pull of the domestic for the snarling single-mindedness of creative commitment. \u2014 Joanna Scutts, The New Republic , 20 June 2022", "No Way Home will end with around $765 million-$780 million domestic . \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022", "New Lenox police said a second person, who tried to intervene in the domestic , was battered and taken to the hospital for their injuries. \u2014 Alicia Fabbre, chicagotribune.com , 20 Dec. 2021", "Claude Humphrey was born on June 29, 1944, in Memphis, a son of Dosie Humphrey, a school maintenance engineer, and Millie Hayes Humphrey, who worked as a domestic . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Dec. 2021", "That included $135 million in China (+70% from Godzilla and -25% from Skull Island) and $110 million domestic on a $180 million budget. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021", "The Millennial tendency to dabble in the domestic is now, essentially, many people\u2019s full-time job. \u2014 Angela Lashbrook, refinery29.com , 12 Jan. 2021", "Her mother was a domestic who was home only one day a week; her stepfather was a longshoreman. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020", "One of nine children, he was raised by his mother, Era, who supported the family by working as a domestic . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Middle French domestique , from Latin domesticus , from domus \u2014 see dome entry 1":"Adjective and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u0259-\u02c8me-stik", "d\u0259-\u02c8mes-tik" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "familial", "household" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113541", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "domestic prelate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a priest having permanent honorary membership in the papal household":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Among the special recognitions Lennon received were being named as a domestic prelate in April 1998, and his installation as a Knight of Malta and as a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre in June 2001. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 30 Oct. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1929, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120451", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "domesticated":{ "antonyms":[ "feral", "savage", "undomesticated", "untamed", "wild" ], "definitions":{ ": adapted over time (as by selective breeding) from a wild or natural state to life in close association with and to the benefit of humans":[ "The Incas used one of the first domesticated animals, the llama, to carry goods.", "\u2014 Carolyn Gard", "Because both wildlife and domesticated pets can be unpredictable, instruct your child to first inform you or another adult if she finds a sick or injured animal.", "\u2014 Arliss Ryan", "Scientists expressed concern that the foreign genes could act to reduce genetic diversity in the country's native corn varieties and in the wild progenitor of domesticated corn, known as teosinte.", "\u2014 Carol Kaesuk Yoon", "While the seeds of wild wheat readily fall off the plant and scatter, a change in two genes meant that in domesticated wheat, the seeds remained attached to the stalk; it is this trait that enabled humans to harvest wheat.", "\u2014 Assaf Distelfeld" ], ": brought to the level of ordinary people (as by being expressed in understandable terms)":[ "Darwin wrote like a Victorian, a rich, romantic, yet domesticated prose, refusing technical obscurity for directness, clarity and precision in his representation of the natural world.", "\u2014 George Levine" ], ": made fit for domestic life : adapted to life in a household":[ "After 30 years of marriage, I have documented here many times that I am a thoroughly domesticated creature.", "\u2014 Dave Simpson" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1639, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "d\u0259-\u02c8me-sti-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "domestic", "tame", "tamed" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182639", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "domicile":{ "antonyms":[ "accommodate", "bestow", "billet", "bivouac", "board", "bunk", "camp", "chamber", "encamp", "harbor", "house", "lodge", "put up", "quarter", "roof", "room", "shelter", "take in" ], "definitions":{ ": a dwelling place : place of residence : home":[], ": a person's fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes":[ "Report your change of domicile ." ], ": residence sense 2b":[], ": to establish in or provide with a domicile":[ "the state where the decedent was domiciled" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "You will need to report your change of domicile to your insurance company.", "Students must establish a domicile in the state to be eligible for reduced tuition.", "Verb", "the university domiciles students in a variety of buildings in and around its urban campus", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "And domicile can sometimes seem like an almost mystical concept. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 6 June 2022", "Singapore headquarters was an issue for regulators at the time, but the company has since switched its domicile to the US. \u2014 Liana Baker, Fortune , 26 May 2022", "One concern was Broadcom\u2019s Singapore headquarters, and the company has since switched its domicile to the US. \u2014 Liana Baker, Fortune , 23 May 2022", "One concern was Broadcom\u2019s Singapore headquarters, and the company has since switched its domicile to the US. \u2014 Liana Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022", "Among the first net zero homes in the nation\u2019s capital, this domicile is designed to meet DOE Energy Star for homes requirements. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022", "In addition, state income taxes will be owed in the player\u2019s state of domicile and to many other states in which the player has played a game that year, if the state has an income tax as all except nine do... \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022", "Also note that Netflix\u2019s password-sharing rules apply to individuals in a customer\u2019s household \u2014 not the physical confines of a domicile . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022", "Yes, the camel lives behind a truck stop, which is an unusual domicile for a camel but probably not unprecedented. \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "By having more funds domiciled in Singapore, the government hopes to not only attract more cash, but also jobs in the legal and accounting sectors. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020", "The current crisis might instead prompt us to ask whether companies domiciled in tax havens have any right to come crying to governments for a handout. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 1 May 2020", "That wasn\u2019t the case five years ago when AbbVie sought to reduce its tax bill by merging with Shire, which was domiciled in Ireland where the corporate rate is 12.5% and intellectual property is taxed at 6.25%. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 June 2019", "That levy, collected at the end of December, falls heavily on American giants Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, which have frequently been criticized for sidestepping local taxes by domiciling core operations in lower-tax nations. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2020", "For centuries, a vast range of African art has been domiciled outside the continent. \u2014 Oluwatosin Adeshokan, Quartz Africa , 7 Mar. 2020", "Li, worth some $30 billion as of June, started to reduce his risk in Hong Kong over 30 years ago by re- domiciling his principal holding company in Bermuda well before the U.K. handed its colony back to China in 1999. \u2014 Geoffrey Smith, Fortune , 24 Aug. 2019", "This again indicates that Ford travelled to North Carolina because Williamson was\u2014his attorneys will contend\u2014 domiciled there. \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 27 Sep. 2019", "There is no dispute that Ford is a citizen of Florida and is domiciled there. \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 27 Sep. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1809, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin domicilium , from domus \u2014 see dome entry 1":"Noun and Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bl, \u02c8d\u014d-", "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l", "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-sil", "\u02c8d\u014d-", "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bl" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abode", "diggings", "dwelling", "fireside", "habitation", "hearth", "hearthstone", "home", "house", "lodging", "pad", "place", "quarters", "residence", "roof" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230130", "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "dominance":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": controlling, prevailing, or powerful position especially in a social hierarchy (see hierarchy sense 4 )":[ "male dominance", "political dominance", "companies competing for dominance in the market", "dominance over their rivals" ], ": functional (see functional sense 1b ) asymmetry between a pair of bodily structures (such as the right and left hands)":[ "right brain dominance" ], ": the fact or state of being dominant : such as":[], ": the influence or control over ecological communities exerted by a dominant (see dominant entry 2 sense 2b )":[], ": the property of one of a pair of alleles or traits that suppresses expression (see expression sense 1b(4) ) of the other in the heterozygous condition":[] }, "examples":[ "although Napol\u00e9on had achieved dominance over the European continent, Great Britain still ruled the waves", "the professor's dominance in the field of ancient Greek history", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Free agency and player movement have affected team construction and, by nature, created a shelf life for dominance . \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "The next 15 years saw a battle between the two companies, plus CMP, all vying for computer publication dominance . \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 8 June 2022", "In late summer, two mega fantasy franchises will fight it out for TV dominance in a very expensive battle of the streaming wars. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022", "Conservatives are abandoning policy championed by Reagan and then Bush in favor of harrowing new plans for privatization and cultural dominance . \u2014 Annie Abrams, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022", "Winter and spring continue their battle for dominance over the Washington area with significant swings in temperatures to keep the weather forecasters busy. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022", "Taking place after an American civil war, the dystopian tale focuses on survivors who fight for dominance and survival amid the chaos of a New York City swarming with militias, demagogues and gangs. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Mar. 2022", "Hence the Communist Party\u2019s drive for absolute dominance . \u2014 Seth Cropsey, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022", "Chen is not the only international skating sensation: Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu competed in Beijing hoping for another back-to-back Olympic gold medal in men's skating while 18-year-old Yuma Kagiyama, also of Japan, is poised for dominance . \u2014 Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com , 4 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see dominant entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4m-n\u0259n(t)s", "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s", "\u02c8d\u00e4m(-\u0259)-n\u0259n(t)s", "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259ns" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "domination", "dominion", "hegemony", "imperium", "predominance", "predominancy", "preeminence", "reign", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074211", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dominant":{ "antonyms":[ "last", "least" ], "definitions":{ ": a character or factor that exerts genetic dominance (see dominance sense 1b )":[], ": an individual having a controlling, prevailing, or powerful position in a social hierarchy : a dominant (see dominant entry 1 sense 1 ) individual in a social hierarchy":[], ": any of one or more kinds of organism (such as a species) in an ecological community that exerts a controlling influence on the environment and thereby largely determines what other kinds of organisms are present":[ "dominant conifers" ], ": being the one of a pair of bodily structures that is the more effective or predominant in action":[ "dominant eye", "used her dominant hand" ], ": commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others":[ "the dominant culture" ], ": of, relating to, or exerting ecological or genetic dominance":[ "dominant genes", "dominant and recessive traits" ], ": overlooking and commanding from a superior position":[ "a dominant hill" ], ": the fifth tone of a major or minor scale (see scale entry 5 sense 1 )":[], ": very important, powerful, or successful":[ "a dominant theme", "a dominant industry", "the team's dominant performance" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "The company is now dominant in its market.", "It is the dominant culture in the region.", "the dominant female of the pack", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "There may be some resistance from telecom operators who are still struggling to shape a dominant position in this new ecosystem. \u2014 Michel Kilzi, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "Both vaccines were tested when the Omicron variant was the dominant strain of coronavirus. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 21 June 2022", "To keep up with demand and maintain its dominant market position, Amazon will have to solve its warehouse staffing challenge amid a broader reshuffling in the US labor market. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 17 June 2022", "Services such as Patreon and Kickstarter are jostling for a dominant position in this direct-to-consumer creative marketplace. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022", "Apple avoided that responsibility, and abused its dominant position vis-\u00e0-vis dating-app providers. \u2014 Nathaniel Mott, PCMAG , 12 June 2022", "Within weeks, that version of the virus \u2014 now referred to as BA.1.1 \u2014 had overtaken the delta variant as the dominant strain. \u2014 Sara G. Miller, NBC News , 7 June 2022", "Watching and waiting for a downturn also seems to be the dominant investor position across the sector, and this wasn\u2019t something Mr. K\u00e4llenius could hope to address. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 20 May 2022", "In a shallow water grappling fight, Midtb\u00f8 and his opponent start out on their knees in the tide, with the goal being to achieve a dominant position, subdue the other, and get their head under the water. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 14 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Sunday\u2019s blowout loss and last week\u2019s stunning defeat to the Jets have erased all the goodwill coach Zac Taylor earned from a 5-2 start and a dominant over the Ravens. \u2014 C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com , 9 Nov. 2021", "But the system has changed to become point-guard dominant . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2021", "If Duarte pans out, he's considered a more versatile version of McDermott who is right-hand dominant and primarily used on one side of the floor because of it. \u2014 J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star , 30 July 2021", "In California, new data from the California Department of Public Health found that 35.6% of coronavirus variants analyzed in June have been delta variant, up from 5.6% in May and making the delta variant the dominant in the state. \u2014 Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY , 5 July 2021", "After six wins last season behind a dominant , if under the radar, nationally ranked defense, WVU could be poised for a move in the Big 12. \u2014 Chuck Carlton, Dallas News , 28 May 2021", "The vaccine also has been found to have good efficacy against the variant dominant in South Africa. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome And Andrew Meldrum, Star Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021", "Experts think the AstraZeneca vaccine could still offer better protection against severe disease and death caused by the variant dominant in South Africa, but that has not yet been tested. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, Star Tribune , 16 Feb. 2021", "Researchers have also found that the variant dominant in the U.K. is also more deadly than the original virus. \u2014 Karel Janicek, Star Tribune , 16 Feb. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin dominant-, dominans , present participle of dominari \u2014 see dominate":"Adjective and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4m-n\u0259nt", "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259nt", "-n\u0259nt" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dominant Adjective dominant , predominant , paramount , preponderant mean superior to all others in influence or importance. dominant applies to something that is uppermost because ruling or controlling. a dominant social class predominant applies to something that exerts, often temporarily, the most marked influence. a predominant emotion paramount implies supremacy in importance, rank, or jurisdiction. unemployment was the paramount issue in the campaign preponderant applies to an element or factor that outweighs all others in influence or effect. preponderant evidence in her favor", "synonyms":[ "arch", "big", "capital", "cardinal", "central", "chief", "first", "foremost", "grand", "great", "greatest", "highest", "key", "leading", "main", "master", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "paramount", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primal", "primary", "principal", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111535", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dominant wavelength":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": wavelength of the spectrum light that when combined in suitable proportions with the specified achromatic light yields a match with the light being considered \u2014 see color sense 1c":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135220", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dominate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": rule , control":[ "an empire that dominated the world" ], ": to be predominant in":[ "sugar maples dominate the forest" ], ": to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on":[ "the ambition that has dominated his life" ], ": to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in":[ "name brands dominate the market" ], ": to have or exert mastery, control, or preeminence":[ "his desire to dominate", "a dominating factor in industrial growth" ], ": to occupy a more elevated or superior position":[], ": to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position":[ "a hill that dominates the town" ] }, "examples":[ "One company has dominated the market for years.", "He dominated her life for many years.", "His work dominated the art scene last year.", "Our team dominated throughout the game.", "Our team dominated play throughout the game.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Whites continue to dominate executive and C-suite level positions at most major banks and insurance companies, studies have shown. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 8 June 2022", "The reversion to lockdown is the latest reminder that despite the easing of restrictions, the government's zero-Covid policy -- comprised of mass testing, extensive quarantine and snap lockdowns -- will continue to dominate everyday life. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN , 3 June 2022", "Despite their prevalence in our economy\u2014there are roughly 31 million small businesses in the U.S. alone\u2014major corporations continue to dominate . \u2014 Ed Jay, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "Also on board were the most advanced weapons system of its time, and the aircraft had the speed, maneuverability and all-out power needed to dominate the air. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022", "Young players continue to dominate golf's older stars: The last four winners of major championships have been in their 20s \u2014 Thomas, Scottie Scheffler (the Masters), Collin Morikawa (British Open), and Jon Rahm (U.S. Open champion). \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 23 May 2022", "But with Starship, SpaceX could disrupt the market yet again, and continue to dominate the industry. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 14 May 2022", "Similarly, the White House's projection assumes Omicron subvariants continue to dominate and that a dramatically different strain of the virus doesn't evolve, The Post reported. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 May 2022", "This will be a very interesting matchup to see if Kelly can continue to dominate against one of the best teams in baseball. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin dominatus , past participle of dominari , from dominus master; akin to Latin domus house \u2014 more at dome":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "conquer", "overpower", "pacify", "subdue", "subject", "subjugate", "subordinate", "vanquish" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113446", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dominating":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": rule , control":[ "an empire that dominated the world" ], ": to be predominant in":[ "sugar maples dominate the forest" ], ": to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on":[ "the ambition that has dominated his life" ], ": to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in":[ "name brands dominate the market" ], ": to have or exert mastery, control, or preeminence":[ "his desire to dominate", "a dominating factor in industrial growth" ], ": to occupy a more elevated or superior position":[], ": to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position":[ "a hill that dominates the town" ] }, "examples":[ "One company has dominated the market for years.", "He dominated her life for many years.", "His work dominated the art scene last year.", "Our team dominated throughout the game.", "Our team dominated play throughout the game.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Whites continue to dominate executive and C-suite level positions at most major banks and insurance companies, studies have shown. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 8 June 2022", "The reversion to lockdown is the latest reminder that despite the easing of restrictions, the government's zero-Covid policy -- comprised of mass testing, extensive quarantine and snap lockdowns -- will continue to dominate everyday life. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN , 3 June 2022", "Despite their prevalence in our economy\u2014there are roughly 31 million small businesses in the U.S. alone\u2014major corporations continue to dominate . \u2014 Ed Jay, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "Also on board were the most advanced weapons system of its time, and the aircraft had the speed, maneuverability and all-out power needed to dominate the air. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022", "Young players continue to dominate golf's older stars: The last four winners of major championships have been in their 20s \u2014 Thomas, Scottie Scheffler (the Masters), Collin Morikawa (British Open), and Jon Rahm (U.S. Open champion). \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 23 May 2022", "But with Starship, SpaceX could disrupt the market yet again, and continue to dominate the industry. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 14 May 2022", "Similarly, the White House's projection assumes Omicron subvariants continue to dominate and that a dramatically different strain of the virus doesn't evolve, The Post reported. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 May 2022", "This will be a very interesting matchup to see if Kelly can continue to dominate against one of the best teams in baseball. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin dominatus , past participle of dominari , from dominus master; akin to Latin domus house \u2014 more at dome":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "conquer", "overpower", "pacify", "subdue", "subject", "subjugate", "subordinate", "vanquish" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063703", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dominatingly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in a dominating manner":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061615", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "domination":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": dominion sense 3":[], ": exercise of mastery or ruling power":[], ": exercise of preponderant, governing, or controlling influence":[], ": supremacy or preeminence over another":[] }, "examples":[ "auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market", "the Spanish domination of the Americas in the 16th century", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Strong meter can temper hot subjects, such as homosexual desire, domination , the need for speed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022", "But in recent decades, the advent (and domination ) of streaming has shaken up the traditional mold, helped along by a pandemic that delayed production schedules and exacerbated viewers\u2019 binge-watching habits. \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 28 May 2022", "Since the beginning of 2022, aesthetics associated with BDSM \u2014 a set of erotic practices that include bondage, domination , sadism, and masochism \u2014 have entered the mainstream fashion landscape. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 2 May 2022", "The thing is, Kershaw has been one of baseball\u2019s best pitchers for three times that long, 15 years of domination , devastation, resilience and ultimately redemption. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022", "Her character's classic 1983 Miami style, including the cat eye sunnies, instantly domination fashion at the time and have since been influential in countless fashion spreads. \u2014 Bianca Brutus, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022", "For this film, the idea was to tell a universal tale of passion, timely as ever, by exploring the relationships of domination , control and submission in the creative world, and the relationship between a muse and someone powerful. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 9 Feb. 2022", "That summer of 2000, Mexican voters stunned the world by ending 70 years of domination by the Institutional Revolutionary Party. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022", "By presenting men insecure about their masculinity with an enemy in need of domination , fascist-friendly media personalities can pull their audience to the right. \u2014 Parker Molloy, Rolling Stone , 25 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "dominance", "dominion", "hegemony", "imperium", "predominance", "predominancy", "preeminence", "reign", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184350", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "domineck":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": dominique":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "from Dominique (Dominica), one of the Windward islands, West Indies":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4m\u0259\u02ccnek" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111926", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "domineer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control":[], ": to tyrannize over":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "La Vecchia Signora were at their domineering best for the first time in what feels like forever. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019", "There, Ned is raised by his domineering mother, Ellen (The Babadook\u2019s Essie Davis, who\u2019s married to Kurzel in real life), once his Irish-convict father, Red (Ben Corbett), exits the picture. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 23 Apr. 2020", "Most of the people sharing photos of domineering goats and marauding boars are not expressing a latent death wish. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020", "The developments have added to fears about China\u2019s domineering presence in the Pacific. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Sep. 2019", "Rey\u2019s ascension to the central role in Star Wars (replete with the late Carrie Fisher\u2019s zombie-like yet domineering Leia and Laura Dern\u2019s stern Vice Admiral Holdo) proves that everyone now feels The Force and its contagion: non-binary marketing. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Dec. 2019", "We were concerned that Sharon was domineering , but Catherine professed to be happy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2019", "Along the way, Welts became keenly aware of Stern\u2019s domineering ways. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com , 19 Jan. 2020", "We were concerned that Sharon was domineering , but Catherine professed to be happy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1591, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Dutch domineren , from French dominer , from Latin dominari":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8nir" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111424", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "domineering":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": inclined to exercise arbitrary and overbearing control over others":[] }, "examples":[ "the younger children in the family were controlled by a domineering older sister", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But Elle\u2019s most vicious spats are with the institute\u2019s domineering director, Jan Stevens (a supremely icy Gwendoline Christie), who, as the group\u2019s wealthy patron, insists on maintaining a level of creative input. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022", "Exuberantly eclectic, The Clamor of Ornament is a welcome antidote to provincial claims of exceptionalism and domineering hierarchies of style. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "Is fashion, an industry anchored by women and gay men, such a victim of stubborn cultural stereotypes that the domineering , fearsome editor is just an eternal archetype? \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022", "Smith has considerable momentum for his justly celebrated (and SAG-winning) turn as Richard Williams, who\u2019s domineering and manipulative in his own ways but utterly guileless by comparison. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022", "Smith has considerable momentum for his justly celebrated (and SAG-winning) turn as Richard Williams, who\u2019s domineering and manipulative in his own ways but utterly guileless by comparison. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022", "Milan had won the previous derby in Serie A back in early February, but the manner of their victory wasn\u2019t as authoritative, as domineering , as Inter\u2019s victory in the Coppa. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "My Mom Died, McCurdy tracks how her domineering mother pushed her towards becoming a Nickelodeon mainstay, which led to anxiety, shame, and self-loathing that manifested into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022", "The play is about boys sent to live with their domineering grandma (played by Mason) in 1940s Brooklyn. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1588, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8nir-i\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for domineering masterful , domineering , imperious , peremptory , imperative mean tending to impose one's will on others. masterful implies a strong personality and ability to act authoritatively. her masterful personality soon dominated the movement domineering suggests an overbearing or arbitrary manner and an obstinate determination to enforce one's will. children controlled by domineering parents imperious implies a commanding nature or manner and often suggests arrogant assurance. an imperious executive used to getting his own way peremptory implies an abrupt dictatorial manner coupled with an unwillingness to brook disobedience or dissent. given a peremptory dismissal imperative implies peremptoriness arising more from the urgency of the situation than from an inherent will to dominate. an imperative appeal for assistance", "synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "authoritative", "autocratic", "autocratical", "bossy", "despotic", "dictatorial", "imperious", "masterful", "overbearing", "peremptory", "tyrannical", "tyrannic", "tyrannous" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055047", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dominie":{ "antonyms":[ "layman", "layperson", "secular" ], "definitions":{ ": clergyman":[], ": schoolmaster":[] }, "examples":[ "a small village where the doctor and the dominie were the two pillars of society" ], "first_known_use":{ "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin domine , vocative of dominus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "sense 1 is usually \u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0113", "sense 2 is usually \u02c8d\u014d-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "clergyperson", "cleric", "clerical", "clerk", "deacon", "divine", "ecclesiastic", "minister", "preacher", "priest", "reverend" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095359", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dominion":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a self-governing nation of the Commonwealth of Nations other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as chief of state":[], ": absolute ownership":[], ": an order of angels \u2014 see celestial hierarchy":[], ": domain":[], ": supreme authority : sovereignty":[ "having dominion over the natural world" ] }, "examples":[ "The U.S. has dominion over the island.", "The countries fought for dominion of the territory.", "the dominions of the empire", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In fact, the championship itself ever-so-slightly predates the NCAA\u2019s dominion over women\u2019s intercollegiate athletics. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022", "This saved Finland from Russian dominion but also delayed full integration with the West. \u2014 Adam O\u2019neal, WSJ , 12 June 2022", "Along with Russia\u2019s naval dominion in the Black Sea, annexation would tighten Moscow\u2019s stranglehold on the Ukrainian economy and solidify its blockade of Ukraine\u2019s southern coast. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022", "When Kyivan Rus had collapsed, most of its lands had been absorbed by Lithuania, but some of its northeastern territories remained under the dominion of a Mongol successor state. \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022", "The press barons were more than willing to use military force to establish or uphold their country\u2019s dominion over non-White nations. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022", "Allowing rumination to take agency over your dominion can lead to a negative frame of mind, less proactive behavior, self-sabotage, and hypertension. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022", "Could this be the beginning of the end of meat \u2014 or at least red meat, with its aura of dominion and glory? \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022", "Embedded in an experimental comedy is the tale of a tragic overreacher, a mortal who has come to assume a godlike dominion over the rest of the planet. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English dominioun , from Middle French dominion , modification of Latin dominium , from dominus \u2014 see dominical":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u0259-\u02c8min-y\u0259n", "d\u0259-\u02c8mi-ny\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dominion power , authority , jurisdiction , control , command , sway , dominion mean the right to govern or rule or determine. power implies possession of ability to wield force, authority, or influence. the power to mold public opinion authority implies power for a specific purpose within specified limits. granted the authority to manage her estate jurisdiction applies to official power exercised within prescribed limits. the bureau having jurisdiction over parks control stresses the power to direct and restrain. you are responsible for the students under your control command implies the power to make arbitrary decisions and compel obedience. the army officer in command sway suggests the extent of exercised power or influence. the empire extended its sway over the region dominion stresses sovereign power or supreme authority. given dominion over all the animals", "synonyms":[ "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "dominance", "domination", "hegemony", "imperium", "predominance", "predominancy", "preeminence", "reign", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061610", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "don":{ "antonyms":[ "doff", "remove", "take off" ], "definitions":{ ": a Spanish nobleman or gentleman":[ "\u2014 used as a title prefixed to the Christian name" ], ": a person of consequence : grandee":[ "the great dons of wit", "\u2014 John Dryden" ], ": a powerful Mafia leader":[], ": to put on (an article of clothing)":[ "donned his hat and gloves" ], ": to wrap oneself in : take on sense 3a":[ "the donning of new and more tyrannous moralities", "\u2014 Edward Sapir" ], "director of nursing":[], "river 1224 miles (1969 kilometers) long in Russia in Europe flowing southeast and then southwest into the Sea of Azov":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "He donned his gloves and hat.", "she donned her best gown for the ball", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Prince George often wears timeless pieces from Ralph Lauren, while Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis frequently don adorable outfits from U.K.-based label Amaia. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 26 June 2022", "Simply microwave the vinegar until boiling, then don a pair of thick rubber gloves to protect your hands from the heat. \u2014 Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022", "While executives don the classic suit at conferences, albeit more often tieless than not nowadays, Bankman-Fried wears shorts and tee-shirts. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 18 June 2022", "Officers wear their police uniform and bike helmet, and some may don a reflective yellow vest, all which is trying to set an example for other cyclists. \u2014 cleveland , 16 May 2022", "To dismiss any role for biological factors is to don a different set of blinkers. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022", "Suffice it to say that the overwhelmingly white professional-class women who don these costumes don\u2019t inhabit a country on the verge of becoming a theocracy or even a patriarchy, but an oligarchy\u2014the harms of which they\u2019ll be relatively spared from. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 5 May 2022", "Science shows that the cloth masks that most people don make little difference in preventing transmission and illness. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022", "The more subdued spectators who attend the draft in person are known to wear their team colors, while others don more elaborate costumes representing their allegiances. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Charlotte Brewer, an Oxford don , published her book Treasure-House of the Language: The Living OED. \u2014 Bryan A. Garner, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022", "The group conspired to organize into teams, undergo paramilitary training, coordinate travel, assemble and stage weapons and don combat and tactical gear before most joined the Capitol breach, prosecutors alleged. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022", "Robin Kirkpatrick, a Cambridge don , did a masterly translation for Penguin Classics. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021", "The pair don modest but fashionable clothing and are surrounded by elegant scientific equipment. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Sep. 2021", "Shelby Grad, the inimitable don of Metro, has shaped the big-picture strategy along with countless individual stories. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2021", "Peter Gotti, the mafia boss who succeeded his infamous brother as the don of the Gambino crime family, died while serving a federal prison sentence, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. \u2014 Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner , 26 Feb. 2021", "Ma, a Harvard graduate, is as expansively bookish and as intellectually curious as any literary don . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2021", "Helping his don his official robes were Larry Green, president of the St. Tammany Bar Association, and Donald Lee, a member of the Washington Parish Bar Associations. \u2014 NOLA.com , 15 Oct. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, contraction of do on":"Verb", "Spanish, from Latin dominus master \u2014 more at dame":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "put on", "slip (on ", "throw (on)" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112913", "type":[ "abbreviation", "geographical name", "noun", "verb" ] }, "don't tell me":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123419", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "don't touch that dial":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": don't change the channel/station":[ "We'll be back right after this commercial, so don't touch that dial !" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105730", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "don't want to know":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122421", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "don/wear sackcloth and ashes":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to publicly express or show sorrow or regret for having done something wrong":[ "He should be forced to wear sackcloth and ashes and apologize for his lies." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040208", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "donate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to make a donation":[], ": to transfer (a particle, such as an electron) to another atom or molecule":[] }, "examples":[ "The computers were donated by local companies.", "We donated our old clothes to charity.", "people who donate money to political candidates", "He donates some of his free time to volunteer work.", "Everyone is encouraged to donate .", "People are encouraged to donate blood.", "Please sign this form if you would like to donate your organs when you die.", "You can donate at the blood bank every eight weeks.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Warren said voters can donate money and time to efforts to change the state constitutions in Kansas and Michigan. \u2014 Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022", "And there were also the complicated politics of appearing to donate money to the Houthis. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022", "Users also have the option to donate their money to local businesses, non-profits, or fundraisers that have signed up in the area. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022", "For the first time, Hubbard decided to donate money, phone-bank and canvass for a candidate. \u2014 Priscella Vegastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "The Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou donated the land on which the Tokan facility is built and benevolent members of the community, both local and international, also donate money, food and other supplies. \u2014 Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN , 2 June 2022", "Fashion designers and major restaurant chains like 3.1 Philip Lim and Panda Express are teaming up to donate money for organizations fighting food insecurity. \u2014 Sonia Chopra, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022", "Pro-Russian military bloggers, some of them embedded with Russian troops, are urging their followers to donate money to buy night vision equipment and basic drones. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022", "Donate money: Communities across the country have come together to donate money to help Uvalde. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 25 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1785, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "back-formation from donation":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u014d-\u02c8n\u0101t", "\u02c8d\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101t" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for donate give , present , donate , bestow , confer , afford mean to convey to another as a possession. give , the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means. give alms gave her a ride on a pony give my love to your mother present carries a note of formality and ceremony. present an award donate is likely to imply a publicized giving (as to charity). donate a piano to the orphanage bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver. bestow unwanted advice confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor). confer an honorary degree afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver. the trees afford shade a development that affords us some hope", "synonyms":[ "bestow", "contribute", "give", "give away", "present", "volunteer" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222114", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "donate/give blood":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to have blood taken out of one's body so that it can be put into the body of a person who needs it":[ "She donates/gives blood twice a year." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024822", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "donated stock":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": stock that is returned to a corporation by promoters or stockholders who have received it as full-paid stock in exchange for property in order that it may be sold to provide capital":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111813", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donatee":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a recipient of a free gift":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccn\u0101\u00a6-", "\u00a6d\u014dn\u0259\u00a6t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095600", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donatio":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u014d\u02c8n\u00e4t\u0113\u02cc\u014d", "-n\u0101sh\u0113\u02cc\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000348", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donatio propter nuptias":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a marriage gift or settlement required by law of the husband or his family early during the later Roman Empire and that was required by Justinian to be equal to the wife's dowry but permitted to be made after and used for expenses of the marriage":[ "\u2014 formerly called when made before the marriage donatio ante nuptias" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, gift because of marriage":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccpr\u00e4pt\u0259r\u02c8n\u0259psh\u0113\u0259s", "-\u02ccpr\u022fpt\u0259r\u02c8nu\u0307pt\u0113\u02cc\u00e4s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100837", "type":[] }, "donation":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a free contribution : gift":[], ": the act or an instance of donating : such as":[], ": the making of a gift especially to a charity or public institution":[] }, "examples":[ "The organization is funded by private donations .", "We are grateful for the donation of whatever you can afford to give.", "trying to encourage the donation of blood", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The family asked that in lieu of flowers, mourners make a memorial donation to St. Jude\u2019s Children\u2019s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022", "To make a donation to ADC\u2019s Act Blue account, go to secure.actblue.com/donate/avon-democratic-club-1. \u2014 cleveland , 26 June 2022", "Rice would like Jenner to share her swimsuit on her Instagram account, and would ask Gaultier or Jenner to make a donation to Keep A Breast or the Chicago Women\u2019s Health Center, too. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022", "Under the terms, Heyer was required to perform 50 hours of community service, attend an anger management course and make a donation to a gun violence prevention fund. \u2014 Lisa Maria Garza, Orlando Sentinel , 31 May 2022", "Ed Mitzen, a businessman and philanthropist, told reporters in Tulsa that he was prompted to make the donation after reading news reports about the massacre. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022", "So get your family to make a donation , organize a march, or do something else in an effort to curb violence in this country. \u2014 John Duffy, CNN , 17 May 2022", "For more information about the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust and Cedar Gorge Clay Bluffs or to make a donation , visit www.owlt.org/cedar-gorge-clay-bluffs. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2022", "Costume contest participants are asked to make a $15 donation to the Helen Woodward Animal Center. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English donatyowne , from Latin donation-, donatio , from donare to present, from donum gift; akin to Latin dare to give \u2014 more at date":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u014d-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "alms", "benefaction", "beneficence", "charity", "contribution", "philanthropy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005412", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donation party":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a party at which some gift is brought to the host by each guest":[ "a donation party for the minister" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190236", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donative":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a special gift or donation":[], ": of or relating to donation":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "the support of the military was bought with a large donative to a couple of well-placed generals", "regarded her annual bonus as a just recompense for her job performance and not as some corporate donative", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "In addition, the administration will authorize donative remittances. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1559, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin donativus , from donatus":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-", "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259-tiv", "or \u02c8d\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101-", "d\u014d-\u02c8n\u0101-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bonus", "cumshaw", "dividend", "extra", "gratuity", "gravy", "gravy train", "lagniappe", "perk", "perquisite", "throw-in", "tip" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015154", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "donator":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": donor":[] }, "examples":[ "a frequent donator of funds to research foundations", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Link was an original donator to the show's Kickstarter back in 2015, and for years fans have been asking them to make a sauce for the show. \u2014 Chris O'connell, Chron , 6 Apr. 2022", "Political loyalties also differed by company, according to the data, which pulled from Federal Election Commission data on primary donations and only includes itemized donations (sums of less than $200 don\u2019t require that a donator list their job). \u2014 Rani Molla, Vox , 26 June 2019", "Donators were called to the stage one-by-one including 10-year-old Juan Palomino. \u2014 Emily Bloch, Sun-Sentinel.com , 26 May 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "d\u014d-\u02c8n\u0101-", "\u02c8d\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "angel", "benefactor", "donor", "fairy godmother", "Maecenas", "patron", "sugar daddy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201034", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donax":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a genus of small marine bivalve mollusks that is the type of the family Donacidae and that includes forms having long separate siphons, a well-developed foot, and an equivalve somewhat triangular shell":[], ": coquina sense 1":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin, a shellfish, from Greek":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014d\u02ccnaks" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025248", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doncella":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of several brightly colored wrasses of the West Indies and Florida:":[], ": either of two West Indian timber trees ( Byrsonima spicata and B. cuneata ) valued for their hard wood \u2014 compare surette":[], ": ladyfish sense b":[], ": the slippery dick and closely related fishes":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "American Spanish, from Spanish, girl, virgin, housemaid, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicilla , diminutive of Latin domina lady":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u00e4n\u02c8sel\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220112", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "done":{ "antonyms":[ "continuing", "incomplete", "ongoing", "uncompleted", "undone", "unfinished" ], "definitions":{ ": arrived at or brought to an end":[ "One more question and we're done ." ], ": conformable to social convention":[ "not the done thing" ], ": cooked sufficiently":[ "Check to see if the meat is done ." ], ": doomed to failure, defeat, or death":[], ": gone by : over":[ "The day of the circus big top is done ." ], ": physically exhausted":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "Check to see if the meat is done .", "Getting a divorce just wasn't done at the time." ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "complete", "completed", "concluded", "down", "ended", "finished", "over", "over with", "terminated", "through", "up" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003901", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "done for":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": mortally stricken : doomed":[], ": sunk in defeat : beaten":[] }, "examples":[ "with no means of escape, the stranded climbers knew that they were done for" ], "first_known_use":{ "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259n-\u02ccf\u022fr" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dead", "done", "doomed", "finished", "kaput", "kaputt", "ruined", "sunk" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171513", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "donkey":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a stupid or obstinate person":[], ": the domestic ass ( Equus asinus )":[] }, "examples":[ "we put our bags on the donkey and headed down the canyon", "called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Republicans are engaged in a cynical game of pin the inflation on the donkey . \u2014 Alan S. Blinder, WSJ , 28 June 2022", "Laughing, always laughing\u2014at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey . \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022", "Instead, just seconds before the credits rolled, viewers are taken back to the Saturday-morning flashback, and Jack is watching his family play pin the tail on the donkey . \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022", "Meanwhile, Kate wants to play pin the tail on the donkey . \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 24 May 2022", "What kind of adolescent plays pin the tail on the donkey ? \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "And how\u2019s this for a wild-card possibility: EO (still seeking U.S. distribution), the story of a donkey in a circus (inspired by Robert Bresson\u2019s 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar), from veteran Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022", "In Italian, to be a donkey , or asino, means to either not be good in school or to work to the point of exhaustion. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022", "Childhood toys such as a hobby horse are turned into erotic playthings, and pastimes such as pin-the-tail-on-the- donkey become games of seduction. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022f\u014b-", "\u02c8d\u00e4\u014b-k\u0113", "\u02c8d\u0259\u014b-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ass", "burro", "jackass", "moke" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172720", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donkey's years":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a very long time":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1927, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aeon", "eon", "age", "blue moon", "coon's age", "cycle", "eternity", "forever", "long", "months", "moon" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042808", "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "donnism":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": donnish attitude or manner":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "don entry 1 + -ism":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4\u02ccniz\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115340", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donnot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": donought":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "by alteration":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4n\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185337", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donnybrook":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually public quarrel or dispute":[], ": free-for-all , brawl":[], "city in the province of Leinster, eastern Ireland":[] }, "examples":[ "A donnybrook has erupted over the court's decision.", "a dozen people were arrested after the donnybrook at the stadium", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The unequal three-way donnybrook \u2014 film critics on one side, the vox populi and aggrieved artists on the other \u2014 is a digital-era twist on a perennial Hollywood story. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022", "Second, there is that political donnybrook sense of a right ugly fight while people hammer each other in hopes of furthering their own agendas. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021", "City officials said the donnybrook between FirstEnergy and Cleveland Public Power has spanned several years, both inside and outside courtrooms, fights that are likely to continue. \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 13 Jan. 2021", "Wilson then followed up his battering of Buchnevich by body-slamming Artemiy Panarin to the ice during the ensuing donnybrook . \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 4 May 2021", "What followed is a legal donnybrook that has the region\u2019s top law firms fighting to keep documents about the hospital under seal. \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2021", "But in the partisan donnybrook surrounding the bill\u2019s passage, little attention was paid to the fact that the benefits cut off at the margin rather than sloping down. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2021", "On top of this, the legislatures appointing electors would trigger a historic donnybrook in Congress, which considers objections to electoral ballots under the Electoral Count Act of 1887. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 13 Nov. 2020", "The other Senate race in Georgia is a donnybrook featuring eight Democrats, six Republicans, five independents, and one from the Libertarian and Green Party. \u2014 al , 27 Oct. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Donnybrook Fair, annual Irish event known for its brawls":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0113-\u02ccbru\u0307k" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "affray", "brawl", "broil", "fracas", "fray", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "rough-and-tumble", "row", "ruckus", "ruction" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031238", "type":[ "geographical name", "noun" ] }, "donor":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a compound capable of giving up a part (such as an atom, chemical group, or subatomic particle) for combination with an acceptor":[], ": an impurity added to a semiconductor to increase the number of mobile electrons":[], ": one that gives, donates, or presents something":[], ": one used as a source of biological material (such as blood or an organ)":[] }, "examples":[ "The money was raised from individual donors .", "She is one of the charity's major donors .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Yass is the second biggest donor to the Club (which did not return ProPublica\u2019s requests for comment). \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022", "Thiel, who had long been a quiet donor to conservative think tanks, became a funder of the National Conservatism Conference, an emerging venue for rising populist figures on the right. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022", "Thiel, who had long been a quiet donor to conservative think tanks became a funder of the National Conservatism Conference, an emerging venue for rising populist figures on the right. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 19 June 2022", "Doctors who worked on the new technique are now investigating whether the method could be expanded to other patients, including pediatric transplant patients that have already rejected a donor \u2019s kidney. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 16 June 2022", "Micato is a major donor and proud supporter of Huru, launched 15 years ago by AmericaShare\u2019s co-founder Lorna Macleod. \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 7 June 2022", "Volodymyr Onyshchuk, a Ukrainian IT engineer living in the Czech Republic who is a regular donor to Mr. Prytula\u2019s charity, won the prize. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022", "The donor center is located in the Middletown Plaza at 856 Washington St. in the Staples Plaza. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022", "Walk-ins are welcome, or registration can be done in advance by going to the Versiti blood donation website, donate.illinois.versiti.org/ donor /schedules/zip, or calling 800-7TO-GIVE. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 31 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English donoure , from Anglo-French doneur , from Latin donator , from donare":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccn\u022fr", "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259r", "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259r, -\u02ccn\u022fr", "-\u02ccn\u022f(\u0259)r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "angel", "benefactor", "donator", "fairy godmother", "Maecenas", "patron", "sugar daddy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080641", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donor card":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a card that says a person wants to donate his or her organs when he or she dies":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081514", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donorship":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": presentation by or relation of a donor":[ "of unavowed donorship" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccship" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114049", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donought":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": do-nothing sense 1":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "do entry 1 + nought":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105724", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donship":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": position as a university don":[], ": possession of the title or rank of a don":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "don entry 1 + -ship":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4n\u02ccship" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032921", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donsie":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": restive":[], ": saucy":[], ": slightly ill":[], ": unlucky":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Scottish Gaelic donas evil, harm + English -ie":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4n(t)-s\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230606", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "donum":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a land measure used in regions included in the former Ottoman Empire and of varying size but usually less than one acre":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Turkish d\u00f6n\u00fcm , literally, turn":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4n\u0259m", "\u02c8d\u014dn-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191356", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donut":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a controlled skid that sends an automobile into a tight circle of at least 360 degrees":[ "\u2014 usually used in the phrase do doughnuts Doing doughnuts ? You haven't heard about this? This is what they steal the cars for. Top speed, they slam on the brakes, yank the emergency brake, twist the steering wheel, and the car starts spinning. Wheeling the car in circles at tremendous speeds. \u2014 Philip Roth" ], ": a small usually ring-shaped piece of sweet fried dough":[], ": something (such as a mathematical torus ) that has a round shape like a doughnut":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102542", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donzel":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a young gentleman in training for knighthood : squire , page":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian donzello , from Old Italian, from Old Proven\u00e7al donzel , from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicillus , diminutive of Latin dominus master":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4nz\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185551", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "donzella":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": damsel":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian, from Old Italian, from Old Proven\u00e7al donsela , from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicilla , diminutive of Latin domina lady":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u00e4n\u02c8zel\u0259", "d\u014dnt\u02c8sel\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115932", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doo-doo":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": feces":[], ": in trouble":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1948, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "baby talk":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u00fc" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dirt", "dropping", "dung", "excrement", "excreta", "feces", "ordure", "poop", "scat", "slops", "soil", "waste" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104319", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doob":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": bermuda grass":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Hindi d\u016bb , from Sanskrit d\u016brv\u0101":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u00fcb" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115723", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doobie":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a marijuana cigarette : joint":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The stock was trading at around $360 at the time, making the doobie -smokin\u2019 price a substantial premium. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022", "For knocking around with, cracking a joke, sharing a doobie , firing a paintball? \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 11 Mar. 2022", "Scientists on both ends of the spectrum disagree on the effects of the doobie , and meanwhile the tokers just keep bogeying up on the high side. \u2014 Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com , 10 July 2021", "Also known as doobie , fatty, J, bone, cone or a spliff, and mixed with tobacco Kief: The leftover residue when the flower is separated from the cannabis plant. \u2014 Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press , 3 Dec. 2019", "For much of the video, her hair is swept up in headscarves; it\u2019s no Rihanna doobie wrap, but it\u2019s striking (and maternal) all the same. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 29 May 2018", "Each model was given a doobie wrap of sorts, with hair blow dried, tightened, and flattened to the head in a circular pattern using Redken\u2019s Hardwear Hair Gel. \u2014 Kathleen Hou, The Cut , 13 Sep. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1967, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-b\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200259", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doocot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": dovecot":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English dowcot, dowecote":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fck\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180204", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doodad":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten : gadget":[], ": an ornamental attachment or decoration":[] }, "examples":[ "where does this little doodad go?", "has a habit of buying gadgets and doodads sold on television shopping channels", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One\u2019s a literal box; the other is a curvilinear space oyster that looks like a background doodad from Mass Effect. \u2014 Jess Grey, Wired , 12 Nov. 2021", "To make a dream box, first have kids decorate an empty tissue box with markers, glue, and little doodads (yarn balls, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, buttons, sequins, whatever!). \u2014 Rebecca Renner, National Geographic , 11 May 2020", "Planes aren't flying, cars aren't driving, consumers aren't buying the petrochemical doodads that pervade modern life. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2020", "Amber Gorby ordered the beach towels, stuffed animals, smartphone chargers and the other doodads found by the cash registers at HomeTown Pharmacy's three dozen stores. \u2014 M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press , 21 Apr. 2020", "For the most powerful wash, position the tines (sharp doodads ) of forks and the bowls of spoons sticking up. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Apr. 2020", "Katona herself was a garden artist before Xanderland; her yard was alive with flowers, a koi pond, dozens of wind chimes, a forest of glass mushrooms, a huge fairy mosaic in the grass and shiny spinning doodads amid it all. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2020", "In the next room, a separate crew was putting together a cockpit made primarily of plywood and various blinking doodads to simulate the interior of a helicopter. \u2014 Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2020", "IoT manufacturers will often outsource components, so a mistake in one SoC can impact a wide range of connected doodads . \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 22 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccdad" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dingus", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy", "whatchamacallit", "whatnot", "whatsit", "whatsis", "what-is-it" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084839", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doodah":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small, useful device : gadget , doodad":[ "These charming little doodahs are a surprisingly efficient and very stylish way to amplify your MP3 player.", "\u2014 Wales on Sunday , 21 Nov. 2010" ], ": a state of tremulous excitement":[ "opening night\u2014all of a doodah", "\u2014 J. B. Priestley" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc\u02ccd\u0227" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235418", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doodeen":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of doodeen variant spelling of dudeen" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163546", "type":[] }, "doodia":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small genus of Asian and Australasian ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with curved sori in rows between the margin and midrib of the frond segments":[], ": any plant of the genus Doodia":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Samuel Doody \u20201706 English botanist + New Latin -ia":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcd\u0113\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170518", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doodle":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": dawdle , trifle":[], ": to make a doodle":[], ": to produce by doodling":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "She doodled in her notebook instead of taking notes.", "I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "You'll be given the option to doodle your signature on your screen, which is easier to get right than on a computer. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022", "But don\u2019t treat your package as a canvas for your inner artist to doodle all over. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 2 Dec. 2021", "Read, take photographs, journal, keep a hundred notebooks to draw, doodle and scribble down midnight ideas. \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021", "But don\u2019t treat your package as a canvas for your inner Picasso to doodle . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 3 Dec. 2020", "Many have room to write goals and intentions, and spots to doodle and daydream. \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 26 Nov. 2020", "Kids who doodle , finger paint, or design bead jewelry aren\u2019t just making art\u2014they\u2019re boosting their brainpower. \u2014 Mckenna Becker, National Geographic , 24 Sep. 2020", "This is a great set for younger children who want to play with different mediums, or like to doodle . \u2014 Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science , 22 Sep. 2020", "Dotted, rather than lined, the 249 pages in the medium-sized journal give you the chance to doodle , write, scribble, and map freely\u2014while a contents page and page numbers in the front give you the chance to organize your travels. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 15 June 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Google is celebrating the life and career of Black British composer, teacher and opera singer Amanda Aldridge with its latest doodle . \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 17 June 2022", "Our little rescue doodle had been a stray on the streets; no one knew for how long. \u2014 Johnny Runnette, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022", "His team, the Golden State Warriors, also shared the news via Instagram with a doodle of Curry in his Warriors uniform, holding a diploma and graduation cap. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022", "Even though Gus the golden doodle is tail-wagging and smiling, the past few years have been tough for the pup. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022", "Enlarge / The Google doodle for Russia National Day 2016. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022", "Google couldn\u2019t celebrate Curiosity\u2019s second anniversary on Mars (in Earth years) with just a doodle . \u2014 Tori Peglar, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2014", "To understand the gap between how Nitram saw himself versus how others perceived the inarticulate, angry young man, Kurzel assigned Jones tasks: film himself with a video camera, doodle in a diary. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022", "Annie Rose, an English doodle from Ohio, is the winner of the fourth annual Cadbury Bunny Tryouts. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 29 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1935, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb", "1937, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps from doodle to ridicule":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-d\u1d4al" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "fribble", "goof (around)", "hang about", "kick around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022933", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "doodley-squat":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": diddly-squat":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1934, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "doodley (perhaps alteration of do one's do to defecate) + squat":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-d\u1d4al-\u0113-\u02ccskw\u00e4t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beans", "bubkes", "bupkes", "bupkus", "continental", "damn", "darn", "durn", "diddly", "diddly-squat", "fig", "ghost", "hoot", "iota", "jot", "lick", "modicum", "rap", "squat", "syllable", "tittle", "whit", "whoop" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203704", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doodly-squat":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": diddly-squat":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1934, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "doodley (perhaps alteration of do one's do to defecate) + squat":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-d\u1d4al-\u0113-\u02ccskw\u00e4t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beans", "bubkes", "bupkes", "bupkus", "continental", "damn", "darn", "durn", "diddly", "diddly-squat", "fig", "ghost", "hoot", "iota", "jot", "lick", "modicum", "rap", "squat", "syllable", "tittle", "whit", "whoop" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034520", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doodskop":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a southern African shallow-water edible chimaera ( Callorhynchus capensis ) having the snout prolonged into a fleshy lobe which is used in rooting up mollusks and crabs from sandy bottoms":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Afrikaans, from doods (genitive of dood death, from Middle Dutch doot ) + kop head, from Middle Dutch cop, coppe drinking vessel, skull, head; akin to Old English d\u0113ath death":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fct\u02ccsk\u00e4p" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172725", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doofunny":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of doofunny variant spelling of dofunny" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-133933", "type":[] }, "doofus":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a stupid, incompetent, or foolish person":[] }, "examples":[ "Don't be such a doofus .", "I don't want to be partnered on the project with that doofus .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Be the doofus who tries skateboarding for the first time at age 53. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 17 June 2022", "Extending their doofus -and-diva act to the classrooms, corridors, and teachers\u2019 lounge transfers their personal careerism into a facetious representation of a major social institution. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 13 Apr. 2022", "To a pint-sized doofus like myself, this was by far the coolest thing imaginable. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "But Dupieux has always created mini-universes in which his deadpan- doofus characters can pinball about obeying the laws of a physics not quite the same as ours, so in many ways, the restrictions don\u2019t seem to have restricted him that much. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022", "As Irons plays him, at least until the movie\u2019s swerving finale, this PM is a likable doofus , certain that any problem can be solved with a handshake and a cup of tea. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 21 Jan. 2022", "When Marcia asks him to go back to her home and fetch Logan\u2019s PJs and slippers \u2014 a favor mostly orchestrated to get this weird doofus out of her orbit for a while \u2014 Greg doesn\u2019t have the money to pay cab fare. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 12 Dec. 2021", "For two decades, Simon Rex had been on a Gump-like tour of the least prestigious jobs in Hollywood: male model, MTV VJ, sitcom actor, Scary Movie doofus , white rapper, and Vine star. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 8 Nov. 2021", "Since there are only two noteworthy humans in the story \u2014 one is dumped after the opening ten minutes and the other is a comedy-relief doofus \u2014 humanity is notably missing from the story. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 31 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1960, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps alteration of goof entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-fis", "\u02c8d\u00fc-f\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "berk", "booby", "charlie", "charley", "cuckoo", "ding-a-ling", "ding-dong", "dingbat", "dipstick", "featherhead", "fool", "git", "goose", "half-wit", "jackass", "lunatic", "mooncalf", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "nutcase", "simp", "simpleton", "turkey", "yo-yo" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075435", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doohickey":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doodad sense 2":[] }, "examples":[ "screw in the doohickey at the top of the lamp shade", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This is the Dyson Zone, a personal air-purifying mask and noise-canceling headphone doohickey that started life well before the Covid-19 pandemic made masks mainstream. \u2014 Chris Haslam, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022", "For full effect, turn off the bathroom lights and only use this plastic doohickey to colorfully illuminate your tub or stall. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022", "Every doohickey near her mysteriously explodes, and the undersea station starts flooding, leaving Norah and the other sweaty survivors to find their way to safety while being besieged by a mysterious force. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 9 Jan. 2020", "While this isn't the typical device or doohickey one expects to sample at CES, hey, technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes \u2013 and food is pretty practical. \u2014 Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY , 9 Jan. 2020", "For parents of the 3.6 million American teens who vape, that innocent-looking little doohickey masquerading as a memory stick may very well turn out to be a Juul. \u2014 Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping , 4 Sep. 2019", "Because the Apple Watch is a device people actually want to wear, not some giant medical doohickey strapped to your upper arm, people are likely to wear it more and get more out of its monitoring and examinations. \u2014 David Pierce, WSJ , 13 Sep. 2018", "So Gaymon got busy with a doohickey that looked like a miniature tennis racket, taking turns spritzing with a fine sheen of coconut oil and grinding its mesh into Robinson\u2019s hair. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2018", "Bookshelves support a collection of tomes, bottles of glue, stacks of papers bound in string, bags and doohickeys , and other various and sundry bits and pieces. \u2014 Pelican Bomb, NOLA.com , 23 Jan. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1914, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from doo dad + hickey":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02cchi-k\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dingus", "doodad", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy", "whatchamacallit", "whatnot", "whatsit", "whatsis", "what-is-it" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074544", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dook":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a haulage incline at a mine":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from dook entry 1":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\"", "\u02c8d\u00fck" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073927", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dool":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of dool Scottish variant of dole" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcl" ], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114859", "type":[] }, "doolfu":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of doolfu chiefly Scottish variant of doleful" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fclf\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160952", "type":[] }, "doom":{ "antonyms":[ "destine", "fate", "foredoom", "foreordain", "ordain", "predestine", "predetermine", "preordain" ], "definitions":{ ": a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England":[], ": death , ruin":[], ": judgment day sense 1":[], ": judgment sense 5a":[], ": to fix the fate of : destine":[ "felt he was doomed to a life of loneliness" ], ": to give judgment against : condemn":[], ": to make certain the failure or destruction of":[ "the scandal doomed her chances for election" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "The papers are filled with stories of gloom and doom .", "the story of a mysterious creature who lures travelers to their doom", "Verb", "A criminal record will doom your chances of becoming a politician.", "had always felt that he was doomed to remain single forever", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Throughout these stories, fathers change or disappear, while mothers strive for something better \u2014 leaving only anger and a sense of doom . \u2014 Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "Though investor and consumer anxiety about rising interest rates is real, reliable indicators of recession \u2013 including the near-term forward spread and Sahm rule \u2013 show no signs of impending doom . \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Yes, only 13 times in NHL history \u2014 out of 156 instances, or 8.3% of the time \u2014 a team had overcome the 3-1 deficit of doom . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022", "Think of it as a tangible, narrowcasted reboot of virtual doom -scrolling. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022", "In subsequent communiqu\u00e9s, which mixed doom -laden prophecies of ecological disaster with furious demands for change, the group described its ethos in greater detail. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022", "Ortiz unleashes colossal death- doom with Tzompantli\u2019s debut album, inspired by indigenous Mesoamerican culture. \u2014 Andy O'connor, SPIN , 24 May 2022", "With so many stuck at home doom -scrolling, there was unslakable need for his brand of musical comedy relief. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022", "Here\u2019s a look at who\u2019s predicting impending economic doom and why. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 20 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The scenario that Boudin\u2019s allies might have worried about\u2014a spike in violence, which can doom even the most tough-on-crime prosecutors\u2014did not happen. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022", "Or would doing that doom their hopes of crippling Russia\u2019s future capabilities? \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022", "In Miami coach Erik Spoelstra\u2019s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn\u2019t doom the Philadelphia 76ers. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 May 2022", "Concerns that warming temperatures, fires and disease could doom the dwindling number of ancient trees on federal forests drew a bipartisan group of lawmakers to California this month. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022", "Elon Musk says doubt about spam accounts could doom his Twitter deal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022", "In Nebraska, one of the top red-meat-producing and -processing states, some farming experts believe the war will doom some livestock farmers who are already paying more for animal feed. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022", "Dairbekov said the public\u2019s negative reaction to the bill as well as the government hailing its deal with Facebook \u2014 confusion notwithstanding \u2014 could doom the draft law. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2021", "In Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra\u2019s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn\u2019t doom the Philadelphia 76ers. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 1 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English d\u014dm ; akin to Old High German tuom condition, state, Old English d\u014dn to do":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcm" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for doom Noun fate , destiny , lot , portion , doom mean a predetermined state or end. fate implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome. the fate of the submarine is unknown destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end. the country's destiny to be a model of liberty to the world lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance it was her lot to die childless , portion implying the apportioning of good and evil. remorse was his daily portion doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate. if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain", "synonyms":[ "finding", "holding", "judgment", "judgement", "ruling", "sentence" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001849", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "doom merchant":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a person who is always saying that bad things are going to happen":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194853", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doom palm":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a large African fan palm ( Hyphaene thebaica ) that is important as a soil stabilizer in desert areas and that has fibrous leafstalks used for ropes and a fruit with a gingerbread-flavored pulp and a rind which is used in making a beverage":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "French doum , from Arabic dawm":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcm-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005608", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doom ring":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a stone circle of Norway marking the limits of an ancient Norse court of justice":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of Old Norse d\u014dmhringr , from d\u014dmr court, judgment + hringr ring":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095235", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doom tree":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a tree used for hanging the condemned":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132339", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doomed":{ "antonyms":[ "destine", "fate", "foredoom", "foreordain", "ordain", "predestine", "predetermine", "preordain" ], "definitions":{ ": a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England":[], ": death , ruin":[], ": judgment day sense 1":[], ": judgment sense 5a":[], ": to fix the fate of : destine":[ "felt he was doomed to a life of loneliness" ], ": to give judgment against : condemn":[], ": to make certain the failure or destruction of":[ "the scandal doomed her chances for election" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "The papers are filled with stories of gloom and doom .", "the story of a mysterious creature who lures travelers to their doom", "Verb", "A criminal record will doom your chances of becoming a politician.", "had always felt that he was doomed to remain single forever", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Throughout these stories, fathers change or disappear, while mothers strive for something better \u2014 leaving only anger and a sense of doom . \u2014 Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "Though investor and consumer anxiety about rising interest rates is real, reliable indicators of recession \u2013 including the near-term forward spread and Sahm rule \u2013 show no signs of impending doom . \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Yes, only 13 times in NHL history \u2014 out of 156 instances, or 8.3% of the time \u2014 a team had overcome the 3-1 deficit of doom . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022", "Think of it as a tangible, narrowcasted reboot of virtual doom -scrolling. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022", "In subsequent communiqu\u00e9s, which mixed doom -laden prophecies of ecological disaster with furious demands for change, the group described its ethos in greater detail. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022", "Ortiz unleashes colossal death- doom with Tzompantli\u2019s debut album, inspired by indigenous Mesoamerican culture. \u2014 Andy O'connor, SPIN , 24 May 2022", "With so many stuck at home doom -scrolling, there was unslakable need for his brand of musical comedy relief. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022", "Here\u2019s a look at who\u2019s predicting impending economic doom and why. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 20 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The scenario that Boudin\u2019s allies might have worried about\u2014a spike in violence, which can doom even the most tough-on-crime prosecutors\u2014did not happen. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022", "Or would doing that doom their hopes of crippling Russia\u2019s future capabilities? \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022", "In Miami coach Erik Spoelstra\u2019s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn\u2019t doom the Philadelphia 76ers. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 May 2022", "Concerns that warming temperatures, fires and disease could doom the dwindling number of ancient trees on federal forests drew a bipartisan group of lawmakers to California this month. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022", "Elon Musk says doubt about spam accounts could doom his Twitter deal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022", "In Nebraska, one of the top red-meat-producing and -processing states, some farming experts believe the war will doom some livestock farmers who are already paying more for animal feed. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022", "Dairbekov said the public\u2019s negative reaction to the bill as well as the government hailing its deal with Facebook \u2014 confusion notwithstanding \u2014 could doom the draft law. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2021", "In Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra\u2019s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn\u2019t doom the Philadelphia 76ers. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 1 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English d\u014dm ; akin to Old High German tuom condition, state, Old English d\u014dn to do":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcm" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for doom Noun fate , destiny , lot , portion , doom mean a predetermined state or end. fate implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome. the fate of the submarine is unknown destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end. the country's destiny to be a model of liberty to the world lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance it was her lot to die childless , portion implying the apportioning of good and evil. remorse was his daily portion doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate. if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain", "synonyms":[ "finding", "holding", "judgment", "judgement", "ruling", "sentence" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231501", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "doomlike":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": suggestive of impending doom : portentous , fateful":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105527", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doomsayer":{ "antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna" ], "definitions":{ ": one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity":[] }, "examples":[ "Don't listen to the doomsayers .", "doomsayers had been saying for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Sequoia Capital, the storied venture capital firm known for playing doomsayer ahead of recessions, has one word for the startup industry: Cash. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 14 June 2022", "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021", "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021", "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021", "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021", "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021", "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021", "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1953, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcm-\u02ccs\u0101-\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "Cassandra", "Chicken Little", "doomsdayer", "doomster" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083335", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doomsday":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a day of final judgment":[], ": a time of catastrophic destruction and death":[] }, "examples":[ "a warning that doomsday is near", "The book explores a doomsday scenario in which an asteroid hits the Earth.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Five coincidentally arrives on Nov. 25, 1963, right before a nuclear doomsday . \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022", "The doomsday announced at the very early stage of the covid-19 pandemic was a perfect illustration of the distorted lens which is too often used to look at Africa. \u2014 Ndeye Diarra Diobaye, Quartz , 31 May 2022", "Some speculated that the third, unrevealed secret, was a doomsday prophecy. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022", "Interceptor will basically entail a race-against-the-clock involving Pataky\u2019s character essentially trying to head off a doomsday scenario. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 29 May 2022", "Then all of the gain would go to feeding the players\u2019 degree completion funds \u2014 $117,650 each \u2014 but the department would be able to continue to use the same amount from 2021 to fund the rest of its sports and avoid the doomsday scenario. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022", "Proponents envision a doomsday scenario in which a rogue future president might try to use the military to stoke \u2014 rather than put down \u2014 an insurrection, or to abuse protesters. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022", "The love song, the breakup song, the party song\u2014all are excellent pop traditions, but a good doomsday song can do the work of all three. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022", "Dinosauria's doomsday was brought on by a 7.5-mile-wide asteroid, about the size of Mount Everest, that smacked into the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcmz-\u02ccd\u0101" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223642", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doomsday machine":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a machine that will destroy the world":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183353", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doomsdayer":{ "antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna" ], "definitions":{ ": doomsayer":[] }, "examples":[ "once again doomsdayers were issuing warnings about the dangers of nuclear proliferation", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Think of the doomsdayers who worry that American tech already has too much easy cash arriving on our shores. \u2014 Theodore Schleifer, Recode , 22 Aug. 2018", "Doomsdayers have been around since the first Neanderthal rolled a protective boulder in front of his cave. \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 12 June 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1972, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcmz-\u02ccd\u0101-\u0259r", "-\u02ccder" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "Cassandra", "Chicken Little", "doomsayer", "doomster" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182346", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doomsman":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doomster":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English domesman , from domes (genitive of doom judgment) + man":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-m\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174202", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doomster":{ "antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna" ], "definitions":{ ": doomsayer":[], ": judge":[] }, "examples":[ "from time immemorial doomsters have been saying that the world is going to hell in a handbasket", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Forget the doomsters and the naysayers, and the investment-bank analysts with their tricky questions about balance-sheet strength and cashflow. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019", "Immediately after the referendum Brexiteers crowed that the doomsters were wrong: the economy had not suffered and confidence remained high. \u2014 The Economist , 22 July 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcm(p)-st\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "Cassandra", "Chicken Little", "doomsayer", "doomsdayer" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162510", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doomy":{ "antonyms":[ "unthreatening" ], "definitions":{ ": suggestive of doom : doomful":[] }, "examples":[ "the surging doomy music in the background was an unmistakable sign that things would not end well for the movie's hero", "Recent Examples on the Web", "An ancient fear of pirates, especially, in the glassless porthole windows (small, to attract less attention) that seem like vigilant, doomy eyes. \u2014 Antonia Quirke, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Aug. 2019", "Andy Haldane, the chief economist for the Bank of England, which was one of the sources of those doomy prognostications, agrees. \u2014 John Lanchester, New York Times , 7 Feb. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1971, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-m\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "baleful", "dire", "direful", "foreboding", "ill", "ill-boding", "inauspicious", "menacing", "minatory", "ominous", "portentous", "sinister", "threatening" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175828", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "door":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a means of access or participation : opportunity":[ "opens new doors", "door to success" ], ": as a charge against one as being responsible":[ "laid the blame at our door" ], ": doorway":[], ": the designated time at which the doors at a performance venue (such as a theater) are opened to admit attendees":[ "Doors are at 8, and music starts with Garrett Owen's set at 9pm.", "\u2014 Steve Steward" ] }, "examples":[ "I heard a knock on the door .", "Please don't block the door .", "I peeked through the open door .", "He stood at the door .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Tanner Houck closed the door in the ninth on just seven pitches. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022", "Two miniature people crawl under the door , laughing psychotically. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 25 June 2022", "Every time the door alarm chimed, staff members turned in unison to the front entrance, their faces drawn. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022", "Clean Cupholders, Door Panels, and Steering Wheel Take care of your cupholders, door panels, and steering wheel by removing dust and disinfecting these surfaces. \u2014 Hearst Autos Research, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022", "Investigators credit the owner with closing the bedroom door behind him, which contained the fire. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022", "Lewis tried to force his way into the home while Lunnie was trying to push the door closed. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022", "Officials believe the bear was able to open the unlocked car with its teeth or paws and became trapped after the door shut. \u2014 Claire Colbert And Michelle Watson, CNN , 24 June 2022", "Detective Gary Stittum, who retired in 2011, answered the door in a black tracksuit, his white-gray hair pulled into a ponytail. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English dure, dor , from Old English duru door & dor gate; akin to Old High German turi door, Latin fores , Greek thyra":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "gate", "hatch", "portal" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232114", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "door knocker":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small metal device on a door that a person moves in order to make a knocking sound":[ "a large brass door knocker" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010913", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "door money":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": money collected for admission to an entertainment at the time of entering":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004602", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "door opener":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a device to open a door: such as":[], ": a release mechanism attached to a door lock and activated by a pushbutton or electric eye":[], ": a tool used by firefighters to jimmy a locked door":[], ": an inexpensive gift or premium offered to a prospect by a door-to-door salesperson in order to enter the house and present a sales pitch":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173302", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "door prize":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a prize awarded to the holder of a winning ticket passed out at the entrance to an entertainment or function":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There will be child passport stops and door prize for children will be awarded every half hour with passport participation, starting at 11:30 a.m. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022", "Admission of $10 includes a chance to win a door prize . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022", "For every three cans of Friskies or two rolls of paper towels, guests will get a ticket into the door prize drawing. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022", "Each ticket includes an open bar, live music, hors d\u2019oeuvres, taco and dessert stations, one raffle entry for a door prize and a wine pull, organizers said. \u2014 Beacon-news Staff, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022", "The Main Garden will feature a Butterfly Garden, at the center of which will be a whimsical butterfly bench that will be given away as a door prize . \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022", "Everyone who brings a door prize is welcomed to the front for an introduction and to pull the winning ticket. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Oct. 2021", "Football squares and a door prize are also part of the event. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022", "The $25 registration fee includes open bowling or mini golf, shoe rental, a hot dog and soda, T-shirt and one door prize ticket. \u2014 courant.com , 12 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1884, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181003", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "door rock":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doorstone":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171947", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "door starter":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a device for helping to start a door of a railroad boxcar to open":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203849", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "door-key child":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a school-age child of working parents who spends part of the day at home unsupervised : latchkey child":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190301", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doorkeeper":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a person who tends a door":[] }, "examples":[ "the doorkeeper held the door open for us so we didn't have to put down our packages", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The doorkeeper with the cat\u2019s eye is said to stay awake at night thereafter, looking for mice. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022", "The doctor replaces the doorkeeper \u2019s blind eye with a cat\u2019s eye, curing his sight. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022", "Meanwhile, his best friend Michael, a research executive, is zooming around town in a BMW and has a new apartment with a doorkeeper . \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 21 Jan. 2022", "Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee, former Senate Sergeant at Arms and doorkeeper Michael Stenger, former House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving and former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund have all been invited as witnesses. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 23 Feb. 2021", "The Senate post is officially called the sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper , harking back to its 18th-century duties of keeping members inside the Capitol to conduct the business of government. \u2014 Beth Reinhard, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Jan. 2021", "The glad-handing of the processional after the House doorkeeper announced his arrival. \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 5 Feb. 2020", "Boston Corbett, the man who shot President Abraham Lincoln\u2019s assassin (John Wilkes Booth), served as assistant doorkeeper of the Kansas House of Representatives. 8. \u2014 David Frese, kansascity , 29 Jan. 2018", "And the doorkeeper , a part-time staff member and parent of a college student, can assess the sobriety of guests, entering and departing. \u2014 Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times , 2 Aug. 2016" ], "first_known_use":{ "1535, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "doorman", "gatekeeper", "janitor", "porter" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135235", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doorknob":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a knob that releases a door latch":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Yet the dweeb, the doorknob insists he is being guided by the spirit. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022", "Fotis left behind two pieces of evidence critical to the investigation, says the sergeant: his DNA on the doorknob of the mudroom and a mixture of his and Jennifer's DNA on a faucet inside Jennifer's house. \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 21 May 2022", "Kyle Pudenz wedged himself next to the vacuum cleaner in his hall supply closet and white-knuckled the doorknob , pulling with all his might. \u2014 William Deshazer For Cnn, CNN , 7 May 2022", "While studying the twisting motion, the engineers also discovered the torque required to successfully open an Oreo is about the same as what\u2019s needed to turn a doorknob \u2014a tenth of the torque required to open a bottle cap. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2022", "Her bedroom doorknob is heavy with medals, which hang alongside posters from her favorite Broadway shows. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022", "Christo swiped the doorknob to his room for an installation at the Leo Castelli Gallery. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022", "Seemingly mesmerized by its power, Suzume reaches for the doorknob . \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2022", "For a touch more pizazz, the client swapped in an octagonal doorknob of chunky green glass. \u2014 Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1835, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccn\u00e4b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001436", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doorman":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (such as a hotel or apartment building)":[] }, "examples":[ "we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The West Village building also includes a high-end fitness center, a full-time doorman and concierge, as well as dining service available from Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Perry St restaurant downstairs. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022", "In terms of amenities, the full-service condo comes complete with a high-tech fitness center, a 24-hour doorman and a concierge. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022", "Building amenities include a fitness center, a 24-hour doorman , and a concierge. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 1 June 2021", "Everyone around town seemed to know him, and greeted him by name; a doorman at the Carlyle would welcome him in, and the hostess at the hotel bar would usher him to a table. \u2014 Lauren Markham, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022", "Then in January 2021, Ms. Parry came across a studio in Manhattan\u2019s Financial District complete with a doorman . \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022", "The narrator of this novel, Piedmont Livingston Kinsolver III, is a doorman at a fancy apartment building on Central Park West, who, unbeknownst to his colleagues, commutes home to a penthouse on upper Fifth Avenue. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022", "Shortly after her husband's death, Mary Todd Lincoln gave the coat to their beloved doorman , Alphonse Donn, whose family kept it for over a century, before bequeathing it to Ford's Theatre in 1968. \u2014 CBS News , 15 May 2022", "The case itself, meanwhile, has swerved in comedic directions, such as when a doorman vaped during his otherwise serious testimony, causing Depp and the jury to laugh. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1897, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccman", "-m\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "doorkeeper", "gatekeeper", "janitor", "porter" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070043", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doormat":{ "antonyms":[ "stalwart" ], "definitions":{ ": a mat placed before or inside a door for wiping dirt from the shoes":[], ": a team that regularly finishes last":[], ": one that submits without protest to abuse or indignities":[] }, "examples":[ "She was tired of being a doormat and decided it was time to stand up for herself.", "a doormat who always gave in to his father's demands", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Each mat has Psalm 91 written on it, plus the doormat is slip-resistant. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022", "One easy way to decorate for spring without spending too much time and money is to liven up your front door with an artificial wreath and doormat . \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022", "Not every team with two first-round picks was a perennial doormat : Kansas City and the Packers each chose twice in the wake of the Hill and Adams trades. \u2014 Mike Tanier, New York Times , 1 May 2022", "Josh Paschal became a fixture at Kentucky and was one of the faces as the program went through a renaissance, from doormat of the SEC to one of the league's best defenses. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022", "Welcome Easter egg hunters with this spring farmhouse doormat that blends in with most entryway decor. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Mar. 2022", "After winning just 22 games last season and 19 each the previous two, the Cavs were expected to be a doormat once again. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022", "Shoppers have left glowing reviews for the doormat , which has more than 11,500 five-star ratings. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 2 Feb. 2022", "Florida has won twice since then, against SEC doormat Vanderbilt and Samford, an FCS opponent that began the first team ever to score 42 points during the first against a Florida team. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccmat" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "jellyfish", "namby-pamby", "pushover", "reed", "weakling", "wimp" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063542", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doornail":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a large-headed nail":[ "\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase dead as a doornail" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Biden\u2019s critical race theory: racist, wrong and dead as a doornail . \u2014 Luke Broadwater, New York Times , 16 May 2022", "Old Marley was dead as a doornail , and so was the Great Dickens Christmas Fair, which up until the COVID-19 lockdown had transformed the Cow Palace exhibition hall into lamplit Victorian London. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Dec. 2021", "That means that plants that were able to withstand -22 degrees on Monday were killed dead as a doornail on Thursday by exposure to +9 degrees. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 7 Feb. 2020", "After all, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) seemed dead as a doornail right up until the House of Representatives passed it on a 217-213 vote last month following an initial failure. \u2014 Sy Mukherjee, Fortune , 22 June 2017", "Molly's dreams of a linguistic paradise were mortintoj as a doornail . \u2014 Ken Jennings, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Mar. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8n\u0101l", "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccn\u0101l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054951", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doornboom":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a southern African thorny shrub or small tree ( Acacia horrida ) whose bark is used in tanning":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "obsolete Afrikaans (now doringboom ), from obsolete Afrikaans doorn thorn (now doring ) (from Middle Dutch dorn ) + Afrikaans boom tree, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German dorn thorn & to Old High German boum tree":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8du\u0307rn\u02ccb\u00fcm" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224858", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doorplate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a nameplate on a door":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1822, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccpl\u0101t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014525", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doorpost":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doorjamb":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The first book is a do-it-yourself guide to understanding every aspect of the Jewish faith from keeping Kosher to affixing a mezuzah on the doorpost of a home and every other ritual and practice in between. \u2014 Alan Goch, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2021", "In Israel, the country's chief rabbi urged observant Jews to refrain from kissing the mezuza, the small box containing a prayer scroll that is posted by Jews on their doorposts . \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Mar. 2020", "In Jewish tradition, the case containing parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah is attached to the doorpost of a Jewish home. \u2014 Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com , 17 Nov. 2019", "Carter notes how commands were sewn into their clothing, posted on their doorposts , and bound to their wrists. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 July 2018", "They were told to mark their doorposts of their homes with the blood of a lamb. \u2014 Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire , 29 Mar. 2018", "For that reason, mezuzahs, the miniature prayer scrolls that millions of Jews in the U.S. and elsewhere display on their front doorposts , are rarely visible in France. \u2014 Time , 29 Mar. 2018", "A mezuzah is a parchment inscribed with religious texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal , 22 June 2017", "In Canada, a 70-year-old Toronto woman named Helen Chaiton said that her mezuza, the case containing Hebrew verse traditionally affixed to a doorpost , had been vandalized twice over the weekend. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 21 Feb. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1535, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccp\u014dst" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103952", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doorstead":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doorway":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "door + stead place":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccst\u0113d", "\u02c8du\u0307r-", "-st\u0259\u0307d", "\u02c8d\u014dr\u02ccsted" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203715", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doorstep":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a step before an outer door":[] }, "examples":[ "We sat on the doorstep .", "The police were at my doorstep .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "There\u2019s no time to sit around and wait for this decision to arrive on our doorstep . \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 22 June 2022", "Oh, and the ghostly version of Benji who shows up on her doorstep . \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022", "Offering an island escape away from the hustle and bustle of city life is what will attract guests who can find a taste of the tropics on their doorstep . \u2014 Melanie Swan, CNN , 2 June 2022", "Another summertime on Cape Cod dawns on his doorstep . \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022", "For years, President Vladimir V. Putin has viewed the expansion of NATO as an existential threat that would leave Russia hemmed in with Western missiles on its doorstep . \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 14 May 2022", "Naukati\u2019s residents now watch excavators and logging trucks clear large swaths of trees on their doorstep faster than ever before. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022", "Boxes of dates and prayer mats arrived on their doorstep , gifts from friends. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022", "Of course, this is also the perfect base from which to explore the beauty on your doorstep . \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1767, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccstep" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200058", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doorstone":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a flat-topped stone used as a threshold or doorstep":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200951", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doorway":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": door sense 3":[] }, "examples":[ "Please don't block the doorway .", "She stepped through the doorway .", "He stood in the doorway , wondering if he should go in.", "Homeless people sleep in the doorways of the shops.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The video shows the woman then crouching in a doorway with the tank. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 9 June 2022", "Chick-fil-A employees tried to resolve the issue, but the man returned to the eatery and fired a shot from the car into the doorway of the store, striking the teen. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 15 June 2022", "While standing in the doorway of the apartment, Solorio fatally shot German and Ventura Aviles, then shot and wounded another man inside the apartment. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022", "Just after midnight Monday, a 26-year-old was found dead inside the doorway of his apartment at the Pointe at Canyon Ridge apartments. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 25 May 2022", "Police say Sikes was found in the doorway of a residence near the 14900 block of Kinsman Road with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and stomach. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022", "At the central station in the western city of Lviv, a teenage girl stood in the doorway of a waiting train, a white pet rabbit shivering in her arms. \u2014 Nebi Qena, Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Mar. 2022", "At the central station in the western city of Lviv, a teenage girl stood in the doorway of a waiting train, a white pet rabbit shivering in her arms. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022", "Standing in the doorway of their mother Carla Joi Farmer\u2019s bedroom, Camirin Farmer took it all in: a towering afro, thick layers of soft cascading waves; dreadlocks accented with purple and platinum pieces; long braids perched on top of an armoire. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccw\u0101" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "access", "accession", "admission", "admittance", "door", "entrance", "entr\u00e9e", "entree", "entry", "gateway", "ingress", "key", "passport", "ticket" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185022", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doozer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an extraordinary one of its kind":[ "a real doozy of a snowstorm" ] }, "examples":[ "They say the snowstorm tonight is going to be a doozy .", "Watch out for that first step. It's a doozy .", "Some of her comments have been real doozies .", "a doozy of a year", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Her story is far from unique, even though the part involving the bank's letter is a doozy . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022", "Most of the story is an insightful and honest analysis of the trials and tribulations of being a landlord, but some of the quotes are a doozy . \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022", "For the San Francisco Giants, who face a doozy of a decision whenever LaMonte Wade Jr. comes back, the options overload might be painful. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022", "Oz is the focal point of Tuesday\u2019s doozy of a Republican primary. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 13 May 2022", "In an investor note this morning, UBS chief economist Paul Donovan called this a doozy of a downgrade. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022", "That was a doozy of a storm, dropping over three feet in the last 72 hours. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Jan. 2022", "And, don\u2019t forget, there was a doozy of a press conference in September, with the two fighters swinging at each other. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021", "The season 3 finale of You was an explosively (pun intended) wild ride, filled with countless attempts at murder, backstabbing, and one doozy of a martial disagreement. \u2014 Neha Prakash, Marie Claire , 20 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1916, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps alteration of daisy":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-z\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064503", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doozie":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an extraordinary one of its kind":[ "a real doozy of a snowstorm" ] }, "examples":[ "They say the snowstorm tonight is going to be a doozy .", "Watch out for that first step. It's a doozy .", "Some of her comments have been real doozies .", "a doozy of a year", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Her story is far from unique, even though the part involving the bank's letter is a doozy . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022", "Most of the story is an insightful and honest analysis of the trials and tribulations of being a landlord, but some of the quotes are a doozy . \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022", "For the San Francisco Giants, who face a doozy of a decision whenever LaMonte Wade Jr. comes back, the options overload might be painful. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022", "Oz is the focal point of Tuesday\u2019s doozy of a Republican primary. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 13 May 2022", "In an investor note this morning, UBS chief economist Paul Donovan called this a doozy of a downgrade. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022", "That was a doozy of a storm, dropping over three feet in the last 72 hours. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Jan. 2022", "And, don\u2019t forget, there was a doozy of a press conference in September, with the two fighters swinging at each other. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021", "The season 3 finale of You was an explosively (pun intended) wild ride, filled with countless attempts at murder, backstabbing, and one doozy of a martial disagreement. \u2014 Neha Prakash, Marie Claire , 20 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1916, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps alteration of daisy":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-z\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071157", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doozy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an extraordinary one of its kind":[ "a real doozy of a snowstorm" ] }, "examples":[ "They say the snowstorm tonight is going to be a doozy .", "Watch out for that first step. It's a doozy .", "Some of her comments have been real doozies .", "a doozy of a year", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Her story is far from unique, even though the part involving the bank's letter is a doozy . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022", "Most of the story is an insightful and honest analysis of the trials and tribulations of being a landlord, but some of the quotes are a doozy . \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022", "For the San Francisco Giants, who face a doozy of a decision whenever LaMonte Wade Jr. comes back, the options overload might be painful. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022", "Oz is the focal point of Tuesday\u2019s doozy of a Republican primary. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 13 May 2022", "In an investor note this morning, UBS chief economist Paul Donovan called this a doozy of a downgrade. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022", "That was a doozy of a storm, dropping over three feet in the last 72 hours. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Jan. 2022", "And, don\u2019t forget, there was a doozy of a press conference in September, with the two fighters swinging at each other. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021", "The season 3 finale of You was an explosively (pun intended) wild ride, filled with countless attempts at murder, backstabbing, and one doozy of a martial disagreement. \u2014 Neha Prakash, Marie Claire , 20 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1916, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps alteration of daisy":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-z\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072851", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dope":{ "antonyms":[ "answer", "break", "crack", "figure out", "puzzle (out)", "resolve", "riddle (out)", "solve", "unravel", "unriddle", "work", "work out" ], "definitions":{ ": a cola drink":[], ": a preparation (such as an anabolic steroid, diuretic, or tranquilizer) given to a racehorse to help or hinder its performance":[], ": a preparation for giving a desired quality to a substance or surface":[ "She \u2026 would also glue the canvas over the frames of the planes and then use \" dope ,\" a special type of lacquer to harden the body of the plane.", "\u2014 The Washington (Indiana) Times-Herald" ], ": a stupid person":[ "I think fast drivers are dopes .", "\u2014 Randy Wayne White", "\u2026 people are promised windfall profits from can't-miss investments\u2014to be paid, when they are paid at all, only out of money collected from subsequent dopes and dupes.", "\u2014 David Margolick" ], ": a thick liquid or pasty preparation":[ "Apply a small amount of pipe dope or Teflon tape to the threads of the adapter \u2026", "\u2014 Michael J. McGroarty" ], ": absorbent or adsorbent material used in various manufacturing processes (such as the making of dynamite)":[ "A dynamite's strength and its water resistance are determined by the dopes \u2014the particular dry ingredients that are combined with the nitroglycerin.", "\u2014 Bryan Di Salvatore" ], ": excellent":[ "\u2014 used as a generalized term of approval" ], ": figure out":[ "\u2014 usually used with out The following day I returned and spent some time trying to dope out the trails the deer was using. \u2014 John Weiss It's hard to dope out what, exactly, flavors the lemony, faintly soyish marinade that powers the excellent barbecued chicken \u2026 \u2014 Sam Sifton" ], ": information especially from a reliable source":[ "the inside dope on a celebrity's new romance" ], ": to administer a drug to (a horse) to help or hinder performance in a race":[ "Francis rode a doped horse once. The animal \u2026 ran right through the first hurdle, throwing Francis, and veered off into the woods nearby, where it was finally captured hours later.", "\u2014 Bill Barich" ], ": to give a narcotic or intoxicating drug to":[ "It was only when doped with scopolamine that he got any rest.", "\u2014 Robert McAlmon and Kay Boyle" ], ": to surreptitiously put a sedating drug into":[ "What does the murder have to do with the phone-date service he was investigating when someone doped his drink?", "\u2014 Marilyn Stasio" ], ": to take an intoxicating drug":[], ": to treat with dope or a dopant":[ "The airfoil leading edge and ribs are fiberglass moldings, and the skin, as on early airplanes, is fabric doped to drum-tightness.", "\u2014 David Scott", "We developed a method to dope semiconductor nanocrystals with metal impurities, enabling control of the band gap \u2026", "\u2014 David Mocatta et al." ], ": to use a performance-enhancing substance typically banned for use in sports":[ "A week after that surreal scene, Danish hero Bjarne Riis admitted that he'd doped to win the 1996 Tour France Riis \u2026", "\u2014 Austin Murphy" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "They were caught smoking dope .", "What a dope he is.", "Verb", "They tried to dope him.", "Adjective", "That movie was so dope .", "Check out this dope new song.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Here\u2019s a dope conversation on Sway's Universe with Wallace's son, C.J., and journalist/author Justin Tinsley. Stay up! \u2014 Jared Council, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "And some could argue that the small screen is actually telling some pretty dope stories right now. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022", "But Sutherland said even without benzo- dope , and even with the best intentions and care, people will cycle on and off of drugs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022", "In fact, India is the world\u2019s third-biggest dope violator after Russia and Italy, according to a 2021 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 5 May 2022", "Expect two full days worth of programming, together with live music, dope talent, and just pure vibes with the crew. \u2014 Chelsea Sanders, refinery29.com , 19 Apr. 2022", "Over the past two weeks, brands have released an abundance of newness including swimwear, sunglasses, spring/summer collections, jewelry and capsules from dope collaborations. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022", "Patrick Bateman has a great deal: money, a rad \u201980s apartment, dope business cards, a pretty fianc\u00e9e (Reese Witherspoon), a semi-decent CD collection. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021", "Just for me, as a budding filmmaker, to be able to get that guy to come across that that graciously was dope to me. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Is there too much focus on the athletes who dope , rather than on the people or systems that guide the athletes? \u2014 Dan Weil, WSJ , 12 May 2022", "The next year, Maximum Security\u2019s trainer, Jason Servis, was among 27 people charged by federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging scheme to secretly dope horses and cheat the betting public. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022", "The next year, Maximum Security\u2019s trainer, Jason Servis, was among 27 people charged by federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging scheme to secretly dope horses and cheat the betting public. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022", "The next year, Maximum Security\u2019s trainer, Jason Servis, was among 27 people charged by federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging scheme to secretly dope horses and cheat the betting public. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022", "The 97-page report accuses Riis of encouraging his team members\u2014including Tyler Hamilton, Bo Hamburger, Michael Rasmussen, and J\u00f6rg Jaksche\u2014to dope . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 23 June 2015", "The next year, Maximum Security\u2019s trainer, Jason Servis, was among 27 people charged by federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging scheme to secretly dope horses and cheat the betting public. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022", "But this is my guy, which makes this so dope for me. \u2014 Rembert Browne, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021", "Tough to dope out a week when the possibilities include four games in five days, or maybe a two-day break before a wild-card game, or the saddest scenario of all - see you next spring. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The bride tries to find the most dramatic place to put that sucker so the wedding pics look dope -as-hell. \u2014 Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan , 11 Sep. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1786, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":"Noun", "1889, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb", "1981, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Dutch doop sauce, from dopen to dip; akin to Old English dyppan to dip":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dp" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "book", "411", "inside", "lowdown", "poop", "scoop", "skinny", "tip" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052317", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dope (out)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to understand or find (something, such as a reason or a solution) by thinking : to figure out (something)":[ "She's still trying to dope out exactly what happened." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013902", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "dopehead":{ "antonyms":[ "nonaddict", "nonuser" ], "definitions":{ ": a drug addict : a person who frequently or habitually uses illicit drugs":[] }, "examples":[ "threw his roommate out when he discovered that the guy was a dopehead" ], "first_known_use":{ "1903, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dp-\u02cched" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "addict", "doper", "druggie", "druggy", "fiend", "freak", "head", "hophead", "hype", "junkie", "junky", "stoner", "user" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213447", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doper":{ "antonyms":[ "nonaddict", "nonuser" ], "definitions":{ ": a person who frequently or habitually uses illicit drugs":[ "He was a doper . He was loaded right now. Speed maybe. Or coke.", "\u2014 Joseph Wambaugh" ], ": a person who sells illicit drugs":[ "\" Dopers are right on the cutting edge of technology,\" says Jimmy Davis of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. \"It used to be that you weren't a certified dope dealer unless you had a beeper. Now you're not a big-time dope dealer unless you're cellular.\"", "\u2014 Terry E. Johnson et al." ], ": an athlete who uses performance-enhancing substances typically banned for use in sports":[ "Already athletes from Great Britain and Australia who finished behind drug-using East Germans have begun asking Olympic officials to disqualify the dopers and rewrite the record books accordingly.", "\u2014 Sports Illustrated", "Human growth hormone is another protein, already widely abused by dopers , that builds muscle and aids recovery.", "\u2014 Bicycling" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "addict", "dopehead", "druggie", "druggy", "fiend", "freak", "head", "hophead", "hype", "junkie", "junky", "stoner", "user" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093736", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dopey":{ "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ], "definitions":{ ": dulled by alcohol or a narcotic":[], ": sluggish , stupefied":[], ": stupid , fatuous":[ "dopey sitcoms" ] }, "examples":[ "I'm still a little dopey from the painkillers.", "After being up all night I was pretty dopey at work.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This standard ballad of devotion might have fared better without such a childish title and chorus, which really just sounds dopey coming from a then-17-year-old. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022", "Tiger salamanders, their yellow lips giving them the appearance of a dopey grin, twisting their wet, rubbery bodies around each other in breeding ponds. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022", "For instance, the original Toyota Celica Supra was kind of a dopey nose extension of the Celica to accommodate a six-cylinder engine that was then finished off with tufted velour upholstery. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022", "Al and Greta are cartoonishly creepy; Max is only slightly less cartoonishly dopey ; consequently, the stakes feel low all around. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022", "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022", "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022", "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022", "A decade or so later, McDonald\u2019s rethought him rather significantly, reduced his arms by two, dropped the epithet from his name and turned him into Ronald McDonald\u2019s dopey sidekick. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065219", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dopiness":{ "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ], "definitions":{ ": dulled by alcohol or a narcotic":[], ": sluggish , stupefied":[], ": stupid , fatuous":[ "dopey sitcoms" ] }, "examples":[ "I'm still a little dopey from the painkillers.", "After being up all night I was pretty dopey at work.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This standard ballad of devotion might have fared better without such a childish title and chorus, which really just sounds dopey coming from a then-17-year-old. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022", "Tiger salamanders, their yellow lips giving them the appearance of a dopey grin, twisting their wet, rubbery bodies around each other in breeding ponds. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022", "For instance, the original Toyota Celica Supra was kind of a dopey nose extension of the Celica to accommodate a six-cylinder engine that was then finished off with tufted velour upholstery. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022", "Al and Greta are cartoonishly creepy; Max is only slightly less cartoonishly dopey ; consequently, the stakes feel low all around. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022", "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022", "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022", "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022", "A decade or so later, McDonald\u2019s rethought him rather significantly, reduced his arms by two, dropped the epithet from his name and turned him into Ronald McDonald\u2019s dopey sidekick. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100827", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doppelganger":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a ghostly counterpart (see counterpart sense 3a ) of a living person":[], ": a person who has the same name as another":[], ": alter ego sense 1b":[], ": double sense 2a":[ "said she had seen his doppelg\u00e4nger" ] }, "examples":[ "In the story, the character is haunted by a doppelg\u00e4nger .", "at the mall today I saw someone who could be your doppelg\u00e4nger", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In it, Moss' character moves with her family to a new house... where a doppelganger lives in the attic. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022", "The second character, cousin Colton, is Constance\u2019s doppelganger and a Gen-Z, TikTok-loving, crypto enthusiast counterpart from New York, who now lives in between his cousin Constance\u2019s mansions and his own pad in Beverly Hills. \u2014 Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes , 22 May 2022", "Jon-El sees his doppelganger and tries to take him down while Jordan tries to step in and mediate. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022", "All the matches are striking in their way, but there\u2019s something especially doppelganger -y about N\u00e9lisse and Lynskey. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022", "The Knot, with 86% of 5,000 respondents in the US preferring them as engagement rings' center stone, and diamond doppelganger moissanite the next most popular option. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 20 Dec. 2021", "Amid the visual spectacle, Rift Apart also draws a surprising amount of emotional depth from Ratchet's interactions with Rivet, a female doppelganger who is also his first encounter with another member of his species. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 26 Dec. 2021", "The story even went international at one point, with Ellis seeing a doppelganger of Dear David in Japan. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 25 June 2021", "Naples \u2014 though the unassuming Fabietto (Chalamet doppelganger Filippo Scotti) often feels less like the star than a linchpin in a narrative that swings freely between comedy and tragedy, melodrama and memory play. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "German Doppelg\u00e4nger , from doppel- double + -g\u00e4nger goer":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4-p\u0259l-\u02c8ga\u014b-", "\u02c8d\u00e4-p\u0259l-\u02ccga\u014b-\u0259r", "-\u02c8ge\u014b-", "-\u02ccge\u014b-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "alter ego", "carbon", "carbon copy", "clone", "counterpart", "double", "duplicate", "duplication", "facsimile", "fetch", "image", "likeness", "look-alike", "match", "mirror image", "picture", "replica", "ringer", "spit", "spitting image", "twin" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115518", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doppelg\u00e4nger":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": double sense 2a":[ "said she had seen his doppelg\u00e4nger" ], ": alter ego sense 1b":[], ": a person who has the same name as another":[], ": a ghostly counterpart (see counterpart sense 3a ) of a living person":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4-p\u0259l-\u02c8ga\u014b-", "\u02c8d\u00e4-p\u0259l-\u02ccga\u014b-\u0259r", "-\u02c8ge\u014b-", "-\u02ccge\u014b-" ], "synonyms":[ "alter ego", "carbon", "carbon copy", "clone", "counterpart", "double", "duplicate", "duplication", "facsimile", "fetch", "image", "likeness", "look-alike", "match", "mirror image", "picture", "replica", "ringer", "spit", "spitting image", "twin" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "In the story, the character is haunted by a doppelg\u00e4nger .", "at the mall today I saw someone who could be your doppelg\u00e4nger", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In it, Moss' character moves with her family to a new house... where a doppelganger lives in the attic. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022", "The second character, cousin Colton, is Constance\u2019s doppelganger and a Gen-Z, TikTok-loving, crypto enthusiast counterpart from New York, who now lives in between his cousin Constance\u2019s mansions and his own pad in Beverly Hills. \u2014 Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes , 22 May 2022", "Jon-El sees his doppelganger and tries to take him down while Jordan tries to step in and mediate. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022", "All the matches are striking in their way, but there\u2019s something especially doppelganger -y about N\u00e9lisse and Lynskey. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022", "The Knot, with 86% of 5,000 respondents in the US preferring them as engagement rings' center stone, and diamond doppelganger moissanite the next most popular option. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 20 Dec. 2021", "Amid the visual spectacle, Rift Apart also draws a surprising amount of emotional depth from Ratchet's interactions with Rivet, a female doppelganger who is also his first encounter with another member of his species. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 26 Dec. 2021", "The story even went international at one point, with Ellis seeing a doppelganger of Dear David in Japan. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 25 June 2021", "Naples \u2014 though the unassuming Fabietto (Chalamet doppelganger Filippo Scotti) often feels less like the star than a linchpin in a narrative that swings freely between comedy and tragedy, melodrama and memory play. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "German Doppelg\u00e4nger , from doppel- double + -g\u00e4nger goer":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152504" }, "dopper":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a member of a rigidly Calvinistic sect of Afrikaners":[], ": any of certain diving birds (as a dabchick or bufflehead)":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Afrikaans, from 16th century Dutch, from dop , a kind of hat, literally, shell, pot (from Middle Dutch dop, doppe shell, goblet, pot) + -er":"Noun", "Middle English, from doppen to dop, dive + -er":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\"", "\u02c8d\u00e4p\u0259(r)" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130121", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dopy":{ "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ], "definitions":{ ": dulled by alcohol or a narcotic":[], ": sluggish , stupefied":[], ": stupid , fatuous":[ "dopey sitcoms" ] }, "examples":[ "I'm still a little dopey from the painkillers.", "After being up all night I was pretty dopey at work.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This standard ballad of devotion might have fared better without such a childish title and chorus, which really just sounds dopey coming from a then-17-year-old. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022", "Tiger salamanders, their yellow lips giving them the appearance of a dopey grin, twisting their wet, rubbery bodies around each other in breeding ponds. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022", "For instance, the original Toyota Celica Supra was kind of a dopey nose extension of the Celica to accommodate a six-cylinder engine that was then finished off with tufted velour upholstery. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022", "Al and Greta are cartoonishly creepy; Max is only slightly less cartoonishly dopey ; consequently, the stakes feel low all around. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022", "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022", "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022", "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022", "A decade or so later, McDonald\u2019s rethought him rather significantly, reduced his arms by two, dropped the epithet from his name and turned him into Ronald McDonald\u2019s dopey sidekick. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081144", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dorad":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a catfish of the family Doradidae":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin Doradidae":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dr\u02ccad" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105930", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dorado":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": mahi-mahi":[], "city west of San Juan in northern Puerto Rico population 38,165":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Also, fly fishing for golden dorado in Bolivia, which is the No. 1 bucket-list item on the company\u2019s top 12 promotion. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com , 9 May 2020", "These are the trips where white and blue marlin weighing hundreds of pounds are available for the taking, in addition to large tuna, wahoo and dorado . \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2019", "The Gulf, meanwhile, can bring everything from Kingfish, snapper, dorado and even shark within 30 miles of shore. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2019", "At this resort, famed for its quiet allure and world-class sportfishing, expect to bag marlin, sailfish, or dorado \u2014with the help of experienced guides\u2014and then dine on your catch that evening. \u2014 Jenny Peters, National Geographic , 25 July 2019", "So the dolphins circled around my boat and one dolphin emerged minutes later with a dorado in its mouth. \u2014 D.j Hopson, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2010", "My favorite segment was about how flying fish can use their wings to escape their super-fast and efficient underwater predators called dorados . \u2014 Michael Heaton, cleveland.com , 22 May 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1604, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Spanish, from past participle of dorar to gild, from Latin deaurare , from de- + aurum gold \u2014 more at aureus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u014d-\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u035fh\u014d", "d\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010300", "type":[ "geographical name", "noun" ] }, "dorbeetle":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "dor entry 1 + beetle":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071844", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dorcas gazelle":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a common gazelle ( Gazella dorcas ) of northern Africa and parts of southwestern Asia":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin dorcas (specific epithet of Gazella dorcas ), from Latin, gazelle, from Greek dorkas, dorkos, dorx , alteration of zorkas, zorx gazelle, deer; akin to Welsh iwrch roebuck, Cornish yorch , Breton yourc'h":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022frk\u0259s-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173213", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dorcastry":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a church auxiliary organized to plan and execute benevolent work":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Dorcas , Christian woman of Joppa celebrated in the early church for her good works (Acts 9:36) + English -try (as in deviltry )":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022frk\u0259str\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081756", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dork":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "I look like a complete dork in these clothes.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Their onscreen chemistry is a balm to the millennial soul\u2014the filthy comic, and the ultimate hipster dork of our teens and 20s, united. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 18 Mar. 2022", "However, much like the lovable dork that came before him, that doesn\u2019t mean that he can\u2019t be redeemed down the line. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022", "Dornan's inner comedy dork \u2014 on a par with Andrew Garfield's inner musical nerd unleashed in Tick, Tick\u2026Boom! \u2014 would not be denied. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 22 Feb. 2022", "Erskine played Maya with an alpha dork 's tense confidence, always unsure if people were laughing at her or with her. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 6 Dec. 2021", "And she can\u2019t be faulted for breaking character after being face to face with surprise guest Stewart, who donned a wig and braces to play a Grateful Dead loving dork . \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021", "Described as your dorky next door neighbor who grew up to be hot but couldn\u2019t shake being a dork , Daniel is an investigator at Jax\u2019s law firm. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 10 Nov. 2021", "But everyone will likely recognize the conundrum posed by the dork -adjacent Dennis ( Ryan Hansen ), who meets Andrea on a flight back to Los Angeles from New York and is immediately smitten. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 22 June 2021", "When their story begins, Jeanette is your typical dork while Kate is living her best Cher Horowitz life. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 21 Apr. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1965, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps alteration of dick":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022frk" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bookworm", "dink", "geek", "grind", "nerd", "swot", "weenie", "wonk" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020421", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dorkiness":{ "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ], "definitions":{ ": foolishly stupid : clueless":[] }, "examples":[ "she's always being embarrassed by her dorky cousins", "Recent Examples on the Web", "These two both have a bit of a dorky side but in the best way possible. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 16 June 2022", "El, Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Sam have outgrown their dorky -cute phase. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022", "But longer shorts are making a stab at acceptability again in ways that some men welcome and other men consider irredeemably dorky . \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 24 May 2022", "The result, as Pickman accurately points out, was that endurance road rigs always had a dorky rep as an old man\u2019s bike. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 30 Aug. 2021", "But unlike the first film, Sonic 2 has a daft sense of fun that feels totally self-assured, a proper blend of kid-friendly gags and deeply dorky world building, complete with post-credit sequences and ever-expanding lore. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022", "Meet Mei Lee, a dorky 13-year-old torn between remaining a dutiful daughter to her overprotective mother and the chaos of adolescence. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022", "That Leonard is better suited to Sandra seems obvious until Michelle takes him out for the night, and this shlumpy, melancholic man dives onto the dance floor to show off some dorky but ambitious moves. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021", "As the cheerfully dorky best friend of Greg, the titular wimpy kid, Rowley emanates inborn self-acceptance\u2014a pointed contrast to Greg\u2019s flailing efforts to become the coolest boy in middle school. \u2014 Julian Towers, The New Yorker , 26 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1970, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-k\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020415", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dorky":{ "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ], "definitions":{ ": foolishly stupid : clueless":[] }, "examples":[ "she's always being embarrassed by her dorky cousins", "Recent Examples on the Web", "These two both have a bit of a dorky side but in the best way possible. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 16 June 2022", "El, Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Sam have outgrown their dorky -cute phase. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022", "But longer shorts are making a stab at acceptability again in ways that some men welcome and other men consider irredeemably dorky . \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 24 May 2022", "The result, as Pickman accurately points out, was that endurance road rigs always had a dorky rep as an old man\u2019s bike. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 30 Aug. 2021", "But unlike the first film, Sonic 2 has a daft sense of fun that feels totally self-assured, a proper blend of kid-friendly gags and deeply dorky world building, complete with post-credit sequences and ever-expanding lore. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022", "Meet Mei Lee, a dorky 13-year-old torn between remaining a dutiful daughter to her overprotective mother and the chaos of adolescence. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022", "That Leonard is better suited to Sandra seems obvious until Michelle takes him out for the night, and this shlumpy, melancholic man dives onto the dance floor to show off some dorky but ambitious moves. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021", "As the cheerfully dorky best friend of Greg, the titular wimpy kid, Rowley emanates inborn self-acceptance\u2014a pointed contrast to Greg\u2019s flailing efforts to become the coolest boy in middle school. \u2014 Julian Towers, The New Yorker , 26 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1970, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-k\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212139", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dormancy":{ "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being dormant":[] }, "examples":[ "some volcanoes have eruptive cycles marked by long stretches of dormancy", "a fighting force that could be roused instantly from dormancy to action", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This match was somewhat of a reclamation project for Cora Jade, who was featured in the bug cage dive after weeks of losing and dormancy . \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021", "The timing was disastrous for sites where vulnerable grape buds were emerging from winter dormancy . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022", "Only one percent of mink breeders in Denmark applied for dormancy compensation, while the vast majority of them consider closing their business, revealed the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. \u2014 Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022", "One of those areas of interest is in in reaching big, live crowds at sports events, concerts and the like, after a period of dormancy spurred by the recent coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022", "The commission\u2019s dormancy also has caught the attention of Supreme Court justices who have raised concerns about the body\u2019s inability to fulfill its responsibilities. \u2014 Deanna Paul, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022", "However, the rules under CAA have not been notified yet, leaving the law in a state of dormancy . \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 9 May 2022", "Chang says violence toward Asian Americans occurs in cycles punctuated by dormancy . \u2014 Ashley Vaughan, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022", "Note that when dormancy ends, grass leaves that have turned brown won't revive, but new leaves will appear. \u2014 Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 July 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1789, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-m\u0259n(t)-s\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abeyance", "cold storage", "deep freeze", "doldrums", "holding pattern", "latency", "moratorium", "quiescence", "suspended animation", "suspense", "suspension" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214008", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dormant":{ "antonyms":[ "awake", "sleepless", "wakeful", "wide-awake" ], "definitions":{ ": asleep , inactive":[ "dormant creatures" ], ": associated with, carried out, or applied during a period of dormancy":[ "dormant grafting" ], ": being in a state of suspended animation":[], ": having biological activity suspended: such as":[], ": having the faculties suspended : sluggish":[], ": marked by a suspension of activity: such as":[], ": not actively growing but protected (as by bud scales ) from the environment":[ "\u2014 used of plant parts" ], ": represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws":[], ": temporarily devoid of external activity":[ "a dormant volcano" ], ": temporarily in abeyance yet capable of being activated":[ "seeds will remain dormant until spring", "reawaken her dormant emotions" ] }, "examples":[ "The seeds will remain dormant until the spring.", "Her emotions have lain dormant for many years.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Most tree-ring records are blind to what happens in winter, when the trees are dormant . \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022", "Many channels of communication between the Cuban and U.S. governments, on issues such as the environment, human trafficking and law enforcement, are dormant . \u2014 Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, Washington Post , 2 June 2022", "The agency said Friday that one of the two fires, the Calf Canyon Fire, was ignited by a pile burn holdover from January that was dormant under the surface before reemerging in April. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 28 May 2022", "There is a bill that would remove the ban, which has lain dormant in a legislative committee for months. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022", "National City\u2019s cruising culture lay dormant for decades. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022", "Explosions could also happen as Russia reaches deeper into its strategic reserves of munitions, deploying missiles and artillery that have long lain dormant in military warehouses. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 5 May 2022", "The Arcade reopened in 2021 after three decades of lying dormant . \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022", "In late summer, let the bulb go dormant , cut off the foliage, and don\u2019t water until November. \u2014 Jada Jackson, House Beautiful , 29 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, fixed, stationary, from Anglo-French, from present participle of dormir to sleep, from Latin dormire ; akin to Sanskrit dr\u0101ti he sleeps":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-m\u0259nt" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dormant latent , dormant , quiescent , potential mean not now showing signs of activity or existence. latent applies to a power or quality that has not yet come forth but may emerge and develop. a latent desire for success dormant suggests the inactivity of something (such as a feeling or power) as though sleeping. their passion had lain dormant quiescent suggests a usually temporary cessation of activity. the disease was quiescent 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"antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": abaxial":[], ": an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar":[], ": relating to or situated near or on the back especially of an animal or of one of its parts":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "For king salmon, a notch is made in their adipose fin, the small fin on their backs between their large, dorsal fin and their tail. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 23 Oct. 2017", "For king salmon, a notch is made in their adipose fin, the small fin on their backs between their large, dorsal fin and their tail. \u2014 Keith Matheny, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2017", "Every white cap is a head sticking out of the water, every piece of flotsam is a dorsal fin. \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 21 Sep. 2017", "Late at night, the ids of his callers and guests flash like dorsal fins. \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2017", "Also called suckerfish, their strong grip comes from an adhesive disk made from a modified dorsal fin on the fish\u2019s head. \u2014 Science | AAAS , 20 Sep. 2017", "The hook goes through the bridge of the nose, or in just behind the dorsal fin. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, AL.com , 10 Sep. 2017", "In rats, for example, females typically have less-dense receptors in the dorsal hippocampus, which is involved in memory, than do males. \u2014 Alison Gopnik, WSJ , 25 Aug. 2017", "A dorsal fin would have looked less out of place in the photo than a vehicle. \u2014 Amy B Wang, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "But sometimes hooking a minnow just under the dorsal fin or at the tail triggers strikes from more finicky crappies. \u2014 Bob Mcnally, Field & Stream , 4 Mar. 2020", "The prefrontal cortex is involved in decision making; the dorsal periaqueductal gray area processes painful and aversive events. \u2014 Cody A. Siciliano, The Conversation , 21 Nov. 2019", "The relatively small dorsal fin belies the humpback\u2019s size. \u2014 Jason Nark, National Geographic , 13 Mar. 2019", "Restylane\u00ae Lyft with Lidocaine is also intended for injection in the dorsal hand to correct volume loss. \u2014 Vogue , 1 Apr. 2019", "Among the brain\u2019s many pain-producing patterns, however, there is only one region that is consistently active at a high level: the dorsal posterior region of the insula. \u2014 Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker , 9 May 2016", "Arctic grayling males are more colorful than their female counterparts and sport a much longer dorsal fin. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2018", "To add support for the dual origin hypothesis, Dr. Linz said, evolution would have had to fuse a structure on the dorsal region of the segment and one from the pleural tissue. \u2014 Asher Elbein, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2018", "Conversely, Willamette chinook may be longer and a bit leaner, with less dorsal brilliance. \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 29 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1834, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin dorsalis , from Latin dorsum back":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-s\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190555", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dorsal lip":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the margin of the fold of blastula wall that delineates the dorsal limit of the blastopore, constitutes the primary organizer, and forms the point of origin of chordamesoderm":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1924, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192958", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dorsal?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=d&file=dorsal01":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": abaxial":[], ": an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar":[], ": relating to or situated near or on the back especially of an animal or of one of its parts":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "For king salmon, a notch is made in their adipose fin, the small fin on their backs between their large, dorsal fin and their tail. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 23 Oct. 2017", "For king salmon, a notch is made in their adipose fin, the small fin on their backs between their large, dorsal fin and their tail. \u2014 Keith Matheny, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2017", "Every white cap is a head sticking out of the water, every piece of flotsam is a dorsal fin. \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 21 Sep. 2017", "Late at night, the ids of his callers and guests flash like dorsal fins. \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2017", "Also called suckerfish, their strong grip comes from an adhesive disk made from a modified dorsal fin on the fish\u2019s head. \u2014 Science | AAAS , 20 Sep. 2017", "The hook goes through the bridge of the nose, or in just behind the dorsal fin. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, AL.com , 10 Sep. 2017", "In rats, for example, females typically have less-dense receptors in the dorsal hippocampus, which is involved in memory, than do males. \u2014 Alison Gopnik, WSJ , 25 Aug. 2017", "A dorsal fin would have looked less out of place in the photo than a vehicle. \u2014 Amy B Wang, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "But sometimes hooking a minnow just under the dorsal fin or at the tail triggers strikes from more finicky crappies. \u2014 Bob Mcnally, Field & Stream , 4 Mar. 2020", "The prefrontal cortex is involved in decision making; the dorsal periaqueductal gray area processes painful and aversive events. \u2014 Cody A. Siciliano, The Conversation , 21 Nov. 2019", "The relatively small dorsal fin belies the humpback\u2019s size. \u2014 Jason Nark, National Geographic , 13 Mar. 2019", "Restylane\u00ae Lyft with Lidocaine is also intended for injection in the dorsal hand to correct volume loss. \u2014 Vogue , 1 Apr. 2019", "Among the brain\u2019s many pain-producing patterns, however, there is only one region that is consistently active at a high level: the dorsal posterior region of the insula. \u2014 Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker , 9 May 2016", "Arctic grayling males are more colorful than their female counterparts and sport a much longer dorsal fin. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2018", "To add support for the dual origin hypothesis, Dr. Linz said, evolution would have had to fuse a structure on the dorsal region of the segment and one from the pleural tissue. \u2014 Asher Elbein, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2018", "Conversely, Willamette chinook may be longer and a bit leaner, with less dorsal brilliance. \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 29 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1834, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin dorsalis , from Latin dorsum back":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fr-s\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194935", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dorsalmost":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": most nearly dorsal":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203118", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doss":{ "antonyms":[ "bed", "bunk", "hay", "kip", "lair", "pad", "rack", "sack" ], "definitions":{ ": a crude or makeshift bed":[], ": to sleep or bed down in a convenient place":[ "\u2014 usually used with down" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "the living room couch was my doss for the weekend I spent at my friend's Lake District cottage", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021", "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021", "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021", "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021", "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021", "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021", "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021", "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1785, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "circa 1789, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fs", "\u02c8d\u00e4s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bed", "crash", "retire", "turn in" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024345", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "doss (down)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "to go to one's bed in order to sleep he frequently plays host at his London flat, and overnight guests pretty much doss down where they please" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134759", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "doss-house":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a cheap rooming house or hotel":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1888, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fs-\u02cchau\u0307s", "\u02c8d\u00e4s-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133839", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dossier":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject":[ "the patient's medical dossier", "Police began compiling a dossier on him." ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The alleged dossier comprises 47 parents who spoke out at school board meetings. \u2014 Fox News , 20 June 2022", "The real mystery in this perfidious tale is why the FBI decided to advance the dossier hoax to the world, thus weakening America and its presidency. \u2014 WSJ , 6 June 2022", "Steele dossier matters with the official investigation. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022", "Besides Sussmann, Durham has charged a key source of information in the salacious 2016 dossier on Trump with lying to the FBI. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022", "The dossier was submitted as part of a request for permission from a secret surveillance court that the FBI used to target Trump adviser Carter Page while looking into potential links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 26 May 2022", "According to The Times, Broeksmit supplied the documents to journalists and others, including Fusion GPS, the research firm linked to an unverified dossier about Trump, and investigators with the FBI's New York office. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022", "Attorneys for Sussmann want the judge to block Durham from introducing evidence about the dossier at trial and to stop prosecutors from calling Steele as a witness at the trial next month. \u2014 Marshall Cohen, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022", "The indictment against Danchenko alleges that some of the information in the dossier came to Danchenko from a Democratic Party operative. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 26 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1835, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, bundle of documents labeled on the back, dossier, from dos back, from Latin dorsum \u2014 see dorsal entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4s-", "\u02c8d\u022fs-\u02ccy\u0101", "\u02c8d\u00e4-", "\u02c8d\u022f-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0101" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175727", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dossily":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in a dossy manner":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4s\u0259\u0307l\u0113", "-li" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050827", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "dossy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": pretentiously fashionable":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Scots dossie sprucely dressed person, from doss neat (from doss to dress, from Dutch dossen , from dos clothes, from Middle Dutch, perhaps from Old French dos back, from Latin dorsum ) + -ie":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4s\u0113", "-si" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190935", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dost":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of dost archaic present tense second-person singular of do" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259st" ], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152908", "type":[] }, "dot":{ "antonyms":[ "bestrew", "pepper", "scatter", "sow", "spot", "spray", "sprinkle", "strew" ], "definitions":{ ": a centered point used as a multiplication sign (as in 6 \u00b7 5 = 30)":[], ": a point after a note or rest in music indicating augmentation of the time value by one half":[], ": a point over or under a note indicating that it is to be played staccato":[], ": a point used to separate components of an address on the Internet":[], ": a precise point especially in time":[ "arrived at six on the dot" ], ": a short click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in the Morse code)":[], ": a small point made with a pointed instrument":[ "a dot on the chart marked the ship's position" ], ": a small round mark used in orthography or punctuation":[ "put a dot over the i" ], ": a small round mark: such as":[], ": a small spot : speck":[], ": dowry sense 1":[], ": to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at random":[ "boats dotting the lake" ], ": to make a dot":[], ": to mark with a dot":[], "Department of Transportation":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "Don't forget to dot the i .", "Quaint cottages dot the countryside.", "The fields were dotted with wildflowers.", "Dot the cream all over your face." ], "first_known_use":{ "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1822, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "circa 1740, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Latin dot-, dos dowry":"Noun", "Middle English *dot , from Old English dott head of a boil; akin to Old High German tutta nipple":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022ft", "\u02c8d\u00e4t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blotch", "dapple", "eyespot", "fleck", "mottle", "patch", "pip", "point", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091702", "type":[ "abbreviation", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dot matrix":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a pattern of dots in a grid from which alphanumeric characters can be formed":[ "a dot matrix printer" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "While acknowledging the limited uses for a tiny HDMI PC monitor, maker mitxela had the urge to get a 128\u00d768 dot matrix OLED screen up and running as a PC monitor that connects directly to its system. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022", "The man took Andrea Cincotta\u2019s computer and her dot matrix printer, loaded into his truck and then resumed working on the apartment building\u2019s mailboxes. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021", "With soft and high elastic earloop, the metal adjustable nose clip bridge, and the dot matrix welding. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 4 Mar. 2021", "It\u2019s a dot matrix design complete with a TIE fighter and AT-AT. \u2014 Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored , 25 Sep. 2020", "Each box is printed with a special dot matrix pattern, so customers can cut, fold, and reassemble it into a new piece. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 9 Apr. 2020", "Pinball has since rolled with the trends and technologies of the day, evolving from scores displayed with analog numbers on rotating reels to digital numerals and circuit boards, later incorporating dot matrix screens and now LCD displays. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 5 Mar. 2020", "The text looks a lot like a dot matrix format from the 60s and 70s, and that's for a good reason. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 3 July 2018", "Payments are made by Quick Response (QR) codes, the square black-and-white dot matrices that have become ubiquitous in China. \u2014 The Economist , 3 May 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1963, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113649", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dote (on)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to give a lot of love or attention to (someone or something)":[ "She doted on her new grandchild." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032021", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "dotlet":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small dot":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "dot entry 1 + -let":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4tl\u0259\u0307t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124950", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dotted":{ "antonyms":[ "bestrew", "pepper", "scatter", "sow", "spot", "spray", "sprinkle", "strew" ], "definitions":{ ": a centered point used as a multiplication sign (as in 6 \u00b7 5 = 30)":[], ": a point after a note or rest in music indicating augmentation of the time value by one half":[], ": a point over or under a note indicating that it is to be played staccato":[], ": a point used to separate components of an address on the Internet":[], ": a precise point especially in time":[ "arrived at six on the dot" ], ": a short click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in the Morse code)":[], ": a small point made with a pointed instrument":[ "a dot on the chart marked the ship's position" ], ": a small round mark used in orthography or punctuation":[ "put a dot over the i" ], ": a small round mark: such as":[], ": a small spot : speck":[], ": dowry sense 1":[], ": to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at random":[ "boats dotting the lake" ], ": to make a dot":[], ": to mark with a dot":[], "Department of Transportation":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "Don't forget to dot the i .", "Quaint cottages dot the countryside.", "The fields were dotted with wildflowers.", "Dot the cream all over your face." ], "first_known_use":{ "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1822, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "circa 1740, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Latin dot-, dos dowry":"Noun", "Middle English *dot , from Old English dott head of a boil; akin to Old High German tutta nipple":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022ft", "\u02c8d\u00e4t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blotch", "dapple", "eyespot", "fleck", "mottle", "patch", "pip", "point", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072056", "type":[ "abbreviation", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dottiness":{ "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ], "definitions":{ ": amiably eccentric":[ "a dotty old relative" ], ": amusingly absurd : ridiculous":[ "dotty traditions" ], ": being obsessed or infatuated":[ "dotty fans" ], ": composed of or marked by dots":[], ": mentally unbalanced : crazy":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1860, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of Scots dottle fool, from Middle English dotel , from doten":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", 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dotel , from doten":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065639", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "double":{ "antonyms":[ "duplicate", "redouble" ], "definitions":{ ": a base hit that enables the batter to reach second base":[], ": a combined bet placed on two different contests":[], ": a double amount":[], ": a game between two pairs of players":[], ": a living person that closely 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syllables (as in exciting and inviting )":[], ": marked by duplicity : deceitful":[], ": of extra size, strength, or value":[ "a double martini" ], ": one that is the counterpart of another : duplicate : such as":[], ": one who resembles an actor and takes his or her place especially in scenes calling for special skills":[], ": something consisting of two paired members: such as":[], ": something twice the usual size, strength, speed, quantity, or value: such as":[], ": to advance or score (a base runner) by a double":[], ": to amount to twice the number of":[], ": to avoid by doubling : elude":[], ": to become bent or folded usually in the middle":[ "\u2014 usually used with up she doubled up in pain" ], ": to become twice as much or as many":[], ": to bend or fold (something, such as a sheet of paper) usually in the middle so that one part lies directly against the other part":[], ": to bring about the scoring of (a run) by a double":[], ": to cause to stoop":[], ": to double a bid (as in bridge)":[], ": to follow a circuitous course":[], ": to increase by adding an equal amount":[], ": to make a call in bridge that increases the value of odd tricks or undertricks at (an opponent's bid)":[], ": to make a double in baseball":[], ": to make twice as great or as many: such as":[], ": to play (dramatic roles) by doubling":[], ": to play a dramatic role as a double":[], ": to put out (a base runner) in completing a double play":[], ": to replace in a dramatic role":[], ": to serve an additional purpose or perform an additional duty":[], ": to twice the extent or amount":[], ": two consecutive strikes in bowling":[], ": two together":[ "the children had to sleep double" ], ": understudy":[], ": very quickly : right away":[], ": worth two of the specified amount":[ "a double eagle", "a double crown" ], ": wraith":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "One of the eggs had a double yolk.", "The truck crossed the double yellow line and entered the other lane.", "My name is \u201cAllison,\u201d with a double \u201cl.\u201d", "Go through those double doors and walk to the end of the hall.", "I'll have a double espresso, please.", "a double dose of medicine", "a double order of fries", "Verb", "We all doubled over laughing.", "He doubled up in pain.", "Adverb", "raced to his side double quick", "Noun", "I'll have one more glass of vodka. Make it a double , please.", "People often tell me that I'm his double .", "The actress's double did all of the dangerous scenes.", "Can you tell if it's the actor or his double in that shot?", "He hit a double in the eighth inning.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The final knock came with the double , but Henderson\u2019s historic night began with a single into right field. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022", "Sosa joined the Sox from Double-A Birmingham on Thursday and went 1-for-12 (.083) with a double in four games. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022", "Overall, Thompson is five for 16 with a double , a home run and five RBIs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022", "Later in the inning, Jimmy Herron smashed a two-run double . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022", "Nolan Arenado followed with a double , and then Alexander hit Brendan Donovan. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022", "Dominic Smith opened the third inning with a double and advanced to third on a groundout by Tom\u00e1s Nido. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, Chron , 22 June 2022", "Graham lost Michael Turner's fly ball in the sun and the hit fell for a double to score Webb, who opened the inning with a single, and cut Arkansas' deficit to 2-1 in the first. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022", "The Shamrocks, featuring a solid mix of veterans and two talented newcomers, defeated Great Crossing 57-56 in double overtime Sunday to capture the title in the 64-team bracket at the Titans Rockets Summer Shootout at Collins. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 19 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The FinTech sector in the UK is comprised of over 1,600 firms, and that number is projected to double by 2030. \u2014 Gazmend Selmani, Forbes , 28 June 2022", "The gate inside the bus separating the officers from the prisoners had been left unlocked, and the guards failed to double lock the men\u2019s handcuffs. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 27 June 2022", "Veteran catcher Kurt Suzuki joined in on the fun in the fourth, hitting his second home run of the season to double the Angels\u2019 tally. Sandoval gave up eight hits and two walks in five innings but just one run and struck out six. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022", "On the next pitch, McCutchen lined a two-run homer just over the fence down the left-field line to double the Brewers' lead to 4-0. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022", "Like all new PCI Express versions, its goal is to double the available bandwidth of its predecessor, which in PCIe 7.0's case means that a single PCIe 7.0 lane will be able to transmit at speeds of up to 32GB per second. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022", "Importers paid an average of US$1.30 per pound for fireworks in the first four months of the year, a 15% increase from 2021 - or close to double the overall rate of inflation. \u2014 Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation , 23 June 2022", "And it was prompted by Saudi Arabia challenging Venezuela on account of the fact that Venezuela was going to double its production from 3 to 6 million barrels. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022", "Additionally, the memory controller has been improved to double the bandwidth, up to 100GBps. \u2014 PCMAG , 22 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "North of Los Angeles, in California\u2019s Antelope Valley, the Lancaster housing market has seen its available inventory nearly double over the last year: From 202 available homes for sale in May 2021, up 95% to 394 homes in May 2022. \u2014 Andrew Depietro, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Taylor Ward put the Angels ahead with a two-run double against reliever Reynaldo L\u00f3pez. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022", "The store hasn't had baby formula for months and has seen egg prices nearly double in just a year. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022", "Rowdy Tellez's leadoff double in the sixth went for naught as the Brewers failed to build on their lead. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022", "Jes\u00fas Aguilar homered, drove in four runs and hit a go-ahead double in the ninth inning to lead the Miami Marlins to a wild 11-9 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. \u2014 Aaron Bracy, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022", "His primary conflict is with spoiled man-child Shane (Jake Lacy), whose ridiculously expensive Pineapple Suite has been double -booked and given to a German couple. \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 15 June 2022", "Junior Eisig Chin provided Franklin\u2019s lineup with a spark with a two-run double off B-R starter Luke Barry that gave the Panthers a 2-0 lead with one out in the bottom of the fourth. \u2014 Brad Joyal, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022", "AssistiveTouch will receive new gestures like double -pinching to pick up or end phone calls, take photos, pause media, or start and stop workouts. \u2014 Samuel Axon & Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The top-10 double used to happen quite a bit: the Bruins (Joe Thornton and Sergei Samsonov in 1997), the Islanders (Roberto Luongo and Eric Brewer in \u201897, and lesser duos in 1999 and 2000) and Panthers (2002) all took those gambles. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022", "Luis Arraez and Correa reached with singles off Bieber, then Max Kepler drew a walk to load the bases before Miranda sent a Bieber fastball to right field for a bases-clearing double , giving the Twins a 3-1 lead. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 30 June 2022", "In the ninth, Ian Kennedy was hit hard and allowed a run on a 424-foot double . \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022", "Montas walked DJ LeMahieu in the first; Josh Donaldson lined a double and Jose Trevino hit an RBI single, both on 1-2 pitches. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022", "Spencer Torkelson advanced into scoring position by ripping a double to the left-center gap off Diamondbacks left-hander Dallas Keuchel. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022", "Wiley is the only Indiana girl to win an 800/1,600 double at the state meet, and has done so twice. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 26 June 2022", "From right field, Lanzilli cut down Harris at second base trying to stretch the hit into a double to minimize the damage. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022", "The Patriots retied the game and sent it into extras on Mickey Gasper\u2019s eighth-inning double . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French duble, double , from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos ), from duo two + -plus multiplied by; akin to Old English -feald -fold \u2014 more at two , -fold":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "binary", "bipartite", "double-barreled", "double-edged", "dual", "duplex", "twin", "twofold" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120134", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "double Dutch":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the jumping of two jump ropes rotating in opposite directions simultaneously":[], ": unintelligible language":[] }, "examples":[ "The girls were playing double Dutch on the sidewalk.", "the fast-talking con man spouts some double Dutch , and it is only afterwards that the victim realizes that he's given two twenties for a ten" ], "first_known_use":{ "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abracadabra", "babble", "blabber", "burble", "double-talk", "drivel", "gabble", "gibber", "gibberish", "jabber", "jabberwocky", "mumbo jumbo", "nonsense", "prattle", "slobber" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025956", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double bind":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "the double bind faced by every politician: responding to scurrilous charges only gives them unwarranted publicity; not responding to such charges is often interpreted as an admission of guilt", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Caught in the double bind of toxic masculinity and a racist revolving-door carceral system, where does the buck stop? \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022", "Compounded by the expectation that Black women are expected to ceaselessly perform labor for society\u2019s comfort or entertainment, famous athletes like Osaka and the Williams sisters are in a double bind due to their notoriety and talent. \u2014 SELF , 8 May 2022", "This double bind can be a cause for friction yet is avoidable. \u2014 Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021", "Two statements that represent a terrific double bind \u2014a rope thrown by one black woman to constrict another, that surely ends up constricting them both. \u2014 Zadie Smith, The New York Review of Books , 27 Feb. 2020", "Shaving is somewhat of a double bind for trans girls. \u2014 Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard, Allure , 30 June 2021", "Febos added that the likeability trap places girls in a double bind where they are expected to manage their reputation and maintain purity, yet please everyone. \u2014 Kyv Editorial Staff, NBC News , 25 May 2021", "Bradley proves herself sensitive to the double bind of addiction and incarceration throughout her documentary, which follows Sibil Fox Richardson\u2019s efforts to free her husband from prison. \u2014 Jonathan W. Gray, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2021", "The double bind deepens when Dana learns that this survival depends on Rufus\u2019s enslavement and rape of a free Black woman named Alice. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1956, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259b-\u0259l-\u02c8b\u012bnd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "catch-22", "dilemma", "quandary" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075256", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double bond":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a chemical bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms in a molecule \u2014 compare single bond , triple bond":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The chemical structure of Delta-8 THC is almost identical to that of delta-9 THC, with the exception of the position of the double bond on the chain of carbon atoms. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 May 2022", "The chemical structure of Delta-8 THC is very similar to delta-9 THC, except for the position of the double bond on the chain of carbon atoms. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022", "Namely, while Delta-9 has what is known as a double bond on its ninth carbon atom, Delta-8 has one of its double bonds on the eighth \u2014 hence the names. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 12 Aug. 2021", "But that modest change allows Z to form a triple hydrogen bond with T, which is more stable than the double bond that holds together A-T. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 July 2021", "All that separates them is the location of a double bond , found on the eighth carbon in delta-8 THC and the ninth carbon in delta-9. \u2014 Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News , 28 June 2021", "Incorporating his innovative use of aldehydes, which are organic compounds where a carbon atom shares a double bond with an oxygen atom, a single bond with a hydrogen atom, and a single bond with another atom to form the carbonyl group. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021", "In recent years investigators have developed photocatalysts that break the resistant double bond between carbon and oxygen in carbon dioxide. \u2014 Javier Garcia Martinez, Scientific American , 10 Nov. 2020", "The melting point of a fat is linked to its level of saturation \u2014 the number of single bonds versus double bonds in its fatty-acid chain. \u2014 J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-alt, New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1889, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121304", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double cross":{ "antonyms":[ "backstabbing", "betrayal", "business", "disloyalty", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "infidelity", "perfidy", "sellout", "treachery", "treason", "two-timing", "unfaithfulness" ], "definitions":{ ": a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)":[], ": an act of betraying or cheating an associate":[], ": an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it":[], ": to deceive by double-dealing : betray":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "politics is full of double crosses and backbiting", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The proposition sets up one of the major tensions of the final season with Michael vowing from the beginning to double cross Tommy and kill him\u2014avenging Polly\u2019s death. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 11 June 2022", "Made from recycled ocean plastics and spandex, this fully lined top features a scoop neck, thick straps, a double cross back, and cut-out holes in the front that allow water to pass through. \u2014 Rebecca Parsons, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2021", "This would have been a good moment for a timely double cross ,. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1903, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kr\u022fs" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "backstab", "betray", "cross", "sell (out)", "two-time" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104105", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "double door":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an opening with two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the opening when closed \u2014 compare dutch door":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "However, tucked into one of those walls is an elegant but easily missed double door underneath a broken pediment leading to a true treasure trove filled with items that would fetch eye-popping sums at auction. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 21 May 2021", "The sizes range from 18 inches to 48 inches in length, and the crate comes with either a single door or double door option. \u2014 Mili Godio, NBC News , 8 Apr. 2021", "Hurley and Behnken will emerge through the same double doors used on July 16, 1969, by Apollo 11\u2032s Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins \u2014 the Operations and Checkout Building now bears Armstrong\u2019s name. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 2 June 2020", "The men will also emerge through the same double doors previously used on July 16, 1969, by Apollo 11\u2019s Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. \u2014 Fox News , 26 May 2020", "Entry is through three sets of glass-and-aluminum double doors that open into a formal living room with concrete floors, which continue throughout the house. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2020", "The roof peak stands at nine feet tall, making this a great option for storing larger and longer items, and the 48-inch-wide double doors leave enough room for wide lawn mowers and other gear. \u2014 Popular Science , 28 Apr. 2020", "Between the living room and the kitchen, double doors open to the bedroom, which has an en suite bathroom with indoor and outdoor showers. \u2014 Roxana Popescu, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2020", "Big double doors on the side slide open and shut, allowing for much more room for people to get in and out. \u2014 Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com , 21 Jan. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1840, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120319", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double dot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": two points placed immediately after a musical note or rest to indicate augmentation of its time value by three-quarters":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125103", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double down":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to become more tenacious, zealous, or resolute in a position or undertaking":[ "the administration needs to double down on the call for political reform", "\u2014 Washington Post" ], ": to double the original bid in blackjack in exchange for only one more card":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1949, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130057", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "double entendre":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a word or expression capable of two interpretations with one usually risqu\u00e9":[ "flirty talk full of double entendres" ], ": ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation":[] }, "examples":[ "The song's title is a double entendre .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Cringe workout shot: A visual double entendre for the swinging singles aerobics club involving a pin that runs up and down through a stack of weights during reps. \u2014 Ellen Gamerman, WSJ , 16 June 2022", "For Cannon, who added three children to his already full crew of five in 2021, the cocktail was a double entendre . \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022", "There are all sorts of double entendre and subtext. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022", "The creator Adam Goldman\u2019s script is filled with sharp dialogue and enough double entendre to keep you giggling minutes after the jokes land. \u2014 Eric Mcquade, The Atlantic , 27 Dec. 2021", "There Were True Meme-able Moments Viktor & Rolf, masters of the couture double entendre , built an entire show as a meditation on not just the brocade and bejeweled trappings, but the actual meaning of royalty (kind of a hot button topic these days). \u2014 New York Times , 10 July 2021", "The bar's party atmosphere and drinks menu ripe with double entendre are hard to miss. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 8 Apr. 2021", "The sybaritic Bond was an ace with women, a master of intricate weaponry and the double entendre , a cultured vinophile (who preferred martinis \u2014 shaken, not stirred) and a violent thug who wore bespoke tuxedos. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2020", "Not content with a mere double entendre , Elon Musk hits at least three. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 7 July 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1673, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "obsolete French, literally, double meaning":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcb-\u1d4al-\u00e4\u207f-\u02c8t\u00e4\u207fd(r\u1d4a)", "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u00e4n-\u02c8t\u00e4nd(-r\u0259)" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123108", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double entry":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a method of bookkeeping that recognizes both sides of a business transaction by debiting the amount of the transaction to one account and crediting it to another account so the total debits equal the total credits":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Steps off the circular driveway lead up to a portico supported by thick columns and protecting an arched double entry door. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022", "For decades, ranching, mining and railroad workers living around Antelope entered the double entry doors to socialize and receive support when needed. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Nov. 2021", "The gray-haired man in the pearlescent blue silk suit was Richard Reynolds: double entry , member of Congress from Delaware and multiple arrests for solicitation of a prostitute\u2014no convictions. \u2014 August Cole, Wired , 5 June 2020", "The master bedroom offers a glamorous bathroom complete with a double entry walk-in shower, overhead rain shower and a custom walk-in closet that features a vanity area, dressing room and chandelier lighting. \u2014 Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle , 15 Oct. 2019", "The other two, published in 16th-century Antwerp and London, reflect double entry \u2019s movement west across Europe. \u2014 Jane Gleeson-white, WSJ , 23 Sep. 2018", "It was named for the Medici Bank of Florence \u2014 a pioneer of the double entry bookkeeping that revolutionized money and banking in the Renaissance. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2018", "The gravel driveway leads to a lower-level, two-car garage, and also winds past a cobblestone walkway leading to double entry doors topped by a half-moon window. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1741, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122536", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double feature":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a movie program with two main films":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The drive-in movie double feature has been a summer staple since long before the invention of digital projectors and radio broadcast soundtracks. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022", "The Reds/Dodgers game is the second game of the double feature following the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago White Sox, which begins at 7 p.m. \u2014 Joe Harrington, The Enquirer , 15 Apr. 2022", "Upcoming films are Federico Fellini\u2019s La Strada, G. Aravindan\u2019s Kummatty, a film noir double feature of Edgar G. Ulmer\u2019s Detour and Arthur D. Ripley\u2019s The Chase, and John Huston\u2019s Moulin Rouge, among other titles with more set to be announced. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Apr. 2022", "Everybody is kung fu fighting in this double feature of 1990s-era martial arts flicks directed by the great Yuen Woo-ping. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022", "Though there are some bumps regarding Nacho\u2019s perilous circumstances, for the most part the double feature finds the same kind of sweet spot that the Kettlemans ultimately serve for Kim\u2019s plan. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022", "Farrell actually has a double feature this weekend, also starring in a futuristic sci-fi tale that debuted at Sundance Film Festival in January. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 3 Mar. 2022", "The circus is coming to town with a double feature the whole family will enjoy. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 2 Mar. 2022", "This Valentine\u2019s Day, the couple plans to watch a double feature in bed\u2014the first movie with their kids and the second on their own. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 13 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1928, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125720", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double genitive":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a syntactic construction in English in which possession is marked both by the preposition of and a noun or pronoun in the possessive case (as in \"A friend of Bob's is a friend of mine\")":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1824, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120316", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double glazing":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": two layers of glass with a small insulating gap in between set in a window to reduce heat flow in either direction":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The double glazing , roof insulation, and shade wings have resulted in huge energy savings. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 5 Mar. 2021", "The car is utterly silent, thanks to 220 pounds of acoustic damping, plus double glazing and felt insulation within a twin-section of floor and bulkhead. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 30 Sep. 2020", "For soundproofing, the Ghost uses more than 220 pounds of acoustic damping, plus double glazing and felt insulation within a twin-section floor and bulkhead. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 1 Sep. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1833, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120250", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double hyphen":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a punctuation mark \u2e17 used in place of a hyphen at the end of a line to indicate that the word so divided is normally hyphenated":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1893, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120637", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double indemnity":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a provision in a life-insurance or accident policy whereby the company agrees to pay twice the face of the contract in case of accidental death":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "By that yardstick, the new-for-2022 full-electric BMW i4, especially in its red-hot M50 trim, is double indemnity . \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1924, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124228", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double knit":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1895, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103550", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double occupancy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": two people staying in a room":[ "hotel rates for double occupancy" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122950", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "double or nothing":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": with the result that a gambler either wins two times as much money as he or she has already won or loses all of the money":[ "I won $20 on the first game but lost it on the second game going double or nothing ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191529", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "double or quits":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": with the result that a gambler either wins two times as much money as he or she has already won or loses all of the money : ( US ) double or nothing":[ "I won $20 on the first game but lost it on the second game going double or quits ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185615", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "double reed":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": two reeds bound together with a slight separation between them so that air passing through them causes them to beat against one another and that are used as a sound-producing device in certain woodwind instruments (such as members of the oboe family)":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For the Vietnamese character Ti\u00ean Luu (Y. Lan), Blanchard wrote a mournful melody for duduk, an Armenian double reed woodwind, performed by Pedro Eustache. \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1876, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125345", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double salt":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a salt (such as an alum) yielding on hydrolysis two different cations or anions":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1849, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083840", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double take":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a delayed reaction to a surprising or significant situation after an initial failure to notice anything unusual":[ "\u2014 usually used in the phrase do a double take" ] }, "examples":[ "His parents did a double take when he came home with a tattoo.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "While showing off a few of their steps recently, some folks had to do a double take when the Read With Jenna founder did a spin and something caught their eye. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022", "Austin Wiggins, who is getting his master\u2019s in accounting from the University of Houston this weekend, did a double take when his Herff Jones package arrived on Monday. \u2014 Melissa Korn, WSJ , 13 May 2022", "Rose Liebermann opened her property tax bill and did a double take , writes Ben Poston. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022", "Seeing people turn to social media to post photos of paying $100 for a tank of gas drives anyone to do a double take . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 8 Mar. 2022", "Baz Luhrmann had Elvis Presley fans doing a double take when his official Elvis biopic trailer dropped on Thursday (Feb. 17), and Austin Butler appeared onscreen looking exactly like the The King of Rock & Roll. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 17 Feb. 2022", "Inside the Chiles Center at the University of Portland, there was a double take and a maddening realization: Santa Clara would be bailing on just one game \u2014 a late-season matchup in Portland against the Pilots. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2022", "The fashion world did a collective double take : someone of Jacobs\u2019s stature actually being honest that self-care could go beyond yogic breathing and a gratitude journal? \u2014 Jessica Matlin, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Nov. 2021", "Four of those points for McGee came on two thunderous jams that made Booker do a double take . \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 3 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1930, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02cct\u0101k" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113551", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double-barrel":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a double-barreled gun":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1811, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8ber-\u0259l", "-\u02c8ba-r\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121614", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double-barreled":{ "antonyms":[ "single" ], "definitions":{ ": having two barrels mounted side by side or one beneath the other":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8ba-r\u0259ld", "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8ber-\u0259ld" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "binary", "bipartite", "double", "double-edged", "dual", "duplex", "twin", "twofold" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031656", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "double-blind":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or being an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects nor the experimenters know which subjects are in the test and control groups during the actual course of the experiments \u2014 compare open-label , single-blind":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1950, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8bl\u012bnd", "\u02ccd\u0259b-\u0259l-\u02c8bl\u012bnd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130510", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "double-book":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to make plans for (someone or something) to be in two different places at the same time":[ "My husband and I are double-booked for/on Friday night." ], ": to promise a room, seat, table, etc., to two different people or groups at the same time":[ "The airline double-booked my seat." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122504", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "double-check":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a careful checking to determine accuracy, condition, or progress especially of something already checked":[], ": to make a double check":[], ": to subject to a double check":[ "data double-checked for accuracy" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1944, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb", "1953, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02ccchek", "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8chek" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122728", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "double-crop":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to grow (a crop) by double-cropping":[ "double-crop soybeans with wheat" ], ": to grow two or more crops on the same land in the same season or at the same time":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1918, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kr\u00e4p" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232054", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "double-cross":{ "antonyms":[ "backstabbing", "betrayal", "business", "disloyalty", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "infidelity", "perfidy", "sellout", "treachery", "treason", "two-timing", "unfaithfulness" ], "definitions":{ ": a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)":[], ": an act of betraying or cheating an associate":[], ": an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it":[], ": to deceive by double-dealing : betray":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "politics is full of double crosses and backbiting", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The proposition sets up one of the major tensions of the final season with Michael vowing from the beginning to double cross Tommy and kill him\u2014avenging Polly\u2019s death. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 11 June 2022", "Made from recycled ocean plastics and spandex, this fully lined top features a scoop neck, thick straps, a double cross back, and cut-out holes in the front that allow water to pass through. \u2014 Rebecca Parsons, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2021", "This would have been a good moment for a timely double cross ,. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1903, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kr\u022fs" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "backstab", "betray", "cross", "sell (out)", "two-time" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173423", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "double-crosser":{ "antonyms":[ "backstabbing", "betrayal", "business", "disloyalty", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "infidelity", "perfidy", "sellout", "treachery", "treason", "two-timing", "unfaithfulness" ], "definitions":{ ": a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)":[], ": an act of betraying or cheating an associate":[], ": an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it":[], ": to deceive by double-dealing : betray":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "politics is full of double crosses and backbiting", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The proposition sets up one of the major tensions of the final season with Michael vowing from the beginning to double cross Tommy and kill him\u2014avenging Polly\u2019s death. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 11 June 2022", "Made from recycled ocean plastics and spandex, this fully lined top features a scoop neck, thick straps, a double cross back, and cut-out holes in the front that allow water to pass through. \u2014 Rebecca Parsons, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2021", "This would have been a good moment for a timely double cross ,. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021", "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1903, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kr\u022fs" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "backstab", "betray", "cross", "sell (out)", "two-time" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003356", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "double-dealer":{ "antonyms":[ "crooked", "deceitful", "defrauding", "dishonest", "false", "fraudulent" ], "definitions":{ ": action contradictory to a professed attitude : duplicity":[], ": given to or marked by duplicity":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1529, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1587, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8d\u0113-li\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for double-dealing Noun deception , fraud , double-dealing , subterfuge , trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource. magicians are masters of deception fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice. indicted for fraud double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude. a go-between suspected of double-dealing subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end. obtained the papers by subterfuge trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat. resorted to trickery to gain their ends", "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013631", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "double-dealing":{ "antonyms":[ "crooked", "deceitful", "defrauding", "dishonest", "false", "fraudulent" ], "definitions":{ ": action contradictory to a professed attitude : duplicity":[], ": given to or marked by duplicity":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1529, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1587, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8d\u0113-li\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for double-dealing Noun deception , fraud , double-dealing , subterfuge , trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource. magicians are masters of deception fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice. indicted for fraud double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude. a go-between suspected of double-dealing subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end. obtained the papers by subterfuge trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat. resorted to trickery to gain their ends", "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022053", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "double-deck":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": having two decks, levels, or layers":[ "a double-deck bus", "a double-deck sandwich" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1850, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02ccdek" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182355", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "double-deck?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=d&file=double16":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": having two decks, levels, or layers":[ "a double-deck bus", "a double-deck sandwich" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1850, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02ccdek" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191447", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "double-decker":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": something that is double-deck":[ "a double-decker bus" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1835, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8de-k\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131242", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double-dip":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to repeat the action of dipping a chip or other snack into a shared dipping sauce or mixture after taking a bite":[ "But bring up nachos and suddenly everyone wants a place at the same table, the nacho table of peace\u2014at least until someone tries to double-dip .", "\u2014 Jeff Johnson", "Everybody seems to double-dip at cocktail parties. Should I be concerned about the germs they leave behind?", "\u2014 Jessica Rollins" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1971, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8dip" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122801", "type":[ "noun", "noun,", "verb" ] }, "double-dome":{ "antonyms":[ "anti-intellectual", "lowbrow", "philistine" ], "definitions":{ ": intellectual":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1938, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02ccd\u014dm" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "geek", "highbrow", "intellectual", "intellectualist", "longhair", "nerd" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213536", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double-double":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an instance of a player's accumulating a total of 10 or more in two statistical categories (such as points and rebounds) in one basketball game":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1985, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125618", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "double-edged":{ "antonyms":[ "single" ], "definitions":{ ": capable of being taken in two ways":[ "a double-edged remark" ], ": having two components or aspects":[ "a spy with a double-edged mission" ], ": having two cutting edges":[ "a double-edged knife" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8ejd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "binary", "bipartite", "double", "double-barreled", "dual", "duplex", "twin", "twofold" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035052", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "double-faced":{ "antonyms":[ "artless", "candid", "genuine", "heartfelt", "honest", "sincere", "undesigning", "unfeigned" ], "definitions":{ ": finished on both sides : reversible":[ "\u2014 used of fabric" ], ": having two faces or sides designed for use":[ "a double-faced bookshelf" ], ": hypocritical , two-faced":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8f\u0101st" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "artificial", "backhanded", "counterfeit", "double", "double-dealing", "fake", "feigned", "hypocritical", "insincere", "Janus-faced", "jive", "left-handed", "lip", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "Pecksniffian", "phony", "phoney", "phony-baloney", "phoney-baloney", "pretended", "two-faced", "unctuous" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220724", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "double-glazed":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": having two layers of glass to keep heat inside and reduce noise":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125642", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "double-quick":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1834, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02cckwik" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204534", "type":[ "adjective or adverb", "noun" ] }, "double-talk":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": inflated, involved, and often deliberately ambiguous language":[], ": language that appears to be earnest and meaningful but in fact is a mixture of sense and nonsense":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02cct\u022fk" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bafflegab", "gibberish", "gobbledygook", 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"type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doubled-die?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=d&file=double53":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": having doubled design elements":[ "Only 34 of the 1969-S doubled-die coins are believed to exist \u2026", "\u2014 Marc Benjamin , Fresno Bee , 1 May 2002" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1858, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6d\u0259-b\u0259ld-\u00a6d\u012b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192556", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doubloon":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish America":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Or two, which the Observer prefers: Even with the finish line in sight, there\u2019s always something more to discover; a little more gleam to find on the season\u2019s majestic doubloon . \u2014 The Masked Observer, al , 2 Mar. 2022", "Concerned krewes also try to throw goodies that people will keep: Some krewes talk of switching from beads to wooden doubloon coins that people can cash in with local businesses, as Popeyes chicken restaurant did in the 1970s. \u2014 Michael Patrick Welch, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2021", "She\u2019s right up there with the first person who put a plastic baby in a king cake, or tossed the first doubloon , or launched the first satirical dance troupe, maybe even the first people to put floats in a Carnival parade. \u2014 Doug Maccash, NOLA.com , 24 Jan. 2021", "The doubloon is dated 1787 \u2014 11 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, the same year the Constitution was written, and five years before the federal mint opened in Philadelphia. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2020", "Today, Wolfe is one of the main distributors of Mobile Mardi Gras\u2019 doubloons . \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2020", "The first doubloon trading group started in the mid-'70s. \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2020", "Edward Wolfe searched for the Striker Mystic Society\u2019s 1974 aluminum doubloon for years. \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2020", "This Cupid\u2019s saucy moment in the spotlight led off the Inca soiree, and for his hale and hearty efforts he was rewarded with raucous applause and showers of doubloons . \u2014 al , 21 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1622, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Spanish dobl\u00f3n , augmentative of dobla , an old Spanish coin, from Latin dupla , feminine of duplus double \u2014 more at double":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-\u02c8bl\u00fcn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105847", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doublure":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the reflexed margin of a trilobite's carapace":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Middle French, lining of a garment, from doubler to line, double + -ure":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259\u02c8blu\u0307(\u0259)r", "d\u00fc\u02c8-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205148", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doubly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in a twofold manner":[], ": in two ways : for two reasons":[ "The gentle rain was a doubly good thing because it washed the pollen off our cars.", "\u2014 Glynn Moore" ], ": to twice the degree":[ "doubly glad", "doubly frustrating" ] }, "examples":[ "Her grades and musical talent make her parents doubly proud of her.", "we were doubly certain of her guilt after we read the article in the newspaper", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Julia Garner is a lock for a nomination, and deserves to be, because Ruth has always been the best part of Ozark and that was doubly true for the two-part final season. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022", "This is doubly important for charities who receive a donation. \u2014 Matthew Erskine, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "The shooting seemed doubly hard to comprehend for many in Ukraine. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 25 May 2022", "But what's even better than a recommendation is knowing that a dermatologist actually uses a product themselves \u2014 and that's doubly true of skin-care devices. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 18 May 2022", "Founding a new company is never easy, but doing so with bipolar disorder is doubly hard. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021", "This is doubly true for seasoned hikers with tons of backcountry miles under their belts\u2014er, boots. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022", "Staying healthy is important for every team, doubly so for a Cubs franchise whose top talent is still at the lower levels of the organization. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "He's doubly boosted, and most of the time, people who get anywhere near him need to be tested. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259-bl\u0113", "\u02c8d\u0259-b(\u0259-)l\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "double", "twice", "twofold" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234350", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "doubly ruled surface":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211451", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doubt":{ "antonyms":[ "distrust", "distrustfulness", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "query", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty" ], "definitions":{ ": a deliberate suspension of judgment":[], ": a lack of confidence : distrust":[ "has doubts about his abilities" ], ": a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense":[ "The outcome is still in doubt ." ], ": an inclination not to believe or accept":[ "a claim met with doubt" ], ": doubtless entry 1":[], ": fear":[ "\u2026 I doubt I have been beguiled!", "\u2014 Sir Walter Scott" ], ": suspect":[], ": to be uncertain":[], ": to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about":[ "He doubts everyone's word." ], ": to consider unlikely":[ "I doubt if I can go." ], ": to lack confidence in : distrust":[ "\u2026 find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest \u2026", "\u2014 H. L. Mencken" ], ": uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "I have always doubted the existence of life on other planets.", "No one doubts that the mission will be a success.", "I seriously doubt my parents will let me go.", "\u201cDo you think you can come tonight?\u201d \u201cI doubt it.\u201d", "She doubted his ability to succeed.", "He said he could do it, but I couldn't help doubting him.", "Noun", "I still have moments of doubt .", "There can be little doubt that smoking is bad for your health.", "I had a nagging doubt in the back of my mind.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "One person\u2019s failure cannot lead us to doubt the potential of everyone else. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 23 June 2022", "Locals working in the vicinity, like Ade Wijasto, doubt it. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 6 June 2022", "On Wednesday, state media claimed a million people had already recovered from fever, though experts doubt the numbers being reported by North Korea are reliable. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022", "If readers doubt this, read Osnos pere\u2019s very excellent memoir, An Especially Good View. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021", "Navarro\u2019s reports were presented to state lawmakers as reasons to doubt or challenge election results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022", "Johnson says this double exclusion can lead to feelings of loneliness and cause bisexual people to doubt or question their identity. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022", "Those who followed his work with WWE never had to doubt his comedic chops, but Bay wrestled more quips and physical humor out of him, even as the film (which is quite unpleasant) didn\u2019t reach the height of its ambitions. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022", "Authorities began to doubt that Suzanne even took a bike ride, especially after her sunglasses and hydration backpack were found in her car. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Each no longer comes with a wave of frustration and self- doubt . \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022", "The Compton rapper\u2019s 2019 debut Everythings For Sale was saturated in melancholy, laden in self- doubt , self-hatred, infidelity, and exhaustion \u2014 all the things therapy helps to remedy. \u2014 Mackenzie Cummings-grady, Billboard , 27 June 2022", "LeMahieu tied it with a no- doubt , two-out homer off reliever Phil Maton, who had let Kiner-Falefa aboard with a single. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022", "First comes the decision to do it, tackling the thought process and overcoming any self- doubt . \u2014 Beth Jannery, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "With Jennifer overseeing the volunteer crew of 3,500 people, there\u2019s little doubt the Fitzpatricks would have understood if having guests would have been too much. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022", "The Donna Summer Musical, the show will no doubt to be a Broadway spectacular. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 12 June 2022", "Some advocates, though, doubt tough-on-crime policies will leave a positive impact on vulnerable Asian American populations. \u2014 Claire Wang, NBC News , 10 June 2022", "For those who have their eyes on Tokyo, there\u2019s no doubt that there\u2019s plenty to keep you busy. \u2014 Christina Liao, Vogue , 10 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English douten , from Anglo-French duter, douter , from Latin dubitare to be in doubt; akin to Latin dubius dubious":"Verb and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307t" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for doubt Noun uncertainty , doubt , dubiety , skepticism , suspicion , mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. assumed the role of manager without hesitation or uncertainty doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision. plagued by doubts as to what to do dubiety stresses a wavering between conclusions. felt some dubiety about its practicality skepticism implies unwillingness to believe without conclusive evidence. an economic forecast greeted with skepticism suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion mistrust implies a genuine doubt based upon suspicion. had a great mistrust of doctors", "synonyms":[ "distrust", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "question", "suspect" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060402", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "doubtable":{ "antonyms":[ "distrust", "distrustfulness", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "query", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty" ], "definitions":{ ": a deliberate suspension of judgment":[], ": a lack of confidence : distrust":[ "has doubts about his abilities" ], ": a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense":[ "The outcome is still in doubt ." ], ": an inclination not to believe or accept":[ "a claim met with doubt" ], ": doubtless entry 1":[], ": fear":[ "\u2026 I doubt I have been beguiled!", "\u2014 Sir Walter Scott" ], ": suspect":[], ": to be uncertain":[], ": to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about":[ "He doubts everyone's word." ], ": to consider unlikely":[ "I doubt if I can go." ], ": to lack confidence in : distrust":[ "\u2026 find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest \u2026", "\u2014 H. L. Mencken" ], ": uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "I have always doubted the existence of life on other planets.", "No one doubts that the mission will be a success.", "I seriously doubt my parents will let me go.", "\u201cDo you think you can come tonight?\u201d \u201cI doubt it.\u201d", "She doubted his ability to succeed.", "He said he could do it, but I couldn't help doubting him.", "Noun", "I still have moments of doubt .", "There can be little doubt that smoking is bad for your health.", "I had a nagging doubt in the back of my mind.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "One person\u2019s failure cannot lead us to doubt the potential of everyone else. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 23 June 2022", "Locals working in the vicinity, like Ade Wijasto, doubt it. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 6 June 2022", "On Wednesday, state media claimed a million people had already recovered from fever, though experts doubt the numbers being reported by North Korea are reliable. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022", "If readers doubt this, read Osnos pere\u2019s very excellent memoir, An Especially Good View. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021", "Navarro\u2019s reports were presented to state lawmakers as reasons to doubt or challenge election results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022", "Johnson says this double exclusion can lead to feelings of loneliness and cause bisexual people to doubt or question their identity. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022", "Those who followed his work with WWE never had to doubt his comedic chops, but Bay wrestled more quips and physical humor out of him, even as the film (which is quite unpleasant) didn\u2019t reach the height of its ambitions. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022", "Authorities began to doubt that Suzanne even took a bike ride, especially after her sunglasses and hydration backpack were found in her car. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Each no longer comes with a wave of frustration and self- doubt . \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022", "The Compton rapper\u2019s 2019 debut Everythings For Sale was saturated in melancholy, laden in self- doubt , self-hatred, infidelity, and exhaustion \u2014 all the things therapy helps to remedy. \u2014 Mackenzie Cummings-grady, Billboard , 27 June 2022", "LeMahieu tied it with a no- doubt , two-out homer off reliever Phil Maton, who had let Kiner-Falefa aboard with a single. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022", "First comes the decision to do it, tackling the thought process and overcoming any self- doubt . \u2014 Beth Jannery, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "With Jennifer overseeing the volunteer crew of 3,500 people, there\u2019s little doubt the Fitzpatricks would have understood if having guests would have been too much. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022", "The Donna Summer Musical, the show will no doubt to be a Broadway spectacular. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 12 June 2022", "Some advocates, though, doubt tough-on-crime policies will leave a positive impact on vulnerable Asian American populations. \u2014 Claire Wang, NBC News , 10 June 2022", "For those who have their eyes on Tokyo, there\u2019s no doubt that there\u2019s plenty to keep you busy. \u2014 Christina Liao, Vogue , 10 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English douten , from Anglo-French duter, douter , from Latin dubitare to be in doubt; akin to Latin dubius dubious":"Verb and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307t" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for doubt Noun uncertainty , doubt , dubiety , skepticism , suspicion , mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. assumed the role of manager without hesitation or uncertainty doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision. plagued by doubts as to what to do dubiety stresses a wavering between conclusions. felt some dubiety about its practicality skepticism implies unwillingness to believe without conclusive evidence. an economic forecast greeted with skepticism suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion mistrust implies a genuine doubt based upon suspicion. had a great mistrust of doctors", "synonyms":[ "distrust", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "question", "suspect" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083907", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "doubtedly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doubtfully , questionably":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "doubted (from past participle of doubt entry 1 ) + -ly":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215356", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "doubter":{ "antonyms":[ "distrust", "distrustfulness", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "query", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty" ], "definitions":{ ": a deliberate suspension of judgment":[], ": a lack of confidence : distrust":[ "has doubts about his abilities" ], ": a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense":[ "The outcome is still in doubt ." ], ": an inclination not to believe or accept":[ "a claim met with doubt" ], ": doubtless entry 1":[], ": fear":[ "\u2026 I doubt I have been beguiled!", "\u2014 Sir Walter Scott" ], ": suspect":[], ": to be uncertain":[], ": to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about":[ "He doubts everyone's word." ], ": to consider unlikely":[ "I doubt if I can go." ], ": to lack confidence in : distrust":[ "\u2026 find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest \u2026", "\u2014 H. L. Mencken" ], ": uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "I have always doubted the existence of life on other planets.", "No one doubts that the mission will be a success.", "I seriously doubt my parents will let me go.", "\u201cDo you think you can come tonight?\u201d \u201cI doubt it.\u201d", "She doubted his ability to succeed.", "He said he could do it, but I couldn't help doubting him.", "Noun", "I still have moments of doubt .", "There can be little doubt that smoking is bad for your health.", "I had a nagging doubt in the back of my mind.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "One person\u2019s failure cannot lead us to doubt the potential of everyone else. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 23 June 2022", "Locals working in the vicinity, like Ade Wijasto, doubt it. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 6 June 2022", "On Wednesday, state media claimed a million people had already recovered from fever, though experts doubt the numbers being reported by North Korea are reliable. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022", "If readers doubt this, read Osnos pere\u2019s very excellent memoir, An Especially Good View. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021", "Navarro\u2019s reports were presented to state lawmakers as reasons to doubt or challenge election results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022", "Johnson says this double exclusion can lead to feelings of loneliness and cause bisexual people to doubt or question their identity. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022", "Those who followed his work with WWE never had to doubt his comedic chops, but Bay wrestled more quips and physical humor out of him, even as the film (which is quite unpleasant) didn\u2019t reach the height of its ambitions. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022", "Authorities began to doubt that Suzanne even took a bike ride, especially after her sunglasses and hydration backpack were found in her car. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Each no longer comes with a wave of frustration and self- doubt . \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022", "The Compton rapper\u2019s 2019 debut Everythings For Sale was saturated in melancholy, laden in self- doubt , self-hatred, infidelity, and exhaustion \u2014 all the things therapy helps to remedy. \u2014 Mackenzie Cummings-grady, Billboard , 27 June 2022", "LeMahieu tied it with a no- doubt , two-out homer off reliever Phil Maton, who had let Kiner-Falefa aboard with a single. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022", "First comes the decision to do it, tackling the thought process and overcoming any self- doubt . \u2014 Beth Jannery, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "With Jennifer overseeing the volunteer crew of 3,500 people, there\u2019s little doubt the Fitzpatricks would have understood if having guests would have been too much. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022", "The Donna Summer Musical, the show will no doubt to be a Broadway spectacular. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 12 June 2022", "Some advocates, though, doubt tough-on-crime policies will leave a positive impact on vulnerable Asian American populations. \u2014 Claire Wang, NBC News , 10 June 2022", "For those who have their eyes on Tokyo, there\u2019s no doubt that there\u2019s plenty to keep you busy. \u2014 Christina Liao, Vogue , 10 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English douten , from Anglo-French duter, douter , from Latin dubitare to be in doubt; akin to Latin dubius dubious":"Verb and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307t" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for doubt Noun uncertainty , doubt , dubiety , skepticism , suspicion , mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. assumed the role of manager without hesitation or uncertainty doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision. plagued by doubts as to what to do dubiety stresses a wavering between conclusions. felt some dubiety about its practicality skepticism implies unwillingness to believe without conclusive evidence. an economic forecast greeted with skepticism suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion mistrust implies a genuine doubt based upon suspicion. had a great mistrust of doctors", "synonyms":[ "distrust", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "question", "suspect" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231211", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "doubtful":{ "antonyms":[ "certain", "convinced", "positive", "sure" ], "definitions":{ ": giving rise to doubt or uncertainty : open to question":[ "It is doubtful that they ever knew what happened.", "a doubtful premise" ], ": lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination":[ "They were doubtful about the advantages of the new system." ], ": marked by qualities that raise doubts about worth, honesty, or validity":[ "of doubtful repute" ], ": uncertain in outcome : undecided":[ "The outcome of the election remains doubtful ." ] }, "examples":[ "I tried to reassure them, but they remained doubtful .", "The truth of the statements was doubtful .", "Their decisions were based on data of doubtful accuracy.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Horford was listed as doubtful on Thursday morning before being updated to questionable in the afternoon and finally being cleared to play just before 3 p.m. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022", "Morant had been listed as doubtful to play after re-injuring his troublesome knee on a play with Jordan Poole that the teams have debated from the Grizzlies\u2019 142-112 loss Saturday night that gave Golden State a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven series. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 10 May 2022", "Morant is expected to make a full recovery, but he is described as doubtful to return for the remainder of the postseason. \u2014 Trisha Easto, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022", "James did his rehabilitation Monday and also had been listed as doubtful . \u2014 Broderick Turnerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022", "Johnson is listed as doubtful for Wednesday\u2019s game while McGee is ruled out. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 29 Mar. 2022", "The Spurs, who host Utah on Friday, listed Primo as doubtful in Thursday\u2019s injury report. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022", "The Cavs have been without Caris LeVert (foot) and Rajon Rondo (toe), and both are listed as doubtful for the Raptors game on the injury report. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 6 Mar. 2022", "Jusuf Nurkic and Cody Zeller remain in protocols but are listed as doubtful for Monday rather than out. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see doubt entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307t-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for doubtful doubtful , dubious , problematic , questionable mean not affording assurance of the worth, soundness, or certainty of something. doubtful implies little more than a lack of conviction or certainty. doubtful about whether I said the right thing dubious stresses suspicion, mistrust, or hesitation. dubious about the practicality of the scheme problematic applies especially to things whose existence, meaning, fulfillment, or realization is highly uncertain. whether the project will ever be finished is problematic questionable may imply no more than the existence of doubt but usually suggests that the suspicions are well-grounded. a man of questionable honesty", "synonyms":[ "distrustful", "dubious", "hinky", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "trustless", "uncertain", "unconvinced", "undecided", "unsettled", "unsure" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214542", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doubting":{ "antonyms":[ "distrust", "distrustfulness", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "query", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty" ], "definitions":{ ": a deliberate suspension of judgment":[], ": a lack of confidence : distrust":[ "has doubts about his abilities" ], ": a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense":[ "The outcome is still in doubt ." ], ": an inclination not to believe or accept":[ "a claim met with doubt" ], ": doubtless entry 1":[], ": fear":[ "\u2026 I doubt I have been beguiled!", "\u2014 Sir Walter Scott" ], ": suspect":[], ": to be uncertain":[], ": to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about":[ "He doubts everyone's word." ], ": to consider unlikely":[ "I doubt if I can go." ], ": to lack confidence in : distrust":[ "\u2026 find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest \u2026", "\u2014 H. L. Mencken" ], ": uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "I have always doubted the existence of life on other planets.", "No one doubts that the mission will be a success.", "I seriously doubt my parents will let me go.", "\u201cDo you think you can come tonight?\u201d \u201cI doubt it.\u201d", "She doubted his ability to succeed.", "He said he could do it, but I couldn't help doubting him.", "Noun", "I still have moments of doubt .", "There can be little doubt that smoking is bad for your health.", "I had a nagging doubt in the back of my mind.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "One person\u2019s failure cannot lead us to doubt the potential of everyone else. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 23 June 2022", "Locals working in the vicinity, like Ade Wijasto, doubt it. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 6 June 2022", "On Wednesday, state media claimed a million people had already recovered from fever, though experts doubt the numbers being reported by North Korea are reliable. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022", "If readers doubt this, read Osnos pere\u2019s very excellent memoir, An Especially Good View. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021", "Navarro\u2019s reports were presented to state lawmakers as reasons to doubt or challenge election results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022", "Johnson says this double exclusion can lead to feelings of loneliness and cause bisexual people to doubt or question their identity. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022", "Those who followed his work with WWE never had to doubt his comedic chops, but Bay wrestled more quips and physical humor out of him, even as the film (which is quite unpleasant) didn\u2019t reach the height of its ambitions. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022", "Authorities began to doubt that Suzanne even took a bike ride, especially after her sunglasses and hydration backpack were found in her car. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Each no longer comes with a wave of frustration and self- doubt . \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022", "The Compton rapper\u2019s 2019 debut Everythings For Sale was saturated in melancholy, laden in self- doubt , self-hatred, infidelity, and exhaustion \u2014 all the things therapy helps to remedy. \u2014 Mackenzie Cummings-grady, Billboard , 27 June 2022", "LeMahieu tied it with a no- doubt , two-out homer off reliever Phil Maton, who had let Kiner-Falefa aboard with a single. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022", "First comes the decision to do it, tackling the thought process and overcoming any self- doubt . \u2014 Beth Jannery, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "With Jennifer overseeing the volunteer crew of 3,500 people, there\u2019s little doubt the Fitzpatricks would have understood if having guests would have been too much. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022", "The Donna Summer Musical, the show will no doubt to be a Broadway spectacular. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 12 June 2022", "Some advocates, though, doubt tough-on-crime policies will leave a positive impact on vulnerable Asian American populations. \u2014 Claire Wang, NBC News , 10 June 2022", "For those who have their eyes on Tokyo, there\u2019s no doubt that there\u2019s plenty to keep you busy. \u2014 Christina Liao, Vogue , 10 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English douten , from Anglo-French duter, douter , from Latin dubitare to be in doubt; akin to Latin dubius dubious":"Verb and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307t" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for doubt Noun uncertainty , doubt , dubiety , skepticism , suspicion , mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. assumed the role of manager without hesitation or uncertainty doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision. plagued by doubts as to what to do dubiety stresses a wavering between conclusions. felt some dubiety about its practicality skepticism implies unwillingness to believe without conclusive evidence. an economic forecast greeted with skepticism suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion mistrust implies a genuine doubt based upon suspicion. had a great mistrust of doctors", "synonyms":[ "distrust", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "question", "suspect" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102414", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "doubting Thomas":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an incredulous or habitually doubtful person":[] }, "examples":[ "She kept trying, hoping to prove all those doubting Thomases wrong.", "an astronomer who enjoys taking the role of the doubting Thomas in debates with UFOlogists" ], "first_known_use":{ "1883, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "St. Thomas , apostle who doubted Jesus' resurrection until he had proof of it (John 20:24\u201329)":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8t\u00e4-m\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "disbeliever", "doubter", "questioner", "skeptic", "unbeliever" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104022", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doubting mania":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": compulsive doubt and indecision permeating the entire personality":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably translation of French folie du doute":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224709", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doubtingness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of one that doubts":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230258", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doubtless":{ "antonyms":[ "assured", "certain", "clear", "cocksure", "confident", "implicit", "positive", "sanguine", "sure" ], "definitions":{ ": free from doubt : certain":[], ": probably":[], ": without doubt":[] }, "examples":[ "Adverb", "she is doubtless the one and only girl for me", "doubtless you have heard this story before, but I'll tell it anyway", "Adjective", "another one of his doubtless predictions that will never come true", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Anne Hathaway will doubtless have more chapters in her fashion story, but for now her narrative spells out one thing: confidence. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 13 June 2022", "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Liberties are doubtless taken, which is perfectly fine as long as the story gets at the spirit of the truth. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 Mar. 2022", "John Roberts\u2019s vote may be one of the last mysteries in a decision that, after thePolitico leak, will doubtless furnish few surprises. \u2014 Emily Cooke, The New Republic , 6 May 2022", "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 WSJ , 4 May 2022", "Gurman also predicts that the iPhone Health app may add new sleep tracking, women\u2019s health features and medication tracking, all doubtless integrated with its most intimate gadget, the Apple Watch. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Part of it is doubtless the enchanted, silvery atmosphere of Severance, but there is always a sense of occasion when this orchestra performs. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022", "The Interior Department identified more than 500 deaths at 19 schools, though that figure is doubtless a vast undercount. \u2014 Jeff Gammage, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022", "It\u2019s not surprising which side the album is better remembered for, though, and the end product is doubtless one of the most unforgettable albums of its era anyway. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022", "Part of the reason is doubtless because, as any time spent studying neuroscience will show you, our knowledge of the brain is in its infancy. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022", "Although finding a definitive pancake definition is difficult, and doubtless contentious, here are some of the very best pancakes around the world. \u2014 Chris Dwyer, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022", "This kind of work is doubtless more difficult, and less self-satisfying, than advancing brilliant legal and ethical arguments or marching on the steps of the Supreme Court. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022", "The audience watching the Super Bowl pregame show is of course different, and certainly more eclectic, than the audience that watches nightly broadcast news reports or morning shows, though there\u2019s doubtless crossover. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 13 Feb. 2022", "Whereas the sponsors of Resolution 37/43 had their eyes open, Amnesty International\u2019s leaders doubtless have their eyes shut. \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307t-l\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "all right", "alright", "assuredly", "certainly", "clearly", "definitely", "easily", "forsooth", "hands down", "inarguably", "incontestably", "incontrovertibly", "indeed", "indisputably", "plainly", "really", "so", "sure", "surely", "truly", "unarguably", "undeniably", "undoubtedly", "unquestionably" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211244", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doubtlessness":{ "antonyms":[ "assured", "certain", "clear", "cocksure", "confident", "implicit", "positive", "sanguine", "sure" ], "definitions":{ ": free from doubt : certain":[], ": probably":[], ": without doubt":[] }, "examples":[ "Adverb", "she is doubtless the one and only girl for me", "doubtless you have heard this story before, but I'll tell it anyway", "Adjective", "another one of his doubtless predictions that will never come true", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Anne Hathaway will doubtless have more chapters in her fashion story, but for now her narrative spells out one thing: confidence. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 13 June 2022", "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Liberties are doubtless taken, which is perfectly fine as long as the story gets at the spirit of the truth. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 Mar. 2022", "John Roberts\u2019s vote may be one of the last mysteries in a decision that, after thePolitico leak, will doubtless furnish few surprises. \u2014 Emily Cooke, The New Republic , 6 May 2022", "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 WSJ , 4 May 2022", "Gurman also predicts that the iPhone Health app may add new sleep tracking, women\u2019s health features and medication tracking, all doubtless integrated with its most intimate gadget, the Apple Watch. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Part of it is doubtless the enchanted, silvery atmosphere of Severance, but there is always a sense of occasion when this orchestra performs. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022", "The Interior Department identified more than 500 deaths at 19 schools, though that figure is doubtless a vast undercount. \u2014 Jeff Gammage, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022", "It\u2019s not surprising which side the album is better remembered for, though, and the end product is doubtless one of the most unforgettable albums of its era anyway. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022", "Part of the reason is doubtless because, as any time spent studying neuroscience will show you, our knowledge of the brain is in its infancy. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022", "Although finding a definitive pancake definition is difficult, and doubtless contentious, here are some of the very best pancakes around the world. \u2014 Chris Dwyer, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022", "This kind of work is doubtless more difficult, and less self-satisfying, than advancing brilliant legal and ethical arguments or marching on the steps of the Supreme Court. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022", "The audience watching the Super Bowl pregame show is of course different, and certainly more eclectic, than the audience that watches nightly broadcast news reports or morning shows, though there\u2019s doubtless crossover. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 13 Feb. 2022", "Whereas the sponsors of Resolution 37/43 had their eyes open, Amnesty International\u2019s leaders doubtless have their eyes shut. \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307t-l\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "all right", "alright", "assuredly", "certainly", "clearly", "definitely", "easily", "forsooth", "hands down", "inarguably", "incontestably", "incontrovertibly", "indeed", "indisputably", "plainly", "really", "so", "sure", "surely", "truly", "unarguably", "undeniably", "undoubtedly", "unquestionably" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044344", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "dough":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (such as milk or water) and is stiff enough to knead or roll":[], ": doughboy":[], ": money":[ "doesn't have much dough" ], ": something resembling dough especially in consistency":[] }, "examples":[ "I don't have much dough .", "didn't have to spend a lot of dough for a new stereo", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Filo dough wrapped in the shape of a triangle, filled with a savory blend of cheeses. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022", "Whether dough ball or par-cooked tortilla, each begins to degrade immediately after preparation. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022", "Many borrowers, who must meet lenders' strict debt-to-income ratios, have lost their mortgage eligibility or simply refuse to shell out that much dough . \u2014 Fortune , 11 June 2022", "Crystol pretended to make a pizza on her daughter\u2019s back \u2014 kneading dough , spreading sauce and sprinkling cheese. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022", "This includes industrial trash compactors and dough mixers. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022", "Look for fresh pizza dough , readily available at any grocery store. \u2014 USA Today , 29 May 2022", "Our friend Lisa recently showed us how important a Silicone Pastry Mat ($8.49) is when making pie dough . \u2014 cleveland , 26 May 2022", "After this, dough balls are made and weighed so that each one is the same size. \u2014 Shefali Rafiq, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English doh, dogh, dowe, going back to Old English d\u0101g, going back to Germanic *daiga- (whence Middle Dutch deech \"dough,\" Old High German teig, Old Norse deig, deigr, Gothic daigs ), ablaut derivative from the base of *digan-, *d\u012bgan- \"to knead, shape\" (whence Gothic digan, gadigan \"to knead, form from clay\"), going back to Indo-European *d h ei\u032f\u01f5 h - \"knead, shape\" \u2014 more at feign":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bread", "bucks", "cabbage", "cash", "change", "chips", "coin", "currency", "gold", "green", "jack", "kale", "legal tender", "lolly", "long green", "loot", "lucre", "money", "moola", "moolah", "needful", "pelf", "scratch", "shekels", "sheqels", "shekelim", "shekalim", "sheqalim", "tender", "wampum" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120653", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "doughtiness":{ "antonyms":[ "chicken", "chickenhearted", "chicken-livered", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "fainthearted", "fearful", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "nerveless", "poltroon", "poor-spirited", "pusillanimous", "spineless", "spiritless", "timorous", "uncourageous", "ungallant", "unheroic", "weakhearted", "yellow" ], "definitions":{ ": marked by fearless resolution : valiant":[ "a doughty warrior" ] }, "examples":[ "the doughty heroes of old", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Despite the ministry\u2019s nimble online work and doughty conventional fighting by Ukraine\u2019s military, Russia's attacks have intensified, and some cities and towns have been captured by Russian forces. \u2014 Wired , 17 Mar. 2022", "One foot still in the stirrups, the doughty Englishman was saved by a loose-fitting shoe from being dragged to death. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021", "Stymied by his dilemma, Bill turns to doughty flight attendant Jo. \u2014 Malcom Forbes Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021", "There was many a tense moment for George as Elizabeth moped about in tearful martyrdom while her mother and grandmother, the doughty old Queen Mary, fought her battle for her. \u2014 Lily Rothman, Time , 9 Apr. 2021", "Portraits of a few of these feckless rotters line the wall on the way to dinner, along with the portrait of another of the doughty women who seem to keep popping up in Yorkshire. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure , 7 Mar. 2021", "These days the doughty turkey has won the loyalty of millions of people for another reason\u2014as a favourite festive-season meal. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Dec. 2020", "There has been scant polling in Michigan accounting for the possibility of an Amash candidacy, but what little there is likely sends a shiver through the heart of Biden\u2019s most doughty institutional supporters. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2020", "One doughty grey-haired woman in a woollen jumper leads her tribe down the broken walkway, her walking stick pointing the way. \u2014 Tom Rowley, 1843 , 6 Mar. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English dohtig ; akin to Old High German toug is useful, Greek teuchein to make":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bold", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "gutsy", "gutty", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "undauntable", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023536", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doughty":{ "antonyms":[ "chicken", "chickenhearted", "chicken-livered", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "fainthearted", "fearful", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "nerveless", "poltroon", "poor-spirited", "pusillanimous", "spineless", "spiritless", "timorous", "uncourageous", "ungallant", "unheroic", "weakhearted", "yellow" ], "definitions":{ ": marked by fearless resolution : valiant":[ "a doughty warrior" ] }, "examples":[ "the doughty heroes of old", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Despite the ministry\u2019s nimble online work and doughty conventional fighting by Ukraine\u2019s military, Russia's attacks have intensified, and some cities and towns have been captured by Russian forces. \u2014 Wired , 17 Mar. 2022", "One foot still in the stirrups, the doughty Englishman was saved by a loose-fitting shoe from being dragged to death. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021", "Stymied by his dilemma, Bill turns to doughty flight attendant Jo. \u2014 Malcom Forbes Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021", "There was many a tense moment for George as Elizabeth moped about in tearful martyrdom while her mother and grandmother, the doughty old Queen Mary, fought her battle for her. \u2014 Lily Rothman, Time , 9 Apr. 2021", "Portraits of a few of these feckless rotters line the wall on the way to dinner, along with the portrait of another of the doughty women who seem to keep popping up in Yorkshire. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure , 7 Mar. 2021", "These days the doughty turkey has won the loyalty of millions of people for another reason\u2014as a favourite festive-season meal. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Dec. 2020", "There has been scant polling in Michigan accounting for the possibility of an Amash candidacy, but what little there is likely sends a shiver through the heart of Biden\u2019s most doughty institutional supporters. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2020", "One doughty grey-haired woman in a woollen jumper leads her tribe down the broken walkway, her walking stick pointing the way. \u2014 Tom Rowley, 1843 , 6 Mar. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English dohtig ; akin to Old High German toug is useful, Greek teuchein to make":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bold", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "gutsy", "gutty", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "undauntable", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213547", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "doughy":{ "antonyms":[ "blooming", "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "ruddy", "sanguine" ], "definitions":{ ": not thoroughly baked":[ "doughy bread" ], ": resembling dough : such as":[], ": unhealthily pale : pasty":[ "a doughy face" ] }, "examples":[ "High humidity can make your loaves turn out doughy .", "she worried that her husband was very ill when she saw his doughy complexion", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Figure-eight-shaped Philly soft pretzels, dense and doughy and served straight from the oven in take-home paper bags. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Apr. 2020", "The thick and doughy crust was one of our faves, but the sauce and cheese are understated. \u2014 cleveland , 10 Mar. 2020", "In countries like Ghana, a doughy mush of cassava (or plantains or yams) called fufu goes with most meals. \u2014 Popular Science , 20 Apr. 2020", "And, for the Aldi pizza, the comments were all about the crust, which everyone thought was too doughy . \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Feb. 2020", "At the same time, however, the menu includes a Sicilian slice \u2014 a thick, doughy chunk of pizza saturated with tomatoes and olive oil that\u2019s a dead ringer for old-school East Coast Italian deli pizza. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 27 Jan. 2020", "The stuffed falafel wrap ($12.50) could not be contained, in spite of being wrapped securely in a tortilla instead of a Middle Eastern flatbread (anyway, the falafel was too doughy ). \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Jan. 2020", "Nearly two decades ago, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the then- doughy dictator of Kazakhstan, came hat-in-hand to the George W. Bush White House, desperate to make a deal. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2020", "Bake for 20 minutes, then remove the foil. Bake for another 15 to 20 minutes until the top is golden brown and the inside is cooked through, with no doughy pockets (use a butter knife to check out the middle). \u2014 Katie Workman, NBC News , 23 Dec. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1693, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014d-\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "blanched", "cadaverous", "livid", "lurid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "pallid", "pasty", "peaked", "wan" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194123", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dour":{ "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "gentle", "mild", "nonintimidating", "tender" ], "definitions":{ ": gloomy , sullen":[ "a dour disposition" ], ": obstinate , unyielding":[ "an insistent hunger for learning and a dour \u2026 determination to achieve it", "\u2014 Walter Moberly" ], ": stern , harsh":[ "a dour expression on her face" ] }, "examples":[ "She had a dour expression on her face.", "the dour mood of the crowd", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Even a simple question like double-checking his age unleashes Black's hilariously feisty, often dour sense of humor. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2022", "Surveys, however, are showing an increasingly dour mood among consumers through the latest phase of the pandemic combined with the effects of inflation among other developments. \u2014 Sarah Nassauer And Charity L. Scott, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022", "The Russian government gave a dour assessment of U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization proposals seeking to mitigate tensions over Ukraine, while also indicating that talks are likely to continue. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 27 Jan. 2022", "Henderson, will portray the dour Romeo Travis, while Everage (Cobra Kai) takes on the role as group enforcer Sian Cotton. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022", "There's no comparable emotional arc to Fantastic Beasts, which substitutes a straight line into adulthood for a shapeless origin story populated by dour functionaries. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, The Week , 20 Apr. 2022", "The mood seemed dour post-reveal, with Jeong outright glowering and crossing his arms, and eventually walking off during Giuliani\u2019s reprise performance. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022", "Her cheerful provincial sociability contrasts radiantly with Y\u2019s urbanely dour skepticism. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022", "So chances are high that someone else has a copy and that person might know who the dour pastor is. \u2014 Kris Frieswick, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin durus hard \u2014 more at during":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307r", "\u02c8du\u0307r", "\u02c8dau\u0307(-\u0259)r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "austere", "fierce", "flinty", "forbidding", "grim", "gruff", "intimidating", "lowering", "louring", "rough", "rugged", "severe", "stark", "steely", "stern", "ungentle" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073238", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "douse":{ "antonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "definitions":{ ": a heavy drenching":[ "a douse of cold water" ], ": blow , stroke":[], ": extinguish":[ "douse the lights", "douse the blaze" ], ": slacken":[ "douse a rope" ], ": slosh":[], ": take off , doff":[ "doused his hat" ], ": to fall or become plunged into water":[], ": to plunge into water":[ "Blanch the green beans then douse them in a bath of ice water." ], ": to take in : lower , strike":[ "douse a sail" ], ": to throw a liquid on : drench":[ "The books were doused in gasoline and set ablaze.", "doused herself in perfume" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "1835, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "noun derivative of douse entry 1":"Noun", "noun derivative of earlier douse \"to strike, inflict a blow on,\" akin by borrowing or descent to Middle Dutch dossen \"to strike, shove,\" Early Modern Dutch doesen , German dialect dusen, tusen, tausen":"Noun", "of obscure origin":"Verb", "perhaps sense extensions of earlier douse \"to strike, inflict a blow on\" \u2014 more at douse entry 3":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcs", "also \u02c8dau\u0307z", "\u02c8dau\u0307s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "doff", "peel (off)", "put off", "remove", "shrug off", "take off" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081249", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "doused":{ "antonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "definitions":{ ": a heavy drenching":[ "a douse of cold water" ], ": blow , stroke":[], ": extinguish":[ "douse the lights", "douse the blaze" ], ": slacken":[ "douse a rope" ], ": slosh":[], ": take off , doff":[ "doused his hat" ], ": to fall or become plunged into water":[], ": to plunge into water":[ "Blanch the green beans then douse them in a bath of ice water." ], ": to take in : lower , strike":[ "douse a sail" ], ": to throw a liquid on : drench":[ "The books were doused in gasoline and set ablaze.", "doused herself in perfume" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "1835, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "noun derivative of douse entry 1":"Noun", "noun derivative of earlier douse \"to strike, inflict a blow on,\" akin by borrowing or descent to Middle Dutch dossen \"to strike, shove,\" Early Modern Dutch doesen , German dialect dusen, tusen, tausen":"Noun", "of obscure origin":"Verb", "perhaps sense extensions of earlier douse \"to strike, inflict a blow on\" \u2014 more at douse entry 3":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "also \u02c8dau\u0307z", "\u02c8dau\u0307s", "\u02c8d\u00fcs" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "doff", "peel (off)", "put off", "remove", "shrug off", "take off" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010401", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dove":{ "antonyms":[ "hawk", "jingo", "war hawk", "warmonger" ], "definitions":{ ": a gentle woman or child":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "The President sided with the doves and worked to avoid war.", "the doves were in favor of using the surplus to improve the nation's schools and not its weapons systems", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The queen, wearing a dusky dove blue dress designed by Angela Kelly, was joined on the balcony by more than a dozen royals \u2014 though not Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who gave up front-line royal duties two years ago. \u2014 Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022", "The queen, wearing a dusky dove blue dress designed by Angela Kelly, was joined on the balcony by more than a dozen royals \u2014 though not Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who gave up front-line royal duties two years ago. \u2014 Danica Kirka And Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022", "The queen, wearing a dusky dove blue dress designed by Angela Kelly, was joined on the balcony by more than a dozen royals \u2014 though not Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who gave up front-line royal duties two years ago. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022", "Driving from San Antonio to Uvalde, one passes big ranches and signs for dove hunting, bow hunting and sales of guns and ammunition alongside liquor. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022", "The dove defends its place on the feeder with something Beth calls the kung-fu wing slap. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022", "As Curry dove to the floor, Boston's Al Horford appeared to fall on Curry's left leg. \u2014 Larry Starks, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022", "Vermillion came in for Ramage and Zach Ehrhard hit a line drive that Lanzilli dove to catch in right field. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022", "Other native species on-site include fox, bobcats, dove and turkey. \u2014 Gabriel Romero, Chron , 14 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English duve, douve, dowe, probably going back to Old English *d\u016bfe and a shortened form *dufe, going back to Germanic *d\u016b\u0180\u014dn- (whence also Old Frisian d\u016bwe \"dove,\" Old Saxon d\u016b\u0180a, Middle Dutch duve, Old High German t\u016bba, Old Icelandic d\u00fafa, Gothic -dubo, in hraiwadubo \"turtledove\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dv", "\u02c8d\u0259v" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "pacifist", "peacenik" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221555", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dove shell":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of numerous small marine gastropod mollusks (family Columbellidae) with oval to conical shells that have a high luster and brilliant coloring":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "so called from the color of the shell":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121734", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dovetail":{ "antonyms":[ "differ (from)", "disagree (with)" ], "definitions":{ ": to cut to a dovetail":[], ": to fit skillfully to form a whole":[], ": to fit together into a whole":[], ": to fit together with":[], ": to join by means of dovetails":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "These results dovetail with a recent Axios poll that found millennials wanted to work remotely more than any other generation\u201484% versus 75% of Gen X, 68% of Baby Boomers, and 66% of Gen Z. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 14 June 2022", "These potential efforts dovetail with legislative efforts to substantively expand the antitrust laws to recognize theories of harm that have not been recognized by Courts. \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 12 June 2022", "While the law itself allows the cash to be used for a broader set of purposes that could more closely dovetail with the mini-city vision, early conversations between the county and the stadium authority curtails how it would be used. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022", "That\u2019s where the results of the poll on homelessness dovetail with the Youth Poll. Local governments in Southern California have poured billions of dollars in recent years into housing and services for the region\u2019s homeless population. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Dec. 2021", "Because the voice plan\u2019s limitations dovetail with the limitations of using a phone behind the wheel anyway, Apple Music\u2019s voice plan might be best suited for people who spend long stretches in cars. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2021", "Harrison is visited a few times by friends like Mukunda Goswami of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness; in late 1971, his interests in Hinduism dovetail with his music in the classic Concert for Bangladesh. \u2014 Craig Jenkins, Vulture , 29 Nov. 2021", "In some cases, those requests dovetail with prosecutor offices whose approach to defendants is more lenient than prosecutors have been for decades. \u2014 Peter Nickeas, CNN , 26 Nov. 2021", "Sometimes these stories dovetail , as when Trump met with Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who was recently acquitted after killing two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 25 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Moving toward the present day, the retrospective will dovetail with titles in other parts of NIFFF\u2019s 2022 slate \u2013 films that approach similar subjects with a remarkable lack of emphasis. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 23 June 2022", "The series, presented by Robert Redford\u2019s nonprofit arts group, often will dovetail with other community events, like one where creatives of all kinds in the film industry can learn to develop strategies for storytelling. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022", "The policies dovetail with a growing demand among employees, government agencies and investors for greater transparency about corporate practices, including how firms manage their workforces, Ms. Rubin said. \u2014 Lauren Weber, WSJ , 9 June 2022", "Savvy specialists that are versed in cybersecurity protections can pretty much sit side-by-side with the AI crews and dovetail the security into the AI as it is being devised. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "And Fortune has heard from other sources that Meta has been on a hiring spree for employees with expertise in computer vision, which may dovetail more directly with its metaverse ambitions. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022", "Kamala\u2019s story to dovetail with the rest of the MCU. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 7 June 2022", "The bills dovetail with a bigger conversation about conserving and smartly using lands for the future. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 29 May 2021", "Allowing Trump to return to the platform would dovetail with Musk\u2019s ongoing criticism of how the app approaches free speech. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1573, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259v-\u02cct\u0101l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "accord", "agree", "answer", "check", "chord", "cohere", "coincide", "comport", "conform", "consist", "correspond", "fit", "go", "harmonize", "jibe", "rhyme", "rime", "sort", "square", "tally" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114257", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dovetails":{ "antonyms":[ "differ (from)", "disagree (with)" ], "definitions":{ ": to cut to a dovetail":[], ": to fit skillfully to form a whole":[], ": to fit together into a whole":[], ": to fit together with":[], ": to join by means of dovetails":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "These results dovetail with a recent Axios poll that found millennials wanted to work remotely more than any other generation\u201484% versus 75% of Gen X, 68% of Baby Boomers, and 66% of Gen Z. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 14 June 2022", "These potential efforts dovetail with legislative efforts to substantively expand the antitrust laws to recognize theories of harm that have not been recognized by Courts. \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 12 June 2022", "While the law itself allows the cash to be used for a broader set of purposes that could more closely dovetail with the mini-city vision, early conversations between the county and the stadium authority curtails how it would be used. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022", "That\u2019s where the results of the poll on homelessness dovetail with the Youth Poll. Local governments in Southern California have poured billions of dollars in recent years into housing and services for the region\u2019s homeless population. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Dec. 2021", "Because the voice plan\u2019s limitations dovetail with the limitations of using a phone behind the wheel anyway, Apple Music\u2019s voice plan might be best suited for people who spend long stretches in cars. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2021", "Harrison is visited a few times by friends like Mukunda Goswami of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness; in late 1971, his interests in Hinduism dovetail with his music in the classic Concert for Bangladesh. \u2014 Craig Jenkins, Vulture , 29 Nov. 2021", "In some cases, those requests dovetail with prosecutor offices whose approach to defendants is more lenient than prosecutors have been for decades. \u2014 Peter Nickeas, CNN , 26 Nov. 2021", "Sometimes these stories dovetail , as when Trump met with Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who was recently acquitted after killing two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 25 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Moving toward the present day, the retrospective will dovetail with titles in other parts of NIFFF\u2019s 2022 slate \u2013 films that approach similar subjects with a remarkable lack of emphasis. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 23 June 2022", "The series, presented by Robert Redford\u2019s nonprofit arts group, often will dovetail with other community events, like one where creatives of all kinds in the film industry can learn to develop strategies for storytelling. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022", "The policies dovetail with a growing demand among employees, government agencies and investors for greater transparency about corporate practices, including how firms manage their workforces, Ms. Rubin said. \u2014 Lauren Weber, WSJ , 9 June 2022", "Savvy specialists that are versed in cybersecurity protections can pretty much sit side-by-side with the AI crews and dovetail the security into the AI as it is being devised. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "And Fortune has heard from other sources that Meta has been on a hiring spree for employees with expertise in computer vision, which may dovetail more directly with its metaverse ambitions. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022", "Kamala\u2019s story to dovetail with the rest of the MCU. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 7 June 2022", "The bills dovetail with a bigger conversation about conserving and smartly using lands for the future. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 29 May 2021", "Allowing Trump to return to the platform would dovetail with Musk\u2019s ongoing criticism of how the app approaches free speech. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1573, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259v-\u02cct\u0101l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "accord", "agree", "answer", "check", "chord", "cohere", "coincide", "comport", "conform", "consist", "correspond", "fit", "go", "harmonize", "jibe", "rhyme", "rime", "sort", "square", "tally" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130956", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dovish":{ "antonyms":[ "hawk", "jingo", "war hawk", "warmonger" ], "definitions":{ ": a gentle woman or child":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "The President sided with the doves and worked to avoid war.", "the doves were in favor of using the surplus to improve the nation's schools and not its weapons systems", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, a monetary dove even by Tokyo\u2019s standards, had warned that was the point when yen weakness might start to damage the economy rather than helping it. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 June 2022", "That is, a hawk is more concerned more about fighting inflation, while a dove focuses more on growth and jobs. \u2014 Veronika Dolar, The Conversation , 19 Nov. 2021", "And as Weber turned to look at the dove again, Bryant pulled out the ring. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 26 Oct. 2021", "The queen, wearing a dusky dove blue dress designed by Angela Kelly, was joined on the balcony by more than a dozen royals \u2014 though not Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who gave up front-line royal duties two years ago. \u2014 Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022", "The queen, wearing a dusky dove blue dress designed by Angela Kelly, was joined on the balcony by more than a dozen royals \u2014 though not Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who gave up front-line royal duties two years ago. \u2014 Danica Kirka And Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022", "The queen, wearing a dusky dove blue dress designed by Angela Kelly, was joined on the balcony by more than a dozen royals \u2014 though not Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who gave up front-line royal duties two years ago. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022", "Driving from San Antonio to Uvalde, one passes big ranches and signs for dove hunting, bow hunting and sales of guns and ammunition alongside liquor. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022", "The dove defends its place on the feeder with something Beth calls the kung-fu wing slap. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English duve, douve, dowe, probably going back to Old English *d\u016bfe and a shortened form *dufe, going back to Germanic *d\u016b\u0180\u014dn- (whence also Old Frisian d\u016bwe \"dove,\" Old Saxon d\u016b\u0180a, Middle Dutch duve, Old High German t\u016bba, Old Icelandic d\u00fafa, Gothic -dubo, in hraiwadubo \"turtledove\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dv", "\u02c8d\u0259v" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "pacifist", "peacenik" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115138", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dowdy":{ "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ], "definitions":{ ": a dowdy woman":[], ": lacking smartness or taste":[ "a dowdy room" ], ": not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby":[ "a dowdy old hat" ], ": old-fashioned":[ "a dowdy institution" ], ": pandowdy":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "She played a dowdy old woman in the film.", "the dowdy , beat-up furniture at the cheap motel" ], "first_known_use":{ "1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1936, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "diminutive of dowd dowdy, from Middle English doude":"Noun", "origin unknown":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307-d\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blowsy", "blowzy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloppy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165611", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "down":{ "antonyms":[ "bowl (down ", "drop", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "knock over", "level", "mow (down)", "prostrate" ], "definitions":{ ": a complete play to advance the ball":[], ": a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of -\u00b9/\u2083 and that is one of the constituents of a nucleon":[], ": a sheep of any breed originating in the downs of southern England":[], ": an instance of putting down someone (such as an opponent in wrestling)":[], ": an undulating usually treeless upland with sparse soil":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural sheep grazing on the grassy downs" ], ": as a down payment":[ "paid $10 down" ], ": being on record":[ "you're down for two tickets" ], ": completely mastered":[ "had her lines down", "\u2014 often used with pat got the answers down pat" ], ": consume sense 3":[ "downing slices of pizza" ], ": cool sense 7":[ "a down dude" ], ": defeat":[ "down a proposal" ], ": defeated or trailing an opponent (as in points scored)":[ "down by two runs" 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progress or because the officials stop the play":[ "The ball was down ." ], ": not operating or able to function":[ "The computer is down ." ], ": on paper":[ "put down what he says" ], ": one of a series of four attempts in American football or three attempts in Canadian football to advance the ball 10 yards":[ "caught the ball on third down" ], ": out":[ "two down in the top of the third inning" ], ": perfectly , completely":[ "that suits me down to the ground" ], ": reduced or low in activity, frequency, or intensity":[ "a down economy" ], ": sick":[ "down with flu" ], ": something soft and fluffy like down":[ "a trace of down on his cheeks" ], ": southward":[ "traveled down to South Africa" ], ": to a concentrated state":[ "got the report down to three pages" ], ": to a lesser degree, level, or rate":[ "cool down tensions", "Try to calm down ." ], ": to a lying or sitting position":[ "Please sit down ." ], ": to cause (a ball) to be out of play":[ "downed the ball at the five-yard 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E. 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Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Feb. 2022", "The way James decided to shoot it, which is like a documentary with the camera on the shoulder (of the cameraman) shooting these characters, very immediate, down and dirty , really works. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021", "Gottmik draws her brows sky high on her signature, clown-white face, but her reality TV standards are down and dirty . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 23 July 2021", "The best machine for cleaning upholstery is a spot cleaner, which uses suction and steam to get into even the most down and dirty stains. \u2014 Popular Science , 5 Mar. 2021", "In 2020, designing wasn\u2019t about styling or embellishment but about coming up with down and dirty solutions. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 23 Dec. 2020", "The cushions will likely get worn down and dirty the fastest. \u2014 Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored , 17 Dec. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1959, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, 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"melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033033", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "down payment":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "She made a 10 percent down payment on the car.", "We put a down payment on the house.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Four installment payments over 6 weeks starting with a 25% down payment at the time of purchase. \u2014 Katie Wedell, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022", "For a median-value home today, that's an $86,000 down payment . \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 14 June 2022", "The previous month, the father had ransacked his savings to make a five-thousand-dollar down payment on a three-bedroom house\u2014a step up from the decrepit rental where the family had lived for five years. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022", "And that 10% down payment would now require an extra $9,100. \u2014 Ben Carlson, Fortune , 4 June 2022", "Proceeds for the scheme were allegedly used by Costanzo to repair his Porsche, purchase airline tickets and make a $50,000 down payment on a condominium. \u2014 Joshua Goodman And Jim Mustain, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022", "The 10% down payment , which Tomo says is typical of its users, is higher than what many first-time buyers look to pay, especially those who take advantage of Federal Housing Administration financing that allows down payments of as low as 3.5%. \u2014 Will Parker And Nate Rattner, WSJ , 12 May 2022", "Looking at homes in their original $400,000 budget, their hopeful spend of $20,000 was just a 5% down payment that didn't account for closing fees and other expenses. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 May 2022", "The monthly mortgage payment on a typical existing single-family home with a 20% down payment rose to $1,383, which is up $319, or 30%, from one year ago. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 4 May 2022" ], 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"\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "constant", "dedicated", "devoted", "devout", "faithful", "fast", "good", "loyal", "pious", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "true-blue" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161418", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "down-to-date":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": up-to-date":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092332", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "down-to-earth":{ "antonyms":[ "arrogant", "bumptious", "chesty", "conceited", "egotistic", "egotistical", "fastuous", "haughty", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "hoity-toity", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "lordly", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", 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"uppity" ], "definitions":{ ": practical":[ "down-to-earth traveling tips" ], ": unpretentious":[ "surprised to find the movie star so down-to-earth" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-t\u00fc-\u02c8\u0259rth" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "demure", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "modest", "unassuming", "unpretentious" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045955", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "down-to-the-wire":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1930, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-t\u0259-\u1e6fh\u0259-\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "close", "hairbreadth", "narrow", "neck and neck", "nip and tuck", "tight" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083455", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "downbear":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to 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Bain, Billboard , 1 Nov. 2021", "This is a rare instance of Watts stepping into the spotlight, throwing fills onto the end of nearly every line but never missing the timing of the next downbeat . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Aug. 2021", "Friz Freleng gave us a highly theatrical Bugs who seemed to exist on a vaudeville stage, always ready at the drop of a downbeat to fly into song and dance. \u2014 Will Friedwald, WSJ , 13 Oct. 2020", "These are all part of the remarkably consistent downbeat on radio stations given over to holiday music. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 20 Dec. 2019", "Heavy on the downbeats , his reading of that season-opening staple was the only weak link on the orchestra\u2019s unusually lively and engaging opening gala on Saturday night. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2019", "Three minutes before downbeat at Unitas\u2019s final rehearsal at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts earlier this month, the conductor was informed that the entertainment license for the evening had been revoked. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Madonna, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2018", "Over a resonant downbeat , Abel Tesfaye makes good use of his signature falsetto. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 2 Feb. 2018", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Economists are downbeat about the prospects for a major revival, however, given the darkening global backdrop and the risk of further Covid outbreaks. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 30 June 2022", "Wallace's sequel is disturbing in a deeply cerebral way, with a downbeat ending that will knock your socks off. \u2014 Declan Gallagher, EW.com , 25 June 2022", "Tuesday's slump follows downbeat headlines from Monday on Wall Street, where the benchmark S&P 500 lost 3.9%, taking it 21.8% below its peak. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022", "The bank\u2019s downbeat forecast adds to concerns about global weakness. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 7 June 2022", "The downbeat forecast punctuated a common thread of this earnings season for top tech companies. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022", "As a result, Republicans in the Walker era were almost uniformly upbeat about how things were going and Democrats were overwhelmingly downbeat . \u2014 Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022", "Rivalries were put aside when the Ukrainian national anthem was played and was applauded by the home fans, who later clapped off the downbeat opposition. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022", "Chinese internet stocks jumped, after results from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. came in ahead of the market\u2019s downbeat expectations. \u2014 Rebecca Feng, WSJ , 27 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1950, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccb\u0113t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bearish", "defeatist", "despairing", "hopeless", "pessimistic" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111259", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "downcast":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": directed downward":[ "with downcast eyes" ], ": low in spirit : dejected":[] }, "examples":[ "There were a lot of downcast faces in the crowd.", "her downcast gaze made us realize that she was shy", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Her hair was cropped just above the shoulder, and her eyes were downcast . \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "The boys shuffled past, eyes downcast , mumbling something about being sorry for her loss. \u2014 Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022", "As the Marquette men's basketball players trudged to the team's bus inside the CHI Health Center, there were blank looks, downcast stares and frustrated head shakes. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Feb. 2022", "In the meantime, many Germans are downcast at the prospect of a winter in which cherished holiday traditions may again fall casualty to the coronavirus. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021", "The labels for the show are on the floor, prompting viewers to take the same downcast stance as the hooded figure. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Jan. 2022", "In the meantime, many Germans are downcast at the prospect of a winter in which cherished holiday traditions may again fall casualty to the coronavirus. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021", "Each is a double: two sets of the twelve apostles, in action, flanking Christ, whose eyes are downcast \u2014the rare Warhol protagonist who doesn\u2019t face the viewer. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2021", "In the meantime, many Germans are downcast at the prospect of a winter in which cherished holiday traditions may again fall casualty to the coronavirus. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1521, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cckast" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bowed", "down", "downward", "lowered" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034924", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "downcastness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being downcast":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074037", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downcome":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a coming down : descent : sudden fall : downfall , overthrow":[], ": downcomer sense a":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English (Scots) douncome , from Middle English doun down + come action of coming, alteration (influenced by comen to come) of kime , from Old English cyme , from cuman to come":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n\u02cck\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093857", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downcomer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the dust collectors and flue system":[], ": a pipe to conduct something downward : such as":[], ": a tube larger in diameter than the water tubes in some watertube boilers to conduct water from each top drum to a bottom drum under the influence of thermal circulation":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "down entry 2 + comer":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181423", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downcountry":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in, toward, or of the seaboard or peripheral regions of an area":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "down entry 3 + country":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184121", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "downcourt":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in or into the opposite end of the court (as in basketball)":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Dunk, hang, pull yourself up parallel to the floor, swing like a chandelier around in a circle, launching yourself back downcourt . \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 10 July 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1904, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02c8k\u022frt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124707", "type":[ "adverb or adjective" ] }, "downer":{ "antonyms":[ "upper" ], "definitions":{ ": a weak, sick, or crippled animal in shipment that is down and cannot get up":[ "\u2014 often used attributively a downer cow" ], ": someone or something depressing, disagreeable, or unsatisfactory":[] }, "examples":[ "I took some downers to help me sleep.", "\u201cHis cat just died.\u201d \u201cOh, that's a real downer .\u201d", "Our conversation about death was a bit of a downer .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This can make my time in the outdoors a bit of a bummer or even a real downer . \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 14 Oct. 2021", "For real, though, nothing is quite such a downer as being wide awake while your face looks as tired as someone who\u2019s been up for 36 hours. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022", "Exasperatingly, the vast majority center on one of three plots: the coming-out story, the in-love-with-my-straight-buddy dead-end romance and the coping-with-AIDS downer . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 23 May 2022", "Despite the downer sentiment hanging over markets (crypto too is sinking), crude prices are stable, with Brent trading around $100. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022", "The actual series finale walks back that downer , but only a little. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022", "Despite the dour title, Tobias Fischer\u2019s primer on the concept of biophony is anything but a downer . \u2014 Peter Hemminger, Longreads , 3 Mar. 2022", "By one account, Linguanotto accidentally dropped mascarpone in a bowl of sugar and eggs and later, with di Pillo-Campeol, added ladyfingers soaked in espresso for a bit of an upper (many subsequent versions have added rum, for a bit of a downer ). \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022", "The only downer for the Utes will be the absence of freshman Kara Eaker. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307-n\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bummer", "down" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170723", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downfall":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a fall (as of snow or rain) especially when sudden or heavy":[], ": a sudden fall (as from power)":[], ": something that causes a downfall (as of a person)":[ "gambling was his downfall" ] }, "examples":[ "Their downfall was the result of several bad decisions.", "Bad decision-making was their downfall .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Formerly Fruit Phone, this brand\u2019s popularity nearly led to its downfall . \u2014 Alex Watt, The New Yorker , 28 May 2022", "The killing galvanized the late Mr. Marcos\u2019s adversaries and led to his downfall . \u2014 Feliz Solomon, WSJ , 10 May 2022", "Regardless of her motives, as anyone with access to Google could tell you, those affairs (Ian alleged 88 in total) ultimately lead to her downfall . \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022", "Jenkins believes one such hole in Coinbase Wallet contributed to his downfall . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022", "Ultimately, Motya was besieged and destroyed between 396 and 397 BC, leading to its downfall . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022", "Hopefully, Putin\u2019s hubris will lead to his downfall , Ukraine and its neighbors will remain free, and the world will regain stability. \u2014 Ryan Young, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022", "But in this 2017 deposition, Holmes may have conceded to a truth that would ultimately lead to her downfall . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 5 Mar. 2022", "In all versions, collective humanity is responsible for either the downfall or the reconstruction of the planet. \u2014 Deepak Garg, Forbes , 10 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccf\u022fl" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "death", "destruction", "ruin", "ruination", "undoing" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104638", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "downgrade":{ "antonyms":[ "break", "bust", "degrade", "demote", "disrate", "reduce" ], "definitions":{ ": a descent toward an inferior state":[ "a career on the downgrade" ], ": a downward grade (as of a road)":[], ": minimize , depreciate":[], ": to lower in quality, value, status, or extent":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "a downgrade in the company's stock prices", "a singing career on the downgrade", "Verb", "The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.", "She didn't intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague's work.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "While announcing the downgrade , Fitch said the developer failed to respond to its request for confirmation of two bond payments that were worth $82.5 million combined and due for payment last month with a 30-day grace period ending on Monday. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021", "The order follows the downgrade of FedNat\u2019s financial stability rating by ratings firm Demotech a month ago. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022", "Another debt ceiling crisis occurred in 2011, rattling financial markets and prompting Standard & Poor\u2019s to issue the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. government\u2019s credit rating. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022", "In an investor note this morning, UBS chief economist Paul Donovan called this a doozy of a downgrade . \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022", "By itself, the downgrade of its trade status won\u2019t have an immediate far-reaching effect on the Russian economy. \u2014 Marcy Gordon, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Apr. 2022", "Last week, the International Monetary Fund said the war and sanctions on Russia were likely to cause a downgrade of its global growth forecasts. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022", "As Oracle faces the threat of a Moody\u2019s downgrade of its debt ratings, perhaps this is not the ideal time to buy Oracle stock. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021", "Utah\u2019s admitted downgrade at the position would be offset by adding a 3-and-D forward to the mix. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The weaker-than-expected retail sales in May and a downward revision to April spending prompted some economists to downgrade their expectations for economic growth in the second quarter. \u2014 Harriet Torry, WSJ , 15 June 2022", "The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that the war helped push the organization to downgrade economic forecasts for 143 countries. \u2014 Adam Schreck, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2022", "These new numbers make the International Monetary Fund (IMF) more likely to further downgrade India\u2019s GDP from an earlier estimate of 8.2% in April. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 1 June 2022", "Spoelstra said Butler seemed a little bit off, so trainers evaluated the situation and made the decision at halftime to downgrade him for the remainder of the game. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022", "As the March 27 Oscar ceremony looms, conversation has centered on the Academy\u2019s decision to downgrade eight categories, their Twitter contest for fan favorites and their vaccination double-standard for attendees. \u2014 Tim Gray, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022", "South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said, in remarks suggesting that such actions could cause Seoul to reconsider its decision to downgrade the threat level of its neighbor. \u2014 Fortune , 30 July 2019", "Rates on trucking\u2019s spot market are sliding and analysts have started to downgrade companies in the sector as truckers prepare to report first-quarter earnings in a market that is signaling growing economic uncertainty. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022", "Yet every time Cancelo plays well, the same complaints are aired, as if the move happened in a vacuum and the Juve hierarchy decided to downgrade at right-back on purpose and with no other factors coming into play. \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccgr\u0101d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "decadence", "declension", "declination", "decline", "degeneracy", "degeneration", "degradation", "d\u00e9gringolade", "descent", "deterioration", "devolution", "downfall", "ebb", "eclipse", "fall" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115125", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "downhearted":{ "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ], "definitions":{ ": downcast , dejected":[] }, "examples":[ "downhearted because his best friend was taking a job out of state", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Like a downhearted Jacques Tati, comedy comes less from jokes than from people behaving in sad-but-relatable ways. \u2014 Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1742, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234956", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "downheartedness":{ "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ], "definitions":{ ": downcast , dejected":[] }, "examples":[ "downhearted because his best friend was taking a job out of state", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Like a downhearted Jacques Tati, comedy comes less from jokes than from people behaving in sad-but-relatable ways. \u2014 Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1742, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221147", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "downhill":{ "antonyms":[ "cheap", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "fluent", "fluid", "hands-down", "light", "painless", "ready", "royal", "simple", "smooth", "snap", "soft" ], "definitions":{ ": a descending slope":[], ": a skiing race against time down a trail":[ "finished second in the downhill" ], ": closer to the bottom of an incline":[ "your downhill ski" ], ": not difficult : easy":[ "after that problem the rest was downhill" ], ": progressively worse":[], ": relating to, employing, or being a style of running in which a ballcarrier moves powerfully forward into the line of scrimmage and down the field toward the opponent's end zone without a lot of movement toward the sidelines to avoid tacklers":[ "a downhill runner", "The Tigers use their tight ends as blockers. They're more suited to an assertive, downhill running game now.", "\u2014 Bernie Miklasz" ], ": sloping downhill":[], ": the sport of skiing on downhill trails":[ "\u2014 often used attributively" ], ": toward a worsened or inferior state or level":[ "\u2014 used especially in the phrase go downhill" ], ": toward the bottom of a hill":[] }, "examples":[ "Adverb", "It is easier to ride a bike downhill than uphill.", "Her career is heading downhill .", "After his divorce, he went downhill fast.", "The service has gone downhill under the new owner.", "Noun", "most runners will have their best splits on the downhills", "Adjective", "The second half of the hike is mostly downhill .", "The worst part is over. It's all downhill from here.", "The first part of the movie was pretty good, but after that it was all downhill .", "His career has been all downhill in recent years.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "And Sunday, his agony extended further when his 14-foot downhill birdie putt on the 18th hole skipped just past the lip of the cup. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022", "But Scheffler\u2019s tee shot on the short, downhill par-3 11th hole flew over the green into a hazard. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 18 June 2022", "The crypto market had been chugging downhill since May 4, which perfectly coincides with the Fed\u2019s half-point rate hike. \u2014 Dan Runkevicius, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "As in a full hybrid, an electric motor can move the relatively small and light A3, Audi's entry level model, at low speeds or when coasting on flat roads or downhill . \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 14 June 2022", "Banner Elk is sandwiched between the South\u2019s two largest ski resorts, Beech Mountain and Sugar Mountain, both of which transform their slopes into a wealth of hiking and downhill mountain bike trails each summer. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022", "More advanced riders can head out on the Outlaw Trail system for cross-country and downhill riding through sandstone landscapes. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 June 2022", "Winter tubing: From mid-November to March, four snowmakers will lay a base so visitors can speed downhill on inner tubes. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022", "Hawkins, who had diabetes for about 20 years, went downhill over the last few days, his wife told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The world\u2019s top female skier didn\u2019t win the downhill or even come close. \u2014 Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022", "This makes sense because skinny skis are uniquely difficult to turn or stop on the downhill yet light and agile enough to hop out of the track on the uphill. \u2014 Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2021", "The men's downhill was postponed on Sunday because of high winds. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022", "Shiffrin will race the combined, which is one run of downhill and one run of slalom. \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022", "The combined includes one run of slalom and one run of downhill , with the winner finishing in the fastest total time. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022", "But the thrill of the downhill is difficult to replace. \u2014 Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times , 5 Feb. 2022", "Just let your legs go on this downhill , don\u2019t force it. \u2014 Scott Fauble, Outside Online , 30 Oct. 2019", "With bases of three feet or more at many ski resorts throughout the east, spring skiing should prove to be a fun time for all downhill enthusiasts. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The Gambler is an enduro race on the downhill trails at Hillside, sponsored by Speedway Cycles. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022", "Will Power, who won in IndyCar\u2019s return to Road America in 2016, got clobbered from behind by rookie Devlin DeFrancesco on the downhill run to Turn 5 and spun into the wall on the eighth lap. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022", "The concept of making electricity on a downhill run will soon get an even bigger boost. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 23 May 2022", "Snowbasin might be most famous for hosting the downhill race during the 2002 Winter Olympic games, a source of pride for everyone at the mountain. \u2014 Caroline Tell, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022", "For the women, the only thing that\u2019s been canceled or postponed was the second downhill training run, which got scrubbed Sunday because of a snowstorm. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 15 Feb. 2022", "The winds have been fairly consistent at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Center, with gusts of 15 miles per hour and up, especially in the middle of the downhill run. \u2014 Matthew Futterman, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022", "The combination of a downhill run and slalom run -- the two most disparate events on the mountain -- is perfect for an all-around skier like Shiffrin. \u2014 Mark Osborne, ABC News , 5 Feb. 2022", "The finish line of the Olympic men\u2019s downhill race in 1976. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb", "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective", "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccdau\u0307n-\u02c8hil", "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cchil", "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02c8hil" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "declension", "decline", "declivity", "descent", "dip", "downgrade", "fall", "hang", "hanging" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071858", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "downmost":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": farthest down":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155012", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "downness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the state or condition of being down":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307nn\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172654", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downpipe":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": downspout":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Think: gutters, downpipes , doors, windows, outer walls, and then focusing on the other buildings on the grounds. \u2014 Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire , 14 June 2019", "Rockstar also upgraded the power with an AEM intake as well as a Mishimoto intercooler and downpipe . \u2014 Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver , 3 Nov. 2017", "Looking to save weight, increase airflow, and create a customized voice, the garage built high-performance downpipes and a stainless steel exhaust that cut 16 pounds from the stock system. \u2014 Tony Markovich, Car and Driver , 31 Oct. 2017", "The new street seal gushed from a downpipe Saturday onto Jordan Avenue, then spread like paint to turn a half block of black into a sea of gray. \u2014 Daily News, The Mercury News , 22 May 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1849, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccp\u012bp" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231043", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downplay":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": play down , de-emphasize":[] }, "examples":[ "Athletes often downplay their injuries.", "he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In the filing, Levine also sought to downplay the danger posed by Hensel\u2019s actions. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022", "Democrats earlier Wednesday sought to downplay Cornyn's concern about the two outstanding issues. \u2014 Byallison Pecorin, ABC News , 16 June 2022", "At the time, even as local authorities sought to downplay the influence of organized crime syndicates, mobsters from Midwest cities like Chicago, Milwaukee and Kansas City, Mo., wielded immense clout around Las Vegas. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022", "Erdogan\u2019s recent statements against the Nordic countries have been seen by some as a negotiation tactic rather than a hardened opposition to the alliance\u2019s expansion, and Washington has sought to downplay his rhetoric. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 16 May 2022", "This is perhaps not surprising, as the French government has typically viewed commercial launch startups as competitors to Arianespace and sought to downplay their potential. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022", "Republicans, seeking to cut into Democrats\u2019 legislative supermajorities and win back the governor\u2019s office in November, have sought to downplay the ratings upgrades. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022", "Multiple Republicans asked Jackson\u2019s questions that sought to downplay the significance of the Supreme Court reversing one of its precedents. \u2014 Tierney Sneed, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022", "The Kremlin has sought to downplay the protests, insisting that a much broader share of Russians support the assault on Ukraine. \u2014 Dasha Litvinova, ajc , 28 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1948, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccpl\u0101" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "de-emphasize", "play down", "soft-pedal" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235349", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "downpour":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Late one afternoon in July 2021, a heavy downpour erupted over Trestletree, and a knee-high wave of stormwater and sewer runoff surged through the front doors of the ground-level apartments of Beyah\u2019s building. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 19 June 2022", "What happens if there's a downpour at an IndyCar race? \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022", "But in a Pittsburgh downpour that made gripping and fielding challenging, the Pirates mounted a two-out rally, with a double by Josh Bell scoring the tying and winning runs for the walk-off win. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022", "By late afternoon, when Jakarta got its customary downpour , Gudskul purred with activity. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022", "Some areas will miss the rainfall all together while some towns get a downpour . \u2014 Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022", "On Wednesday, Monty and Rose appeared on posters, along with their offspring, near the site of Monty\u2019s death in the Montrose plover habitat, as some visitors took selfies with the memorial in between a downpour . \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022", "Not even Mother Nature\u2019s heaviest downpour could put out the fire between McAdams and Gosling\u2014who dated IRL after filming\u2014in this waterlogged reunion. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022", "The title sequence alone \u2014 Gene Kelly spinning and splashing, in love in a downpour \u2014 is instantly recognizable to people who haven\u2019t even seen the film. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1801, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccp\u022fr" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "cloudburst", "deluge", "downfall", "rain", "rainfall", "rainstorm", "storm", "wet" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085514", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downright":{ "antonyms":[ "circuitous", "mealymouthed" ], "definitions":{ ": absolutely sense 1a":[ "downright handsome", "downright mean" ], ": directed vertically downward":[], ": forthright":[], ": outright , thorough":[ "a downright lie" ], ": plain , blunt":[ "stories he had heard of her downright tongue", "\u2014 Angus Wilson" ], ": straight down":[] }, "examples":[ "Adverb", "The movie was downright stupid.", "It's very difficult, if not downright impossible.", "Adjective", "rural folks are often known for their downright speech, as they are generally not ones to beat around the bush", "that's a downright lie, and you know it", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Season three picks up roughly a year after the events of season two, and initially, things look downright balmy for our central players. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022", "Some of these appliances are downright beauties, creating a kitchen that's also a feast for the eyes. \u2014 Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022", "That was downright Bordeaux-like in a New World region where producers were playing with all manner of varieties. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 22 May 2022", "With consistent use, your skin can become more even in tone\u2014and downright glowy!\u2014 because vitamin C inhibits the over-production of melanin, the substance in your body that produces pigmentation in your hair, eyes, and skin. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 28 Apr. 2022", "Not too long ago, wearing a watch to track your health and fitness or grabbing your smartphone for a mindfulness break felt not just counterintuitive, but downright sci-fi. \u2014 Yona Shtern, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "Time was, city council meetings in minor American burgs were sleepy, if not downright soporific affairs. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2022", "Despite the many love triangles, surprises, and the downright bizarre nature of the show, some people do form genuine connections, and the Love Is Blind successful couples may just stand the test of time. \u2014 Glamour , 4 Mar. 2022", "For Michigan State basketball, that\u2019s downright sacrilege. \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 14 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "If Fine Line offered blasts of euphoria, Harry\u2019s House is more downright fun \u2014 a well-rounded, effervescent crowd-pleaser that exhales when past projects tried to gulp air. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 19 May 2022", "Behind the numbers are stories of mentally ill inmates who were neglected, isolated and, in some instances, treated with downright cruelty. \u2014 Jennifer Peebles, ajc , 13 May 2022", "The third season definitely unraveled a bit in the second half, leading to mixed or downright negative critical reactions. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022", "The idea that diners need to come into restaurants with more respect has gained traction over the pandemic, a period that has seen a rise in impatient, prickly, demanding, and downright abusive behavior. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022", "So far this earnings season, investors are in a downright bearish mood, punishing companies that report top- or bottom-line misses, or those that disclose a less than rosy full-year forecast. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022", "That mystery ultimately proves less compelling than the scenarios themselves, which range from mildly off-putting to downright stomach-turning \u2014 but which are always fiendishly well-constructed. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022", "For colorful prints and playful details, look no further than Alice McCall\u2019s assortment of downright fun dresses. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022", "But that\u2019s an escape from the continuing influence and downright domination of Trump\u2019s leadership of the Republican Party. \u2014 Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb", "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccr\u012bt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abrupt", "bluff", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "short", "short-spoken", "snippy", "unceremonious" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081242", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "downscale":{ "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "raise" ], "definitions":{ ": lower in class, income, or quality":[], ": to cut back in size or scope":[ "the recession forced us to downscale vacation plans" ] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "The festival will have to be downscaled this year.", "the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production", "Adjective", "an apartment in a downscale neighborhood", "The company aims to reach a more downscale market with its new stores.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "In 2021, even as safety precautions are lifted, couples are continuing to intentionally downscale their celebrations. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 29 June 2021", "The decision to downscale the mass vaccination sites was made given overall statewide progress on vaccinations, the governor\u2019s office said. \u2014 Fernando Alfonso Iii, CNN , 19 June 2021", "Conservationists have been fighting for several years to downscale the project proposal, and would ultimately like the creek returned to its natural state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021", "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021", "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021", "And as remote work and online learning proliferate (with IBM planning to downscale its 50 million square foot building to a mere 150,608 on anticipation of permanent changes), Keysight has also bolstered their software testing capabilities. \u2014 Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes , 17 May 2021", "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021", "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The Flying Harpoon is a gloriously downscale venue overlooking a bayou on a side road off Ala. 59 near the beach. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022", "Phillips argued that social and cultural issues would attract more downscale voters to the GOP. \u2014 Vincent J. Cannato, National Review , 13 May 2021", "Or an entire town shut down by a plant closing, being stripped of its ZIP Code, forcing depressed, penniless residents to flee to hideously downscale trailer parks? \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021", "After that, the space went downscale , turning into a T.G.I. Friday\u2019s and Arby\u2019s, before lying vacant. \u2014 Gary Stern, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021", "Over the game's six chapters, nearly all of its puzzles utilize this upscale/ downscale mechanic. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Wired , 2 Mar. 2021", "Our team of scientists, however, has developed a geographic and statistical model to downscale national opinion results to the state, congressional district, and county levels. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 24 Sep. 2020", "Across the country, brides-to-be have had to cancel, postpone or downscale wedding celebrations out of coronavirus safety precautions and stay-at-home orders. \u2014 NBC News , 17 May 2020", "As the city hunkered down in the coronavirus pandemic, people stripped bare shelves in trendier grocers including Whole Foods and Trader Joe\u2019s, while downscale supermarkets such as Key Foods and Gristedes remained well supplied. \u2014 Polly Mosendz, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1930, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1945, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccsk\u0101l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decrease", "dent", "deplete", "diminish", "downsize", "drop", "dwindle", "ease", "knock down", "lessen", "lower", "reduce" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111344", "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "downshift":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to move or shift to a lower level (as of speed, activity, or intensity)":[], ": to shift an automotive vehicle into a lower gear":[] }, "examples":[ "You can downshift to slow the car down.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "That means drivers have to downshift twice at the end of the front stretch and once at the end of the back stretch, which could make for a long day in temperatures expected to hit 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius). \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 4 June 2022", "There's numbness in the steering, but the gearbox is clever enough to downshift under braking and upshift at redline. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022", "The Tacoma\u2019s very tall gear ratios are good for official fuel-economy numbers, but in the real world, drivers will find that the transmission must downshift so frequently that matching those numbers becomes unrealistic. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 25 Feb. 2021", "If the price of breakfast cereal increases across the board, for example, a higher-income household that used to buy a brand name product could downshift to a store brand to save money. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022", "And its shift logic follows your natural movement during hard driving\u2014pull to upshift, push to downshift . \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 9 Feb. 2022", "Prime time begins in October, when temperatures downshift from summer\u2019s triple-digit highs and visitors begin to pour in. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2019", "Six speeds don't seem like many these days, but the automatic doesn't hesitate to downshift , and its crisp shifts were much preferred to the faux shifts of the competition's CVTs. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 22 Sep. 2021", "After his run with luxe Huntsville restaurants, Erick is ready to downshift to simpler fare for The Standard. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 Sep. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccshift" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220758", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "downside":{ "antonyms":[ "advantage", "asset", "edge", "plus" ], "definitions":{ ": a downward trend (as of prices)":[], ": a negative aspect":[ "the downside of fame" ] }, "examples":[ "He could find no downside to the car.", "the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work", "Recent Examples on the Web", "There\u2019s been no downside medically in doing that, historically. \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2022", "The bulk of offenders are from Maryland and Virginia, since there\u2019s typically no downside to ignoring violation letters from the District. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021", "Burr Ridge attorney Mike Durkin said there would be no downside from opting into the settlement. \u2014 Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com , 14 Dec. 2021", "That is a given, because there is no downside , with the salaries not counting against the cap, and with such players allowed to appear in up to 50 games this season. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 25 Aug. 2021", "There's really no obvious downside to the compression-ignition Suburban\u2014no uncouth clatter, no dearth of power, no huge price penalty. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 20 Aug. 2021", "Everybody would have plenty of fish\u2026 there is no downside , only upside, and (Doug Vincent-Lang\u2019s) true colors came out. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Aug. 2021", "Their verdict: There's no downside to Connecticut's technical schools, and some students do really well. \u2014 Arianne Cohen, Star Tribune , 24 July 2021", "The downside of extending this empathy so far beyond the central trio is that the main stylistic conceit of the series gets a little lost. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccs\u012bd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "debit", "disadvantage", "disbenefit", "drawback", "handicap", "incommodity", "liability", "minus", "negative", "strike" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000821", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downsize":{ "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "raise" ], "definitions":{ ": to fire (employees) for the purpose of downsizing a business":[], ": to undergo a reduction in size":[] }, "examples":[ "They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.", "The company is planning to downsize next year.", "The company will be downsized next year.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Initially, conservative activism focussed on trying to limit government regulation and downsize the administrative state, a project that had limited public appeal, but the 7\u20132 Roe ruling changed this dynamic. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022", "One reason for the delay was that the initial construction bids came in too high, at about $19 million, and the fair board decided to downsize the plans and rebid the project. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022", "Following his wife\u2019s passing last year, Dr. Frist is now looking to downsize and is giving another family the opportunity to own this $50 million legacy property. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 24 May 2022", "Save on kitchen essentials, including the Instant Pot Duo, the perfect replacement for anyone looking to downsize their kitchen appliances' footprint. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 14 May 2022", "ConEd recently sold their midstream pipeline units, and PEG and AEP downsized or are looking to downsize their unregulated renewables. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022", "Serrano says Bay Area customers make up at least 50% of their overall sales, and though many of their buyers are older and looking to downsize , many of them are also younger and building families. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022", "Many businesses closed their doors; others had to downsize their operations; and because of COVID restrictions many consumers turned to online shopping for their purchases. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2021", "Township officials touted the proposal as an affordable option for senior citizens to downsize while still remaining close to family and friends. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1975, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccs\u012bz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decrease", "dent", "deplete", "diminish", "downscale", "drop", "dwindle", "ease", "knock down", "lessen", "lower", "reduce" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120142", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "downsizing":{ "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "raise" ], "definitions":{ ": to fire (employees) for the purpose of downsizing a business":[], ": to undergo a reduction in size":[] }, "examples":[ "They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.", "The company is planning to downsize next year.", "The company will be downsized next year.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Initially, conservative activism focussed on trying to limit government regulation and downsize the administrative state, a project that had limited public appeal, but the 7\u20132 Roe ruling changed this dynamic. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022", "One reason for the delay was that the initial construction bids came in too high, at about $19 million, and the fair board decided to downsize the plans and rebid the project. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022", "Following his wife\u2019s passing last year, Dr. Frist is now looking to downsize and is giving another family the opportunity to own this $50 million legacy property. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 24 May 2022", "Save on kitchen essentials, including the Instant Pot Duo, the perfect replacement for anyone looking to downsize their kitchen appliances' footprint. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 14 May 2022", "ConEd recently sold their midstream pipeline units, and PEG and AEP downsized or are looking to downsize their unregulated renewables. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022", "Serrano says Bay Area customers make up at least 50% of their overall sales, and though many of their buyers are older and looking to downsize , many of them are also younger and building families. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022", "Many businesses closed their doors; others had to downsize their operations; and because of COVID restrictions many consumers turned to online shopping for their purchases. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2021", "Township officials touted the proposal as an affordable option for senior citizens to downsize while still remaining close to family and friends. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1975, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccs\u012bz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decrease", "dent", "deplete", "diminish", "downscale", "drop", "dwindle", "ease", "knock 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"history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044040", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downtick":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small decrease, decline, or downward trend":[ "Pennsylvania saw a slight increase in traffic-related fatalities last year despite a national downtick , according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.", "\u2014 Megan Tomasic", "Any downtick in the ever-expanding economy is likely to make commercial real estate lenders nervous about financing new projects \u2026", "\u2014 Dane Huffman" ], ": a stock market transaction at a price below the last previous transaction in the same security":[ "\u2026 the New York Stock Exchange forbids short sales on stocks whose last trade was lower than the previous trade. However, that rule, widely cited by journalists as an absolute proscription on shorting on a downtick , only applies to NYSE stocks.", "\u2014 Thomas Lepri" ], "\u2014 compare uptick sense 2":[ "\u2026 the New York Stock Exchange forbids short sales on stocks whose last trade was lower than the previous trade. However, that rule, widely cited by journalists as an absolute proscription on shorting on a downtick , only applies to NYSE stocks.", "\u2014 Thomas Lepri" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "down entry 4 + tick entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cctik" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105401", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downtime":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": inactive time (such as time between periods of work)":[ "napping during our downtime", "an injured athlete facing months of downtime" ], ": time during which production is stopped especially during setup for an operation or when making repairs":[] }, "examples":[ "After a busy day at work, I look forward to some downtime at home.", "The kids napped during their downtime .", "We need to minimize network downtime .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Instead of taking downtime , the students built sheds. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022", "But with a lot of downtime during those long events, Conrad came to know McClure as a friend. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022", "During a bit of downtime from his life on the road, Wimbish called up Rolling Stone from his home in Hartford, Connecticut, to look back on his incredible journey. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022", "The report calculated the cost of downtime for the three tiers. \u2014 Forbes , 1 June 2022", "While the trading hub did feel chaotic at times, the residents of Dejima also had plenty of downtime . \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022", "After all, in a world often characterized by busyness and lack of downtime , who wouldn't want to try and sleep better? \u2014 Diletta De Cristofaro, The Week , 29 Mar. 2022", "Trevor Stout and Tom Stankiewicz had a lot of downtime while they were stuck at home in 2020 during the pandemic. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 21 Mar. 2022", "Like many musicians, she was forced to cancel a string of shows during the pandemic, and the downtime led to the inspiration for her latest single, Backseat Of My Mind. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cct\u012bm" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "layoff", "time-out", "winter" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175811", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downtown":{ "antonyms":[ "out", "uncool", "unhip", "untrendy" ], "definitions":{ ": hip , trendy":[ "downtown music" ], ": of, relating to, or located in the lower part or business center of a city or town":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "the downtown clientele of this bistro come to be seen, and the food is only an afterthought", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "There has been a boom in entrepreneurship in non- downtown New York areas like Jamaica, Queens, and the South Bronx. \u2014 Mae Anderson And Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Sep. 2021", "Windows were blown out of downtown high-rises and downed trees and power lines blocked roads across the city. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2021", "Davinder Singh, co-founder of the Duwara Consciousness Foundation, also is often downtown to oversee mobile showers on 16th Street. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Aug. 2021", "Reyna had been scheduled to take Andr\u00e9s, a family friend, with her on a semiweekly trip to a downtown wholesale market to get supplies for her shop. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, Star Tribune , 26 May 2021", "Before San Francisco office workers start streaming back to downtown high-rises again, property owners and managers need to make sure those buildings are safe. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com , 28 May 2020", "Freed from the shackles of 9-to-5 office work, these white-collar workers are seeking mountain homes near open space and tranquility far from downtown high-rises. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com , 25 Aug. 2020", "His firm's BMO Tower just opened in April and is downtown Milwaukee's newest office tower. \u2014 Jeff Bollier, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 May 2020", "Located in a neighborhood that was then an industrial backwater, the club provided a safe space in downtown Manhattan for large groups of young African-Americans. \u2014 Alex Williams, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Earlier in the day, officers had been searching for the driver of the vehicle, who appeared to have abandoned the truck sometime before it was discovered in a remote area near railroad tracks and auto salvage yards southwest of downtown . \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022", "Frost Town Brewing, the latest brewery to hit Houston's vibrant beer scene, will open its doors to the public this week in a northeastern nook of downtown . \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 27 June 2022", "On Friday, about a 1,000 people protested at the San Diego site, and another 1,000 marched through the streets of downtown . \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 June 2022", "Outside the museum at Loch Haven Park, north of downtown , more than a dozen FBI agents could be seen carrying boxes from the building. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022", "An enclave of modest brick homes and apartment houses seven miles northwest of downtown , Wells-Goodfellow was first settled around the time of the Civil War. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022", "In all, 149 hostages were held captive in three downtown buildings between March 9 through March 11. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 19 June 2022", "The building housed Star Pizza Fish and Chicken, in the Fairhill section of north Philadelphia, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood about 3 miles north of downtown that is dominated by two- and three-story row houses. \u2014 Ava Sasani, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022", "The main drag of downtown would be closed to vehicles to accommodate the surge. \u2014 Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1845, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccdau\u0307n-\u02c8tau\u0307n", "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cctau\u0307n", "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cctau" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "au courant", "cool", "def", "groovy", "hep", "hip", "in", "mod", "now", "trendy", "turned-on", "with-it" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045952", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "downward":{ "antonyms":[ "bowed", "down", "downcast", "lowered" ], "definitions":{ ": descending from a head, origin, or source":[], ": from a higher to a lower condition":[], ": from a higher to a lower place":[], ": from an ancestor or predecessor":[], ": from an earlier time":[], ": moving or extending downward":[], ": toward a direction that is the opposite of up":[] }, "examples":[ "Adverb", "The mountain streams flow downward to the lake.", "Mud covered his pants from the knees downward .", "Adjective", "Sales continued their downward trend.", "the downward revision of an estimate", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "High temperatures may range from 83-88 degrees as humidity slowly heads downward . \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 2 July 2022", "Second, gravity acts on larger proppant, even though the grains are tiny (less than 1 mm for 40-70 mesh proppant) and more of them tend to settle downward and worsen the runaway effect for perfs near the bottom of casing. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "In these braggin\u2019 wagons, the radiators work the other way, beaming presumptions of prestige and status outward, and downward . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 23 June 2022", "Bullies choose whom to bully, and often kiss upward and kick downward . \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022", "Place the pieces 2 feet apart horizontally, barely covering the tops of the roots with soil and making sure the side-sprouting little root hairs are facing downward . \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022", "That was little comfort after a brutal period for investors, who have seen the value of their portfolios and retirement funds lurch downward . \u2014 Jason Karaian, New York Times , 17 June 2022", "The data sent global markets downward earlier this week, as investors priced in further rate increases as the Federal Reserve (Fed) tries to bring prices under control. \u2014 Shaurya Malwa, Fortune , 15 June 2022", "Another idea is that a bear attacks by swiping its paws downward on its prey. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 15 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Last year, in fact, the murder rate dropped to the lowest rate in a decade, continuing a downward trend since 2019. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 1 July 2022", "Contributing most to the downward trend lately have been transfers. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 30 June 2022", "This downward trend has continued through June, causing investors to wonder about their future. \u2014 Jaime Catmull, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Gas prices could be headed for a third weekly drop, but any abrupt changes to supply could quickly reverse the downward trend, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, cautioned. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 28 June 2022", "These incidents, though, have long been on a downward trend. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022", "While sea ice extents fluctuate from year to year, the data shows a clear downward trend in May sea ice extents since the late 1970s. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022", "That\u2019s because chinook numbers on the river have been on a downward trend for years, and chum numbers are starting to crash too. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022", "Oregon clinics are preparing for an uptick in abortions administered to out-of-state residents in the wake of last week\u2019s U.S. Supreme Court decision, with the potential to halt a downward overall statewide trend more than 30 years in the making. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-w\u0259rd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "below", "down", "over" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022245", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "downwards":{ "antonyms":[ "bowed", "down", "downcast", "lowered" ], "definitions":{ ": descending from a head, origin, or source":[], ": from a higher to a lower condition":[], ": from a higher to a lower place":[], ": from an ancestor or predecessor":[], ": from an earlier time":[], ": moving or extending downward":[], ": toward a direction that is the opposite of up":[] }, "examples":[ "Adverb", "The mountain streams flow downward to the lake.", "Mud covered his pants from the knees downward .", "Adjective", "Sales continued their downward trend.", "the downward revision of an estimate", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "High temperatures may range from 83-88 degrees as humidity slowly heads downward . \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 2 July 2022", "Second, gravity acts on larger proppant, even though the grains are tiny (less than 1 mm for 40-70 mesh proppant) and more of them tend to settle downward and worsen the runaway effect for perfs near the bottom of casing. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "In these braggin\u2019 wagons, the radiators work the other way, beaming presumptions of prestige and status outward, and downward . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 23 June 2022", "Bullies choose whom to bully, and often kiss upward and kick downward . \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022", "Place the pieces 2 feet apart horizontally, barely covering the tops of the roots with soil and making sure the side-sprouting little root hairs are facing downward . \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022", "That was little comfort after a brutal period for investors, who have seen the value of their portfolios and retirement funds lurch downward . \u2014 Jason Karaian, New York Times , 17 June 2022", "The data sent global markets downward earlier this week, as investors priced in further rate increases as the Federal Reserve (Fed) tries to bring prices under control. \u2014 Shaurya Malwa, Fortune , 15 June 2022", "Another idea is that a bear attacks by swiping its paws downward on its prey. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 15 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Last year, in fact, the murder rate dropped to the lowest rate in a decade, continuing a downward trend since 2019. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 1 July 2022", "Contributing most to the downward trend lately have been transfers. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 30 June 2022", "This downward trend has continued through June, causing investors to wonder about their future. \u2014 Jaime Catmull, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Gas prices could be headed for a third weekly drop, but any abrupt changes to supply could quickly reverse the downward trend, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, cautioned. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 28 June 2022", "These incidents, though, have long been on a downward trend. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022", "While sea ice extents fluctuate from year to year, the data shows a clear downward trend in May sea ice extents since the late 1970s. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022", "That\u2019s because chinook numbers on the river have been on a downward trend for years, and chum numbers are starting to crash too. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022", "Oregon clinics are preparing for an uptick in abortions administered to out-of-state residents in the wake of last week\u2019s U.S. Supreme Court decision, with the potential to halt a downward overall statewide trend more than 30 years in the making. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n-w\u0259rd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "below", "down", "over" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231602", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "downy":{ "antonyms":[ "coarse", "harsh", "rough", "scratchy" ], "definitions":{ ": covered with down":[], ": made of down":[], ": resembling a bird's down":[], ": soft , soothing":[] }, "examples":[ "the downy surface of a ripe peach", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Keep things interesting with a variety of downy cashmere and wool beanies in every shade of the rainbow. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 4 Dec. 2021", "The video, captured Saturday at Taiaroa Head near the city of Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island, shows a downy six-week-old albatross chick chirping at an incoming adult, who is trying to time its landing. \u2014 Eoin Mcsweeney, CNN , 9 Mar. 2021", "Here, the black centers on the anemone pops and the white protea looks almost downy . \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 12 Feb. 2020", "Tomentosum has large, downy peppermint-smelling leaves and tiny white flowers. \u2014 New York Times , 28 July 2021", "Indeed, less than an hour after the cicadas have begun their crawl up the big maple, a pair of downy woodpeckers, several tree sparrows, and a crow swoop in and start to feast on the smorgasbord. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 21 May 2021", "The images are a crisp black-and-white, each downy strand of fuzz on each piglet rendered hyper-real and sharp. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2021", "Both the distal tips and the quills at the base are typically overwrapped during the weaving process, with the downy portions exposed. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Nov. 2020", "Other North American woodpeckers that cache are downy , red-headed, hairy, Lewis, red-bellied, gila, golden-fronted and red-bellied sapsucker. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307-n\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "cottony", "satin", "satiny", "silken", "silklike", "silky", "soft", "velvetlike", "velvety" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205606", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dowse":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": extinguish":[ "douse the lights", "douse the blaze" ], ": slosh":[], ": to fall or become plunged into water":[], ": to find (something, such as water) by dowsing":[], ": to plunge into water":[ "Blanch the green beans then douse them in a bath of ice water." ], ": to throw a liquid on : drench":[ "The books were doused in gasoline and set ablaze.", "doused herself in perfume" ], ": to use a divining rod":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Water your potted mums from below the flowers and foliage rather than dowsing the whole thing with a blasting overhead shower. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 20 Oct. 2017", "There were drug addicts and alcoholics and women who dowsed their cleaning rags with disinfectant and huffed those poisonous and intoxicating fumes into their lungs. \u2014 Sherman Alexie, The New Yorker , 5 June 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1691, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb" }, 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"\u02c8d\u00fcs" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "doff", "peel (off)", "put off", "remove", "shrug off", "take off" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000434", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "doxic":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or based on such intellectual processes as belief or opinion":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Greek doxa opinion + English -ic, -ical":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4ksik" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114842", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doxie":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": floozy , prostitute":[], ": mistress sense 4a":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps modification of obsolete Dutch docke doll, from Middle Dutch":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k-s\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "chippie", "chippy", "fancy woman", "floozy", "floozie", "hoochie", "hussy", "Jezebel", "minx", "quean", "tramp", "trollop", "wench" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172812", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doxographer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a collector and compiler of extracts from and commentator on ancient Greek philosophers":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "modification (influenced by English -grapher ) of New Latin doxographus , from doxo- (from Greek doxa opinion) + -graphus writer, from Greek -graphos":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u00e4k\u02c8s\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0259(r)" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082038", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun," ] }, "doxological":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": giving praise to God":[], ": relating to doxology or a doxology":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "doxology + -ical":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6d\u00e4ks\u0259\u00a6l\u00e4j\u0259\u0307k\u0259l", "-j\u0113k-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195416", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "doxologies":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually liturgical expression of praise to God":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For that reason, church parishes in both North and South America are encouraged to celebrate March 25 with a short service \u2014 called a doxology . \u2014 Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Mar. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1645, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin doxologia , from Late Greek, from Greek doxa opinion, glory (from dokein to seem, seem good) + -logia -logy \u2014 more at decent":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u00e4k-\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203619", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doxologize":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to give glory to God (as in a doxology )":[], ": to praise (God) with doxologies":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "doxology + -ize":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u00e4k\u02c8s\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccj\u012bz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195636", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "doxology":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually liturgical expression of praise to God":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For that reason, church parishes in both North and South America are encouraged to celebrate March 25 with a short service \u2014 called a doxology . \u2014 Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Mar. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1645, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin doxologia , from Late Greek, from Greek doxa opinion, glory (from dokein to seem, seem good) + -logia -logy \u2014 more at decent":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u00e4k-\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191155", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doxology?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=d&file=doxolo01":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually liturgical expression of praise to God":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For that reason, church parishes in both North and South America are encouraged to celebrate March 25 with a short service \u2014 called a doxology . \u2014 Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Mar. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1645, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin doxologia , from Late Greek, from Greek doxa opinion, glory (from dokein to seem, seem good) + -logia -logy \u2014 more at decent":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "d\u00e4k-\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191952", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doxorubicin":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an antibiotic with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium ( Streptomyces peucetius ) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C 27 H 29 NO 11 \u00b7HCl":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The greatest risk is from the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin , an anthracyclin. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2018", "The chemotherapy drug, doxorubicin , damaged Shae's heart, but her cancer required the most aggressive treatment possible to stop the tumors from spreading. \u2014 David Haugh, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2017", "Cheresh added that doxorubicin , which has already been approved for human use, is merely one example of what could be achieved through the nanotherapeutic use of other, highly toxic drugs. \u2014 Brandon Keim, WIRED , 7 July 2008" ], "first_known_use":{ "1971, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "d e ox y- + -orubicin (as in daunorubicin )":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fc-b\u0259-s\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213855", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doxy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": floozy , prostitute":[], ": mistress sense 4a":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps modification of obsolete Dutch docke doll, from Middle Dutch":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00e4k-s\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "chippie", "chippy", "fancy woman", "floozy", "floozie", "hoochie", "hussy", "Jezebel", "minx", "quean", "tramp", "trollop", "wench" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032822", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doxycycline":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 used orally to treat various bacterial infections":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "My doctor prescribed yet another antibiotic: doxycycline . \u2014 Natalie Ma, STAT , 31 Oct. 2021", "Antibiotics are used to treat donovanosis, including azithromycin, doxycycline , ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021", "When administered early enough, treatment with antibiotics, such as doxycycline or penicillin, can prevent more severe disease, and hasten recovery. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021", "Leptospirosis is treated with antibiotics, such as doxycycline or penicillin, which should be given early on in the course of the disease. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Oct. 2021", "Likewise, doxycycline is an antibiotic used for a wide variety of human bacterial infections such as pneumonia and Lyme disease. \u2014 Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, The Conversation , 14 Oct. 2021", "She was tested for Lyme disease and, because Lyme is common in southern Wisconsin, was started on doxycycline even before the results came back. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Sep. 2021", "He was then prescribed the appropriate treatment, which in this case was a 10-day course of the antibiotic doxycycline . \u2014 Fox News , 6 Aug. 2021", "In those cases, if the tick was attached for at least 36 hours, doctors will often prescribe a single dose of the antibiotic doxycycline as a preventive measure. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 May 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1966, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "d e oxy- + tetra cycline":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8s\u012b-\u02cckl\u0113n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094838", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doyen":{ "antonyms":[ "beginner", "colt", "fledgling", "freshman", "greenhorn", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "recruit", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ], "definitions":{ ": a person considered to be knowledgeable or uniquely skilled as a result of long experience in some field of endeavor":[], ": the oldest example of a category":[], ": the senior member of a body or group":[] }, "examples":[ "He is considered the doyen of political journalists.", "considered the doyen of American art critics", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Only under George Balanchine, the doyen of American ballet, did sylphlike figures become the norm. \u2014 Hannah Jackson, Vogue , 9 June 2022", "That\u2019s exactly what Charles Onyango-Obbo, the doyen of east African journalism, Ugandan by birth, and pan-African by work\u2014his footprints are to be found everywhere, from Nairobi to Johannesburg\u2014seeks to redress. \u2014 Peter Kimani, Quartz , 8 Jan. 2022", "Even after a strong post-pandemic recovery, shares such as GM and VW are very lowly rated relative to EV specialists, which offer investors huge growth potential, as well as to luxury doyen Ferrari. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021", "For the eternally young doyen of the Broadway musical, even revivals were an opportunity for trying something new. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021", "Last and dandiest is Roebuck Wright (Jeffrey Wright), a doyen of the Tastes and Smells department, who is hot on the scent of cuisine gendarmique. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 22 Oct. 2021", "As habits go, stagewear collecting could be outr\u00e9 for anyone not named Marty Stuart, the guitarist and country doyen whose other hats have included Travis Tritt co-writer, sideman to Johnny Cash and TV emcee. \u2014 Nathan Rizzo | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021", "In the face of a deficit of tens of thousands of votes in a close count following Peru\u2019s June 6 presidential election, Keiko Fujimori, the 46-year-old doyen of a right-wing political dynasty, declined to concede. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2021", "In the face of a deficit of tens of thousands of votes in a close count following Peru\u2019s June 6 presidential election, Keiko Fujimori, the 46-year-old doyen of a right-wing political dynasty, declined to concede. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 June 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Old French deien , from Late Latin decanus dean \u2014 more at dean":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dw\u00e4-\u02ccya\u207f(n)", "-\u02cc(y)en", "\u02c8d\u022fi-\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "old hand", "old-timer", "stager", "vet", "veteran", "warhorse" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015900", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doze":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": bulldoze sense 2":[], ": to be in a dull or stupefied condition":[], ": to fall into a light sleep":[ "\u2014 usually used with off" ], ": to pass (time) drowsily":[], ": to sleep lightly":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Surrounded by antique stores and art galleries, dogs doze in the sun while their owners feast on wine and pasta. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022", "Tell ghost stories or don\u2019t, drink or don\u2019t, ditch your tent and sleep under the stars, doze off under the stars and crawl into your tent at two in the morning. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 23 June 2021", "Putin could be seen on camera during NBC\u2019s broadcast of the winter games sitting by himself and appearing to briefly doze off according to some onlookers. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 5 Feb. 2022", "But it\u2019s also just four people chatting in the park \u2014 about politics, movies, family, the weather \u2014 while a dog at their feet studies the pigeons and the passing toddlers doze in their strollers. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Nov. 2021", "Republicans have also been quick to point to any video of Biden stumbling over his words or appearing to doze off during events as evidence of the president's senility; Democrats employed a similar tactic when Trump was in the White House. \u2014 Max Ufberg, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021", "Each villa also comes with a retractable roof, so kids can doze off beneath the stars. \u2014 Kris Fordham, CNN , 13 June 2021", "It is performed for supine audiences who are encouraged to doze off during the proceedings. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Mar. 2021", "At the New York City Fire Department\u2019s training academy, lessons can last as long as six hours and trainees will tell you it\u2019s not uncommon for people to doze off during class. \u2014 Rebecca Liebson, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1677, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb", "1945, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse d\u016bsa to doze":"Verb", "probably back-formation from dozer (bulldozer)":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214844", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dozen":{ "antonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "handful", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "mouthful", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "pinch", "pittance", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "speck", "spot", "sprinkle", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "taste", "touch", "trace" ], "definitions":{ ": a group of 12":[], ": a ritualized word game that consists of exchanging insults usually about the members of the opponent's family":[ "\u2014 used with the" ], ": an indefinitely large number":[ "dozens of times" ] }, "examples":[ "dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The trials are scheduled for July 26-29 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and will feature up to a dozen players from across the United State. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022", "Hunt\u2019s rifle, in theory, could be loaded with up to a dozen cartridges underneath its long barrel. \u2014 Mark Yost, WSJ , 18 May 2022", "One eyewitness said that up to a dozen people were injured in his apartment building alone in a single Smerch rocket attack. \u2014 CNN , 12 May 2022", "On her phone was a year-old picture of her and a dozen co-workers \u2014 from Panama, Colombia, Peru, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022", "In May 1943, the Germans raided Ms. Geulen\u2019s boarding school (today called the Isabelle Gatti de Gamond Royal Atheneum), where a dozen Jewish children were hidden. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022", "On August 24, 2017, at 5:30 a.m., a dozen armed federal agents hammered on the door of his apartment in Manhattan, startling him awake. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022", "On March 12, a dozen dogs had arrived with Dos Santos Borges in Ruby, a checkpoint just under 500 miles from the start of the race. \u2014 Yvonne Gonzalez, ajc , 5 June 2022", "Maspar and fashion retailer Killer Jeans are understood to be looking to open in Russia, while at least four companies have already agreed franchise agreements in Russia, with another dozen or so expected to follow suit. \u2014 Mark Faithfull, Forbes , 18 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English dozeine , from Anglo-French duzeine, dozeyne , from duze twelve, from Latin duodecim , from duo two + decem ten \u2014 more at two , ten":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259-z\u1d4an" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "basketful", "boatload", "bucket", "bunch", "bundle", "bushel", "carload", "chunk", "deal", "fistful", "gobs", "good deal", "heap", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "multiplicity", "myriad", "oodles", "pack", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plateful", "plenitude", "plentitude", "plenty", "pot", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "sheaf", "shipload", "sight", "slew", "spate", "stack", "store", "ton", "truckload", "volume", "wad", "wealth", "yard" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171948", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dozing":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": bulldoze sense 2":[], ": to be in a dull or stupefied condition":[], ": to fall into a light sleep":[ "\u2014 usually used with off" ], ": to pass (time) drowsily":[], ": to sleep lightly":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Surrounded by antique stores and art galleries, dogs doze in the sun while their owners feast on wine and pasta. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022", "Tell ghost stories or don\u2019t, drink or don\u2019t, ditch your tent and sleep under the stars, doze off under the stars and crawl into your tent at two in the morning. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 23 June 2021", "Putin could be seen on camera during NBC\u2019s broadcast of the winter games sitting by himself and appearing to briefly doze off according to some onlookers. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 5 Feb. 2022", "But it\u2019s also just four people chatting in the park \u2014 about politics, movies, family, the weather \u2014 while a dog at their feet studies the pigeons and the passing toddlers doze in their strollers. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Nov. 2021", "Republicans have also been quick to point to any video of Biden stumbling over his words or appearing to doze off during events as evidence of the president's senility; Democrats employed a similar tactic when Trump was in the White House. \u2014 Max Ufberg, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021", "Each villa also comes with a retractable roof, so kids can doze off beneath the stars. \u2014 Kris Fordham, CNN , 13 June 2021", "It is performed for supine audiences who are encouraged to doze off during the proceedings. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Mar. 2021", "At the New York City Fire Department\u2019s training academy, lessons can last as long as six hours and trainees will tell you it\u2019s not uncommon for people to doze off during class. \u2014 Rebecca Liebson, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1677, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb", "1945, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse d\u016bsa to doze":"Verb", "probably back-formation from dozer (bulldozer)":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014dz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235850", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dozy":{ "antonyms":[ "alert", "awake", "conscious", "wakeful", "wide-awake" ], "definitions":{ ": drowsy , sleepy":[] }, "examples":[ "He's a dozy old chap.", "the big Thanksgiving dinner left us all feeling satisfied and dozy", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The seminar had the dozy air common to classes that take place right after lunch\u2014the fluorescent lights buzzing, the smell of burned coffee and wintergreen gum. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 6 Jan. 2020", "Where other bond-fund managers are looking for ways to wake up the somnolent, dozy parts of the investment world by using derivatives and exotic products to goose returns, Ms. Stanek and her team at Baird Funds are happy to avoid that excitement. \u2014 Chuck Jaffe, WSJ , 6 May 2018", "Where other bond-fund managers are looking for ways to wake up the somnolent, dozy parts of the investment world by using derivatives and exotic products to goose returns, Ms. Stanek and her team at Baird Funds are happy to avoid that excitement. \u2014 Chuck Jaffe, WSJ , 6 May 2018", "Shearer 3 run (Eubank pass from Murray) MC\u2013 Dozier 15 pass from Mosfield (run failed) Records: SK 1-0, MC 0-1. \u2014 Enquirer Preps, Cincinnati.com , 18 Aug. 2017", "Dozier begins rehab assignment Top prospect Hunter Dozier began a rehab assignment Tuesday at Class A Wilmington. \u2014 Rustin Dodd, kansascity , 23 May 2017", "Dozier \u2019s leadoff single, Jorge Polanco\u2019s double and a one-out walk for Kepler loaded the bases for the lefty-swinging Vargas. \u2014 Ben Standig, Twin Cities , 24 May 2017", "The legislation also provides for the reburial of unidentified remains from Dozier at a cemetery in Tallahassee. \u2014 Jim Turner, miamiherald , 2 June 2017", "Dozier , 25, has played five games on his rehab assignment, including three for Class A Wilmington and two at Omaha. \u2014 Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com , 1 June 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1693, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014d-z\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "drowsy", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous", "somnolent" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025833", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "double octave":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a musical interval (see interval sense 2c ) of two octaves : fifteenth":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1676, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141714" }, "double-ender":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a ship or boat with bow and stern of similar shape":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8en-d\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1864, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141725" }, "double digits":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a number or percentage that is 10 or greater":[ "They won the game by double digits ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142030" }, "dovetail cramp":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a dovetailed cramp used to hold masonry":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142033" }, "double up on":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to use or do two times as many of (something)":[ "I'm going to have to double up on classes this semester if I want to graduate this year." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142256" }, "don't even think about (doing) it":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142556" }, "Dover sole":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a common European sole ( Solea solea ) esteemed as a food fish":[], ": a flatfish ( Microstomus pacificus of the family Ploeronectidae) of the Pacific coast of North America that is a commercially important food fish":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from Dover , England":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142721" }, "Double Ten":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": October 10 observed by the Republic of China in commemoration of the revolution of 1911":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of Chinese (Beijing) shu\u0101ngsh\u00ed ; from its being the tenth day of the tenth month":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1940, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143313" }, "double-reef":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to reduce the spread of (a sail) by taking in two reefs":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143433" }, "double killing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": double play":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143514" }, "double-hung":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having an upper and a lower sash that can slide vertically past each other":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8h\u0259\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1823, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143608" }, "double envelopment":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": simultaneous attack on both flanks of an enemy":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144039" }, "double date":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a date participated in by two couples":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Would you two ladies like to go on a double date with me and my friend?", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The outing appeared to be a double date , as People reports Kardashian and Davidson were there with Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 10 Nov. 2021", "In the early 1980s Kosman met Karen Danielson on a double date . \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022", "The couple of nearly four years now was photographed in New York City on Sunday, March 14 on a double date with friends. \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 11 May 2022", "Blake and Ryan, now split up from their previous significant others, meet up again for a double date \u2014with different partners. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Apr. 2022", "Page Six reports that the couple were on a double date with billionaire Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren S\u00e1nchez. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022", "In June 2019, Us Weekly reported that the couple went on a double date with superstar Taylor Swift and actor Joe Alwyn on May 31. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 3 Mar. 2022", "Akira Tozawa feels like the only WrestleMania feud that will end in a double date . \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 8 Mar. 2022", "Swoosie Kurtz) invites Kat (Mayim Bialik) and Oscar (Christopher Rivas) to join her on a double date with a man who owns a restaurant. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1931, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144132" }, "double scull":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to move backward by weighting the inner edge of each skate and moving the feet alternately apart and together":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144303" }, "double seamer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a closing machine that rolls together the rims and lids of metal cans to make a hermetic seam":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144519" }, "double-disc":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to cultivate (soil) twice with a disc harrow either with a tandem disc or by lapping half of the width of a single disc on each round to provide a more even seedbed":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "double entry 4 + disk , verb":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144623" }, "don't ask":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144629" }, "do someone's shopping":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to visit a place or places where goods are sold in order to buy the things (such as groceries) that someone needs to buy":[ "I can do your shopping for you until you get better." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144731" }, "downset":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fcn\u02ccset" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "down entry 2 + set , verb":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144849" }, "double-tongue":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to cause the tongue to alternate rapidly between the positions for t and k so as to produce a fast succession of detached notes on a wind instrument":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8t\u0259\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144918" }, "do a roaring business/trade":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to be very busy and successful as a store or business":[ "The ice cream stand does a roaring business/trade ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145108" }, "double murder":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of killing two people at the same time":[ "He was convicted of a double murder ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145137" }, "do a strip":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to perform the act of removing one's clothing in a sexually exciting way":[ "She did a strip for her husband." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145433" }, "double-wide":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a mobile home consisting of two units that have been fastened together along their length":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8w\u012bd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1966, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145831" }, "double bill":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a bill (as at a theater) offering two features":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Kids like me were the perfect audience for the double bill Steven Spielberg unleashed that month. \u2014 Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022", "Then comes Fred Hersch leading his piano trio on Thursday, the new four-piece iteration of the Bad Plus on Friday, and a double bill of saxophonist Tia Fuller (who plays a 2 p.m. matinee) and violinist Regina Carter on Saturday. \u2014 Bill Beuttler, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022", "The double bill of two extraordinary pop vocalists, Joan Osborne and Madeleine Peyroux at the Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London, was postponed in September and is finally happening May 13 at 8 p.m. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022", "Errol Flynn robs the rich and gives to the poor, then plays pirate on the high seas, in this double bill of 1930s-era swashbucklers. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022", "Originators of the legendary Motown sound return to Baltimore with The Temptations and the Four Tops as the double bill at The Lyric, 140 West Mount Royal. \u2014 John Coffren, Baltimore Sun , 14 Apr. 2022", "To inexpensively book the content needed for a dish night, bank night, or the second half of a double bill , exhibitors turned to the Poverty Row producer-distributors, such as Monogram, Tiffany, and Astor. \u2014 Eric Hoyt, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022", "Screamfest continues and includes this double bill pairing director Sam Raimi\u2019s darkly comic 1987 horror sequel with its 1992 followup. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021", "There are also instances of improper or inflated billing, double bill and identity theft by 'bad apples' on staff. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1917, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150245" }, "dog rose":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a chiefly European wild rose ( Rosa canina )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Thorny scrub \u2014 hawthorn, blackthorn, dog rose and bramble \u2014 punched through fields that, only a few years earlier, were maize and barley as far as the eye could see. \u2014 Isabella Tree, Time , 3 Oct. 2019", "The gorge unfurled through tunnels of forest and dog rose , opening onto russet glades of wildflowers throbbing with bees. \u2014 Henry Wismayer, WSJ , 23 May 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1597, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150519" }, "dog-eat-dog":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": marked by ruthless self-interest":[ "dog-eat-dog competition" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u022fg-\u02cc\u0113(t)-\u02c8d\u022fg" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1834, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150847" }, "double sugar":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": disaccharide":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1956, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151047" }, "double-park":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to park (a vehicle) beside a row of vehicles already parked parallel to the curb":[], ": to double-park a vehicle":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8p\u00e4rk" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1927, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151117" }, "downgone":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dau\u0307n\u02ccg\u022fn also -g\u00e4n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably alteration (influenced by down entry 2 and gone , past participle of go) of doggone entry 2":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151231" }, "double-time":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to move at double time":[], ": a marching cadence of 180 30-inch steps per minute":[], ": payment of a worker at twice the regular wage rate":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02cct\u012bm" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Few people ever guessed that Sam was working double time . \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022", "Jools takes it into double time in the middle really. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 5 June 2022", "Triple- double time : Senior forward Torrey Patton has come close on a number of occasions to recording a rare triple-double for the Vikings this season. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022", "So many entrepreneurs try to work in double time to grow their companies. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021", "Understaffing across departments has meant working double time , not just providing care for patients but also doing the tasks of support staff. \u2014 Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021", "In July, Southwest offered its flight attendants double time to pick up extra shifts. \u2014 Sam Sweeney, ABC News , 19 Aug. 2021", "Correctional officers make time and a half after one shift, and double time after two. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Aug. 2021", "The piece, by Brooks, begins themelessly, with merely Brooks\u2019s drum thunder, and Shaw leaps in to mesh with Brooks in a rhythm that shifts between\u2014and even daringly intertwines\u2014an extremely fast double time and a hefty, straight-ahead jaunt. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 26 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1943, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151428" }, "dolly tub":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a washtub for washing with a dolly":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "dolly entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151556" }, "Double Summer Time":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": Daylight Saving Time that is two hours ahead of standard time":[ "\u2014 abbreviation DST" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151558" }, "double jeopardy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the putting of a person on trial for an offense for which he or she has previously been put on trial under a valid charge : two adjudications for one offense":[], ": considerable danger or trouble from two sources":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "constitutional protections against double jeopardy", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Feeling that justice had yet to be served, the prosecutor immediately ordered a retrial \u2014 a rare move that would not be permitted in a United States court under double jeopardy laws. \u2014 Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022", "Prosecutors admitted the appeals court could not change Petsche\u2019s acquittal under rules barring double jeopardy . \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 27 May 2022", "But Princeton University\u2019s handling of classics professor Joshua Katz is still shocking for its procedural double jeopardy . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 May 2022", "In the 2019 case Gamble v. United States, the court held that the double jeopardy clause isn\u2019t violated when a state government and the federal government each charge someone with a crime for the same underlying conduct. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 May 2022", "Federal circuit courts are split on whether double jeopardy applies in such a situation, and the District of Columbia Circuit Court has not weighed in. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022", "Other Chicago attorneys agreed that double jeopardy appears to be a difficult challenge for Mack\u2019s legal team, based on the charges. \u2014 Annie Sweeney, chicagotribune.com , 3 Nov. 2021", "That led the defense to file a motion Wednesday alleging that Cruz's constitutional rights to due process and against double jeopardy had been violated. \u2014 CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022", "In summary, two ways for small brands to overcome the double jeopardy rule are: Creativity: be disruptive, don\u2019t challenge the big brands directly. \u2014 Abdo Riani, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151932" }, "double-clutch":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to shift gears in an automotive vehicle by shifting into neutral and pumping the clutch before shifting to another gear":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kl\u0259ch" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1928, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152009" }, "double fertilization":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": fertilization characteristic of seed plants in which one sperm nucleus fuses with the egg nucleus to form an embryo and another fuses with polar nuclei to form endosperm":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "These double fertilization events seem to explain at least some honeybee gynandromorphs, though male-female hybrids in other species can manifest in other ways. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152820" }, "double-bedded":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having two beds":[], ": furnished with a double bed":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152840" }, "double-digit":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": amounting to 10 percent or more":[ "double-digit inflation", "double-digit price increases" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8di-j\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1959, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152944" }, "double jeopardy clause":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that bars the government from prosecuting a person for the same offense more than once and prohibits multiple punishments for the same offense":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153143" }, "double exposure":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": two photographic exposures on the same sensitized surface":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153438" }, "don't I know it":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153646" }, "double-o":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a close examination or inspection":[ "gave the two strangers the well-known double-o", "\u2014 Walker Matheson" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "so called from the two O 's in once-over":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154138" }, "double bed":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a bed designed for two persons":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154324" }, "dose":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time":[], ": the quantity of radiation administered or absorbed":[], ": a portion of a substance added during a process":[], ": an amount of something likened to a prescribed or measured quantity of medicine":[ "a daily dose of hard work", "a dose of scandal" ], ": a gonorrheal infection":[], ": to divide into doses":[ "dose a medicine" ], ": to treat with an application or agent":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u014ds" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "I've been taking the same dose for five years.", "a large dose of vitamin C", "The drug is lethal even in small doses .", "a large dose of sugar", "a high dose of radiation", "Her parents hoped a daily dose of hard work would keep her out of trouble.", "He needs a good dose of reality.", "Verb", "Most patients are dosed at 50 milligrams per day.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "An opportunity exists to greatly expand the understanding of how low- dose radiation exposure affects health. \u2014 Lindsay Morton, STAT , 23 June 2022", "People who receive the ACAM200 vaccine are considered vaccinated within 28 days of the single- dose vaccine, per the CDC. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 10 June 2022", "The Biden Administration early Thursday released its plans for distributing low- dose vaccines for children ages 6 months to under 5, the last major group of Americans to receive access to the shots. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022", "Last week, Pfizer announced that three shots of its low- dose pediatric vaccine triggered a robust immune response in young children and was safe, according to news reports. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 3 June 2022", "Breakthrough infections and long COVID symptoms were more common among those who had received Johnson & Johnson\u2019s single- dose shot compared with two doses of either Moderna or Pfizer vaccines. \u2014 Lindsey Tanner, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022", "My general practitioner prescribed a low- dose statin (Crestor 5 mg). \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 23 May 2022", "Hormone therapy, low- dose antidepressants, and vaginal therapy, as well as lifestyle changes, are among these treatments. \u2014 Kells Mcphillips, Fortune , 20 May 2022", "But high- dose antihistamines are the mainstay of treatment. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Pfizer\u2019s inoculation uses three shots each with a tiny 3 \u03bcg (micrograms) dose , which is a tenth of the size of the doses administered to adults. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 13 June 2022", "Obesity was common in the studies, and among patients who received the 15 mg dose the average weight loss was 15 pounds more than placebo when given without insulin and 29 pounds more than placebo when patients were receiving insulin. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 14 May 2022", "The second booster of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine would use the same, 30 microgram dose as the first three administered. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022", "Next, the manufacturers must grow enough of the new CAR-T cells to dose the patient, which may take several more days. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022", "Knowing when to dose up again, and with what, will require keeping close watch on local conditions, trying to anticipate how the virus might shove us, and maintaining our gear in tip-top shape. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022", "Moderna settled on a two-shot regimen of 25 micrograms per dose each for young kids, whereas Pfizer and BioNTech\u2019s pediatric regimen consists of three consecutive doses of three micrograms each. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 24 May 2022", "At Pilgrim, Holtec has said the potential radiation dose from the Cape Cod release would be far less than the average traveler receives on a typical cross-country flight. \u2014 Douglas Macmillan, Washington Post , 13 May 2022", "It is believed that reducing the amount of virus inhaled (i.e., the inhalation dose ) makes infections less likely or illness less likely to be severe. \u2014 Devabhaktuni Srikrishna, Scientific American , 19 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin dosis , from Greek, literally, act of giving, from didonai to give \u2014 more at date":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154501" } }