{
  "Beggiatoa":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus (the type of the family Beggiatoaceae) of colorless filamentous sulfur bacteria of the order Beggiatoales that in form and motility resemble algae of the family Oscillatoriaceae and that often form thick mats of unsheathed filaments in swamps, sulfur springs, and seawater":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from F. S. Beggiato , 19th century Italian botanist":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccbe-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-\u0259",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8ja-t\u0259-w\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170333",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Beggiatoales":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of free-living bacteria having relatively large rigid cells often in filaments, lacking flagella and moving by gliding like some of the blue-green algae, and often containing sulfur granules within or on the surface of the cells \u2014 see beggiatoa":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Beggiatoa + -ales":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02ccja-t\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013727",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Beghard":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of one of many semimonastic associations of laymen founded in the 13th century in the Low Countries in imitation of the Beguines and eventually proscribed as heretical by the medieval church and in the 14th century all but extinct":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin Beghardus, Begardus , probably from Old French begard":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-\u02ccg\u00e4rd",
      "\u02c8beg-\u02cch\u00e4rd",
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074411",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "beg":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to ask for as a charity (see charity sense 1a )":[
        "begging food from strangers",
        "begged him for some change"
      ],
      ": to ask earnestly for : entreat":[
        "beg forgiveness",
        "I beg your pardon."
      ],
      ": to require as necessary or appropriate":[
        "a scene that begged to be photographed"
      ],
      ": evade , sidestep":[
        "begged the real problems"
      ],
      ": to ask for alms":[
        "children begging on the streets"
      ],
      ": to ask earnestly":[
        "begged for mercy"
      ],
      ": to elicit a question logically as a reaction or response":[
        "the quarterback's injury begs the question of who will start in his place"
      ],
      ": to pass over or ignore a question by assuming it to be established or settled":[],
      "begin; beginning":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8beg"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appeal (to)",
      "beseech",
      "besiege",
      "conjure",
      "entreat",
      "impetrate",
      "implore",
      "importune",
      "petition",
      "plead (to)",
      "pray",
      "solicit",
      "supplicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for beg Verb beg , entreat , beseech , implore , supplicate , adjure , importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking. they begged for help entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance. entreated me to join them beseech and implore imply a deeply felt anxiety. I beseech you to have mercy implored her not to leave him supplicate suggests a posture of humility. with bowed heads they supplicated their Lord adjure implies advising as well as pleading. we were adjured to tell the truth importune suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request. importuning viewers for contributions",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "A homeless man begs on that corner every day.",
      "children begging strangers for food",
      "children begging food from strangers",
      "He begged the doctor for medicine.",
      "She begged him to read the story again.",
      "He begged that she would forgive him.",
      "begging a favor of someone",
      "He's too proud to beg .",
      "\u201cDoes your dog know any tricks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "McCarthy\u2019s cowardly quiescence to Trump \u2014 rightly blaming him for the events of Jan. 6, then tucking tail and scurrying to Mar-a-Lago to beg forgiveness \u2014 has been thoroughly documented. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Rather than destroy a uranium-enrichment plant, U.S. leaders would timidly beg the rogue nation to stop. \u2014 WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Some people might assume beautifying a miniscule home requires minimum effort, but owners and interior designers would beg to differ. \u2014 Mike Goldys, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
      "At first, many in the public 100% doubted she had been tied up, thrown in a bathtub and had to beg for her life while armed criminals ransacked her hotel room and stole $10 million worth of jewelry and other valuables. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Her lawyer said the family had to beg the police to collect evidence, including bloody bedsheets, found in the apartment. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "After she was hit, Stallion said, Lanez immediately began to apologize and beg her not to tell anyone about the shooting. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "At one point in the video, starving residents beg local officials for food. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin would beg to differ, having showed off a new range of military equipment including hypersonic missiles in recent years. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English beggen":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160600"
  },
  "beg, borrow, or/and steal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to do whatever is necessary to get something that is wanted or needed":[
        "We'll have to beg, borrow, or steal the extra chairs we need for the meeting."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202333",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "beget":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to procreate as the father : sire":[
        "He died without begetting an heir."
      ],
      ": to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth":[
        "Violence only begets more violence."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He died without begetting an heir.",
      "one change in the natural environment will beget others",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But just seeing more electrics could beget electrics. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "No, violent images don\u2019t automatically beget real-world violence. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 May 2022",
      "Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
      "Alpha did not beget Delta, which did not birth Omicron. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
      "Extreme selloffs beget extreme rallies, and exactly that has happened in stocks in the past two weeks. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "But by playing the odds correctly, good process should beget good results over the long run. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
      "Darryl Stingley had always told him not to fear injury, despite what had happened to him, because fear can beget injury. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Academics have argued that the rise in longform television content has led to a greater search for psychologically rich characters, and arguably society now has a better understanding of the ways in which trauma can beget trauma. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 27 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English begeten, beyeten , going back to Old English begietan \"to get, beget,\" from be- be- + gietan \"to get entry 1 \"":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8get",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "produce",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161819",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "begettal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or fact of being begotten":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8ge-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165415",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "begetter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to procreate as the father : sire":[
        "He died without begetting an heir."
      ],
      ": to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth":[
        "Violence only begets more violence."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He died without begetting an heir.",
      "one change in the natural environment will beget others",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But just seeing more electrics could beget electrics. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "No, violent images don\u2019t automatically beget real-world violence. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 May 2022",
      "Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
      "Alpha did not beget Delta, which did not birth Omicron. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
      "Extreme selloffs beget extreme rallies, and exactly that has happened in stocks in the past two weeks. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "But by playing the odds correctly, good process should beget good results over the long run. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
      "Darryl Stingley had always told him not to fear injury, despite what had happened to him, because fear can beget injury. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Academics have argued that the rise in longform television content has led to a greater search for psychologically rich characters, and arguably society now has a better understanding of the ways in which trauma can beget trauma. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 27 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English begeten, beyeten , going back to Old English begietan \"to get, beget,\" from be- be- + gietan \"to get entry 1 \"":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8get",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "produce",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061523",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "beggar":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": fellow sense 4c":[
        "an unlucky beggar"
      ],
      ": pauper":[
        "\u2026 this system only created beggars , completely dependent on outside help \u2026",
        "\u2014 Darcy Ribeiro"
      ],
      ": to exceed the resources or abilities of : defy":[
        "beggars description",
        "so outrageous as to beggar belief"
      ],
      ": to reduce to poverty or the practice of asking for charity : to reduce to beggary":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I heard you won the contest! You lucky beggar !",
      "the pitiful beggars that are such a common sight in underdeveloped countries",
      "Verb",
      "Years of civil war had beggared the country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The last symbol a dim garden over-run With Roman beggar -ticks. \u2014 Sarah Blackwood, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Another word for a beggar is a \u2018panhandler,\u2019 although both terms are vaguely offensive. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "By situating\u2014or isolating\u2014words, phrases, and sentences in unexpected ways, Jacob gives a surprising weight and importance to a key, a ragpicker, a group of smiling men, three mushrooms, or a Neapolitan beggar . \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "Lakshmi did not come to San Antonio, so Torres brought a taste of the city to the show, cooking a popular dish from Mixtli\u2019s wide-ranging Mexican repertoire: green chile pork in a corn-flour beggar \u2019s purse. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 15 June 2020",
      "But their games last night devolved into dissertations on solo play while the other starters hung around the 3-point line like beggars hoping to cadge quarters from the stars. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 15 May 2018",
      "The next sticky seed source that will show up is beggar \u2019s lice. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "In 1924, David-N\u00e9el disguised herself as a beggar and made her way to the holy city of Lhasa, which at the time, was forbidden to foreigners. Born in 1868, David-N\u00e9el\u2019s adventurous spirit was unheard of for a woman. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "In 1768, in the Parisian suburb of Arcueil, Sade induced a beggar , Rose Keller, to accompany him home, promising her a job as a housekeeper. \u2014 Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Iraq entered a long, grueling period of international sanctions that beggared its once robust middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season. \u2014 SI.com , 12 June 2019",
      "Summer is made of stories: fiction that seems true, and true stories that beggar belief. \u2014 John Timpane, Philly.com , 2 June 2018",
      "To imagine that a country with an economy smaller than Canada\u2019s or Italy\u2019s could leverage a superpower ten times wealthier beggared the imagination. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 May 2018",
      "And both seek a way out, though nothing could be less virtual, or more beggared of thrills, than the path that Charley chooses. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2018",
      "The prescience of this story, intended as satire in the mid-\u201970s and all too real in 2018 America, beggars belief. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "Cousins was having his best season as a pro, putting up stat lines that beggared belief, fusing brilliantly with fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis, and likely leading the Pelicans to a playoff berth. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, GQ , 30 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English beggere, beggare , from beggen \"to beg entry 1 \" + -ere, -are -er entry 2":"Noun",
      "Middle English beggeren , verbal derivative of beggere beggar entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "mendicant",
      "panhandler"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074738",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "beggar belief":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be unbelievable or not deserving to be believed : to defy belief":[
        "It almost beggars belief that anyone can be so cruel."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214409",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "beggar description":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195358",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "beggar's chicken":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a traditional Chinese dish of marinated and stuffed chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and roasted in a shell of clay":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221753",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "beggar's dance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dance of India and Central Europe performed for the purpose of obtaining gifts":[],
      ": an American Indian dance consisting largely of a masked procession and performed for the purpose of obtaining gifts":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104025",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "beggar's needle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": lady's-comb":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102623",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "beggar's-buttons":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074747",
    "type":[
      "noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
    ]
  },
  "beggar's-lice":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259rz-\u02ccl\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022058",
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ]
  },
  "beggar-thy-neighbor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or being an action or policy that produces gains for one group at the expense of another":[
        "followed beggar-thy-neighbor policies in imposing taxes"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02cc\u1e6fh\u0331\u012b-\u02c8n\u0101-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131847",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "beggar-ticks":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": beggar's-lice":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02cctiks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044141",
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ]
  },
  "beggared":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": fellow sense 4c":[
        "an unlucky beggar"
      ],
      ": pauper":[
        "\u2026 this system only created beggars , completely dependent on outside help \u2026",
        "\u2014 Darcy Ribeiro"
      ],
      ": to exceed the resources or abilities of : defy":[
        "beggars description",
        "so outrageous as to beggar belief"
      ],
      ": to reduce to poverty or the practice of asking for charity : to reduce to beggary":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I heard you won the contest! You lucky beggar !",
      "the pitiful beggars that are such a common sight in underdeveloped countries",
      "Verb",
      "Years of civil war had beggared the country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The last symbol a dim garden over-run With Roman beggar -ticks. \u2014 Sarah Blackwood, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Another word for a beggar is a \u2018panhandler,\u2019 although both terms are vaguely offensive. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "By situating\u2014or isolating\u2014words, phrases, and sentences in unexpected ways, Jacob gives a surprising weight and importance to a key, a ragpicker, a group of smiling men, three mushrooms, or a Neapolitan beggar . \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "Lakshmi did not come to San Antonio, so Torres brought a taste of the city to the show, cooking a popular dish from Mixtli\u2019s wide-ranging Mexican repertoire: green chile pork in a corn-flour beggar \u2019s purse. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 15 June 2020",
      "But their games last night devolved into dissertations on solo play while the other starters hung around the 3-point line like beggars hoping to cadge quarters from the stars. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 15 May 2018",
      "The next sticky seed source that will show up is beggar \u2019s lice. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "In 1924, David-N\u00e9el disguised herself as a beggar and made her way to the holy city of Lhasa, which at the time, was forbidden to foreigners. Born in 1868, David-N\u00e9el\u2019s adventurous spirit was unheard of for a woman. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "In 1768, in the Parisian suburb of Arcueil, Sade induced a beggar , Rose Keller, to accompany him home, promising her a job as a housekeeper. \u2014 Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Iraq entered a long, grueling period of international sanctions that beggared its once robust middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season. \u2014 SI.com , 12 June 2019",
      "Summer is made of stories: fiction that seems true, and true stories that beggar belief. \u2014 John Timpane, Philly.com , 2 June 2018",
      "To imagine that a country with an economy smaller than Canada\u2019s or Italy\u2019s could leverage a superpower ten times wealthier beggared the imagination. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 May 2018",
      "And both seek a way out, though nothing could be less virtual, or more beggared of thrills, than the path that Charley chooses. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2018",
      "The prescience of this story, intended as satire in the mid-\u201970s and all too real in 2018 America, beggars belief. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "Cousins was having his best season as a pro, putting up stat lines that beggared belief, fusing brilliantly with fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis, and likely leading the Pelicans to a playoff berth. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, GQ , 30 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English beggere, beggare , from beggen \"to beg entry 1 \" + -ere, -are -er entry 2":"Noun",
      "Middle English beggeren , verbal derivative of beggere beggar entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "mendicant",
      "panhandler"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050101",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "beggarly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "affluent",
      "deep-pocketed",
      "fat",
      "fat-cat",
      "flush",
      "moneyed",
      "monied",
      "opulent",
      "rich",
      "silk-stocking",
      "wealthy",
      "well-heeled",
      "well-off",
      "well-to-do"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": contemptibly mean, scant, petty, or paltry":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She received a beggarly sum for her efforts.",
      "the dictator and his inner circle lived in unconscionable luxury while the beggarly masses eked out a pitiful existence",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The aerial railway carried its last rider in 1937, and the fare was a beggarly two Depression-era dollars. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beggared",
      "broke",
      "destitute",
      "dirt-poor",
      "down-and-out",
      "famished",
      "hard up",
      "impecunious",
      "impoverished",
      "indigent",
      "necessitous",
      "needful",
      "needy",
      "pauperized",
      "penniless",
      "penurious",
      "poor",
      "poverty-stricken",
      "skint",
      "threadbare"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062958",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various plants (such as knotgrass or dodder) that grow in waste ground":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194515",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "beggary":{
    "antonyms":[
      "affluence",
      "opulence",
      "richness",
      "wealth",
      "wealthiness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": poverty , penury":[],
      ": the class of beggars":[],
      ": the practice of begging":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "destituteness",
      "destitution",
      "impecuniosity",
      "impecuniousness",
      "impoverishment",
      "indigence",
      "necessity",
      "need",
      "neediness",
      "pauperism",
      "penuriousness",
      "penury",
      "poorness",
      "poverty",
      "want"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205414",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "beggingly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a begging manner":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-gi\u014b-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003007",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "begild":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to gild especially to excess":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "be- + gild":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gild",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202431",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "begin":{
    "antonyms":[
      "conclude",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "terminate"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "1913\u20131992 prime minister of Israel (1977\u201383)":[
        "Me*na*chem \\ m\u0259-\u200b\u02c8n\u00e4-\u200b\u1e35\u0259m \\"
      ],
      ": as the first thing to be considered":[],
      ": originate , invent":[
        "began their tradition"
      ],
      ": to bring into being : found":[
        "credited with beginning the movement",
        "In 1819, he married the daughter of a \u2026 chief and began a dynasty that would last for nearly 200 years.",
        "\u2014 Robert F. Oaks"
      ],
      ": to come into existence : arise":[
        "Their problems were just beginning ."
      ],
      ": to do or succeed in the least degree":[
        "I can't begin to tell you how pleased I am."
      ],
      ": to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start":[
        "began by introducing herself",
        "will have to begin again"
      ],
      ": to have a starting point":[
        "Her career began in Chicago.",
        "Prices begin at $110 per night."
      ],
      ": to set about the activity of : start":[
        "They began the lecture at 10:00.",
        "have already begun construction"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They will begin construction on the new school soon.",
      "I got the job and I begin work on Monday!",
      "She'll begin the lecture at 10.",
      "He plans to begin the project later this week.",
      "They both began their careers at the local newspaper.",
      "The university began accepting applications in November.",
      "I had just begun eating when the phone rang.",
      "She interrupted as soon as I began to speak.",
      "Now that I've begun , I'll go on till I finish.",
      "I began the quilt last month.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rowdy Tellez stands in front of his locker at American Family Field ahead of a day game Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals and one day before the Toronto Blue Jays would coming to town to begin a three-game series. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "Construction is expected to begin later this summer and completed sometime in December. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the White House is engaged in an ugly fight on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers\u2019 unwillingness to spend more money on the federal Covid response might force the government to begin rationing tests, vaccines, and therapeutics. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "His family plans to begin videotaping next month and airing the podcasts in August. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Sydney has an upcoming role in Madame Web, Sony's first female superhero movie, as well as recently being cast as USA government whistleblower Reality Winner in a movie that has yet to begin filming. \u2014 Seventeen , 23 June 2022",
      "The first season of the Peacock show saw Reagan begin to assert herself in her friendships, expand her career and her relationship with her community and open herself up to love. \u2014 Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
      "Cargo flights from Europe and Australia already have brought baby formula into the U.S., including two new rounds of air shipments that begin this weekend. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
      "One of the first public figures to begin wearing them was Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, who was a leading military and political figure in Britain at the time. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English beginnen , going back to Old English beginnan , from be- be- + -ginnan , going back to Germanic *genn-a- , verbal base of uncertain meaning and origin occurring only with prefixes, found also in Old English onginnan \"to be at a starting point, start,\" Old High German beginnan , Gothic duginnan":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gin",
      "\u02c8b\u0101-gin",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for begin begin , commence , start , initiate , inaugurate , usher in mean to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. begin , start , and commence are often interchangeable. begin , opposed to end , is the most general. begin a trip began dancing start , opposed to stop , applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages. the work started slowly commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start . commence firing commenced a conversation initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue. initiated diplomatic contacts inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance. the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate . ushered in a period of economic decline",
    "synonyms":[
      "commence",
      "embark (on ",
      "enter (into ",
      "fall (to)",
      "get off",
      "kick off",
      "launch",
      "lead off",
      "open",
      "start",
      "strike (into)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073439",
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "beginner":{
    "antonyms":[
      "old hand",
      "old-timer",
      "vet",
      "veteran"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "although our son is only a beginner at swimming, he is making excellent progress",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The framework includes core concepts and practices that are built into pathways from elementary to high school and from beginner to advanced and tied to learning standards. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Design your own workout or choose one of the app library\u2019s free four-week training plans, created in collaboration with Mammut athletes for all skill levels from beginner to 5.14 bone crushers. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2020",
      "Abhinav was learning to play tennis, and wanted a partner who was also a beginner . \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "Stick to the T101 Treadmill for establishing a beginner 's routine with simple controls and a sleek, compact build. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "But McCoy Park, Beaver Creek's newest expansion, isn't your typical beginner 's terrain. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "As at Mission Pacific, the hotel provides surfboard storage, the better to take advantage of Oceanside\u2019s reliable, beginner -friendly swells. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 27 May 2022",
      "In reality though, this beginner -friendly movement has a lot to offer\u2014and there are tons of compelling reasons to add it to your workout routine. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 27 May 2022",
      "The 62-mile, unpaved Hole-in-the-Rock Road passes beginner -friendly Peek-a-Boo and Spooky Gulch slot canyons before reaching a viewpoint over Lake Powell\u2019s western shore. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8gi-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abecedarian",
      "apprentice",
      "babe",
      "colt",
      "cub",
      "fledgling",
      "freshman",
      "greenhorn",
      "neophyte",
      "newbie",
      "newcomer",
      "novice",
      "novitiate",
      "punk",
      "recruit",
      "rook",
      "rookie",
      "tenderfoot",
      "tyro",
      "virgin"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204432",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "beginning":{
    "antonyms":[
      "introductory",
      "precursory",
      "prefatory",
      "prelim",
      "preliminary",
      "prelusive",
      "preparative",
      "preparatory",
      "primary"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rudimentary stage or early period":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural the company's modest beginnings in an old warehouse She came from humble beginnings ."
      ],
      ": being first or the first part":[
        "the beginning chapters"
      ],
      ": introductory":[
        "beginning chemistry"
      ],
      ": just starting out":[
        "a beginning writer"
      ],
      ": origin , source":[
        "No one remembers what the beginning of the feud was."
      ],
      ": the first part":[
        "We missed the beginning of the movie."
      ],
      ": the point at which something begins : start":[
        "It was clear from the beginning that she would win."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Go back to the beginning of the song.",
      "We were late, so we missed the beginning of the movie.",
      "The changes that have been made so far are just the beginning . There are many more changes still to come.",
      "He came from humble beginnings .",
      "the company's modest beginnings in an old warehouse",
      "Adjective",
      "the beginning part of the book is a portrait of Europe on the eve of the World War I",
      "a course in beginning geology for nonscience majors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And so that was the beginning of the entire process - just being more connected with my body and my legs. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
      "That was the beginning of artists taking control of their own work. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "That was the beginning of forest fires that were over 20,000 acres in size. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
      "Reinhold sensed that this was the beginning of a new reality. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
      "However, this modem is only the beginning of this journey; Qualcomm Technologies is currently exploring over a dozen research areas for 5G enhancements with AI including channel state feedbacks and mmWave beam management. \u2014 Karl Freund, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "For Sharpton and his comrades, this was simply the beginning . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
      "As for the future of the song, Chase explains that this could be the beginning of a Kate Bush renaissance, something that has happened to the likes of Fleetwood Mac and alternative acts that have begun to gain a wider audience in the 2020s. \u2014 Nina Braca, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "That's the beginning of Mark Leibovich's latest piece for The Atlantic. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There from day one From the very beginning , common marmoset dads are there to help. \u2014 Bridget E. Hamilton, National Geographic , 16 June 2020",
      "This year, the same core four returns, however, Glendale coach Anthony Mohr has seven beginning golfers added to the team that will help build the future of the program. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "At the very beginning stages of our company, nobody had a lot of experience doing this. \u2014 Tasha Robinson, The Verge , 8 June 2018",
      "View the tour magazine online beginning June 2, contact the HCBA office at 817-573-4007 or email to request a free copy of the official tour magazine or to obtain a list of locations where a magazine may be picked up. \u2014 star-telegram , 2 June 2017",
      "Involving your makeup artist and hair stylist from the very beginning stages of the wedding planning process is a good way to ensure cohesiveness. \u2014 Meg Storm, Town & Country , 4 Oct. 2016"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English biginning , from gerund of beginnen \"to begin \"":"Noun",
      "from present participle of begin":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gi-ni\u014b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alpha",
      "baseline",
      "birth",
      "commencement",
      "dawn",
      "day one",
      "genesis",
      "get-go",
      "git-go",
      "inception",
      "incipience",
      "incipiency",
      "kickoff",
      "launch",
      "morning",
      "nascence",
      "nascency",
      "onset",
      "outset",
      "start",
      "threshold"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085722",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "begird":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ungird",
      "unwrap"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": gird sense 2a":[],
      ": surround , encompass":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a white granite boulder begirt with a band of dark gray"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8g\u0259rd",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "band",
      "belt",
      "engird",
      "engirdle",
      "enwind",
      "gird",
      "girdle",
      "girt",
      "girth",
      "wrap"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214645",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "begone":{
    "antonyms":[
      "arrive",
      "come",
      "show up",
      "turn up"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to go away : depart":[
        "\u2014 used especially in the imperative"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "in his frustration the beleaguered actor cried out to the autograph seekers, \u201c Begone and let me finish my meal in peace!\u201d"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from be gone (imperative)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8g\u00e4n",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8g\u022fn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bail",
      "bail out",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear off",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "exit",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose",
      "walk out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104144",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "begrime":{
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanse"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sully , corrupt":[],
      ": to make dirty with grime":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "years of spattered mud had thoroughly begrimed the mailbox by the side of the road",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also begrimed are the lower extremities of the white costumes worn by the cast (costume design is by Nastya Bugaeva). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Sep. 2019",
      "The topsoil of more than a million acres had simply blown away, a portion of it taking to the wind to begrime the nation\u2019s capital. \u2014 John F. Ross, WSJ , 14 June 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gr\u012bm",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "bemire",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "distain",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164446",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "begrimed":{
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanly",
      "immaculate",
      "spick-and-span",
      "spic-and-span",
      "spotless",
      "stainless",
      "ultraclean",
      "unsoiled",
      "unstained",
      "unsullied"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": made dirty or grimy : covered with grime":[
        "The images in the newspaper and magazine photographs and on the television evening news programs were the begrimed and haggard faces of Marines in peril.",
        "\u2014 Neil Sheehan",
        "\u2026 a dismal collection of black, begrimed old pictures, rotting from their frames \u2026",
        "\u2014 Wilkie Collins"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a theatre that admits no light or sound from the outside world, the audience watches as poor, begrimed laborers and criminals are pushed onstage to shoot their kids and stab their teachers. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1865, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gr\u012bmd",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bedraggled",
      "befouled",
      "bemired",
      "besmirched",
      "black",
      "blackened",
      "cruddy",
      "dingy",
      "dirty",
      "draggled",
      "dusty",
      "filthy",
      "foul",
      "grimy",
      "grotty",
      "grubby",
      "grungy",
      "mucky",
      "muddy",
      "nasty",
      "smudged",
      "smutty",
      "soiled",
      "sordid",
      "stained",
      "sullied",
      "unclean",
      "uncleanly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214628",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "begrudge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure":[
        "begrudge money",
        "begrudged the weeks spent away from home"
      ],
      ": to look upon with disapproval or envy":[
        "begrudge their rivals' success"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She's worked hard to get where she is. You shouldn't begrudge her the success she's earned.",
      "After what he's been through, it's hard to begrudge him the money he has.",
      "You shouldn't begrudge her success.",
      "Many commuters begrudge every minute spent in traffic.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So don\u2019t begrudge this actor his magic cape and wand. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
      "Surely nobody would begrudge a marginal feel-good figure getting his day in the sun \u2014 except maybe the real centrists whom the Grammys keep pushing to the edges. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The managers knew about and valued his previous experience, and didn\u2019t begrudge him for ranting about his old job on TikTok. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "He got called for a technical, but the USF coaches, players and fans did not begrudge him. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Shelton, who spent a year and a half opening for Keith, doesn't begrudge his fellow Oklahoman's success. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Others though are likely to begrudge the use of outlandish pricing and point out that some could demonstratively benefit from the invention and yet are priced out of the chance of doing so. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "But Peterson did not begrudge the players\u2019 feelings. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "While fans still grapple with the appearance of Amaya forcing an exit, teammates don't begrudge him for it, Joseph-Claude Gyau indicated during a Monday interview. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 3 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English begrucchen , from be- be- + grucchen, gruggen \"to murmur, grudge entry 1 \"":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gr\u0259j",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "envy",
      "resent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223440",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "begrudging":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": said, done, or given reluctantly : grudging":[
        "begrudging acceptance/admiration/respect"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And Villanelle has very begrudging respect for this woman. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "Philadelphia needs its rookie quarterback, Carson Wentz, to post 300 passing yards for a third consecutive week, because there is no running the ball against the Ravens, who have the most begrudging ground defense in the league. \u2014 David White, New York Times , 16 Dec. 2016"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8gr\u0259-ji\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202838",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "beguile":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": hoodwink":[
        "beguiled her classmates into doing the work for her"
      ],
      ": to deceive by wiles":[
        "had intended to beguile"
      ],
      ": to engage the interest of by or as if by guile":[
        "His seductive voice beguiled the audience."
      ],
      ": to lead by deception":[
        "beguiled into ambush"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.",
      "They were beguiled into thinking they'd heard the whole story.",
      "Almost everything in the quaint little town beguiles , from its architecture to its art to its people.",
      "He beguiled the audience with his smooth and seductive voice.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Video games are being split into titles geared toward fun and those that beguile us into productivity with points, rewards, and even NFTs. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "What makes these over-the-top shortcomings especially apparent are the few moments that beguile with (relative) subtlety. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "What\u2019s needed is a better understanding of where these views about rental housing come from and what messages might beguile voters from them. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Intense and dense one moment, airy and inviting the next, her music can beguile even in its thorniest moments. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 July 2021",
      "His portrayal of the flirty seductive Jae-eon is sure to beguile his existing fans and possibly win him some new ones. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
      "Elicited by sunlight at dusk or dawn, and juxtaposed with more emphatic hues, shades of pink can beguile and tantalize. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "This is how demagogic politicians and charismatic preachers can win us over, often despite their reliance on implausible narratives that beguile us. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "The result is a collection of photographs which beguile with intimacy and the unexpected. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 25 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English bigilen, beguilen , from bi-, be- be- + gile guile or gilen \"to deceive, cheat\", borrowed from Old French guiler , derivative of guile":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8g\u012bl",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8g\u012b(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for beguile deceive , mislead , delude , beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. tried to deceive me about the cost mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. I was misled by the confusing sign delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth. we were deluded into thinking we were safe beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. was beguiled by false promises",
    "synonyms":[
      "allure",
      "bewitch",
      "captivate",
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "fascinate",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "wile",
      "witch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215745",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "beguiling":{
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing":[
        "a beguiling manner",
        "a beguiling aroma",
        "\u2026 it's safe to say that the Balkans have never produced a politician so beguiling .",
        "\u2014 Jane Kramer"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The director's novel approach, enlisting two-time Oscar winner McDormand to act as a friend and confidant to real life nomads playing themselves, has become one of the film's most beguiling features, if not its defining one. \u2014 CNN , 14 Mar. 2021",
      "The idea of herd immunity, a term imported from livestock veterinarians, has become more beguiling as huge swaths of populations in parts of the world recover from SARS-CoV-2 infections, leaving them with some degree of immunity. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 16 Feb. 2021",
      "The notion that Republicans should calm troubled waters by standing down is a little more beguiling . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 Sep. 2020",
      "Pinball is a beguiling game that requires skill and an occasional assist from Lady Luck. \u2014 Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader , 3 May 2018",
      "The styling and production design are impeccable, and Rachel Morrison\u2019s radiant cinematography is as beguiling as Stewart\u2019s performance. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2020",
      "Which is a shame, because the intro and outro, in which the titular phrase is exalted over a gentle mix of strumming and finger-picking, is pretty beguiling on its own. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 26 Mar. 2019",
      "But he\u2019s never made a follow-up as strange and beguiling as Babe: Pig in the City. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Japan is one of the most beguiling countries on earth, with a mile-long list of acclaimed books parsing its history and culture. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 30 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8g\u012b-li\u014b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115014",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "begowk":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make a fool of":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-",
      "-\u02c8g\u00e4k",
      "bi-\u02c8g\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "be- + Scots gowk , noun":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142031"
  },
  "beggar-my-neighbour":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": beggar-thy-neighbor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02ccm\u012b-\u02c8n\u0101-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1815, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142714"
  },
  "beggars can't be choosers":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150509"
  },
  "beginning rhyme":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": rhyme at the beginning of successive lines of verse":[],
      ": alliteration":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162250"
  },
  "beg leave":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to ask for permission":[
        "\u2014 followed by to + verb We beg leave to offer our humble thanks. I beg leave to differ with you, sir."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163844"
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  "beg one's pardon":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164000"
  },
  "beglerbeg":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a governor of a province of the Ottoman Empire next in dignity to the grand vizier":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-gl\u0259r-\u02ccbeg"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Turkish beylerbeyi , from beylre- (plural of bey prince) + bey + -i (possessive suffix)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172558"
  },
  "beg to differ":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to politely disagree with someone":[
        "You say that the candidates are essentially the same, but I beg to differ ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175434"
  },
  "begti":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": barramundi sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bek-",
      "\u02c8beg-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Bengali":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180739"
  },
  "beglamour":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to impress or deceive with glamour":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gla-m\u0259r",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1822, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192133"
  },
  "begrutten":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tear-stained":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gr\u0259-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "be- + Scots grutten , alteration of Middle English graten, greten , from Old English gr\u0113ten, gr\u01e3ten , past participle of gr\u01e3tan, gr\u0113tan to weep":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194310"
  },
  "begloom":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make gloomy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gl\u00fcm",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "be- + gloom , noun or verb":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215704"
  },
  "begirdle":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to surround as if with a girdle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8g\u0259r-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "be- + girdle":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221659"
  },
  "begad":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8gad"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "euphemism for by God":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001221"
  },
  "begonia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a large genus ( Begonia of the family Begoniaceae, the begonia family) of tropical or subtropical herbs and shrubs that have asymmetrical leaves and are widely cultivated as ornamentals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8g\u014dn-y\u0259",
      "bi-\u02c8g\u014d-ny\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One last comment on the weird name for this begonia . \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "French botanist Charles Plumier discovered a begonia in Antilles in 1690 and named it after Begon. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "The Whopper begonia is especially interesting with large flowers, large leaves and several color options. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "The Begonia boliviensis varieties feature open, tubular flowers in shades of flaming orange and red, making this long-blooming, more sun tolerant begonia a real showstopper. \u2014 Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "However, many other plants, including edible microgreens such as chia or flax, and plants that naturally tend to grow near a water source such as orchids, ferns, and begonias , will all thrive in a terraplanter. \u2014 Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 May 2020",
      "At Bigelow Nurseries in Northborough, Mass., workers stayed hours after closing on Friday, pulling in annuals like begonias and petunias. \u2014 Maria Cramer, New York Times , 9 May 2020",
      "Plant penta, wax leaf begonias , coleus or caladium in the shade. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "Wait until the last frost of the season to plant annuals and tender perennials ( begonias and calla lillies, to name a few). \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 29 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Michel B\u00e9gon \u20201710 French governor of Santo Domingo":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003729"
  },
  "beg off":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to ask to be excused from something":[],
      ": to ask or gain permission to be excused from":[
        "begged off attending the party"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Because many of us can\u2019t exactly beg off Zoom calls, using them to our advantage can help. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Howard Wolfson, a Bloomberg adviser who also worked for Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2008 campaign, told the Washington Post\u2019s Michael Scherer that the seventy-seven-year old Bloomberg would beg off the first four contests. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "Most athletes beg off chores involving tennis politics. \u2014 Elizabeth Weil, New York Times , 22 Aug. 2019",
      "Talbot: While a lot of players begged off of playing for Team USA this summer \u2014 even DeMar DeRozan isn\u2019t playing \u2014 White has made the most of his time so far. \u2014 Nick Talbot, ExpressNews.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
      "Carroll joked when begging off on the invitation and promising to return the next day to pick up Egan, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported at the time. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 June 2018",
      "But John Glenn never begged off anything in his life. \u2014 Bob Greene, WSJ , 5 June 2018",
      "Think of all the ways to beg off such an assignment. \u2014 Bob Greene, WSJ , 5 June 2018",
      "The New York Times reported that Trump had ordered Mueller to be fired in June, only to beg off after White House counsel Don McGahn threatened to resign in protest. \u2014 Alex Shephard, New Republic , 30 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1788, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020551"
  },
  "beggar-my-neighbor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a game of cards in which the object is to gain all the opponent's cards":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1734, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052719"
  },
  "Begoniaceae":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of monoecious plants (order Parietales) distinguished by the asymmetrical leaves and consisting of five tropical genera of which Begonia is much the largest":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02ccg\u014d-n\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0113",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Begonia , type genus + -aceae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074412"
  },
  "begod":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8g\u00e4d",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "euphemism for by God":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101856"
  },
  "begotten":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": brought into existence by or as if by a parent":[
        "\"He didn't send his only begotten son through a whirlwind \u2026\"",
        "\u2014 Jesse Jackson",
        "\u2026 she was also a self-absorbed alcoholic with a penchant for promiscuous infidelity and scant interest in such minor matters as her only begotten child.",
        "\u2014 Deborah Orr"
      ],
      "\u2014 see also misbegotten , ill-begotten":[
        "\"He didn't send his only begotten son through a whirlwind \u2026\"",
        "\u2014 Jesse Jackson",
        "\u2026 she was also a self-absorbed alcoholic with a penchant for promiscuous infidelity and scant interest in such minor matters as her only begotten child.",
        "\u2014 Deborah Orr"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8g\u00e4-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132530"
  },
  "begonia rose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a moderate red that is bluer and lighter than cerise, claret (see claret sense 3a ), or average strawberry (see strawberry sense 2a )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133624"
  },
  "begob":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8g\u00e4b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "euphemism for by God":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204650"
  }
}