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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180854", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Greece":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "country in southern Europe comprised of a jagged peninsula at the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula and several hundred islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas; with a prominent history dating to ancient times, today it is a republic with its capital at Athens area 50,949 square miles (131,957 square kilometers), population 10,762,000":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114529", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "Greek":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a member of a Greek-letter fraternity or sorority":[], ": a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Greece":[], ": a person of Greek descent":[], ": ancient Greek as used from the time of the earliest records to the end of the second century a.d. \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[], ": eastern orthodox":[], ": of or relating to an Eastern church using the Byzantine rite in Greek":[], ": of or relating to fraternities or sororities":[ "the Greek system" ], ": of or relating to the established Orthodox church of Greece":[], ": of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece , the Greeks , or Greek":[ "Greek architecture" ], ": something unintelligible":[ "it's Greek to me" ], ": the language used by the Greeks from prehistoric times to the present constituting a branch of Indo-European \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English Greke , from Old English Gr\u0113ca , from Latin Graecus , from Greek Graikos":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113k" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181157", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "Greek Orthodox":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195704", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "Greek Revival":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a style of architecture in the first half of the 19th century marked by the use or imitation of Greek orders":[], ": a style of decoration (as of furniture) using or imitating the decorative motifs of ancient Greece":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191141", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Greek alphabet":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an alphabet that has been used from ancient times for writing the Greek language, that is of Semitic origin but differs from 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"examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1889, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183751", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Greeks":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a member of a Greek-letter fraternity or sorority":[], ": a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Greece":[], ": a person of Greek descent":[], ": ancient Greek as used from the time of the earliest records to the end of the second century a.d. \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[], ": eastern orthodox":[], ": of or relating to an Eastern church using the Byzantine rite in Greek":[], ": of or relating to fraternities or sororities":[ "the Greek system" ], ": of or relating to the established Orthodox church of Greece":[], ": of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece , the Greeks , or Greek":[ "Greek architecture" ], ": something unintelligible":[ "it's Greek to me" ], ": the language used by the Greeks from prehistoric times to the present constituting a branch of Indo-European \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English Greke , from Old English Gr\u0113ca , from Latin Graecus , from Greek Graikos":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113k" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200220", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "Greeneville":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "town in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains of northeastern Tennessee population 15,062":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-v\u0259l", "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02ccvil" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113412", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "grease":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a thick lubricant":[], ": bribe":[], ": in the natural uncleaned condition":[], ": oily matter":[], ": rendered animal fat":[], ": to lubricate with grease":[], ": to smear or daub with grease":[], ": to soil with grease":[], ": wool as it comes from the sheep retaining the natural oils or fats":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "Grease the pan before you put the cake batter in.", "make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Blackcurrant jam with complex notes of fresh leather and bacon grease with a nimble body and fine tannins. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 25 June 2022", "Remove bacon pieces with a spoon and reserve, leaving bacon grease in pan. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 21 June 2022", "Plastic bowls may contain leftover grease from a previous use and the moisture will prevent your egg whites from becoming light and fluffy. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022", "The Supreme Allied Commander in Europe needed a special kind of grease . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "The cod was perfectly fried, the batter crunchy, the fish flaky, and the entire fritter almost miraculously devoid of grease . \u2014 Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer , 28 May 2022", "Luckily, some of the coolest hairstyle ideas of the moment\u2014slick supermodel buns, braids of all kinds, and Y2K spikes to name a few \u2014are actually enhanced by a little bit (or a lot) of grease . \u2014 Glamour , 22 Apr. 2022", "This shampoo cleanses and lifts grease from your roots and build-up from your hair without stripping any of the natural oils or moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022", "The chemicals are known for their ability to resist grease and keep it from migrating into your lap during your on-the-go lunch in the car. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Regular foot traffic can track dirt, grime, and grease over outdoor cement flooring. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022", "The new neutrality agreement is pretty clearly intended to address these worries and grease FTC approval. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 13 June 2022", "The highway devastated the economies of Black Buffalo\u2019s commercial centers and sucked value from historic real estate, spitting grime and grease onto the windows of neighboring homes. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022", "If your body feels old and creaky, let\u2019s grease up those achy joints and get the most bang for your buck. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022", "And no one did more to grease the WeWork wheels and protect Neumann from accountability to his early investors than Japan\u2019s $100 billion man. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "Line the bottom of each pan with a round of parchment paper and grease it. \u2014 CNN , 20 Dec. 2021", "Once the dough is finished, grease the pan well with extra-virgin olive oil, both on the bottom and along the edges. \u2014 CNN , 22 May 2022", "Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with melted butter. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English grese , from Anglo-French gresse, greisse, creisse , from Vulgar Latin *crassia , from Latin crassus fat":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113s", "\u02c8gr\u0113z" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "lubricate", "oil", "slick", "wax" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104104", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "grease band":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a band of sticky material placed around a tree trunk to prevent insects from climbing up the tree":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115057", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "grease monkey":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": mechanic":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Here are some deep discounts on devices that will unleash your inner grease monkey . \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 14 Oct. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1928, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104721", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "grease the wheels":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to improve an essential or functioning part of an organization, process, etc.":[ "They hoped that the tax cuts would grease the wheels of the economy." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130832", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "grease-nut":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the oily nut of an Australian tree ( Hernandia bivalvis )":[], ": the tree that bears grease-nuts and furnishes soft gray timber":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105855", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "greaseball":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a person of Hispanic or Mediterranean descent":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1922, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113s-\u02ccb\u022fl" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104528", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "greasehorn":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": flatterer , sycophant":[ "smooth-faced, sniveling greasehorn", "\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110538", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great":{ "antonyms":[ "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "definitions":{ ": an outstandingly superior or skillful person":[ "a tribute to the greats of baseball" ], ": aristocratic , grand":[ "great ladies" ], ": chief or preeminent over others":[ "\u2014 often used in titles Lord Great Chamberlain" ], ": elaborate , ample":[ "great detail" ], ": eminent , distinguished":[ "a great poet" ], ": full of emotion":[ "great with anger" ], ": in a great manner : well":[ "Things are going great ." ], ": large in number or measure : numerous":[ "great multitudes" ], ": long continued":[ "a great while" ], ": marked by enthusiasm : keen":[ "great on science fiction" ], ": more remote in a family relationship by a single generation than a specified relative":[ "great -grandfather" ], ": notably large in size : huge":[ "all creatures great and small" ], ": of a kind characterized by relative largeness":[ "\u2014 used in plant and animal names the great horned owl" ], ": predominant":[ "the great majority" ], ": principal , main":[ "a reception in the great hall" ], ": remarkable in magnitude, degree, or effectiveness":[ "great bloodshed" ], ": remarkably skilled":[ "great at tennis" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "all creatures great and small", "The project will require a great amount of time and money.", "The building was restored at great expense.", "a great quantity of fish", "The low cost of these products gives them great appeal.", "There is a very great need for reform.", "They're in no great hurry to finish.", "There is a great demand for his services.", "an actress of great charm", "Is there any love greater than that between parent and child", "Adverb", "We had some problems at first, but now things are going just great .", "Keep up the good work. You're doing great !", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Initially, Fauci seemed to be a great boon to the White House during the pandemic, patiently explaining complicated science in language a child could understand. \u2014 Anna Peele, Washington Post , 29 June 2022", "Students ages 12 to 18 did not express great fear about their own schools according to the NCES report. \u2014 Donna St. George, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022", "At the end of the day, the [Blue Jays] are a great example. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022", "That\u2019s great news for the billions of people who live across the swath of Asia where the grain is a popular staple, from India to Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 29 June 2022", "The ability of these Americans to withstand that pressure came at a great personal cost. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022", "Madison Haley Hart was jailed on $15,000 bond on a charge of child neglect with great bodily harm, according to online jail records. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 28 June 2022", "The urge to boo the Astros, who Yankees fans are convinced stole the 2017 championship from them, is so great that the Astros' series even outdrew the season-opening series against the Boston Red Sox, who are supposed to be New York's archnemesis. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 27 June 2022", "Orlins: Because the cost differential is too great . \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Plenty of Google services work great on iOS \u2014 Google Maps, Google Photos, Gmail, and the like. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 June 2022", "Santa Ana Foothill coach Yousof Etemadi called a timeout just before the third quarter ended specifically to offer compelling advice to junior Carlo Billings, who proceeded to play great in the fourth quarter. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022", "Season water with your favorite liquid flavoring\u2014white wine, beer and soy sauce all work great . \u2014 Shay Spence, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2021", "Fartlek-style workouts work great in the off-season. \u2014 Greg Mcmillan, Outside Online , 19 Oct. 2021", "Goff says Ava was doing great on formula until the shortage really took hold in February. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 6 June 2022", "Along with your front door, the small wreath will look great above a mantle or window. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022", "Their great -tasting craft brews provide a refreshing taste of craft beer, without the alcohol or the hangover. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 June 2022", "In situations where flip-flops don't provide enough security, these work great to let your feet breathe, keep things secure, and provide ample protection under foot. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Our coaches have done a great of challenging our players; our players are challenging themselves and each other. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 25 Mar. 2022", "The good as well as the great can earn rings alike, and these Giants are more than merely good. \u2014 Christina Kahrl, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Sep. 2021", "Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said the 80-year-old soccer great is in an intensive care unit and will be transferred to a regular room on Tuesday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Sep. 2021", "Florida State backup quarterback McKenzie Milton nearly pulled off an emotional victory on a night the Seminoles honored Bobby Bowden, the coaching great who died at 91 of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 8. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Sep. 2021", "Bowden, the coaching great who won two national titles with the Seminoles, died at 91 of pancreatic cancer Aug. 8. \u2014 Bob Ferrante, ajc , 6 Sep. 2021", "The Mexican-American great credited his comeback to Mike Tyson after the heavyweight icon competed in an exhibition last year versus Roy Jones Jr. at Staples Center. \u2014 Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021", "The backers of the league, CBS included, love the dynamic of an underdog upstaging a national great . \u2014 Jenna Fryer, Star Tribune , 10 June 2021", "Born in 1864, Anna Jarvis died in 1948 \u2014 the same era as my great -grandmothers Sophie and Lula. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 9 May 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English grete , from Old English gr\u0113at ; akin to Old High German gr\u014dz large":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101t", "Southern also \u02c8gre(\u0259)t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "compleat", "complete", "consummate", "crack", "crackerjack", "educated", "experienced", "expert", "good", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111549", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "great auk":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an extinct large flightless auk ( Pinguinus impennis ) formerly abundant along North Atlantic coasts":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This is a great auk , which was driven to extinction. \u2014 Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022", "Museums and merchants started paying top dollar for great auk eggs and skins. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Dec. 2019", "Was the great auk heading for extinction before intensive hunting began", "Despite its appearance, the great auk is actually a relative of razorbills and puffins, not of penguins. \u2014 The Conversation/jessica Emma Thomas, Ars Technica , 27 Dec. 2019", "The great auk had long provided humans with a source of meat and eggs. \u2014 The Conversation/jessica Emma Thomas, Ars Technica , 27 Dec. 2019", "In the past, researchers have speculated that environmental change topped off by human greed took down the great auk . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Dec. 2019", "The great auk , a large, flightless bird with a black back and a white belly, once lived across the North Atlantic\u2014from Scandinavia to the eastern coast of Canada. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 28 Nov. 2019", "Like the dodo and the great auk , the tiger found a curious immortality as a global icon of extinction, more renowned for the tragedy of its death than for its life, about which little is known. \u2014 Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker , 16 Jan. 2012" ], "first_known_use":{ "1768, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115652", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great circle":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Scientists say there are great circle routes around the moon that avoid changing elevation, for example. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 29 Dec. 2021", "The scientists say there are great circle routes around the moon that avoid changing elevation, for example. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2021", "The animators of Disney\u2019s The Lion King traveled to a park with dramatic landscapes in Kenya\u2019s Great Rift Valley to get a feel for, as Mufasa puts it, the great circle of life. \u2014 National Geographic , 11 July 2019", "On a hyperbolic surface, some geodesics are infinitely long, like straight lines in the plane, but others close up into a loop, like the great circles on a sphere. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Aug. 2014", "Initially, the researchers tried to brute force the answer by examining every possible great circle on the planet. \u2014 David Shultz, Science | AAAS , 30 Apr. 2018", "Its memorial, at Lands End, stands on the great circle route from San Francisco to Guadalcanal. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2018", "All straight-line paths along a sphere form a shape called a great circle . \u2014 David Shultz, Science | AAAS , 30 Apr. 2018", "But there\u2019s hundreds of millions of different possible great circles , each with tens of thousands of points to verify. \u2014 Julissa Trevi\u00f1o, Smithsonian , 2 May 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115212", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great duckweed":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a plant of the genus Spirodela (especially S. polyrhiza )":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120757", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great egret":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a large white heron ( Ardea alba synonym Casmerodius albus ) with a yellow bill and black legs and feet that occurs in New and Old World temperate and tropical regions":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In Pittsfield, observers saw a great egret , a northern shoveler, and an osprey at Lake Pontoosuc. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021", "Reports featured a great egret in Pittsfield, ospreys in Pittsfield and Richmond, a cackling goose in South Egremont, and a late indigo bunting in Williamstown. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021", "Suddenly, a great egret landed on the grass about 10 yards from me and slowly walked the length of the yard, looking for breakfast. \u2014 Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ , 20 July 2021", "In the Berkshires, three merlins were seen in Williamstown, a least bittern in Richmond, three red crossbills in Pittsfield, and a great egret and short-billed dowitcher in Sheffield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 July 2021", "Hampden County highlights featured a great egret , two dickcissels, and a blue grosbeak in Southwick, an acadian flycatcher in Granville, and five upland sandpipers in the Westover Grasslands in Chicopee. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2021", "Juvenile little blue herons are half the size of a great egret . \u2014 Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver , 11 July 2018", "Two islands off the Milford and Westbrook shorelines have been closed to the public to protect key nesting habitat for snowy egrets, great egrets , glossy ibis and little blue herons, state environmental officials announced Wednesday. \u2014 Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com , 23 May 2018", "Snowy egret, not to be confused with the much larger and more common great egret , is a nice bird to see anytime in the area. \u2014 Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver , 16 May 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1785, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112249", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great horned owl":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a large American owl ( Bubo virginianus ) with conspicuous ear tufts":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "High in a pine tree, a pair of great horned owls claim a nest in hopes of raising their brood. \u2014 Gregory Cowles, New York Times , 10 Apr. 2020", "The island is home to more than two hundred species of birds, including kestrels, great horned owls , and little blue herons. \u2014 Elisabeth Eaves, The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2020", "The current stars of RedGate are a pair of great horned owls . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2020", "Rescue workers used a fire truck to save a great horned owl that had become entangled in a fishing line at Harriman Lake Park in Jefferson County, Colorado last week. \u2014 Fox News , 8 July 2019", "Through the sliding glass door in the house where Kayla grew up, Marsha can keep an eye out for the great horned owls that sometimes appear on top of a wooden power pole out back. \u2014 Karina Bland, azcentral , 28 Oct. 2019", "The Witch and Her Owl \u2014 Find out all about owls and why they are associated with Halloween from volunteer Ginamaria Smith, who will bring along Arc, a great horned owl . \u2014 Robert Gant, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Oct. 2019", "An injured great horned owl with penetrating yellow eyes was found Saturday by Ventura County firefighters in the ashes of a scorched canyon. \u2014 Allison Klein, Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2019", "Hawks don\u2019t have many natural predators, said Petersen, but great horned owls , and mammals like raccoons and fishers, can take hawk nestlings. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Oct. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1688, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114241", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great laurel":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a large-leaved evergreen rhododendron ( Rhododendron maximum ) of eastern North America with rosy bell-shaped flowers more or less speckled with green":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1784, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131030", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great maple":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": sycamore sense 2":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123835", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great seal":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a large seal that constitutes an emblem of sovereignty and is used especially for the authentication of important documents":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "When done properly, this provides a great seal over the window, and the air pocket created prevents condensation. \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2021", "The debate over one mask or two masks continues, but Peter Krouse finds one thing that most medical officials can agree on: Nothing is more important than finding a mask with a great seal . \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 16 Feb. 2021", "What Franklin did, Cook said, was write a private letter to his daughter more than a year after adoption of the great seal , which included some disparaging remarks about the eagle. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2019", "What Franklin did, Cook said, was write a private letter to his daughter more than a year after adoption of the great seal , which included some disparaging remarks about the eagle. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121542", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great silver fir":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": lowland fir":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125858", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great skua":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a large seabird ( Stercorarius skua synonym Catharacta skua ) that is related to the jaegers, has dusky plumage and broad rounded wings, breeds chiefly along arctic and antarctic shores, and forages over most cold and temperate seas":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "And then, below the horizon, like an ungainly ghost, the birders spotted a rare European bully of the high seas: a great skua . \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 24 May 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1897, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114724", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great tit":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the largest common European tit ( Parus major ) distinguished by a glossy blue-black head and yellow underparts with a black stripe down the breast":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124357", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great toe":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": big toe":[ "There is a sudden onset of pain in one, maybe two joints, most often at the base of the great toe .", "\u2014 Paul G. Donohue" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Veteran guard Rajon Rondo will also be out approximately two weeks with a right great toe sprain. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 26 Feb. 2022", "At various points this season, the third-year guard out of Villanova has missed games due to a right great toe sprain and soreness and he\u2019s been listed on the injury report with left Achilles soreness. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 May 2021", "For the Timberwolves, Jimmy Butler (with soreness in his right knee) and Jamal Crawford (sprained left great toe ) have missed the past two games and will be reevaluated prior to Wednesday's game. \u2014 OregonLive.com , 23 Jan. 2018", "Jamal Crawford also sat out with a left great toe sprain. ... \u2014 USA TODAY , 20 Jan. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1616, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115954", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great vowel shift":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a change in pronunciation of the long vowels of Middle English that began in the 15th century and continued into the 16th century in which the high vowels were diphthongized and the other vowels were raised":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1909, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114308", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great wheel":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the first wheel of a watch or clock train":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120330", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great white heron":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the white morph of the great blue heron ( Ardea herodias ) that is typically found in southern Florida and was formerly considered a separate species ( Ardea occidentalis )":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The great white heron , a pure white subspecies of the great blue heron, resides along the coastlines of southern Florida. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 29 Dec. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1835, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112108", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great willow herb":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": fireweed sense b":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115326", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great with child":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": expecting a baby : pregnant":[ "\u2014 used especially for women in the last stage of pregnancy when the belly is largest" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113300", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "great year":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the period of about 25,800 years required for one complete cycle of the equinoxes around the ecliptic":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "When to Go: Gateway Arch is a great year -round destination, due to much of the attractions being indoors. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 17 Dec. 2021", "Promoted for 120 years as a tourist escape for its sun, surf, and great year -round weather, Hawaii is a victim of its own success; sales of properties costing $10 million or more have increased sixfold in the last year. \u2014 Horacio Silva, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022", "This masculine blend is a unique and refreshing option that is great year -round. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022", "Along these lines, 2021 was certainly a great year for horror fans, with Netflix debuting one major series and feature film after another along these lines. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 21 Mar. 2022", "If its algorithms are correct, 2022 will be another great year for the biggest companies with strong momentum. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022", "This is a terrible way to end such a great year for this team. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021", "It's been a pretty great year for deals on some of our favorite TVs so far. \u2014 Eric Ravenscraft, Wired , 11 Dec. 2021", "Loreto is a great year -round fishing destination, and the Sea of Cortez is teeming with tuna, marlin, mahi-mahi, yellowtail, sea bass and more. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 9 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1741, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112511", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great-nephew":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": grandnephew":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1580, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "chiefly British -\u02c8nev-", "\u02c8gr\u0101t-\u02c8nef-(\u02cc)y\u00fc" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113804", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "great-uncle":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": granduncle":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101t-\u02c8\u0259\u014b-k\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113203", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "greatheartedly":{ "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":{ ": characterized by bravery : courageous":[], ": generous , magnanimous":[] }, "examples":[ "those greathearted but otherwise ordinary individuals who answered their country's call for military service", "a greathearted program to provide basic necessities to millions of children in war-torn countries" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101t-\u02cch\u00e4r-t\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bold", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "gutsy", "gutty", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "undauntable", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122127", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "greatly":{ "antonyms":[ "basely", "currishly", "dishonorably", "ignobly" ], "definitions":{ ": in a great manner : nobly , magnanimously":[ "a man may live greatly in the law", "\u2014 O. 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estimates greatly increase, with construction costs significantly higher than the city anticipated. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022", "De Beers\u2019s supply likely won\u2019t increase greatly until 2024, when an expansion at its flagship South African mine will be finished. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 11 May 2022", "Also, if there are very few actual active investors, their decisions can greatly increase company valuation volatility. \u2014 Joanna Ossinger, Fortune , 5 May 2022", "Warsaw already handles processing for Russian and Belarusian visa applicants, so this would likely require the State Department to greatly increase its consular staff there. \u2014 Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022", "Researchers working for the United Nations suggest that by 2100, average incomes will greatly increase, perhaps to 450 percent of today\u2019s incomes. \u2014 Bjorn Lomborg, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in 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breastplate, greaves \u2014was not an easy task. \u2014 Anne Carson, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020", "Killing a man in full bronze armor\u2014helmet, breastplate, greaves \u2014was not an easy task. \u2014 Anne Carson, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020", "Killing a man in full bronze armor\u2014helmet, breastplate, greaves \u2014was not an easy task. \u2014 Anne Carson, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020", "Killing a man in full bronze armor\u2014helmet, breastplate, greaves \u2014was not an easy task. \u2014 Anne Carson, Harper's magazine , 2 Mar. 2020", "Each hoplite wielded an eight-foot spear made of ash, while his body armor consisted of a breastplate, helmet, and greaves , all made of bronze. \u2014 National Geographic , 6 Feb. 2020", "And the film is worth watching for one gesture alone, as the Dauphin (Robert Pattinson), Hal\u2019s opposite number, lounges languidly, in his matte-black breastplate and greaves , above the fray. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2019", "My favourite application of bronze has always been the cuirass (breastplate), shield, spear, sword and greaves of the Spartan soldiers. \u2014 Wei Koh, A-LIST , 3 Apr. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English greve , from Anglo-French":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113v" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115106", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "greet":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to address with expression of kind wishes upon meeting or arrival":[ "greeted guests at the door" ], ": to appear to the perception of":[ "a surprising sight greeted her eyes" ], ": to meet or react to in a specified manner":[ "greeted him with boos" ], ": to occur as a response to":[ "apathy greeted the plan" ], ": weep , lament":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "On a recent Sunday afternoon, the atrium bustles as worshippers greet familiar faces and welcome new ones. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022", "Sub-Saharan decor, uplifting Afrobeat music and free samples greet you and provide a beguiling bridge between HTX and Africa. \u2014 Dwight Brown, Essence , 18 May 2022", "The line to greet families and loved ones inside snaked around the parking lot. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com , 1 Feb. 2022", "Francis delivered the speech to a much smaller group of diplomats than usual, and skipped the part of the audience that ambassadors relish: a chance to greet him personally and exchange a few words. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, chicagotribune.com , 10 Jan. 2022", "After the ceremony, Dickens was swarmed by supporters hoping to greet and take pictures with the new mayor. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 3 Jan. 2022", "My parents were adamant about manners, and I was raised to greet people and acknowledge them. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2022", "A few thousand Roman Catholic devotees lined up along Cesar Chavez Avenue to greet images of the mother of Jesus and view floats, bands, dancers and marchers. \u2014 Scott Sandell, Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2021", "Tommy Moose will be on site to greet and hang out with kids. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "When the Orange County Museum of Art opens to the public on Oct. 8, a large-scale work by Sanford Biggers will greet visitors atop the museum\u2019s sculpture terrace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022", "The new owners can greet guests from a covered porch at the front of the house and serve them cocktails on a rear patio. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022", "An array of restored features will greet visitors to Gillette Castle as the historic structure re-opens for public visits in late May. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022", "Other members of the royal family will greet some of the 8000 guests who gather on the back lawns of the palace in central London. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022", "This spring and summer, woolly mammoths and saber-tooth cats will greet visitors at the Brookfield Zoo. \u2014 Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune , 3 May 2022", "Mahoning Valley Scrappers players and coaches will greet fans. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022", "Patchy fog and drizzle may greet Portlanders on their morning commute, but showers will decrease from west to east throughout the day and region. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022", "Still, certain parts of the fandom will greet the end of this season with some weariness\u2014and the casting of a straight, cis man is a symptom, not the cause, of their burnout. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th 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valley, covered in sagebrush and greasewood , is part of Modoc County, one of California\u2019s poorest, with a median income of about $30,000. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 June 2018", "It is believed to have formed naturally, with white sage growing in soil consisting of light gray granite and white quartz that contrasts with the surrounding chaparral and greasewood . \u2014 Mike Mcphate, New York Times , 6 Dec. 2016" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1838, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142347" }, "great hedge bedstraw":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": wild madder sense 2a":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143421" }, "greenyard":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a yard covered with turf":[], ": a pound for stray animals":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], 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held my hand when a nurse used a giant gray-green grease pencil to draw a large X on my right eyelid. \u2014 Liane Kupferberg Carter, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020", "Mom held my hand when a nurse used a giant gray-green grease pencil to draw a large X on my right eyelid. \u2014 Liane Kupferberg Carter, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020", "Mom held my hand when a nurse used a giant gray-green grease pencil to draw a large X on my right eyelid. \u2014 Liane Kupferberg Carter, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020", "Through most of the 20th century, architectural offices were filled with armies of draftsmen, grease pencils and onionskin paper. \u2014 Lauren Weber, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1944, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144318" }, "great albacore":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": bluefin sense 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144707" }, "great nettle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": stinging nettle":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144956" }, "greaseproof paper":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a heavy stiff waxed paper":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145239" }, "great gun":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": big gun":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145327" }, "greaved tortoise":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the largest of African tortoises ( Testudo calcarata )":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113v(d)-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "greave entry 2 + -ed ; from the large plates on its front legs":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145821" }, "great divide":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "death", "decease", "demise", "dissolution", "doom", "end", "exit", "expiration", "expiry", "fate", "grave", "passage", "passing", "quietus", "sleep" ], "antonyms":[ "birth", "nativity" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "many religions claim to know what happens after we cross the great divide", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Therein lies the great divide in the Halo audience. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021", "There were, of course, divisions in America even before the great divide over whether the colonies should resist British rule or, eventually, break from Britain itself. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Nov. 2021", "Much like within our society, vaccination status has created a great divide for both employers and employees alike. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Oct. 2021", "What's more, reporting regulation alone does nothing to address wealth inequality or bridge the great divide . \u2014 Francois Botha, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021", "The pink Mylar balloon floating near Bubbly Creek would have once faced an equally fateful reckoning on the continent's other great divide , the one that split the Mississippi River basin from the waters of the Great Lakes. \u2014 jsonline.com , 30 Aug. 2021", "Even a cursory accounting reveals the great divide between the protected and the unprotected. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 11 Aug. 2021", "This great divide \u2014 spilling into workplaces, schools, supermarkets and voting booths \u2014 has split the nation at a historic juncture when partisan factionalism and social media already are achieving similar ends. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 2 Aug. 2021", "There may be other solutions for the storied Venice community and the great divide on homeless encampments. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "the Great Divide , North American watershed":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1868, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150237" }, "greeting":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a salutation at meeting":[], ": an expression of good wishes : regards":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural holiday greetings" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113-ti\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "hello", "salutation", "salute", "welcome" ], "antonyms":[ "adieu", "bon voyage", "cong\u00e9", "congee", "farewell", "Godspeed", "good-bye", "good-by" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He addressed the members of the delegation with a formal greeting .", "the volunteer directed the conference participants towards the coffee after offering them a cheerful greeting", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Steve Cernek, 51, who manages a greeting -card store in Cumberland Mall, decided to buy a gun after the 2016 shooting in the Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 6 Oct. 2017", "Read full article Soon after, Afghan government media released images of Taliban officials in Qatar greeting Haroon. \u2014 Carol Rosenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022", "Johnson\u2019s greeting was muted but still affectionate. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 16 June 2022", "Owner Marcela Portillo was hard at work greeting customers, serving tacos, working the cash register, and running food from the kitchen to the counter. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022", "That same month, Shakira and Piqu\u00e9 posted a Valentine's Day greeting on Instagram, wishing her 73.6 million followers well. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 4 June 2022", "Even before a greeting and the drink order, your server lifts the grate on your table grill and turns a knob. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "While the queen was locked down at the castle and away from many public appearances, the palace has shared photographs of her at home greeting visitors and working. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022", "Its namesake is a friendly red-haired dog seen bounding around the park year-round and greeting newcomers, tongue lolling. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150736" }, "great big":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": very large":[ "They live in a great big house." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151711" }, "great northern bean":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large white kidney bean":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Dole pineapples, flour, peanuts, Glad tall kitchen bags, toilet paper, great northern beans , cat food, ranch dressing, Eggo waffles, coffee creamer and Sara Lee pies. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star , 16 Apr. 2020", "The first ingredient is whole great northern beans , which provide the protein and fiber punch. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Oct. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1969, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153109" }, "great gross":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a unit of quantity equal to 12 gross":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153539" }, "Great Horde":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a subdivision of the Kyrgyz living south of Lake Balkhash in Soviet Central Asia the chief divisions of which are the Kangli and the Dulat":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of Kyrgyz ulu-juz":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153904" }, "greaten":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make greater":[], ": to become greater":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101-t\u1d4an" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Instead, Alabama went into the half leading 10-7 and later greatened its lead behind the punt block and the fumble recovery. \u2014 Matt Zenitz, AL.com , 3 Sep. 2017", "One month into re- greatened America, liberal timelines are clogged with wish fulfillment. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 22 Feb. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1614, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153919" }, "Great Slave Lake":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "lake in the southeastern part of the Northwest Territories, Canada, receiving the Slave River on the south and draining into the Mackenzie River on the west area about 11,000 square miles (28,490 square kilometers)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u0101v" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154218" }, "great chickweed":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large-flowered chickweed ( Stellaria pubera ) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154945" }, "great lobelia":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a tall herb ( Lobelia siphilitica ) of the eastern U.S. with showy irregular blue flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155111" }, "great blue heron":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large slaty-blue American heron ( Ardea herodias ) that has a dark crown, showy plumes on the head and neck, is about 46 inches (117 centimeters) long, and includes a white morph \u2014 see great white heron":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The area is also home to a variety of wildlife, including brook trout in the creek, great blue heron , songbirds, waterfowl, hawks, bald eagles, frogs, bats, and white-tailed deer. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 2 July 2022", "Almost as if on cue, a great blue heron glided past the group noiselessly, creating barely a ripple in the mirror-like waters. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022", "And, with recent dam-removal projects, the river now booms with great blue heron , steelhead trout, and northern pike. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022", "Groves began checking out animals a few years ago, with the hope that a great blue heron or a tiny axis deer fawn would bring out something in her students that a bowl of fruit could not. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022", "Crows, doves, starlings and a great blue heron took over their perches in the dead trees all summer long. \u2014 Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 22 Aug. 2021", "Williams did find some water at the sanctuary\u2019s south end, and with it white pelicans, white-faced ibis, glossy ibis, great blue heron , Franklin\u2019s gulls and California seagulls (Utah\u2019s state bird) on a mud bar. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Aug. 2021", "The Nestucca River was quiet except for a great blue heron that unfurled its massive wings and flapped away disgruntled every time our kayaks approached. \u2014 Johannes Lichtman, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2021", "Tiny white flowers sprout from miner\u2019s lettuce and larger white flowers from wild cucumber on the bank opposite the river; a great blue heron and a few egrets linger at the water\u2019s edge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1835, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155348" }, "Greenwich Mean Time":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the mean time that is associated with the prime meridian of Greenwich, England, and historically used as the prime basis of standard time throughout the world":[ "The British traditionally used Greenwich Mean Time , calculated from the meridian running through Greenwich, a borough of London.", "\u2014 The New York Times", "Coordinated Universal Time is what used to be called Greenwich Mean Time , but the new name doesn't make it any more universal than it ever was, and it remains a time zone centered in Britain.", "\u2014 Natalie Angier", "\u2014 abbreviation GMT", "\u2014 compare coordinated universal time" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gre-", "-nich-", "\u02c8gri-nij-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Greenwich , England":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1782, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155952" }, "greatest common divisor":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the largest integer or the polynomial of highest degree that is an exact divisor of each of two or more integers or polynomials":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1660, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160246" }, "green gland":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of a pair of large green glands in some crustaceans (such as crayfishes) that have an excretory function and open at the bases of the larger antennae":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160439" }, "greasebush":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": greasewood":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160532" }, "green ginger":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": undried ginger":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160725" }, "greasepaint":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a melted tallow or grease used in theater makeup":[], ": theater makeup":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113s-\u02ccp\u0101nt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Conceiving the signature sweaty greasepaint look was only one part of the challenge for Lopez-Rivera as Davis\u2019s personal makeup artist. \u2014 Emma Fraser, Vulture , 21 Apr. 2021", "Sweat and greasepaint sluicing off her, her gold teeth glinting in her mouth, Davis\u2019 Ma Rainey reveals the way the blues are wrung not just from a voice but also from a defiant body containing historical multitudes. \u2014 Dallas News , 11 Dec. 2020", "Sweat and greasepaint sluicing off her, her gold teeth glinting in her mouth, Davis\u2019 Ma Rainey reveals the way the blues are wrung not just from a voice but also from a defiant body containing historical multitudes. \u2014 Dallas News , 11 Dec. 2020", "Sweat and greasepaint sluicing off her, her gold teeth glinting in her mouth, Davis\u2019 Ma Rainey reveals the way the blues are wrung not just from a voice but also from a defiant body containing historical multitudes. \u2014 Dallas News , 11 Dec. 2020", "Sweat and greasepaint sluicing off her, her gold teeth glinting in her mouth, Davis\u2019 Ma Rainey reveals the way the blues are wrung not just from a voice but also from a defiant body containing historical multitudes. \u2014 Dallas News , 11 Dec. 2020", "Sweat and greasepaint sluicing off her, her gold teeth glinting in her mouth, Davis\u2019 Ma Rainey reveals the way the blues are wrung not just from a voice but also from a defiant body containing historical multitudes. \u2014 Dallas News , 11 Dec. 2020", "Sweat and greasepaint sluicing off her, her gold teeth glinting in her mouth, Davis\u2019 Ma Rainey reveals the way the blues are wrung not just from a voice but also from a defiant body containing historical multitudes. \u2014 Dallas News , 11 Dec. 2020", "Sweat and greasepaint sluicing off her, her gold teeth glinting in her mouth, Davis\u2019 Ma Rainey reveals the way the blues are wrung not just from a voice but also from a defiant body containing historical multitudes. \u2014 Dallas News , 11 Dec. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160819" }, "greasy wool":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": grease sense 3":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161131" }, "great white shark":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large mackerel shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) of warm seas that is bluish when young but becomes whitish with age and has been known to attack humans":[ "\u2014 see shark illustration" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Shark monitoring efforts in Maine have increased since the death of Julie Dimperio Holowach, a 63-year-old seasonal resident of Harpswell, who died after she was bitten by a great white shark while swimming off of Bailey Island in July 2020. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022", "Hired by Adam Driver for what promises to be a tough custody battle, Liotta\u2019s slick legal eagle is, in animal-kingdom terms, closer to a great white shark . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022", "There's a great white shark making his rounds along the Atlantic seaboard. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022", "As seen in the video, laughing turned to screaming when friends noticed tiger sharks and at least one great white shark ripping at the rotting animal. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 3 Nov. 2014", "Only hours into their expedition, the women are stalked and then attacked by a great white shark , putting them in a desperate struggle for survival. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 10 May 2022", "The man was bitten in the leg around 9:15 a.m. by a 6-to-8-foot great white shark , the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said in a Twitter post. \u2014 Andy Rose And Christina Maxouris, CNN , 26 June 2021", "Scot is the 74th great white shark tagged and released by the group in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, OCEARCH said. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022", "In late June, a 35-year-old surfer was hospitalized after he was bitten by a great white shark in the waters off Gray Whale Cove State Beach in Half Moon Bay. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 24 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1774, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161620" }, "greater yellowlegs":{ "type":[ "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": a common North American bird ( Tringa melanoleuca ) of marsh and shore that is largely gray above and white below with black or dark gray flecks and yellow legs \u2014 compare lesser yellowlegs":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Birds at Bell\u2019s Neck Conservation Area in Harwich included 40 green-winged teal, 2 Wilson\u2019s snipe, 2 lesser yellowlegs, 16 greater yellowlegs , 4 bald eagles, and 5 osprey. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022", "These are people who can tell a greater yellowlegs from a lesser yellowlegs even when there\u2019s only one of them. \u2014 Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2020", "In Fairhaven, a lark sparrow was seen at the Fort Phoenix State Reservation, and a greater yellowlegs was seen feeding on the mudflats at Veranda Avenue. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161735" }, "great assize":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": last judgment":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1630, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161843" }, "greatcoat":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a heavy overcoat":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101t-\u02cck\u014dt" ], "synonyms":[ "overcoat", "surcoat", "topcoat" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the men donned their greatcoats for the ride in the open carriage", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The men were sporting tweets, Norfolk jackets and a camel hair greatcoat . \u2014 Melanie Windridge, Forbes , 24 May 2021", "The boys from K\u00f6penick, the idiot with the army greatcoat who stabbed his own leg on a dare. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, The New Yorker , 29 June 2020", "The dictator threw on his greatcoat , saddled up his white steed and rode up the mountain\u2019s slopes until man and beast were gazing into the caldera lake that glints at the summit, pure as the Korean race. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019", "In 2015, Michael Kors put his spin on the songbird\u2019s favorite peasant dress silhouette, while at Chlo\u00e9 that same year, Clare Waight Keller dressed her models in greatcoats and skinny neck scarves that recalled some of her famous stage ensembles. \u2014 Brooke Bobb, Vogue , 14 Dec. 2018", "TheaterWorks honcho Rob Ruggiero, who has directed regularly at Goodspeed for around a decade now, helms this tricky show, which requires highly skilled character actors, a large group of unruly children and a wardrobe of greatcoats and top hats. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 19 June 2018", "One hand holds the lapel of his greatcoat , the other arm extends full length, gesturing rhetorically. \u2014 Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian , 29 Sep. 2017", "Reed observed it on greatcoats , boots, floors, stairways. \u2014 Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian , 29 Sep. 2017", "Public Security officials and groups of unidentified men in olive-green greatcoats brusquely turned away visitors and blocked road access to the site of the statue, outside the village of Zhushigang. \u2014 Didi Kirsten Tatlow, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2016" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1685, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162444" }, "great-aunt":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": grandaunt":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8\u00e4nt", "\u02c8gr\u0101t-\u02c8ant" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1637, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163205" }, "gregorian chant":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a monodic and rhythmically free liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], 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of a family (Podicipedidae) of swimming and diving birds closely related to the loons but having lobed toes \u2014 compare dabchick":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Back at the harbor, another small waterbird \u2014 an eared grebe \u2014 was released alongside the ruddy duck Wednesday. \u2014 Robin Estrin, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021", "But two lucky birds, a ruddy duck and an eared grebe , were released Wednesday after going through rehabilitation at the edge of Huntington Harbour. \u2014 Alejandra Reyes-velarde Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021", "Reports featured a red-necked grebe in Gardner, four continuing sandhill cranes in Hardwick, two dickcissels in Uxbridge, and two Connecticut warblers at the Westborough Wildlife Area in Westborough. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2021", "South Shore: Reports included an eared grebe and a king eider in Hull. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2021", "Birders will appreciate the flocks of waterfowl, migrating shorebirds, mallards, grebes , swallows and more. \u2014 Katie Pesznecker, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2020", "Spotted salamanders breed here and night herons roost, alongside coots and grebes . \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 13 May 2020", "Disgust at their grisly trade, which was eradicating millions of birds a year to meet Americans\u2019 demand for feathery swank, surged in her like a ball of regurgitated feathers and crustaceans from a grebe \u2019s crop. \u2014 The Economist , 20 Feb. 2020", "On Plum Island, there were 16 Northern shovelers, eight red- grebes , two rough-legged hawks, and a yellow-breasted chat. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from French gr\u00e8be, going back to Middle French grebe, griaibe, a name for the bird in Franco-Proven\u00e7al of Savoy, of obscure origin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1766, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173116" }, "greater wax moth":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": wax moth sense a":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1912, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173246" }, "great bilberry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": bog bilberry":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174704" }, "greasy":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": smeared or soiled with grease":[ "greasy clothes" ], ": oily in appearance, texture, or manner":[ "his greasy smile", "\u2014 Jack London" ], ": slippery":[], ": containing an unusual amount of grease":[ "greasy food" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113-s\u0113", "-z\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "greased", "lubricated", "oiled", "slick", "slicked", "slippery", "slippy", "slithery" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "My doctor told me to avoid greasy food.", "that wet tarmac road is greasy enough to send the car into a skid", "Recent Examples on the Web", "January Jones swears by this physical sunblock that offers broad-spectrum protection without stifling the skin with a greasy white film. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 30 June 2022", "Ideal for people with oily or combination skin, the non- greasy formula gives you a flawless matte finish. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022", "YouTube\u2019s favorite doctor, Dr. Mike Varshavski, swears by this non- greasy , featherweight moisturizer from Murad for his nightly routine. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022", "Skin hydration and a non- greasy feel make this a bulldog of a choice for a new skin routine. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022", "This lightweight lotion sinks in without leaving you greasy or your clothes sticky. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 24 May 2022", "Whether your hair is parched or greasy , this ingredient is great for maintaining the amount of natural oils your hair produces at a healthy level. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022", "Decades of Soviet-era scarcity and devastating famines transformed the cooking of many households in the U.S.S.R.; dishes that weren\u2019t inspired by places like Uzbekistan and Armenia were largely bland, greasy and cheap. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022", "Avoiding salty, fatty and greasy foods at sehri makes sense. \u2014 Rubaina Azharstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1514, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175431" }, "great dog":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a dog large enough by English 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"great detail" ], ": large in number or measure : numerous":[ "great multitudes" ], ": predominant":[ "the great majority" ], ": remarkable in magnitude, degree, or effectiveness":[ "great bloodshed" ], ": eminent , distinguished":[ "a great poet" ], ": aristocratic , grand":[ "great ladies" ], ": chief or preeminent over others":[ "\u2014 often used in titles Lord Great Chamberlain" ], ": remarkably skilled":[ "great at tennis" ], ": marked by enthusiasm : keen":[ "great on science fiction" ], ": more remote in a family relationship by a single generation than a specified relative":[ "great -grandfather" ], ": long continued":[ "a great while" ], ": principal , main":[ "a reception in the great hall" ], ": full of emotion":[ "great with anger" ], ": in a great manner : well":[ "Things are going great ." ], ": an outstandingly superior or skillful person":[ "a tribute to the greats of baseball" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101t", "Southern also \u02c8gre(\u0259)t" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "compleat", "complete", "consummate", "crack", "crackerjack", "educated", "experienced", "expert", "good", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ], "antonyms":[ "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "all creatures great and small", "The project will require a great amount of time and money.", "The building was restored at great expense.", "a great quantity of fish", "The low cost of these products gives them great appeal.", "There is a very great need for reform.", "They're in no great hurry to finish.", "There is a great demand for his services.", "an actress of great charm", "Is there any love greater than that between parent and child", "Adverb", "We had some problems at first, but now things are going just great .", "Keep up the good work. You're doing great !", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Initially, Fauci seemed to be a great boon to the White House during the pandemic, patiently explaining complicated science in language a child could understand. \u2014 Anna Peele, Washington Post , 29 June 2022", "Students ages 12 to 18 did not express great fear about their own schools according to the NCES report. \u2014 Donna St. George, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022", "At the end of the day, the [Blue Jays] are a great example. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022", "That\u2019s great news for the billions of people who live across the swath of Asia where the grain is a popular staple, from India to Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 29 June 2022", "The ability of these Americans to withstand that pressure came at a great personal cost. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022", "Madison Haley Hart was jailed on $15,000 bond on a charge of child neglect with great bodily harm, according to online jail records. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 28 June 2022", "The urge to boo the Astros, who Yankees fans are convinced stole the 2017 championship from them, is so great that the Astros' series even outdrew the season-opening series against the Boston Red Sox, who are supposed to be New York's archnemesis. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 27 June 2022", "Orlins: Because the cost differential is too great . \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Plenty of Google services work great on iOS \u2014 Google Maps, Google Photos, Gmail, and the like. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 June 2022", "Santa Ana Foothill coach Yousof Etemadi called a timeout just before the third quarter ended specifically to offer compelling advice to junior Carlo Billings, who proceeded to play great in the fourth quarter. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022", "Season water with your favorite liquid flavoring\u2014white wine, beer and soy sauce all work great . \u2014 Shay Spence, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2021", "Fartlek-style workouts work great in the off-season. \u2014 Greg Mcmillan, Outside Online , 19 Oct. 2021", "Goff says Ava was doing great on formula until the shortage really took hold in February. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 6 June 2022", "Along with your front door, the small wreath will look great above a mantle or window. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022", "Their great -tasting craft brews provide a refreshing taste of craft beer, without the alcohol or the hangover. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 June 2022", "In situations where flip-flops don't provide enough security, these work great to let your feet breathe, keep things secure, and provide ample protection under foot. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Our coaches have done a great of challenging our players; our players are challenging themselves and each other. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 25 Mar. 2022", "The good as well as the great can earn rings alike, and these Giants are more than merely good. \u2014 Christina Kahrl, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Sep. 2021", "Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said the 80-year-old soccer great is in an intensive care unit and will be transferred to a regular room on Tuesday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Sep. 2021", "Florida State backup quarterback McKenzie Milton nearly pulled off an emotional victory on a night the Seminoles honored Bobby Bowden, the coaching great who died at 91 of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 8. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Sep. 2021", "Bowden, the coaching great who won two national titles with the Seminoles, died at 91 of pancreatic cancer Aug. 8. \u2014 Bob Ferrante, ajc , 6 Sep. 2021", "The Mexican-American great credited his comeback to Mike Tyson after the heavyweight icon competed in an exhibition last year versus Roy Jones Jr. at Staples Center. \u2014 Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021", "The backers of the league, CBS included, love the dynamic of an underdog upstaging a national great . \u2014 Jenna Fryer, Star Tribune , 10 June 2021", "Born in 1864, Anna Jarvis died in 1948 \u2014 the same era as my great -grandmothers Sophie and Lula. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 9 May 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English grete , from Old English gr\u0113at ; akin to Old High German gr\u014dz large":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183243" }, "great climacteric":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": grand climacteric":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183854" }, "great-line":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": using a long line in fishing : deepwater":[ "trawl and great-line catches \u2026 by steam vessels", "\u2014 Report on the Fisheries of Scotland" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184359" }, "great crested grebe":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large Old World grebe ( Podiceps cristatus ) with black projecting ear tufts":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184437" }, "greased pole":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a pole smeared with grease and erected vertically for a climbing contest or horizontally for a walking contest":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184951" }, "grease wool":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": grease sense 3":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190345" }, "Grebo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a member of a people of the Liberian coast":[], ": a Kwa language of the Grebo people":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101(\u02cc)b\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191925" }, "great chair":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": armchair":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1749, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192036" }, "greasy spoon":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a dingy small cheap restaurant":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "We ate at some greasy spoon near the bus station.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Louise is one of three children in the Belcher family, whose parents \u2014 droning, oft-beleaguered Bob and resiliently positive Linda \u2014 run a seaside greasy spoon . \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 26 May 2022", "Two nights earlier, someone climbed on the roof of the Tuscaloosa greasy spoon and snatched the script-A sign from the spot Lewis bolted it in more than 20 years ago. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 19 Oct. 2020", "By Monday, they will be cleared for action flicks at the cineplex and burgers at their favorite greasy spoon . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2020", "Imagine if some enterprising chef brought the best of the United States\u2019 greasy spoon diner dishes to some other country, enchanting the locals with chili cheese fries, jalape\u00f1o poppers, and chicken and waffles. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 12 Mar. 2020", "The folklorists discovered cowboy poems printed in agricultural magazines, on feed store calendars, even on menus in greasy spoon diners. \u2014 Ryan T. Bell, National Geographic , 30 Jan. 2020", "Just north of Boston, on the other side of the Mystic River: an unlikely engine of upward mobility in a land of greasy spoons and auto body shops and modest two-family homes with chain-link fences. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2019", "If the allegations against Arroyo are true and the sprawling probe is any indication: Folks don\u2019t do their deals at greasy spoon Loop restaurants any more. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 28 Oct. 2019", "In 1938, Howard around Fourth Street was the South of the Slot neighborhood and the heart of Skid Row, filled with cheap rooming houses, bars, pawnshops, greasy spoons and liquor stores. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 28 June 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1902, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192738" }, "Great Entrance":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an Entrance in the liturgy of the Eastern Church during which the eucharistic elements are brought in":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of Middle Greek megal\u0113 eisodos":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193432" }, "great water dock":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various plants of the genus Rumex (especially R. orbiculatus )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193816" }, "great water parsnip":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a poisonous European herb ( Sium latifolium ) with divided leaves and tiny flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194357" }, "Gregorian":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the Gregorian calendar":[], ": of or relating to Pope Gregory I":[], ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Gregorian chant":[], ": of or relating to the Armenian national church":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "gri-\u02c8g\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "St. Gregory the Illuminator \u2020332, apostle of Armenia":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "1592, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1902, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194912" }, "great bindweed":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": hedge bindweed sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195627" }, "great-niece":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": grandniece":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101t-\u02c8n\u0113s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1602, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200053" }, "great room":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large room in a residence usually serving several functions (as of a dining room, living room, and family room)":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The main level surrounds the courtyard with the primary suite, great room , dining room, and secondary guest suite. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "Meanwhile, the 9th floor features a dramatic, double-height great room , a home office with a gas fireplace, a kitchen, and a dining area. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022", "Amenities include a second-floor great room , which can be converted to anything from a media room to a fitness room or live-in staff quarters; sunroom; game room; and music room. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 7 June 2022", "The home has a theater room, a large game room with a bar and a great room that has access to the back patio. \u2014 Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2021", "The formal dining room boasts some of the most elaborate ceiling moldings in recent memory while the two-story great room features a fireplace mantel carved in the 18th century from French limestone. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022", "The great room is 28 by 28 feet, capped by a concrete dome with a large central oculus skylight. \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022", "The first of the villas, completed in 2016, features a swimming pool and pool deck, a vaulted ceiling in the great room , 16-foot disappearing sliding doors, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 4 June 2022", "Also, the Seth Thomas clock in the great room has been fixed and keeps time again. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 17 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1639, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200356" }, "great ape":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several large primates including the orangutan , gorilla , chimpanzee , and bonobo that are either placed in the same family (Hominidae) as humans or are grouped in a separate family (Pongidae)":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The great ape \u2019s immense strength is showcased as the man is unable to break free and keeps getting pulled closer to the cage. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022", "The great ape \u2019s immense strength is in full force as the man is unable to break free, and is pulled closer to the cage. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 8 June 2022", "Researchers later investigated the problem of spillback in great ape populations in Africa in detail. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022", "Darwin, who had never seen a great ape , was then formulating his theory of evolution. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022", "Crook said that because of the variety of health conditions the gorilla faced, the zoo made modifications to the great ape habitat to help her navigate better. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022", "Other great ape sites are currently collecting their own data on how, and whether, the incidence of infectious disease has changed since the beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Gillespie said. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022", "The western lowland gorilla, one of four subspecies of the great ape . \u2014 NBC News , 26 Jan. 2022", "Today, mountain gorillas are the only great ape whose numbers are growing. \u2014 Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Dec. 2021" ], 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used in plural holiday greetings" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113-ti\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "hello", "salutation", "salute", "welcome" ], "antonyms":[ "adieu", "bon voyage", "cong\u00e9", "congee", "farewell", "Godspeed", "good-bye", "good-by" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He addressed the members of the delegation with a formal greeting .", "the volunteer directed the conference participants towards the coffee after offering them a cheerful greeting", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Steve Cernek, 51, who manages a greeting -card store in Cumberland Mall, decided to buy a gun after the 2016 shooting in the Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 6 Oct. 2017", "Read full article Soon after, Afghan government media released images of Taliban officials in Qatar greeting Haroon. \u2014 Carol Rosenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022", "Johnson\u2019s greeting was muted but still affectionate. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 16 June 2022", "Owner Marcela Portillo was hard at work greeting customers, serving tacos, working the cash register, and running food from the kitchen to the counter. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022", "That same month, Shakira and Piqu\u00e9 posted a Valentine's Day greeting on Instagram, wishing her 73.6 million followers well. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 4 June 2022", "Even before a greeting and the drink order, your server lifts the grate on your table grill and turns a knob. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "While the queen was locked down at the castle and away from many public appearances, the palace has shared photographs of her at home greeting visitors and working. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022", "Its namesake is a friendly red-haired dog seen bounding around the park year-round and greeting newcomers, tongue lolling. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201959" }, "great angelica":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large coarse American angelica ( Angelica atropurpurea ) with a usually purplish stem":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204041" }, "great black-backed gull":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a very large black-backed gull ( Larus marinus ) that is becoming increasingly abundant along northern coasts on both the European and American sides of the Atlantic":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210300" }, "great house":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the main house of an estate or plantation":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For Realtors like Borg who work with athletes, there's a lot of pressure outside of just finding a great house for someone. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Apr. 2022", "That cradle, thousands of years later, was to become a house, a great house of democratic peoples. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 5 Dec. 2021", "Like Paul Atreides, Feyd-Rautha is a talented and charismatic young scion of a great house . \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 26 Oct. 2021", "Now the great house in the Park Cities\u2019 exclusive Volk Estates is back on the sale block. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 19 May 2021", "Here\u2019s a great house plant that isn\u2019t named after a creepy crawly creature: aloe vera. \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021", "Why, then, has this great house been such a tough sell", "Two young orphans, Miles and Flora, are under the care of a governess at their uncle\u2019s great house in the country. \u2014 John Banville, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2020", "Always nearby would be the impoverished villages of peasants who toiled on the land, provided servants for the great house , and soldiers for the czar\u2019s army. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 Sep. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1633, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210723" }, "greatest elongation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the configuration in which one celestial body reaches its greatest apparent distance from another":[ "the greatest eastern elongation of Venus with respect to the sun" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211526" }, "Great Dionysia":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": dionysia":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214413" }, "Great Vehicle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": mahayana":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of Sanskrit mah\u0101y\u0101na":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214604" }, "greenwrap":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": picked when immature and wrapped before packing":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214607" }, "greased pig":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small pig smeared with grease and set free for contestants to catch":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215909" }, "greased":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": rendered animal fat":[], ": oily matter":[], ": a thick lubricant":[], ": wool as it comes from the sheep retaining the natural oils or fats":[], ": in the natural uncleaned condition":[], ": to smear or daub with grease":[], ": to lubricate with grease":[], ": to soil with grease":[], ": bribe":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113z", "\u02c8gr\u0113s" ], "synonyms":[ "lubricate", "oil", "slick", "wax" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "Grease the pan before you put the cake batter in.", "make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Blackcurrant jam with complex notes of fresh leather and bacon grease with a nimble body and fine tannins. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 25 June 2022", "Remove bacon pieces with a spoon and reserve, leaving bacon grease in pan. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 21 June 2022", "Plastic bowls may contain leftover grease from a previous use and the moisture will prevent your egg whites from becoming light and fluffy. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022", "The Supreme Allied Commander in Europe needed a special kind of grease . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "The cod was perfectly fried, the batter crunchy, the fish flaky, and the entire fritter almost miraculously devoid of grease . \u2014 Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer , 28 May 2022", "Luckily, some of the coolest hairstyle ideas of the moment\u2014slick supermodel buns, braids of all kinds, and Y2K spikes to name a few \u2014are actually enhanced by a little bit (or a lot) of grease . \u2014 Glamour , 22 Apr. 2022", "This shampoo cleanses and lifts grease from your roots and build-up from your hair without stripping any of the natural oils or moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022", "The chemicals are known for their ability to resist grease and keep it from migrating into your lap during your on-the-go lunch in the car. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Regular foot traffic can track dirt, grime, and grease over outdoor cement flooring. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022", "The new neutrality agreement is pretty clearly intended to address these worries and grease FTC approval. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 13 June 2022", "The highway devastated the economies of Black Buffalo\u2019s commercial centers and sucked value from historic real estate, spitting grime and grease onto the windows of neighboring homes. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022", "If your body feels old and creaky, let\u2019s grease up those achy joints and get the most bang for your buck. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022", "And no one did more to grease the WeWork wheels and protect Neumann from accountability to his early investors than Japan\u2019s $100 billion man. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "Line the bottom of each pan with a round of parchment paper and grease it. \u2014 CNN , 20 Dec. 2021", "Once the dough is finished, grease the pan well with extra-virgin olive oil, both on the bottom and along the edges. \u2014 CNN , 22 May 2022", "Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with melted butter. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English grese , from Anglo-French gresse, greisse, creisse , from Vulgar Latin *crassia , from Latin crassus fat":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224419" }, "greasy spot":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a disease of citrus trees of unknown cause producing dark oily spots on the leaves especially of grapefruit":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225004" }, "green-winged teal":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small Holarctic dabbling duck ( Anas crecca ) the male of which has a chestnut head with a green eye patch and a metallic green area on the wing speculum":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02ccwi\u014b(d)-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Examples of birds to look for at the preserve: A variety of ducks including northern shoveler, green-winged teal and mallard. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 30 June 2022", "Hampshire County: Observers spotted a gadwall in Ware, five green-winged teal in Hatfield, and a Barrow\u2019s goldeneye on the south side of the Holyoke Dam. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022", "Or soak up quiet of a cool July evening paddling on a Southcentral Alaska lake, watching a green-winged teal paddle with her chicks in tow. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2021", "Or soak up quiet of a cool July evening paddling on a Southcentral Alaska lake, watching a green-winged teal paddle with her chicks in tow. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2021", "Or soak up quiet of a cool July evening paddling on a Southcentral Alaska lake, watching a green-winged teal paddle with her chicks in tow. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2021", "Or soak up quiet of a cool July evening paddling on a Southcentral Alaska lake, watching a green-winged teal paddle with her chicks in tow. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2021", "Or soak up quiet of a cool July evening paddling on a Southcentral Alaska lake, watching a green-winged teal paddle with her chicks in tow. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2021", "Or soak up quiet of a cool July evening paddling on a Southcentral Alaska lake, watching a green-winged teal paddle with her chicks in tow. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1791, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225425" }, "great mullein":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a tall-stalked very woolly mullein ( Verbascum thapsus ) with yellow or occasionally white flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230549" }, "great-tailed grackle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large, long-tailed grackle ( Quiscalus mexicanus ) that occurs from the southwestern U.S. to northern South America and closely resembles the boat-tailed grackle":[ "Other native species have grown more abundant and spread their range, like the great-tailed grackle , a bird with a long, keel-shaped tail that is common in Mexico. With the spread of agriculture and human settlement, the great-tailed grackle has spread slowly northward.", "\u2014 Hector Tobar , The Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2009" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231749" }, "grease cup":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a cylindrical receptacle communicating with a bearing and having a deep screw top which may be packed full of lubricating grease and which when screwed on forces the grease into the bearing":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232305" }, "greylag":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the common gray wild goose ( Anser anser ) of Europe from which most domestic breeds of geese are descended":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101-\u02cclag" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The greylag goose, Anser anser, is a widespread species that was domesticated as early as 1360BC, and is the ancestor of domestic geese. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021", "Some of his visitors travel more than 15 hours by plane for a 35-minute ride with Moullec and his avian companions, often spotting cranes and geese like the brent, barnacle, red-breasted, and greylag species. \u2014 National Geographic , 4 Jan. 2018", "Some of his visitors travel more than 15 hours by plane for a 35-minute ride with Moullec and his avian companions, often spotting cranes and geese like the brent, barnacle, red-breasted, and greylag species. \u2014 National Geographic , 4 Jan. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps from gray + lag entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1713, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232747" }, "Great Depression":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the period of severe worldwide economic decline that began in 1929 and lasted throughout the 1930s and that was marked by deflation and widespread unemployment":[ "After the 1906 catastrophe, demand for office space caused rents in the Block to spike, and insurance companies and steamship firms replaced artists and writers. During the Great Depression , however, rents dropped again and the bohemians returned.", "\u2014 Gary Kamiya", "From 1937 to 1938, during the height of the Great Depression , the Farm Securities Administration briefly ran a migrant labor camp in the area.", "\u2014 Janet Balicki" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1930, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233123" }, "green soap":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a soft soap made from vegetable oils and used especially in the treatment of skin diseases":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1840, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233353" }, "greater/better/more than the sum of its parts":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], 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"synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Plant this year\u2019s tomato bed with a green manure or cover crop. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Aug. 2021", "Cover crops, also called green manure , include grains like winter oats and cereal rye. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Aug. 2021", "In addition to use as an oilseed crop, yellow mustard is also produced as condiment mustard, green manure , and as a biopesticide. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 May 2021", "Before the green manure starts to flower, cut it and let the cuttings stay on the bed. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2021", "Winter rye, vetch and clovers, sown now, are green manures that will crowd out winter weeds. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2019", "Another approach is to plant cover crops, sometimes called green manures , during periods between crops. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 July 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1785, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001835" }, "great-circle chart":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": gnomonic projection":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002504" }, "Gregory":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Saint 240\u2013332 the Illuminator apostle and founder of the Armenian Church":[], "name of 16 popes: especially I Saint circa 540\u2013604 the Great (pope 590\u2013604); VII Saint originally":[ "Hildebrand \\ \u02c8hil-\u200bd\u0259-\u200b\u02ccbrand \\", "Ugo Buoncompagni \\ \u02c8\u00fc-\u200bg\u014d-\u200bbw\u022fn-\u200bk\u014dm-\u200b\u02c8p\u00e4n-\u200by\u0113 \\" ], "circa 1020\u20131085 (pope 1073\u201385); XIII originally":[ "Hildebrand \\ \u02c8hil-\u200bd\u0259-\u200b\u02ccbrand \\", "Ugo Buoncompagni \\ \u02c8\u00fc-\u200bg\u014d-\u200bbw\u022fn-\u200bk\u014dm-\u200b\u02c8p\u00e4n-\u200by\u0113 \\" ], "1502\u20131585 (pope 1572\u201385)":[ "Hildebrand \\ \u02c8hil-\u200bd\u0259-\u200b\u02ccbrand \\", "Ugo Buoncompagni \\ \u02c8\u00fc-\u200bg\u014d-\u200bbw\u022fn-\u200bk\u014dm-\u200b\u02c8p\u00e4n-\u200by\u0113 \\" ], "(Isabella) Augusta 1852\u20131932 Lady Gregory n\u00e9e Persse Irish dramatist":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gre-g(\u0259-)r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003926" }, "greathead":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": american goldeneye":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004555" }, "great crested tern":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large tern ( Sterna bergii synonym Thalasseus bergii ) of Africa, Asia, and Australia with a yellow bill and prominent black crest":[ "My fellow expedition members brandished binoculars and pointed out birds on a sandbar: purple herons, great crested terns \u2026", "\u2014 Henry Allen , Forbes , 9 May 1994" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1994, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005501" }, "greater stitchwort":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Eurasian annual herb ( Stellaria holostea ) with small white flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010133" }, "Greenwich hour angle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the hour angle of a celestial body at the meridian of Greenwich":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "usually \u02c8grinij in Greenwich", "England", "sometimes \u02c8grenij or \u02c8gren\u0113j or \u02c8grinich or \u02c8grin\u0113ch or \u02c8grin\u0113j or \u02c8gren\u02ccwich or 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"history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042426" }, "greyhound":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101-\u02cchau\u0307nd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Maverick, by contrast, is like a big goofy dog trying to keep up with a greyhound , bounding and leaning and generally feeling distinctly unhappy at being hustled. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 27 May 2022", "The average lifespan for a greyhound is 10-12 years. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022", "Bolles stopped covering the Funks and greyhound racing and was assigned to the state Legislature. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022", "In others like Iowa, state officials allowed casinos to end subsidies that had kept greyhound racing alive as interest declined. \u2014 Scott Mcfetridge, ajc , 2 May 2022", "In others like Iowa, state officials allowed casinos to end subsidies that had kept greyhound racing alive as interest declined. \u2014 Scott Mcfetridge, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022", "In others like Iowa, state officials allowed casinos to end subsidies that had kept greyhound racing alive as interest declined. \u2014 Scott Mcfetridge, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022", "In others like Iowa, state officials allowed casinos to end subsidies that had kept greyhound racing alive as interest declined. \u2014 Scott Mcfetridge, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022", "But multiple owners identified their greyhound as a frequent toy burier. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English grehound , from Old English gr\u012bghund , from gr\u012bg- (akin to Old Norse grey bitch) + hund hound":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042706" }, "great deal":{ "type":[ "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a 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"mountain pass 8090 feet (2468 meters) high through the Pennine Alps between Switzerland and Italy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccs\u0101nt-b\u0259r-\u02c8n\u00e4rd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044437" }, "grey friar":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Franciscan friar":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050018" }, "green card":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an identity card attesting the permanent resident status of an alien in the U.S.":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "At the same time, my husband got his green card related to his work with the United States. \u2014 Stella Kalinina, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022", "In 2015, the court ruled against a DACA-like program the Obama administration tried to set up for unauthorized immigrants whose children were U.S. citizens or green card holders. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 15 June 2022", "By making a qualifying investment, a foreign national and members of their immediate family can qualify for a permanent U.S. green card . \u2014 Sam Silverman, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021", "Listro has a green card and will not occupy an international slot. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel , 7 May 2022", "For now, though, Njie is focused on a shorter-term, more personal aspiration: Securing his green card . \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 24 Mar. 2022", "Like Alvaro Barreal, who managed to squeeze in a few training sessions with FCC in Florida last week, Brenner secured his green card . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 24 Feb. 2022", "According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the only thing holding back Tablante is the arrival of his green card which at the moment classifies him as an international player. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Jan. 2022", "Nwauzor was granted asylum status in 2017 and received his green card in 2018. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "from the fact that it was formerly colored green":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1956, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050141" }, "gregarious":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": tending to associate with others of one's kind : social":[ "gregarious animals" ], ": marked by or indicating a liking for companionship : sociable":[ "is friendly, outgoing, and gregarious" ], ": of or relating to a social group":[], ": growing in a cluster or a colony":[], ": living in contiguous nests but not forming a true colony":[ "\u2014 used especially of wasps and bees" ] }, "pronounciation":[ 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and gregarious .", "a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Greg Loyd is gregarious , seems to always be smiling and loves to talk. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022", "Society often urges people to conform to the qualities extolled in performance reviews\u2014punctual, chipper, gregarious . \u2014 Olga Khazan, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022", "Being gregarious , outgoing and loud is not the secret sauce formula for being a good manager. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "The coaching staff loved her persistence, gregarious personality and passion for UCLA softball, but the Bruins didn\u2019t have enough roster spots. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022", "The community in Bremerton appeared to be largely sympathetic to Mr. Kennedy, who is gregarious , playful and popular. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022", "Railey Gilliland will portray Tegan, a gregarious , confident and extroverted teenager, who turns to music to explore her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022", "Newton was a gregarious neighbor, eager to talk and share town news and gossip with visitors. \u2014 Marisa Agha, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022", "There\u2019s the gregarious Chaz at Frank\u2019s Produce and Nate at DeLaurenti, an exceptional Italian deli that opened in the 1940s. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin gregarius of a flock or herd, from greg-, grex flock, herd":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050613" }, "green mealie":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": corn on the cob":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050642" }, "gregorian calendar":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a calendar in general use introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a revision of the Julian calendar, adopted in Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752, marked by the suppression of 10 days or after 1700 11 days, and having leap years in every year divisible by four with the restriction that centesimal years are leap years only when divisible by 400 \u2014 see Months of the Principal Calendars Table":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051149" }, "greaser":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that greases":[], ": an aggressive swaggering young white male usually of working-class background":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113-z\u0259r", "-s\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051346" }, "Great River Road":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "scenic road system extending from southern Manitoba and western Ontario through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana following the Mississippi River for much of its distance":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051521" }, "great-circle track":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the track of a ship following or navigating on or in relation to a great circle":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055435" }, "great gray shrike":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large shrike ( Lanius excubitor ) chiefly gray above with black-and-white wings and tail":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060046" }, "greenwood":{ "type":[ "geographical name", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a forest that is green with foliage":[], "city south of Indianapolis in central Indiana population 49,791":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02ccwu\u0307d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060130" }, "Greater Antilles":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "group of islands in the West Indies including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060245" }, "great/good many":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": very many":[ "A great/good many people did not survive." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060453" }, "Gregory of Tours":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Saint 538\u2013594 Frankish ecclesiastic and historian":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061158" }, "Great Dane":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a breed of tall massive powerful smooth-coated dogs":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1774, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061404" }, "great goose grass":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": german madwort":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061526" }, "greater crested tern":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": great crested tern":[ "\u2026 the mottled grey offspring of the greater crested terns .", "\u2014 Economist , 20 Dec. 2008" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1993, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061542" }, "green glass":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a low-grade soda-lime glass whose natural green color is due to impurities in the raw materials":[], ": glass of any quality that has been colored green by the addition of coloring agents to the batch":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064053" }, "green meat":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": fresh green herbage for feeding animals":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1566, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064359" }, "great go":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the final examination for the bachelor's degree in classics and mathematics at Oxford University":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064551" }, "greedy":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": marked by greed : having or showing a selfish desire for wealth and possessions":[ "greedy creditors" ], ": eager , keen":[ "greedy for fame" ], ": having a strong desire for food or drink":[ "a predator greedy of its prey" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113-d\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "grabby", "grasping", "mercenary", "moneygrubbing", "rapacious" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for greedy covetous , greedy , acquisitive , grasping , avaricious mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. covetous implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions. covetous of his brother's country estate greedy stresses lack of restraint and often of discrimination in desire. greedy for status symbols acquisitive implies both eagerness to possess and ability to acquire and keep. an eagerly acquisitive mind grasping adds to covetous and greedy an implication of selfishness and often suggests unfair or ruthless means. a hard grasping businesswoman who cheated her associates avaricious implies obsessive acquisitiveness especially of money and strongly suggests stinginess. an avaricious miser", "examples":[ "He was a ruthless and greedy businessman.", "There's no need to get greedy \u2014there's plenty for everyone.", "He blames all his problems on greedy lawyers.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But the problem with this argument is that companies are always greedy . \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 31 May 2022", "Those who disagree with him are branded greedy and corrupt. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 1 May 2022", "Despite Biden and Bezos' implication that inflation can all be sorted out if corporations just stop being greedy or the federal government stop spending so much money, there's no easy cure. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 17 May 2022", "Financially destitute and utterly greedy , Rollo sees his daughter as his path out of financial ruin by marrying her off to a wealthy man for money and land. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 18 May 2022", "Or maybe the writer of the story was bored with the details of the transaction and wanted to cast it as a fight to the death between the noble Port and greedy investors bent on ripping off the poor people of Cincinnati. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 6 May 2022", "However that turns out, the champions of this approach are not ignorant, greedy or politically motivated. \u2014 Thomas Hazlett, Star Tribune , 20 Oct. 2020", "Several factors should largely uphold home values: a severe shortage of homes for sale, rising incomes, falling unemployment and \u2014 in plain language \u2014 a tendency for homeowners to be greedy . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "War is inevitable, my students say, because humans are innately greedy and belligerent. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English gredy , from Old English gr\u01e3dig ; akin to Old High German 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"definitions":{ ": a very large black cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus ) of New Guinea and northern Australia that has a tall erectile crest, patches of bright red naked skin on the cheeks, and an extremely large powerful bill with which it cracks the palm nuts on which it chiefly feeds":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070742" }, "grey":{ "type":[ "adjective", "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ ": of the color gray":[], ": tending toward gray":[ "blue- gray eyes" ], ": dull in color":[], ": having the hair gray : hoary":[], ": clothed in gray":[], ": prosaically ordinary : dull , uninteresting":[ "the boring, gray dullness of government", "\u2014 P. 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March 28, 2017 - Receives third life sentence for the 1974 attack in Paris. \u2014 CNN , 3 Oct. 2021", "His father worked for the government and his brother was killed in a grenade attack in 2010 in Laghman province, where the Taliban have long been active. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Aug. 2021", "The seizure of Zaporizhzhia began with an artillery and rocket-propelled grenade barrage during the early hours of March 4. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 17 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French, literally, pomegranate, from Late Latin granata , from Latin, feminine of granatus seedy, from granum grain \u2014 more at corn":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1591, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074659" }, "gregarious wave":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of a constant series of waves formed by the regular movement of the sea at all times":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075732" }, "Great Week":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": holy week":[ "\u2014 used in the early church and now especially in the Eastern Church" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of Late Greek megal\u0113 hebdomas":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080718" }, "green thumb":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an unusual ability to make plants grow":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Perfect for cooks and gardeners alike, this kit comes with everything a budding green thumb would need to start their own organic herb garden. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022", "Wanting to fill your yard with beautiful flowers but intimidated by your not-so- green thumb ", "Over the years, the ripe, red tomatoes grew and so did the stories about Pignatano\u2019s green thumb . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022", "Over the years, the ripe, red tomatoes grew and so did the stories about Mr. Pignatano\u2019s green thumb . \u2014 Ben Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022", "Courtesy of The House That Lars Built Have a green thumb ", "This nine-herb garden kit is perfect for beginners who want to give their green thumb a try without making a big investment. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022", "Indulge his green thumb this Father\u2019s Day with The Living Room Duo from The Sill. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022", "Have a mom on your list who loves to develop her green thumb " ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1937, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081820" }, "Great Sunday":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": easter sunday":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of Late Greek megal\u0113 h\u0113m\u0113ra":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081956" }, "great northern pike":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": pike entry 4 sense 1a":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082147" }, "greenbrier":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02ccbr\u012b(-\u0259)r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Angiosperms, or flowering plants that have seeds enclosed by an ovary or fruit, are broken into monocots (one seed leaf, like grasses, yuccas, greenbrier and palms) and dicots (with two seed leaves, like apples, cherries and dogwoods). \u2014 Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online , 15 May 2021", "Look instead for greenbrier , honeysuckle, plum, laurel, sumac, blackberry, clear-cuts, browse, and forbs in the woods or natural clearings. \u2014 Jeff Murray, Field & Stream , 8 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1785, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082441" }, "great power":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of the nations that figure most decisively in international affairs : superpower":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Those sleepless nights do a number on Dad's skin, and with the great power of being a dad comes the great responsibility to take care of himself. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 15 May 2022", "Yanking on Britain\u2019s colonies, Japan pulled the great power into the Pacific War. \u2014 Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022", "In Moscow, Britain is now portrayed as one of the West\u2019s leading belligerents determined to stop Russia\u2019s reemergence as a great power . \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022", "Russia\u2019s latest war has been analyzed in terms of spheres of influence, the return of great power competition, dictatorship versus democracy. \u2014 WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022", "With great power comes great responsibility...and apparently great acting chops", "The ability to create money is a great power that understandably comes with great responsibility. \u2014 Matt Sekerke, National Review , 12 Oct. 2021", "Howard also said the Council has been able to prevent a great power war from breaking out since its inception after World War II. \u2014 Bynadine El-bawab, ABC News , 25 Apr. 2022", "The trailer for the Netflix documentary presents Cline as a person with great power in the community, a doctor and an elder in his church. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1660, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084216" }, "great blue shark":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a blue shark ( Carcharhinus glaucus )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084457" }, "Green Thursday":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": maundy thursday":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of German gr\u00fcner donnerstag":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1854, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085653" }, "greenwing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": green-winged teal":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02ccwi\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Jamie Pinter reported limits of greenwings near East Bernard. \u2014 Bink Grimes, Houston Chronicle , 4 Jan. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1832, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090228" }, "green milkweed":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a green-flowered herb ( Asclepias viridiflora ) of the eastern U.S. resembling the common milkweeds":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1829, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091357" }, "greggle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": wood hyacinth":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8greg\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091616" }, "Great Dividing Range":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "mountain system in eastern Australia extending from Cape York Peninsula at the northern tip of Queensland to southern Victoria and, interrupted by Bass Strait, into Tasmania \u2014 see kosciusko, mount":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091845" }, "green sorrel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": garden sorrel":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093324" }, "greed":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (such as money) than is needed":[ "motivated by naked ambition and greed" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113d" ], "synonyms":[ "acquisitiveness", "avarice", "avariciousness", "avidity", "avidness", "covetousness", "cupidity", "graspingness", "greediness", "mercenariness", "rapaciousness", "rapacity" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He was a ruthless businessman, motivated by naked ambition and greed .", "don't let greed for riches control you", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, however, has stated that corporate greed is not to blame for high prices. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 15 June 2022", "Brennan: You were quoted as saying corporate greed is a bad theory of inflation. \u2014 WSJ , 22 May 2022", "You were quoted as saying corporate greed is a bad theory of inflation. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022", "The tragedy here is that while greed was certainly a key part of LUNA\u2019s downfall, its creation came from a desire to protect crypto\u2019s decentralized ethos, something that the growing stablecoin industry had actually been abandoning. \u2014 Michael Del Castillo, Forbes , 17 May 2022", "Trump let nothing stand in the way of his personal gain, and that naked greed is also on apparent display among his would-be political heirs. \u2014 Norman Eisen And Colby Galliher, CNN , 10 May 2022", "The driving force is always greed and the unquenchable desire for capital; the casualties are always the poor, the vanquished and the marginalized. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022", "Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen rejected the idea that corporate greed is causing the U.S. inflation surge, differing with fellow Democrats who have accused big businesses of price gouging. \u2014 Christopher Condon, Fortune , 10 June 2022", "And just about everyone else to be disingenuous greed -meisters. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "back-formation from greedy":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1609, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093451" }, "great celandine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": celandine sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093735" }, "greasy grind":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a student who studies extremely hard usually to the exclusion of extracurricular activities":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100001" }, "green man":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": jack-in-the-green":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1578, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100147" }, "greatheart":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a greathearted person":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105015" }, "great snipe":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an Old World snipe ( Capella media ) somewhat larger, darker, and more barred than the whole snipe":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105032" }, "green bristle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": green foxtail":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105110" }, "greathearted":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": characterized by bravery : courageous":[], ": generous , magnanimous":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101t-\u02cch\u00e4r-t\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[ "bold", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "gutsy", "gutty", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "undauntable", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous" ], "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" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "those greathearted but otherwise ordinary individuals who answered their country's call for military service", "a greathearted program to provide basic necessities to millions of children in war-torn countries" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105221" }, "Gregorianist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a person who advocates the use of Gregorian chant":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-n\u0259\u0307st" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Gregorian entry 2 + -ist":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1874, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112101" }, "great sugar pine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": sugar pine":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112349" }, "greenth":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": green growth : verdure":[ "the lovely greenth and blossoms of the horse chestnuts", "\u2014 George Eliot" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n(t)th" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "green entry 1 + -th (as in warmth )":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1753, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113251" }, "greenbul":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of numerous variably greenish African bulbuls":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n\u02ccbu\u0307l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "short for green bulbul":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1930, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120148" }, "Gregorian year":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a year in the Gregorian calendar":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Gregorian entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120402" }, "greases":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": rendered animal fat":[], ": oily matter":[], ": a thick lubricant":[], ": wool as it comes from the sheep retaining the natural oils or fats":[], ": in the natural uncleaned condition":[], ": to smear or daub with grease":[], ": to lubricate with grease":[], ": to soil with grease":[], ": bribe":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113z", "\u02c8gr\u0113s" ], "synonyms":[ "lubricate", "oil", "slick", "wax" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "Grease the pan before you put the cake batter in.", "make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Blackcurrant jam with complex notes of fresh leather and bacon grease with a nimble body and fine tannins. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 25 June 2022", "Remove bacon pieces with a spoon and reserve, leaving bacon grease in pan. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 21 June 2022", "Plastic bowls may contain leftover grease from a previous use and the moisture will prevent your egg whites from becoming light and fluffy. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022", "The Supreme Allied Commander in Europe needed a special kind of grease . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "The cod was perfectly fried, the batter crunchy, the fish flaky, and the entire fritter almost miraculously devoid of grease . \u2014 Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer , 28 May 2022", "Luckily, some of the coolest hairstyle ideas of the moment\u2014slick supermodel buns, braids of all kinds, and Y2K spikes to name a few \u2014are actually enhanced by a little bit (or a lot) of grease . \u2014 Glamour , 22 Apr. 2022", "This shampoo cleanses and lifts grease from your roots and build-up from your hair without stripping any of the natural oils or moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022", "The chemicals are known for their ability to resist grease and keep it from migrating into your lap during your on-the-go lunch in the car. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Regular foot traffic can track dirt, grime, and grease over outdoor cement flooring. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022", "The new neutrality agreement is pretty clearly intended to address these worries and grease FTC approval. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 13 June 2022", "The highway devastated the economies of Black Buffalo\u2019s commercial centers and sucked value from historic real estate, spitting grime and grease onto the windows of neighboring homes. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022", "If your body feels old and creaky, let\u2019s grease up those achy joints and get the most bang for your buck. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022", "And no one did more to grease the WeWork wheels and protect Neumann from accountability to his early investors than Japan\u2019s $100 billion man. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "Line the bottom of each pan with a round of parchment paper and grease it. \u2014 CNN , 20 Dec. 2021", "Once the dough is finished, grease the pan well with extra-virgin olive oil, both on the bottom and along the edges. \u2014 CNN , 22 May 2022", "Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with melted butter. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English grese , from Anglo-French gresse, greisse, creisse , from Vulgar Latin *crassia , from Latin crassus fat":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125043" }, "great Saint-John's-wort":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large-flowered St.-John's wort ( Hypericum pyramidatum )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130023" }, "green tea":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": tea that is light in color and made from leaves that have not been oxidized before drying":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Peptides and ceramides are super for protecting the skin barrier, and calming botanicals like chamomile, aloe, and green tea can soothe redness and irritation. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 28 June 2022", "Using natural extracts from kale, spinach, and green tea , this cleanser is gentle enough to use every day. \u2014 ELLE , 28 June 2022", "For the aromatics, popular Japanese gin brands use the country\u2019s classic botanicals, such as yuzu, green tea , ginger and sansho pepper. \u2014 Akiko Katayama, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "The ingredients in this formulation are resveratrol, green tea , caffeine, niacinamide, peptide, and stem cells. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022", "This purifying wash claims to soothe and brighten with gentle cleansing ingredients like jade water, lotus flower, and green tea . \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022", "These supplements often contain caffeine, guarana, green tea , or other stimulants. \u2014 Amy Capetta, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022", "Active ingredients: Jojoba esters, chamomile, and green tea . \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 June 2022", "Also featuring green tea and acai extract, Supergoop! \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 21 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1704, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131045" }, "great cattle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": all types of cattle except sheep and yearlings":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132449" }, "grewsome":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly":[ "gruesome stories of wounded comrades" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], 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"Ensure the seafood is thoroughly cooked to 145 degrees, then top with green onion and serve over rice. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, Madeline Holcombe And Amanda Sealy, CNN , 26 Dec. 2021", "There were also bits of bell pepper and green onion that gave both cakes a more realistic look and feel. \u2014 Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 24 Oct. 2021", "The classic Chinese green onion pancake is already great, but this riff offers extra texture from the crunchy bits of sweet-salty sausage, plus some freshness from the cilantro. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1577, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170409" }, "Greylock, Mount":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "mountain 3491 feet (1064 meters) high in northwestern Massachusetts; highest in the Berkshire Hills and in the state":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101-\u02ccl\u00e4k" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171150" }, "grenade launcher":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a device attached to a rifle or carbine to permit the firing of a grenade":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171409" }, "green goddess dressing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a green salad dressing consisting of mayonnaise, sour cream, anchovies, chives, parsley, tarragon vinegar, and seasonings":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from The Green Goddess (1921) play by William Archer \u20201924 Scottish dramatist and critic":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1933, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172359" }, "Great Lent":{ 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Lynch, Washington Post , 13 May 2022", "The ruble dropped Thursday against the greenback , according to FactSet. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022", "The common currency posted an even bigger decline against the greenback , falling as much as 1.8% to 1.1106, its lowest level since June 2020. \u2014 Vassilis Karamanis, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022", "In the past three months, the yuan has lost about 7% of its value against the greenback . \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 13 May 2022", "The greenback \u2019s climb has sent the euro, British pound and Japanese yen tumbling. \u2014 Julia-ambra Verlaine, WSJ , 8 May 2022", "Since 1913, when the Fed was created, the greenback has only lost value, and the downslide has accelerated even further in the decades following the end of the gold standard. \u2014 Frank Holmes, Forbes , 2 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1862, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175015" }, "green broom":{ "type":[ 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They are both lizards. Most species live in trees or bushes, subsisting mainly on insects. 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loaf of bread in your pantry, your favorite moisturizer can start growing fuzzy, green mold . \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 19 Sep. 2018", "Yesterday\u2019s crew pulled out much of the drywall, its surface a Jackson Pollock of dark- green mold . \u2014 James Lynch, Popular Mechanics , 9 Feb. 2018", "The bottom level is cinderblock covered with what appears to be green mold ; the white paint is peeling off the wood siding on the middle floor, and some of the siding has fallen off; the strips of aluminum siding on the top floor are separating. \u2014 William Meyers, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2017", "In what was once the library, a carpet of green mold has sprouted. \u2014 Valerie Strauss, Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1857, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203629" }, "grey drake":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an adult female mayfly":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], 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"first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205207" }, "Great Lake trout":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": lake trout":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from Great Lakes , chain of lakes in central North America":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210618" }, "greased line fishing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": angling in which a fly line made buoyant with grease dressing is floated on the surface of the water":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211121" }, "great land crab":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large swift-moving dull-grayish land crab ( Cardisoma guanhumi ) of the family Gecarcinidae that is widely distributed from southern Florida and the West Indies to Brazil, is chiefly nocturnal, and 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"history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213339" }, "greenhouse":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a structure enclosed (as by glass) and used for the cultivation or protection of tender plants":[], ": of, relating to, contributing to, or caused by the greenhouse effect":[ "greenhouse warming", "greenhouse gases" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02cchau\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[ "conservatory", "glasshouse", "hothouse" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "needed to move the plants into the greenhouse before the first frost killed them", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "That would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 14%-21%. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "Fossil fuel drilling and mining on public lands already account for nearly a quarter of the country\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022", "The world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gas isn't likely to join straightaway. \u2014 Frank Jordans, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 June 2022", "Commonwealth governments have been asked to submit their targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by Sept. 23. \u2014 Ignatius Ssuuna, ajc , 24 June 2022", "The fee is designed to persuade people to get out of their cars and take transit, thereby helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022", "Closed Loop estimates its investments have kept nearly 4 million tons of materials in circulation and nearly 7 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions out of the atmosphere. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 24 June 2022", "Healthy trees also provide shade, reduce cooling costs for buildings and heating in the winter, and curb greenhouse gas production. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022", "Kallman said the free bus program would also help Rhode Island reach the goals of the Act on Climate, which makes the state\u2019s goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions mandatory and enforceable. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Millstone accounts for 40% of Connecticut\u2019s electricity and 90% of non- greenhouse gas emissions. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022", "And there are other ways for the president to crack down on emissions, including tightening regulations on non- greenhouse coal-plant pollutants and vehicle fuel economy standards, and boosting support for renewables. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 22 Sep. 2020", "The emissions impact of millions of people not commuting by car every day are enormous No single activity contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than driving to and from work. \u2014 Matt Butner, Quartz at Work , 5 May 2020", "Ideally, the new project would generate less greenhouse gas emissions than are being created at the Coliseum. \u2014 Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com , 25 Mar. 2020", "The change is also expected to result in significantly more greenhouse gas emissions, which trap the sun\u2019s heat, worsening the effects of climate change. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2020", "Of the 90 countries whose oil extraction was studied, few generated more greenhouse gas per barrel. \u2014 Christopher Flavelle, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2020", "The thawing of permafrost represents a positive feedback that amplifies warming by releasing more greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 6 Feb. 2020", "Increasing fuel efficiency means vehicles burn less gas and subsequently emit less greenhouse gas pollution into the atmosphere. \u2014 New York Times , 25 July 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1974, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213529" }, "green ash":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a red ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica subintegerrima ) with branchlets, petioles, and lower leaf surfaces glabrous":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1810, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214707" }, "greenish":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "biographical name", "geographical name", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": of the color green":[], ": covered by green growth or foliage":[ "green fields" ], ": consisting of green plants and usually edible herbage":[ "a green salad" ], ": mild , clement":[], ": envious sense 1":[ "\u2014 used especially in the phrase green with envy" ], ": marked by a pale, sickly, or nauseated appearance":[], ": not ripened or matured":[ "green peaches" ], ": deficient in training, knowledge, or experience":[ "green recruits" ], ": deficient in sophistication and savoir faire : naive":[ "was green and credulous" ], ": not fully qualified for or experienced in a particular function":[], ": youthful , vigorous":[], ": fresh , new":[], ": relating to or being an environmentalist political movement":[], ": concerned with or supporting environmentalism":[ "green consumers who practice recycling" ], ": tending to preserve environmental quality (as by being recyclable, biodegradable, or nonpolluting)":[ "greener energy solutions" ], ": pleasantly alluring":[], ": not fully processed or treated: such as":[], ": freshly sawed":[ "green lumber" ], ": not aged":[ "green liquor" ], ": not dressed or tanned":[ "green hides" ], ": not in condition for a particular use":[], ": pale or sickly in appearance":[], "Julien or Julian 1900\u20131998 French novelist":[], ": a color whose hue is somewhat less yellow than that of growing fresh grass or of the emerald or is that of the part of the spectrum lying between blue and yellow":[], ": something of a green color":[], ": green vegetation: such as":[], ": leafy herbs (such as spinach, dandelions, or Swiss chard) that are cooked as a vegetable":[], ": green vegetables":[], ": leafy parts of plants for use as decoration":[], ": a grassy plain or plot: such as":[], ": a common or park in the center of a town or village":[], ": putting green":[], ": one of the three colors (see color entry 1 sense 15 ) that quarks have in the theory of quantum chromodynamics":[ "Whereas there is just one kind of electric charge, however, there are three kinds of color charge, usually called red, blue and green . (The names, of course, have nothing to do with colors in the everyday sense.)", "\u2014 Elliott D. Bloom and Gary J. Feldman" ], "William 1873\u20131952 American labor leader":[], ": to make green":[], ": rejuvenate , revitalize":[], ": to become green":[], "river 730 miles (1175 kilometers) long in the western U.S. flowing from the Wind River Range in western Wyoming south into the Colorado River in southeastern Utah":[], "city in northeastern Ohio south of Akron population 22,817":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n" ], "synonyms":[ "grown", "leafy", "lush", "luxuriant", "overgrown", "verdant" ], "antonyms":[ "flora", "foliage", "greenery", "herbage", "leafage", "vegetation", "verdure" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "fields green with meadow grass", "a new pitcher who's pretty green , even by rookie standards", "Noun", "a mixture of blues and greens", "The town green was the center of activity.", "It took him four shots to get to the green .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "On the other side of the auditorium space will be green and dressing rooms, storage and, conveniently for set-building, a loading dock. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022", "DeNicola\u2019s tuna is green and herbaceous, mixed with chervil, dill, tarragon and cilantro. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022", "Her health code was not green , but yellow -- a status that meant she was not cleared to travel within the city under local rules that rely on the codes, now ubiquitous in China, to control who can move where. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 27 June 2022", "Amphitheater Pass, on the way to Maclaren Valley, is not fully green . \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022", "But there\u2019s also quite a trust gap: Few believe corporations\u2019 claims of being green . \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 26 June 2022", "Governments, automakers, and materials providers are all going to have to work together to ensure the EV revolution is as green as promised. \u2014 Mike Finelli, Fortune , 23 June 2022", "The biggest aspects of the green agenda are stuck in Congress, while Mr. Biden, facing surging energy prices and inflation, urged U.S. oil refiners this week to expand capacity. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022", "In early March, all of Ohio\u2019s counties were green or yellow; none were red. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 17 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Eventually landing on the green after stops in a bunker and again in the rough, McIlroy clinched his sixth career quadruple bogey eight which dropped him momentarily to 9-under. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022", "As his putt approached the hole on the 18th green on Sunday evening, Will Zalatoris thought he was headed to a thrilling playoff that would determine the U.S. Open champion. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022", "Take advantage of life on the green with over 130 yards of golf holes, swimming, canoeing, and an outdoor fireplace. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022", "The full warmth between them wasn't on display until Lauterbach sank a 5-foot putt for birdie on No. 18 to win a playoff over Stricker and the two embraced on the green at the Woodlands Course at Lawsonia. \u2014 Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022", "Keep it light and airy on the green : This bucket hat uses Lululemon's classic On The Move fabric, notoriously known for its lightweight, sweat-wicking qualities. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022", "Kevin Ovian, a Stonehill College student, drove from the suburbs to sit on the green , angered by the horrific string of shootings nationwide this past month. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022", "She was then spotted in neon green (above) still sporting the waves with what appeared to be a second-day zhuzhing \u2014 perhaps a little curling-wand action to redefine and smooth the braid waves. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 26 Jan. 2022", "One of them is stainless steel, a rare metal for Patek Philippe, and two have dials in shades of green , which couldn\u2019t be more on trend. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 14 Oct. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "For at least a decade the fossil-fuel industry has tried to green its public image. \u2014 Katie Worth, Scientific American , 20 June 2022", "Progressives will have watched the collapse of their legislative and regulatory routes to cut carbon pollution, and the ongoing Republican backlash to corporate activism will foreclose their ability to green even their workplaces. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022", "The fertilization helps green up the lawn as long as the roots and blades have developed. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 6 May 2022", "This house, quiet as sunlight, grass on the other side of these windows fading from gold to green like a woman taking off her makeup. \u2014 Cynthia Dewi Oka, The Atlantic , 17 Apr. 2022", "If the area does not green up, it is probably caused by chinch bugs. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Apr. 2022", "Pioneering cruise lines are now pursuing a variety of new and more sustainable alternative energy sources to green their fleets, including electric batteries, biofuels and hydrogen fuel cells. \u2014 CNN , 21 Apr. 2022", "That\u2019s mitigating the negative impact - trying to green a tour. \u2014 Jim Ryan, Forbes , 25 June 2021", "But investors, compelled to green their portfolios, are turned off by the mining industry\u2019s huge carbon production. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English grene , from Old English gr\u0113ne ; akin to Old English gr\u014dwan to grow":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222157" }, "greek fire":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an incendiary composition used in warfare by the Byzantine Greeks that is said to have burst into flame on wetting":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1788, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223147" }, "green amaranth":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": pigweed sense a":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223153" }, "Greek fir":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an ornamental Grecian evergreen tree ( Abies cephalonica ) with lustrous red-brown branches and stiff pointed leaves":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224225" }, "great sallow":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a sallow ( Salix caprea )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224457" }, "greige":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": being in an unbleached undyed state as taken from a loom":[ "\u2014 used of textiles", "greige cloth" ], ": of a color that blends gray and beige : of the color greige":[ "greige walls" ], ": a variable color that blends gray and beige":[ "Warm greiges makes a room look soft and casual. Cool greiges make a room look clean and crisp.", "\u2014 Ginna Parsons", "Her colors were very sophisticated. She particularly liked beige, greige , gray, earth tones, off-black, and the occasional red.", "\u2014 Kennedy Fraser" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0101zh" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Meghan made a stylish appearance in a white Valentino suit at the Invictus Games back in April before her turn in a greige Dior set and matching Stephen Jones hat for the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul\u2019s Cathedral yesterday. \u2014 Hayley Maitland, Vogue , 4 June 2022", "Her red dress was replaced with a greige three-piece set. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 11 Feb. 2022", "Floor colors are also getting warmer, as buyers steer away from gray and even greige toward taupe and natural wood tones. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021", "The walls, formerly white, were coated in a greige Keim mineral paint. \u2014 Robert Rufino, House Beautiful , 8 Apr. 2021", "From soft whites and creams to light brown paint colors and everything in between ( greige paint colors, anyone", "Contestants gathered in a big, unfailingly over-warm tent, clad in their Marks-and-Sparks separates and their greige aprons, awkwardly enthusiastic about being on television but entirely committed to proving themselves as Britain\u2019s best bakers. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 3 Oct. 2019", "When used strategically, greige paint can have a transformative effect on a space. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 27 Feb. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from French gr\u00e8ge \"raw, unfinished (of silk),\" going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian greggio (Upper Italian grezzo ) \"in its natural state, unfinished,\" perhaps going back to Vulgar Latin *gregius \"plain, ordinary\" (formed as a counterpart to Latin \u0113gregius \"outstanding, first-rate\"), derivative of Latin greg-, grex \"flock, herd, troop\"; later construed in English as a blend of gray entry 1 and beige entry 2 \u2014 more at egregious":"Adjective", "derivative of greige entry 1":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1911, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230057" }, "great gray kangaroo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": giant kangaroo":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230125" }, "green turtle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large usually herbivorous sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) of warm waters with a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "As of May 22, Indian River County tallied 55 leatherback nests, 569 loggerhead nests and one green turtle nest. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 30 May 2022", "This instantly recognizable smiling green turtle sandbox is a fast friend to the youngest customers. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022", "In 2021, the Royal Uno shore guards patrolled the beach acting as turtle guardians, effectively protecting 264 green turtle nests and releasing 22,362 baby turtles during the season. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 17 May 2022", "The Aldabra Atoll has one of the world's largest green turtle populations, and in addition to the hunting ban, the fact that the area was designated a UNESCO Heritage Site in 1982 has helped the species with its recovery. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 29 Mar. 2022", "Researchers found that in the late 1960s, the annual number of green turtle clutches was in the 2,000 to 3,000 range, and that increased to more than 15,000 in the late 2010s. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 31 Mar. 2022", "The endangered green turtle is making a comeback there, after several decades of protection and close monitoring. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 31 Mar. 2022", "The return of loggerheads is impressive, but the green turtle revival is even more mind-blowing. \u2014 Gabe Andrews, Scientific American , 31 Jan. 2022", "That day, Bakari ran around the public fountain\u2019s sculptures \u2014 a light blue whale and a yellow-and- green turtle \u2014 as a faux palm tree sprinkled water over his head. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1657, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230859" }, "green fingers":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": green thumb":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "His tiny, green fingers were flared across Waldo\u2019s fur. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 2 June 2018", "In other words, S.A.I.D. usually looks nothing like Steve, with its long purplish streak and green fingers . \u2014 Jacey Fortin, New York Times , 15 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1980, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232041" }, "green gentian":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several plants of the genus Swertia found chiefly in the Rocky mountain region":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232056" }, "green vegetable":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a vegetable whose foliage or foliage-bearing stalks are the chief edible part":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Oh sure, that leafy green vegetable that Popeye relied on so heavily is fine and dandy, but that thick stuff that runs along the fairways of golf courses far and wide", "Just another reason to add the green vegetable to your menu sometime soon. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 12 May 2022", "Dedicated to all things asparagus, the National Asparagus Festival has been celebrating the green vegetable since 1974 as the longest-running asparagus festival in the country. \u2014 Kiran Saini, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022", "Even among the green vegetable -averse, snap peas aren\u2019t typically a hard sell. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022", "Olshan served up crunchy Brussels sprouts, which look and taste like the ubiquitous appetizer on so many trendy Manhattan menus, thin crispy wisps of the green vegetable . \u2014 Sharon Edelson, Forbes , 2 June 2021", "This noodle side dish calls for spinach, but any green vegetable \u2014 broccoli, green beans or peas \u2014 can be used. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 Nov. 2020", "Enjoy saut\u00e9ed broccoli alone or as part of a vegetable stir-fry. Move over collards and turnip greens, this green vegetable deserves a spot on the table. \u2014 Patricia S York, Southern Living , 18 Sep. 2020", "The dressing works well for other green vegetables , including spinach, and for cold chicken. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1826, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232552" }, "greenhorn":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an inexperienced or naive person":[], ": a newcomer (as to a country) unacquainted with local manners and customs":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02cch\u022frn" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarian", "apprentice", "babe", "beginner", "colt", "cub", "fledgling", "freshman", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "novitiate", "punk", "recruit", "rook", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro", "virgin" ], "antonyms":[ "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He's not the most sophisticated businessman you'll ever meet, but he's no greenhorn .", "go easy on him\u2014he's just a greenhorn and doesn't have all the experience you do", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Yet even before the Academy-Award winning film provided a boost to a once-fringe sport, Honnold had inspired one important greenhorn to get up from her desk and out onto the rocks: his 58-year-old mother. \u2014 Anita Chabria Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021", "Rick\u2019s crew rescues a greenhorn and her rock truck, and Tony\u2019s team tries an ancient fix to keep his operation afloat. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021", "By the time Jacob turned 2, Tony had put a ball in his son\u2019s hands and was watching his greenhorn grow. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021", "That system, of course, collapsed under the weight of thousands of greenhorn prospectors. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 9 May 2021", "The 22-year-old greenhorn heading from Washington to Cleveland in 1992 was a wiry 6-1 receiver named Keenan McCardell, now the 51-year-old receivers coach for the Vikings. \u2014 On The Nfl Mark Craig, Star Tribune , 27 Mar. 2021", "Rising is a greenhorn who has the advantage of having sat in the press box alongside Andy Ludwig during games in a redshirt year last season, sponging up everything there is to absorb shadowing the man who makes the Utes' offensive decisions. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Oct. 2020", "This season, Parker Schnabel, Tony Beets and Rick Ness are joined by Fred Lewis, a military veteran and a greenhorn miner, who works with a crew made up of fellow veterans in Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Oct. 2020", "As the super snow-moon storm peaks, he Cornelia Marie\u2019s deck becomes a gantlet for Josh and Casey\u2019s greenest greenhorn . \u2014 Nina Zafar, Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "obsolete greenhorn animal with green or young horns":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232822" }, "greedy scale":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a scale ( Hemiberlesia rapax ) that is native to Europe but has been introduced into America and Australia and attacks many woody plants":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234042" }, "green vegetables":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a vegetable whose foliage or foliage-bearing stalks are the chief edible part":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Oh sure, that leafy green vegetable that Popeye relied on so heavily is fine and dandy, but that thick stuff that runs along the fairways of golf courses far and wide", "Just another reason to add the green vegetable to your menu sometime soon. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 12 May 2022", "Dedicated to all things asparagus, the National Asparagus Festival has been celebrating the green vegetable since 1974 as the longest-running asparagus festival in the country. \u2014 Kiran Saini, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022", "Even among the green vegetable -averse, snap peas aren\u2019t typically a hard sell. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022", "Olshan served up crunchy Brussels sprouts, which look and taste like the ubiquitous appetizer on so many trendy Manhattan menus, thin crispy wisps of the green vegetable . \u2014 Sharon Edelson, Forbes , 2 June 2021", "This noodle side dish calls for spinach, but any green vegetable \u2014 broccoli, green beans or peas \u2014 can be used. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 Nov. 2020", "Enjoy saut\u00e9ed broccoli alone or as part of a vegetable stir-fry. Move over collards and turnip greens, this green vegetable deserves a spot on the table. \u2014 Patricia S York, Southern Living , 18 Sep. 2020", "The dressing works well for other green vegetables , including spinach, and for cold chicken. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1826, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234235" }, "green valley grass":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": johnson grass":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234359" }, "green bean":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a kidney bean that is used as a snap bean when the pods are colored green":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The meal includes sliced ham, boneless chicken, macaroni and cheese, roasted potatoes, green bean casserole, pasta salad, apple pie, and carrot cake. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022", "Five states searched the most for sweet potato casseroles, eight others for a variety of green bean casseroles. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Nov. 2021", "There's giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potato souffle, green bean almandine, green salad and dressing, bake at home dinner rolls. \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 15 Nov. 2021", "But done right \u2013 using fresh green beans and mushrooms \u2013 green bean casserole can be a beautiful thing. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Nov. 2021", "Sides include sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, cornbread dressing and more, $17.50-$28. \u2014 al , 18 Nov. 2021", "Each includes a 12- to 14-pound turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy, and cornbread with pecan butter. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Nov. 2021", "Then there's all the trimmings such as dressing \u2013 possibly more than one kind \u2013 mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, and hopefully some vegetables including, of course, a green bean casserole. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021", "This cheesy gratin will put a different type of green bean casserole on your Thanksgiving table. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 17 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1526, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234431" }, "green-tailed towhee":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a towhee ( Chlorura chlorura ) of the Rocky mountain region that is greenish above with chestnut crown and ashy underparts":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234832" }, "green peach aphid":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a nearly cosmopolitan yellowish-green aphid ( Myzus persicae ) that is frequently a vector of plant virus diseases":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1922, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234836" }, "grewhound":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": greyhound":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u00fc\u0259nd", "-\u00fc\u02cchau\u0307nd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, alteration of grehound":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234947" }, "great carpenter bee":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large carpenter bee ( Xylocopa virginica ) of eastern and southern North America about the size of a bumblebee but distinguished by a smooth shining abdomen":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001001" }, "green oil":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various oils that are green in color or that have not been refined: such as":[], ": anthracene oil":[], ": a fraction obtained from shale oil in the first distillation and chemical treatment":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1607, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001622" }, "green heron":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small yellow-legged American heron ( Butorides virescens synonym B. striatus ) with a greenish back and chestnut neck and chest":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In the distance, a lone green heron skimmed the river's surface with an eye toward a morning meal. \u2014 Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022", "Noteworthy sightings included a green heron in Belchertown, a blue grosbeak in Hadley, and a yellow-bellied flycatcher in Easthampton. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021", "Berkshire County: The region was highlighted by a golden eagle in New Ashford, a dickcissel at Linear Park in Williamstown, and a green heron in Lee. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021", "Hampshire County: Some notable sightings were a Connecticut warbler in Northampton, a green heron , a Tennessee warbler and a dickcissel in Hadley, and a brant and a white-winged crossbill at the Quabbin headquarters in Belchertown. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021", "Birders said the loon got a little spooked when a goose and a green heron at different times flew low to check it out. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2021", "Highlights featured a red-headed woodpecker at Sibley Farm in Spencer and four sandhill cranes and a green heron at the Bolton Flats. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2021", "The total bird population in the two countries has fallen by almost 3 billion, with grassland birds such as western meadowlarks and American sparrows and shorebirds such as green herons taking the biggest hits. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Sep. 2019", "Sightings at Crane WMA in Falmouth included 3 blue grosbeaks, a blue-winged warbler, an Eastern meadowlark, 3 green herons , and a sharp-shinned hawk. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Aug. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1785, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001904" }, "great bellflower":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": canterbury bell":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003557" }, "green light":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": authority or permission to proceed":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "allowance", "authorization", "clearance", "concurrence", "consent", "granting", "leave", "license", "licence", "permission", "sanction", "sufferance", "warrant" ], "antonyms":[ "interdiction", "prohibition", "proscription" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The US Food and Drug Administration and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have given the green light for both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for young kids. \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 1 July 2022", "Once women\u2019s ski jumping got the green light for Olympic inclusion, funding for the sport increased and the level of competition took off, as 13-year-old girls looked at it a viable route to fulfilling their Olympic dreams. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022", "The news came one day after Grey's Anatomy got the green light for a season 19. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 27 May 2022", "While Domino Masters has not been officially renewed for a second season, the Season 1 finale should pack quite a punch and many expect the show to get the green light for another season that will be back on FOX in the near future. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 May 2022", "Despite their rapid recent rise, today's mortgage rates remain a green light for homebuyers. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022", "The Fed\u2019s dual mandate is employment and price stability, so the combination of inflation and robust employment is a green light for an aggressive tightening of monetary policy. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022", "The film, which opened in North America on Feb. 4, has gotten the green light for a theatrical release in the country on March 25. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Mar. 2022", "Bloys previously said King and Parker would be majorly influential in whether the revival gets the green light for another round. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "from the green traffic light which signals permission to proceed":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1937, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003752" }, "gregariousness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": tending to associate with others of one's kind : social":[ "gregarious animals" ], ": marked by or indicating a liking for companionship : sociable":[ "is friendly, outgoing, and gregarious" ], ": of or relating to a social group":[], ": growing in a cluster or a colony":[], ": living in contiguous nests but not forming a true colony":[ "\u2014 used especially of wasps and bees" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "gri-\u02c8ger-\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "outgoing", "sociable", "social" ], "antonyms":[ "antisocial", "insociable", "introverted", "nongregarious", "reclusive", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "[J.P.] Morgan was attracted to bright, self-possessed women who met him on his own ground, felt at home in society, and shared his gregarious instincts and sybaritic tastes. \u2014 Jean Strouse , New Yorker , 29 Mar. 1999", "\u2026 the gregarious trade unionist whose back-slapping mateyness helped make him Australia's most popular politician. \u2014 Time , 3 Apr. 1989", "As it is a night of many parties, the more social, the more gregarious , the more invited of the guests are wondering whether to go to Harley Street first, or whether to arrive there later, after sampling other offerings. \u2014 Margaret Drabble , Harper's , July 1987", "She is outgoing and gregarious .", "a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Greg Loyd is gregarious , seems to always be smiling and loves to talk. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022", "Society often urges people to conform to the qualities extolled in performance reviews\u2014punctual, chipper, gregarious . \u2014 Olga Khazan, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022", "Being gregarious , outgoing and loud is not the secret sauce formula for being a good manager. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "The coaching staff loved her persistence, gregarious personality and passion for UCLA softball, but the Bruins didn\u2019t have enough roster spots. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022", "The community in Bremerton appeared to be largely sympathetic to Mr. Kennedy, who is gregarious , playful and popular. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022", "Railey Gilliland will portray Tegan, a gregarious , confident and extroverted teenager, who turns to music to explore her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022", "Newton was a gregarious neighbor, eager to talk and share town news and gossip with visitors. \u2014 Marisa Agha, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022", "There\u2019s the gregarious Chaz at Frank\u2019s Produce and Nate at DeLaurenti, an exceptional Italian deli that opened in the 1940s. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin gregarius of a flock or herd, from greg-, grex flock, herd":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004051" }, "Gregorian mode":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": church mode sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Gregorian entry 2":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005327" }, "greenmail":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02ccm\u0101l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Musk\u2019s current war against Twitter might simply be posturing for greenmail . \u2014 Robert Zafft, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022", "That comes out to an obscene $225,000 per job for factory work, proving that neither party, and few states, can control the scourge of corporate greenmail . \u2014 Dan Haar, courant.com , 7 Aug. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1983, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010010" }, "Gregorian chant":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a monodic and rhythmically free liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1728, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010659" }, "green-eyed monster":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": jealousy imagined as a monster that attacks people":[ "\u2014 usually used with the Finally, he suffered from professional jealousy, although, at least in public, he kept the green-eyed monster at bay most of the time. \u2014 Ron Fimrite Can it be that Suzanne was envious because you had a date" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "covetousness", "enviousness", "envy", "invidiousness", "jealousy", "resentment" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Choose the high road and that green-eyed monster will soon disappear. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2021", "Honor the green-eyed monster , allow it some space in your psyche. \u2014 Amy Klein, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2020", "Honour the green-eyed monster , allow it some space in your psyche. \u2014 Amy Klein, refinery29.com , 15 Apr. 2020", "The green-eyed monster had not reared her ugly head! \u2014 Monita Soni, al , 5 Nov. 2019", "To mark the 20th anniversary of the show\u2019s premiere, The Times rounded up 10 of the best looks styled by costumer Patricia Field to unleash the (fashionable) green-eyed monster in all of us. \u2014 Tara Paniogue, latimes.com , 5 June 2018", "At least one person has been bit by the green-eyed monster after the successful launch of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy rocket last week. \u2014 Natasha Bach, Fortune , 15 Feb. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1616, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010722" }, "great rhododendron":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": big laurel":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011102" }, "Gregorian telescope":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror with a perforation through which light is reflected to the eyepiece and an ellipsoidal secondary mirror set beyond the focus and that produces an erect image but a small field of view":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "James Gregory \u20201675 Scottish mathematician and inventor + English -an":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011137" }, "Greenspan":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Alan 1926\u2013 American economist":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02ccspan" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013807" }, "greenery":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": green foliage or plants":[], ": green sense 3b":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-r\u0113", "\u02c8gr\u0113-n\u0259-r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "flora", "foliage", "green", "herbage", "leafage", "vegetation", "verdure" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The restaurant was adorned with greenery .", "the lush greenery of the islands", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Many of the bedrooms, especially the primary suite, wouldn\u2019t look out of place in a five-star hotel, with sumptuous drapery and a white-and-ivory color palette that allows the greenery through the windows to take center stage. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 20 June 2022", "Through the window, trade and economic affairs counselor Heli Hyypia said, the greenery reminded her of home. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022", "Fourteen goats are visiting Colerain Park for the next several weeks to maintain some of the overgrown greenery caused by invasive plants taking over the green space. \u2014 Ashley Smith, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022", "The island has 23 bures, or Fijian bungalows, with private bathrooms, nestled among the lush greenery just steps away from the beach. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022", "In its lavish display of thriving life, the greenery seems both to reflect her fate and to ennoble her immediate experience. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022", "Despite years of drought and conservation mandates, Californians continue to sprinkle a lot of clean, drinkable water onto yards to keep the greenery alive. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022", "Rather than completely enclosing your tub with a wood wall, make room for an opening to enjoy the greenery all around you. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022", "The greenery was not only a nod to the natural nature of the product but also bucking a trend. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014357" }, "Great Britain":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "island in western Europe comprising England, Scotland, and Wales area 88,150 square miles (228,300 square kilometers), population 61,371,315":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8bri-t\u1d4an" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014618" }, "green-collar":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or involving actions for protecting the natural environment":[ "green-collar jobs" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1990, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020054" }, "greenbelt":{ "type":[ "geographical name", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a belt of parkways, parks, or farmlands that encircles a community":[], "garden city in central Maryland built to provide low-cost housing in the late 1930s population 23,068":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gr\u0113n-\u02ccbelt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Riverset homeowners enjoy resort-style amenities, including acres of green space, a rugged greenbelt along Duck Creek, a modern farmhouse barn amenity center, a swimming pool, miles of trails, an expansive dog park and perennial gardens. \u2014 Dallas News , 3 Oct. 2021", "The waterway is slowly being transformed into a greenbelt of parks, trees and bike paths because of a statewide recreational bond measure approved by voters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022", "Fathers today are more into healthy living and being physically active, which may explain why homes near a park or greenbelt are often between 8% and 20% more valuable, according to several recent studies. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 June 2021", "The first floor includes two large bedrooms with views of the greenbelt and creek. \u2014 Dallas News , 30 May 2021", "The Brookside community where Taylor Morrison plans to build is next to a 70-acre greenbelt along Panther Creek. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 27 July 2021", "The property includes a 1\u00bd-acre lake and will have more than 2\u00bd miles of trails, a greenbelt along Watters Creek and four park areas. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 31 Mar. 2021", "Seated on a half-acre plot with a greenbelt , the four-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bathroom home is selling for $1,450,000. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2021", "Situated on an expansive greenbelt , the home offers views of the landscape and a nearby disc golf course. \u2014 Dallas News , 15 Nov. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1949, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021229" }, "Great Pyrenees":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a breed of large heavy-coated white dogs often used to guard livestock":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8pir-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0113z" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1933, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022201" }, "green corn":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the young tender ears of corn":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The business has since added a menu of vegan dishes like green corn tamales and jalape\u00f1o chickpea salad. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 29 Mar. 2022", "La Fama is currently taking Christmas pre-orders for red chile meat and green corn tamales, as well as pineapple or berry dessert tamales. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 6 Dec. 2021", "Try a simit, a large round sesame bagel, flavored with molasses; or misir, a grilled or boiled corn on the cob, seasoned with salt and served on a bright green corn husk. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021", "Hike under the green corn moon: Get your moon glow on from 9 to 11 p.m. \u2014 cleveland , 29 June 2020", "This time of year, Ohio's farmland should be alive and brand new again, peppered with the pop of bright green corn stalks already reaching the height of a tall man's shins. \u2014 Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com , 19 June 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1645, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025443" }, "green fire":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a composition that burns with a bright green light produced usually by barium nitrate":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1730, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025647" } }