{ "papa":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": father":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "a proud papa of newborn twins", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "With the den\u2019s honey reserves and surrounding hives running out, Teddy convinces papa bear sets off to find the Golden Land which is believed to harbor an endless source of honey. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 4 May 2022", "Eminem is one proud papa , speaking about his support for his daughter in an interview on Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson in March 2020. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Feb. 2022", "Season 4 picks drops us off at Hawkins Laboratory in 1979 where Dr. Matthew Brenner ( papa ) is going about his daily tests of subject, including 10. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 20 May 2022", "According to a statement shared by the royal family at the time, the baby was born at the Portland Hospital, and the proud papa was present for the birth. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 17 May 2022", "Her son told her that his papa had already gone away. \u2014 Nancy Ramsey, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022", "Among the social cuts for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, there's application tips, bloopers, and the cutest appearance from her papa , who steps in to open up a package for her. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 May 2022", "If the proud papa on your list is looking to add some extra veggies to his meals, this grill basket from Kona is a great addition to his set of culinary tools. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022", "Her son told her that his papa had already gone away. \u2014 Nancy Ramsey, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1677, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1952, in the meaning defined above":"Communications code word" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French (baby talk)":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0259", "p\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4", "chiefly British p\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dad", "daddy", "father", "old man", "pa", "pater", "pop", "sire" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063738", "type":[ "communications code word", "noun" ] }, "papal":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi received Communion on Wednesday during a papal mass in St. Peter's Basilica, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 29 June 2022", "Among those who denounced him were respected conservative politicians and the papal nuncio in Munich, Eugenio Pacelli, who would later become Pope Pius XII. \u2014 Michael Brenner, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 June 2022", "Catholic pontiff can still perform his papal duties as long as his mind is clear. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022", "Only cardinals under the age of 80 can vote in papal elections. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022", "Pius VI kept a dog, Diana, at the summer papal residence in Castel Gandolfo. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022", "This week, one of his closest advisers and friends, Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, said talk of a papal resignation or the end of Francis\u2019 pontificate was unfounded. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 5 June 2022", "This week, one of his closest advisers and friends, Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, said talk of a papal resignation or the end of Francis' pontificate was unfounded. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022", "This week, one of his closest advisers and friends, Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, said talk of a papal resignation or the end of Francis\u2019 pontificate was unfounded. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin papalis , from Late Latin papa":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-p\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124246", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "paper":{ "antonyms":[ "formal", "nominal", "titular" ], "definitions":{ ": a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension":[], ": a formal written composition often designed for publication and often intended to be read aloud":[ "presented a scholarly paper at the meeting" ], ": a paper container or wrapper":[], ": a piece of paper":[], ": a piece of paper containing a written or printed statement : document":[ "pedigree papers" ], ": a piece of paper containing writing or print":[], ": a piece of written schoolwork":[], ": a similar sheet of other material (such as plastic)":[], ": admitted by free passes":[ "a paper audience" ], ": existing only in theory : nominal":[ "a paper blockade" ], ": figured at face value":[ "on paper the stock was worth nearly a million dollars" ], ": finished with a crisp smooth surface similar to that of paper":[ "paper taffeta" ], ": in theory":[ "the plan looks good on paper" ], ": in writing":[ "wants these promises on paper" ], ": made of paper, cardboard, or papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9":[ "a paper bag" ], ": newspaper":[], ": of or relating to clerical work or written communication":[], ": paperback":[], ": papery":[], ": the negotiable notes or instruments of commerce":[], ": to cover (an area) with advertising bills, circulars, or posters":[], ": to fill by giving out free passes":[ "paper the theater for opening night" ], ": to fold or enclose in paper":[], ": to hang wallpaper":[], ": to put down or describe in writing":[], ": wallpaper sense 1":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "We'll need pens, glue, and some paper .", "Be sure to print the letter on good paper .", "He scribbled the number on a scrap of paper .", "a crumpled piece of paper", "The border guards asked to see my papers .", "They published a landmark paper in 1995.", "The teacher was busy grading papers .", "She did well on her history paper .", "Adjective", "Their accounts showed lots of paper profits, but they went bankrupt anyway.", "there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "During an appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court on Sunday, the paper reported that prosecutors said McKelley has failed to appear in court 27 times for past arrests and has five other pending cases. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022", "Write your special wish on the special paper , light it to see your wish fly. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022", "During the shutdown, advertisement revenue dried up, and the shops where the paper was normally distributed were now closed. \u2014 Anuz Thapa, NBC News , 27 June 2022", "Soon enough, the paper will open up like a spider web. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022", "However, the paper \u2019s new modeling suggests that even planets with their original primordial atmospheres of hydrogen and helium (something Earth also once had) can be potentially habitable for long periods of their history. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "Last week, Zion was helping Lemmer put out the paper during the transition. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 27 June 2022", "Daily circulation grew from about 1,400 copies in 1855 to as high as 40,000 during the Civil War, when the paper was a strong supporter of President Lincoln and emancipation. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022", "The balloons matched the black and gold tablecloths and the white and gold wrapping paper that Huda Alsidnawi had carefully folded around the gifts for her brother Ahmad the night before. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Images of Hathaway in a beehive hairdo, cat-eye sunglasses, and a Gucci minidress now paper the internet\u2014a near caricature of fabulous stardom. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022", "Orange, purple and yellow cloth circles paper the walls. \u2014 Jay Parini, CNN , 7 Aug. 2021", "Murphy did not name names and Rylov, who was sitting next to him during the press conference, tried to paper the remark over. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 5 Aug. 2021", "Bad people give away money, if only to paper their badness. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 21 July 2021", "So, take a pen to paper and write down all your fears and anxieties. \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 July 2021", "Policies and procedures mean little to organizational culture change (and relatedly, profitability) if their only purpose is to paper the file for the lawyers. \u2014 Ellevate, Forbes , 15 June 2021", "Are any characters in the book actually paper versions of themselves", "Don\u2019t try to paper it over like a moldy wall in a Starbucks bathroom. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 24 Mar. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Some theater owners have told customers that certain sizes are available only in those non- paper options. \u2014 Erich Schwartzel, WSJ , 31 May 2022", "During 2020's surges, Kate O'Neill, a professor in the department of environmental science, policy and management at UC Berkeley, explained to CNN how non- paper condiment packets are nearly impossible to recycle. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2021", "That means choosing cards without any non- paper embellishments like foil or ribbon. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 24 Nov. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun", "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English papir , from Anglo-French, from Latin papyrus papyrus, paper, from Greek papyros papyrus":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-p\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blank", "document", "form" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050943", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "paper over":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": hide , conceal":[], ": to gloss over, explain away, or patch up (differences, disparities, etc.) especially in order to maintain a semblance of unity or agreement":[] }, "examples":[ "the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity", "the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound" ], "first_known_use":{ "1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blink (at)", "brush (aside ", "condone", "discount", "disregard", "excuse", "forgive", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "pardon", "pass over", "remit", "shrug off", "whitewash", "wink (at)" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073324", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "paper-thin":{ "antonyms":[ "broad", "fat", "wide" ], "definitions":{ ": extremely thin":[ "paper-thin partitions" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1928, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-p\u0259r-\u02ccthin" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "fine", "hairline", "narrow", "needlelike", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "slim-jim", "thin", "ultrathin" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041023", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "papule":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small solid usually conical elevation of the skin":[] }, "examples":[ "the reddish, itchy papules that are characteristic of the rash", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Soldiers marching to Rome from Mesopotamia in late 165 AD were ill, many covered in red and black papules that eventually would scab over and fall off. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Apr. 2020", "The symptoms, described by famous Roman physician Galen, were unpleasant: diarrhea, coughing, fever, dry throat and the aforementioned papules . \u2014 Fox News , 22 Apr. 2020", "The researchers concluded that both formulations were effective at treating rosacea, especially the papules and pustules associated with the condition. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 5 Mar. 2019", "For those with mainly papules and pustules, there are over-the-counter treatment solutions that work. \u2014 Molly Nover-baker, Redbook , 27 Dec. 2016", "Just like non-inflammatory acne, salicylic acid can help those suffering with papules and postules, as well as exfoliants like alpha hydroxy acids (glycolic and lactic acids among others). \u2014 Molly Nover-baker, Redbook , 27 Dec. 2016", "Even Angi\u2019s skin seemed possessed of that perfect sense of motion: ivory pale and patterned purple-red by the papules that spiraled up and down her arms, legs, and cheeks like a paisley print. \u2014 Sarah Harris, The Cut , 6 Apr. 2018", "Ren\u00e9e says there are a few different ways to approach this kind of blemish, formally known as papules . \u2014 Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan , 7 Mar. 2018", "Cysts are also common, and like penile papules , generally not a big deal. \u2014 Jenna Birch, Health.com , 16 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1821, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin papula":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-(\u02cc)py\u00fcl", "\u02c8pap-(\u02cc)y\u00fcl" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "boil", "fester", "hickey", "pimple", "pock", "pustule", "whelk", "zit" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023856", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "paper profit":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a profit that can be realized only by selling something (such as a security) that has appreciated in market value":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But even with that step back in price, Musk is looking at an on- paper profit of roughly $1.1 billion on his $2.6 billion investment. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022", "Stock prices and business valuations go down as well as up \u2014 $1 in on- paper profit today could be $5 in real-world losses tomorrow. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022", "Tesla has already made around $1 billion in paper profit on its $1.5 billion bitcoin investment, estimates Wedbush Securities\u2019 Daniel Ives. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 22 Feb. 2021", "The reasons for these paper profits are disconcerting. \u2014 Jeff Sommer, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020", "In other words, SoftBank is heavily reliant on paper profits . \u2014 Tim Culpan | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2019", "In some cases, SoftBank's involvement in multiple funding rounds helped drive up valuations that resulted in paper profits for Son\u2019s company. \u2014 Peter Elstrom, Fortune , 26 Nov. 2019", "In the past, this line has included paper profits from revaluing stakes in bike-rental and fintech startups. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2019", "The fund, which is sitting on large paper profits from its initial investment, held around $321.8 million worth of Didi shares at the end of July. \u2014 Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ , 28 Oct. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1893, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154105" }, "paper pulp":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": pulp sense 1c":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175213" }, "paper mulberry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an Asian tree ( Broussonetia papyrifera ) of the mulberry family that is widely grown as a shade tree":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Also new are works on sheets, some more than six feet square, of washi, a Japanese paper made from fibres of the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub, or the paper mulberry . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1769, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184327" }, "papal decree":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a decree from a Pope":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191624" }, "paper over the cracks":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to hide problems":[ "We have to acknowledge these problems. We can't just paper over the cracks ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192333" }, "Papaipema":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of noctuid moths containing several that are pests on corn and other plants in parts of North America":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02ccp\u012b\u02c8p\u0113m\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, probably from Greek papai , exclamation of suffering + p\u0113ma suffering, calamity":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194941" }, "papale":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": hat":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8p\u00e4(\u02cc)l\u0101" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Hawaiian":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202608" }, "papyrus column":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an Egyptian column resembling a bundle of papyrus stalks":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210335" }, "papain":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a protease in the juice of unripe papaya that is used especially as a tenderizer for meat and in medicine (as in the topical debridement of necrotic tissue)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-\u0259n", "-\u02c8p\u012b-", "-\u02c8p\u012b-\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "And the smaller events, in many cases, produced genes associated with being carnivorous \u2014 like the ones that make papain , an enzyme in meat tenderizer. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 19 May 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary, from papaya":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1880, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210409" }, "paper plant":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": papyrus":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211135" }, "papermouth":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": white crappie":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "so called from the thin membrane of the mouth":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211534" }, "papal cross":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a figure of a cross having a long upright shaft and three crossbars with the longest at or somewhat above its middle and the two other successively shorter crossbars above the longest one \u2014 see cross illustration":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1857, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212026" }, "paper patent":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a patent for an invention never put into manufacture or commercial use":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212401" }, "paper money":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": money consisting of government notes and banknotes":[], ": bank money":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "That paper money later turned into real money that SadieB could keep. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022", "The first time that paper money was used in China, more than 1000 years ago, it was also met with confusion and widely condemned. \u2014 Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021", "This modern equivalent of financing government by printing paper money is a classic prescription for inflation. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 22 May 2022", "During the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress issued paper money to fund the war effort. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022", "But with paper money on a slow path to extinction, the case for a real digital alternative will only grow stronger. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 28 Mar. 2022", "His mom ran events for a libertarian organization that advocated buying gold and silver, and doubted that paper money would hold its value; Harris says its philosophical heirs are backing Bitcoin. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022", "The cash ban leveled off at 20% by September 2020, but its impact on debit cards, the chief beneficiary of the retreat from paper money , was momentous. \u2014 Bill Hardekopf, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021", "Under other circumstances the note would have been exchanged at the Garden at par; but owing to the present uncertain value of French paper money caused by the war, it could not be redeemed there. \u2014 Louis Bagger, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215449" }, "papern":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": made of paper":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101p\u0259(r)n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "paper entry 1 + -en":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012803" }, "paper wasp":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a vespid wasp (especially genus Polistes ) that builds a nest of papery material":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The team of researchers tested the nests of six different species of the paper wasp found in Vietnam, France and French Guiana under UV light 360 and 400 nanometers in wavelength. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Aug. 2021", "The hornet was found attacking a paper wasp nest in a rural town east of Blaine, Washington\u2014only two miles away from where the first live nest in the United States was eradicated in fall 2020. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Aug. 2021", "The Asian giant hornet, first spotted in the U.S. in 2019, preys on insects, including honeybees \u2014 a small group can destroy a honeybee hive in hours, officials say \u2014 but this hornet was attacking paper wasp nests. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Aug. 2021", "Six of those came from the past few weeks: three at the paper wasp nest, one photographed by a doorstep camera, one caught in a streetlamp, and one found on a front porch and discarded. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Oct. 2020", "One homeowner was able to get a photo of a hornet attacking a paper wasp nest in the eaves of his roof. \u2014 David Williams, CNN , 3 Oct. 2020", "Even worse, a single paper wasp will sting multiple times. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 1 Sep. 2020", "Wasps, not bees Though their yellow-and-black coloring might closely resemble bees, yellow jackets are in the wasp family, more closely related to a red paper wasp or a stinging hornet than a honey bee. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al.com , 17 July 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1853, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015506" }, "papal infallibility":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the Roman Catholic doctrine that the pope cannot err when speaking ex cathedra in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or morals":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "K\u00fcng rejected the doctrine of papal infallibility and was banned in 1979 by Pope John Paul II from teaching Catholic theologians. \u2014 al , 30 Apr. 2021", "His rejection of the omnicompetent state seemed attended by a notion of an omnicompetent papacy, something perhaps encouraged by the First Vatican Council\u2019s declaration of papal infallibility and supreme and universal Church jurisdiction. \u2014 David P. Deavel, National Review , 24 Oct. 2019", "The idea that the Vatican, with its doctrine of papal infallibility , would invite open debate about official religious doctrine shocked religious and irreligious people around the world. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 25 June 2019", "In recent years, papal infallibility , a concept officially codified by Pius IX nearly 150 years ago, seems to have been supplanted by papal apology. \u2014 Ian Austen And Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2018", "But when Pius IX secured the declaration of papal infallibility , D\u00f6llinger refused to concede and was excommunicated, remaining under church condemnation until his death in 1890. \u2014 D.g. Hart, WSJ , 29 Aug. 2017", "That gathering ratified the dogma of papal infallibility , the capstone of Pius\u2019s expansion of the papacy\u2019s power. \u2014 D.g. Hart, WSJ , 29 Aug. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1831, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051500" }, "paper chromatography":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": chromatography that uses paper strips or sheets as the adsorbent stationary phase through which a solution flows":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Isopropyl rubbing alcohol, vegetable oil and salt water are some examples of solvents used to perform paper chromatography tests for different substances. \u2014 Science Buddies, Scientific American , 14 May 2015" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1947, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065511" }, "Pap smear":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a method for the early detection of cancer especially of the uterine cervix that involves the staining of exfoliated cells using a special technique which differentiates diseased tissue":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pap-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "She has a Pap smear done every year." ], "history_and_etymology":{ "George N. Papanicolaou \u20201962 American medical scientist":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1952, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070617" }, "paper match":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a match having a stem made of paperboard : book match":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094710" }, "paper nautilus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a pelagic cephalopod (genus Argonauta ) of which the female has a delicate papery shell":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1792, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100109" }, "papalism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the papal system":[], ": advocacy of papal supremacy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101p\u0259\u02ccliz\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111921" }, "papaya":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8p\u012b-\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This recipe contains papaya \u2019s natural enzyme exfoliant, papin, to remove the upper surface of the skin and dissolve makeup, dirt, and oil. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022", "This hydrating face scrub removes dead and dry skin using papaya and mango enzymes as well as bamboo powder. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022", "Avocados had the lowest levels of pesticides among the 46 foods tested, followed by sweet corn, pineapple, onions and papaya . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022", "Outside, the grounds feature a yoga pavilion, children's playground and coconut, banana, and papaya trees. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 1 Mar. 2022", "Featuring papaya enzymes and vitamin C, this body oil keeps your skin looking healthy. \u2014 ELLE , 15 Apr. 2022", "But the papaya in America is terrible, unfortunately. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022", "Thanks to antioxidant-rich ginger, clarifying pineapple and papaya and relaxing sunflower seed and grapeseed oils, Ginger Melt Oil Cleanser is your modern oil cleanser developed to offer you immaculate skin. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022", "Most Americans learned about papaya salad in Thai restaurants, in part because Thai restaurants have always been more plentiful in the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Spanish, of American Indian origin; akin to Arawak pap\u00e1ia papaya":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1598, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111938" }, "papaw family":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": caricaceae":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112752" }, "papermakers' alum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": aluminum sulfate":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114157" }, "Papua":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "\u2014 see new guinea sense 1":[], "the southeastern portion of the island of New Guinea that was formerly a territory and is now part of Papua New Guinea":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-pu\u0307-w\u0259", "\u02c8pa-pyu\u0307-w\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122607" }, "Papuan":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a native or inhabitant of Papua":[], ": a member of any of the native peoples of New Guinea and adjacent areas of Melanesia":[], ": any of a heterogeneous group of languages spoken in New Guinea, New Britain, and the Solomon islands":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-py\u0259-w\u0259n", "-p\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131828" }, "Papua mace":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": macassar mace":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8papy\u0259w\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from Papua (New Guinea)":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135458" }, "Papua New Guinea":{ "type":[ "adjective or noun", "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "country comprising the eastern part of the island of New Guinea, Bougainville Island, and the Bismarck Archipelago; before 1975 a U.N. trust territory administered by Australia; capital Port Moresby area 178,704 square miles (462,840 square kilometers), population 7,027,000":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141911" }, "paperbark":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-p\u0259r-\u02ccb\u00e4rk" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For example, the city lists possible trees such as a \u2018Fireburst\u2019 paperbark maple, a kousa dogwood or a Japanese snowbell. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2022", "For example, the peeling bark of paperbark maples (Acer griseum) and river birch trees (Betula nigra) can only be seen on the trunk and the oldest branches. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 28 Feb. 2021", "Persian ironwood and paperbark maple are two sleepers that are hard to find in the garden centers but worth the effort. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 19 Nov. 2020", "Other than crabapples, Reisdorf also recommended the paperbark maple with its shaggy, exfoliating reddish bark, and the many varieties of Japanese maples in both upright and weeping forms for additional tree choices. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Oct. 2020", "Banks also collected the Melaleuca quinquenervia and Melaleuca leucadendra, which are both members of the broad-leaved paperbark tree. \u2014 Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Feb. 2020", "Then, puddle-jump between a handful of stylish-but-simple lodges peppered across vast acres of bayou, desert, gorges, paperbark forests, and some of the most stunningly secluded beaches in the country. \u2014 Brandon Presser, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 Jan. 2020", "The unit\u2019s centerpiece is a table where skeletons are laid out for tribal elders, who wrap the remains in kangaroo skin or wafer-thin paperbark to take back to Country. \u2014 David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian , 23 Aug. 2019", "Pink and white water lilies dot its surface, and paperbark forests, pandanus and fresh water mangroves line its shores. \u2014 Smithsonian , 7 Apr. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1841, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145816" }, "papaw":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": papaya":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152704" }, "paprika":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "pa-", "p\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-k\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "tomato sauce made with garlic, paprika , and pepper", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In a small bowl, combine the paprika , 1 teaspoon of the salt and \u00bd teaspoon of the pepper. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022", "Top them with paprika , as called for in the recipe, or experiment with other toppings like diced jalape\u00f1o peppers, sliced green onions or hot pepper rings. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 21 May 2022", "Enter this recipe for vegan Southern-style collard greens, which get their flavor profile from red miso paste and smoked paprika . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022", "When the oil is rippling but not smoking, add the onion, bell pepper, and smoked paprika , stirring frequently until the onion is translucent. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, Outside Online , 4 Apr. 2022", "Rosemary- paprika chicken with fries is a delightful sheet-pan dinner. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022", "Mushrooms, saffron and sweet smoked paprika flavor this vegetarian paella. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Oct. 2021", "Much to Spencer's dismay, Patton sprinkles seasoning salt, pepper and paprika on the chicken in the oil. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022", "Remove from the heat, sprinkle with the paprika and toss to coat. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Hungarian, from Serbian & Croatian, from papar ground pepper, ultimately from Latin piper \u2014 more at pepper":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1830, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163218" }, "paper clip":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a length of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold papers together":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Some phones require you to stick something into a tiny hole to do this and a small paper clip usually does the trick. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022", "The entrance needle under the brewer head can also be cleaned with a paper clip , but has two holes that need to be cleaned. \u2014 Lauren Smith Mcdonough, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2022", "First, sterilize a paper clip by putting it over a flame and heating the tip. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2021", "Skipper\u2019s mission was modeled after that of Kyle MacDonald, who in 2006 traded a red paper clip all the way to a house. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Dec. 2021", "Beyond the petition, social-media commentators have been likening the distinctive design to a pretzel, a paper clip and a balloon animal. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 2 Aug. 2021", "Microsoft's iconic but polarizing virtual assistant first appeared in Windows 97 as a small paper clip to help Microsoft Office users. \u2014 Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN , 15 July 2021", "Vogue stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson dressed Bieber in a black cardigan secured only by a tiny gold button and a large gold paper clip at the breastbone for a recent beach fashion shoot in the magazine. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 9 July 2021", "Remember Clippy, that irksome little anthropomorphic paper clip that use to pop into your Word document and disrupt your train of thought" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1851, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172028" }, "papalist":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an adherent of papalism":[], ": of or relating to papalism":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\"", "-l\u0259\u0307st" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French papaliste , from papal + -iste -ist":"Noun", "papal ism + -ist or -istic":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173617" }, "papyrus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a tall perennial sedge ( Cyperus papyrus ) of the Nile valley":[], ": the pith of the papyrus plant especially when made into strips and pressed into a material to write on":[], ": a writing on papyrus":[], ": a written scroll made of papyrus":[ "He discovered a papyrus in the ruins." ] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8p\u012b-r\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "an ancient text written on papyrus", "He discovered a papyrus in the ruins.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The papyrus may contain verses from the Book of the Dead, which contains spells to help a dead person on their journey to the afterlife. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022", "This complex scent wears beautifully with a strong base of North African papyrus and musk. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022", "That effect comes courtesy of white birch, lush ivy, wild fig, rhubarb, violet leaves, papyrus , incense and black tea. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022", "Obbink is said to have availed himself of that privilege sometime around 2012, when he is reported to have displayed in his rooms a papyrus fragment with handwritten text from the Gospel of Mark that he was later accused of selling to Hobby Lobby. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2021", "Club-rush tubers, an aquatic plant of the family of papyrus (Cyperaceae), was frequently present in the archaeobotanical assemblage from Shubayqa 1. \u2014 Tobias Richter, Scientific American , 16 Aug. 2021", "These two segments were previously housed in private collections, and the whereabouts of several other sections of the papyrus remain unknown, according to the statement. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Mar. 2021", "Our walls bore a mix of contemporary paintings and the papyrus my father would bring back from his travels. \u2014 Mona Awad, Vogue , 15 June 2021", "The researchers began their analysis by training an artificial neural network to digitally separate the ink of a text from a leather or papyrus background. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin \u2014 more at paper":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175613" }, "paper trail":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": documents (such as financial records) from which a person's actions may be traced or opinions learned":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "They covered up the fraud and were careful not to leave a paper trail .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "An inspector would most likely issue a violation, which may not solve your problem immediately but would create a paper trail of evidence. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022", "James told the court that their testimony was necessary because Trump and his company had allegedly gone to great lengths to avoid creating a paper trail for their potentially improper activities. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022", "The only paper trail indicates the pizza almost certainly started in 1943 at a 19th century mansion built with lumber money at 29 E. Ohio St. \u2014 the restaurant now known as Pizzeria Uno. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022", "Tom points out that there isn't always a paper trail . \u2014 Katie Hafner, Scientific American , 2 June 2022", "Officials said the ring ran a classic straw-purchasing scheme, in which someone buys a gun for someone else who typically can\u2019t legally buy one or doesn\u2019t want to leave a paper trail . \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022", "The archival material allows students of politics to follow the paper trail from a Goodwin draft to a Johnson speech, then to a Congressional bill, and finally to federal law. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022", "The relationship ended, but the repercussions of it \u2014 a digital paper trail allegedly left by Lentz on his work computer \u2014 would be professionally, and personally, devastating. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022", "Though officials in various countries have attributed ownership of yachts to Russian oligarchs, the paper trail between ship and owner is typically obscured, running through shell companies and complicated legal structures. \u2014 Bob Ortega, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1935, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183541" }, "papality":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": papacy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0101\u02c8-", "p\u0259\u02c8pal\u0259t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English papalite , from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French papalit\u00e9 , from Medieval Latin papalitas , from Late Latin papa pope + Latin -itas -ity":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190239" }, "paperbark maple":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a tree ( Acer griseum ) that is native to China but widely used as an ornamental and that has flaky cinnamon-brown bark and 3-foliolate to 5-foliolate coarsely toothed leaves":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192132" }, "papery":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": resembling paper in thinness or consistency":[ "papery leaves", "papery silk" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-p(\u0259-)r\u0113", "\u02c8p\u0101-p\u0259-r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "a berry with papery skin", "the papery wing of a moth", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Also, these mighty machines can somehow squeeze a pale green elixir from even the most papery kale leaves. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Mar. 2022", "The wasps themselves don't radiate light, nor did the papery upper parts of the nest\u2014the glow comes from silk fibers that cap the hexagonal cells. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Aug. 2021", "True bulbs are underground storage structures that have fleshy layers and a papery outer layer like an onion. \u2014 Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Feb. 2021", "Remove the papery outer layers of the garlic bulb and slice off the top 1/2 inch to expose the tops of the individual cloves. \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 28 Oct. 2020", "Unlike many other brands, which rely on ultra-thin and somewhat papery fabrics to maintain a fast dry, OV managed to create a lightweight, breathable fabric that\u2019s also incredibly soft. \u2014 Braelyn Wood, Health.com , 14 Apr. 2020", "Avoid like a pit viper any mushy ones, and make sure the papery husk looks at least somewhat fresh and greenish, not all brown and wrinkly like my Uncle Sid before the face-lift. \u2014 James P. Dewan, Twin Cities , 4 June 2019", "Avoid like a pit viper any mushy ones, and make sure the papery husk looks at least somewhat fresh and greenish, not all brown and wrinkly like my Uncle Sid before the face-lift. \u2014 James P. Dewan, Twin Cities , 4 June 2019", "Avoid like a pit viper any mushy ones, and make sure the papery husk looks at least somewhat fresh and greenish, not all brown and wrinkly like my Uncle Sid before the face-lift. \u2014 James P. Dewan, Twin Cities , 4 June 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1602, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193040" }, "paper pusher":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": someone who does boring or unimportant work in an office":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200038" }, "paper towel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a sheet of soft and thick paper that can soak up liquid and that is used for drying hands, cleaning up spills, etc.":[ "a roll of paper towels" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200839" }, "papreg":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a material of high tensile strength composed of sheets of resin-impregnated paper bonded together by heat and pressure":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101\u02ccpreg" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "pap er + im preg nated":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203451" }, "pappy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": papa":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-p\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Andy audibles and moves the party to the jailhouse, even inviting Sam\u2019s wife and children to join their pappy in his cell. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 23 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1722, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204508" }, "papermaker":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that makes paper":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-p\u0259r-\u02ccm\u0101-k\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But in Sri Lanka, a papermaker who incorporates elephant dung into his products shows that even wild ideas can pay off. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Sep. 2021", "Gearing up for his re-election campaign, Franklin Roosevelt watched with mounting alarm as the papermakers and dairy farmers in New Hampshire started to consider forging their own reformist agenda. \u2014 Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic , 7 Feb. 2020", "As the stock of rags for papermaking grew smaller and smaller, papermakers began experimenting with other materials such as grass, silk, asparagus, manure, stone, and even hornets\u2019 nests. \u2014 Rachel Adler, Slate Magazine , 4 Aug. 2017", "In the late 1600s, papermakers invented molds that produced sheets that could be quartered into leaves of about 81\u20442 by 11, and businesses gradually adopted variations on that size. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 29 June 2017", "Like the Picasso display, the Frankenthaler shows explore her collaborations with printers, publishers, woodcarvers, and papermakers , who pushed her forward and into different directions. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 29 June 2017", "In the late 1600s, papermakers invented molds that produced sheets that could be quartered into leaves of about 81\u20442 by 11, and businesses gradually adopted variations on that size. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 25 May 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1580, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213949" }, "paper tiger":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that is outwardly powerful or dangerous but inwardly weak or ineffectual":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The new laws are just paper tigers without any method of enforcement.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Today, Russia looks like a paper tiger , albeit a brutally destructive one. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 19 May 2022", "That means the Fed, long a paper tiger , will have to keep pushing rates higher until the cost of living finally backs down. \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 13 May 2022", "More on Russia\u2019s Invasion of Ukraine Is the Russian military a paper tiger ", "Perhaps worst of all from Putin's standpoint, Russia's military has been revealed to be something of a paper tiger , scarier in theory than in practice. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 21 Mar. 2022", "The crisis in Kazakhstan has turned the CSTO from what formerly looked like a paper tiger into a functioning tool of regional elite solidarity. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Jan. 2022", "The Pirates, with a 7-1 record highlighted by a road win over No. 4 Michigan, were no paper tiger . \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Dec. 2021", "But at some point, talk without action threatens to recast the drive for judicial reform as a paper tiger , which might in turn embolden the right\u2019s grand reactionary design. \u2014 Simon Lazarus, The New Republic , 6 May 2021", "Withholding donations for a quarter or a year is a paper tiger , especially if the PAC usually only gives to candidates in election years. \u2014 David Yanofsky, Quartz , 15 Jan. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1836, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215247" }, "paper office":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an office where documents (as state or court papers) are kept or recorded":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222749" }, "paper coal":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a variety of lignite splitting into papery layers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223450" }, "papalize":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make papal : imbue with papalism":[ "papalized sections of the medieval church" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101p\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "papal + -ize":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224053" }, "pappus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an appendage or tuft of appendages that crowns the ovary or fruit in various seed plants and functions in dispersal of the fruit":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-p\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, from Greek pappos":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1704, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224230" }, "pappose":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having or being a 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cardinals for the papacy .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Clearly, the pope is currently able to fulfill the most important duties of the papacy . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022", "This private, seemingly off-hand comment quashes weeks of speculation that Pope Francis was considering an end to his papacy . \u2014 Fox News , 22 June 2022", "Those revelations, and Cardinal Sodano\u2019s apparently benefiting from Father Maciel\u2019s largess, cast a long shadow on John Paul II\u2019s entire papacy . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022", "Francis, who assumed the papacy in 2013, has been viewed as friendly toward exorcism. \u2014 Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation , 24 May 2022", "His parents\u2019 struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 18 May 2022", "On the ground floor of sober influence is of course Russell Brand (Perry\u2019s ex-husband), the flamboyant one-time heroin user who swapped drugs for the sober papacy in 2002. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022", "The Vatican\u2019s defense, however, focused primarily on Benedict\u2019s tenure as head of the Holy See\u2019s doctrine office and his eight-year papacy . \u2014 Nicole Winfield, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022", "While offering design inspiration, the papacy \u2019s alliance with France to persecute the Templars also presented an allegory. \u2014 Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English papacie , from Medieval Latin papatia , from Late Latin papa pope \u2014 more at pope":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002033" }, "Papuan languages":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a heterogeneous group of languages spoken in New Guinea, New Britain, and the Solomon islands that do not belong to the Austronesian family and are not yet capable of classification":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002612" }, "paper machine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a synchronized series of mechanical devices that rapidly and continuously transforms a dilute fibrous stock into a dry sheet of paper \u2014 see cylinder machine , fourdrinier":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004301" }, "papagallo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large brightly colored food fish ( Nematistius pectoralis ) related to the amberfishes and found from southern California to Peru":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccp\u00e4p\u0259\u02c8g\u012b(\u02cc)\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration (probably influenced by Spanish gallo cock, from Latin gallus ) of Spanish papagayo , literally, parrot; from the colored spines of the first dorsal fin that suggest a bird's comb":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022135" }, "paper-cover":{ "type":[ "adjective or noun" ], "definitions":{ ": paperback":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025501" } }