{ "Potemkin":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "Grigory Aleksandrovich 1739\u20131791 Russian field marshal and statesman":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8ty\u022fm(p)-k\u0259n", "p\u014d-\u02c8tem(p)-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162012", "type":[ "biographical name" ] }, "Potemkin village":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an impressive facade or show designed to hide an undesirable fact or condition":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1904, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Grigori Pot\u00ebmkin , who supposedly built impressive fake villages along a route Catherine the Great was to travel":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8tem(p)-k\u0259n-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202513", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Potter":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one that makes pottery":[], ": putter":[], "Beatrix 1866\u20131943 British writer and illustrator":[], "Paul or Paulus 1625\u20131654 Dutch painter":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Lizzy\u2019s dad, Bill (Judd Hirsch), is a sculptor too \u2014 a potter who found enough success to rub shoulders with the art world. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 27 May 2022", "Now the museum exhibits all of this iconic art (by everyone from Frida Kahlo to Native master potter Maria Martinez). \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 12 May 2022", "Traces of the potter \u2019s hand can be seen at the uncoated bottom of a kintsugi tea bowl. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022", "Inspiration, the alchemy by which an idea makes it from the mind to the page (or canvas or potter \u2019s wheel or dress form), is often inarticulable or somehow unsatisfying. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "Williams grew up in Chicago, the eldest child of a white mother, a potter , and a Black father, a factory worker who later became a teacher. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022", "For Bettina Chow, a potter turning her one-time hobby into an expanding career, a studio stuck in the dark garage had gone from convenience to hindrance. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022", "The potter pulls the clay against the rotation of the wheel. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022", "While these nails created by L.A.-based artist Sojin Oh were inspired by Japanese potter Takuro Kuwata, the glowing bulbous shapes bring to mind glossy ornaments. \u2014 Michella Or\u00e9, Glamour , 23 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Can the simple, tactile pleasure of pottering in the dirt or watching seedlings sprout comfort us at a time of loss and bewilderment", "Ammons, who could control the rate of his unrolling tape by slowing down his writing, liked to potter around. \u2014 Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker , 6 Jan. 2020", "Which brings us to Streep\u2019s Mary Louise, a folksy enigma in greige cardigans and ferrety prosthetic teeth, who potters around Monterey making all her rudest inner observations out loud. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 7 June 2019", "As a young journalist, Ms. Lawson often ended up pottering around the kitchen when copy was due, to help focus her thoughts. \u2014 Eleanore Park, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2018", "These theories often involve high-end sports cars, swimming pools or pottering around the expensive parts of the Monopoly board, enjoying fine food and donning overpriced designer clothing. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Feb. 2018", "A place to potter and fix and, dare it be said, a temporary respite from the stresses and strains of modern life. \u2014 John Sinnott, CNN , 16 May 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1829, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably frequentative of English dialect pote to poke":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-t\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135716", "type":[ "adverb", "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ] }, "Potteries, the":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "district centered on Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, west central England, that is noted for its production of china and earthenware":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191657", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "pot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a large amount (as of money)":[], ": a shot in snooker in which a ball is pocketed":[], ": a vessel for urination and defecation: such as":[], ": an enclosed framework of wire, wood, or wicker for catching fish or lobsters":[], ": marijuana":[], ": one round in a poker game":[], ": potbelly":[], ": potful":[ "a pot of coffee" ], ": potshot":[], ": potty":[], ": ruin":[ "gone to pot" ], ": the common fund of a group":[], ": the total of the bets at stake at one time":[], ": to embed (something, such as electronic components) in a container with an insulating or protective material (such as plastic)":[], ": to make or shape (earthenware) as a potter":[], ": to pack or preserve (something, such as cooked and chopped meat) in a sealed pot, jar, or can often with aspic":[], ": to place in a pot":[], ": to shoot with a potshot":[], ": to take a potshot":[], ": toilet sense 1a":[], "potential":[], "potentiometer":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "She spent the afternoon potting tulip bulbs." ], "first_known_use":{ "1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb", "1938, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English pott ; akin to Middle Low German pot pot":"Noun", "perhaps modification of Mexican Spanish potiguaya":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112017", "type":[ "abbreviation", "noun", "verb" ] }, "pot egg":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a dummy nest egg for a fowl":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190351", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potable":{ "antonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "definitions":{ ": suitable for drinking":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "around here, the only potable water comes from wells", "Noun", "hid the potables in the back hall closet", "keeps the wet bar stocked with an array of top-shelf liquors, mixers, and other fine potables", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Quickly forget any bottle outside of this narrow range\u2014anything cheaper is non- potable swill; anything more expensive, and the wine is too nice ever to drink. \u2014 Nate Odenkirk, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022", "Other ingredients were less potable : camphor and quicklime, varnish and vinegar. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 10 Oct. 2021", "Kessler, who heads up the Coachella Valley Golf and Water Task Force, said much of the water used to irrigate golf courses is non- potable . \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2021", "At the Sweet Water Foundation in Washington Park-Englewood, I\u00f1igo Manglano-Ovalle has built a highly functional take on minimalist sculpture: an elegant hydrant to deliver free and potable water for the organization\u2019s farm plots. \u2014 Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2021", "Wastewater or sewage has been recycled for decades for irrigation and other non- potable uses. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Aug. 2021", "Secondary water is a water source that\u2019s not treated and non- potable . \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 July 2021", "Or it may instead be used for non- potable purposes, like for agriculture or industrial processes. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 7 July 2021", "City spokeswoman Michelle Atoa said the city provided over 26,500 bottles of water and around 7,000 gallons of non- potable water. \u2014 Sarah Haselhorst, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In late June and early July, the Iron Riders faced extreme heat and a lack of potable water in the Sand Hills of Nebraska. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022", "The house survived while about 50 neighboring homes burned along with the tanks that feed the municipal water system, leaving no local supply of potable water without truck deliveries. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022", "The threesome stand in front of an atmospheric water generator, a truck-size example of industrial sorcery that extracts potable water from the air. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022", "When Skeet Jones was sworn in as judge in 2007, most of the caliche roads were rutted like washboards and residents still had to line up to get potable water dispensed from a community tank. \u2014 Susan Carroll, NBC News , 21 May 2022", "In many buildings, the clanking of steam radiators often distract students from their studies, learning spaces are devoid of natural sunlight and fresh air, and water fountains lack potable water. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022", "The goal would be for the plant to convert about 107 million gallons a day of seawater into about 50 million gallons a day of potable water. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022", "Phase one, including a sewage purification plant in western Miramar, will produce 34 million gallons per day of potable drinking water. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022", "The idea is that the stillsuit collects waste water [perspiration and urine] and recycles it like a distillery to make potable water. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Late Latin potabilis , from Latin potare to drink; akin to Latin bibere to drink, Greek pinein":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u014dt-\u0259-b\u0259l", "military often \u02c8p\u00e4-", "\u02c8p\u014d-t\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "drinkable" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234156", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "potassium nitrate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a crystalline salt KNO 3 that occurs as a product of nitrification in arable soils, is a strong oxidizer, and is used especially in making gunpowder, as a fertilizer, and in medicine":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The GLO Science formula includes hydrogen peroxide to whiten the teeth and remove stains, while potassium nitrate prevents sensitivity. \u2014 ELLE , 14 May 2022", "Use toothpaste and mouth rinse with hydroxyapatite or fluoride; potassium nitrate is also good for sensitivity and found in pastes like Sensodyne. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 10 Dec. 2021", "But the sulfur and potassium nitrate used in the 14th and 15th centuries would have been more contaminated. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 29 Sep. 2021", "For ages, the main ingredients of gunpowder have consisted of sulfur, carbon and potassium nitrate , commonly known as saltpeter. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 10 Oct. 2021", "Gunpowder makers in the 14th and 15th centuries used black powder brought to Europe from China, then mixed its three ingredients together one by one: saltpeter (also known as potassium nitrate ), charcoal, and sulfur. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 29 Sep. 2021", "Stumps of larger vines can be killed by drilling holes and filling with molasses or saltpeter ( potassium nitrate ). \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 16 Aug. 2021", "Homemade smoke bombs are usually made with gunpowder or potassium nitrate , an ingredient in fertilizer. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2021", "Homemade smoke bombs are usually made with gunpowder or potassium nitrate , an ingredient in fertilizer. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1866, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104624", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potato pancake":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a fried flat cake of grated potato mixed with raw egg and usually grated onion and spices":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Meriden Turner Society will hold its annual potato pancake social at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Turner Hall, 800 Old Colony Road. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022", "Whether flubbing the flip of a potato pancake , dropping ingredients on the floor, or rescuing a recipe that had gone sideways, Child was unafraid of making mistakes, and fans loved her for it. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Mar. 2022", "Extra crunchy pickle spears come on the side for free, while a hulking fried potato pancake can be added for a measly $1. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022", "Fried or baked cod ($15) or fried shrimp ($17) is served with potato pancake , french fries, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, marble rye and dessert. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022", "The sandwich has smoked turkey and gravy, cornbread stuffing, fried potato pancake and cranberry aioli on ciabatta. \u2014 Audrey Eads, Dallas News , 14 Dec. 2020", "At the New Glarus Hotel Restaurant, chef Mike Nevil offers a traditional menu of sauerbraten, rosti ( potato pancake ), raclette, and schnitzels. \u2014 Raphael Kadushin, National Geographic , 7 Aug. 2020", "Just down the block at Schubert\u2019s Diner and Bakery, the long bar is closed during the pandemic but the caf\u00e9 is still serving its signature Norwegian meatballs and lefse, a thin potato pancake . \u2014 Raphael Kadushin, National Geographic , 7 Aug. 2020", "Pair your libation of choice with one of the boxty entr\u00e9es that feature a potato pancake with companions like chicken in a white wine cream sauce, corned beef and cabbage or steak bathed in Guinness gravy. \u2014 Georgann Yara, azcentral , 28 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1865, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204013", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potbelly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an enlarged, swollen, or protruding abdomen":[], ": potbellied stove":[] }, "examples":[ "a man with a potbelly", "he began exercising to get rid of his growing potbelly and to improve his health", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Ethel Rae Stewart Smith, who taught two dozen black children in that schoolhouse, had run out of coal for the potbelly stove. \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2020", "Every room in the original house had a potbelly stove, so every room has a chimney. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Nov. 2019", "Bale also lost weight \u2014 and won an Academy Award \u2014 for his role as a heroin addict in 2010\u2019s The Fighter, before adding a potbelly for 2013\u2019s American Hustle. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 8 Nov. 2019", "That can also mean taking in and caring for a potbelly pig or small farm animal. \u2014 Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal , 18 Oct. 2019", "Related Stories Not all of the potbellies are magnetized. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 6 Aug. 2019", "There are many questions about the Monte Alto people, including what their potbelly statues represent. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 6 Aug. 2019", "Because of that emphasis, the study rests on examining the magnetism of 11 potbellies currently located in La Democracia, Guatemala. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 6 Aug. 2019", "All three potbellies worked as therapy pigs, traveling around to provide emotional support to people in need, according to Howell. \u2014 Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle , 8 June 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccbe-l\u0113", "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccbel-\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bay window", "beer belly", "belly", "corporation", "gut", "paunch", "pot" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085740", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potboil":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to produce potboilers":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1867, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccb\u022fi(-\u0259)l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110044", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "potboiler":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually inferior work (as of art or literature) produced chiefly for profit":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But the combination of marquee names, auteur production, and potboiler plotting has proved irresistible. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 5 May 2022", "But then Tina Brown, the writer making the comment in her new royal potboiler , is not, in that sense, nice. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022", "As a young man, Bourgoin resembled a character out of a potboiler . \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022", "Based on a Nora Roberts potboiler , the movie follows Grace (Milano), a successful mystery novelist whose sister, Kathleen (Emilie Ullerup), is killed. \u2014 Tina Horn, Rolling Stone , 27 Jan. 2022", "Unlike that wife, Hitler at least gets some grudging respect and decent dialogue in this potboiler about the diplomatic efforts to stop Germany. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022", "Get ready to simmer in the latest potboiler from prolific creator Taylor Sheridan. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2021", "Before slipping off to Berlin, Crowley leaves a fake suicide note with Pessoa, who not only tries to milk it for publicity but drafts a potboiler novel, The Mouth of Hell, about the events. \u2014 Damion Searls, The New Republic , 14 Sep. 2021", "Published in 1987, Mahmoody\u2019s pulp memoir had all the makings of a potboiler . \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 25 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1783, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccb\u022fi-l\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110104", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "poteen":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": whiskey illicitly distilled in Ireland":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1812, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Irish poit\u00edn , literally, small pot, diminutive of pota pot":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113n", "-\u02c8ch\u0113n", "-\u02c8th\u0113n", "-\u02c8ty\u0113n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135047", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potence":{ "antonyms":[ "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "definitions":{ ": potency":[] }, "examples":[ "claimed that an alliance would have a collective potence far greater than that of any individual nation" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u014d-t\u1d4an(t)s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "energy", "firepower", "force", "horsepower", "might", "muscle", "potency", "power", "puissance", "sinew", "strength", "vigor" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230748", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potency":{ "antonyms":[ "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "definitions":{ ": force , power":[], ": potentiality sense 1":[], ": the ability or capacity to achieve or bring about a particular result":[], ": the quality or state of being potent":[] }, "examples":[ "The potency of her words changed many minds in the audience that night.", "Any vitamin of high potency should only be taken in the proper dosage.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And even when the songs are not four-on-the-floor rockers, there's a certain dark potency watching over the proceedings. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022", "Delta 8 has a lower psychotropic potency than delta-nine and produces more clearheaded effects. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022", "Fentanyl, for instance, has been shown to have a far greater potency than heroin. \u2014 Kaylee Remington, cleveland , 4 May 2022", "The drug, called ensovibep, is an antiviral medicine designed specifically to inactivate SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, with extremely high potency and no known off-target effects. \u2014 News Service Of Florida, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Jan. 2022", "That a new generation could find the song and catapult it to new heights shows the potency of both Bush's music and Stranger Things. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022", "The Origins brand was created out of the desire to bring a new type of skincare to life by combining the potency of science with the power of nature. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022", "Shots are being administered to different people at different intervals, in different combinations, against different variants; successes and failures against the virus are now much harder to tie directly to the potency of the injections themselves. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022", "Dahle, however, said the potency of that message has waned. \u2014 Phil Willonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u014d-t\u1d4an(t)-s\u0113", "\u02c8p\u014dt-\u1d4an-s\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "energy", "firepower", "force", "horsepower", "might", "muscle", "potence", "power", "puissance", "sinew", "strength", "vigor" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044053", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potent":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": able to copulate":[ "\u2014 usually used of the male" ], ": achieving or bringing about a particular result : effective":[], ": chemically or medicinally effective":[ "a potent vaccine" ], ": having flat bars across the ends of the arms \u2014 see cross illustration":[], ": having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful":[], ": rich in a characteristic constituent":[ "a potent drink" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin potent-, potens (present participle of posse to be able), from Latin potis, pote able; akin to Goth br\u016bth faths bridegroom, Greek posis husband, Sanskrit pati master":"Adjective", "obsolete English potent crutch":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u014d-t\u1d4ant", "\u02c8p\u014dt-\u1d4ant" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223957", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "potentate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "Charles inherited the position of potentate of the Holy Roman Empire from his grandfather, as well that of king of Spain from his father.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "By no means does Roberts dismiss altogether the severity of Stalin\u2019s crimes, but there appears to be a vocational affinity nevertheless between the respectable English scholar and the murderous Soviet potentate . \u2014 Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022", "General Douglas MacArthur, the hero of the Pacific theatre and the American potentate of Japanese reconstruction, exuded far more gravitas than the President\u2014and everyone knew it. \u2014 Beverly Gage, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022", "But like any self-respecting potentate , King Tucker manifested no mercy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022", "Another Muslim potentate , the Aga Khan, is among the largest thoroughbred breeders and owners in France, where racing remains super populaire. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 15 May 2021", "That 1988 film cast Murphy as Prince Akeem, the wealthy potentate of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who travels incognito to New York with his faithful attendant, Semmi (Arsenio Hall), in search of a woman who will love him for himself. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Feb. 2021", "If not a foreign potentate , then the guy in charge of delivering the mail. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 18 Aug. 2020", "So her grandson, Glynn Praesel, took the idea to Marty Bartlett, potentate of Alzafar Shriners, and from there, a man\u2019s wish to make his grandmother smile for her birthday evolved. \u2014 Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com , 26 Apr. 2020", "As with the region\u2019s other long-serving potentates , stability has been a cornerstone of Mr. Rohman\u2019s political image. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u014d-t\u1d4an-\u02cct\u0101t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "autocrat", "monarch", "ruler", "sovereign", "sovran" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075603", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potential":{ "antonyms":[ "capability", "eventuality", "possibility", "potentiality", "prospect" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various functions from which the intensity or the velocity at any point in a field may be readily calculated":[], ": existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality":[ "potential benefits" ], ": potential difference":[], ": promise sense 2":[], ": something that can develop or become actual":[ "a potential for violence" ], ": the work required to move a unit positive charge from a reference point (as at infinity) to a point in question":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "Doctors are excited about the new drug's potential benefits.", "Critics say the factory poses a potential threat to the environment.", "He is a potential candidate for president.", "The project has potential risks.", "Noun", "Scientists are exploring the potentials of the new drug.", "The new technology has the potential to transform the industry.", "There is potential in the new technology, but it will be a long time before it can actually be used.", "The company has a lot of potential for future growth.", "He has the potential to be one of the team's best players.", "He shows enormous potential as an athlete.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Here, 15 members of Forbes Agency Council explore different ways for fast-growing companies to maintain continuity in all communications and remain recognizable to (and trusted by) current and potential customers alike. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Flaks also said that there could be potential for the Consulate and Hartford HealthCare to work to help train more nurses, due to the staffing crisis that exists in certain nursing and other medical services. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 28 June 2022", "Athletic footwear and apparel giant Nike fell 7% after giving investors a cautious update on the potential hit to revenue because of lockdowns in China. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022", "Athletic footwear and apparel giant Nike fell 5.2% after giving investors a cautious update on the potential hit to revenue because of lockdowns in China. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2022", "Tribal citizens will otherwise have to follow existing ODFW regulations, with any violations passed to the Coquille tribal court for potential prosecution. \u2014 Chris Aadland, oregonlive , 25 June 2022", "Murray is a potential plus defender with a smooth shooting stroke. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022", "His poems always sounded to me like the city feels at its best \u2014 cosmopolitan, wry, romantic, full of potential , gimlet-eyed without being mean. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022", "Taking 10th overall out of the Maryland, the 6-10 hardly played a rookie, showed flashes of potential his second NBA season, but Phoenix traded him to Indiana right before the trade deadline to bring back Torrey Craig. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The market potential in Florida and Texas is large and growing. \u2014 Bruce Japsen, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "The genetic potential of athletic excellence was there for Vestavia Hills\u2019 Angelica Vines. \u2014 Dennis Victory, al , 27 June 2022", "The potential for growth is considerable, said Diaz, who has more than 25 years of experience in I.T. and engineering, including as the former senior director of I.T. for Life-Sciences at Thermo Fisher. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022", "The storms may produce damaging straight-line winds, and the potential for severe weather is between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022", "The potential for common ground is more robust than partisans on either side might believe. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022", "But the general potential for spread via smaller, long-range aerosols is more speculative and theoretical. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 June 2022", "The Saudi plan\u2019s potential for success is far from clear. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022", "The potential for the movie is so exciting, as are the diversity of the voices behind it. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 7 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English potencial , from Late Latin potentialis , from potentia potentiality, from Latin, power, from potent-, potens":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259l", "p\u0259-\u02c8ten-ch\u0259l", "p\u0259-\u02c8ten-sh\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for potential Adjective latent , dormant , quiescent , potential mean not now showing signs of activity or existence. latent applies to a power or quality that has not yet come forth but may emerge and develop. a latent desire for success dormant suggests the inactivity of something (such as a feeling or power) as though sleeping. their passion had lain dormant quiescent suggests a usually temporary cessation of activity. the disease was quiescent potential applies to what does not yet have existence or effect but is likely soon to have. a potential disaster", "synonyms":[ "implicit", "possible" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111204", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "potential difference":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the difference in potential between two points that represents the work involved or the energy released in the transfer of a unit quantity of electricity from one point to the other":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1892, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8dif-(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114152", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potential energy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "That\u2019s a lot of potential energy waiting to be tapped. \u2014 Outside Online , 14 Oct. 2016", "America\u2019s latest shortage is of disposable cups, a potential energy crisis for an up-and-at-\u2019em nation accustomed to caffeine on the go. \u2014 Heather Haddon And Stephen Council, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022", "Riders in the sledding events reach their fast speeds because of the conversion of gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy. \u2014 John Eric Goff, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Feb. 2022", "The potential energy projects Hunter Biden discussed with CEFC never came to fruition. \u2014 Matt Viser, Tom Hamburger, Craig Timberg, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2022", "Gravitational potential energy is how a hydroelectric dam generates electricity. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022", "Gravitational potential energy depends on the distance between the object and the Earth. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 21 Jan. 2022", "The Energy Vault is based on the science that most of us learned in Middle School \u2013 potential energy versus kinetic energy. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022", "This means that increasing an object\u2019s altitude increases the gravitational potential energy . \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 21 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1853, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120111", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potential gradient":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121906", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potential head":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": elevation head":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130712", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potentiality":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": potential sense 1":[], ": the ability to develop or come into existence":[] }, "examples":[ "would like to see a colony on the moon as an actuality and not merely a potentiality", "Recent Examples on the Web", "What looks like emptiness is actually potentiality . \u2014 Max Norman, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022", "This legislation established the federal drug classification schedule, which categorized certain drugs within five total groups based on their medical use and potentiality for abuse. \u2014 David Cannady, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Sep. 2021", "Possibly, but entwined with this theme of curiosity is the potentiality that these tales are begging readers to also consider the importance of obedience and trust. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 12 Sep. 2021", "Despite watching Cunningham\u2019s performance in the final minutes, Boynton stopped short of likening Cunningham to Mariano Rivera when asked about that potentiality postgame. \u2014 Jordan Guskey, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Mar. 2021", "Historically Black Colleges and Universities are both incubators and accelerators of their students\u2019 talent, intelligence and potentiality in a daily immersion in their heritage and investment in their future. \u2014 Janelle Harris Dixon, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Feb. 2021", "The cartoon landscape is a model of the marvelous that\u2019s an alibi for something much more malign: a world where infinite potentiality is experienced as terror. \u2014 Adam Thirlwell, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020", "There was no discussion of what use, if any, to make of my new potentiality . \u2014 Joseph O\u2019neill, The New Yorker , 4 Nov. 2019", "That first potentiality doesn\u2019t look like a problem. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02ccten(t)-sh\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "capability", "eventuality", "possibility", "potential", "prospect" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092731", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potful":{ "antonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "handful", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "mouthful", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "pinch", "pittance", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "speck", "spot", "sprinkle", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "taste", "touch", "trace" ], "definitions":{ ": a large amount":[ "makes a potful of money", "\u2014 John Corry" ], ": as much or as many as a pot will hold":[] }, "examples":[ "visitors to the theme park will have a potful of fun", "Recent Examples on the Web", "His parents flew to visit and make potfuls of soup. \u2014 Pedro Moura, latimes.com , 24 July 2017", "Yerba and her colleagues melted gummies by the potful , dribbling the goo into glass cases to create color gradients and splotchy patterns. \u2014 Margaret Rhodes, WIRED , 27 Apr. 2015" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccfu\u0307l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "basketful", "boatload", "bucket", "bunch", "bundle", "bushel", "carload", "chunk", "deal", "dozen", "fistful", "gobs", "good deal", "heap", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "multiplicity", "myriad", "oodles", "pack", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plateful", "plenitude", "plentitude", "plenty", "pot", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "sheaf", "shipload", "sight", "slew", "spate", "stack", "store", "ton", "truckload", "volume", "wad", "wealth", "yard" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114216", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pother":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a choking cloud of dust or smoke":[], ": a confused or fidgety flurry of activity : commotion":[], ": agitated talk or controversy usually over a trivial matter":[], ": mental turmoil":[], ": to be in a pother":[], ": to put into a pother":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "always in a pother over the state of her garden", "the pother of city traffic that commuters face every day", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Back to business after a month of neglecting the words of the week while addressing one pother after another. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 19 June 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1692, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dither", "fluster", "fret", "fuss", "huff", "lather", "stew", "sweat", "swelter", "swivet", "tizzy", "twitter" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092004", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "potpourri":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a miscellaneous collection : medley":[ "a potpourri of the best songs and sketches", "\u2014 Current Biography" ], ": a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent":[] }, "examples":[ "The festival was a musical potpourri \u2014performances included folk, jazz, blues, and rap music.", "a potpourri of hit songs from the last 10 years", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Ukrainians also need systems that can operate together and at scale, not merely a potpourri of whatever is available in Western stocks. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022", "The street has always been a cultural potpourri , historians said, and immigrant groups have cycled through since Chicago\u2019s West Ridge went from empty garlic fields to a dense urban center. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 28 May 2022", "The 25th annual Clairemont Outdoor Living & Garden Tour will feature a potpourri of garden elements ranging from fruit trees to native California plants in 13 gardens in Clairemont, Bay Ho and Bay Park. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022", "Lagos\u2019s fashionable residents and global guests went all out with an excellent potpourri of festive \u2019fits. \u2014 Vogue , 18 Apr. 2022", "Cruising bars ensues as does the potpourri of a severed head in a hatbox, a bitter ex-girlfriend, a mystery briefcase and an evil senator. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Apr. 2022", "Each invited a potpourri of unique talent to put unique spins on both Mitchell\u2019s biggest hits and deep cuts, zigzagging between genres, feelings and the decades. \u2014 Rob Ledonne, Billboard , 2 Apr. 2022", "Sanditon's Season 2 is a potpourri of Jane Austen's stories\u2014with a slight zest of Charlotte Bronte's\u2014with a little less social commentary. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022", "This potpourri of guidance gives a feel for the breadth of subject matter all engaged in this field have to consider. \u2014 David Hessekiel, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French pot pourri , literally, rotten pot":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccp\u014d-pu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "agglomerate", "agglomeration", "alphabet soup", "assortment", "botch", "clutter", "collage", "crazy quilt", "farrago", "gallimaufry", "grab bag", "gumbo", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jambalaya", "jumble", "jungle", "litter", "mac\u00e9doine", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "menagerie", "miscellanea", "miscellany", "mishmash", "mixed bag", "montage", "motley", "muddle", "olio", "olla podrida", "omnium-gatherum", "pastiche", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065529", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potshot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a critical remark made in a random or sporadic manner":[], ": a shot taken from ambush or at a random or easy target":[], ": to attack or shoot with a potshot":[], ": to take a potshot":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "A sniper was on the roof taking potshots at passing cars.", "Verb", "ended the show with an extended rant in which he potshot an array of personages on the right", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In 1993, a jokester did the same thing, although there was no Cash silhouette to take a potshot at back then. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 19 May 2022", "Aleksandar Trajkovski barrelled into the Italian defense and took a speculative potshot from 20 yards, only to find the bottom corner of the Italian goal. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022", "But there\u2019s also a deep rabbit hole of older Orson depictions out there, most delivered in playful, potshot fashion. \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2021", "Jon Voight's Christmas card list thanks to an endorsement of Joe Biden that included a potshot at his costar. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 3 Nov. 2020", "Koepka\u2019s potshot at Johnson broke every gentleman\u2019s rule in golf. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 9 Aug. 2020", "On the flip side is Trevor Bauer, who embraces radical training methods and loves to take verbal potshots at everyone \u2014 fellow players and the commissioner included \u2014 without regard to the consequences. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com , 17 Mar. 2020", "Relocating D\u00fcrrenmatt\u2019s tragicomic fable from middle Europe to a dying factory town in upstate New York in the mid-1950s has allowed him to take uncharacteristically crude potshots at all-American consumerism. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020", "But drained of family drama, Marc\u2019s theory on positive reinforcement seems less a potshot than one more desperate response to an epidemic without cure. \u2014 S.l. Price, SI.com , 9 May 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1913, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "from the notion that such a shot is unsportsmanlike and worthy only of one whose object is to fill the cooking pot":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccsh\u00e4t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bash", "belabor", "blast", "castigate", "excoriate", "jump (on)", "lambaste", "lambast", "savage", "scathe", "slam", "trash", "vituperate" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003443", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "potted":{ "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ], "definitions":{ ": briefly and superficially summarized":[ "a dull, pedestrian potted history", "\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)" ], ": drunk sense 1a":[], ": planted or grown in a pot":[], ": preserved in a pot, jar, or can":[ "potted meat" ] }, "examples":[ "The book gives a potted history of the Industrial Revolution in the first chapter.", "work was so awful that I'm just going to go out and get potted tonight", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Visitors to the Studio Tour will be able to step into the greenhouse and stop to pull out a potted Mandrake as part of an interactive display. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 21 June 2022", "Not only does the potted mint present a unique decor element, but guests can interact with it by adding it to their drinks and food while giving your home a refreshing smell. \u2014 Brittney Oliver, Essence , 9 June 2022", "The cactus/succulent mix also works well for potted bromeliads, as does a mixture of half potting soil and half orchid bark. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022", "The attractive stand holds three potted plants, and will work on porches, decks, patios, and in gardens. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022", "The interiors are decorated with vintage furniture, potted plants and shelves of lamps with macram\u00e9 shades. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022", "ISU Extension said the worms, which have been infiltrating U.S. soil since the late 1800s, likely arrived in North America in potted plants, nursery stock or soil. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022", "This one will do the trick, with side planters attached to the arched arbor, perfect for potted plants or to line with wood to create true planters for perennials. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022", "The potted eyeliner was a little bit on the thicker side, but the stiff brush tip helped apply it in one stroke. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-t\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020558", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "potter (around)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to spend time in a relaxed way doing small jobs and other things that are not very important":[ "He spent his holidays pottering around the house/garden." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203606", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "potter around/about":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to spend time in a relaxed way doing small jobs and other things that are not very important":[ "He spent his holidays pottering around the house/garden." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194731", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "potter bee":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of various bees (as of the genera Anthidium and Megachile ) that construct nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and commonly attached to a plant stem \u2014 compare potter wasp":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191646", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potter wasp":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of various solitary wasps usually of the genus Eumenes that construct vase-shaped cells of sand and mud for their young \u2014 compare mason wasp , potter bee":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174805", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potter's clay":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a plastic clay suitable for making pottery":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071940", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potter's field":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a public burial place for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals":[] }, "examples":[ "criminals and unidentified people are sometimes buried in a potter's field", "Recent Examples on the Web", "City officials announced last April that a potter's field for the poor and unclaimed on Hart Island would be used to bury victims of the virus. \u2014 Mirna Alsharif And Ray Sanchez, CNN , 7 May 2021", "Dina Maniotis, a deputy commissioner with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, told a city council committee on Wednesday that many of the bodies held at the 39th Street Pier could end up buried in the city's potter's field on Hart Island. \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2021", "In 2012, the city spent $120,000 to help preserve the historic Cementerio Lindo, a potter's field near 15th and Durango avenues, which dates from the 1890s and covers 10 times more area than Sotelo-Heard. \u2014 John D'anna, azcentral , 11 Jan. 2020", "Music Hall was built over a potter's field , a place where immigrants and the poor who had died without identification were buried. \u2014 Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com , 17 Oct. 2019", "Bolden was buried in Holt Cemetery, a potter's field in New Orleans. \u2014 NOLA.com , 24 Jan. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1777, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "from the mention in Matthew 27:7 of the purchase of a potter's field for use as a graveyard":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170828", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potter's flint":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": silica in the form of powdered quartz originally made by pulverizing flint pebbles":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070822", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potter's wheel":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually horizontal disk revolving on a vertical spindle and carrying the clay being shaped by a potter":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Each of the individual parts of her sculptures is formed on the potter's wheel of stoneware clay and then is altered and assembled. \u2014 Courant Community , 26 June 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1567, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171918", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potterer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one that makes pottery":[], ": putter":[], "Beatrix 1866\u20131943 British writer and illustrator":[], "Paul or Paulus 1625\u20131654 Dutch painter":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Lizzy\u2019s dad, Bill (Judd Hirsch), is a sculptor too \u2014 a potter who found enough success to rub shoulders with the art world. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 27 May 2022", "Now the museum exhibits all of this iconic art (by everyone from Frida Kahlo to Native master potter Maria Martinez). \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 12 May 2022", "Traces of the potter \u2019s hand can be seen at the uncoated bottom of a kintsugi tea bowl. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022", "Inspiration, the alchemy by which an idea makes it from the mind to the page (or canvas or potter \u2019s wheel or dress form), is often inarticulable or somehow unsatisfying. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "Williams grew up in Chicago, the eldest child of a white mother, a potter , and a Black father, a factory worker who later became a teacher. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022", "For Bettina Chow, a potter turning her one-time hobby into an expanding career, a studio stuck in the dark garage had gone from convenience to hindrance. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022", "The potter pulls the clay against the rotation of the wheel. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022", "While these nails created by L.A.-based artist Sojin Oh were inspired by Japanese potter Takuro Kuwata, the glowing bulbous shapes bring to mind glossy ornaments. \u2014 Michella Or\u00e9, Glamour , 23 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Can the simple, tactile pleasure of pottering in the dirt or watching seedlings sprout comfort us at a time of loss and bewilderment", "Ammons, who could control the rate of his unrolling tape by slowing down his writing, liked to potter around. \u2014 Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker , 6 Jan. 2020", "Which brings us to Streep\u2019s Mary Louise, a folksy enigma in greige cardigans and ferrety prosthetic teeth, who potters around Monterey making all her rudest inner observations out loud. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 7 June 2019", "As a young journalist, Ms. Lawson often ended up pottering around the kitchen when copy was due, to help focus her thoughts. \u2014 Eleanore Park, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2018", "These theories often involve high-end sports cars, swimming pools or pottering around the expensive parts of the Monopoly board, enjoying fine food and donning overpriced designer clothing. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Feb. 2018", "A place to potter and fix and, dare it be said, a temporary respite from the stresses and strains of modern life. \u2014 John Sinnott, CNN , 16 May 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1829, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably frequentative of English dialect pote to poke":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-t\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210252", "type":[ "adverb", "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ] }, "pottery":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a place where clayware is made and fired":[], ": the art or craft of the potter":[], ": the manufacture of clayware":[] }, "examples":[ "He has collected pottery for years.", "She was a painter for years before she discovered pottery .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Gallup\u2019s historic downtown\u2014with its one and two-story storefronts\u2014is also home to dozens of Indian trading posts and galleries, displaying everything from Zuni pottery to Navajo rugs. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022", "Take a class in pottery or watercolor, or write a little poetry. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 27 Jan. 2022", "This mini ice bucket from Carolina Irving & Daughters \u2014 founded by the textile designer and her two daughters, Olympia and Ariadne \u2014 was inspired by medieval pottery and crafted in Portugal. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2021", "It is steeped in local history and offers guests an array of cultural activities such as medicine plant tours, Fijian weaving and cooking classes, and tours of an ancient pottery site nearby. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022", "Dial, a sculptor and painter, ran an inmate pottery program with Parker in the garage of the home Parker shared with her husband, which was on prison grounds. \u2014 Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022", "Turnagain Ceramics has 16 pottery wheels, plus kilns and storage areas. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022", "Two donors, a husband and wife couple who owned a pottery store, told investigators that Gomez, who was their friend from church, gave them $1,500 cash to donate to Villanueva, the memo said. \u2014 Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022", "Soon, the village clergy allowed the excavation of the village church, where Dr. Khamisy said Iron Age pottery was dug up. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-t\u0259-r\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "crockery", "earthenware", "stoneware" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221257", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "potty":{ "antonyms":[ "bath", "bathroom", "bog", "can", "cloakroom", "comfort station", "convenience", "head", "john", "latrine", "lavatory", "loo", "restroom", "toilet", "washroom", "water closet" ], "definitions":{ ": slightly crazy":[], ": snobbish":[], ": toilet , bathroom":[], ": trivial , insignificant":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "I think he's gone a little potty .", "All this noise is driving me potty !", "She's just potty about this new dance class.", "Noun", "the little girl announced loudly that she needed to go to the potty", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "May 22 said three teens had tipped over a porta potty . \u2014 cleveland , 27 May 2022", "Dakota Albritton, who pitches on stilts, talks with people waiting for a port-a- potty . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022", "The bathroom is a port-a- potty found at the bottom, so make sure to do your business before calling it a night. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 25 Apr. 2022", "For example, my kids\u2019 current school sends an email daily about potty and eating activities and food updates. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022", "Shark Tank Hopefuls pitch a product designed to keep cats stimulated; a product to help potty -training; a measuring tool for cutting hair; a product line providing first aid for minor injuries. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022", "The driver, who has not been identified, jumped out of the bulldozer to check if anyone was inside the port-a- potty and found Henderson unresponsive. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022", "Early Sicilians may have used the ancient porta- potty simply by sitting on it. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022", "There\u2019s a porta potty at the trailhead but no other facilities. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 30 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "circa 1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from pot entry 1":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "elitist", "high-hat", "persnickety", "ritzy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "snotty", "toffee-nosed" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213846", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "potential barrier":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a region in which particles (as alpha particles, photoelectrons, or thermions) are decelerated or stopped by a repulsive force":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141952" }, "potent-counterpotent":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": potent entry 2":[], ": potent entry 1 sense 2":[], ": counterpotent":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142844" }, "potato":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": sweet potato":[], ": an erect South American herb ( Solanum tuberosum ) of the nightshade family widely cultivated for its edible starchy tuber":[], ": the tuber of a potato":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-t\u014d", "dialectal p\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-", "p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-(\u02cc)t\u014d", "-t\u0259", "b\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "She's growing carrots and potatoes in her garden this year.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Pasta salad \u2014 alongside coleslaw and potato salad \u2014 form the trio of staple summer side dishes. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 29 June 2022", "Two-and-a-half pounds of homemade potato salad is up 19%, while hamburger buns are 16% pricier. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 28 June 2022", "Second, nobody wants to go to a sanctity-of-life anti-choice cookout \u2014 the potato salad is going to be trash. \u2014 Ky Henderson, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022", "The hosts recommended smearing it on a hot dog, pastrami sandwich or even elevating a potato salad with the mustard. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022", "People across the country can order the potato salad, pre-made. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022", "The Reffitts hosted a mixer for the local branch of the militia at their home, with brisket, potato salad, and beer. \u2014 Andrea Bernstein, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022", "Popular salads include the Tuna Nicoise with chili-fennel crusted and seared rare tuna and fingerling potato salad; a Blue Crab and Fennel Citrus Salad; and a Mustard Crusted Salmon Salad with quinoa. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Often lauded as the optimal bun for smashburgers, the squishy, yellow potato roll has been a holy grail for burger geeks around the country. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Spanish batata , from Taino":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144139" }, "potential coil":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a coil or winding connected in shunt across a circuit (as in a wattmeter)":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144313" }, "potato bug":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": colorado potato beetle":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1799, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155623" }, "potboilers":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a usually inferior work (as of art or literature) produced chiefly for profit":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccb\u022fi-l\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But the combination of marquee names, auteur production, and potboiler plotting has proved irresistible. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 5 May 2022", "But then Tina Brown, the writer making the comment in her new royal potboiler , is not, in that sense, nice. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022", "As a young man, Bourgoin resembled a character out of a potboiler . \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022", "Based on a Nora Roberts potboiler , the movie follows Grace (Milano), a successful mystery novelist whose sister, Kathleen (Emilie Ullerup), is killed. \u2014 Tina Horn, Rolling Stone , 27 Jan. 2022", "Unlike that wife, Hitler at least gets some grudging respect and decent dialogue in this potboiler about the diplomatic efforts to stop Germany. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022", "Get ready to simmer in the latest potboiler from prolific creator Taylor Sheridan. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2021", "Before slipping off to Berlin, Crowley leaves a fake suicide note with Pessoa, who not only tries to milk it for publicity but drafts a potboiler novel, The Mouth of Hell, about the events. \u2014 Damion Searls, The New Republic , 14 Sep. 2021", "Published in 1987, Mahmoody\u2019s pulp memoir had all the makings of a potboiler . \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 25 Aug. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1783, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160518" }, "pot roast":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a piece of beef cooked by braising usually on top of the stove":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The gravy had a tangy quality that was difficult to define but slightly akin to the pepperoncini kick of a Mississippi-style pot roast . \u2014 al , 27 May 2022", "Recipes for dishes like pot roast , stuffed bell peppers and broccoli with cheese sauce were perfected in the years Mrs. Meggett cooked for white families. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022", "Second Congregational hosting pot roast dinner COVENTRY \u2013 Second Congregational Church of Coventry, 1746 Boston Turnpike, is hosting a drive through/take-out dinner on Saturday, April 23. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 8 Apr. 2022", "Your pot roast will be anything but boring with this fabulous recipe. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022", "Swirl it into your barbecue sauce, Bolognese sauce, pot roast , or even boeuf Bourguignon. \u2014 Shayne Chammavanijakul, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Mar. 2022", "In true Ephron fashion, the story is still undeniably cozy and includes several recipes throughout the book (like cheesecake, pot roast , and bread pudding). \u2014 Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE , 15 Feb. 2022", "Nice round stomach, with a belt tightly cinched around it, digging into her belly like butcher string around a pot roast . \u2014 Jen Spyra, The New Yorker , 24 Dec. 2021", "Take a cue from reviewers, and make a big batch of French onion soup, pot roast , fruit cobbler, chili, or beef bourguignon. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 23 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1880, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161743" }, "potato leafhopper":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small green white-spotted leafhopper ( Empoasca fabae ) especially of the eastern and southern U.S. that is a serious pest on many cultivated plants and especially on the potato":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1918, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173406" }, "potato hook":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a hand tool with long hooked tines used for digging potatoes and other tuber crops":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173559" }, "potentiometer":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an instrument for measuring electromotive forces":[], ": voltage divider":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02ccten-ch\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4m-\u0259t-\u0259r", "p\u0259-\u02ccten(t)-sh\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There\u2019s even little graphics on the panel to clue you in on the function each potentiometer controls. \u2014 Kevin Krewell, Forbes , 30 June 2022", "Over the years, Shepard\u2019s also made key modifications to Black\u2019s guitars - installing new potentiometers and DiMarzio pickups, , which control volume and tone. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 17 Jan. 2020", "Mikeasaurus wired these chips, along with their speakers, up to potentiometers and put the whole lot inside two furniture-moving disks from the dime-store. \u2014 Charlie Sorrel, WIRED , 23 Mar. 2011" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary potential + -o- + -meter":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175703" }, "potato alcohol":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": alcohol distilled from a potato mash":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181649" }, "potato aphid":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a common aphid ( Macrosiphum euphorbiae ) that occurs on the potato and many other plants as well as on some orchard trees and that usually overwinters on rosebushes":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183240" }, "pot sticker":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a crescent-shaped dumpling filled usually with pork, steamed, and then fried":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This is especially true for the pot sticker wrappers here, which employ a softer, easy-to-work dough made with hot water. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2021", "The restaurant will serve fast-casual hibachi bowls filled with meat and vegetables, along with sides like pot stickers , spring rolls and more. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 27 May 2020", "Here\u2019s an easy pot sticker recipe that can be made with pigeon or any number of other game meats. 8 pigeons, breasted \u00bc cup ginger, minced 2 eggs, beaten 1 head Napa cabbage, sliced 2 bunches of scallions, thinly sliced 2 carrots, julienned 2 Tbsp. \u2014 Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream , 30 Apr. 2020", "While there are a ton of ways to prepare the whole bird and breasts, one of my favorite ways to cook a pile of pigeons is to make pot stickers . \u2014 Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream , 30 Apr. 2020", "Start with veggie pot stickers or edamame and then choose from main dishes including seafood hot pot made with vegan shrimp, pumpkin peanut curry or pad Thai. \u2014 Tirion Morris, azcentral , 1 Apr. 2020", "Tasty Pot Stickers The filling for these pot stickers can be made a day ahead, completely cooled and stored, covered, in the refrigerator. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Jan. 2020", "Standouts from the menu include: Pu Pu Platter with Bali bottle rockets, chicken, shrimp, spicy teriyaki ribs, pork pot stickers and Mexi-Poly street corn. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral , 27 Nov. 2019", "This fest focuses on delicious dumpling varieties from around the world, from pierogi to pot stickers , prepared by local ethnic restaurants. \u2014 Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com , 22 Sep. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1963, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200738" }, "potato beetle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": colorado potato beetle":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Biologists have used biological controls successfully on other invasive plants, particularly the air potato beetle in Florida. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 8 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1861, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201516" }, "potato blight":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several destructive fungus diseases of the potato":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Great Hunger began with potato blight , which destroyed Ireland\u2019s dominant crop. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Oct. 2021", "In the 1840s, Reverend Miles Berkeley, also a botanist, identified the fungus behind Ireland\u2019s potato blight , despite the clergy\u2019s notion that the devil was to blame. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Mar. 2020", "The potato blight affected all of Europe, but government mismanagement resulted in catastrophe for the then British colony of Ireland. \u2014 Carmel Mc Mahon, Longreads , 13 Nov. 2019", "Most potatoes grown in Ireland were of a single variety, the Irish Lumper, which had no inherent resistance to Phytophthora infestans, the microorganism that causes potato blight . \u2014 Debal Deb, Scientific American , 16 Oct. 2019", "Patrick Kennedy left Ireland in 1848 to escape starvation brought on by the potato blight . \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Aug. 2019", "But even he had been affected by the potato blight that had begun to devastate Ireland two years earlier. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 13 June 2019", "Because nothing says fun like a college freshman's fifth Irish Car Bomb, the pseudo Gaelic pub proliferates across the north side like potato blight . \u2014 Mike Sula, Chicago Reader , 21 Dec. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1845, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203942" }, "potato-leaved tomato":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum grandifolium ) having large leaves with few entire-margined primary leaflets and few or no secondary leaflets":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204226" }, "potation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a usually alcoholic drink or brew":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English potacioun , from Anglo-French potation , from Latin potation-, potatio act of drinking, from potare to drink \u2014 more at potable":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213331" }, "potassium carbonate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a white salt K 2 CO 3 that forms a strongly alkaline solution and is used in making glass and soap":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But also, at the end of the year, the company determines how much potassium carbonate each customer has produced and then pays them for however much money that comes to. \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "Specifically, after about two weeks or so of operation, while doing regular maintenance, technicians collect all the potassium hydroxide that has accumulated and recharge it with new chemicals to create potassium carbonate . \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "The leavening agent it's traditionally made with \u2014 potash, or pottasche in German, also known as potassium carbonate \u2014 requires time to do its thing. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Oct. 2021", "While appearing to be a normal, attractive, vase, it can be broken to release the release a secret stash of potassium carbonate inside. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2019", "An oxygen suppressant, potassium carbonate is internationally seen as a dry fire retardant. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2019", "Once released, the Samsung-Cheil version of the potassium carbonate , which is colorless, quickly works to suppress nearby fire. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2019", "The resulting solution of potassium carbonate is filtered and exposed to a slurry of calcium hydroxide. \u2014 The Economist , 7 June 2018", "Made from lye and wood ashes, or baker's ammonia, pearlash consisted mainly of potassium carbonate , which also produces carbon dioxide quickly and reliably. \u2014 Ben Panko, Smithsonian , 20 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1866, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221303" }, "potentiometry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02cctench\u0113\u02c8\u00e4m\u0259\u2027tr\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary potenti(al) + -o- + -metry":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221934" }, "potstick":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a stick for stirring the contents of a pot":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English potsticke , from pot entry 1 + sticke stick":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222746" }, "potential divider":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": voltage divider":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232755" }, "potato grub":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a larva of a potato moth":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234516" }, "potato apple":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the berry of the potato":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234827" }, "pot still":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a still used especially in the distillation of Irish grain whiskey and Scotch malt whiskey in which the heat of the fire is applied directly to the pot containing the mash":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Canada is renowned for rye production, while Ireland makes beautiful, silky pot still whiskeys. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022", "The fruit and spice from the pot still shines through, along with some vanilla and espresso notes from grain, and even more vanilla and a touch of char from bourbon. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 12 June 2022", "The whiskey is a combination of three styles of Irish whiskey: pot still for creaminess and spice, malt for fruitiness and grain for sweetness. \u2014 Gina Pace, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022", "The contrast of the initial pot still spices are contrasting with the rich creaminess of the cheese which in turn compliments the creamy character of the whiskey. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "The whiskey is a blend of pot still whiskeys between 21 and 25 years old, which have been matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and Oloroso Sherry casks. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022", "Every year those paying attention to such things hear about the explosive growth of Irish whiskey, a category that includes blends, single malts, single grain and single pot still whiskeys. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 8 Mar. 2022", "Carter-Head stills have a basket between the pot still and the condenser that is used to hold a basket of botanicals. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021", "Single pot still is a uniquely Irish style of whiskey. \u2014 Gina Pace, Forbes , 24 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1799, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000122" }, "potato tuberworm":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a grayish-brown moth ( Phthorimaea operculella ) whose larva mines the leaves and bores in the stems and tubers of the potato plant and often attacks other solanaceous plants (such as tobacco and tomato)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8t\u00fc-b\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rm", "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1894, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001517" }, "potassium tetroxalate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a relatively insoluble crystalline complex acid salt KHC 2 O 4 .H 2 C 2 O 4 .2H 2 O used chiefly in removing rust marks and as a reference standard in analyzing bases and permanganates":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003430" }, "pot marigold":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a calendula ( Calendula officinalis ) grown especially for ornament":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Calendula: Also called pot marigold , this blossom lends a verdant, almost medicinal bitterness. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1760, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011908" }, "potato bean":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": yam bean":[], ": groundnut sense 2 a":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012921" }, "potato vine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": potato sense 2 a (1)":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015907" }, "potassium sulfate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a white crystalline compound K 2 SO 4 used especially as a fertilizer":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Minerals obtained today are used for road and softener salt, magnesium chloride for steel production, and potassium sulfate for fertilizer. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022", "Three of the derailed cars were carrying potassium sulfate , which is used to make fertilizer. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Sep. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1869, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022456" }, "potato mosaic":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various virus diseases of the potato characterized chiefly by more or less mottling of the foliage \u2014 compare aucuba mosaic , calico , crinkle , curly dwarf , rugose mosaic":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041439" }, "potassium hydroxide":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a white deliquescent solid KOH that dissolves in water with much heat to form a strongly alkaline and caustic liquid and is used chiefly in making soap and as a reagent":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Specifically, after about two weeks or so of operation, while doing regular maintenance, technicians collect all the potassium hydroxide that has accumulated and recharge it with new chemicals to create potassium carbonate. \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "For example, an alkaline battery, or cell, contains zinc, manganese dioxide, and potassium hydroxide . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022", "Water is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal supply, according to the complaint, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide , or lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and magnesium chloride, a salt. \u2014 Ken Ritter, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2021", "Water is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal supply, according to the complaint, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide , or lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and magnesium chloride, a salt. \u2014 Ken Ritter, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2021", "Water is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal supply, according to the complaint, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide , or lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and magnesium chloride, a salt. \u2014 Ken Ritter, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2021", "Water is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal supply, according to the complaint, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide , or lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and magnesium chloride, a salt. \u2014 Ken Ritter, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2021", "Water is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal supply, according to the complaint, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide , or lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and magnesium chloride, a salt. \u2014 Ken Ritter, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2021", "Water is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal supply, according to the complaint, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide , or lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and magnesium chloride, a salt. \u2014 Ken Ritter, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1866, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053128" }, "potassium hydrate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": potassium hydroxide":[ "\u2014 not used systematically" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064528" }, "potassium fluoride":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several salts made usually by reaction of hydrofluoric acid with potassium carbonate: such as":[], ": the hygroscopic crystalline normal salt KF used chiefly as a solder flux and as a fluorinating agent in organic synthesis":[], ": the poisonous corrosive crystalline acid fluoride KHF 2 used chiefly as an electrolyte in the manufacture of fluorine and as a solder flux : potassium hydrogen fluoride":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065113" }, "potentize":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make potent or effective":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u014dt\u1d4an\u2027\u02cct\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075722" }, "pot-bound":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having roots formed into a dense, tangled mass that encircles the inside of a container and that allows little or no space for further growth : root-bound":[ "Examine the root system of container plants carefully to make certain that the plant has not become pot-bound . If it has, the roots will have circled around the inside of the pot and will be a solid, entangled mass.", "\u2014 Robert Emmerich et al.", "Grow several bulbs in one pot so they remain potbound .", "\u2014 Joan Lee Faust" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccbau\u0307nd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1835, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080243" }, "potato tree":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several arborescent or nearly arborescent plants of the genus Solanum (as the Brazilian S. macranthum and the Chilean S. crispum ) none of which are true potatoes":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084803" }, "pot-rustler":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a ranch or camp cook":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090243" }, "potbellied pig":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a breed of small pigs originating in southeastern Asia and having a straight tail, potbelly, swayback, and black, white, or black and white coat":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Wyverne Flatt lives in the village of Canajoharie with his pet potbellied pig , Ellie. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 12 Feb. 2022", "Cupcake, a large potbellied pig found abandoned in Las Vegas, is on the mend! \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 25 June 2021", "Chavez, 33, stood in the backyard on Wednesday morning watching his three dogs and a potbellied pig rummage in the snow. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, Star Tribune , 18 Feb. 2021", "There's also a 250-pound potbellied pig named Peter; a family of goats named Sapphire, Curly and Ruby; plus a tortoise called Rex. \u2014 Sydney Page Washington Post, Star Tribune , 13 Nov. 2020", "Those interested in adopting a potbellied pig should contact their local shelter or seek out a pig rescue program such as Pig Placement Network www.pigplacementnetwork.org. \u2014 Traci Howerton, NOLA.com , 29 Oct. 2020", "For Chiapuzio, who shares her home with Emma Zen, a potbellied pig named Baby Binks, a 200-pound tortoise, three parrots and a cat, stories like Skipper\u2019s help keep her motivated. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2020", "The Children\u2019s Animal Center, a high pet area with goats, a potbellied pig and tortoises, is closed. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 25 June 2020", "For the past three years, Head has taken in as many as 160 potbellied pigs and has placed 129 in new homes. \u2014 Grace Hollars, Indianapolis Star , 25 Mar. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1961, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090418" }, "potassium hypochlorite":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an unstable salt KOCl known chiefly in aqueous solution \u2014 see javelle water":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090613" }, "POTS":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":{ "plain old telephone system; plain old telephone service":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092713" }, "potman":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a servingman employed in a public house \u2014 compare potboy":[], ": a worker employed by a hotel or restaurant to wash pots and pans by hand":[], ": a worker who reduces aluminum in a battery of reduction pots by an electrolytic process":[], ": a chemical worker who dehydrates concentrated caustic solutions by boiling off excess water in cast-iron pots":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4tm\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093430" }, "potato moth":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a grayish brown gelechild moth ( Phthorimaea operculella ) whose larva is the potato tuberworm":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094457" }, "potstone":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a more or less impure steatite used especially in prehistoric times to make cooking vessels":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccst\u014dn" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1741, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095150" }, "potato mottle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": latent virus disease":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101950" }, "pot bottom":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a boulder or concretion in a roof slate that is rounded like the bottom of a pot":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103555" }, "potato crisp":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a thin slice of potato that is fried or sometimes baked and usually salted":[ "a bag of potato crisps" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105355" }, "potentilla":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": cinquefoil sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccp\u014d-t\u1d4an-\u02c8ti-l\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Great planting partners include weigela, new and improved varieties of potentilla such as 'Bella Bellissima,' lilac such as 'Miss Kim,' and ninebark. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Mar. 2022", "Inside the freezer in Framingham are tightly sealed packages containing an estimated 6 million seeds from hundreds of plant species, bearing obscure or hard-to-pronounce names like potentilla robbinsiana. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Medieval Latin, garden heliotrope, from Latin potent-, potens":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1548, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110140" }, "potassium bromide":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a crystalline salt KBr with a saline taste that is used especially as a sedative and in photography":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Guess the business This multinational corporation was founded in 1897 as a bleach and potassium bromide manufacturer. \u2014 Benzinga, Detroit Free Press , 7 Mar. 2020", "Typically, in order to reduce carbon dioxide, water laced with salts like sodium chloride or potassium bromide is used as an electrolyte. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 4 Sep. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1869, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115115" }, "pot steel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a cast or crucible steel":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121712" }, "potato-digger":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a machine or implement for digging potatoes":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121819" }, "potato masher":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several kitchen utensils for mashing cooked potatoes":[], ": a grenade having a wooden handle by which it is thrown":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132839" }, "potassium sorbate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a potassium salt C 6 H 7 KO 2 of sorbic acid used especially as a food preservative":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Many producers add crafty ingredients like potassium sorbate , cheese cultures and cellulose, which is essentially wood pulp. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "For instance, Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese is not made in Italy and uses potassium sorbate and cheese cultures. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 27 May 2022", "While the risk-reward relationship of parabens is still largely unclear, more and more brands are cutting them from their products and replacing them with alternatives like sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022", "The honey packets also contain potassium sorbate , an artificial preservative. \u2014 Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com , 6 Dec. 2019", "The McCafe Pumpkin Spice flavored syrup contains: fructose, water, nonfat dry milk, propylene glycol, and 2% or less caramel color, natural flavor, potassium sorbate , xanthan gum, salt, sucralose, and extracts of annatto. \u2014 Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com , 13 Aug. 2019", "Malic acid, sucralose, potassium sorbate , sodium citrate. \u2014 Robin Abcarian, latimes.com , 6 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1960, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133645" }, "potluck supper":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": covered-dish supper":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135359" }, "potassium iodide":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a crystalline salt KI that is very soluble in water and is used medically chiefly in the treatment of hyperthyroidism, to block thyroidal uptake of radioactive iodine, and as an expectorant":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "European consumers are rushing to buy iodine and potassium iodide pills, which can blunt the effects of exposure to nuclear radiation with pharmacies in Finland, Norway and Luxembourg selling out of their supplies, according to a Bloomberg report. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 9 Mar. 2022", "When used as directed, potassium iodide in liquid or pill form can quickly saturate the thyroid gland and prevent it from absorbing radioactive iodine. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022", "Adults are only advised to take potassium iodide if they are expected to be exposed to large doses of radioactive iodine. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 9 Mar. 2022", "Twenty tablets of Thyrosafe, whose active ingredient is potassium iodide , can fetch up to $175 on eBay. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022", "In it, a scientist said taking potassium iodide will protect you from radiation poisoning. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2022", "Jones also runs a website www.nukepills.com that sells Anbex's potassium iodide pills. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022", "But a less common consumer product has also become a hot commodity as the war raises fears of global nuclear conflict: potassium iodide . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022", "On Amazon, one bottle of 180 potassium iodide pills now costs $70, up from $30 just weeks earlier, according to CamelCamelCamel, which tracks the price histories of products sold online. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 9 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1851, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152453" }, "potentiate":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8ten-ch\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t", "p\u0259-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Cornejo said this would undoubtedly be a factor that would potentiate a possible defeat for Sinema at the polls. \u2014 Javier Arce, The Arizona Republic , 10 Feb. 2022", "When left untreated, mental illness can potentiate physical conditions like heart disease, resulting in even more expensive treatment needs. \u2014 Liat Jarkon, Fortune , 6 Feb. 2020", "Thus understood, Fascism is totalitarian, and the Fascist State \u2014 a synthesis and a unit inclusive of all values \u2014 interprets, develops, and potentiates the whole life of a people. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, National Review , 25 June 2019", "Head counters will quickly grasp that with the addition of Evan, the group constitutes two subsets of five members, representing the insidious number that potentiates the Hisji, whose curse is particularly diabolical and deadly. \u2014 Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1667, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152959" }, "potato onion":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": multiplier onion":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183850" }, "pottage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a thick soup of vegetables and often meat":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-tij" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "That is what caused the Big 4 firms to sell their birthright for a mess of pottage by peddling bogus shelters around the turn of the millennium. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 19 June 2021", "Jamila\u2019s bisque, a heady pottage of crawfish, spinach and zucchini, is a dish the restaurant normally serves at Jazz Fest, which of course also was canceled this year. \u2014 Ian Mcnulty, NOLA.com , 7 Dec. 2020", "Surely even medieval peasants sometimes stared into the middle distance and sighed over their barley pottage , longing for the next village f\u00eate day and a bit of carnivalesque mayhem. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 20 Aug. 2020", "Dinner will include traditional favorites as chine of roast pork, pottage of cabbage, leeks and onions, and Indian pudding. \u2014 courant.com , 31 Oct. 2019", "Indeed, for millennia, in the West as well as the East, bowls were the vessel from which ordinary people ate all their meals, because most cooking consisted of some kind of soup or stew or pottage , ladled from a common pot. \u2014 Bee Wilson, WSJ , 13 July 2018", "Yet there\u2019s no glue \u2014 not a whiff of life or a single substantial, grounding directorial idea \u2014 that makes this pottage work scene to scene. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2017", "The leaders of this wing trade their evangelical witness for a mess of political pottage and a Supreme Court nomination. \u2014 John Fea, Washington Post , 17 July 2017", "Jacob gives him lentil stew (sometimes translated as pottage , mess, broth), and in exchange the clumsy, ruddy Esau gives up his firstborn rights. \u2014 Talia Lavin, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English potage 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chip to a large rat sitting on a stack of boxes. \u2014 Andrew Demillo, ajc , 28 Apr. 2022", "The noodles are deep-fried, with a texture not quite as shatteringly crisp as a potato chip , but still brittle enough to emit an audible crunch. \u2014 Genevieve Yam, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Apr. 2022", "About 8:30 one Thursday evening in Detroit, Tony Murray was getting ready for bed ahead of his 6 a.m. shift at a potato chip factory. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022", "The undercover agent then slid back $4,000 in cash in an empty potato chip bag. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022", "Ivan Reitman didn\u2019t make any potato chip commercials. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022", "Prices for the all-American staple have fallen over the past year, and potato chip prices are up only about 1%. \u2014 Christine Romans, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1865, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191652" }, "potting soil":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a mixture of dirt and other substances that people use when placing plants in pots":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201845" }, "potassium bromate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a crystalline salt KBrO 3 used chiefly as an oxidizing agent and in improving the baking properties of flour":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203641" }, "potato wart":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a fungal disease of potato tubers caused by a pond scum parasite ( Synchytrium endobioticum ) and characterized by dark warty spongy excrescences that are yellow or light brown when young and that originate in the eyes of the tuber":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204014" }, "potato family":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": solanaceae":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204504" }, "potboy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a boy who serves drinks in a tavern":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccb\u022fi" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1662, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212531" }, "pottah":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a certificate of tenure : title deed , lease":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Hindi pa\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101 , from Sanskrit pa\u1e6d\u1e6daka , from pa\u1e6d\u1e6da copper plate for grants":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220144" }, "potato stalk borer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a larva of a potato weevil":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221212" }, "potbellied stove":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a stove with a rounded or bulging body":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Arnolts spent years looking for suitable furnishings, ending up with a potbellied stove , a dry sink and a rope bed topped by an uncomfortable-looking mattress. \u2014 Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2021", "The house\u2019s big front room has a potbellied stove , a row of filing cabinets, lots of books and magazines and Persian rugs. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 15 May 2021", "The local hardware store is the closest thing modern America has to the general store, that linchpin of city and frontier, with its evocation of paper bags filled with penny candy and the communal checkerboard set up before a potbellied stove . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1933, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222209" }, "pot spinning":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a process in rayon manufacture in which the coagulated filament is fed into a revolving pot and by centrifugal force deposited on the inside in the form of a cake":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224627" }, "pot ale":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the residue of fermented wort left in a still after the distillation of whiskey or alcohol and used for animal feed":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This amounts to 684,000 metric tons of draff and over 2.3 billion liters of pot ale every year, according to Zero Waste Scotland. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022", "The startup uses a process known as acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation in which bacteria break down the sugars in the whisky draff and pot ale into acids. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1697, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230022" }, "potbellied":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having a potbelly":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccbel-\u0113d", "\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccbe-l\u0113d" ], "synonyms":[ "beer-bellied", "paunchy" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "an old, potbellied cat that now needs a ramp just to get on the sofa", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Other pasta fun, in various shades: green stuffed pansotti, potbellied Ligurian dumplings with chard, ricotta, walnuts, brown butter, and fiddleheads; curly-wurly trottoli black with squid ink, with uni, leeks, and Calabrian chile. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022", "The building is two cells facing opposite ends with 4-inch thick wooden walls that were heated by potbellied stoves. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 27 Feb. 2022", "The nature retreat most recently added a family of potbellied pigs, including two babies, found stranded on the side of the road near the Loveland Reservoir, and a group of five Lamancha goats, a breed known for its very small ears. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Dec. 2021", "Two organizations are trying to help a pair of potbellied pigs and three horses after Cook County Animal and Rabies Control rescued them Thursday morning from a farm near Sauk Village. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2021", "Not content with solely housing cats and dogs, the organization is also home to a plethora of other domestic creatures ranging from rabbits to parrots to potbellied pigs. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021", "Working behind a partition inside a Scaled Composites hangar in Mojave, Rutan and his team built a potbellied , high-winged, twenty-eight-foot-long plane, with three seats, simple controls, and a rocket in the rear. \u2014 Anna Russel, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021", "Hang him in a museum\u2014the barman was a potbellied portrait of hear no evil. \u2014 Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021", "But, catching a glimpse of potbellied Kirpal in his wheelchair, Hwee Bin softened. \u2014 Rachel Heng, The New Yorker , 31 May 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1657, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235336" }, "potro":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u014d\u2027(\u02cc)tr\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Spanish, colt":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003219" }, "potato fern":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a fern ( Marattia fraxinea ) of New Zealand that has a large edible starchy rootstock":[], ": a fern ( Dryopteris cordifolia ) of Australia that has small ovoid tubers which are edible":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005528" }, "potter":{ "type":[ "adverb", "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": one that makes pottery":[], "Beatrix 1866\u20131943 British writer and illustrator":[], ": putter":[], "Paul or Paulus 1625\u20131654 Dutch painter":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "New York City\u2019s Hart Island is the nation\u2019s largest public cemetery, but cities and towns across the country also run these potter \u2019s fields, and many of them, similarly, are no longer just for the poor. \u2014 Mary Jordan, Washington Post , 2 July 2022", "Beside her booth was a couple of potters from Chillicothe who throw lovely bowls and mugs on a potter \u2019s wheel. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 14 June 2022", "Lizzy\u2019s dad, Bill (Judd Hirsch), is a sculptor too \u2014 a potter who found enough success to rub shoulders with the art world. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 27 May 2022", "Now the museum exhibits all of this iconic art (by everyone from Frida Kahlo to Native master potter Maria Martinez). \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 12 May 2022", "Traces of the potter \u2019s hand can be seen at the uncoated bottom of a kintsugi tea bowl. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022", "Inspiration, the alchemy by which an idea makes it from the mind to the page (or canvas or potter \u2019s wheel or dress form), is often inarticulable or somehow unsatisfying. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "Williams grew up in Chicago, the eldest child of a white mother, a potter , and a Black father, a factory worker who later became a teacher. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022", "For Bettina Chow, a potter turning her one-time hobby into an expanding career, a studio stuck in the dark garage had gone from convenience to hindrance. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Can the simple, tactile pleasure of pottering in the dirt or watching seedlings sprout comfort us at a time of loss and bewilderment", "Ammons, who could control the rate of his unrolling tape by slowing down his writing, liked to potter around. \u2014 Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker , 6 Jan. 2020", "Which brings us to Streep\u2019s Mary Louise, a folksy enigma in greige cardigans and ferrety prosthetic teeth, who potters around Monterey making all her rudest inner observations out loud. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 7 June 2019", "As a young journalist, Ms. Lawson often ended up pottering around the kitchen when copy was due, to help focus her thoughts. \u2014 Eleanore Park, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2018", "These theories often involve high-end sports cars, swimming pools or pottering around the expensive parts of the Monopoly board, enjoying fine food and donning overpriced designer clothing. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Feb. 2018", "A place to potter and fix and, dare it be said, a temporary respite from the stresses and strains of modern life. \u2014 John Sinnott, CNN , 16 May 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably frequentative of English dialect pote to poke":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1829, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011124" }, "Potsdam":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city on the Havel River in northeastern Germany that is the capital of the state of Brandenburg population 139,025":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4ts-\u02ccdam" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011544" }, "potato flea beetle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small oval shining black flea beetle ( Epitrix cucumeris ) that injures the leaves of various plants":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021643" }, "potato slump":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the dregs or residue from the alcoholic distillation of fermented potatoes":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021857" }, "potsy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4ts\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023048" } }