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A. Michener" ], ": to respond to enthusiastically or accept eagerly":[ "she simply lapped up admiration", "\u2014 Helen Howe", "readiness to lap up the latest sensation", "\u2014 Herbert Brucker" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223434", "type":[ "transitive verb" ] }, "lap winding":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a drum winding for generator and motor armatures in which each coil or set of windings overlaps the next so that there are as many armature paths as there are field-magnet poles":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203752", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lapse":{ "antonyms":[ "break off", "break up", "cease", "close", "conclude", "dead-end", "determine", "die", "discontinue", "elapse", "end", "expire", "finish", "go", "halt", "leave off", "let up", "pass", "quit", "stop", "terminate", "wind up", "wink (out)" ], "definitions":{ ": a becoming less : decline":[ "a lapse in the supply of technicians" ], ": a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention":[ "a lapse in table manners", "a lapse in security" ], ": a temporary deviation or fall especially from a higher to a lower state":[ "a lapse from grace", "ethical lapses" ], ": an abandonment of religious faith":[], ": interruption , discontinuance":[ "returned to college after a lapse of several years" ], ": sink , slip":[ "lapsed into unconsciousness" ], ": termination of coverage for nonpayment of premiums":[ "the lapse of an insurance policy" ], ": the termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within some limit of time":[], ": to glide along : pass":[ "time lapses" ], ": to go out of existence : cease":[ "after a few polite exchanges, the conversation lapsed" ], ": to let slip : forfeit":[ "all of those who have lapsed their membership", "\u2014 AAUP Bull." ], ": to pass from one proprietor to another or from an original owner by omission or negligence":[ "allowed the insurance policy to lapse" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "He blamed the error on a minor mental lapse .", "a lapse into bad habits", "Verb", "After a few polite words the conversation lapsed .", "Her interest in politics lapsed while she was in medical school.", "She didn't pay the premium and her life insurance policy lapsed .", "He forgot to renew his driver's license, so it lapsed .", "She allowed the magazine subscription to lapse .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Like the book\u2019s main character, Duchovny lived on Central Park West through 2020, taking time- lapse photographs of the sunrise each morning. \u2014 Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022", "Even its images of death hit differently, notably in some stunning time- lapse sequences that show flesh and bone being absorbed into the landscape. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022", "This time- lapse video shows the @BoeingSpace #Starliner crew ship approach the station and dock to the Harmony module at 8:28pm ET on Friday. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022", "In 2014, a time- lapse capture helped scientists determine the sailing stones were likely due to a perfect combination of ice, water, and wind. \u2014 Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online , 14 May 2022", "Imagine taking a time- lapse photograph of a speeding bullet\u2014doing so isn\u2019t easy. \u2014 Seth Fletcher, Scientific American , 12 May 2022", "The music is reminiscent of the sounds of nature, beginning with a rushing, repetitive violin melody that summons thoughts of running in a forest while flower buds burst open at the speed of a time- lapse film. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022", "Both series share a penchant for photomontages that follow the protagonists over months or years, whether reviewing documents or brushing their teeth, and for time- lapse photography of the dusty New Mexico landscape. \u2014 Aaron Bady, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "As chaos ensues, those beds col- lapse and are destroyed. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 6 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The state also allowed those who let their teacher certifications lapse to get them back. \u2014 al , 14 May 2022", "Graves allowed his Klan membership to lapse in 1928, according to newspaper archives. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022", "What\u2019s more, last year, 3,280 officers allowed their certifications to lapse or be removed, the highest total over a five-year period, according to P.O.S.T. data. \u2014 Brad Schrade, ajc , 29 Nov. 2021", "When Father died, just 26 days after their fortieth wedding anniversary, Mother refused to lapse into idle widowhood. \u2014 James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022", "Oxfam warned in a report released Tuesday that 263 million more people are expected to lapse into extreme poverty this year as the invasion continues to cause a spike in food and energy prices. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022", "Melvin\u2019s contract with NBCUniversal is believed to lapse at the end of 2022. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 14 Mar. 2022", "While Chicago's proof-of-vaccination mandate remains in place, the City Council in the swanky suburb of Highland Park allowed the requirement that anyone over 5 show proof of vaccination to enter an eatery to lapse . \u2014 NBC News , 18 Feb. 2022", "Langley had no comment about whether the department considers that time lapse a problem, noting the investigation is continuing. \u2014 CBS News , 17 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1611, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin lapsus , from labi to slip \u2014 more at sleep":"Noun and Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8laps" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lapse Noun error , mistake , blunder , slip , lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this. procedural errors mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error . dialed the wrong number by mistake blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame. diplomatic blunders slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes. a slip of the tongue lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause. a lapse in judgment", "synonyms":[ "knock", "reversal", "reverse", "setback" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112007", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lap joint":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a joint made by overlapping two ends or edges and fastening them together":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Cut a matching rabbet on one end of each table support to fabricate a half- lap joint [5]. \u2014 Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2021", "The aluminum screen allows any water to drain through immediately and the removable roof section is joined to the top with a ship lap joint that makes refilling easy while keeping water out. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 17 Apr. 2021", "Set it to a height of \u00be inch, and complete the half- lap joint by removing the waste [5]. \u2014 Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics , 18 July 2020", "Start the half- lap joints on the legs by notching the two outside lines with a circular saw set to a depth of 1\u00bd inches. \u2014 David Agrell, Popular Mechanics , 7 Mar. 2020", "Start the half- lap joints on the legs by notching the two outside lines with a circular saw set to a depth of 1\u00bd inches. \u2014 David Agrell, Popular Mechanics , 7 Mar. 2020", "Start the half- lap joints on the legs by notching the two outside lines with a circular saw set to a depth of 1\u00bd inches. \u2014 David Agrell, Popular Mechanics , 1 Mar. 2018", "Our entire design is built by the same methodologies as the way a boat was built, with all of the lap joints , the pegs, the fasteners, the pulleys. \u2014 Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor , 11 June 2016" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1823, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120743" }, "lapis lazuli ware":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": blue Wedgwood pebbleware veined with gold":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125713" }, "Laplace":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Pierre-Simon 1749\u20131827 Marquis de Laplace French astronomer and mathematician":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259-\u02c8pl\u00e4s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174350" }, "lapdog":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small dog that may be held in the lap":[], ": a servile dependent or follower":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lap-\u02ccd\u022fg" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "His coworkers regarded him as the boss's lap dog .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Now Trump has endorsed Brooks\u2019 opponent, Katie Britt, whom Brooks has tried to frame as a lobbyist and lapdog for Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. \u2014 al , 15 June 2022", "Listen to the statements or tweets of his most Western-facing servants, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and all-purpose lapdog Dmitri Medvedev. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 6 May 2022", "Somebody was changing a baby\u2019s diaper, while another passenger tried to keep a lapdog under control. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Mar. 2022", "Vladimir Putin must feel like a lapdog who is suddenly banished from the couch to the basement. \u2014 Josef Joffe, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022", "Putin became Lukashenko\u2019s patron\u2014or, put another way, Lukashenko transformed into Putin\u2019s lapdog . \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 1 Mar. 2022", "Regardless, the core problem here is that the FHFA is supposed to be the housing finance industry\u2019s watchdog, not its lapdog . \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021", "Then a lapdog belonging to the doctor\u2019s mother (Kathleen Chalfant) dies. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 July 2021", "Mannerism jumps out from the first gallery in a 1532-33 portrait of an imperious young woman in brilliant red with a lapdog . \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 24 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202908" }, "lap dissolve":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": dissolve":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "lap entry 3":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231700" }, "lap dovetail":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a dovetail joint in which the recesses in one piece are cut only part way through so that part of the thickness of one board overlaps the end of the other":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002247" }, "Laplace's equation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the equation \u2202 2 u /\u2202 x 2 + \u2202 2 u /\u2202 y 2 + \u2202 2 u /\u2202 z 2 = 0 often written \u2207 2 u = 0 in which x , y , and z are the rectangular Cartesian coordinates of a point in space and u is a function of those coordinates":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-pla|", "l\u0259\u02c8pl\u00e4|s\u0259\u0307z-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "after Pierre Simon de Laplace \u20201827 French astronomer and mathematician":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003451" }, "laptop":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": of a size and design that makes operation and use on one's lap convenient \u2014 compare desktop":[], ": a portable microcomputer having its main components (such as processor, keyboard, and display screen) integrated into a single unit capable of battery-powered operation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lap-\u02cct\u00e4p" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "He uses a laptop for business when he travels.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "This YouTube link shows LG's 17-inch foldable design in action in laptop format that LG introduced at the Display Conference. \u2014 Tim Bajarin, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "From laptop risers and an under-desk elliptical to posture-correcting seat cushions and more, see our top picks below. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022", "This is an older model that only works over a USB dongle (i.e., not Bluetooth), uses simple, laptop -style membrane keys, and isn't as adjustable as other ergonomic keyboards. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2022", "The scene opens with the main character, 27, sitting in front of a laptop camera on Zoom. \u2014 Emily Olsen, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022", "Its flagship announcement was a $1,599 Surface Laptop Studio that can change from laptop mode to a position better for streaming TV shows and another for drawing or sketching. \u2014 Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN , 5 Oct. 2021", "Integrating its newest and best-performing graphics technology with the processor chips should improve laptop performance without hogging as much battery power as separate graphics chips require. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 1 June 2021", "The module designs are based on the M.2 format, which is commonly used in laptop PCs for adding SSD drives (and other modems) and can be easily integrated into other devices. \u2014 Bob O'donnell, Forbes , 19 May 2021", "Considering most laptop webcams are of low quality (720p or lower resolution), that makes video shot with the 1080p camera noticeably smoother. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 10 May 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This laptop has a 16GB RAM, a 1TB solid-state drive (SSD), a 10-core CPU and a 16-core graphics card \u2014 which all add up to 3.7 times faster performance and up to 11 times faster machine learning capability. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022", "Today\u2019s real-world soundscapes are rich with the thrums and hiccups of digital technology: chirping cell phones, irate laptop fans, the unsettling, quiet whine of electric vehicles. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022", "Extra-bulky hiking boots, two laptop monitors, memory foam pillows, snorkeling gear, and fragile souvenirs are just a few things shoppers successfully packed and kept intact. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022", "The use of a USB-C power supply means even a modern laptop power adapter can be used to power the R\u00d8DECaster Pro II. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "Coach seats have a tray table that pulls down from the seat in front of you to provide a laptop workspace, and in the Zephyr\u2019s roomettes and bedrooms, a small table folds out of the wall. \u2014 Erika Mailman, Washington Post , 23 June 2022", "Smartphones can replace a desktop or laptop for many digital chores that would have needed a traditional computer. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 19 June 2022", "By the beginning of 2020, their product portfolio had expanded to over 150 different items, including gym bags, laptop bags, backpacks and suitcases. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 18 June 2022", "But workers found the space large enough to host meetings comfortably, and took advantage of a variety of laptop friendly work areas. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1984, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013135" }, "lap robe":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a covering (such as a blanket) for the legs, lap, and feet especially of a passenger in a car or carriage":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "At one end were 23 finished shawls and seven lap robes ready to go to new homes. \u2014 Denise Coffey, courant.com , 9 Sep. 2019", "The group also gives lap robes to keep the elderly warm in nursing homes, crib quilts to organizations servicing at-risk babies and patriotic Quilts of Valor to thank military veterans. \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 3 May 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1866, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-053920" }, "lapwing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lap-\u02ccwi\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Recent bird sightings as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon Society: The most notable sightings from last week were a Northern lapwing at Nasketucket Bay State Reservation in Mattapoisett and a mew gull at Broad Cove in Somerset. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2019", "Electricity is intermittent and the main source of fuel is buffalo dung, the scent of which drifts through the air along with the tweets and chirrups of red-wattled lapwings . \u2014 The Economist , 25 Oct. 2019", "Some are vulnerable or endangered, including the Euphrates softshell turtle and the red\u2010wattled lapwing , according to the Guardian\u2019s Constanze Letsch. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 12 Sep. 2019", "In Finland, for example, the Northern lapwing and Eurasian curlew have usually built their ground nests on barley fields after farmers have sown their crops in the spring. \u2014 Author: Livia Albeck Ripka, Brad Plumer, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2018", "In Finland, for example, the Northern lapwing and Eurasian curlew have usually built their ground nests on barley fields after farmers have sown their crops in the spring. \u2014 Author: Livia Albeck Ripka, Brad Plumer, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2018", "In Finland, for example, the Northern lapwing and Eurasian curlew have usually built their ground nests on barley fields after farmers have sown their crops in the spring. \u2014 Author: Livia Albeck Ripka, Brad Plumer, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2018", "In Finland, for example, the Northern lapwing and Eurasian curlew have usually built their ground nests on barley fields after farmers have sown their crops in the spring. \u2014 Author: Livia Albeck Ripka, Brad Plumer, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2018", "In Finland, for example, the Northern lapwing and Eurasian curlew have usually built their ground nests on barley fields after farmers have sown their crops in the spring. \u2014 Author: Livia Albeck Ripka, Brad Plumer, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, by folk etymology from Old English hl\u0113apewince ; akin to Old English hl\u0113apan to leap and to Old English wincian to wink":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074334" }, "lap dancing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an activity in which a usually seminude performer sits and gyrates on the lap of a customer":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1983, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-082259" }, "lapwing gull":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a black-headed gull ( Larus ridibundus )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-083707" }, "Lapu-Lapu":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city on the northwest coast of Mactan Island, Philippines population 350,467":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccl\u00e4-p\u00fc-\u02c8l\u00e4-p\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-095016" }, "Laplace station":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a geodetic station at which coincident triangulation and astronomic longitude and azimuth determinations are made":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101138" }, "lapis lazuli blue":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a moderate blue that is redder and duller than average copen and redder and deeper than azurite blue, dresden blue, or pompadour":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105426" }, "lap child":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a baby not yet able to walk":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-113426" }, "Laplace transform":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a transformation of a function f ( x ) into the function {latex}g(t) = \\int_{o}^{\\infty}{e^{-xt}f(x)dx}{/latex} that is useful especially in reducing the solution of an ordinary linear differential equation with constant coefficients to the solution of a polynomial equation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259-\u02c8pl\u00e4s-", "-\u02c8plas-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1942, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-113956" }, "lapboard":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a board used on the lap as a table or desk":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lap-\u02ccb\u022frd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Turret all-in-one lapboard combines a cordless tactile green switch keyboard with a high-performance wireless mouse for a tactical battle station meant to be used from your couch. \u2014 Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics , 18 Aug. 2021", "Doing activities helps the children begin to open up about their grief and other topics, so many of the rooms where children meet have items like lapboards , crayons, sand trays and toys, Staine said. \u2014 Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle , 6 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1804, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-132709" }, "lap up":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to respond to enthusiastically or accept eagerly":[ "she simply lapped up admiration", "\u2014 Helen Howe", "readiness to lap up the latest sensation", "\u2014 Herbert Brucker" ], ": drink":[ "sat there \u2026 lapping up the wonderful Japanese beer", "\u2014 J. A. Michener" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135452" }, "lap belt":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a seat belt that fastens across the lap":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Once kids are big enough for seat belts, the NHTSA says the lap belt should be across the upper thighs \u2014 not the stomach \u2014 and the shoulder belt should be going across the shoulder and chest \u2014 not the neck or face. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Apr. 2022", "Those include shoulder and/or lap belt , child restraint system forward-facing or rear-facing, an unknown type of child restraint system, or a restraint system of some other kind. \u2014 Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online , 8 May 2021", "The lap belt is designed to hold the body in the seat. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2021", "The driver\u2019s shoulder and lap belt were used, but the air bags were not deployed, police said. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 25 Apr. 2021", "The danger of a far-side crash is that the body of a child seated in a booster can slip out of the vehicle\u2019s shoulder belt and jacknife over the lap belt , resulting in spinal or head injuries. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 19 Nov. 2020", "The student also was sent to timeout while in the lap belt after throwing food. \u2014 Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica , 19 Nov. 2020", "The student also was sent to timeout while in the lap belt after throwing food. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, chicagotribune.com , 19 Nov. 2020", "Dual air bags, anti-lock brakes, and traction control (unfortunately with no manual override) are standard equipment, as are seatbelt tensioners that cinch the manual three-point belts and rear-center lap belt in tandem with air-bag detonation. \u2014 Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver , 16 Sep. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1952, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144332" }, "Laplacian":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the differential operator \u2207 2 that yields the left member of Laplace's equation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-l\u0101sh\u0259n", "l\u0259\u02c8pl\u00e4s\u0113\u0259n", "-las-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Pierre Simon de Laplace \u20201827 + English -ian":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-163106" }, "Lapland":{ "type":[ "geographical name", "noun" ], "definitions":{ "region of northern Europe north of the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, northern Sweden, northern Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-l\u0259nd", "\u02c8lap-\u02ccland" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-164008" }, "lapel":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259-\u02c8pel" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He wore a carnation in his lapel .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The ensemble featured signature traits from the Jerry Lorenzo\u2013helmed brand, like the lapel -less jacket and elegant silhouette. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Apr. 2022", "The cut is pure \u201890s\u2014strong shoulders, slightly boxy, a bit dated in its lapel formation. \u2014 Perrie Samotin, Glamour , 21 Apr. 2022", "Beckham wore a Dior tuxedo with a diamond lapel chain from Anita Ko. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 11 Apr. 2022", "Resembling a peacock feather, the piece can pull triple duty as a lapel pin, a hair jewel or a hat accessory, according to Garrard. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 13 May 2022", "There were Ukrainian flag lapel pins and patriotic T-shirts. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022", "Oregon is a bike-friendly state, with a statewide cycling tour and public officials prone to sporting bike lapel pins. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022", "To honor him, Davidson wore garnets, his father\u2019s birthstone, in the form of an antique necklace by Fred Leighton and custom lapel pins that appeared to be floating. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 15 Sep. 2021", "The man took a Ukrainian flag pin from his lapel and handed it to her. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "diminutive of lap entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1789, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175023" }, "lap-rivet":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to rivet together (plates) with the ends or edges overlapping":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202204" }, "lapis lazuli":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a semiprecious stone that is usually rich azure blue and is essentially a complex silicate often with spangles of pyrites":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8la-zh\u0259-", "\u02ccla-p\u0259s-\u02c8la-z\u0259-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Before Prussian blue was discovered, painters had to use indigo dye, smalt, or the pricey ultramarine made from lapis lazuli for deep-blue hues. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 June 2022", "Well, maybe the blue-and-white Water Snake necklace, a serpent that wraps the neck with five cabochon Ceylon sapphires, a 4.49 carat diamond, and a plethora of other diamonds and lapis lazuli . \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 21 June 2022", "Van Cleef & Arpels once again looked to the planets, newly reinforcing its astrological creations with fresh designs and stones like lapis lazuli and amazonite for an extra dose of good vibes. \u2014 Leena Kim And Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 17 May 2022", "By the 1590s, artists were looking at slate, marble, lapis lazuli , agate, amethyst, alabaster, obsidian, onyx, jasper, limestone and porphyry to envision a new kind of painting. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022", "The list includes a dagger with a blade of iron and a gold hilt with inlays of lapis lazuli . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022", "In addition to the jewelry and seal, the researchers discovered a wide range of gemstones, including a red carnelian from India, a blue lapis lazuli from Afghanistan and amber from the Baltic Sea. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Dec. 2021", "Some of the most striking work in the sale is by Native American jewelers, who reinterpreted their traditional themes with a contemporary aesthetic in bright lapis lazuli , dazzling turquoise, polished wood and fossilized ivory. \u2014 Kate Matthams, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021", "Or a necklace made of lapis lazuli , believed by the ancients to ward off melancholy. \u2014 Kathleen Rooney, The Atlantic , 21 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin lapis + Medieval Latin lazuli , genitive of lazulum lapis lazuli, from Arabic l\u0101zaward \u2014 more at azure":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-205442" }, "Lapsang souchong":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a souchong tea having a pronounced smoky flavor and aroma":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8l\u00e4p-\u02ccs\u00e4\u014b-", "\u02c8lap-\u02ccsa\u014b-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1878, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-230858" }, "Lapland cornel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a low herblike cornel ( Cornus suecica ) found in northern regions of Eurasia and North America and having dark violet flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000620" }, "Lapsana":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of Old World herbs (family Compositae) having pinnatifid leaves and yellow-rayed flower heads \u2014 see nipplewort":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8laps\u0259n\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin, charlock, from Greek lapsan\u0113, lampsan\u0113":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121617" }, "Lapland longspur":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a longspur ( Calcarius lapponicus ) native to Europe and Asia but found also in North America":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124558" }, "lapsable":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": liable to lapse":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133148" }, "Lapland pine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Scotch pine ( Pinus sylvestris lapponica ) of narrow pyramidal habit":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165754" }, "lapeler":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that makes or sews lapels":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-l\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-170035" }, "Laptev Sea":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "arm of the Arctic Ocean in Russia between the Taymyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lap-\u02cctef", "-\u02cctev" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184109" }, "laparotomy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": surgical incision of the abdominal wall":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cclap-\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4t-\u0259-m\u0113", "\u02ccla-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u0259-m\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "One is a laparotomy , otherwise known as open surgery, where the surgeon makes a five to 10 cm incision to access the area. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022", "Konin was then rushed to the hospital to undergo a laparotomy , according to the GoFundMe. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2021", "This time that information was shared with Boerste, according to Bolus, and the sponge was removed through a laparotomy to her abdomen. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 30 Dec. 2019", "Another study, in 2015, for the Lancet, a medical journal, estimated that 5bn people around the world cannot get basic surgery such as a caesarean section, a laparotomy (an incision into the abdominal wall) or a repair for a fractured bone. \u2014 The Economist , 26 Apr. 2018", "Volunteers stitched laparotomy pads, fabric items used in surgery to keep a soldier\u2019s insides inside. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 5 Sep. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1878, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202641" }, "lapeyrousia":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of southern African bulbous herbs (family Iridaceae) having blue or red flowers with a slender perianth tube and stamens inserted on the throat":[], ": any plant of the genus Lapeyrousia":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cclap\u0259\u02c8r\u00fcz(h)\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, irregular from Jean Fran\u00e7ois de Galaup de La P\u00e9rouse \u20201788 French sailor and explorer + New Latin -ia":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203217" }, "Lapland rosebay":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a dwarf shrub ( Rhododendron lapponicum ) of the mountainous region of eastern North America having scurfy branches, thick scurfy leaves, and purple flowers and forming extensive depressed mats especially in arctic and subarctic regions":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205122" }, "lapin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": rabbit fur usually sheared and dyed":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8la-p\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211131" }, "lapillus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small stony or glassy fragment of lava ejected in a volcanic eruption":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259-\u02c8pi-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This eruption would technically be a vulcanian eruption according to MVO and prevailing winds prevented ash or lapilli from falling on the eastern half of Montserrat. \u2014 Erik Klemetti, WIRED , 8 Feb. 2010" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, diminutive of lapis":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1747, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221008" }, "laparoscopy":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": visual examination of the abdomen by means of a laparoscope":[], ": an operation (such as tubal ligation or gallbladder removal) involving laparoscopy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccla-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-sk\u0259-p\u0113", "\u02cclap-\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4s-k\u0259-p\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "He was put on a feeding tube, and an exploratory laparoscopy showed potential signs of an infection that was resolving, but no action was deemed needed. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 June 2022", "Of course, depending on your condition and what\u2019s available laparoscopy may not be possible. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022", "The doctor also submitted bills for 75 other invasive procedures, such as dilation and curettage and laparoscopy , and for 740 office visits by detainees over five years. \u2014 Jeremy Redmon, ajc , 4 Sep. 2021", "Her medical records show she was also given a laparoscopy , in which incisions are made in the abdomen. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Nov. 2020", "The only way to definitively diagnose the condition is through a laparoscopy (minimally invasive surgery) to confirm you have endometriosis lesions, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). \u2014 Bizzy Whiting, SELF , 2 Dec. 2019", "In 2018, Hough recounted two times when her dog Lexi wouldn\u2019t leave her side following laparoscopy to treat her endometriosis. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 12 Oct. 2019", "But robotic surgeries cost hospitals more to provide and often are reimbursed by insurers at the same rate as for conventional laparoscopy , according to some experts. \u2014 Mary Chris Jaklevic, chicagotribune.com , 31 July 2019", "But robotic surgeries cost hospitals more to provide and often are reimbursed by insurers at the same rate as for conventional laparoscopy , according to some experts. \u2014 Mary Chris Jaklevic, chicagotribune.com , 31 July 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004425" }, "lapillo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": lava in the form of lapilli":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259\u02c8pi(\u02cc)l\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian, from Latin lapillus":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023459" }, "lapse rate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the adiabatic rate of decrease of atmospheric temperature with increasing altitude":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "That created a very intense lapse rate in the atmosphere, where air temperature decreased very rapidly with altitude. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, National Geographic , 13 Aug. 2019", "At Genworth, McInerney says, the lapse rate is only 0.7%, which seems to be close to the industry average. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 July 2019", "Insurers didn\u2019t wake up to the triple whammy of low investment returns, underestimated lapse rates and unexpectedly long-lived claims for decades, when customers reached their 70s and 80s and began filing claims. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 July 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1918, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043614" }, "lap table":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": lapboard":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045716" }, "lapilli":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small stony or glassy fragment of lava ejected in a volcanic eruption":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259-\u02c8pi-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This eruption would technically be a vulcanian eruption according to MVO and prevailing winds prevented ash or lapilli from falling on the eastern half of Montserrat. \u2014 Erik Klemetti, WIRED , 8 Feb. 2010" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, diminutive of lapis":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1747, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045825" }, "Laputan":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an inhabitant of a flying island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels characterized by a neglect of useful occupations and a devotion to visionary projects":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259-\u02c8py\u00fc-t\u1d4an" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1726, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052213" }, "lapies":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": grooves and ridges formed on a rock surface by solution of limestone":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259\u02c8p\u0113z" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "modification of French dialect (Swiss) lapiaz, lapiez , from (assumed) Vulgar Latin lapida stone, alteration of Latin lapid-, lapis":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052716" }, "lap shaver":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a machine for shaving leather to a specified thickness":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "lap entry 1 + shaver ; from the former practice of holding the leather on a board in the lap while shaving it":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055131" }, "lap-lap":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a loincloth worn by South Pacific islanders":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8la\u02ccplap" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080727" }, "lapsus linguae":{ "type":[ "Latin noun phrase" ], "definitions":{ ": slip of the tongue":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cclap-s\u0259s-\u02c8li\u014b-\u02ccgw\u012b", "\u02ccl\u00e4p-\u02ccsu\u0307s-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090156" }, "Lapidus":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Morris 1902\u20132001 American (Russian-born) architect":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8la-p\u0259-d\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092353" }, "lapidist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": lapidary sense 1a":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lap\u0259d\u0259\u0307st" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin lapid-, lapis stone + English -ist":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113747" }, "lapidary":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a cutter, polisher, or engraver of precious stones usually other than diamonds":[], ": the art of cutting gems":[], ": having the elegance and precision associated with inscriptions on monumental stone":[ "a stanza that has a lapidary dignity" ], ": sculptured in or engraved on stone":[], ": of, relating to, or suggestive of precious stones or the art of cutting them":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8la-p\u0259-\u02ccder-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Perfume is an accessory as elevating and as personal as a piece of jewelry, and perhaps no one knows this better than Cartier perfumer Mathilde Laurent, who crafts every scent with the meticulous care of a lapidary . \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 27 Oct. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "There will everything from crystals and gems, rough slabs and cabs to lapidary tools. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022", "Displays include unusual rock specimens, lapidary arts, fossils, gems and minerals from around the world. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Mar. 2022", "The market will feature crystals and gems, rough slabs and cabs and lapidary tools. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Sep. 2021", "What\u2019s more, Stravinsky\u2019s voice as a composer and Auden\u2019s as a poet have certain qualities in common, especially a lapidary clarity. \u2014 Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books , 5 Nov. 2020", "There will be gems and lapidary art demonstrations. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2021", "There will be gems and lapidary art demonstrations. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2021", "There will be gems and lapidary art demonstrations. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2021", "There will be gems and lapidary art demonstrations. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin lapidarius of stone, from lapid-, lapis stone":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1724, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121927" }, "lap siding":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": building siding consisting of beveled boards wider and longer than clapboards \u2014 compare drop siding":[], ": an arrangement of two railroad sidings at a station in such a way that the turnout of one overlaps that of the other":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "lap entry 3":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123209" }, "laparoscope":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a fiberoptic instrument inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall and used to examine visually the interior of the peritoneal cavity":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8la-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02ccsk\u014dp", "\u02c8lap(-\u0259)-r\u0259-\u02ccsk\u014dp" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This entails making several much smaller incisions and inserting a laparoscope , which is a combination of surgical tools and a video camera, to perform the surgery. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022", "In this case, the procedure is usually performed laparoscopically, meaning it\u2019s done by making a small cut in your pelvis and using a laparoscope , a thin tool that has a tiny video camera and light on the end. \u2014 Korin Miller, Allure , 6 Mar. 2018", "Your doctor will make a few small incisions in your abdomen and use a laparoscope (which is basically a small telescope with a camera) to see a closeup of what\u2019s happening inside your body. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 Dec. 2017", "Diagnosis is done using laparoscopy, in which a surgeon inserts a lighted viewing instrument called a laparoscope through a small incision. \u2014 Ilene Raymond Rush, Philly.com , 12 Oct. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1923, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-124015" }, "lapidarist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": lapidary sense 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccder-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from lapidary entry 1 + -ist":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-124747" }, "lapse into":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to begin using or doing (something that should be avoided) for a short period of time":[ "He's a good writer, but he occasionally lapses into jargon." ], ": to begin to be in (a worse or less active state or condition)":[ "The crowd lapsed into silence.", "The patient lapsed into a coma.", "The society lapsed into decline." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125125" }, "lap stick":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": dop stick":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "lap probably short for lapidary entry 2":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132634" }, "lapstone":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a stone or iron plate which is held in the lap and on which a shoemaker hammers leather":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133740" }, "lapidarian":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": lapidary sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccla-p\u0259-\u02c8der-\u0113-\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1864, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133919" }, "lapidify":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to convert into stone or stony material : petrify":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French lapidifier , from Medieval Latin lapidificare , from Latin lapidi- (from lapid-, lapis ) + -ficare -fy":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135802" }, "lap-love":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": field bindweed":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144606" }, "lapsed":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having ceased to be active in practice, membership, or belief":[ "a lapsed Catholic" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lapst" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But new features alone probably aren\u2019t going to lure back lapsed subscribers, who should be the company\u2019s prime target. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 3 July 2020", "Nesbitt said there were no immediate plans to reinstitute any of the lapsed virus protocols, but that always remained an option in the future. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022", "Deadline for lapsed members to apply to reinstate their membership to guarantee voting eligibility for both rounds of the 74th Emmy competition and secure member entry fee discount. \u2014 Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022", "So, this is a smart way to draw in lapsed or very occasional players (like me) who might be interested in trying a new legend for the first time. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022", "Mikey latches onto an easily corruptible 17-year-old donut-shop waitress Strawberry (Suzanna Son) as if reliving his own lapsed innocence. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Dec. 2021", "Sometimes, Bowser decided to loosen restrictions or to refrain from bringing back lapsed rules, even when the metrics worsened. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Nov. 2021", "Iran\u2019s conservative rulers\u2019 effort to orchestrate the outcome of the June 18 presidential election triggered a voter boycott \u2013 but the result may still bode well for ongoing negotiations over the lapsed 2015 nuclear deal. \u2014 Nader Habibi, The Conversation , 17 June 2021", "The lapsed Catholic kid in the corner had stripped. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 11 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1638, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151943" }, "lap weld":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to join by welding along overlapping edges or seams":[], ": a joint made by lap-welding":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "lap entry 3 + weld , verb":"Transitive verb", "from lap-weld":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155328" }, "lapidate":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to pelt or kill with stones":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccd\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin lapidatus , past participle of lapidare to stone, from lapid-, lapis stone":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161123" }, "lapidation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the penalty of stoning to death":[ "adultery \u2026 would be punished by lapidation", "\u2014 Sir Richard Burton" ], ": an act of pelting with stones":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin lapidation-, lapidatio action of stoning, from lapidatus + -ion-, -io -ion":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163256" }, "Lappula":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large genus of rough-pubescent herbs (family Boraginaceae) found in temperate regions having small flowers in terminal racemes and nutlets armed with barbed prickles \u2014 see stickseed":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lapy\u0259l\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin lappa burr + -ula":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170352" }, "lap seam":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170844" }, "lapideous":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of the nature of stone : stony":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259\u00a6pid\u0113\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin lapideus , from lapid-, lapis stone + -eus -eous":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171251" }, "lapidescent":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": tending to petrify : petrifying":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6lap\u0259\u00a6des\u1d4ant" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin lapidescent-, lapidescens , present participle of lapidescere to petrify, from lapid-, lapis stone":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171746" }, "lap man":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a worker who removes pulp sheets from wet-machine press rolls and folds them into laps":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172016" }, "lapidicolous":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": living under a stone":[ "\u2014 used especially of an insect" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary lapidi- (from Latin lapid-, lapis ) + -colous":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180119" }, "lapsus calami":{ "type":[ "Latin noun phrase" ], "definitions":{ ": slip of the pen":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccl\u00e4p-su\u0307s-\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u00e4-\u02ccm\u0113", "\u02cclap-s\u0259s-\u02c8ka-l\u0259-\u02ccm\u012b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184022" }, "lapsus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": lapse entry 1 sense 1a":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8laps\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184514" }, "lapidific":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": lapidescent":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u00a6difik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "lapidific probably from (assumed) New Latin lapidificus , from Latin lapidi- (from lapid-, lapis ) + -ficus -fic; lapidifical probably from (assumed) New Latin lapidific us + English -al":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190151" }, "lapidification":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act or process of lapidifying : fossilization , petrifaction":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259\u02ccpid\u0259f\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0101sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from (assumed) New Latin lapidification-, lapidificatio , from Medieval Latin lapidificatus (past participle of lapidificare ) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193358" }, "lapstrake":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": clinker-built":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lap-\u02ccstr\u0101k" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1771, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194204" }, "lapidifying":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to convert into stone or stony material : petrify":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French lapidifier , from Medieval Latin lapidificare , from Latin lapidi- (from lapid-, lapis ) + -ficare -fy":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200317" }, "lapstraked":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": lapstrake":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "lap entry 3 + strake or streak + -ed":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202103" }, "lap plate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a strap for a butt joint":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "lap entry 3":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205539" }, "lapstraker":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": lapstrake":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "lapstrake, lapstreak + -er":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211737" }, "laparo-":{ "type":[ "combining form" ], "definitions":{ ": abdominal wall":[ "laparo tomy" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Greek lapara flank, from laparos slack":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212320" }, "lapan":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the meat of a castrated rabbit":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lap\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably alteration of lapin":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221059" }, "Lappic":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to Lapland or the Samis":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lapik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230434" }, "lapo-lapo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6l\u00e4p\u014d\u00a6l\u00e4\u02ccp\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Tagalog lapulapo":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231504" }, "lapageria":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of Chilean vines (family Liliaceae) having trumpet-shaped flowers \u2014 see chile-bells":[], ": any plant of the genus Lapageria":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cclap\u0259\u02c8jir\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Marie Jos\u00e9phine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie (maiden name of Jos\u00e9phine de Beauharnais) \u20201814 wife of Napoleon Bonaparte + New Latin -ia":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235218" }, "lappet weaving":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": machine embroidery by the use of a lappet attachment \u2014 see lappet sense 5a":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004323" }, "lappet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a fold or flap on a garment or headdress":[], ": a flat overlapping or hanging piece":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8la-p\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011752" }, "lappet caterpillar":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the stout more or less flattened hairy larva of a lappet moth":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011909" }, "lappet moth":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several stout-bodied medium-sized hairy moths of the family Lasiocampidae \u2014 see lappet caterpillar":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "so called from the small lobes at the sides of the body of the larva":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012120" }, "lappet loom":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a loom for lappet weaving":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012601" }, "lapper":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a race having a specified number of laps":[ "\u2014 used in combination The last Superstars 100- lapper is being considered the best short track race in the history of the Speedway \u2026 \u2014 Ronnie White" ], ": one that laps up food or drink with the tongue":[ "More than one reviewer noted that Carey's cat, first seen when her character is a little girl, must be the Methuselah of pets\u2014or a longtime lapper of Geritol-flavored Fancy Feast.", "\u2014 Mike Clark" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8la-p\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1910, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1606, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012739" }, "lapachol":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a yellow crystalline coloring matter C 15 H 14 O 3 derived from alpha-naphthoquinone and found in the grain of lapacho and similar woods":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-ch\u014dl", "l\u0259\u02c8p\u00e4\u02ccch\u022fl" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary lapach- (from lapacho ) + -ol ; originally formed in French":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012825" }, "lappeted":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having lappets":[ "\u2014 used especially of headgear" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lap\u0259\u0307t\u0259\u0307d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015529" }, "lapacho":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several tropical American timber trees of the genera Tabebuia and Tecoma":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259\u02c8p\u00e4(\u02cc)ch\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Spanish, of American Indian (probably Argentine) origin":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023213" }, "Laportea":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of perennial chiefly tropical stinging herbs or trees (family Urticaceae) having large serrate leaves and axillary stipules \u2014 see australian nettle tree , woodnettle":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u0259\u02c8p\u014drt\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Laporte , 19th century person otherwise unidentified":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032630" }, "Lapp":{ "type":[ "adjective or noun,", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": sami":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lap" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Swedish":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1641, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-033404" }, "lappa clover":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Eurasian clover ( Trifolium lappaceum ) with lavender-rose colored flowers that is grown as a forage and hay crop in some parts of the U.S.":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "lappa probably modification of New Latin lappaceum (specific epithet of Trifolium lappaceum ), from Latin, neuter of lappaceus burrlike, from lappa burr + -aceus -aceous":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035556" }, "lappage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the amount by which one surface overlaps another":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8lapij" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035646" } }