{ "ovation":{ "antonyms":[ "booing", "hissing" ], "definitions":{ ": a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted":[], ": an expression or demonstration of popular acclaim especially by enthusiastic applause":[ "received a standing ovation" ] }, "examples":[ "He was welcomed by a warm ovation when he came out onto the stage.", "received a standing ovation for the masterly performance", "Recent Examples on the Web", "At that point, Brooks received a lengthy ovation from his supporters. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 22 June 2022", "On his way back to the dugout, Hinch received an ovation from the fans. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022", "Both received a standing ovation from the room at the Commissary on the Fox lot in Century City. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022", "Hoban\u2019s bench players approached the third-base line to greet LaFine, who also received a standing ovation from the Hoban crowd. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 10 June 2022", "Morgan Weaver came on to replace Sinclair in the 77th minute, and the Thorns legend received a loud ovation from the Providence Park crowd. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022", "The performance earned Anderson a standing ovation from the audience. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Apr. 2022", "To hugs and a roaring bipartisan standing ovation , Scalise returned to the House, more than three months after a baseball practice shooting left him fighting for his life. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022", "Its results drew a standing ovation at a key cancer conference in Chicago earlier this month. \u2014 David Wainer, WSJ , 14 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin ovation-, ovatio , from ovare to exult; akin to Greek euoi , interjection used in bacchic revels":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u014d-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "acclamation", "applause", "cheer", "cheering", "plaudit(s)", "rave(s)", "r\u00e9clame" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004428", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ovary":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones":[], ": the enlarged rounded usually basal portion of the pistil or gynoecium of an angiospermous plant that bears the ovules and consists of one or more carpels \u2014 see flower illustration":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u014dv-r\u0113", "\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259-r\u0113", "\u02c8\u014dv-(\u0259-)r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Last April the international journalist and news anchor, 64, went to her doctor in London for an annual screening, when a grapefruit-sized cyst was discovered on her right ovary . \u2014 Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022", "The ultrasound revealed the source of her pain: a 7-centimeter tumor filled with fluid on Boughton\u2019s left ovary . \u2014 Lauren Sausser, NBC News , 21 May 2022", "Existing birth control pills \u2014 based on the hormones estrogen and progesterone \u2014 prevent ovulation, the final stage in a follicle\u2019s life cycle where an egg is released from the ovary to potentially become fertilized. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022", "The first phase is the follicular phase, which kicks off when a woman starts her period: the body prepares to release an egg from an ovary and begins to rebuild the uterine lining. \u2014 Christine Yu, Outside Online , 6 Sep. 2020", "Ninety-six percent of ectopic pregnancies are found in the fallopian tube; the ovary and the abdominal cavity are other possible sites. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 6 May 2022", "There is also a risk the whole ovary may be lost, whereas with a smaller cyst it could have been preserved, having an impact on long term reproductive health and fertility. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 4 Apr. 2022", "Once pollen is transported to the ovary , an ovule is fertilized. \u2014 Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022", "At six weeks, the gonad switches on the developmental pathway to become an ovary or a testis. \u2014 Claire Ainsworth, Scientific American , 22 Oct. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin ovarium , from Latin ovum egg":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151146" }, "ovate":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": shaped like an egg":[], ": having an outline like a longitudinal section of an egg with the basal end broader":[ "ovate leaves" ], "\u2014 see leaf illustration":[ "ovate leaves" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u014d-\u02ccv\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "elliptical", "elliptic", "oval", "ovoid", "ovoidal" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the governor's bald, ovate head makes him an easy target for caricaturists" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193138" }, "oval window":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an oval opening between the middle ear and the vestibule having the base of the stapes or columella attached to its membrane":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259l-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Beyond the kitchen is a dining area brightened by large casement windows and a pair of oval windows . \u2014 Julie Lasky, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2020", "The Brutalist Brussels icon, known for its grid of reflective oval windows , recently reopened as a seven-floor coworking space from Fosbury & Sons called Office Boitsfort. \u2014 Liz Stinson, Curbed , 12 Dec. 2018", "The tan brick building with oval windows and stone details was located on the corner of Central Avenue in the midst of a rapidly redeveloping section of Brooklyn that was badly damaged by fire and rioting in the 1970s. \u2014 Josh Barbanel, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2018", "From the oval windows of the packed airplane, many of the at least 60 young men (all flying for the first time) looked down with amazement at the vast darkness beneath them. \u2014 Mujib Mashal, New York Times , 16 June 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1683, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014146" }, "ovarium":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": ovary":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u014d\u02c8va(a)r\u0113\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045133" }, "oval":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an oval figure or object":[], ": a racetrack in the shape of an oval or a rectangle having rounded corners":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "elliptical", "elliptic", "ovate", "ovoid", "ovoidal" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "The racetrack is an oval .", "Adjective", "the Oval Office in the White House", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Should that play out again in 2022, both sides may then finally have something few tracks have: a turnkey oval and road course. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Sep. 2021", "This is because the shape of the moon's orbit is not a perfect circle, but rather an oval or ellipse, much like a chicken egg. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 26 May 2021", "Adult bed bugs are less than a quarter-inch long (about 5 mm), oval -shaped and flattened, resembling unfed ticks or small cockroaches. \u2014 Jerome Goddard, The Conversation , 3 June 2022", "The 215-room Four Seasons Dalton, located within an oval -shaped, 61-story tower, has an equally curvy indoor pool and is home to the buzzy Japanese restaurant, Zuma. \u2014 Kathy A. Mcdonald, Variety , 1 June 2022", "Williams filled in the oval for Peltola, added the necessary signatures and dropped her ballot in the mail on Sunday. \u2014 Liz Ruskin, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022", "For the rest of the look, her nails are bright orange and oval -shaped, and her braided hair is dyed ombr\u00e9 and falling down to her forearms. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 4 May 2022", "The holes were roughly circular or oval -shaped and averaged 22 feet (6.7 meters) deep. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022", "The elegant design features a trio of large diamonds\u201434.8-carat pear-shaped, 23.55-carat oval -shaped, and a 6.5-carat marquise-shaped\u2014with lily-of-the-valley diamond links. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 5 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Its versatile design is suitable for round, oval and elongated toilets. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022", "Have on hand an 8- or 9-inch round, square, or oval baking dish. \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022", "The best eggplants are the oval , dark purple fat ones ideal for frying. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022", "Lujan notes that this placement method is particularly great for people with round, square, or oval faces. \u2014 Emily Rekstis, Allure , 22 Apr. 2022", "The ball is oval , has no laces and resembles the football Lucy holds for Charlie Brown. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022", "The ring's central faceted oval Ceylon sapphire is estimated to be 12 carats and is surrounded by 14 round diamonds. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022", "With just a couple of days to take a car that competed in the GMR Grand Prix and transform it into an oval machine, Stefan Wilson, DragonSpeed and Cusick Motorsports were always going to be on the backfoot these two weeks. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022", "With just a couple of days to take a car that competed in the GMR Grand Prix and transform it into an oval machine, Stefan Wilson, DragonSpeed and Cusick Motorsports were always going to be on the backfoot these two weeks. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin ovalis , from Late Latin, of an egg, from Latin ovum":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1561, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054835" }, "ova":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a female gamete : macrogamete":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094853" }, "ovariotomy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": surgical incision of an ovary":[], ": oophorectomy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u014d-\u02ccver-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-t\u0259-m\u0113", "\u014d-\u02ccvar-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4t-\u0259-m\u0113, -\u02ccver-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Ephraim McDowell, who pioneered the practice of ovariotomy , in Kentucky, also conducted experimental surgical procedures on black women. \u2014 Danielle Jackson, Longreads , 14 June 2018", "Certainly, that one story about McDowell discounts a large portion of the existing historical record about his development of the ovariotomy . \u2014 Kat Eschner, Smithsonian , 19 Dec. 2017", "This first-ever ovariotomy is considered a proud moment in Kentucky\u2019s history. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Smithsonian , 19 Dec. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122324" }, "ovariole":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are composed":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u014d-\u02c8ver-\u0113-\u02cc\u014dl" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin *ovariolum , diminutive of ovarium":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1877, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211215" }, "ovals of Cassini":{ "type":[], "definitions":{ ": a curve that is the locus of points of the vertex of a triangle whose opposite side is fixed and the product of whose adjacent sides is a constant and that has the equation [( x + a ) 2 + y 2 ] [( x \u2212 a ) 2 + y 2 ] \u2212 k 4 = 0 where k is the constant and a is one half the length of the fixed side":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-k\u0227-", "-k\u0259\u02c8s\u0113n\u0113", "-ka-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "after G.D. Cassini \u20201712 French astronomer":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1837, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221732" }, "ovalbumin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": dried whites of eggs":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u014d-", "\u02cc\u00e4v-al-\u02c8by\u00fc-m\u0259n", "\u02cc\u00e4-val-\u02c8by\u00fc-m\u0259n", "\u02cc\u014dv-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Most flu vaccines administered today are manufactured using chicken eggs and contain trace amounts of a protein called ovalbumin . \u2014 Ben Tinker, CNN , 19 Dec. 2017", "Most flu vaccinations are made using chicken eggs and contain small amounts of the protein ovalbumin , which has been thought to be a no-go for egg allergy sufferers. \u2014 Emily Price, Fortune , 19 Dec. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "earlier ovalbumen (from ov- + albumen ), later conformed to albumin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233746" }, "ovariectomy":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": oophorectomy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u014d-\u02ccvar-\u0113-\u02c8ek-t\u0259-m\u0113, -\u02ccver-", "\u014d-\u02ccver-\u0113-\u02c8ek-t\u0259-m\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Lisa Jacobson, an equine veterinarian in Colorado, says ovariectomy risks infection, internal bleeding and pain. \u2014 Britta Lokting, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2020", "Their collaboration further showed a connection between hormones and cancer: mammary tumors decreased in female mice with ovariectomies while the tumors increased in pregnant mice. \u2014 Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian , 20 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1889, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011333" }, "Ovambo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a member of a Bantu people of northern Namibia":[], ": the Bantu language of the Ovambo people":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8v\u00e4m-", "\u014d-\u02c8vam-(\u02cc)b\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071226" }, "Oval Office":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the seat of the executive department of the U.S. government":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from the Oval Office , the U.S. president's office in the west wing of the White House":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1962, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103105" }, "ovarian":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or involving an ovary":[ "ovarian cancer" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u014d-\u02c8var-\u0113-\u0259n, -\u02c8ver-", "\u014d-\u02c8ver-\u0113-\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "June\u2019s interest in cancer research stems directly from his wife Cindy, who died of ovarian cancer in 2001. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022", "For example, mutations in the BRCA genes are associated with the development of early onset breast cancer and ovarian cancer, but can also increase the risk of melanoma too. \u2014 Victoria Forster, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Women who breastfeed for at least six months reduce their risk for Type II diabetes, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022", "The monastery is a former motel with a lobby in the shape of a wigwam, where Bran\u2019s mother meditates and vacuums and rapidly dies of ovarian cancer, which means Bran never gets to ask whether the call of the nunnery was worth abandoning a daughter. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022", "It\u2019s part of a $50 million award from the Break Through Cancer research foundation to five top cancer centers that will work together on cures for pancreatic, ovarian and brain cancers. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022", "But that doesn't give much comfort to people like Amy Goldman, who received a late-stage ovarian cancer diagnosis during the pandemic. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022", "As an avid sports fan, I was deeply saddened to read the news of tennis star Chris Evert\u2019s early-stage ovarian cancer diagnosis. \u2014 Paul Hudson, Fortune , 22 Feb. 2022", "The procedure starts with a visit to a reproductive endocrinologist, who will run tests to evaluate your ovarian reserve. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 8 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1759, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121038" }, "Ovamboland":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "region of northern Namibia along the border with Angola":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u014d-\u02c8vam-b\u014d-\u02ccland" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153733" }, "ovaloid":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": approximately oval":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u014dv\u0259\u02ccl\u022fid" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "oval entry 2 + -oid":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202838" }, "ovari-":{ "type":[ "combining form" ], "definitions":{ ": ovary":[ "ovar itis", "ovari ectomy", "ovario tomy" ], ": ovarian and":[ "ovario -abdominal" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from ovarium":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-071323" }, "ovaries":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones":[], ": the enlarged rounded usually basal portion of the pistil or gynoecium of an angiospermous plant that bears the ovules and consists of one or more carpels \u2014 see flower illustration":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u014dv-(\u0259-)r\u0113", "\u02c8\u014dv-r\u0113", "\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259-r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This kind of drug works primarily by preventing or delaying ovulation, or the release of an egg from an ovary . \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 1 July 2022", "Last April the international journalist and news anchor, 64, went to her doctor in London for an annual screening, when a grapefruit-sized cyst was discovered on her right ovary . \u2014 Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022", "The ultrasound revealed the source of her pain: a 7-centimeter tumor filled with fluid on Boughton\u2019s left ovary . \u2014 Lauren Sausser, NBC News , 21 May 2022", "Existing birth control pills \u2014 based on the hormones estrogen and progesterone \u2014 prevent ovulation, the final stage in a follicle\u2019s life cycle where an egg is released from the ovary to potentially become fertilized. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022", "The first phase is the follicular phase, which kicks off when a woman starts her period: the body prepares to release an egg from an ovary and begins to rebuild the uterine lining. \u2014 Christine Yu, Outside Online , 6 Sep. 2020", "Ninety-six percent of ectopic pregnancies are found in the fallopian tube; the ovary and the abdominal cavity are other possible sites. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 6 May 2022", "There is also a risk the whole ovary may be lost, whereas with a smaller cyst it could have been preserved, having an impact on long term reproductive health and fertility. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 4 Apr. 2022", "Once pollen is transported to the ovary , an ovule is fertilized. \u2014 Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin ovarium , from Latin ovum egg":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142526" }, "ovational":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to an ovation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-shn\u0259l", "\u014d\u02c8v\u0101sh\u0259n\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051422" } }