{ "Payena":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a genus of Malayan trees (family Sapotaceae) of medium to very large size having fascicled flowers growing at or near the leaf axils, bearing fruit with one or two endospermous seeds, and yielding gutta-percha" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0101\u02c8y\u0113n\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, after Anselme Payen \u20201871 French chemist and botanical writer", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141214" }, "Panglossian":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic" ], "pronounciation":[ "pan-\u02c8gl\u00e4-s\u0113-\u0259n", "pa\u014b-", "-\u02c8gl\u022f-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":" Pangloss , optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759)", "first_known_use":[ "1831, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151945" }, "PAYE":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":[ "pay as you earn" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccp\u0101-\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccw\u012b-\u02c8\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152118" }, "Palinurus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the type genus of Palinuridae comprising the European langouste and other Old World spiny lobsters \u2014 compare panulirus" ], "pronounciation":[ "-r\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin, name of Aeneas's pilot, understood as from Greek palin back + -ouros -urus", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184747" }, "Pamphiliidae":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a family of sawflies whose larvae are usually gregarious and web together the leaves and twigs of trees on which they feed" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpam(p)f\u0259\u02c8l\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Pamphilius , type genus (perhaps from Greek pamphilos beloved of all) + -idae ", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223940" }, "Pathein":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":[ "city in southern Myanmar (Burma) on the delta of the Irrawaddy River west of Yangon (Rangoon) population 216,000" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8th\u0101n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022800" }, "Palisades":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":[ "line of cliffs 15 miles (24 kilometers) long in southeastern New York and northeastern New Jersey on the west bank of the Hudson River" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpa-l\u0259-\u02c8s\u0101dz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054023" }, "Pachytylus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a genus of Acrididae that includes several destructive Old World migratory locusts" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8kit\u1d4al\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from pachy- + Greek tylos callus, knob" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132819" }, "Pandemonium":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)", ": a chaotic situation", ": the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost", ": the infernal regions : hell", ": wild uproar" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpan-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259m", "\u02ccpan-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pan- + Late Latin daemonium \"evil spirit,\" borrowed from Greek daim\u00f3nion \"evil spirit,\" earlier \"divine power, inferior divine being,\" derivative of da\u00edm\u014dn \"divinity, divine power, individual destiny\" (with -ium probably to be read as Latin -ium or Greek -eion, suffixes of place) \u2014 more at demon" ], "first_known_use":[ "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152828" }, "PA system":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": public-address system" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccp\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1936, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163734" }, "Pangaea":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":[ "ancient supercontinent that included almost all of the Earth's land area and was formed by the collision of Gondwana and Laurasia" ], "pronounciation":[ "pan-\u02c8j\u0113-\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221429" }, "Paralympics":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "plural noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a series of international contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8lim-piks", "\u02ccpa-r\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "para(plegic) + (O)lympics , later interpreted as para- entry 1 in sense \"alongside of\" + (O)lympics" ], "first_known_use":[ "1953, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-010349" }, "Palinuridae":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a family of decapod crustaceans (tribe Palinura ) comprising the spiny lobsters \u2014 see palinurus \u2014 compare panulirus" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from Palinurus , type genus + -idae" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-081535" }, "Paya":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an Indian people of northern Honduras", ": a member of such people", ": the language of the Paya" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u012b(y)\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-184859" }, "Patoco":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an Indian people with a language belonging to the Coche language family", ": the language of the Patoco people" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8t\u014d(\u02cc)k\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204203" }, "Patriofelis":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a genus of creodont mammals (family Oxyaenidae) of the Eocene of Wyoming having a skull as large as that of a lion and teeth like those of a cat" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpa\u2027tr\u0113\u014d\u02c8f\u0113l\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from Latin patrius of a father + -o- + felis cat" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-212942" }, "Pacifica":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":[ "city on the Pacific Ocean in western California south of San Francisco population 37,234" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8si-fi-k\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-001615" }, "Paton":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":[ "Alan Stewart 1903\u20131988 South African writer" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-t\u1d4an" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083808" }, "Page":{ "type":[ "biographical name", "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": one of the leaves of a publication or manuscript", ": a single side of one of these leaves", ": the material printed or written on a page", ": the block of information found at a single World Wide Web address", ": a sizable subdivision of computer memory", ": a block of information that fills a page and can be transferred as a unit between the internal and external storage of a computer", ": a noteworthy event or period", ": a written record", ": to turn the pages (as of a book or magazine) especially in a steady or haphazard manner", ": to number or mark the pages of", ": to summon by repeatedly calling out the name of", ": to send a message to via a pager", ": to wait on or serve in the capacity of a page", ": a youth being trained for the medieval rank of knight and in the personal service of a knight", ": a youth attendant on a person of rank especially in the medieval period", ": a boy serving as an honorary attendant at a formal function (such as a wedding)", ": one employed to 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defined at transitive sense", "Verb (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3", "Noun (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090811" }, "Pangium":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a genus of Malayan trees (family Flacourtiaceae) having entire or 3-lobed leaves and axillary dioecious flowers with a scale at the base of each petal" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8panj\u0113\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from Bugi pangi + New Latin -ium" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153944" }, "Pangasinan":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a Christianized people in central Luzon, Philippines", ": a member of such people", ": the Austronesian language of the Pangasinan people" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4n\u02ccg\u00e4s\u0113\u02c8n\u00e4n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Pangasinan Pangasin 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-224751" }, "Pareto's law":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a statement in economics: the distribution of incomes in various countries and in various ages tends to be similar despite differences of governmental policy (as in taxation)" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8r\u0101t(\u02cc)\u014dz-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "after Vilfredo Pareto (Marchese di Parigi) \u20201923 Italian economist and sociologist" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-051022" }, "Pantomorus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a genus of weevils containing several (as the white-fringed beetle) that are important plant pests especially in the southern U.S." ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpant\u0259\u02c8m\u014dr\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from Greek pantom\u014dros gluttonous, literally, all-sluggish, from pant- + m\u014dros dull, sluggish, stupid" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071138" }, "Pareto":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":[ "Vilfredo 1848\u20131923 Italian economist and sociologist" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-(\u02cc)t\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082247" }, "Pavia":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":[ "commune in northern Italy on the Ticino River south of Milan population 68,000" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4-\u02c8v\u0113-\u00e4" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085115" }, "Pan-European":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or involving all or most of the nations of Europe":[ "a Pan-European economic union" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u00a6)pan+" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105912" }, "Patrimony of Saint Peter":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "\u2014 see rome, duchy of":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112351" }, "Pariti":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small genus of tropical trees (family Malvaceae) with entire cordate leaves and yellow flowers now usually included in the genus Hibiscus":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8r\u012bt\u0113", "-rit\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Malayalam paritti, parutti cotton plant, cotton tree":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113443" }, "pa":{ "type":[ "abbreviation", "abbreviation ()", "noun", "noun ()", "symbol" ], "definitions":[ ": father", "pascal", "Pennsylvania", "protactinium", ": physician assistant", "Pennsylvania", "per annum", "personal assistant", "power amplifier", "power of attorney", "press agent", "professional association", "public address", "purchasing agent", ": father entry 1 sense 1", "Pennsylvania", "protactinium", ": physician assistant", "pernicious anemia" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4", "\u02c8p\u022f", "(\u02cc)p\u0113-\u02c8\u0101", "\u02c8p\u00e4", "\u02c8p\u022f", "\u02ccp\u0113-\u02c8\u0101" ], "synonyms":[ "dad", "daddy", "father", "old man", "papa", "poppa", "pater", "pop", "sire" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun (1)", "Pa , can I go out?", "I cherish my memories of the times that I went fishing with my pa .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "That's okay though, because, as a kid, no amount of money could've stopped me from playing with my pa -la-la-la Polly. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful , 18 Feb. 2020", "There are dozens of variations, from haemul pa -jeon, a seafood scallion pancake, to kkaenip-jeon, perilla leaves stuffed with meat. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Jan. 2020", "Because there's a coalition of forces that are there that are putting pressure, the Iraqi pa rtners were actually instrumental in taking down the caliphate. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Jan. 2020", "In this case the sum of pa and qb can take on values that range from 0 to 3.98 and at a = 1 and b = 1, the sum is 1.99. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 June 2018", "Bama is the corporate behemoth out to destroy your college football ma-and- pa shops. \u2014 Lorenzo Arguello, SI.com , 31 Oct. 2017", "Square takes a predictable cut of every transaction its ma-and- pa merchant customers make. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 8 Sep. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "circa 1629, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (2)", "1970, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202525" }, "pachydermatous":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to the pachyderms":[], ": thick , thickened":[ "pachydermatous skin" ], ": callous , insensitive":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpa-ki-\u02c8d\u0259r-m\u0259-t\u0259s", "\u02ccpak-i-\u02c8d\u0259r-m\u0259t-\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "affectless", "callous", "case-hardened", "cold-blooded", "compassionless", "desensitized", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "indurate", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "insensitive", "ironhearted", "merciless", "obdurate", "pitiless", "remorseless", "ruthless", "slash-and-burn", "soulless", "stony", "stoney", "stonyhearted", "take-no-prisoners", "thick-skinned", "uncharitable", "unfeeling", "unmerciful", "unsparing", "unsympathetic" ], "antonyms":[ "charitable", "compassionate", "humane", "kindhearted", "kindly", "merciful", "sensitive", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "a pachydermatous pop diva with little regard for punctuality or other people's schedules" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "ultimately from Greek pachys + dermat-, derma skin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161810" }, "pacifist":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes", ": of, relating to, or characteristic of pacifism or pacifists", ": strongly and actively opposed to conflict and especially war" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-s\u0259-fist" ], "synonyms":[ "dovish", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful" ], "antonyms":[ "bloodthirsty", "hawkish", "martial", "warlike" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "the newspaper's editorial board has clearly staked out a pacifist position on the current conflict", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "However, there\u2019s resistance within the country to any move away from Japan\u2019s pacifist stance. \u2014 Emiko Jozuka, CNN , 21 May 2022", "The great danger was, and remains, that the pacifist wings of all three parties in the coalition government\u2014Mr. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 May 2022", "At the same time, a strong pacifist strain influenced West German politics. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022", "In a country that has harbored deeply pacifist beliefs since the end of World War II, pollsters say a majority of Germans agree with the chancellor. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022", "Now, Nord Stream 2 is indefinitely suspended, Germany is backing a Russian oil import ban, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has overruled the pacifist tendencies in his coalition government by spending an extra $113 billion on defense. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 7 May 2022", "The shipment has raised controversy in Japan, whose pacifist Constitution renounces war. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Apr. 2022", "Japan's pacifist constitution, adopted after its defeat in World War II, bans the use of force in international disputes. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 Apr. 2022", "The question is sensitive because Japan\u2019s pacifist constitution, adopted after its defeat in World War II, bans the use of force in international disputes. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, ajc , 16 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1898, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205147" }, "pacifistic":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "an adherent to pacifism someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes", "of, relating to, or characteristic of pacifism or pacifists", "strongly and actively opposed to conflict and especially war" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8pa-s\u0259-fist", "synonyms":[ "dovish", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful" ], "antonyms":[ "bloodthirsty", "hawkish", "martial", "warlike" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "the newspaper's editorial board has clearly staked out a pacifist position on the current conflict", "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective", "However, there\u2019s resistance within the country to any move away from Japan\u2019s pacifist stance. \u2014 Emiko Jozuka, CNN , 21 May 2022", "The great danger was, and remains, that the pacifist wings of all three parties in the coalition government\u2014Mr. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 May 2022", "At the same time, a strong pacifist strain influenced West German politics. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022", "In a country that has harbored deeply pacifist beliefs since the end of World War II, pollsters say a majority of Germans agree with the chancellor. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022", "Now, Nord Stream 2 is indefinitely suspended, Germany is backing a Russian oil import ban, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has overruled the pacifist tendencies in his coalition government by spending an extra $113 billion on defense. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 7 May 2022", "The shipment has raised controversy in Japan, whose pacifist Constitution renounces war. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Apr. 2022", "Japan's pacifist constitution, adopted after its defeat in World War II, bans the use of force in international disputes. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 Apr. 2022", "The question is sensitive because Japan\u2019s pacifist constitution, adopted after its defeat in World War II, bans the use of force in international disputes. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, ajc , 16 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1898, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162720" }, "pacify":{ "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe", ": appease , propitiate", ": to restore to a tranquil state : settle", ": to reduce to a submissive state : subdue", ": to make peaceful or quiet : calm , soothe" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b", "\u02c8pa-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b" ], "synonyms":[ "appease", "assuage", "conciliate", "disarm", "gentle", "mollify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "ire", "madden", "outrage" ], "examples":[ "She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.", "Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.", "trying to pacify a mob of protesters", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But then they would be left trying to pacify more than 40 million mostly hostile Ukrainians, which would require most of the active-duty military, leaving little for further invasions. \u2014 Benjamin H. Friedman, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022", "Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022", "Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022", "After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Germany\u2019s historical willingness to form stable diplomatic and economic links with Russia\u2014rooted partly in a belief that stronger ties with Russia could pacify Putin\u2019s regime\u2014drew intense scrutiny. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022", "Khan this month unexpectedly cut fuel and electricity prices to pacify public anger, disregarding the IMF agreement. \u2014 Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022", "One possibility is to extend the mask mandate further but not too much longer, to pacify the unions but still claim victory on the virus long before people head to the polls in November. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022", "At the time, Shanahan\u2019s quote sounded like a way to publicly pacify his still-simmering starter. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Nov. 2021", "Vanity sanctions have long been a go-to for politicians looking to gain cheap popularity at home and to pacify democracy warriors and their media allies on the left and right. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English pacifien , from Anglo-French pacifier , from Latin pacificare , from pac-, pax peace", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181250" }, "pack":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "a bundle arranged for convenience in carrying especially on the back", "a group or pile of related objects", "a number of individual components packaged as a unit", "container", "a compact unitized assembly to perform a specific function", "a stack of magnetic disks in a container for use as a storage device", "the contents of a bundle", "a large amount or number heap", "a full set of playing cards", "an act or instance of packing", "a method of packing", "a set of persons with a common interest clique", "an organized unit (as of Cub Scouts)", "a group of domesticated animals trained to hunt or run together", "a group of often predatory animals of the same kind", "a large group of individuals massed together (as in a race)", "wolf pack", "a concentrated or compacted mass (as of snow or ice)", "absorbent material (such as gauze pads) used to apply medicine or moisture or to press upon a body part or plug an opening (as to stop bleeding) \u2014 see ice pack sense 2", "a cosmetic paste for the face", "an application or treatment of oils or creams for conditioning the scalp and hair", "material used in packing", "to make into a compact bundle", "to fill completely", "to fill with packing", "to load with a pack", "to put in a protective container", "to crowd together", "to increase the density of compress", "to cause or command to go without ceremony", "to bring to an end give up", "to gather into tight formation make a pack of (animals, such as hounds)", "to cover or surround with a pack", "to transport on foot or on the back of an animal", "to wear or carry as equipment", "to be supplied or equipped with possess", "to make or be capable of making (an impact)", "to go away without ceremony depart", "quit , stop", "to stow goods and equipment for transportation", "to be suitable for packing", "to assemble in a group congregate", "to crowd together", "to become built up or compacted in a layer or mass", "to carry goods or equipment", "to travel with one's baggage (as by horse)", "to influence the composition of so as to bring about a desired result", "\u2014 see also court-packing , pack the court", "to arrange (the cards in a pack) so as to cheat", "intimate", "a bundle arranged for carrying especially on the back of a person or animal", "a group of like persons or things", "to put into a container or bundle", "to put things into", "to crowd into so as to make full cram", "to send away", "a container shielded with lead or mercury for holding radium in large quantities especially for therapeutic application", "absorbent material saturated with water or other liquid for therapeutic application to the body or a body part \u2014 see cold pack , hot pack \u2014 compare ice pack", "a folded square or compress of gauze or other absorbent material used especially to maintain a clear field in surgery, to plug cavities, to check bleeding by compression, or to apply medication", "to cover or surround with a pack", "to envelop (a patient) in a wet or dry sheet or blanket", "to influence the composition of (as a political agency) so as to bring about a desired result" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8pak", "synonyms":[ "backpack", "kit bag", "knapsack", "packsack", "rucksack" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "Since May 10, the bullpen has improved to middle-of-the- pack in high-leverage situations, with a .316 OBP (12th) and .366 slugging mark (13th). \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022", "Many of the candidates, including Moore, have been running television ads across the state for weeks in a tight race where no candidate has pulled far ahead of the pack . \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022", "Their shampoo stands out from the rest of the pack because the ingredients are minimal but carefully chosen for their effectiveness. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022", "Rich Strike ran in the back of the pack and never found the gut-busting gear that had powered him down the stretch of Churchill Downs and to victory at impossible 80-1 odds. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022", "Just like Rich Strike, Mo Donegal was at the back of the pack at the Derby, but the colt didn\u2019t have enough kick at Churchill Downs. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022", "Just like Rich Strike, Mo Donegal was at the back of the pack at the Derby, but the colt didn't have enough kick at Churchill Downs. \u2014 CBS News , 11 June 2022", "Whaley immediately went to the front of the pack , establishing a 10-meter lead by the end of the first lap. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 5 June 2022", "Despite starting in 16th place after a subpar qualifying performance Saturday, Power sped to the front of the pack and refused to relent, leading for 55 laps. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web Verb", "Tightly pack the tomato halves into the jars; be sure to leave about 1 inch of head space between the tomatoes or liquid and the rim of the jar. \u2014 Anna Voloshyna, Washington Post , 17 June 2022", "As the quest for less environmentally damaging aviation continues, one Spanish airline has thrown its hat into the ring by ordering new hybrid airships -- which pack as much of a punch visually as they are said to do environmentally. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 16 June 2022", "Head to a local splash pad and pack a picnic lunch! \u2014 Cindy Eng, Chron , 12 June 2022", "The band is playing as parents pack the stands of the Hogan Center. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022", "Our favorite editors, models, stylists, and influencers are starting to pack their looks and gear up for the spring 2023 shows. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 9 June 2022", "Buy some more comfortable shoes, pack some snacks and keep on rockin\u2019. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 6 June 2022", "Labor and safety advocates have long criticized the e-commerce giant's use of productivity quotas that log how workers pack and stow packages. \u2014 CBS News , 6 June 2022", "The Telegraph also reported on one key piece of advice to avoid many of the problems from the holiday week\u2014 pack lightly and don't check luggage into the hold. \u2014 Alex Ledsom, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective", "Pricing starts at $54,795 for an LS model, although our favorite is the mid- pack RST trim, which can be fitted with the diesel engine as well as four-wheel drive. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 29 Mar. 2022", "The result is more pack -style racing, with the drafting in practice looking eerily similar to restrictor-plate traffic jams at Daytona or Talladega. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 20 Mar. 2022", "Flatlock seams mean no irritation under pack shoulder straps. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 30 July 2020", "At Licking Creek near Etna appeared in 1801 a black-eyed young man leading a pack horse loaded with burlap bags. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Dec. 2021", "It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021", "It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021", "The estimates do not include lone, or non- pack associated, wolves. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2021", "It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb (1)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a", "Verb (2)", "1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1686, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "pack (off)":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to send (someone) away to a different place" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210913" }, "package":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": the act or process of packing", ": a small or moderate-sized pack : parcel", ": a commodity or a unit of a product uniformly wrapped or sealed", ": a preassembled unit", ": a covering wrapper or container", ": something that suggests a package: such as", ": package deal", ": a radio or television series offered for sale at a lump sum", ": contract benefits gained through collective bargaining", ": a ready-made computer program or collection of related software", ": a travel arrangement contract that offers for a fixed price transportation, accommodations, and often sightseeing and entertainment", ": a collection of related items", ": one to be considered or acted on together", ": to make into a package", ": to produce as an entertainment package", ": to present (something, such as a product) in such a way as to heighten its appeal to the public", ": to enclose in a package or covering", ": a bundle made up for mailing or transporting", ": a container that covers or holds something", ": something that comes in a container" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-kij", "\u02c8pa-kij" ], "synonyms":[ "bundle", "pack", "packet", "parcel" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "All ingredients are listed right on the package .", "She ate the whole package of crackers for lunch.", "The hotel, airfare, and museum fees were all part of our vacation package .", "The financial aid packages we'll be awarding this year are smaller than we had hoped they would be.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In 2020, the Australian government announced that the development of its digital ID system would be the focus of its tech budget package of $800 million. \u2014 Lincoln Ando, Forbes , 7 June 2022", "Prior to Wednesday\u2019s announcement, Sox fans who had fired their cable, fiber-optic, or satellite pay-TV provider only had two streaming options: fuboTV and its $69.99 Pro bundle or DirecTV Stream and its $89.99 Choice package . \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG , 3 June 2022", "His $246,573,481 compensation package placed his pay 2,972 times greater than median employee wages of $82,964. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 2 June 2022", "Earlier in the day, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had urged E.U. leaders to swiftly adopt new measures against Russia, reminding those gathered in Brussels by videolink that many lives had been lost since their last sanctions package . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022", "The rockets that are being sent have a much shorter range than the Army\u2019s tactical-missile system, which can travel more than 185 miles and which the administration isn\u2019t including in its next arms package for Ukraine. \u2014 Michael R. Gordon, WSJ , 31 May 2022", "Congress and former President Donald Trump, as part of their 2017 tax package , authorized drilling in the refuge\u2019s coastal plain \u2014 the highest-potential area for oil and roughly 7% of the refuge\u2019s overall area. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022", "The House is working on its own package of legislation and could vote on a red-flag bill as soon as next week. \u2014 CBS News , 30 May 2022", "However, even though the governor backed off from those proposals, his gun package was dead on arrival at the state legislature. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 25 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Rancho Guejito has now set up its own production chain to slaughter, process and package its beef. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022", "The proposal to raise the minimum age to a semi-automatic rifle is part of a larger gun control package the House Judiciary Committee is expected to pass Thursday. \u2014 Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022", "Pass and package information for both online and in-person participation will be shared closer to the festival, as will detailed health safety and vaccination guidance. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 3 May 2022", "Details on pass and package information, for both in-person and online viewing, will be announced closer to the festival dates \u2014 and will be accompanied with updated health and safety guidance, including rules for vaccination status. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022", "Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club, Avon Lake High School\u2019s Key Club and members of the Avon Lake Environmental Affairs Advisory Board (have helped) assemble and package the saplings to be distributed to students. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 2 May 2022", "The seventh overall pick is worth 1,500 points and No. 8 is worth 1,400, meaning Green Bay could package its two No. 1\u2019s and get itself into that range. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022", "Most machine learning programs package their math into modular ingredients called neurons. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022", "Whip 1 quart heavy cream, one (3.5-oz.) package instant vanilla pudding mix, \u2153 cup sugar, 1 tsp. \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "circa 1510, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182124" }, "packed":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": compressed", ": that is crowded or stuffed", ": filled to capacity" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pakt" ], "synonyms":[ "brimful", "brimming", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "chockablock", "crammed", "crowded", "fat", "filled", "full", "jam-packed", "jammed", "loaded", "stuffed" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "blank", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "vacant", "void" ], "examples":[ "Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar.", "One half cup loosely packed fresh parsley", "Oranges are packed full of vitamin C.", "The theater is always packed when he performs there.", "bands playing to packed audiences", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The ceremony\u2019s first hour was televised (on Paramount+), but this portion of the Tonys \u2014 hosted by Darren Criss and Julianne Hough \u2014 where awards were handed out in categories such as choreography, costume and score, didn\u2019t draw a packed house. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 June 2022", "The former president spoke to a packed house of more than 10,000 in Casper. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2022", "The Williams show proved to be electric and often led to a packed house on the Park Blocks. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022", "Opening night brings a packed house at Fort Lauderdale's newest hot spot, Tacocraft Taqueria & Tequila Bar, Tuesday, December 1, 2020. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022", "However, the virus spread throughout the country during a remarkably relaxed summer that featured packed Italian beaches, restaurants and night clubs. \u2014 Paolo Santalucia And Colleen Barry, Star Tribune , 13 Nov. 2020", "Valencia looked calmly ahead as residents in the packed council chambers applauded. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022", "Performing for the Sirius XM Small Stage Series, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers played for an hour to a packed Whisky A Go Go on the legendary Sunset Strip. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 29 May 2022", "The convention was well attended but not entirely packed ; the forum that hosted Mr. Trump was held in an auditorium that appeared to be about three-quarters occupied. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224721" }, "packsack":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a case (as of canvas) held on the back by shoulder straps and used to carry gear especially when traveling on foot" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pak-\u02ccsak" ], "synonyms":[ "backpack", "kit bag", "knapsack", "pack", "rucksack" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she spent weeks traveling across Europe and living out of a packsack" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1851, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201057" }, "pact":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": compact entry 4", ": an international treaty", ": agreement sense 3 , treaty" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pakt", "\u02c8pakt" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "alliance", "compact", "convention", "covenant", "treaty" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "We supported a peace pact between the two countries.", "They made a pact to go to the gym together three times a week.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Riley and Wu have been trying to negotiate a pact since May 20, just before another state report again assailed the district for its lack of progress. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022", "This is the latest pact for Littlefield at Disney, where he has been based with one of the company\u2019s studios since 2016. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022", "That, of course, would have changed this nonparticipation pact . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022", "East Germany was absorbed peacefully into West Germany, and all other former Warsaw pact nations all joined NATO between 1999 and 2009. \u2014 Frank Lavin, Forbes , 7 June 2022", "Earlier this year China and the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific signed a security pact . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2022", "In 1962, the British and French governments signed a pact to develop a supersonic jetliner, called the Concorde. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 28 May 2022", "Here are a few issues likely on the table: China and the Solomon Islands: In April, the two countries announced a security pact , sparking protests from Australia, New Zealand and the US. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 24 May 2022", "At the European Union-Africa Union summit in February, the presidents of both countries had called on the EU to join such a pact . \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 11 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin pactum , from neuter of pactus , past participle of pacisci to agree, contract; akin to Old English f\u014dn to seize, Latin pax peace, pangere to fix, fasten, Greek p\u0113gnynai ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203148" }, "pad":{ "type":"noun (1)", "definitions":[ "a thin flat mat or cushion such as", "a guard worn to shield body parts against impact", "sanitary napkin", "padding used to shape an article of clothing", "a piece of usually folded absorbent material (such as gauze) used as a surgical dressing or protective covering", "a component of certain brake systems (such as disc brakes) consisting of a plate covered with a frictional material", "a piece of soft stuffed material used as or under a saddle", "a piece of material saturated with ink for inking the surface of a rubber stamp", "a collection of sheets of paper glued or fastened together at one end", "the cushioned thickening of the underside of the toes of an animal", "the foot of an animal", "living quarters", "bed", "an area used for helicopter takeoffs and landings", "a section of an airstrip used for warm-ups or turnarounds", "launchpad", "a horizontal concrete surface (as for parking a mobile home)", "a floating leaf of a water plant", "the flattened, fleshy, paddle-shaped stem segment of a cactus (such as a prickly pear )", "to furnish with a pad or padding", "mute , muffle", "to expand or increase especially with needless, misleading, or fraudulent matter", "to traverse on foot", "to go on foot walk", "to walk with or as if with padded feet", "a soft muffled or slapping sound", "path", "a horse that moves along at an easy pace", "footpad", "a tablet of writing or drawing paper", "something soft used for protection or comfort cushion", "one of the cushioned parts of the underside of the feet of some animals (as a dog)", "a floating leaf of a water plant (as a water lily)", "a piece of material that holds ink used in inking rubber stamps", "to move with quiet steps", "to stuff or cover with soft material", "to make longer by adding words", "a usually square or rectangular piece of often folded typically absorbent material (as gauze) fixed in place over some part of the body as a dressing or other protective covering", "sanitary pad", "a part of the body or of an appendage that resembles or is suggestive of a cushion a thick fleshy resilient part as", "the sole of the foot or underside of the toes of an animal (as a dog) that is typically thickened so as to form a cushion", "the underside of the extremities of the fingers", "the ball of the thumb", "peripheral arterial disease" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8pad", "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb (1)", "1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb (2)", "1553, in the meaning defined at transitive sense", "Noun (2)", "1879, in the meaning defined above", "Noun (3)", "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "paddle":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade and that is used to propel and steer a small craft (such as a canoe)":[], ": a small usually numbered sign that is raised by a bidder at an auction to signal a bid":[], ": a flat electrode that is the part of a defibrillator placed on the chest of a patient and through which a shock of electricity is discharged":[], ": any of the broad boards at the circumference of a paddle wheel or waterwheel":[], ": any of the broad blades attached to a shaft (as in an ice cream machine) and used for stirring":[], ": a computer input device with a dial used to control linear movement of a cursor on a computer display":[], ": to go on or through water by or as if by means of a paddle or paddle wheel":[], ": to propel by a paddle":[], ": to transport in a paddled craft":[ "paddled us to shore in his canoe" ], ": to beat or stir with or as if with a paddle (as in washing or dyeing)":[], ": to punish by or as if by beating with a paddle":[], ": to move the hands or feet about in shallow water":[], ": toddle":[], ": to use the hands or fingers in toying or caressing":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-d\u1d4al", "\u02c8pad-\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "Use the mixer's paddle attachment to mix the dough.", "The potter used a paddle to shape the clay.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Add in eight action mounts and 20 D-rings built for gear attachments and these paddle boards are ready support any outing, from fishing and camping to yoga or snorkeling. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 29 June 2022", "There are also paddle boards and surfboards, among other water sports accessories for exploring the Mediterranean, on board. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022", "Just a short staircase away from the sandy bottom lake with a private dock, paddle boards and kayaks. \u2014 Elizabeth Hosang, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022", "The Savannah River Queen and the Georgia Queen, the two giant red-white-and-blue paddle -wheel riverboats that are a fixture on the historic Savannah riverfront, are a great way to see Georgia\u2019s famous old port city. \u2014 Avery Newmark, AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022", "The box often felt a bit hunt-and-peck-y in traffic when in Auto mode\u2014less so when it was being hammered or cracking off manual paddle shifts. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022", "Activities include camping, hiking, gardening, mountain biking, paddle boarding and rock climbing. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022", "At the resort, which presides over the pretty Kalemya Bay, all is quiet, apart from the splish-splashing of the waves and perhaps the faint tinkle of laughter of someone giving paddle boarding a go. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 12 June 2022", "There are also new paddle brush attachments, which are ideal for getting that sleek, straight look. \u2014 ELLE , 3 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "In addition to the blue holes, the spectacular 300 Springs, accessible only by the river, is a thrilling series of small waterfalls that are definitely worth the effort to paddle there. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022", "The absence of a top-level contest for women has meant little incentive for pro surfers to paddle out at Pipeline. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 Feb. 2022", "The students had to enter the boat and paddle across two laps of the pool, allowing for a change of captain midway through. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022", "The gala includes dinner, reminiscing, drinks, entertainment, paddle raise and more. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022", "That dream is what led the proud Dakar resident, a member of the Lebou ethnic group, to paddle out at age 14. \u2014 Danielle Pointdujour, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2022", "The great outdoors are beckoning, so perhaps this is an opportunity to lace up the hiking boots, take your official mascot for a constitutional, or paddle a boat somewhere. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 29 May 2022", "Testers found that the extra volume under the chest made the board extremely easy to paddle , yet the shallow single to double concave V bottom allowed for a great mix of speed and control. \u2014 Zander Morton, Outside Online , 27 May 2022", "High Roller Fun Rentals will rent canoes, kayaks and paddle boats at Fox Brook Park and Menomonee Park. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English padell 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history, memoir, fantasy, literary fiction and a paean to the natural world. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022", "His book, a paean to Mr. Carter, is ironic and smart, a social history and a poignant coming-of-age story. \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022", "Composed shortly after Nazi Germany\u2019s defeat, there\u2019s little debate that Shostakovich did not deliver a noble paean to the people\u2019s struggle during the Great Patriotic War, upsetting Soviet officials. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022", "It\u2019s a paean to adventure on foot and the pleasures of traveling light in every sense \u2014 a welcome tonic for wearying times. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021", "Life on the Rocks is far more than a paean to coral. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 4 Nov. 2021", "Kelly's book is sublime, a true paean to the power of good food and even better love. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022", "The meal, held before the latest wave of the pandemic, was conceived as both a celebratory pre-Christmas get-together and as a paean to the mother of all inspirations: nature. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Dec. 2021", "And yet, the damn thing just plain works, serving as a paean to misfits everywhere and offering a reminder of what classic studio filmmaking used to feel like. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin, hymn of thanksgiving especially addressed to Apollo, from Greek paian, pai\u014dn , from Paian, Pai\u014dn , epithet of Apollo in the hymn", "first_known_use":[ "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195856" }, "pain":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a localized or generalized unpleasant bodily sensation or complex of sensations that causes mild to severe physical discomfort and emotional distress and typically results from bodily disorder 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had all types of issues with his knees and taking pain killers to go on the road. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 16 June 2022", "But bringing down demand, inevitably, means causing economic pain . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022", "Rosen was medical director and part-owner of Rosen-Hoffberg Rehabilitation and Pain Management Associates, P.A., a Baltimore County pain clinic with locations in Owings Mills and Towson. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022", "Aurohealth also recalled about 25,660 units of Kroger brand arthritis pain acetaminophen. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 16 June 2022", "Simply put, investors sees pain ahead, more so after yesterday's historic three-quarters of a percent interest rate hike. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 16 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman and Welket Bungu\u00e9 star in the feature, a dystopian tale set in a new future in which humans have become desensitized to pain and are merging with their artificial environment. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022", "Side effects \u2014 mainly pain at the injection site, headaches and fatigue \u2014 were mild and infrequent. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022", "There have been some hints in previous studies that pain tolerance is a trainable trait, and that endurance training is one way of enhancing it. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020", "Your doctor may also prescribe medication, such as oral or topical steroids and/or pain relievers to help bring down the inflammation and ease your discomfort. \u2014 Naomi Barr, SELF , 31 Mar. 2022", "More than 200,000 were left with damaged salivary glands, which causes difficultly and pain eating, swallowing, and speaking. \u2014 David Ropeik, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022", "So the butterflies have to endure [the] pain themselves in order to flourish. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022", "Researchers found chimpanzees were soothing others wounds not for their benefit but in act of empathy for others pain . \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022", "The violence enables an easy physical intimacy, the fear and pain a demonstration of vulnerability. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5", "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205525" }, "painful":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": feeling or giving pain", ": irksome , annoying", ": requiring effort or exertion", ": careful , diligent", ": feeling or giving pain" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101n-f\u0259l", "\u02c8p\u0101n-f\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "aching", "achy", "afflictive", "hurting", "nasty", "sore" ], "antonyms":[ "indolent", "painless" ], "examples":[ "I got a painful sunburn.", "We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery.", "His questions brought up a lot of painful memories.", "It was painful to watch.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Family therapy turned out to be more painful than couples therapy. \u2014 Anne Linstatter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022", "Increasing prices are hitting nearly every consumer category, but your bill at the grocery store may be more painful than anything else except gas and energy. \u2014 David Schutz, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022", "The former central banker said what the Fed has ahead of it will be painful for the economy. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 June 2022", "The monetary impact of a subscriber decline would be less painful than in some other countries as, in common with all streamers in India, average revenue per user tends to be extremely low. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 14 June 2022", "Anita Kelly doesn't shy away from the more painful aspects of their storytelling, digging into Dahlia's mental health struggles and London's fight for acceptance. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022", "Russia's war against Ukraine is getting increasingly more painful for billionaire Roman Abramovich. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022", "That is perhaps an even more painful blow to Elizabeth, a dedicated horsewoman who has had entrants in the derby. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 4 June 2022", "That is perhaps an even more painful blow to Elizabeth, a dedicated horsewoman who has had entrants in the derby. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215008" }, "painfully":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": feeling or giving pain", ": irksome , annoying", ": requiring effort or exertion", ": careful , diligent", ": feeling or giving pain" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101n-f\u0259l", "\u02c8p\u0101n-f\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "aching", "achy", "afflictive", "hurting", "nasty", "sore" ], "antonyms":[ "indolent", "painless" ], "examples":[ "I got a painful sunburn.", "We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery.", "His questions brought up a lot of painful memories.", "It was painful to watch.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Family therapy turned out to be more painful than couples therapy. \u2014 Anne Linstatter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022", "Increasing prices are hitting nearly every consumer category, but your bill at the grocery store may be more painful than anything else except gas and energy. \u2014 David Schutz, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022", "The former central banker said what the Fed has ahead of it will be painful for the economy. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 June 2022", "The monetary impact of a subscriber decline would be less painful than in some other countries as, in common with all streamers in India, average revenue per user tends to be extremely low. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 14 June 2022", "Anita Kelly doesn't shy away from the more painful aspects of their storytelling, digging into Dahlia's mental health struggles and London's fight for acceptance. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022", "Russia's war against Ukraine is getting increasingly more painful for billionaire Roman Abramovich. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022", "That is perhaps an even more painful blow to Elizabeth, a dedicated horsewoman who has had entrants in the derby. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 4 June 2022", "That is perhaps an even more painful blow to Elizabeth, a dedicated horsewoman who has had entrants in the derby. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], 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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Side effects included pain at the injection site, irritability, drowsiness and, in some rarer cases, fever, the FDA said. \u2014 Liz Essley Whyte, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "But pain in Steiner\u2019s Achilles\u2019 tendon began to flare after the SEC indoor championships. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022", "Their parents\u2019 lack of involvement in their daughters\u2019 lives, and pain , is a pattern going back to childhood. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022", "Prince, rest in peace, who had all types of issues with his knees and taking pain killers to go on the road. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 16 June 2022", "But bringing down demand, inevitably, means causing economic pain . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022", "Rosen was medical director and part-owner of Rosen-Hoffberg Rehabilitation and Pain Management Associates, P.A., a Baltimore County pain clinic with locations in Owings Mills and Towson. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022", "Aurohealth also recalled about 25,660 units of Kroger brand arthritis pain acetaminophen. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 16 June 2022", "Simply put, investors sees pain ahead, more so after yesterday's historic three-quarters of a percent interest rate hike. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 16 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman and Welket Bungu\u00e9 star in the feature, a dystopian tale set in a new future in which humans have become desensitized to pain and are merging with their artificial environment. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022", "Side effects \u2014 mainly pain at the injection site, headaches and fatigue \u2014 were mild and infrequent. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022", "There have been some hints in previous studies that pain tolerance is a trainable trait, and that endurance training is one way of enhancing it. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020", "Your doctor may also prescribe medication, such as oral or topical steroids and/or pain relievers to help bring down the inflammation and ease your discomfort. \u2014 Naomi Barr, SELF , 31 Mar. 2022", "More than 200,000 were left with damaged salivary glands, which causes difficultly and pain eating, swallowing, and speaking. \u2014 David Ropeik, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022", "So the butterflies have to endure [the] pain themselves in order to flourish. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022", "Researchers found chimpanzees were soothing others wounds not for their benefit but in act of empathy for others pain . \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022", "The violence enables an easy physical intimacy, the fear and pain a demonstration of vulnerability. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5", "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174124" }, "paint":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to apply color, pigment, or paint to", ": to color with a cosmetic", ": to apply with a movement resembling that used in painting", ": to treat with a liquid by brushing or swabbing", ": to produce in lines and colors on a surface by applying pigments", ": to depict by such lines and colors", ": to decorate, adorn, or variegate by applying lines and colors", ": to produce or evoke as if by painting", ": to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting", ": to depict as having specified or implied characteristics", ": to practice the art of painting", ": to use cosmetics", ": the action of painting : something produced by painting", ": makeup", ": a cosmetic to add color", ": a mixture of a pigment and a suitable liquid to form a closely adherent coating when spread on a surface in a thin coat", ": the pigment used in this mixture especially when in the form of a cake", ": an applied coating of paint", ": a horse marked with patches of white and another color : pinto", ": american paint horse", ": free throw lane", ": color manipulation on a computer screen in a manner reminiscent of painting", ": to cover a surface with or as if with paint", ": to make a picture or design by using paints", ": to describe clearly", ": a mixture of coloring matter with a liquid that forms a dry coating when spread on a surface" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101nt", "\u02c8p\u0101nt" ], "synonyms":[ "delineate", "depict", "describe", "draw", "image", "limn", "picture", "portray", "render", "set out", "sketch" ], "antonyms":[ "cosmetics", "makeup", "maquillage", "war paint" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "And Rice bristled at Trump's attempts to paint him as a foolish traitor. \u2014 Brittany Shepherd, ABC News , 10 June 2022", "Defense lawyers tried to paint him as unreliable, given his own participation in the beating, but jurors were sufficiently persuaded to convict three of the seven officers. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "Heard filed a $100 million countersuit, accusing Depp and his legal team of defaming her by orchestrating a smear campaign to paint her as a liar. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 1 June 2022", "Then, buy an open shelving unit and paint it in your kid's favorite color. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022", "Moscow sought to paint the pullback as a good-faith gesture ahead of peace talks with Ukraine, but the veterans characterized it as humiliating. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 28 May 2022", "In April, Lee ran a Facebook ad attempting to paint independent U.S. Senate candidate Evan McMullin as soft on gun rights. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022", "Weil\u2019s withdrawal followed a punishing campaign by business interests to paint his pro-labor views as radical. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022", "His remarks come after USA TODAY and other global media outlets reported on a trove of secret files and photographs that paint a stark picture of China's detention and internment of the Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities. \u2014 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Just a few days after freeing the nipple on Instagram, the model opted to post another revealing pic, this time covering up solely with what seems to be gold paint . \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 June 2022", "ChromAddiction is an eye paint and liner hybrid that can be washed all over the lid or used for intricate liner designs, similar to Jules' looks. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 13 May 2022", "Other people in his entourage were also seen splattered with what appeared to be red paint . \u2014 Vanessa Gera, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022", "Other people in his entourage were also seen splattered with what appeared to be red paint . \u2014 Vanessa Gera, ajc , 9 May 2022", "Other people in his entourage were also seen splattered with what appeared to be red paint . \u2014 Vanessa Gera, USA TODAY , 9 May 2022", "Other people in his entourage were also seen splattered with what appeared to be red paint . \u2014 Rachel Elbaum, NBC News , 9 May 2022", "The paint is faded, the dash is cracked, and the valve covers are rusty. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 29 Apr. 2022", "Crisp white paint isn't the only option in a home gym. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 20 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)", "Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211625" }, "paired":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": two corresponding things designed for use together", ": two corresponding bodily parts or members", ": something made up of two corresponding pieces", ": two similar or associated things: such as", ": two mated animals", ": a couple in love, engaged, or married", ": two playing cards of the same value or denomination and especially of the same rank", ": two horses harnessed side by side", ": two members of a deliberative body that agree not to vote on a specific issue during a time agreed on", ": an agreement not to vote made by the two members", ": a partnership especially of two players in a contest against another partnership", ": a set or series of small objects (such as beads)", ": to make a pair of", ": to cause to be a member of a pair", ": to arrange a voting pair between", ": to arrange in pairs", ": to constitute a member of a pair", ": to become associated with another", ": to become grouped or separated into pairs", ": two things that match or are meant to be used together", ": a thing having two similar parts that are connected", ": two people who are connected in some way or do something together", ": to put in or join in a group of two", ": to form a group of two : match" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per", "\u02c8per" ], "synonyms":[ "brace", "couple", "couplet", "duo", "dyad", "twain", "twosome" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "How an unlikely pair of incumbents in South Carolina fare in Tuesday's primaries could go a long way toward defining survival strategies for Republicans -- at least so long as Donald Trump retains dominance. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 14 June 2022", "Easy to clean and quick drying, this is a solid pair to keep in your suitcase. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022", "Next to her is a large pair of scissors\u2014fabric shears. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022", "Our only link to the outside world was a pair of transponders carried by Bartz and Glennon that could be used to signal an emergency. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022", "Boston guard Marcus Smart said the Celtics need to match the intensity of Golden State\u2019s Draymond Green, who got into a pair of skirmishes \u2014 first with Grant Williams and then with Jaylen Brown \u2014 that seemed to fuel his team. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 8 June 2022", "The field is divided into a pair of four-team brackets with the winners meeting for the national championship. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022", "Ramos walked into the school at 11:33 a.m. and the first police officers arrived two minutes later, by which time he was already barricaded into a pair of connected classrooms, numbered 111 and 112, the DPS director said. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 27 May 2022", "Trump waded into a pair of races pertaining to high-profile political dynasties. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Right-hand makeup artist, Alexx Mayo, chose to pair her pink lips with a satin-finish nude eye shadow while defining the crease with undertones of purple. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 15 June 2022", "When using this unscented formula, pair it with your favorite aftershave or cologne to add a pleasant fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022", "Beautifully balanced and well-structured\u2014 pair it with lobster. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022", "Whether it be cropped or oversized, pair yours with a bikini and board shorts for a day at the beach or a cute mini for an evening out. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022", "The devices, which cost $29 each, are simple to use: Users pair them with their phones, and the tags indicate where an item is located in real-time. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 27 Jan. 2022", "Georgia contracts with roughly a hundred agencies licensed to pair children with foster parents across the state. \u2014 Asia Simone Burns, ajc , 3 June 2022", "They are tested under multiple light sources to make sur the colors pair back to every single black or white in your wardrobe (e.g. not too red, not too blue). \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "It\u2019s also easy to pair the mask up with any traditional VR headset. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)", "Verb", "1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173432" }, "pal (around)":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to spend time with (someone) as a friend" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170831" }, "paladin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince)", ": a leading champion of a cause" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-l\u0259-d\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "advocate", "advocator", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "espouser", "exponent", "expounder", "friend", "gospeler", "gospeller", "herald", "hierophant", "high priest", "promoter", "proponent", "protagonist", "supporter", "true believer", "tub-thumper", "white knight" ], "antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "opponent" ], "examples":[ "an idealistic paladin seeking better treatment for the homeless", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One of our recent books has a trans man paladin on the cover. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 19 Oct. 2021", "Samara is this universe\u2019s approximation of a paladin , a Justicar. \u2014 Jhaan Elker, Washington Post , 4 June 2021", "But who was this paladin of the West going to protect civilization from? \u2014 Kanishk Tharoor, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2021", "President Donald Trump, who has seized on the protests to recast himself as a paladin of order, said in tweet Tuesday afternoon that the incursion was reason to bring soldiers into the city. \u2014 Max Abelson, Bloomberg.com , 3 June 2020", "The more productive theater of the Chicken Sandwich War has played out among Twitter's paladins , with random users dragging Bojangles' and invoking the unassailable opinions of the ultimate chicken sandwich deciders: their grandmothers. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 20 Aug. 2019", "Her first character was a priest of Mystra in the 2nd Edition, and her favorite character is a 3.5 Edition half-dragon monk that is now a paladin . \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 5 Aug. 2018", "In Book One: A Journey Through the Heavens, a hidden celestial kingdom faces its greatest adversary as a paladin from beyond the blue uncovers a secret that could unravel their very existence. \u2014 Tara Knight, The Root , 13 May 2018", "In short order, this and his agrarian subject matter combined with a national mood of restive nostalgia to make Wood a paladin \u2014routinely yoked with the Missourian Thomas Hart Benton and the Kansan John Steuart Curry\u2014of anti-modernist regionalism. \u2014 Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle French, from Italian paladino , from Old French palatin , from Medieval Latin palatinus courtier, from Late Latin, imperial official \u2014 more at palatine ", "first_known_use":[ "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190935" }, "palatable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ "agreeable to the palate or taste", "agreeable or acceptable to the mind", "pleasant to the taste" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-l\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l", "\u02c8pa-l\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "all right", "alright", "copacetic", "copasetic", "copesetic", "ducky", "fine", "good", "hunky-dory", "jake", "OK", "okay", "satisfactory" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "unsatisfactory" ], "examples":[ "a less than palatable beer", "I did not find the idea of moving again very palatable .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The absurdity of the premise is made palatable by Lola\u2019s natural skepticism, which allows Crosley to have some fun orchestrating the twists and turns of the plot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022", "Now, 10 cases per 100,000 seems more palatable , given how few of those cases are winding up in the hospital or intensive care. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022", "Yet in the immediate aftermath of Jan. 6, the Council for National Policy circulated in its newsletter a memo, written by one of its members, that outlined strategies to make the Capitol riot seem more palatable . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022", "Holding the roads and bridges together with proposals to raise taxes and provide other expansions of social programs makes the massive expansion of social programs Biden rolled out more palatable to moderates. \u2014 Lauren Fox And Phil Mattingly, CNN , 3 May 2021", "To make the bill more palatable , it was caged with multi-million-dollar incentives to bring apparel assembly business back to the USA. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 6 June 2022", "The future picks make Harris\u2019 ugly deal more palatable . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022", "But there are ways workers and employers can leverage their power to reach an agreement that may be more palatable for all, labor law experts told us. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022", "University officials hope that graduated approach will be more palatable for students than the double-digit hikes that were common a decade ago at the height of the recession. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164540" }, "palatably":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": agreeable to the palate or taste", ": agreeable or acceptable to the mind", ": pleasant to the taste" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-l\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l", "\u02c8pa-l\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "all right", "alright", "copacetic", "copasetic", "copesetic", "ducky", "fine", "good", "hunky-dory", "jake", "OK", "okay", "satisfactory" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "unsatisfactory" ], "examples":[ "a less than palatable beer", "I did not find the idea of moving again very palatable .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The absurdity of the premise is made palatable by Lola\u2019s natural skepticism, which allows Crosley to have some fun orchestrating the twists and turns of the plot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022", "Now, 10 cases per 100,000 seems more palatable , given how few of those cases are winding up in the hospital or intensive care. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022", "Yet in the immediate aftermath of Jan. 6, the Council for National Policy circulated in its newsletter a memo, written by one of its members, that outlined strategies to make the Capitol riot seem more palatable . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022", "Holding the roads and bridges together with proposals to raise taxes and provide other expansions of social programs makes the massive expansion of social programs Biden rolled out more palatable to moderates. \u2014 Lauren Fox And Phil Mattingly, CNN , 3 May 2021", "To make the bill more palatable , it was caged with multi-million-dollar incentives to bring apparel assembly business back to the USA. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 6 June 2022", "The future picks make Harris\u2019 ugly deal more palatable . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022", "But there are ways workers and employers can leverage their power to reach an agreement that may be more palatable for all, labor law experts told us. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022", "University officials hope that graduated approach will be more palatable for students than the double-digit hikes that were common a decade ago at the height of the recession. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173453" }, "palaver":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication", ": conference , discussion", ": idle talk", ": misleading or beguiling speech", ": to talk profusely or idly", ": parley", ": to use palaver to : cajole" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8la-v\u0259r", "-\u02c8l\u00e4-" ], "synonyms":[ "argument", "argumentation", "argy-bargy", "back-and-forth", "colloquy", "confab", "confabulation", "conference", "consult", "consultation", "council", "counsel", "debate", "deliberation", "dialogue", "dialog", "discussion", "give-and-take", "parley", "talk" ], "antonyms":[ "babble", "blab", "cackle", "chaffer", "chat", "chatter", "chin", "converse", "gab", "gabble", "gas", "jabber", "jaw", "kibitz", "kibbitz", "natter", "patter", "prate", "prattle", "rap", "rattle", "run on", "schmooze", "shmooze", "talk", "twitter", "visit" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "Enough of this palaver . We have a lot to discuss.", "seemingly endless palaver between the negotiating parties", "Verb", "mothers palavering and drinking coffee while watching their children play", "I let the salesclerk at the electronics store palaver me into a service contract that I didn't need.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The Brooks Brothers Riot, as the event would be called\u2014on account of the shirts and blazers worn by many in the angry crowd\u2014briefly became the subject of high-minded Washington palaver . \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022", "And up from under the palaver there is golden food. \u2014 John Ashbery, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021", "And up from under the palaver there is golden food. \u2014 John Ashbery, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021", "And up from under the palaver there is golden food. \u2014 John Ashbery, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021", "And up from under the palaver there is golden food. \u2014 John Ashbery, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021", "And up from under the palaver there is golden food. \u2014 John Ashbery, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021", "The more the industry tries to make electric cars achieve ICE-type high-speed cruising levels and long-range, the more electric CO2 advantages are diluted with ever bigger batteries and the polluting palaver notched up along the way. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021", "Perhaps one upside of the palaver is that Radnor residents have become more politically engaged. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "On the one hand, Hrabal\u2019s palavering bears a direct relation to reality. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker , 19 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1713, in the meaning defined at transitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191008" }, "pale":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "combining form", "noun", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid", ": having color of reduced saturation (see saturation sense 4a )", ": light in color especially relative to others of its kind", ": not bright or brilliant : dim", ": feeble , faint", ": to become pale", ": to make pale", ": an area or the limits within which one is privileged or protected (as from censure)", ": a space or field having bounds : enclosure", ": a territory or district within certain bounds or under a particular jurisdiction", ": one of the stakes of a palisade", ": picket sense 1", ": a perpendicular stripe on a heraldic shield", ": palisade , paling", ": to enclose with pales : fence", "\u2014 see paleo-", ": having very light skin", ": having a lighter skin color than normal because of sickness or fear", ": not bright or brilliant", ": light in color or shade", ": to lose color", ": to make or become less adequate, impressive, or intense", ": deficient in color or intensity of color" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101l", "\u02c8p\u0101l", "\u02c8p\u0101(\u0259)l" ], "synonyms":[ "dull", "dulled", "faded", "light", "pastel", "washed-out", "washy" ], "antonyms":[ "dark", "deep", "gay", "rich" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "In a medium bowl, whisk the sugar, egg yolk, egg, cornstarch and malted milk powder together until the mixture is pale , about 1 minute. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022", "Check its underside, ears and tail for frostbitten skin, which is pale or gray. \u2014 Gene Myers, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022", "The other thing is the Harkonnens, who in your version are all pale and bald, like a villainous Humpty Dumpty. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 26 Oct. 2021", "Her pale skin didn\u2019t burn but tanned to a deep brown. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "Niamh was 16 with a round face, pale skin, and striking blue eyes. \u2014 Alisha Fernandez Miranda, Vogue , 17 May 2022", "The pale , floating beings are called Strangers and their goal is to rebuild their dying alien civilization by unlocking the secrets of the human soul via frequent experimentation. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022", "Smaller than Mishchenko, Ratushnyi has pale skin and a shy demeanor. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022", "Though some clearly look to be of even partial Asian descent, the same cannot be said of Wei Ruike \u2014 otherwise known as Ethan Werek \u2014 with his pale skin, long hair and scruffy beard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Kateryna, pale -faced and with a girlish side-braid in her hair, even seemed to take some pleasure in it, often pulling out her phone to show a picture of this or that calamity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2022", "Over time, the build-up of toxins in your body can cause your skin to change to an unhealthy pale , yellowish or gray color, says the AAD. \u2014 Hallie Levine, Health.com , 23 Nov. 2021", "The researchers also pointed out that once the student debt-to-earnings ratio is factored in, the salary advantages of private institutions start to pale . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 15 Nov. 2021", "But in my judgment, that -- that's beyond the pale . \u2014 ABC News , 1 May 2022", "The president\u2019s behavior on Jan. 6 had been utterly beyond the pale , Mr. McConnell said. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "Yet both Ida and the messy departure from Afghanistan pale in comparison to the worst challenge facing a presidency that has never experienced a normal day. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 30 Aug. 2021", "Second, the crypto community is generally quite against government overreach\u2014and this invasion is beyond the pale . \u2014 Alex Tapscott, Fortune , 2 Mar. 2022", "But the idea of keeping all those guys is just beyond the pale . \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Those numbers pale in comparison to the annual $55 million economic impact the tournaments generated in Charlotte via spending at area restaurants, lodging, museums, attractions and other city landmarks. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 1 June 2022", "All those figures pale in comparison to the fees coming Diesel\u2019s way. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022", "The figures pale in comparison to the Fortune 500, where women secured 26.5% of board seats in 2020 and women of color held 5.7%. \u2014 Nimah Quadri, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022", "The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 Jay Reeves, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022", "The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022", "All these issues pale in comparison to the reputational risk of a massive athletics scandal, as Penn State learned over 10 years ago. \u2014 Karen Weaver, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022", "Apple and Samsung phones pale in comparison with these numbers. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022", "In the hierarchy of vital news stories on Tuesday, the ex-President's boastful ramblings pale in significance to the alarming events in Eastern Europe. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense", "Noun", "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5", "Verb (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223858" }, "paled":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "combining form", "noun", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid", ": having color of reduced saturation (see saturation sense 4a )", ": light in color especially relative to others of its kind", ": not bright or brilliant : dim", ": feeble , faint", ": to become pale", ": to make pale", ": an area or the limits within which one is privileged or protected (as from censure)", ": a space or field having bounds : enclosure", ": a territory or district within certain bounds or under a particular jurisdiction", ": one of the stakes of a palisade", ": picket sense 1", ": a perpendicular stripe on a heraldic shield", ": palisade , paling", ": to enclose with pales : fence", "\u2014 see paleo-", ": having very light skin", ": having a lighter skin color than normal because of sickness or fear", ": not bright or brilliant", ": light in color or shade", ": to lose color", ": to make or become less adequate, impressive, or intense", ": deficient in color or intensity of color" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101l", "\u02c8p\u0101l", "\u02c8p\u0101(\u0259)l" ], "synonyms":[ "dull", "dulled", "faded", "light", "pastel", "washed-out", "washy" ], "antonyms":[ "dark", "deep", "gay", "rich" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "In a medium bowl, whisk the sugar, egg yolk, egg, cornstarch and malted milk powder together until the mixture is pale , about 1 minute. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022", "Check its underside, ears and tail for frostbitten skin, which is pale or gray. \u2014 Gene Myers, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022", "The other thing is the Harkonnens, who in your version are all pale and bald, like a villainous Humpty Dumpty. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 26 Oct. 2021", "Her pale skin didn\u2019t burn but tanned to a deep brown. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "Niamh was 16 with a round face, pale skin, and striking blue eyes. \u2014 Alisha Fernandez Miranda, Vogue , 17 May 2022", "The pale , floating beings are called Strangers and their goal is to rebuild their dying alien civilization by unlocking the secrets of the human soul via frequent experimentation. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022", "Smaller than Mishchenko, Ratushnyi has pale skin and a shy demeanor. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022", "Though some clearly look to be of even partial Asian descent, the same cannot be said of Wei Ruike \u2014 otherwise known as Ethan Werek \u2014 with his pale skin, long hair and scruffy beard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Kateryna, pale -faced and with a girlish side-braid in her hair, even seemed to take some pleasure in it, often pulling out her phone to show a picture of this or that calamity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2022", "Over time, the build-up of toxins in your body can cause your skin to change to an unhealthy pale , yellowish or gray color, says the AAD. \u2014 Hallie Levine, Health.com , 23 Nov. 2021", "The researchers also pointed out that once the student debt-to-earnings ratio is factored in, the salary advantages of private institutions start to pale . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 15 Nov. 2021", "But in my judgment, that -- that's beyond the pale . \u2014 ABC News , 1 May 2022", "The president\u2019s behavior on Jan. 6 had been utterly beyond the pale , Mr. McConnell said. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "Yet both Ida and the messy departure from Afghanistan pale in comparison to the worst challenge facing a presidency that has never experienced a normal day. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 30 Aug. 2021", "Second, the crypto community is generally quite against government overreach\u2014and this invasion is beyond the pale . \u2014 Alex Tapscott, Fortune , 2 Mar. 2022", "But the idea of keeping all those guys is just beyond the pale . \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Those numbers pale in comparison to the annual $55 million economic impact the tournaments generated in Charlotte via spending at area restaurants, lodging, museums, attractions and other city landmarks. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 1 June 2022", "All those figures pale in comparison to the fees coming Diesel\u2019s way. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022", "The figures pale in comparison to the Fortune 500, where women secured 26.5% of board seats in 2020 and women of color held 5.7%. \u2014 Nimah Quadri, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022", "The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 Jay Reeves, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022", "The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022", "All these issues pale in comparison to the reputational risk of a massive athletics scandal, as Penn State learned over 10 years ago. \u2014 Karen Weaver, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022", "Apple and Samsung phones pale in comparison with these numbers. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022", "In the hierarchy of vital news stories on Tuesday, the ex-President's boastful ramblings pale in significance to the alarming events in Eastern Europe. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense", "Noun", "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5", "Verb (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195358" }, "paleoconservative":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "a conservative espousing traditional principles and policies" ], "pronounciation":"\u02ccp\u0101-l\u0113-\u014d-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259-tiv", "synonyms":[ "archconservative", "conservative", "reactionary", "right-winger", "rightist", "Tory", "traditionalist" ], "antonyms":[ "leftist", "left-winger", "lefty", "liberal", "progressive" ], "examples":[ "paleoconservatives who would never sanction gambling casinos in their state" ], "history_and_etymology":" paleo- + conservative entry 2 (opposed to neoconservative )", "first_known_use":[ "1981, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "palliate":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to reduce the violence of (a disease)", ": to ease (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease", ": to cover by excuses and apologies", ": to moderate the intensity of", ": to reduce the intensity or severity of (a disease)", ": to ease (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t", "\u02c8pal-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "deodorize", "excuse", "explain away", "extenuate", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "whitewash" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "treatments that can palliate the painful symptoms of the disease", "don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin palliatus , past participle of palliare to cloak, conceal, from Latin pallium cloak", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191810" }, "palmy":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": marked by prosperity : flourishing", ": abounding in or bearing palms" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-m\u0113", "\u02c8p\u00e4l-", "\u02c8p\u022f-", "\u02c8p\u022fl-" ], "synonyms":[ "flourishing", "going", "prosperous", "successful", "thriving", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[ "failed", "unsuccessful" ], "examples":[ "they knew her in her palmy days when she was living high", "a palmy suburb with lots of new homes and shopping malls" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221211" }, "palooka":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an inexperienced or incompetent boxer", ": oaf , lout" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-k\u0259" ], "synonyms":[ "clod", "clodhopper", "gawk", "hulk", "lout", "lubber", "lug", "lump", "Neanderthal", "oaf" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I wish he wouldn't bring over here that bunch of palookas he calls his friends." ], "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown", "first_known_use":[ "1920, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183656" }, "palpable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": capable of being touched or felt : tangible", ": easily perceptible : noticeable", ": easily perceptible by the mind : manifest", ": capable of being touched or felt", ": capable of being examined by palpation" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pal-p\u0259-b\u0259l", "\u02c8pal-p\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciable", "apprehensible", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "distinguishable", "perceptible", "sensible" ], "antonyms":[ "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indistinguishable", "insensible", "undetectable" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "That snapshot instant \u2014 and the palpable joy the girl evinced throughout the ensuing performance at the Citizens Bank Opera House \u2014 told the larger story of this singular musical. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022", "Being in the position of a leader comes with a lot of pressure as well as a palpable amount of risk. \u2014 Kale Goodman, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "And while there was a palpable sense of cautious optimism in the air -- as the latest round of negotiations continued in the wake of the latest mass shootings -- there was also a sense of fragility in what has been happening behind the scenes. \u2014 Rachel Scott, ABC News , 7 June 2022", "While Post live debuted this track during his appearance as musical guest on Saturday Night Live, the song hits even harder when heard in the context of the album \u2014 adding a particularly palpable low to the sonic rollercoaster ride. \u2014 Lyndsey Havens, Billboard , 3 June 2022", "In the final image of Sassoon\u2019s conflicted regrets and desires, Lowden achieves a nearly palpable realization of self-reproach and forgiveness. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 3 June 2022", "The narrative that becomes palpable through all the shots is that everyone is exhausted and everyone is jet-lagged. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022", "The long string of school shootings nationwide, since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, has made something that was once unthinkable a palpable risk for American schoolteachers. \u2014 Ian Shapira, Washington Post , 25 May 2022", "But his management of risk seems to coincide with a palpable lust for it. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin palpabilis , from Latin palpare to stroke, caress \u2014 more at feel ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194315" }, "palsy":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": paralysis", "\u2014 see bell's palsy , cerebral palsy", ": a condition that is marked by uncontrollable tremor and quivering of the body or one or more of its parts", ": to affect with or as if with palsy", ": palsy-walsy", ": paralysis", ": an uncontrollable trembling of the body or a part of the body", ": paralysis", "\u2014 see bell's palsy , cerebral palsy", ": a condition that is characterized by uncontrollable tremor or quivering of the body or one or more of its parts" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022fl-z\u0113", "\u02c8pal-z\u0113", "\u02c8p\u022fl-z\u0113", "\u02c8p\u022fl-z\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "paralysis" ], "antonyms":[ "amicable", "bonhomous", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "collegial", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hail-fellow", "hail-fellow-well-met", "hearty", "matey", "neighborly", "palsy-walsy", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "palsy can sometimes be caused by a brain injury", "Adjective", "the salesman changed his palsy attitude when he realized that I wasn't buying", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development of the brain and affects a person\u2019s ability to move and maintain balance, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022", "Bell\u2019s palsy is fairly common, striking about 40,000 people a year in the United States. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2021", "Trying to enhance the vaccine with an extra ingredient, called an adjuvant, inflamed the nasal mucosa and led to Bell\u2019s palsy in some people. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022", "Cerebral palsy was long considered a children\u2019s condition. \u2014 Jeremy Klemin, The New Republic , 3 Jan. 2022", "While the vaccines were found to result in an increase of neurological complications, like Bell\u2019s palsy and Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome, the study found that contracting Covid presented an even bigger risk. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Oct. 2021", "Back pain, Bell\u2019s palsy or insomnia may go away during a course of acupuncture treatment, but these problems might also have healed or disappeared without acupuncture \u2014 or medication or surgery. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2021", "However, Tam has not developed Bell\u2019s palsy or any other adverse vaccine side effects. \u2014 Devon Link, USA TODAY , 28 Sep. 2021", "We were struck with Bell\u2019s palsy , a type of facial paralysis that occurs when the nerves controlling the muscles on one side of the face are damaged or even destroyed. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Things Became Difficult\u2019 A doctor can usually diagnose Bell\u2019s palsy just by looking at a person, but may decide to do a blood test, MRI, or CT scan to rule out other causes of facial paralysis, like diabetes or tumors. \u2014 Sarah Klein, PEOPLE.com , 26 July 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Founded in 1998 by Starr and his wife Barbara Starkey, the Lotus Foundation aims to help a multitude of causes, including Substance abuse, Cerebral palsy , homelessness and animals in need, according to his web site. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022", "Jerome Darwin Bird, a retired television and video producer who had been education director for the Pride of Baltimore II, died of progressive supranuclear palsy Dec. 21 at Edenwald Senior Living in Towson. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 31 Dec. 2021", "First, award-winning children\u2019s book illustrator Melissa Sweet crafted homemade lobster rolls the size of my arms in her palsy -walsy Maine home. \u2014 Kwame Alexander, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2021", "Miller battled progressive supranuclear palsy and died surrounded by immediate family on March 1. \u2014 Susan Du, Star Tribune , 5 Apr. 2021", "Fact-checking group PolitiFact has said that the Bell\u2019s palsy story has been exaggerated and distorted by social media users. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2020", "While the original news article was accurate, fact-checking group PolitiFact has said that the Bell\u2019s palsy story has become exaggerated and distorted. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Dec. 2020", "In this very chummy palsy -walsy letter to Kim Jong-un. \u2014 Fox News , 25 May 2018", "Steuart Gantt Wilson, a former secretary and community volunteer who was a devoted Orioles fan, died of progressive nuclear palsy Oct, 18 at her Timonium home. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 23 Oct. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1615, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "1951, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-012449" }, "palsy-walsy":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": being or appearing to be very intimate" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpal-z\u0113-\u02c8wal-z\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "amicable", "bonhomous", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "collegial", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hail-fellow", "hail-fellow-well-met", "hearty", "matey", "neighborly", "palsy", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[ "antagonistic", "hostile", "unfriendly" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"reduplication of palsy ", "first_known_use":[ "1933, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200333" }, "paltry":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "inferior , trashy", "mean , despicable", "trivial", "meager , measly", "of little amount, value, or importance" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u022fl-tr\u0113", "synonyms":[ "cheap", "contemptible", "cruddy", "deplorable", "despicable", "dirty", "grubby", "lame", "lousy", "mean", "nasty", "pitiable", "pitiful", "ratty", "scabby", "scummy", "scurvy", "sneaking", "sorry", "wretched" ], "antonyms":[ "admirable", "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "meritorious", "praiseworthy" ], "examples":[ "a paltry , underhanded scheme to get someone fired", "the hotel's shabby, outdated exercise room was its paltry attempt at a health spa", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Republican lawmakers, who voted for the plan \u2014 stickers and all \u2014 to avoid going on the record against tax breaks, say the savings will be paltry . \u2014 Dan Petrella, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022", "Their payroll is so paltry that the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, Phillies and Padres are spending more per month on their payroll than the A\u2019s for the entire season. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2022", "In early 2020, Houston\u2019s estate sent a holographic version of the singer on tour, hoping that an uncanny valley version of Whitney would provide the income stream that her relatively paltry musical vaults had not. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022", "The employee engagement market is projected to be only $370 million, which is pretty paltry compared to the money spent on customer engagement. \u2014 Arvind Jain, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022", "Meanwhile, workers taking entry-level jobs saw comparably paltry growth of just 2.5%. \u2014 Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021", "The author sees climate change as an imminent threat to which the response has been paltry . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021", "And while global investments in infrastructure have increased steeply \u2014 infrastructure funds held $582 billion in assets as of June 2019 \u2014 investments in water and sanitation infrastructure have been paltry . \u2014 CNN , 1 Nov. 2021", "The show started out in black and white, the big board was really primitive and the winnings were truly paltry . \u2014 Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 28 Aug. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"obsolete paltry trash, from dialect palt, pelt piece of coarse cloth, trash; akin to Middle Low German palte rag", "first_known_use":[ "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "pampa":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an extensive generally grass-covered plain of temperate South America east of the Andes : prairie" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pam-p\u0259", "\u02c8p\u00e4m-" ], "synonyms":[ "campo", "champaign", "down(s)", "grassland", "heath", "lea", "ley", "llano", "moor", "plain", "prairie", "savanna", "savannah", "steppe", "tundra", "veld", "veldt" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a folktale about gauchos on the pampas" ], "history_and_etymology":"American Spanish, from Quechua", "first_known_use":[ "1674, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203045" }, "panegyric":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a eulogistic oration or writing", ": formal or elaborate praise" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpa-n\u0259-\u02c8jir-ik", "-\u02c8j\u012b-rik" ], "synonyms":[ "accolade", "citation", "commendation", "dithyramb", "encomium", "eulogium", "eulogy", "homage", "hymn", "paean", "salutation", "tribute" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "wrote a panegyric on the centennial of the Nobel laureate's birth", "Recent Examples on the Web", "At Night Market, a young Filipina chef named Strawberry conjured a mouthwatering panegyric to Middle East cuisine. \u2014 Christopher P. Baker, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022", "Leave it to Grant Park Music Festival artistic director Carlos Kalmar to make sense of a head-scratcher of a season closer: A sprawling, somewhat obscure military panegyric by Handel. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 21 Aug. 2021", "Yet, once the protagonist Vellitt Boe leaves her capricious, cruel fantasy realm behind, there follows a panegyric to this world. \u2014 Siddhartha Deb, The New Republic , 19 Mar. 2021", "As this panegyric suggests, Charles\u2019s political career in the United States was dead on arrival. \u2014 David Klion, The New Republic , 24 Sep. 2019", "And all of the above is unbeknownst to Grace, who, in her speech at the wedding feast, delivers a panegyric to her parents for their total fabulosity, and whose life is about to be upended. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2019", "Schlesinger\u2019s liberal panegyrics can still be read with pleasure, even if one winces at his reluctance to abide any serious criticism of his idols. \u2014 Michael Kazin, New York Times , 2 Nov. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin panegyricus , from Greek pan\u0113gyrikos , from pan\u0113gyrikos of or for a festival assembly, from pan\u0113gyris festival assembly, from pan- + agyris assembly; akin to Greek ageirein to gather", "first_known_use":[ "1603, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222510" }, "panel":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a schedule containing names of persons summoned as jurors", ": the group of persons so summoned", ": jury sense 1", ": a group of persons selected for some service (such as investigation or arbitration)", ": a group of persons who discuss before an audience a topic of public interest", ": panel discussion", ": a group of entertainers or guests engaged as players in a quiz or guessing game on a radio or television program", ": a separate or distinct part of a surface: such as", ": a fence section : hurdle", ": a thin usually rectangular board set in a frame (as in a door)", ": a usually sunken or raised section of a surface set off by a margin", ": a flat usually rectangular piece of construction material (such as plywood or precast masonry) made to form part of a surface", ": a vertical section of fabric (such as a gore)", ": comic strip", ": a frame of a comic strip", ": a thin flat piece of wood on which a picture is painted", ": a painting on such a surface", ": a section of a switchboard (as for circuit breakers or for a telephone exchange)", ": a usually vertical mount for controls or dials (as of instruments of measurement)", ": to furnish or decorate with panels", ": a usually rectangular section of something (as a door or a wall)", ": a piece of material (as plywood) made to form part of a surface (as of a wall)", ": a board into which instruments or controls are set", ": a group of people appointed for some service", ": a group of people taking part in a discussion or answering questions for an audience", ": to cover or decorate with sections of material (as wood)", ": a list or group of persons selected for some service: as", ": a list of physicians from among whom a patient may make a choice in accordance with various British health and insurance plans", ": the patients cared for by a doctor under such a plan", ": a group of community members summoned for jury service", ": a group of usually three judges among the judges sitting on an appellate court who hear a particular appeal \u2014 compare full court" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-n\u1d4al", "\u02c8pa-n\u1d4al", "\u02c8pan-\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[ "colloquy", "conference", "council", "forum", "panel discussion", "parley", "round-robin", "roundtable", "seminar", "symposium" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Since folks who build their own PCs tend to put them in cases with a clear panel to make the internal components visible, this SSD adds LED lighting. \u2014 Joseph Moran, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022", "The day began with a panel that included Guy Turner, assistant to Mayor Cyril Kleem; Jarvis Gibson, former high school football coach; Chisomo Selemani, a BW professor; and Aziah Kado, teacher in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022", "Its app includes a driver app and admin panel for reporting/point of sale functionality. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 16 June 2022", "But the bill, supported by a coalition of labor and social justice organizations, failed to make it past the Assembly Appropriations Committee, a key gatekeeper panel that decides whether legislation with a price tag will advance. \u2014 Mackenzie Maysstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022", "International Convention, representatives on a panel covering the US, EU and China discuss the extraordinary data privacy and security headwinds facing global clinical development in biotechnology. \u2014 Chrissa Mcfarlane, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "The announcement was made at the festival by the streamer\u2019s head of global TV Bela Bajaria during a panel moderated by The Hollywood Reporter\u2019s editorial director Nekesa Mumbi Moody. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022", "The network announced the news on Saturday at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, where Marsden made a surprise appearance during a panel promoting the show\u2019s Season 4. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 4 June 2022", "According to Slashfilm, Craig Robinson and Ed Helms revealed the news at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas during the Funny AF panel on Friday. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 3 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "In Firefox, click the menu button (the three lines in the upper right corner) then on Settings. Click Sync from the menu options to open the sync settings panel to make sure it\u2019s turned on. \u2014 Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022", "Those stark words, spoken by former U.S. Secretary of State and Senator John Kerry, set the tone for the Safeguarding Our Planet and People panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 24 May 2022", "Speaking at an independent producers panel the Berlinale Series Market, Hiersemenzel was outspoken about the need for need for new regulations. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 17 Feb. 2022", "Murray possibly leaving the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions panel to become the top Democrat on Appropriations could cause something of a domino effect. \u2014 al , 15 Nov. 2021", "The projects could see Whitehall in both on-screen and off-screen roles and include a range of non-scripted genres from blue chip documentaries to panel shows, singles and events to returning series. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 11 Oct. 2021", "The twenty-second New Yorker Festival kicks off on Monday, welcoming audiences virtually and in person to panel discussions, musical performances, a film screening, and more. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 Oct. 2021", "Chest physicians panel : In 2012, the American College of Chest Physicians issued guidelines for treating atrial fibrillation. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021", "Swamy and Okri joined writers Carribean Fragoza and Deesha Philyaw for a Los Angeles Times Festival of Books panel about the art of the short story, moderated by Times reporter Dorany Pineda. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222950" }, "panel discussion":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a formal discussion by a panel" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "colloquy", "conference", "council", "forum", "panel", "parley", "round-robin", "roundtable", "seminar", "symposium" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a panel discussion on capital punishment", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Luc Vandenbulcke, chief executive of Belgian offshore wind installer DEME, participated in a panel discussion after signing an agreement to bring interns from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy over to Europe, starting in September. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022", "Costa-Gavras will also take part in a panel discussion in Locarno on Aug. 12. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022", "Last week, Rizzo took part in a panel discussion to discuss her grief and love for the Full House alum, who was determined to have died from head trauma consistent with some kind of fall. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022", "Garvie was speaking alongside Bad Wolf co-founder Jane Tranter in a panel discussion moderated by Variety international editor Manori Ravindran. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022", "Koji Tomita, Japan\u2019s U.S. ambassador, said in a recent panel discussion . \u2014 Yuka Hayashi, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022", "Illinois leaders of color came together in a panel discussion Monday to discuss how to honor the legacy of social icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali, on an overlapping day of celebration. \u2014 Olivia Olander, chicagotribune.com , 17 Jan. 2022", "The film\u2019s producer Robert K. MacLean, co-producer Andrea Biscaro and producer Kirstin Roegner, were also on hand for the post-screening panel discussion , moderated by Variety features editor Malina Saval. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022", "Speaking of which, there was a quite good panel discussion \u2014with slides\u2014on opening night, featuring Ms. Molina and three other participants in the exhibition. \u2014 Peter Plagens, WSJ , 29 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1936, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205637" }, "panic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan", ": of, relating to, or arising from a panic", ": of or relating to the god Pan", ": a sudden overpowering fright", ": acute, extreme anxiety", ": a sudden unreasoning terror often accompanied by mass flight", ": a sudden widespread fright concerning financial affairs that results in a depression of values caused by extreme measures for protection of property (such as securities)", ": someone or something that is very funny : riot", ": to affect with panic", ": to cause to laugh uproariously", ": to be affected with panic", ": a sudden overpowering fear often without reasonable cause", ": to feel or cause to feel sudden overpowering fear", ": a sudden overpowering fright", ": acute extreme anxiety", ": a sudden unreasoning terror often accompanied by mass flight", ": to affect with panic", ": to be affected with panic" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-nik", "\u02c8pa-nik", "\u02c8pan-ik" ], "synonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "dread", "fear", "fearfulness", "fright", "horror", "scare", "terror", "trepidation" ], "antonyms":[ "affright", "alarm", "alarum", "fright", "frighten", "horrify", "scare", "scarify", "shock", "spook", "startle", "terrify", "terrorize" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Cox Medical Center Branson in Missouri acknowledged in September that violence against its workers had tripled over the past year, prompting the facility to give employees panic buttons. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022", "When it was reported a few hours before Friday's game that Xavier would likely be without several key players, the reaction on social media was largely panic . \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 28 Nov. 2021", "If that happens, the most important thing Marvel can do is not panic . \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021", "Hours before the class gathering, Vu texted Karen Blodgett in a semi- panic . \u2014 oregonlive , 6 July 2020", "The disease is spreading quickly; panic spreads quicker. \u2014 Anastasia Edel, The New York Review of Books , 22 Mar. 2020", "And the more the items disappeared off the shelves, the more panic buying set in. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2020", "A week earlier, people panic -purchased aisle after aisle of toilet paper and hand sanitizer. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2020", "In 2018, Democratic members of Congress introduced a bill that would ban gay and trans panic defenses in federal court. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 22 Jan. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "And this little girl came running up to her dad in a panic . \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022", "False reports of an active shooter sent fans into a panic early Sunday morning (May 29) during a boxing match at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 1 June 2022", "False reports of an active shooter sent fans into a panic early Sunday morning (May 29) during a boxing match at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 29 May 2022", "Mothers and their weeping children ran back in panic . \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022", "Recession fears have markets in a panic , but the leaders of America\u2019s biggest bank said U.S. consumers appear to be in good financial health. \u2014 David Benoit, WSJ , 23 May 2022", "In a panic , mourners stampeded to the exits, breaking doors and leaping through windows to escape. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022", "In a panic to have an offer accepted, some buyers agreed to not ask the seller to make repairs. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022", "Parents are in panic as the ongoing infant formula shortage worsens. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 14 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Analysts say that, for now, long-term stock holders don't need to panic about selling, even if the declines continue. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 20 May 2022", "While the framework is in place to deal with an economic downturn, lawmakers don\u2019t need to panic just yet. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022", "The bottom line: At this point, there\u2019s no need to panic . \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 4 May 2022", "Last-minute shoppers don\u2019t need to panic to find the best gifts for Valentine\u2019s Day. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Feb. 2022", "The woman\u2019s daughter began to panic in the car, begging her mother to leave. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com , 17 June 2021", "People tend to panic when investing in the markets and the market has a downturn. \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Inside the vehicle, Floyd had started to panic , still searching for the keys. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022", "According to a 2018 Detroit Free Press article, experts said the first step to getting out of a car that won't open is not to panic . \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1b", "Verb", "1780, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182141" }, "panoramic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or resembling a panorama : such as", ": showing a full or wide view", ": comprehensive in scope or range of coverage" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpa-n\u0259-\u02c8ra-mik", "-\u02c8r\u00e4-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1796, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191901" }, "pantomime":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": pantomimist", ": an ancient Roman dramatic performance featuring a solo dancer and a narrative chorus", ": any of various dramatic or dancing performances in which a story is told by expressive bodily or facial movements of the performers", ": a British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season based on a nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableaux, and dances", ": conveyance of a story by bodily or facial movements especially in drama or dance", ": the art or genre of conveying a story by bodily movements only", ": to engage in pantomime", ": to represent by pantomime", ": the act of showing or explaining something through movements of the body and face instead of by talking", ": a show in which a story is told by using expressions on the face and movements of the body instead of words", ": to tell through movements rather than words" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bm", "\u02c8pan-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bm" ], "synonyms":[ "gesticulation", "gesture", "mime", "sign", "signal" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "In the game of charades, one player uses pantomime to represent a word or phrase that the other players have to try to guess.", "We saw pantomimes at the fair.", "a ballet that is part dance and part pantomime", "Verb", "He pantomimed someone talking on the phone.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Prince George made a surprise appearance along with the rest of his family at the London Palladium, to see a special performance of a pantomime . \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 4 June 2022", "Howe had previously visited Hartford\u2019s American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, an incubator for what would soon emerge as American Sign Language, but dismissed signing as little more than pantomime . \u2014 Andrew Leland, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022", "The drums are locked in an easy rhythm here, giving us time to mull the possibilities, but then the horns start bleating in weird places and Le Bon decides to warp and curl her melodies in pantomime . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022", "The young prince seemed to enjoy the pantomime \u2014a farcical play, often staged around the holidays in Britain\u2014watching from his mom Kate's lap with sister Charlotte looking on. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 22 Apr. 2022", "Her arms seem very loose, and Yeoh starts to sort of shuffle in her seat \u2014 a pantomime of movement that suggests both great purpose and the weight of the world on her back. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022", "In the 1944 picture, the two princesses pose with the full cast of Old Mother Red Riding Boots, a Christmastime pantomime play held at Windsor Castle for Armed Forces personnel and local children to raise spirits during World War II. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 5 Jan. 2022", "Lagging behind the camera, Odenkirk casually peered over the balcony\u2019s edge and, spotting the thing in question, reacted with a jolt, his boozy contentedness giving way, abruptly, to a silent-comedy pantomime of terror. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022", "Paroxysm overtook pantomime , inviting charges of vanity and excess. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "That might be why some studies have found that the J&J shot is especially good at tickling certain types of T cells, which prefer to take their lessons from vaccines that will pantomime infected cells. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021", "Because audience members interact at close range with the actors, who wear face masks, their monologues and dialogue were prerecorded for audio clarity, and the actors pantomime most of the words. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022", "As the play clock ticked down toward zero, American Heritage quarterback Blake Murphy took the snap and appeared to pantomime a spike into the ground, consistent with feigning a frustrated reaction to a delay-of-game penalty. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Sep. 2021", "What\u2019s happening with the jacobins has a distant parallel in damselflies, insects whose females pantomime the patterns of males to stave off excessive copulation. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Aug. 2021", "For example, Cogdill might ask applicants to pantomime a scene, such as walking across a frozen pond without skates. \u2014 Sara Mosle, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2020", "But unlike other classic Harmonix games, which ask you to pantomime your favorite bands, Fuser opens players up to a DJ's unique creation process. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 June 2020", "Mostert celebrates his touchdowns by pantomiming a surfer catching a wave. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 19 Jan. 2020", "In the stands, filmmaker and Yankees fan Spike Lee pantomimed a call to the bullpen. \u2014 Stephanie Apstein, SI.com , 2 Oct. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1768, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212519" }, "papa":{ "type":[ "communications code word", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": father", ": father entry 1 sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0259", "chiefly British", "p\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4", "\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0259", "\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0259" ], "synonyms":[ "dad", "daddy", "father", "old man", "pa", "pater", "pop", "sire" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "a proud papa of newborn twins", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "With the den\u2019s honey reserves and surrounding hives running out, Teddy convinces papa bear sets off to find the Golden Land which is believed to harbor an endless source of honey. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 4 May 2022", "Eminem is one proud papa , speaking about his support for his daughter in an interview on Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson in March 2020. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Feb. 2022", "Season 4 picks drops us off at Hawkins Laboratory in 1979 where Dr. Matthew Brenner ( papa ) is going about his daily tests of subject, including 10. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 20 May 2022", "According to a statement shared by the royal family at the time, the baby was born at the Portland Hospital, and the proud papa was present for the birth. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 17 May 2022", "Her son told her that his papa had already gone away. \u2014 Nancy Ramsey, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022", "Among the social cuts for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, there's application tips, bloopers, and the cutest appearance from her papa , who steps in to open up a package for her. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 May 2022", "If the proud papa on your list is looking to add some extra veggies to his meals, this grill basket from Kona is a great addition to his set of culinary tools. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022", "Her son told her that his papa had already gone away. \u2014 Nancy Ramsey, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1677, in the meaning defined above", "Communications code word", "1952, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214826" }, "paper":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension":[], ": a similar sheet of other material (such as plastic)":[], ": a piece of paper":[], ": a piece of paper containing a written or printed statement : document":[ "pedigree papers" ], ": a piece of paper containing writing or print":[], ": a formal written composition often designed for publication and often intended to be read aloud":[ "presented a scholarly paper at the meeting" ], ": a piece of written schoolwork":[], ": a paper container or wrapper":[], ": newspaper":[], ": the negotiable notes or instruments of commerce":[], ": wallpaper sense 1":[], ": paperback":[], ": in writing":[ "wants these promises on paper" ], ": in theory":[ "the plan looks good on paper" ], ": figured at face value":[ "on paper the stock was worth nearly a million dollars" ], ": to put down or describe in writing":[], ": to fold or enclose in paper":[], ": to fill by giving out free passes":[ "paper the theater for opening night" ], ": to cover (an area) with advertising bills, circulars, or posters":[], ": to hang wallpaper":[], ": made of paper, cardboard, or papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9":[ "a paper bag" ], ": papery":[], ": of or relating to clerical work or written communication":[], ": existing only in theory : nominal":[ "a paper blockade" ], ": admitted by free passes":[ "a paper audience" ], ": finished with a crisp smooth surface similar to that of paper":[ "paper taffeta" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-p\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "blank", "document", "form" ], "antonyms":[ "formal", "nominal", "titular" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "We'll need pens, glue, and some paper .", "Be sure to print the letter on good paper .", "He scribbled the number on a scrap of paper .", "a crumpled piece of paper", "The border guards asked to see my papers .", "They published a landmark paper in 1995.", "The teacher was busy grading papers .", "She did well on her history paper .", "Adjective", "Their accounts showed lots of paper profits, but they went bankrupt anyway.", "there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "During an appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court on Sunday, the paper reported that prosecutors said McKelley has failed to appear in court 27 times for past arrests and has five other pending cases. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022", "Write your special wish on the special paper , light it to see your wish fly. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022", "During the shutdown, advertisement revenue dried up, and the shops where the paper was normally distributed were now closed. \u2014 Anuz Thapa, NBC News , 27 June 2022", "Soon enough, the paper will open up like a spider web. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022", "However, the paper \u2019s new modeling suggests that even planets with their original primordial atmospheres of hydrogen and helium (something Earth also once had) can be potentially habitable for long periods of their history. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "Last week, Zion was helping Lemmer put out the paper during the transition. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 27 June 2022", "Daily circulation grew from about 1,400 copies in 1855 to as high as 40,000 during the Civil War, when the paper was a strong supporter of President Lincoln and emancipation. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022", "The balloons matched the black and gold tablecloths and the white and gold wrapping paper that Huda Alsidnawi had carefully folded around the gifts for her brother Ahmad the night before. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Images of Hathaway in a beehive hairdo, cat-eye sunglasses, and a Gucci minidress now paper the internet\u2014a near caricature of fabulous stardom. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022", "Orange, purple and yellow cloth circles paper the walls. \u2014 Jay Parini, CNN , 7 Aug. 2021", "Murphy did not name names and Rylov, who was sitting next to him during the press conference, tried to paper the remark over. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 5 Aug. 2021", "Bad people give away money, if only to paper their badness. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 21 July 2021", "So, take a pen to paper and write down all your fears and anxieties. \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 July 2021", "Policies and procedures mean little to organizational culture change (and relatedly, profitability) if their only purpose is to paper the file for the lawyers. \u2014 Ellevate, Forbes , 15 June 2021", "Are any characters in the book actually paper versions of themselves? \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 1 June 2021", "Don\u2019t try to paper it over like a moldy wall in a Starbucks bathroom. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 24 Mar. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Some theater owners have told customers that certain sizes are available only in those non- paper options. \u2014 Erich Schwartzel, WSJ , 31 May 2022", "During 2020's surges, Kate O'Neill, a professor in the department of environmental science, policy and management at UC Berkeley, explained to CNN how non- paper condiment packets are nearly impossible to recycle. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2021", "That means choosing cards without any non- paper embellishments like foil or ribbon. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 24 Nov. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English papir , from Anglo-French, from Latin papyrus papyrus, paper, from Greek papyros papyrus":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun", "1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-160215" }, "paper-thin":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": extremely thin" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-p\u0259r-\u02ccthin" ], "synonyms":[ "fine", "hairline", "narrow", "needlelike", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "slim-jim", "thin", "ultrathin" ], "antonyms":[ "broad", "fat", "wide" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1928, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181344" }, "par":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": the established value of the monetary unit of one country expressed in terms of the monetary unit of another country using the same metal as the standard of value", ": the face amount of an instrument of value (such as a check or note): such as", ": the monetary value assigned to each share of stock in the charter of a corporation", ": the principal of a bond", ": common level : equality", ": an amount taken as an average or norm", ": an accepted standard", ": a usual standard of physical condition or health", ": the score standard for each hole of a golf course", ": a score equal to par", ": not unusual : normal", ": to score par on (a hole)", ": an equal level", ": the score set for each hole of a golf course", ": a usual or average level", ": a usual standard of physical condition or health", ": the face amount of an instrument of value (as a check or note): as", ": the monetary value assigned to each share of stock in the charter of a corporation", ": the principal of a bond", ": participating" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r", "\u02c8p\u00e4r", "\u02c8p\u00e4r", "\u02c8p\u00e4r" ], "synonyms":[ "bar", "barometer", "benchmark", "criterion", "gold standard", "grade", "mark", "measure", "metric", "standard", "touchstone", "yardstick" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "He made par on the ninth hole.", "She finished the 18th hole three strokes under par .", "He made a par on the ninth hole.", "She made nine pars in a row.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The company lost more than $539 million last year and is struggling to hold on to a market cap of about $350 million (on par with comparatively tiny, struggling consumer products maker The Honest Co). \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 14 June 2022", "Jebaraj said last month that the federal budget deficit level in April was on par with fiscal 2019 prior to the pandemic, and predicted wages will keep rising this year. \u2014 Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022", "Fox News Channel averaged 3 million viewers over the two hours with its counter programming, on par with what the hosts attract on a typical night. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022", "Only a couple of dozen people out of nearly 3.3 million voters have been charged with fraud, numbers on par with past elections. \u2014 Kathleen Foody And Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022", "One of the most famous paintings of all time, its renown is on par with Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s Mona Lisa and Vincent van Gogh\u2019s Sunflowers. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022", "Republicans say the issue represents a deep vulnerability for Democrats \u2014 on par with inflation and the economy. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "Micato is also seeing an uptick in solo women travelers that is now on par with pre-COVID levels. \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 7 June 2022", "Amazon also surpasses the 30% quota in Germany, Switzerland and Italy, and is on par with Netflix in the U.K. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 7 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1950, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194228" }, "parable":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle", ": something (such as a news story or a series of real events) likened to a parable in providing an instructive example or lesson", ": a simple story that teaches a moral lesson" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-b\u0259l", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "\u02c8per-\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "allegory", "apologue", "fable" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He told the children a parable about the importance of forgiveness.", "the parable of the Good Samaritan", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This old-fashioned parable of sobriety, in which the untreated drunk is a scoundrel and not a wellness entrepreneur, showed up in an unexpected place this year: a sitcom on Hulu called Single Drunk Female. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022", "The 2021 Robinhood-GameStop stock controversy may be the perfect modern parable for the redistribution of power between businesses and consumers. \u2014 Euan Davis, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "The two volumes of Maus, published in 1986 and 1992, envision Jews as mice and Nazis as cats in an unflinching parable championed for its effectiveness in conveying the horrors of the Holocaust to readers of all ages. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Feb. 2022", "There's a little bit of a parable in this fishing thing. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "Today, the expedition stands as a parable of astounding courage and the poignancy of dreams not quite realized. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022", "The British exit from Dunkirk, partly on a flotilla of small civilian boats that transformed a humiliating defeat into a national parable of resilience, was followed four years later by the Allied invasion that freed Europe from repression. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 18 Aug. 2021", "But, in 1963, on the heels of the March on Washington, United Artists sensed an opportunity to sell the movie as a parable of tolerance. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 Jan. 2022", "Although early reporting exaggerated the number of people who heard her screams and minimized their response, the episode became a parable of bystander inaction in the face of deadly assault. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English parable, parabol \"allegorical narrative, proverb, speech,\" borrowed from Anglo-French parable, going back to Late Latin parabola \"comparison, allegory, proverb, discourse, speech,\" going back to Latin, \"explanatory illustration, comparison,\" borrowed from Greek parabol\u1e17 \"juxtaposition, comparison,\" \"proverb\" (Septuagint), \"parable\" (New Testament), from parabol-, stem in noun derivation of parab\u00e1llein \"to cast before (as fodder for a horse), expose, set beside, compare,\" from para- para- entry 1 + b\u00e1llein \"to reach by throwing, let fly, strike, put, place\" \u2014 more at devil entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212619" }, "parade":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a public procession (see procession entry 1 sense 1a ) usually to mark a holiday or event", ": one involving many different people or groups who travel down a street usually on foot or in vehicles (such as floats )", ": a usually long series of people or things", ": the ceremonial formation of a body of troops before a superior officer", ": a place where troops assemble regularly for parade", ": a pompous show : exhibition", ": a place for strolling (such as a public walk or square)", ": those who promenade", ": to cause to maneuver or march : marshal", ": promenade", ": to exhibit ostentatiously", ": to march in or as if in a procession", ": promenade", ": show off", ": masquerade", ": a public celebration that includes people moving in order down a street by walking or riding in vehicles or on floats", ": the formation of troops before an officer for inspection", ": great show or display", ": to march in an orderly group", ": to show off" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101d", "p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101d" ], "synonyms":[ "cortege", "cort\u00e8ge", "procession" ], "antonyms":[ "file", "march", "pace", "stride" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The minister said nuclear weapons displayed in a 2019 military parade in Beijing were operational and deployed. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 12 June 2022", "Jalesa Trotman took her daughter and nieces to the parade . \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022", "The parade starts at 10 a.m. and is expected to wrap up about noon. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022", "On the beach receiving the canoes, the atmosphere was a cross between a giant family picnic and a grand parade . \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022", "The parade headlines Capital Pride\u2019s slate of events for Pride month. \u2014 Omari Daniels, Washington Post , 11 June 2022", "Fourteen organizations with bands, drum corps, drill teams, marching units and the fiesta queen and her attendants comprised the colorful parade which marched, with police escort, to the St. Agnes church. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022", "The National Flag Day Foundation, which is based in Waubeka, still holds a Flag Day celebration, including a parade , on the second Sunday in June. \u2014 Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022", "Boston\u2019s parade began in 1971 as a protest march inspired by the June 1969 Stonewall Rebellion in New York. \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The four-day jubilee festivities will culminate Sunday with street parties planned across Britain and a pageant featuring celebrities, dancers and circus acts set to parade around the palace. \u2014 Rhoda Kwan, NBC News , 3 June 2022", "And why does the director have to parade Alana Haim around in a bikini when everyone else is fully clothed in a furniture store? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022", "But what the plot really does is give the film co-directors Loren Bouchard (who created the show) and Bernard Derriman an excuse to parade favorite characters before us. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022", "In mid-November, Jefferson officials were still hoping to parade as usual in February while trying to abide by social distancing guidelines. \u2014 Doug Maccash And Chad Calder | Staff Writers, NOLA.com , 25 Nov. 2020", "The group doesn\u2019t actually parade Mobile\u2019s streets, but the ball does features elaborate miniature floats that roll onto the Convention Center\u2019s floor. \u2014 al , 10 Feb. 2022", "Instead, the vaccines instruct our cells to manufacture SARS-CoV-2\u2019s spike, a protein that normally decorates the virus\u2019s surface, and parade those spikes in front of immune cells, partially simulating an infection. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021", "Fifth, watch the school children parade through the art museums on their field trips. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022", "In fact, elephants have been known to parade right through the lodge in search of the property's wild mango tree. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 20 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1649, in the meaning defined at sense 2a", "Verb", "1686, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204546" }, "paradigmatic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an example of a conjugation or declension showing a word in all its inflectional forms":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "also -\u02ccdim", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bm", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "And the paradigm of a thing to be philosophical about is death. \u2014 Jim Holt , New York Times Book Review , 15 Feb. 2009", "Such problems drive home a critical flaw in the paradigm of energy independence\u2014namely, that energy isn't a zero-sum game anymore. \u2014 Paul Roberts , Mother Jones , May/June 2008", "That the biomedical paradigm of single cause and single disease was a chimera was well understood by even its most vigorous advocates. \u2014 Allan M. Brandt , The Cigarette Century , 2007", "Her recent book provides us with a new paradigm for modern biography.", "the Freudian paradigm of psychoanalysis", "a new study that challenges the current evolutionary paradigm", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For some, his rise seemed to reflect a troubling paradigm shift in the entertainment business \u2014 the marginalization of content-creation executives and empowerment of operations apparatchiks pushing data and algorithms. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022", "During the pandemic, when everything slowed down and our health and mortality came into question, my relationship with my children took a huge paradigm shift. \u2014 Jennifer Chen, SELF , 18 June 2022", "People want to earn a comfortable living at the core of their work/life balance paradigm . \u2014 Landon Eckles, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Many families will need to shift their entire paradigm concerning their children\u2019s education. \u2014 Rachel Lu, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022", "There have been significantly fewer requests on those major thoroughfares, Parker said previously, which is where the department has shifted its paradigm in recent years from strip patching to deeper road reconstruction. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Jan. 2022", "The creation of our current paradigm is a very long story\u2014one that seems to begin, as a great many things did last century, with World War I. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 20 Sep. 2021", "Barry goes light on the mechanics of his multiversal paradigm , coating the dynamic, suspenseful action with a light frosting of metaphysics. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 July 2021", "Now with a paradigm shift in consumer habits, what does the road to recovery look like? \u2014 Rebecca Souw, Variety , 19 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin paradigma , from Greek paradeigma , from paradeiknynai to show side by side, from para- + deiknynai to show \u2014 more at diction":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161257" }, "paragon":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a model of excellence or perfection", ": to compare with : parallel", ": to put in rivalry : match", ": surpass" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccg\u00e4n", "-g\u0259n", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[ "beau ideal", "classic", "eidolon", "exemplar", "idea", "ideal", "model", "nonesuch", "nonpareil", "patron saint" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "in Arthurian legend, Sir Galahad is depicted as the one knight who is a paragon of virtue", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Eventually, blacksmith upgrades become directly tied to your paragon level. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "To those unfamiliar, pickleball doesn\u2019t sound like the paragon of elegance\u2014its name fails to connote the cach\u00e9 of lavish golf fairways, or the social hierarchy of tennis. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022", "Ella wonders often about the exam, always held at the end of the first year, that determines a student\u2019s marvel or special magical talent, which is tied to a particular sense (known as a paragon ) such as vision, sound or taste. \u2014 Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post , 18 May 2022", "Then there are flu viruses\u2014so often held up as the paragon of endemicity, but actually a better example of just how absurdly confusing endemicity can get. \u2014 Jacob Stern, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022", "To me, Shackleton remains a paragon of the virtues and abilities that comprise leadership in its most effective form. \u2014 Alex Lazarow, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021", "The 1946 film remains a paragon of depicting the challenges that soldiers face readjusting to life back home, in part because Russell's life was incorporated into Homer's story. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 Nov. 2021", "The nation is hardly a paragon on environmental virtue. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022", "Verdugo has not exactly been a paragon of patience towards the season\u2019s end. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "circa 1548, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190148" }, "parallel":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant sense 1 ), and not meeting", ": everywhere equally distant", ": having parallel sides", ": being or relating to an electrical circuit having a number of conductors (see conductor sense d(1) ) in parallel (see parallel entry 2 sense 4b )", ": arranged in parallel", ": relating to or being a connection in a computer system in which the bits of a byte are transmitted over separate channels at the same time", "\u2014 compare serial", ": similar, analogous , or interdependent in tendency or development : exhibiting parallelism in form, function, or development", "\u2014 see also parallel evolution", ": readily compared : companion", ": having identical syntactical elements in corresponding positions", ": being such an element", ": having the same tonic", ": keeping the same distance apart in musical pitch (see pitch entry 4 sense 4b(1) )", ": performed while keeping one's skis parallel", ": a parallel line, curve, or surface", ": one of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth paralleling the equator and marking the latitude", ": the corresponding line on a globe or map \u2014 see latitude illustration", ": a character \u2225 used in printing especially as a reference mark", ": something equal or similar in all essential particulars : counterpart", ": similarity , analogue", ": a comparison to show resemblance", ": the state of being physically parallel", ": an arrangement of electrical devices in a circuit in which the same potential difference is applied to two or more resistances with each resistance being on a different branch of the circuit \u2014 compare series", ": an arrangement or state that permits several operations or tasks to be performed simultaneously rather than consecutively", ": in a parallel arrangement", ": to indicate analogy of : compare", ": to show something equal to : match", ": to correspond to", ": to place so as to be parallel in direction with something", ": to extend, run, or move in a direction parallel to", ": in a parallel manner", ": lying or moving in the same direction but always the same distance apart", ": a line or surface that lies at or moves in the same direction as another but is always the same distance from it", ": one of the imaginary circles on the earth's surface running in the same direction as the equator and marking latitude", ": a way in which things are similar", ": equal entry 3", ": to move, run, or extend in the same direction with but always at the same distance from", ": to be similar or equal to" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02cclel", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "-l\u0259l", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02cclel" ], "synonyms":[ "akin", "alike", "analogous", "cognate", "comparable", "connate", "correspondent", "corresponding", "ditto", "like", "matching", "resemblant", "resembling", "similar", "such", "suchlike" ], "antonyms":[ "common denominator", "commonality", "congruity", "correspondence", "resemblance", "similarity", "similitude" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "As Western forest blazes intensify, a parallel crisis is unfolding: Federal crew members fighting them are leaving the front lines in droves. \u2014 Marc Vartabedian, WSJ , 20 Nov. 2021", "Faiola reported his story from Peru, home to one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Latin America and a parallel economic crisis that saw the country\u2019s poverty rate balloon from 20 percent to 30 percent in just a year. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021", "Life does not have its own lane running parallel to your business cycle. \u2014 Sara Phelan, Forbes , 23 May 2022", "Amid all this, Tesla has been facing parallel investigations over racial discrimination by California\u2019s Department of Fair Employment and Housing as well as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022", "Such information could also be shared with officials involved in parallel investigations outside of Ukraine, in countries including Poland and Sweden. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022", "The Citizen Complaint Authority and Cincinnati Police Department are conducting parallel investigations. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 14 Apr. 2022", "Running parallel to the highly congested I-5, the line allows passengers to travel between the U.S.-Mexico border and one of the region\u2019s largest job centers without having to transfer. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022", "The researchers also noticed ice fractures running parallel to the river along its backward-flowing section. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Scientific American , 21 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Hence the parallel with the man hidden behind the curtain pulling levers in The Wizard of Oz. \u2014 Martin Giles, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "It\u2019s the English student in you thinking, Oh, what about this connection, or this parallel ? \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 May 2022", "Hence the markets may see steep rate hikes or a recession, but would be unlucky to see both in parallel . \u2014 Simon Moore, Forbes , 17 May 2022", "The contrasting public and private aspects of the stunt are shown in parallel . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 13 May 2022", "But all of them can\u2014and in fact are\u2014acting in parallel . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022", "In parallel , the court effectuated a remarkable narrowing of what counts as corruption in the executive branches of our federal and state governments. \u2014 Ankush Khardori, The New Republic , 6 May 2022", "One lingering question is whether Finland and Sweden will pursue NATO membership in parallel . \u2014 Emily Rauhala, Anchorage Daily News , 1 May 2022", "As one Ukrainian online petition argued, the history of composers like Shostakovich, who was censured by the Soviet musical apparatus, has long overshadowed parallel \u2014 and often more violent \u2014 repressions against Ukrainian composers. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Not surprisingly, both sides are playing on the fear that the war could spread, in propaganda campaigns that parallel the ongoing war on the ground. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022", "Because her personal and family experiences in so many ways parallel the song, this book can be characterized as a love letter \u2014 but one with tears in the eyes \u2014 to the commonwealth of Kentucky. \u2014 Richard H.c. Clay, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2022", "On a planet ravaged by climate change, a global pandemic, powder-keg wars and the rise of fascism, what is an inability to parallel park but an insult added to injury? \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022", "Among its more desirable options are a head-up display as well as a feature that allows drivers to remotely parallel park the vehicle. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022", "That\u2019s because 2022 is shaping up to parallel Ashanti\u2019s 2002 as the singer sets out on a slate of projects. \u2014 Alex Gonzalez, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022", "Catty-corner across the intersection was the Hall Hotel, where West learned to parallel park. \u2014 Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal , 25 Mar. 2022", "An elderly woman was attempting to parallel park at 22 Washington Ave. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Feb. 2022", "The Miami Beach Police Department said preliminary information indicates an elderly woman was attempting to parallel park, but instead accelerated her vehicle onto the outdoor cafe area of a restaurant. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 24 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "And while his career wouldn't quite live up to its early promise, if Saka's goes on to run parallel then few at the Emirates will be complaining. \u2014 SI.com , 23 Sep. 2019", "Let your upper arm go parallel to the ground before returning to the starting position. \u2014 Ajc Homepage, ajc , 16 Aug. 2017", "Power generated at the San Vicente facility could be delivered via electrical lines parallel and interconnected to San Diego Gas & Electric\u2019s Sunrise Power Link. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com , 31 July 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Noun, Verb, and Adverb", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Noun", "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "circa 1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adverb", "1646, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200614" }, "paralyze":{ "type":[ "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to affect with paralysis", ": to make powerless or ineffective", ": unnerve", ": stun , stupefy", ": to bring to an end : prevent , destroy", ": to cause to be unable to move all or part of the body", ": to destroy or decrease something's energy or ability to act", ": to affect with paralysis" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[ "cripple", "disable", "hamstring", "immobilize", "incapacitate", "prostrate" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The snake's venom paralyzed the mouse.", "The air strikes have paralyzed the city's transportation system.", "The company was paralyzed by debt.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Leaders who are unable to make decisions can paralyze a company and prevent it from moving forward. \u2014 Stuart Andrews, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022", "Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022", "Experts have warned that any disruption to Taiwan's chip supply could paralyze production of key equipment, impacting almost everyone in the world. \u2014 Eric Cheung, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022", "Today, 76% of Ukraine\u2019s children are considered fully vaccinated against polio, but that still leaves nearly 1 in 4 vulnerable to a disease that can paralyze children and cause death or lifelong disability. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022", "But that fix could paralyze the software in urban environments, where pedestrians are everywhere. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022", "Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022", "Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022", "The mayor of Canada's capital declared a state of emergency Sunday as protesters opposed to covid-19 restrictions continued to paralyze Ottawa's downtown area. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"French paralyser , back-formation from paralysie paralysis, from Latin paralysis ", "first_known_use":[ "1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220307" }, "paramount":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "geographical name", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": superior to all others : supreme", ": a supreme ruler", ": highest in importance or greatness", "city in southwestern California north of Long Beach population 54,098" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccmau\u0307nt", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccmau\u0307nt", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccmau\u0307nt", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "big", "capital", "cardinal", "central", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "grand", "great", "greatest", "highest", "key", "leading", "main", "master", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primal", "primary", "principal", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme" ], "antonyms":[ "last", "least" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "the paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy", "maintaining the secrecy of the agreement is of paramount importance", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Pelosi and her fellow Democrats are thus correct that the need to talk with voters about inflation and the larger economy is paramount . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 8 June 2022", "Secondly, your attention to provider experience is paramount to ensure a healthy and sustainable workforce to attract talent. \u2014 Corey Scurlock, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "As in any double-elimination tournament, winning Game 1 is paramount . \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022", "While artificial intelligence still has a lot to learn\u2014and more to teach us\u2014harnessing the technology correctly and consistently is paramount to better the working experience, ultimately raising employee engagement. \u2014 Steve Taplin, Forbes , 27 May 2022", "In the meantime, practicing healthy hair habits is paramount . \u2014 Melanie Rud, SELF , 26 May 2022", "The 2nd congressional district is very diverse however, quality of life is important to everyone and with the increase in crime, safety for all members of our community is paramount . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022", "Understanding gender identity and pronouns is paramount . \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 17 May 2022", "Once the look of the pieces was finalized, their ease of wear was paramount . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 12 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "1530, in the meaning defined above", "Noun", "1616, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223559" }, "paramountcy":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "superior to all others supreme", "a supreme ruler", "highest in importance or greatness", "city in southwestern California north of Long Beach population 54,098" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccmau\u0307nt", "synonyms":[ "arch", "big", "capital", "cardinal", "central", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "grand", "great", "greatest", "highest", "key", "leading", "main", "master", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primal", "primary", "principal", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme" ], "antonyms":[ "last", "least" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "the paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy", "maintaining the secrecy of the agreement is of paramount importance", "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective", "Pelosi and her fellow Democrats are thus correct that the need to talk with voters about inflation and the larger economy is paramount . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 8 June 2022", "Secondly, your attention to provider experience is paramount to ensure a healthy and sustainable workforce to attract talent. \u2014 Corey Scurlock, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "As in any double-elimination tournament, winning Game 1 is paramount . \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022", "While artificial intelligence still has a lot to learn\u2014and more to teach us\u2014harnessing the technology correctly and consistently is paramount to better the working experience, ultimately raising employee engagement. \u2014 Steve Taplin, Forbes , 27 May 2022", "In the meantime, practicing healthy hair habits is paramount . \u2014 Melanie Rud, SELF , 26 May 2022", "The 2nd congressional district is very diverse however, quality of life is important to everyone and with the increase in crime, safety for all members of our community is paramount . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022", "Understanding gender identity and pronouns is paramount . \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 17 May 2022", "Once the look of the pieces was finalized, their ease of wear was paramount . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 12 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "1530, in the meaning defined above", "Noun", "1616, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "paranormal":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": not scientifically explainable : supernatural", ": not understandable in terms of known scientific laws and phenomena" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l", "\u02ccpa-r\u0259-", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fr-", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "\u02ccpar-\u0259-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "metaphysical", "otherworldly", "preternatural", "supernatural", "transcendent", "transcendental", "unearthly" ], "antonyms":[ "natural" ], "examples":[ "there are rumors that the old deserted mansion is the site of paranormal activity", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Heinzens had operated a business renting the house to overnight visitors who styled themselves as paranormal investigators. \u2014 Paul Edward Parker, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022", "After learning of the events at the home, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren volunteered to assist the investigation. \u2014 Erika Mailman, WSJ , 24 May 2022", "Kristen Stewart has opened the gates for her paranormal reality series, calling on ghost hunters and mediums to audition for the upcoming production. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 7 June 2022", "Kesha is bringing her out-of-this-world passion for the supernatural and paranormal to Discovery+. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 2 June 2022", "The Netflix hit Stranger Things is a cultural phenomenon, combining plucky teen adventures, paranormal mystery, and '80s nostalgia into a prestige series that leaves fans clamoring for new episodes. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022", "Nu\u00f1ez plans to continue the paranormal business the Heinzens started. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022", "Hence, my disdain for paranormal gimcrackery prompts me to declare the book problematic. \u2014 Howard Schneider, National Review , 26 May 2022", "Those included continuing to use the house as a business in which visitors stay overnight and conduct investigations into the home\u2019s paranormal activities. \u2014 Erika Mailman, WSJ , 24 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1905, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185623" }, "paraphernalia":{ "type":[ "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction" ], "definitions":[ ": the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life", ": personal belongings", ": articles of equipment : furnishings", ": accessory items : appurtenances" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccper-\u0259-f\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0101l-y\u0259", "\u02ccpa-r\u0259-", "-f\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101l-y\u0259" ], "synonyms":[ "accoutrements", "accouterments", "apparatus", "equipment", "gear", "hardware", "kit", "material(s)", "mat\u00e9riel", "materiel", "outfit", "stuff", "tackle" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Mind if we pick through your personal effects? The King of Scrounge, an American serviceman, has crammed his local apartment with enough salvaged paraphernalia to equip a battalion. \u2014 Garry Trudeau , New York Times , 25 June 1991", "There were odd knickknacks (strange that the Hebrew naknik should mean sausage)\u2014 \u2026 shell ashtrays from Brighton, all my stepmother's paraphernalia . \u2014 Anthony Burgess , Wilson Quarterly , Spring 1991", "To an Englishman, accustomed to the paraphernalia of Westminster Hall, an American Court of Law is as odd a sight as, I suppose, an English Court of Law would be to an American. Except in the Supreme Court at Washington (where the judges wear a plain black robe), there is no such thing as a wig or gown connected with the administration of justice. \u2014 Charles Dickens , American Notes , 1842", "Recent Examples on the Web", "His office space is modestly furnished, without any movie paraphernalia . \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 10 June 2022", "The driver was located and arrested on charges of possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia , operating a vehicle under the influence and driving under suspension. \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 6 June 2022", "Everything in your possession is constantly subject to confiscation; the paraphernalia of your life can always be used against you one way or another, as some sign of guilt or ill-intent. \u2014 Keri Blakinger, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022", "In October, state inspectors found a raft of violations, mostly pertaining to the hospital\u2019s protocols to keep out contraband, such as cigarette lighters and drug paraphernalia . \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022", "Instead of spirits bottles, the shelves behind the bar are filled with an assortment of glass bongs, futuristic vaporizers and other pieces of pot paraphernalia . \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022", "And there\u2019s something to be said about the presence of human paraphernalia speckled throughout the database, which frogs wouldn\u2019t have much business interacting with otherwise. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022", "Officers recovered a loaded firearm, narcotics and narcotics paraphernalia from the hotel room, according to the release. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 17 May 2022", "Aside from stroking my ego, the prevalence of Under 30 paraphernalia seems to symbolize the country\u2019s reception of young entrepreneurs shaping the world. \u2014 Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes , 16 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin, ultimately from Greek parapherna bride's property beyond her dowry, from para- + phern\u0113 dowry, from pherein to bear \u2014 more at bear ", "first_known_use":[ "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204917" }, "parcel":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a tract or plot of land", ": a wrapped bundle : package", ": a unit of salable merchandise", ": a company, collection, or group of persons, animals, or things : lot", ": fragment , portion", ": a volume of a fluid (such as air) considered as a single entity within a greater volume of the same fluid", ": to divide into parts : distribute", ": to make up into a parcel : wrap", ": to cover (something, such as a rope) with strips of canvas or tape", ": part-time , partial", ": partly", ": package sense 1", ": a plot of land", ": to divide and give out by parts", ": a tract or plot of land" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-s\u0259l", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-s\u0259l", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-s\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "assemblage", "band", "bank", "batch", "battery", "block", "bunch", "clot", "clump", "cluster", "clutch", "collection", "constellation", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "muster", "package", "passel", "set", "suite" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "a parcel of real estate", "her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Though the proposal didn\u2019t actually include McCoy Stadium itself, which is on a different parcel of land, Johnson\u2019s proposal got picked in late 2019. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022", "More broadly, Harris-Dawson said, Hussle\u2019s story inspired South L.A. residents to pursue their own businesses, hoping to mirror the rapper\u2019s journey from selling CDs on a parcel of land to owning that same plot. \u2014 James Queallystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "The property includes a double oceanfront lot with two homes, as well as a vacant parcel of land across the street. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 16 May 2022", "The tract houses were there because, according to the author Michelle Chihara, Joan and her family had once again sold a parcel of land. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022", "Smith Rock State Park Twenty-six miles east of Bend is a 650-acre parcel of towering rock formations. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 16 May 2022", "These two lots were blended over a period of three months before a small parcel of 7-year-old barrels were added to complete the blend. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022", "In 1967, a group of doctors bought a parcel of land in Monroe, New York, about fifty miles northwest of the city, and spent the next five years seeking the necessary approvals\u2014for such municipal necessities as water and sewers\u2014with the town board. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2022", "The main character, Syd, has been tasked with restoring a small parcel of land in Upstate New York, transforming a barren waste into a functional ecosystem. \u2014 Geoffrey Bunting, Wired , 5 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Lenders typically parcel out leveraged loans to institutional investors such as collateralized loan obligation managers and mutual funds, as well as to other banks. \u2014 Laura Cooper, WSJ , 9 June 2022", "Part and parcel with that was his understanding that a documentary \u2013 a cinematic rendering of his story \u2013 is very different from a YouTube video. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022", "In Odisha, the state\u2019s commission has earmarked common household items such as stools, kettles and lamps to parcel out. \u2014 Rajesh Roy, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022", "Networks often parcel out bits and pieces of big interviews and stories over their various platforms. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 13 Feb. 2022", "The benefit children provide to a society is similarly difficult to parcel out. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 26 Nov. 2021", "The NGDVs have more cargo room than the LLVs and are built to carry more packages, as the Postal Service pivots its focus from mail to parcel delivery. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021", "Now, if Victor Oladipo is able to return, then the Heat could effectively parcel out those remaining available Caleb games. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Nov. 2021", "Much of the resources in public health trickle down from the CDC, which distributes money to states, which then parcel it out to counties. \u2014 Talia Herman, ProPublica , 1 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The current record, of $147 million, was for a multi- parcel purchase by investor Barry Rosenstein. \u2014 Amy Dobson, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021", "While parcel demand for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail peaks was higher than expected, the threat of industrial action caused customers to divert holiday packages to other companies, Royal Mail said in a statement. \u2014 Anthony Palazzo, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, Adjective, and Adverb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined above", "Adverb", "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205821" }, "parcel (out)":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to divide or share (something) among different people, groups, etc." ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191412" }, "pardon":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": indulgence sense 4", ": the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty", ": a release from the legal penalties of an offense", ": an official warrant of remission of penalty", ": excuse or forgiveness for a fault, offense, or discourtesy", ": to absolve from the consequences of a fault or crime", ": to allow (an offense) to pass without punishment : forgive", ": to relieve of a penalty improperly assessed", ": tolerate", ": forgiveness for wrong or rude behavior", ": the act of freeing from legal punishment", ": to free from penalty for a fault or crime", ": to allow (a wrong act) to pass without punishment : forgive", ": a release from the legal penalties of an offense", ": an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency \u2014 compare commute", ": excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-d\u1d4an", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-d\u1d4an" ], "synonyms":[ "absolution", "amnesty", "forgiveness", "remission", "remittal" ], "antonyms":[ "forgive" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "The governor granted him a pardon .", "He asked my pardon for taking so much of my time.", "Verb", "he eventually pardoned his sister for interfering in his marriage", "I'm willing to pardon a little sloppiness of dress in such a kind and loving person.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "A social hour will follow the 45-minute show and include a chance to help those sentenced to death find a pardon , according to the press release. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022", "If a pardon is granted, the death penalty can be commuted to life or 25 years in prison, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. \u2014 Paulina Villegas, Washington Post , 9 June 2022", "The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency voted unanimously on Tuesday to deny Frank Atwood's request for commutation of sentence, reprieve or pardon . \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022", "Bemebek had a pardon request pending with then-Gov. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 15 May 2022", "Then the cast took the stage at the far end of the room to discuss how Scheherazade, having borne King Shahryar three children and entertaining him for 1,001 nights, finally earned his pardon . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022", "Cooper is the first Indiana man to win a pardon based on actual innocence. \u2014 Marek Mazurek, ProPublica , 5 May 2022", "The moves were recommended by the Department of Justice's pardon attorney, according to senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters about the announcement. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022", "The individuals granted clemency came at the recommendation of the Department of Justice's pardon attorney, according to senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters about the announcement. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Matt Bevin to pardon Dayton Jones for sodomizing an unconscious boy. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 7 May 2022", "In the days leading up to the final pardons, there was rampant speculation that Trump might pardon family members or even himself. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner , 20 Jan. 2021", "Biggs, the panel said, was also part of discussions for Trump to pardon people charged with trying to overturn the election. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022", "President Biden used his power to pardon federal offenders for the first time on Tuesday, The Associated Press reports. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022", "Greg Lopez, a former mayor of a Denver suburb, was the top vote-getter for the party's gubernatorial nomination after promising to pardon Peters if he were elected governor. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022", "On International Women\u2019s Day in 2020, the two launched a campaign called Witches of Scotland, which pushed for the Scottish Parliament to pardon and memorialize the accused. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Apr. 2022", "To pardon the pun, at the start there won't be any excess of XeSS. \u2014 Chris Stobing, PCMAG , 30 Mar. 2022", "At the same time, the steady stream ( pardon the pun) of emails in my inbox on Tuesday showed ample interest in streaming too, both among cord-cutters and people who have cable but want more. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223953" }, "pardonable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": admitting of being pardoned : excusable" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4rd-n\u0259-b\u0259l", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-d\u1d4an-\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "condonable", "excusable", "forgivable", "remissible", "remittable", "venial" ], "antonyms":[ "indefensible", "inexcusable", "mortal", "unforgivable", "unjustifiable", "unpardonable" ], "examples":[ "It was a pardonable mistake.", "the new parents' gushing pride was pardonable" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214638" }, "pare":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of", ": to diminish or reduce by or as if by paring", ": to cut or shave off the outside or the ends of", ": to reduce as if by cutting" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per", "\u02c8per" ], "synonyms":[ "bob", "clip", "crop", "cut", "cut back", "dock", "lop (off)", "nip", "poll", "prune", "shave", "shear", "snip", "trim" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The company has to find a way to pare expenses.", "pared the stray branches on the tree", "Recent Examples on the Web", "With vacation season in full swing, there\u2019s no better time to pare down your beauty assortment to curate your must-have travel makeup essentials. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 13 June 2022", "That disruption is undermining the country\u2019s fight against climate change and Biden\u2019s efforts to pare greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. \u2014 Ari Natter, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022", "At a War Memorial Park campaign event on Sunday, Little Rock mayoral hopeful Steve Landers Sr. called for improving outdoor recreation options in Little Rock and suggested the city might need to pare down its parks. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022", "The company\u2019s fortunes faltered after 9/11, forcing her to pare down the catering staff from 25 people to about 15, according to an account that year in The Oregonian covering cutbacks in the local restaurant scene. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022", "Pelosi has already shown little desire to pare back the price tag. \u2014 Clare Foran And Manu Raju, CNN , 13 Sep. 2021", "The 2022 qualifying format will pare the field to the 12 fastest cars at 4 p.m. Sunday, with the six fastest from that group advancing. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 21 May 2022", "More potential moves could further pare the core of Oakland teams that played to a 94-win pace over the last four seasons. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022", "Along the way, Liu also helped McCarthy\u2019s husband, at his invitation, pare 30 boxes of memorabilia, including a box of about 25 baseballs, down to four boxes and one baseball. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English paren, borrowed from Anglo-French parer \"to make, prepare, adorn, trim, cut off,\" going back to Latin par\u0101re \"to supply, provide, make ready,\" probably verbal derivative of a nominal base *paro- , formed from parere \"to give birth to, bring into being, produce\" \u2014 more at parturient ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170704" }, "parentage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": descent from parents or ancestors : lineage", ": derivation , origin", ": parenthood", ": a line of ancestors" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259n-tij", "\u02c8per-\u0259n-tij" ], "synonyms":[ "ancestry", "birth", "blood", "bloodline", "breeding", "descent", "extraction", "family tree", "genealogy", "line", "lineage", "origin", "pedigree", "stock", "strain" ], "antonyms":[ "issue", "posterity", "progeny", "seed" ], "examples":[ "they were pleased that their son's girlfriend was of good parentage", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This situation is not that uncommon, but the aspect that continually surprises me is why parentage is kept a secret. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 1 June 2022", "But by then, the rumors of Maria\u2019s parentage had begun to circulate and the artist, who reviled Mr. Putin for his undercutting of democracy and violent crackdowns, demurred. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022", "That trip sparks all kind of questions about Violet\u2019s past, Robert\u2019s parentage , and the legitimacy of his title, Lord Grantham. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022", "Ukrainians have moved increasingly toward a civic understanding of Ukrainian identity, centered on citizenship as opposed to parentage . \u2014 Amelia Glaser, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022", "Chemnick had been double-checking the parentage of each chick that had hatched since the program began, using DNA obtained from blood samples. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 28 Oct. 2021", "Although 23andMe was not designed specifically to help people confirm parentage or find biological parents, our DNA Relatives tool does help people find and connect with participating genetic relatives. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Even on the streets of the capital, Pyongyang, where criticizing the Kim dynasty is verboten, whispers arose about his youth, inexperience and murky parentage . \u2014 Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021", "As the khawaja sira community replaces the biological family, bringing proof of parentage to register for CNIC proves difficult. \u2014 Rida Qadri, Wired , 11 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French, from parent parent entry 1 + -age -age ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184308" }, "parenthesis":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an amplifying (see amplify sense 1 ) or explanatory word, phrase, or sentence inserted in a passage from which it is usually set off by punctuation", ": a remark or passage that departs from the theme of a discourse : digression", ": interlude , interval", ": one or both of the curved marks ( ) used in writing and printing to enclose a parenthetical expression or to group a symbolic unit in a logical or mathematical expression", ": one of a pair of marks ( ) used to enclose a word or group of words or to group mathematical terms to be dealt with as a unit" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8ren(t)-th\u0259-s\u0259s", "p\u0259-\u02c8ren-th\u0259-s\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "discontinuity", "gap", "hiatus", "hiccup", "hiccough", "interim", "interlude", "intermission", "interregnum", "interruption", "interstice", "interval" ], "antonyms":[ "continuation", "continuity" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter\u2019s name is in parenthesis for identification. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Apr. 2022", "If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter\u2019s name is in parenthesis for identification. \u2014 Katie Atkinson, Billboard , 3 Apr. 2022", "Ranking in the postseason early Top 25 in parenthesis . \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022", "Meanwhile, seven cities on Biz2Credit\u2019s new Top 25 ranking for 2020 dropped off the list (2020 rank in parenthesis ): Raleigh (15), St. Louis (18), Charlotte (19), Chicago (20), Minneapolis-St. \u2014 Rohit Arora, Forbes , 3 May 2022", "Times are estimated based on an average of the past five years, with those times listed in parenthesis from most recent to oldest. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022", "One business executive left the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace thinking the war in Ukraine represented a parenthesis in Western trade ties with Russia, not an uncoupling. \u2014 Nick Kostov, wsj.com , 23 Mar. 2022", "If a player was on the list last month, his past ranking is in parenthesis . \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022", "The man was bent like a parenthesis , with a bald head that shined like the rock that was split open on Rudy Kauffmann's desk, onto which the ancient fellow now tossed a sheaf of papers. \u2014 CBS News , 6 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin, from Greek, literally, act of inserting, from parentithenai to insert, from para- + en- en- + tithenai to place \u2014 more at do ", "first_known_use":[ "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201936" }, "park":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "an enclosed piece of ground stocked with game and held by royal prescription or grant", "a tract of land that often includes lawns, woodland, and pasture attached to a country house and is used as a game preserve and for recreation", "a piece of ground in or near a city or town kept for ornament and recreation", "an area maintained in its natural state as a public property", "a space occupied by military vehicles, materials, or animals", "parking lot", "an enclosed arena or stadium used especially for ball games", "an area designed for a specified type of use (such as industrial, commercial, or residential use)", "over the fence for a home run", "to enclose in a park", "to bring (a vehicle) to a stop and keep standing at the edge of a public way", "to leave temporarily on a public way or in a parking lot or garage", "to land and leave (an aircraft) in an assigned or accessible location", "to establish (something, such as a satellite) in orbit", "to set and leave temporarily", "to place, settle, or establish especially for a considerable time", "to park a vehicle", "an area of land set aside for recreation or for its beauty", "an enclosed field for ball games", "to stop a vehicle and leave it for a while", "Mungo 1771\u20131806 Scottish explorer" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u00e4rk", "synonyms":[ "demesne", "ground", "premises", "premisses", "yard" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "Local dancers, youth groups, cheerleaders, high school athletes, classic cars and the Footwork roller skating dancers entertained residents down South Hawkins Avenue to the park . \u2014 John Kuntz, cleveland , 19 June 2022", "All entrances to the park are expected to remain closed until at least Monday. \u2014 Claire Colbert, CNN , 17 June 2022", "The event is free with the cost of admission to the park . \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022", "Dean had been counting on a busy summer tied to the park \u2019s 150th anniversary. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022", "Nate rolled up to the park with just ten minutes to spare. \u2014 Matt Carney, Outside Online , 15 June 2022", "The flooding started to slowly recede Tuesday, but the record-level floods left all five entrances to the park closed through at least Wednesday, officials said. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022", "All entrances to the park would be closed indefinitely, the National Park Service said, warning of dangerous conditions and the risk of rockslides. \u2014 Gareth Vipers, WSJ , 14 June 2022", "Desteniey Pickett, who saw the dog in the gorilla exhibit during her visit to the park , told CBS8 that her family saw the dog act distressed and witnessed the canine running around the enclosure before a gorilla chased the pet. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web Verb", "Furthermore, Shoup intended to level the open field so everyone could park safely. \u2014 Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022", "A week ago Thursday night, witnesses saw Sparks park the Audi in the lot of the Denny\u2019s at Southeast 105th Avenue and Stark Street. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 June 2022", "The Public Works Department handles everything from street paving, to park maintenance, waste collection, recreation centers, special event permitting, traffic engineering and other tasks. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 1 June 2022", "Adams recommends people park on Winnetka Road, especially for the first couple of hours of the sale, when parking is restricted on Fuller. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022", "Sydney Criteser, a Pinellas County spokeswoman, confirmed to The Post that McGuinness was known to park management and had been previously warned about entering the water to retrieve the discs. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 1 June 2022", "One of the May 13 shootings, which injured at least 16 people, was centered around an area of Water Street where food trucks commonly park on weekends. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022", "In this scenario, a large minority of Salvadorans might want to park their dollars in physical cash or safe U.S. banks, not in relatively riskier banks at home. \u2014 Fortune , 8 June 2022", "The most popular is to park at the Logan Pass visitor center and hike in using the Highline Trail, which is 7.5 miles one way and boasts 2,578 feet elevation gain. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1526, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "parley":{ "type":[ "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to speak with another : confer", ": to discuss terms with an enemy", ": a conference for discussion of points in dispute", ": a conference with an enemy", ": discussion", ": a discussion with an enemy", ": to hold a discussion of terms with an enemy", "Peter \u2014 see Samuel Griswold goodrich" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0113", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "advise", "confab", "confabulate", "confer", "consult", "counsel", "treat" ], "antonyms":[ "colloquy", "conference", "council", "forum", "panel", "panel discussion", "round-robin", "roundtable", "seminar", "symposium" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "in an effort to win the goodwill of the locals, the developers parleyed with them before finalizing plans for the massive mall", "Noun", "held a parley to debate the proposed change in the town's zoning laws", "can we meet for an informal parley to see if we can effect a compromise?", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "In May, delegates from the Dobson Noise Coalition parleyed with delegates from CyrusOne, including an acoustic consultant the company had hired. \u2014 Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic , 8 Oct. 2019", "Generations of Indian bureaucrats had parleyed with them to try winning over Kashmiris, greasing the wheels with subsidies. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Aug. 2019", "The tectonic buzz and growl of a didgeridoo, played with athletic skill by Harry Wilson, parleyed with the music, then settled beneath it like bedrock. \u2014 Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019", "Iran\u2019s reluctance to parley comes from the very top. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Aug. 2019", "But they are flattered that outsiders are interested, and insist on their right to parley with all comers. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Aug. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Still, that failed Kendall and Logan parley is on another level from everything else in the hour. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 6 Dec. 2021", "Still, the mood surrounding Biden\u2019s European parley is certain to represent an improvement over the recent past. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2021", "It has been built on the side of a canal inside the Arsenale, the spiked tops of its piles visible from a distance, with the hopes that both Mapuche and Chileans could travel to Venice and hold a parley , or traditional negotiation. \u2014 Colleen Barry, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 May 2021", "The 2020 Republican convention focused on issues in a way that the Democratic parley did not. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2020", "Zarif has said the U.S. must lift sanctions before such a parley . \u2014 Eli Lake, Twin Cities , 12 Sep. 2019", "Those categories are for individuals who do not seek to join the U.S., but rather represent nations seeking to parley with\u2014or conquer\u2014it. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 30 Oct. 2018", "North Korea is also threatening to scrap the Singapore parley unless denuclearization is taken off the agenda. \u2014 Nicholas Eberstadt, WSJ , 23 May 2018", "Three days before Christmas 1945, Marshall arrived at a small stone bungalow in Chongqing to begin a series of parleys aimed at ending 18 years of civil war. \u2014 James D. Hornfischer, WSJ , 3 May 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "1576, in the meaning defined above", "Noun", "circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173220" }, "parlous":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": dangerously shrewd or cunning":[], ": full of danger or risk":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "dangerous", "grave", "grievous", "hazardous", "jeopardizing", "menacing", "perilous", "risky", "serious", "threatening", "unhealthy", "unsafe", "venturesome" ], "antonyms":[ "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "nonhazardous", "nonthreatening", "safe", "unthreatening" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The company is in a parlous financial situation.", "He talked about the parlous state of the country.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "What\u2019s already been laid bare is that Chelsea is unviable in its current form without the largesse of its billionaire patron, a reflection of a sport whose parlous finances would sink just about any other industry. \u2014 David Hellier, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022", "On a visit to the Hasakah prison in 2019, The Washington Post found parlous conditions. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Jan. 2022", "The state of American diplomacy was parlous , as the Nazis established a firm and apparently permanent foothold in most of Western Europe. \u2014 Ronald C. Rosbottom, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021", "So, given its parlous financial state, how will the company pay for it? \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 6 Oct. 2021", "As with so many mid-tier clubs in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, Sampdoria\u2019s finances are parlous . \u2014 New York Times , 16 July 2021", "To the rest of the world, however, the state of Indian democracy looks increasingly parlous . \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2021", "In trouble is, for a kid, a parlous state, fraught with terror. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 9 Mar. 2021", "One day, while walking the dog, Joel weighed in on the parlous state of the federal minimum wage. \u2014 Belinda Luscombe, Time , 19 Feb. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, variant of perilous perilous (through loss of medial syllable and regular lowering and backing of e )":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162715" }, "parochial":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": of or relating to a church parish", ": of or relating to a parish as a unit of local government", ": confined or restricted as if within the borders of a parish : limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) : provincial , narrow", ": of or relating to a parish" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-k\u0113-\u0259l", "p\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-k\u0113-\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "illiberal", "insular", "Lilliputian", "little", "narrow", "narrow-minded", "petty", "picayune", "provincial", "sectarian", "small", "small-minded" ], "antonyms":[ "broad-minded", "catholic", "cosmopolitan", "liberal", "open", "open-minded", "receptive", "tolerant" ], "examples":[ "It has never been clearer that the country's best self is a global inheritance, its worst a parochial self-certainty. \u2014 Jedediah Purdy , New York Times Book Review , 22 Feb. 2009", "There is no patience for the parochial , the small-time, the stay-in-place, not in Los Angeles. \u2014 Richard Hoffer , Sports Illustrated , 8 Sept. 2008", "\u2026 during the mid-1780s, Madison had two great goals. The first was to inculcate an enlightened sense of national interest in legislators whose political instincts were innately parochial . \u2014 Jack N. Rakove , Original Meanings \u2026 , 1996", "our pastor and other parochial leaders", "voters worried about their own parochial concerns", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Viewed in isolation, this is a parochial notion, since the history of English verse shows a wonderfully witty tradition of near-rhyme. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022", "But that parochial assumption has been called into question in recent years. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 19 May 2022", "The test of that promise is whether Congress will act swiftly, or let the weapons get bogged down in a parochial fight over Covid-19 funding. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 May 2022", "The limits were not enough for some lawmakers who were wary of the optics of claiming federal money for parochial goodies. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022", "And National Review, its pages filled with stylish reactionary chatter well to the right of the Republican mainstream, remained a relatively parochial concern. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022", "Many of the group\u2019s opponents are also outspoken supporters of school choice programs that direct tax dollars to parochial , private and charter schools. \u2014 Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Jan. 2022", "For reasons that are political, parochial and irrelevant to the decision, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken a hard line in his efforts to derail the prospective members. \u2014 Joe Lieberman, WSJ , 18 May 2022", "The Home Scholars and parochial schools are light years ahead. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English parochiall , from Anglo-French parochial , from Late Latin parochialis , from parochia parish \u2014 more at parish ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220323" }, "parody":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule", ": a feeble or ridiculous imitation", ": to compose a parody on", ": to imitate in the manner of a parody" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-d\u0113", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesque", "caricature", "put-on", "rib", "send-up", "spoof", "takeoff", "travesty" ], "antonyms":[ "burlesque", "caricature", "do", "imitate", "mimic", "mock", "send up", "spoof", "travesty" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "He has a talent for writing parodies .", "a writer with a talent for parody", "Verb", "It was easy to parody the book's fancy language.", "She parodied her brother's poetry.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Local actor Stacey Harkey, who is also a BYU graduate, jokingly pretended to be a white student approached by the Black Menaces in his parody . \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022", "At one of her solo gigs, Frank Zappa rushed onstage and hammered on her organ, intoning the names of vegetables in a moronic parody of her performance. \u2014 Brian Dillon, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022", "In this parody of 1940s musicals, Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key star as backpackers stranded in a neighborhood where people frequently communicate through song and dance. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022", "The Late Show also performed its ambivalence about the Trump Organization indictments in the parody of an '80s classic from The Pointer Sisters. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 1 July 2021", "Another sketch, which pictured Trump escaping from the White House in a parody of the O.J. Simpson slow chase, cast Chappelle as the host of a morning show. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 8 Nov. 2020", "In spite of the famous faces surrounding her, Cooper is the undeniable star of the special (although Jon Hamm is pretty hilarious in a parody of the My Pillow commercials). \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 27 Oct. 2020", "In just under a minute, Radcliffe\u2019s transformation into the parody king is complete. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 May 2022", "In the silly parody , the comedian and late night host digitally inserts himself into the footage to play the band's fifth member. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 8 Dec. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "More recently, he's begun posting TikTok videos that lovingly parody common movie and TV tropes. \u2014 USA Today , 22 Mar. 2022", "Rifkin\u2019s Festival is a comic retrospective about a film professor (played by Wallace Shawn) who, in his pathetic senior years, sees his life in terms of old films \u2014 flashbacks and fantasies that parody the classic canon. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022", "Both the costumes and the photos actually parody the sort of images Westerners once made of Middle Eastern women. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021", "However, the memo was meant to parody legislation in the U.S. restricting women's reproductive rights, and Rabb told USA TODAY his bill was never intended to pass. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 2 Oct. 2021", "To poke a hole in Instagram\u2019s artificial veneer, Kite suggests encouraging your teen to follow people who parody social media\u2019s toxic culture, such as comedic critics like @hicaitlinreilly. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2021", "However no one attempted to parody Smart's role as the Fruit Ninja-loving, manhattan-chugging great-grandmother Helen, because why mess with perfection? \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 16 June 2021", "The blonde 31-year-old is known in downtown circles for the ability to lightly parody a ditzy life of iced matchas and Brandy Melville shopping sprees while also being the smartest voice on luxury timepieces for women. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 19 May 2021", "Dogecoin was a cryptocurrency first conceived in 2013; made to parody Bitcoin. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 10 May 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181154" }, "paroxysm":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion", ": a sudden violent emotion or action : outburst", ": a sudden attack or spasm (as of a disease)", ": a sudden recurrence of symptoms or an intensification of existing symptoms" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259k-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259k-", "also", "\u02c8par-\u0259k-\u02ccsiz-\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[ "agony", "blaze", "burst", "ebullition", "eruption", "explosion", "fit", "flare", "flare-up", "flash", "flush", "gale", "gush", "gust", "outburst", "spasm", "storm" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He went into paroxysms of laughter.", "a paroxysm of laughter greeted the pratfall", "Recent Examples on the Web", "When word got out last month that Angel\u2019s Share might close after nearly 30 years, the city \u2014 or at least a very vocal slice that was devoted to artisanal cocktails \u2014 spun into a paroxysm of despair. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022", "Much better, the patient exclaimed, but then exploded into a paroxysm of coughing. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022", "The events themselves took a matter of minutes to unfold in a paroxysm of one-sided gunfire that snuffed out more than a dozen lives, each one of them a new martyr in Northern Ireland\u2019s somber annals of loss. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022", "The events themselves took a matter of minutes to unfold in a paroxysm of one-sided gunfire that snuffed out more than a dozen lives, each one of them a new martyr in Northern Ireland\u2019s somber annals of loss. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022", "If scientists can collect ash that was produced both prior to and during the paroxysm , the different chemical and textural features of both sets of particles will reveal the explosion\u2019s trigger. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022", "As these images played to a global audience riveted by the drama at the airport, the West, in a paroxysm of regret, opened its arms to Afghan refugees. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021", "Foreign leaders are wondering just how long the break from Trumpism will last and whether the nation that once stabilized the world will pitch it into a new paroxysm of populist nationalism if Trump is reelected in 2024. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021", "This, in turn, touched off a paroxysm of media takes about whether such confrontations broke the bounds of civility. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English paroxism , from Medieval Latin paroxysmus , from Greek paroxysmos , from paroxynein to stimulate, from para- + oxynein to provoke, from oxys sharp \u2014 more at oxygen ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180534" }, "paroxysmal":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion", ": a sudden violent emotion or action : outburst", ": a sudden attack or spasm (as of a disease)", ": a sudden recurrence of symptoms or an intensification of existing symptoms" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259k-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259k-", "also", "\u02c8par-\u0259k-\u02ccsiz-\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[ "agony", "blaze", "burst", "ebullition", "eruption", "explosion", "fit", "flare", "flare-up", "flash", "flush", "gale", "gush", "gust", "outburst", "spasm", "storm" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He went into paroxysms of laughter.", "a paroxysm of laughter greeted the pratfall", "Recent Examples on the Web", "When word got out last month that Angel\u2019s Share might close after nearly 30 years, the city \u2014 or at least a very vocal slice that was devoted to artisanal cocktails \u2014 spun into a paroxysm of despair. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022", "Much better, the patient exclaimed, but then exploded into a paroxysm of coughing. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022", "The events themselves took a matter of minutes to unfold in a paroxysm of one-sided gunfire that snuffed out more than a dozen lives, each one of them a new martyr in Northern Ireland\u2019s somber annals of loss. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022", "The events themselves took a matter of minutes to unfold in a paroxysm of one-sided gunfire that snuffed out more than a dozen lives, each one of them a new martyr in Northern Ireland\u2019s somber annals of loss. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022", "If scientists can collect ash that was produced both prior to and during the paroxysm , the different chemical and textural features of both sets of particles will reveal the explosion\u2019s trigger. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022", "As these images played to a global audience riveted by the drama at the airport, the West, in a paroxysm of regret, opened its arms to Afghan refugees. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021", "Foreign leaders are wondering just how long the break from Trumpism will last and whether the nation that once stabilized the world will pitch it into a new paroxysm of populist nationalism if Trump is reelected in 2024. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021", "This, in turn, touched off a paroxysm of media takes about whether such confrontations broke the bounds of civility. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English paroxism , from Medieval Latin paroxysmus , from Greek paroxysmos , from paroxynein to stimulate, from para- + oxynein to provoke, from oxys sharp \u2014 more at oxygen ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175953" }, "parsimonious":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": exhibiting or marked by parsimony", ": frugal to the point of stinginess", ": sparing , restrained" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccp\u00e4r-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "chintzy", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "mingy", "miserly", "niggard", "niggardly", "penny-pinching", "penurious", "pinching", "pinchpenny", "spare", "sparing", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ], "antonyms":[ "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "examples":[ "A society that is parsimonious in its personal charity (in terms of both time and money) will require more government welfare. \u2014 William J. Bennett , The Death of Outrage , 1998", "Their merchant princes were supposed to be parsimonious and austere: fustian in apparel and coarse in diet. \u2014 Simon Schama , The Embarrassment of Riches , 1988", "With saints, Dante is apathetic. They are written with a dry pen, and parsimonious vision. \u2014 Robert Lowell , Collected Prose , 1987", "a parsimonious woman who insists that charity begins\u2014and ends\u2014at home", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The string of modest contracts left them vulnerable to critics who felt Bloom had the Sox behaving more like parsimonious Tampa Bay than a team with one of the largest revenue streams \u2014 and one of the largest payrolls \u2014 in the game. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2022", "There is a parsimonious version of the defense of free speech that holds that the only thing that Americans should worry about is infringement by the state. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022", "The centre, which should be transferring part of its tax revenues or borrowing and passing it on to states, given the dire emergency, has been parsimonious in sharing resources. \u2014 Rajrishi Singhal, Quartz , 26 Jan. 2022", "Scottish and, even at those comparatively generous latitudes, coping with parsimonious winter daylight is a challenge for most, and impossible for some. \u2014 Travel , 29 Dec. 2021", "By comparison, the Philippines\u2019 near neighbors are more parsimonious : Thailand\u2019s consumption rate is 53%, and Indonesia\u2019s 59%, according to the most recent data by the World Bank. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 25 Nov. 2021", "This blueprint, called a schema, keeps data entry reliable, search efficient, and the system parsimonious . \u2014 Rida Qadri, Wired , 11 Nov. 2021", "Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United have spent a lot, and therefore their prospects are brighter than the (comparatively parsimonious ) Liverpool. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021", "But these days, the Daily News, owned by the parsimonious Tribune Publishing Company, which itself was just devoured by a hedge fund, is a shadow of its former self. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 28 May 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":" parsimony + -ous ", "first_known_use":[ "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171754" }, "part":{ "type":[ "abbreviation", "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole", ": an essential portion or integral element", ": one of several or many equal units of which something is composed or into which it is divisible : an amount equal to another amount", ": an exact divisor of a quantity : aliquot", ": partial fraction", ": one of the constituent elements of a plant or animal body: such as", ": organ , member", ": private parts", ": a division of a literary work", ": a vocal or instrumental line or melody in concerted music or in harmony", ": a particular voice or instrument in concerted music", ": the score for it", ": a constituent member of a machine or other apparatus", ": a spare part", ": something falling to one in a division or apportionment : share", ": one's share or allotted task (as in an action) : duty", ": one of the opposing sides in a conflict or dispute", ": a general area of indefinite boundaries", ": a function or course of action performed", "\u2014 see also take part", ": an actor's lines in a play, movie, etc.", ": the role of a character in a play, movie, etc.", ": a constituent of character or capacity : talent", ": the line where the hair is parted", ": as far as one's share or interest is concerned", ": in general : on the whole", ": in some degree : partially", ": with regard to the one specified", ": to separate from or take leave of someone", ": to take leave of one another", ": to become separated into parts", ": to go away : depart", ": die", ": to become separated, detached, or broken", ": to relinquish possession or control", ": to divide into parts", ": to separate by combing on each side of a line", ": to break or suffer the breaking of (something, such as a rope or anchor chain)", ": to divide into shares and distribute : apportion", ": to remove from contact or association", ": to keep separate", ": to hold (people, such as brawlers) apart", ": to separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion", ": leave , quit", ": relinquish , give up", ": to end a relationship or association", ": to diverge from another (as in opinion)", ": partly", ": partial sense 1", "participial ; participle", "particular", ": one of the sections into which something is divided", ": some of something", ": a general area", ": a piece of a machine", ": one of the sides or aspects", ": the role of a character in a play", ": a line along which the hair is divided", ": a person's share or duty", ": the music for a voice or instrument", ": a voice or instrument", ": a piece of a plant or animal body", ": with few exceptions : on the whole", ": to leave each other", ": to separate the hair by combing on each side of a line", ": to give up possession of", ": to hold apart", ": to come apart", ": to divide into parts", "participle", ": one of several or many like units into which something is divided or of which it is composed : a proportional division or ingredient", ": a portion of an animal body: as", ": an essential anatomical element : organ , member", ": an indefinite area or one lacking or not considered in respect to a natural boundary" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4rt", "\u02c8p\u00e4rt", "\u02c8p\u00e4rt" ], "synonyms":[ "member", "partition", "portion", "section", "segment" ], "antonyms":[ "branch (out)", "diverge", "divide", "fork", "separate", "spread" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The games were part of a deal that came when Bellarmine agreed to move one of its home basketball games in order to allow Louisville\u2019s volleyball team to host NCAA tournament games at Freedom Hall. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022", "Hutchinson has said that raising the minimum age to buy an AR-style rifle from 18 to 21 should be part of the discussion. \u2014 CBS News , 11 June 2022", "The overpass, Storrow Drive, and the nearby Massachusetts Turnpike were not part of Olmsted's vision. \u2014 Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022", "Lillie Tyson Head's late father Freddie Lee Tyson was part of the study. \u2014 Jay Reeves, ajc , 11 June 2022", "Hotels are trying to be part of this consumer travel trend. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 11 June 2022", "The basket was part of an 11-0 run for the Sun across a little over three minutes in the third quarter to take a 60-51 lead. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022", "Hutchinson has said raising the minimum age to buy an AR-15-style rifle from 18 to 21 should be part of the discussion. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022", "Each of the silos hold 28 tons that are part of a unique growing operation, that at this time, is the largest of its kind in the United States. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Metro is pondering the redevelopment of all or part the Portland Expo Center. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022", "Bloys took the week to do so but ultimately the decision was made to part ways with the series for which Abrams had sought a budget north of $200 million. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022", "But with Brown\u2019s contract entering its final season, Tennessee chose to part with the wide receiver, and Philadelphia signed him to a four-year, $100 million extension. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 5 June 2022", "There was criticism for the manner in which the departure was handled, but at the time of the transaction, the front office staff felt it in the best interest of all involved to part ways with Pujols. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "But not being polygamous, the band had to part ways with Klinghoffer. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022", "New Orleans is set to lose several players on the open market and may have to part with other key pieces of the roster just to get under the cap. \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022", "But the first record that caught my eyes, my ears and has yet to part ways with my turntable is perhaps the most powerhouse pairing ever to bridge the ages: Ralph Kirkpatrick playing Johann Sebastian Bach. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2022", "While some scammers fool victims into investing in fake cryptocurrency, others convince victims to part with the real thing. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Fran\u00e7ois Girard\u2019s take \u2014 part mysterious, part mystifying \u2014 on Wagner\u2019s last opera is one of the Met\u2019s most interesting productions of the last decade or so, and returns for the first time since its premiere in 2013. \u2014 David Allen, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Emmis Indianapolis Radio has 77 full-time and 50 part -time employees, all based in the company's Monument Circle headquarters. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022", "The Country Club in Brookline \u2014 and his part -time bedroom in Jamaica Plain. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022", "In 1981, Reagan named her the U.S. representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, a part -time role that took her several times to Africa. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022", "Cred was founded in 2018 by Kunal Shah, a veteran fintech executive who was previously a part -time partner at Y Combinator and an advisor at Sequoia. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "Unfortunately, Toyota didn't take the opportunity to update the transfer case, which remains a part -time affair for four-wheel-drive models, meaning there's no automatic all-wheel-drive mode to help put down that power on dry (or wet) pavement. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022", "Over the next few years, Herrin raced cars part -time while working as a real estate agent. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022", "On May 23, an off-duty Parma Heights police officer working a part -time job discovered an underage male with alcohol. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 8 June 2022", "And Google, a long-time opponent of remote work, required employees to return to the office this spring on a part -time schedule. \u2014 Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune , 7 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)", "Verb", "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a", "Adverb", "15th century, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221743" }, "parti pris":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a preconceived opinion : prejudice" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u02cct\u0113-\u02c8pr\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "bias", "favor", "nonobjectivity", "one-sidedness", "partiality", "partisanship", "ply", "prejudice", "tendentiousness" ], "antonyms":[ "impartiality", "neutrality", "objectivity", "open-mindedness", "unbiasedness" ], "examples":[ "the longer a president is dead, the better we are able to evaluate without parti pris his political achievements" ], "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, side taken", "first_known_use":[ "1857, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191737" }, "partial":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total", ": inclined to favor one party more than the other : biased", ": markedly fond of someone or something", ": overtone sense 1a", ": not complete", ": favoring one side of a question over another", ": fond or too fond of someone or something" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-sh\u0259l", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-sh\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "biased", "one-sided", "parti pris", "partisan", "prejudiced" ], "antonyms":[ "disinterested", "equal", "equitable", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "neutral", "nonpartisan", "objective", "unbiased", "unprejudiced" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "There will be one more total lunar eclipse and a partial solar eclipse in 2022, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac. \u2014 Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 June 2022", "The moon set in the morning during the partial lunar eclipse behind the Frauenkirche and the dome of the Kunstakedmie in Dresden, Germany. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022", "The moon sets in the morning during a partial lunar eclipse behind the dome of the Kunstakedmie in Dresden, Germany on Monday. \u2014 Rachel Elbaum, NBC News , 16 May 2022", "Jamal Murray missed the entire 2021-22 season after tearing his ACL in mid-April last year, while Kawhi Leonard missed the entire 2021-22 season after undergoing surgery to repair a partial ACL tear last July. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 14 May 2022", "The partial eclipse, when the moon appears to move into the umbra and part of the moon inside the umbra will appear very dark, will occur just before 10:30 p.m. ET. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 12 May 2022", "The weekend's partial solar eclipse will first be visible at 2:45 p.m. EDT and peak at 4:42 p.m. EDT. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022", "The new moon partial solar eclipse in Taurus is an intense one \u2014 but intensity doesn't always equate to negativity. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 29 Apr. 2022", "The black moon\u2019s partial solar eclipse will begin 90 minutes before sunset on April 30. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In Malaysia, however, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the island city-state of Singapore. \u2014 Fox News , 30 Nov. 2021", "In Malaysia, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the city-state of Singapore. \u2014 Raf Casert And Mari Yamaguchi, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Nov. 2021", "In Malaysia, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the city-state of Singapore. \u2014 Raf Casert And Mari Yamaguchi, USA TODAY , 29 Nov. 2021", "About 40% of students continued virtual learning during the partial reopening this spring. \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Aug. 2021", "What followed the 2017 broadcast was a partial , and mostly secretive, reckoning, in Como and at the Vatican. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 12 July 2021", "What followed the 2017 broadcast was a partial , and mostly secretive, reckoning, in Como and at the Vatican. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 July 2021", "If their spousal rate is higher than their retirement benefit rate, they could then be paid an additional partial , or excess, spousal benefit. \u2014 Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes , 6 June 2021", "Authorities later found Zghoul\u2019s partial remains in Johnston\u2019s car. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "1873, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193511" }, "partiality":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the quality or state of being partial : bias", ": a special taste or liking", ": the quality or state of favoring one side over another" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccp\u00e4r-sh\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113", "p\u00e4r-\u02c8sha-l\u0259-t\u0113", "\u02ccp\u00e4r-sh\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "bias", "favor", "nonobjectivity", "one-sidedness", "parti pris", "partisanship", "ply", "prejudice", "tendentiousness" ], "antonyms":[ "impartiality", "neutrality", "objectivity", "open-mindedness", "unbiasedness" ], "examples":[ "partiality blinded the administrator to the benefits of the proposed system for distributing work", "a person with an unfortunate partiality for jumping to conclusions", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Some legal scholars who have studied the impact of empathy on court decision making have found it as a necessary factor for avoiding partiality . \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 25 Mar. 2022", "Among the many costs of the department\u2019s laxity toward Hillary Clinton in 2016 is that any enforcement of the law against Trump now will be seen, with some justification, as partiality . \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022", "O\u2019Toole\u2019s is a wildly ambitious project, one that accounts for inevitable partiality precisely through this invocation of the personal. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022", "The theorists feel great crimes have been committed but\u2014by reason of the instability of language, and the partiality of those who speak it\u2014there can be no possibility of an indictment. \u2014 Will Self, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021", "The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the First Department unanimously affirmed Cohen\u2019s decision last October, ruling the Orioles failed to establish evident partiality in the second arbitration panel. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 8 Sep. 2021", "So deep is her partiality that during a virtual Q&A with press earlier in the day, Paulson became noticeably agitated by a reporter\u2019s assessment of Tripp\u2019s unlikability in the series \u2014 and in life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Aug. 2021", "Roy DeCarava was a mentor, one whose influence on Bey is plain in his partiality to shadow and contrast. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Aug. 2021", "Prior to 2019, the contract was managed by the county courts, but it was transferred to the city to avoid the appearance of partiality . \u2014 Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star , 14 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204311" }, "particle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a minute quantity or fragment", ": a relatively small or the smallest discrete portion or amount of something", ": a clause or article of a composition or document", ": any of the basic units of matter and energy (such as a molecule, atom, proton, electron, or photon)", ": a unit of speech expressing some general aspect of meaning or some connective or limiting relation and including the articles, most prepositions and conjunctions, and some interjections and adverbs", ": a small eucharistic wafer distributed to a Roman Catholic layman at Communion", ": a very small bit or amount of something", ": one of the minute subdivisions of matter (as an atom or molecule)", ": elementary particle", ": a minute quantity or fragment" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-ti-k\u0259l", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-ti-k\u0259l", "\u02c8p\u00e4rt-i-k\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "ray", "scintilla", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smack", "smell", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "soup\u00e7on", "spark", "spatter", "speck", "splash", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "touch", "trace" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "There is not a particle of evidence to support their claim.", "There is not a particle of truth in what he said.", "The phrasal verb \u201clook up\u201d consists of the verb \u201clook\u201d and the adverbial particle \u201cup.\u201d", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And in this case, the process involved everything from out-of-date particle accelerators to one of the most exciting developments in general relativity, the detection of gravitational waves. Nature, 2022. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022", "With no way of predicting its mass, and hence the amount of energy required to stir it into activity, the hope at the time lay in building ever larger particle accelerators. \u2014 Andrew Crumey, WSJ , 3 June 2022", "Hai-Bo Yu, a theoretical particle physicist at the University of California, Riverside, fell into that camp. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2022", "The 23-meter-wide mural, inspired by the work of Duke University particle physicist Ayana Arce, who is Black, imagines women building bridges to each other, just as quarks that are unpaired after intense proton-proton collisions find other quarks. \u2014 Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS , 24 June 2021", "However, he was trained not as a cosmologist but as a particle physicist, as was Alan Guth. \u2014 Alan Lightman, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2021", "Fine particle air pollution is produced by vehicles, power generation and industry through the burning of oil, natural gas and coal. \u2014 cleveland , 31 May 2022", "Logan also saw fewer unhealthy days, where levels of particle pollution spiked. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022", "The worst five areas for short-term particle pollution were also largely concentrated in California. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin particula , from diminutive of part-, pars ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222525" }, "particular":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or being a single person or thing", ": of, relating to, or concerned with details", ": distinctive among other examples or cases of the same general category : notably unusual", ": being one unit or element among others", ": concerned over or attentive to details : meticulous", ": nice in taste : fastidious", ": hard to please : exacting", ": denoting an individual member or subclass in logic", ": affirming or denying a predicate to a part of the subject", ": partial", ": an individual fact, point, circumstance, or detail", ": a specific item or detail of information", ": an individual or a specific subclass (as in logic) falling under some general concept or term", ": a particular proposition in logic", ": in distinction from others : specifically", ": a separate part of a whole", ": relating to one person or thing", ": not usual : special", ": having strong opinions about what is acceptable", ": being one of several", ": concerned about details", ": that can be specifically named", ": more specially than others : especially", ": a single fact or detail", ": of or relating to a designated property or to the inheritance of it \u2014 compare universal" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259r-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-l\u0259r", "p\u0259-", "-k(\u0259-)l\u0259r", "p\u0259r-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-l\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "choosy", "choosey", "dainty", "delicate", "demanding", "exacting", "fastidious", "finical", "finicking", "finicky", "fussbudgety", "fussy", "nice", "old-maidish", "pernickety", "persnickety", "picky" ], "antonyms":[ "detail", "item", "point" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "The computer program will be of particular interest to teachers.", "Pay particular attention to the poet's choice of words.", "Our teacher is very particular when it comes to punctuation.", "Noun", "They wanted to know the facts down to every particular .", "requested a bill of particulars for the care he received in the hospital", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Still, experts agree that U.S.-to-Canada gun trafficking remains a significant problem for Canada, with rising gang activity, in particular , fueling demand for the weapons. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 12 June 2022", "And one team in particular is housing some of the best prospects in the Reds system. \u2014 Joe Harrington, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022", "That\u2019s a particular concern for California, which has enacted some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, and has achieved one of the lowest rates of firearm deaths in the country as a result. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022", "Energy is a particular concern because Japan imports almost all of its oil and gas and needs dollars to pay for it. \u2014 Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ , 8 June 2022", "In a state where only 35 percent of residents of color own homes, compared with about 70 percent of white residents, the prospect of declining homeownership among communities of color is of particular concern, housing officials say. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022", "Experts say a few of these new weapons raise particular concern. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022", "Of particular concern was Nicaragua, where the Sandinistas, a socialist movement, had taken power in 1980. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022", "Of particular concern to security officials was the potential involvement of the Islamic State extremist group, or ISIS, in two of the attacks. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 27 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The observation has held up over the ages, and there\u2019s no better time to be wary of it than at this particular ... \u2014 Joanna Stern, WSJ , 25 June 2020", "Milken\u2019s pardon in particular was backed by many longtime Trump allies. \u2014 Author: Ellen Milligan, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Feb. 2020", "Trade in soybeans and pork in particular has been hit hard as tensions have escalated between the world's two largest economies. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 16 Jan. 2020", "But many of the other particulars \u2013 whether to provide hand sanitizer, how to arrange the aisles, how to handle waiting in line -- falls to local businesses, to corporate executive, to individual shoppers across Alabama. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 30 Apr. 2020", "In typical Putin style, the particulars were left vague, to be decided later. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2020", "The particulars vary, but drivers often recount having received a ticket for an expired meter, despite paying for time with the Parkmobile app, which became a payment option for many of the city's parking meters in 2015. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 24 Oct. 2019", "With so much unknown about the particulars and the practicality of a season, there is no blueprint to even start talks between the league and the players. \u2014 Tyler Kepner, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020", "Here\u2019s a look at the particulars for other cities: * Anniston had 30.62 inches of rain over the past three months, which is the wettest on record. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 1 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193216" }, "particularized":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to state in detail : specify", ": to go into details" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259r-\u02c8ti-k(y\u0259-)l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz", "p\u0259-", "also" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "My lawyer advised me to particularize all my complaints against my landlord.", "He said he had been treated rudely, then went on to particularize .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Wagner works hard to particularize these women, but the play, which has over the years lost an intermission and been streamlined into one 95-minute act, has trouble getting started. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022", "Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 22 Aug. 2021", "His Democratic opponent was quick to particularize the term for low-information voters: Barbour had lobbied not only for Big Oil, nuclear power plants, and some more-or-less savory foreign governments. \u2014 Neal B. Freeman, National Review , 19 Dec. 2019", "The Justice Department, which intervened on Trump\u2019s behalf in New York, has taken a narrower approach, saying Vance must prove \u2018\u2018 particularized need\u2019\u2019 for the records before they are released to a grand jury. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Nov. 2019", "That\u2019s a problem built into the bloated mash-up of genres: Comedy is based on particularizing human behavior, but allegory is based on generalizing it. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Oct. 2019", "Photojournalists have deployed a familiar toolbox of artful devices to distill these panoramas of destruction down to human scale, particularize the war and speak to a wider public. \u2014 Michael Kimmelman, New York Times , 3 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211631" }, "particularly":{ "type":"adverb", "definitions":[ "in a particular manner in detail", "to an unusual degree", "in particular specifically" ], "pronounciation":"p\u0259r-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-(l\u0259r-)l\u0113", "synonyms":[ "especially", "specifically" ], "antonyms":[ "generally" ], "examples":[ "Pay particularly close attention to the second paragraph.", "all of you, but particularly anyone with a problem, should feel free to contact me at any time", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Vaccines, particularly two primary doses followed by a booster, have been effective at preventing disease in older children and adolescents, according to data shown to the CDC committee Friday. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022", "But seeing all of the young girls and women alike excited to meet her was particularly special. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022", "Historically, women, people of color \u2014 particularly Black people like myself \u2014 weren\u2019t allowed into the industry. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022", "Pfizer's efficacy estimate, Moffitt said, was particularly unreliable because there were so few cases of the virus among trial participants after the third dose. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022", "The issue of whether to forgive some federal student-loan debt has been particularly fraught. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 18 June 2022", "There\u2019s an enormous amount of good work happening at the community level to try to address gun violence, particularly the violence that disproportionately impacts Black and brown communities. \u2014 Vogue , 18 June 2022", "Holocaust survivors had lower levels of the enzyme than those who hadn't lived through the Holocaust\u2014and such effects were particularly pronounced in those who were the youngest during World War II. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022", "But while Ford was mostly durable and productive with the Chiefs, his body fell apart with the 49ers, particularly his back. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":null, "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "parting":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a place or point where a division or separation occurs", ": a point of separation or divergence", ": a place or time at which a choice must be made", ": given, taken, or done at parting", ": an act of leaving someone" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-ti\u014b", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-ti\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "farewell", "leave-taking", "separation" ], "antonyms":[ "farewell", "valedictory" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "But the heart behind the familiar rom-com choices: the parting of two flames, the last-second pursuit to save a relationship and the happy ending that follows \u2014 cannot be doubted. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "Showing off her penchant for a deep side parting , Fanning\u2019s barrettes even rivaled her Chopard diamonds. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 20 May 2022", "So, this album talks about that transitional period of a boy turning into an adult, and this boy is experiencing the emotions of going through a breakup or a parting . \u2014 Tanu I. Raj, Billboard , 19 May 2022", "There also was a parting moment with Stevens, who then was Celtics coach and now oversees Boston\u2019s front office. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 19 May 2022", "Advocates say the changes allow for a more cooperative, harmonious parting of ways. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022", "In a parting gesture, Mr. Wald handed the paper\u2019s Sunday supplement to its founder, Clay Felker, who revamped it as the glossy stand-alone New York magazine. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022", "To cut a pear in half was akin to begging fate for a permanent parting . \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022", "And that's always the parting message that Lord John wants to give Jamie, no matter what the circumstances are surrounding that goodbye. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1562, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190505" }, "partisan":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "noun ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a firm adherent to a party , faction, cause, or person", ": one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance", ": a member of a body of detached light troops making forays and harassing an enemy", ": a member of a guerrilla band operating within enemy lines", ": feeling, showing, or deriving from strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person : exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from partisanship", ": of, carried on by, or being military partisans", ": a weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries with long shaft and broad blade", ": a person who strongly supports something or someone" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n", "-s\u0259n", "-\u02cczan", "chiefly British", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n", "-s\u0259n", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n", "-s\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "biased", "one-sided", "parti pris", "partial", "prejudiced" ], "antonyms":[ "disinterested", "equal", "equitable", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "neutral", "nonpartisan", "objective", "unbiased", "unprejudiced" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1708, in the meaning defined at sense 2", "Noun (2)", "1542, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172943" }, "partisanship":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the quality or state of being partisan : strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n-\u02ccship", "-s\u0259n-", "-\u02cczan-", "chiefly British" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1798, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223821" }, "partition":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "the action of parting the state of being parted division", "something that divides", "an interior dividing wall", "one of the parts or sections of a whole", "to divide into parts or shares", "to divide (a place, such as a country) into two or more territorial units having separate political status", "to separate or divide by a partition (such as a wall)", "a wall or screen that separates one area from another", "to divide into separate shares, parts, or areas", "the distribution of a substance between two immiscible phases in contact at equilibrium and especially between two liquids", "the severance voluntarily or by legal proceedings of common or undivided interests in property and especially real property division into severalty of property held jointly or in common or the sale of such property by a court with division of the proceeds" ], "pronounciation":"p\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n", "synonyms":[ "member", "part", "portion", "section", "segment" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "Behind a glass partition , flames surge from the grill as chef Yoshiya Tomori lines its grate with skewered chicken thighs, gizzards and hearts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022", "Seated behind a clear plastic partition , the two older women share confidences that expose some hard knocks of experience. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 2 June 2022", "Employees stand behind a glass partition where dozens of noodle baskets hang from a large vat of boiling water. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 12 Mar. 2022", "About 15 miles away, Gabriela Hernandez was trapped behind a glass partition in a pediatric intensive care unit jammed with severely ill children battling covid-19. \u2014 Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2022", "Set in the shadow of India's 1947 partition , Shree explores themes of trauma, motherhood and feminism. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022", "Other fresh elements are slip-resistant terra-cotta floor tiles and a wallpaper mural as well as a custom window partition . \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022", "Many Cypriots \u2014 particularly those on the political left \u2014 continue to blame NATO for the island\u2019s de facto partition after Turkish forces invaded in the mid-1970s. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 15 May 2022", "Steffen said Villase\u00f1or was booked into jail at 2 56 p.m. and found unresponsive in a holding cell three hours later, slumped over a wall partition near a toilet. \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web Verb", "In November 1947, the United Nations approved a plan to partition Palestine. \u2014 James R. Hagerty And Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ , 3 June 2022", "The Palestinians fear Israel plans to take over the site or partition it. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 30 May 2022", "The Palestinians have long feared that Israel plans to eventually take over the site or partition it. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022", "The Palestinians have long feared that Israel plans to eventually take over the site or partition it. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 6 May 2022", "Such practices have fueled concerns among Palestinians that Israel is plotting to take over the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound or partition it. \u2014 Time , 17 Apr. 2022", "Such practices have fueled concerns among Palestinians that Israel is plotting to take over the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound or partition it. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 17 Apr. 2022", "Such practices have fueled concerns among Palestinians that Israel is plotting to take over the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound or partition it. \u2014 Josef Federman, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022", "Palestinians have long feared that Israel plans to take over the site or partition it. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":null, "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "partnership":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the state of being a partner : participation", ": a legal relation existing between two or more persons contractually associated as joint principals in a business", ": the persons joined together in a partnership", ": a relationship resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close cooperation between parties having specified and joint rights and responsibilities", ": an arrangement in which people engage in an activity or business with one another or share something with each other", ": an association of two or more persons or entities that conduct a business for profit as co-owners \u2014 see also Uniform Partnership Act \u2014 compare corporation , joint venture , sole proprietorship", ": trading partnership in this entry", ": a limited partnership in which the partners are members of a family", ": a partnership in which the partners are members of a family", ": a partnership in which each partner is liable for all partnership debts and obligations in full regardless of the amount of the individual partner's capital contribution \u2014 compare limited partnership in this entry", ": a partnership formed under applicable state statute in which the partnership is liable as an entity for debts and obligations and the partners are not liable personally", ": a partnership in which the business is managed by one or more general partners and is provided with capital by limited partners who do not participate in management but who share in profits and whose individual liability is limited to the amount of their respective capital contributions \u2014 compare general partnership in this entry", ": a limited partnership that offers interests for sale on the market", ": the interests themselves sold as securities", ": a partnership in which two or more persons jointly own a mining claim and actually engage in extracting minerals with the purpose of sharing profits and losses", ": a partnership that is not engaged in the buying and selling of goods", ": a partnership whose duration is not fixed by contract and that is terminable at will by any partner", ": a partnership created by operation of law when a defendant by words or conduct represents himself or herself to the plaintiff or to the public as a partner and the plaintiff relies on the representation to his or her detriment", ": limited partnership in this entry", ": a partnership whose business involves the buying and selling of goods" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4rt-n\u0259r-\u02ccship", "also", "\u02c8p\u00e4rt-n\u0259r-\u02ccship" ], "synonyms":[ "affiliation", "alliance", "association", "collaboration", "confederation", "connection", "cooperation", "hookup", "liaison", "linkup", "relation", "relationship", "tie-up", "union" ], "antonyms":[ "disaffiliation", "dissociation" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This coverage is supported by a partnership with 1Earth Fund, the Kendeda Fund and Journalism Funding Partners. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 10 June 2022", "Successful projects leverage a true partnership between a business and its IT. \u2014 Denis Clifford, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "Pampers has committed $250k to tackling systemic issues in Black Maternal health, and a $100,000 partnership with the National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC) is part of the initiative. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 9 June 2022", "On the heels of the doc\u2019s premiere, Lopez has unveiled a new partnership with Grameen America, a microfinance organization, to advance financial empowerment for Latina businesswomen. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 9 June 2022", "As a part of the JumpStart Dual Enrollment Program, a partnership between the college and public school system, county students have the opportunity to get a jump-start on college or their career by earning college credit or industry certifications. \u2014 Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022", "Yara International ASA, a Norwegian chemical company, recently signed a partnership with Drop Agricultura, a Brazilian company developing an alternative to nitrogen. \u2014 Vinod Sreeharsha, WSJ , 8 June 2022", "Back in February, Gucci and Adidas hinted at a partnership when models graced the Milan runways wearing a series of styles featuring a mash-up of the brands' iconic emblems. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 7 June 2022", "In recent years, Shell has acquired a power company in India that supplies solar and wind power; bought a wind farm developer in Australia; and invested in a partnership with a Chinese company to develop charging stations in Asia and Europe. \u2014 Ivan Penn, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191420" }, "party":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a person or group taking one side of a question, dispute, or contest", ": a group of persons organized for the purpose of directing the policies of a government", ": a person or group participating in an action or affair", ": a particular individual : person", ": a detail of soldiers", ": a social gathering", ": the entertainment provided for it", ": to attend or give parties", ": revel sense 1", ": a social gathering or the entertainment provided for it", ": a person or group concerned in some action", ": a group of people who take one side of a question or share a set of beliefs", ": one (as a person, group, or entity) constituting alone or with others one of the sides of a proceeding, transaction, or agreement", ": a party to an instrument for whose benefit an accommodation party signs and incurs liability on the instrument : a party for whose benefit an accommodation is made", ": a party who signs and thereby incurs liability on an instrument that is issued for value and given for the benefit of an accommodated party", ": a party holding a security interest in another's property", ": a person other than the principals", ": one (as an individual, firm, or corporation) that constitutes the plaintiff or defendant in an action", ": one so involved in the prosecution or defense of a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding as to be bound or substantially affected by the decision or judgment therein", ": a party to an action who is on the opposing side", ": a party to a finally decided action whose interests would be served by having the judgment upheld on appeal and who is entitled to notice of an appeal", ": a party with a legally recognized interest that is injuriously affected especially by an act of a judicial or quasi-judicial body and that confers standing to appeal", ": a party whose rights are so connected with the claims being litigated in an action that no judgment can be rendered without affecting or impairing those rights, no complete disposition of the action can be made without the party's joinder, and whose nonjoinder will result in the dismissal of an action \u2014 compare necessary party in this entry", ": a party having no fault in or responsibility for the situation for which judicial relief is sought : a party who comes into court with clean hands", ": a party whose interests are so connected with an action that he or she should be joined in order to fully determine the controversy but whose nonjoinder because of a valid excuse will not result in dismissal \u2014 compare indispensable party in this entry", ": a party who has no actual stake in the outcome of litigation and whose inclusion as a party is solely for the purpose of conforming with procedural rules", ": aggrieved party in this entry", ": a person whose rights are or will be affected by an action taken especially by a government or judicial body", ": a person whose pecuniary interests are affected by a bankruptcy proceeding", ": real party in interest in this entry", ": a party whose interests are likely to be affected by litigation and whose inclusion in the litigation is preferable but not essential", ": a party who according to the applicable law is entitled to enforce the right that forms the basis of the claim regardless of who will actually benefit by the outcome", ": a person who is not a party to an action but who is or may be liable to the defendant in the action for all or part of the plaintiff's claim and against whom the defendant may bring a third-party complaint", ": a person who is not a party to an action but who is or may be liable to the plaintiff in the action for all or part of a counterclaim and against whom the plaintiff may bring a third-party complaint \u2014 see also third-party complaint", ": a group of persons usually sharing a set of political ideals who are organized for the purpose of directing the policies of a government" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0113", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "affair", "bash", "binge", "blast", "blowout", "do", "event", "fete", "f\u00eate", "function", "get-together", "reception", "shindig" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Projections based on partial election results showed that at the national level, Macron\u2019s party and its allies got about 25 percent of the vote. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022", "This was the first election, too, under a system approved by voters in 2020 that ends party primaries and uses ranked choice voting in general elections. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022", "The businessman, who hails from a family of prominent Democrats, was endorsed by the Alaska Republican party . \u2014 Becky Bohrer, ajc , 12 June 2022", "The businessman, who hails from a family of prominent Democrats, was endorsed by the Alaska Republican party . \u2014 Fox News , 12 June 2022", "The businessman, who hails from a family of prominent Democrats, was endorsed by the Alaska Republican party . \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022", "HOAs found willfully violating this statute can be ordered to pay a civil penalty of up to $1,000, and the prevailing party will be awarded their legal costs. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022", "Until recently, the region was typical of the disarray of the left at the national level, with each party refusing to collaborate and instead clinging to its strongholds. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022", "The right-wing prime minister leads a coalition of unlikely bedfellows from across the political spectrum, including the first Arab party to sit in an Israeli government. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 10 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Hope Sharon Kennedy, who\u2019s a complete shill for the probable can party . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 May 2022", "Gomez, playing a teenager trying to party with her friends \u2014 while babysitting her sleeping baby siblings \u2014 finds out what happens when self soothing completely fails. \u2014 Ashley Iasimone, Billboard , 15 May 2022", "Tolmachov had a plan though -- his staff agreed to stay through the night so patrons could party until the small hours. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1 And Rob Picheta, CNN , 14 May 2022", "Did British military officials really party as elegantly as depicted in the film? \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022", "Fortunately, Casa Loto is more than ready to meet the pent-up need to party for a cause. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022", "Rocco\u2019s Tacos invites revelers to party with the restaurant\u2019s owner, Rocco Mangel, at the Orlando location. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022", "In just two years, Elsa Majimbo has gained 2.5 million Instagram followers by eating potato chips in bed, encouraging her followers to party to the point of reporting fraudulent activity to their banks and laughing maniacally. \u2014 Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "Iosyp Sherehiy, owner of the JJ Night Club, where Mr. Zhupanyn used to party as a student, is letting the lawmakers store supplies on his premises. \u2014 Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1919, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185141" }, "pass":{ "type":"verb", "definitions":[ "move , proceed , go", "to go away depart", "die", "to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something move past", "to move past another vehicle going in the same direction", "to run the normal course", "to go or make one's way through", "to go uncensured, unchallenged, or seemingly unnoticed", "to go from one quality, state, or form to another", "to sit in inquest (see inquest sense 1 ) or judgment", "to render a decision, verdict, or opinion", "to become legally rendered", "to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of another", "happen , occur", "to take place or be exchanged as or in a social, personal, or business interaction", "to become approved by a legislature or body empowered to sanction or reject", "to undergo an inspection, test, or course of study successfully", "to serve as a medium of exchange", "to be accepted or regarded", "to identify oneself or be identified as something one is not", "to make a pass (see pass entry 3 sense 5 ) in fencing", "to throw or hit a ball or puck to a teammate", "to decline to bid, double, or redouble in a card game", "to withdraw from the current poker pot", "to let something go by without accepting or taking advantage of it", "to go beyond such as", "surpass , exceed", "to advance or develop beyond", "to go past (one moving in the same direction)", "to go by proceed or extend beyond", "neglect , omit", "to omit a regularly scheduled declaration and payment of (a dividend)", "to go across, over, or through cross", "to live through (something, such as an experience or peril) undergo", "to go through (something, such as a test) successfully", "to secure the approval of", "to cause or permit to win approval or legal or official sanction", "to give approval or a passing grade to", "to let (time or a period of time) go by especially while involved in a leisure activity", "to let go unnoticed overlook , disregard", "pledge", "to transfer the right to or property in", "to put in circulation", "to transfer or transmit from one to another", "to relay or communicate (something, such as information) to another", "to cause or enable to go transport", "to throw or hit (a ball or puck) especially to a teammate", "to pronounce (something, such as a sentence or opinion) especially judicially", "utter", "to cause or permit to go past or through a barrier", "to move or cause to move in a particular manner or direction", "to cause to march or go by in order", "to emit or discharge from a bodily part and especially the bowels", "to give a base on balls to", "to hit a ball past (an opponent) in a game (such as tennis)", "to gain approval or acceptance", "to shift a responsibility to someone else", "to take up a collection for money", "to exchange greetings or engage in pleasant conversation", "a means (such as an opening, road, or channel) by which a barrier may be passed or access to a place may be gained", "a low place in a mountain range", "a position to be held usually against odds", "realization", "the act or an instance of passing passage", "a usually distressing or bad state of affairs", "a written permission to move about freely in a place or to leave or enter it", "a written leave of absence from a military post or station for a brief period", "a permit or ticket allowing free transportation or free admission", "a thrust or lunge in fencing", "a transference of objects by sleight of hand or other deceptive means", "a moving of the hands over or along something", "an ingenious sally (as of wit)", "the passing of an examination or course of study", "the mark or certification of such passing", "a single complete mechanical operation", "a single complete cycle of operations (as for processing, manufacturing, or printing)", "a transfer of a ball or a puck from one player to another on the same team", "a ball or puck so transferred", "passing shot", "base on balls", "an instance of letting something (such as an offer or opportunity) go by without accepting or taking advantage of it", "an election not to bid, bet, or draw an additional card in a card game", "a throw of dice in the game of craps that wins the bet for the shooter \u2014 compare crap entry 3 sense 2 , missout", "a single passage or movement (as of an airplane) over a place or toward a target", "effort , try", "a sexually inviting gesture or approach", "pase", "passenger", "move entry 1 sense 1 , proceed", "to go away", "to go by or move past", "to go or allow to go across, over, or through", "to transfer or throw to another person", "to go successfully through an examination or inspection", "to cause or permit to elapse", "happen sense 1", "to move from one place or condition to another", "to be or cause to be approved", "to be or cause to be identified or recognized", "die entry 1 sense 1", "die entry 1 sense 1", "to become unconscious faint", "to let go by refuse", "an opening or way for going along or through", "a gap in a mountain range", "the act or an instance of moving", "the act or an instance of throwing or transferring (as a ball) to another person", "a written permit to go or come", "situation sense 1", "to emit or discharge from a bodily part and especially from the bowels evacuate sense 2 , void", "to issue a decision, verdict, or opinion", "to be legally issued", "to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of another", "to omit a regularly scheduled declaration and payment of (a dividend)", "to get the approval of", "to give approval or legal sanction to", "to transfer the right to or interest in", "to put in circulation", "\u2014 compare utter", "to pronounce (as a sentence or judgment) judicially" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8pas", "synonyms":[ "buck", "hand", "hand over", "reach", "transfer" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (2)", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1", "Noun (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "pass (on)":{ "type":"phrasal verb", "definitions":[ "to die" ], "pronounciation":null, "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":null, "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "pass (over)":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a Jewish holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan and commemorating the Hebrews' liberation from slavery in Egypt", ": to ignore in passing", ": to pay no attention to the claims of : disregard", ": a Jewish holiday celebrated in March or April in honor of the freeing of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pas-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r", "\u02c8pas-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bypass", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "slight", "slur (over)" ], "antonyms":[ "attend (to)", "heed", "mind", "regard", "tend (to)" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice", "I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before." ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1530, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170813" }, "pass away":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to go out of existence", ": die sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "check out", "conk (out)", "croak", "decease", "demise", "depart", "die", "drop", "end", "exit", "expire", "fall", "flatline", "go", "kick in", "kick off", "part", "pass (on)", "peg out", "perish", "pop off", "step out", "succumb" ], "antonyms":[ "breathe", "live" ], "examples":[ "the old woman passed away quietly" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215046" }, "pass over":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a Jewish holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan and commemorating the Hebrews' liberation from slavery in Egypt", ": to ignore in passing", ": to pay no attention to the claims of : disregard", ": a Jewish holiday celebrated in March or April in honor of the freeing of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pas-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r", "\u02c8pas-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bypass", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "slight", "slur (over)" ], "antonyms":[ "attend (to)", "heed", "mind", "regard", "tend (to)" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice", "I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before." ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1530, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193106" }, "passable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": capable of being passed , crossed, or traveled on", ": capable of being freely circulated", ": good enough : adequate", ": fit to be traveled on", ": barely good enough" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-s\u0259-b\u0259l", "\u02c8pa-s\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "navigable", "negotiable" ], "antonyms":[ "impassable", "impassible", "unnegotiable", "unpassable" ], "examples":[ "The main road is passable but most others are still covered with snow.", "The river is passable during the summer months.", "He did a passable job with the assignment.", "She plays passable golf but prefers tennis.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Accessing the falls requires a moderate-to-difficult 6.7-mile hike (roundtrip), but the trail is open year-round and easily passable as early as March. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 5 Apr. 2022", "The initiative was also meant to make sidewalks cleaner and more passable , as well as increase access to behavioral health services. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022", "Salt spreaders have been working since Friday evening to ensure that main roads are safe and passable for motorists and buses, according to a release. \u2014 Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com , 15 Jan. 2022", "This is, at best, an incomplete definition\u2014hardly even a passable use of TED\u2019s thought-leader airtime, much less a cogent rationale for a takeover bid equivalent to the G.D.P. of Turkmenistan. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022", "Faced with starvation, my father now makes coffee, eggs, toast, and passable suppers of fried meat with corn-on-the-cob. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022", "Patrick also posted a photo of the end result, which was surprisingly passable , no matter how unconventional the barber's tactics were. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 19 Feb. 2022", "The road\u2019s supporters seethed: If the highway had been passable , oxygen would have arrived in time. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022", "Dennis Birge, Bentonville transportation director, said main city streets were passable , but had a thin coating of sleet on them as of about 3 p.m. Wednesday. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190429" }, "passably":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "capable of being passed , crossed, or traveled on", "capable of being freely circulated", "good enough adequate", "fit to be traveled on", "barely good enough" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8pa-s\u0259-b\u0259l", "synonyms":[ "navigable", "negotiable" ], "antonyms":[ "impassable", "impassible", "unnegotiable", "unpassable" ], "examples":[ "The main road is passable but most others are still covered with snow.", "The river is passable during the summer months.", "He did a passable job with the assignment.", "She plays passable golf but prefers tennis.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Accessing the falls requires a moderate-to-difficult 6.7-mile hike (roundtrip), but the trail is open year-round and easily passable as early as March. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 5 Apr. 2022", "The initiative was also meant to make sidewalks cleaner and more passable , as well as increase access to behavioral health services. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022", "Salt spreaders have been working since Friday evening to ensure that main roads are safe and passable for motorists and buses, according to a release. \u2014 Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com , 15 Jan. 2022", "This is, at best, an incomplete definition\u2014hardly even a passable use of TED\u2019s thought-leader airtime, much less a cogent rationale for a takeover bid equivalent to the G.D.P. of Turkmenistan. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022", "Faced with starvation, my father now makes coffee, eggs, toast, and passable suppers of fried meat with corn-on-the-cob. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022", "Patrick also posted a photo of the end result, which was surprisingly passable , no matter how unconventional the barber's tactics were. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 19 Feb. 2022", "The road\u2019s supporters seethed If the highway had been passable , oxygen would have arrived in time. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022", "Dennis Birge, Bentonville transportation director, said main city streets were passable , but had a thin coating of sleet on them as of about 3 p.m. Wednesday. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163534" }, "passage":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ "a way of exit or entrance a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes", "a corridor or lobby giving access to the different rooms or parts of a building or apartment", "the action or process of passing from one place, condition, or stage to another", "death sense 1a", "a continuous movement or flow", "a specific act of traveling or passing especially by sea or air", "a privilege of conveyance as a passenger accommodations", "the passing of a legislative measure or law enactment", "a right, liberty, or permission to pass", "something that happens or is done incident", "something that takes place between two persons mutually", "a usually brief portion of a written work or speech that is relevant to a point under discussion or noteworthy for content or style", "a phrase or short section of a musical composition", "a detail of a work of art (such as a painting)", "the act or action of passing something or undergoing a passing", "incubation (see incubate sense 1b ) of a pathogen (such as a virus) in culture, a living organism, or a developing egg", "to go past or across cross", "to subject to passage", "a space or path by which something or someone can go through", "a brief part of a speech or written work", "the act or process of going from one place or condition to another", "the act of approving a law", "a right or permission to go as a passenger", "the action or process of passing from one place, condition, or stage to another", "an anatomical channel", "a movement or an evacuation of the bowels", "an act or action of passing something or undergoing a passing", "incubation of a pathogen (as a virus) in a tissue culture, a developing egg, or a living organism to increase the amount of pathogen or to alter its characteristics", "to subject to passage" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sij", "\u02c8pa-sij", "\u02c8pas-ij" ], "synonyms":[ "approach", "avenue", "path", "route", "way" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "After students returned from lunch, Cunningham spent some final moments in class to read aloud a passage , quizzing students on the main idea. \u2014 al , 16 June 2022", "Now Turkish officials, who are working both with Moscow and Kyiv, are eyeing a plan to thread a passage through the mines and escort ships from ports such as Odessa to the safer waters in the Black Sea away from the war zone. \u2014 William Mauldin, WSJ , 16 June 2022", "Last month a boat capsized in the passage near Puerto Rico. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022", "The broadcaster read a passage by Michael Bond, the author of the Paddington Bear books. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 8 June 2022", "To the right is a chamber dominated by three wall-filling video screens that document a meandering passage along slow-moving rivers. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 7 June 2022", "The resolution alludes to a New Testament passage that emphasize Christ's love for children and Hebrew Bible teachings about children being a gift from God. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022", "In a memorable passage , Andrew interviews a principal witness to the Thatch drama who explains the stages of a New England coastal town\u2019s identity crisis. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022", "At Navy Pier, a proclamation was read from President Joe Biden that praised mariners for maintaining a smooth passage for the country\u2019s crucial domestic goods and serving as stewards at the nation\u2019s trading gateways with the rest of the world . \u2014 Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web Verb", "Attention remains squarely focused on Manchin and Sinema, two centrist Democrats who helped steer that bipartisan bill to passage , but have concerns that Biden's overall bill is too big. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021", "Attention remains squarely focused on Manchin and Sinema, two centrist Democrats who helped steer that bipartisan bill to passage , but have concerns that Biden\u2019s overall bill is too big. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021", "Attention remains squarely focused on Manchin and Sinema, two centrist Democrats who helped steer that bipartisan bill to passage , but have concerns that Biden's overall bill is too big. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 1 Oct. 2021", "Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, centrist Democrats who helped steer that bipartisan bill to passage , but are concerned about the overall size of Biden's plan. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 1 Oct. 2021", "Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, centrist Democrats who helped steer that bipartisan bill to passage , but a concern that the overall size of Biden\u2019s plan. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2021", "The result Testy divisions between the Democrats\u2019 two ideological factions, and knotty questions for party leaders about how to resolve them and push a pandemic package to passage . \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022", "The result Testy divisions between the Democrats' two ideological factions, and knotty questions for party leaders about how to resolve them and push a pandemic package to passage . \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 1 June 2022", "The Recovering America's Wildlife Act drew one step closer to passage last week when it was approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1824, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164457" }, "passing":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "the act of one that passes or causes to pass", "death sense 1a", "by the way incidentally", "going by or past", "having a brief duration", "surpassing", "superficial", "of, relating to, or used in or for the act or process of passing", "given on satisfactory completion of an examination or course of study", "to a surpassing degree exceedingly", "going by or past", "lasting only for a short time", "showing haste or lack of attention", "used for going past", "showing satisfactory work in a test or course of study", "the act of going by or going away", "death sense 1" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8pa-si\u014b", "synonyms":[ "curtains", "death", "decease", "demise", "dissolution", "doom", "end", "exit", "expiration", "expiry", "fate", "grave", "great divide", "passage", "quietus", "sleep" ], "antonyms":[ "brief", "deciduous", "ephemeral", "evanescent", "flash", "fleeting", "fugacious", "fugitive", "impermanent", "momentary", "short-lived", "temporary", "transient", "transitory" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "White became a dependable part of coach Ime Udoka\u2019s rotation after being acquired from the Spurs in February, as his defense, passing , pace, and general court awareness created value despite his mediocre shooting numbers. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022", "Kathy\u2019s passing left David Fahey to stand alone against criminal allegations of using handcuffs, leg irons and cloth restraints on a 14-year-old boy who ran away about a half dozen times. \u2014 Johnny Edwards, ajc , 17 June 2022", "This season White did sport a series of improvements, such as defense, shot-selection, and passing , but failed to keep it going for long before reverting back to hunting shots outside the flow of the offense. \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "Once again, the prose is as unembellished and direct in impact as her sculptures, and Truitt remained an even-handed witness to her own life, the pleasure of visits from grandchildren running alongside her grief at a friend\u2019s passing . \u2014 Megan O\u2019grady, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022", "The passing of the controversial National Security Law in 2020, which grants sweeping powers for the state to arrest anyone for acts interpreted as anti-government, has squashed open protests. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 13 June 2022", "The camp is focused on teaching the fundamentals of playing the game of hockey, such as balance, skating, puck-handling, shooting and passing . \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022", "But after Galindo's passing , Laura mourned not only her own loss, but Rosalina's as well -- no snuggles, no kisses, no presents. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin And Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 June 2022", "At this difficulty, opponents become harshly effective, tackling nearby characters at the drop of a hat and making even basic passing and shooting an incredibly difficult game of positioning. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 10 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective", "His passing -efficiency rating of 104.5 is the second-best in NFL history. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2022", "In 2021, after Odell Beckham Jr. left the Browns, Peoples-Jones couldn\u2019t exactly fill the deep threat role the Browns needed -- but how much of that was due to his own limitations and how much of it was due to a passing game that was broken? \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 21 May 2022", "Finding a rookie tight end who can contribute right away in the passing game is hard enough. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2022", "There\u2019s some chance of a passing late-day shower, which could again be snowflakes in high elevations well west. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022", "Strome gave the Blackhawks a two-goal lead at 4 07 of the third, converting Jones\u2019 cross-ice feed to complete a pretty passing sequence. \u2014 Matt Carlson, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2022", "Police said a gunman in a passing white car sprayed bullets at a group of men on Sept. 20, killing a 34-year-old man and injuring another man. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Feb. 2022", "How, exactly, will a passing wave distort space-time? \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 8 Dec. 2021", "At the time his career ended held or shared the OSU records for most passing yards and touchdowns in a game, and season. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":null, "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adverb", "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "passion":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death", ": an oratorio based on a gospel narrative of the Passion", ": suffering", ": the state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces", ": emotion", ": the emotions as distinguished from reason", ": intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction", ": an outbreak of anger", ": ardent affection : love", ": a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept", ": sexual desire", ": an object of desire or deep interest", ": a strong feeling or emotion", ": an object of someone's love, liking, or desire", ": strong liking or desire : love", ": intense, driving, or overpowering feeling or emotion", ": any violent or intense emotion that prevents reflection \u2014 see also heat of passion" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n", "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n", "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "fondness", "love" ], "antonyms":[ "abomination", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "rancor" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There, tomes on lead mining in the Pennines and the letters of Bronson Alcott keep company with every book ever written about the Civil War, which was Tony\u2019s passion . \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022", "There is confidence in his game for winning last week in Toronto, and there is passion rare for a Thursday unless the game is going badly. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022", "There is confidence in his game for winning last week in Toronto, and there is passion rare for a Thursday unless the game is going badly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022", "Helping scientists communicate is a real passion of yours. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022", "That nexus of word and sound was his recurrent passion . \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022", "Molly lives in Domb\u00f3v\u00e1r, Hungary, with her owner Emma M\u00fcller, who says basketball is the pet's passion . \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022", "But wooden schooners are his passion , and though the vintage collector has experience renovating classic cars, Weather Bird was his first antique yacht. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 27 May 2022", "These people fighting this terrible disease were their passion . \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin passion-, passio suffering, being acted upon, from Latin pati to suffer \u2014 more at patient ", "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203816" }, "passional":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or marked by passion" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al", "\u02c8pash-n\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervent", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "incandescent", "intense", "passionate", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "superheated", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ], "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ], "examples":[ "a rather passional declaration of love from someone she had just started dating" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184512" }, "passionless":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death", ": an oratorio based on a gospel narrative of the Passion", ": suffering", ": the state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces", ": emotion", ": the emotions as distinguished from reason", ": intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction", ": an outbreak of anger", ": ardent affection : love", ": a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept", ": sexual desire", ": an object of desire or deep interest", ": a strong feeling or emotion", ": an object of someone's love, liking, or desire", ": strong liking or desire : love", ": intense, driving, or overpowering feeling or emotion", ": any violent or intense emotion that prevents reflection \u2014 see also heat of passion" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n", "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n", "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "fondness", "love" ], "antonyms":[ "abomination", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "rancor" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There, tomes on lead mining in the Pennines and the letters of Bronson Alcott keep company with every book ever written about the Civil War, which was Tony\u2019s passion . \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022", "There is confidence in his game for winning last week in Toronto, and there is passion rare for a Thursday unless the game is going badly. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022", "There is confidence in his game for winning last week in Toronto, and there is passion rare for a Thursday unless the game is going badly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022", "Helping scientists communicate is a real passion of yours. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022", "That nexus of word and sound was his recurrent passion . \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022", "Molly lives in Domb\u00f3v\u00e1r, Hungary, with her owner Emma M\u00fcller, who says basketball is the pet's passion . \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022", "But wooden schooners are his passion , and though the vintage collector has experience renovating classic cars, Weather Bird was his first antique yacht. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 27 May 2022", "These people fighting this terrible disease were their passion . \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin passion-, passio suffering, being acted upon, from Latin pati to suffer \u2014 more at patient ", "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214817" }, "past master":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "one who has held the office of worshipful master in a lodge of Freemasons or of master in a guild, club, or society", "one who is expert adept" ], "pronounciation":null, "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "authority", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dab", "dab hand", "expert", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "hotshot", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "inexpert", "nonexpert" ], "examples":[ "He's a past master at finding ways to get out of trouble.", "They are past masters of the art of propaganda.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Does this past master of starting crazes see the Reddit phenomenon as a long-overdue democratization of the stock market, or a frenzy detached from the fundamentals of investing? \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2021", "The locked-room mystery\u2014not just a whodunnit but a how-done-it\u2014pays homage to past masters such as John Dickson Carr and Gaston Leroux. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019", "When the ensemble made its first national tour, playing Orchestra Hall in September 1992, Marsalis and friends were trying to show that America needed a world-class jazz orchestra that could honor past masters while forging future ones. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 16 Nov. 2019", "Like Carmela, museums are past masters at putting a respectable face on barbarism. \u2014 Rhonda Lieberman, The New Republic , 23 Sep. 2019", "After all, the big fees that credit card companies and banks extract from merchants are ripe for disruption\u2013\u2013and Sprecher's a past master at making an array of transactions faster and cheaper. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 20 Sep. 2019", "The projects that make up the bond propositions have been identified by residents through the citizen satisfaction survey, past master plans and citizen boards. \u2014 Roy Kent, Houston Chronicle , 29 Aug. 2019", "Mr Haradinaj is a past master at snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. \u2014 The Economist , 25 July 2019", "Then there\u2019s Chicago trumpeter Orbert Davis\u2019 homage to one of the South Side\u2019s most revered past masters , pianist Willie Pickens. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 7 June 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":null, "first_known_use":[ "1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "pastiche":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work", ": such stylistic imitation", ": a musical, literary, or artistic composition made up of selections from different works : potpourri", ": hodgepodge" ], "pronounciation":[ "pa-\u02c8st\u0113sh", "p\u00e4-" ], "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", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "His earlier building designs were pastiches based on classical forms.", "With this work she goes beyond pastiche .", "The research paper was essentially a pastiche made up of passages from different sources.", "The house is decorated in a pastiche of Asian styles.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Like the clever, catchy pastiche songs, the choreography identifies its sources without quoting directly. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "But as the Eighties horror pastiche returns this week after a nearly three-year absence, the show and the streamer seem to be going in opposite directions. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022", "His classic studies of the body in a time of postmodern pastiche and cerebral deconstructions of ornament and sentimentality were a sensation, and a small revolution. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022", "Returning songwriters Tom Mizer and Curtis Moore were tasked with creating a pastiche of sounds, including calypso, period-appropriate pop, a Broadway tune and several striptease numbers. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 23 May 2022", "In the hands of just about any other rapper, the song would read as nothing more than post Playboi Carti-era pastiche , but Kendrick finds new terrain, retracing over unexplored horizons. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022", "The results are exhilarating, transcending pastiche with the polish and commitment Mr. Hedley brings to the performances. \u2014 Barry Mazor, WSJ , 3 May 2022", "Jane Inc quickly established itself as an output for Bezic\u2019s complex dance and pop songwriting sensibilities \u2014 overflowing with rich, deep grooves and structured around deep emotional truths with a pastiche of personal and political lyrics. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 26 Apr. 2022", "This complex pastiche reemerged during lockdown as parents had a lot more time to doom-scroll. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"French, from Italian pasticcio ", "first_known_use":[ "1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174723" }, "pastoral":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen", ": devoted to or based on livestock raising", ": of or relating to the countryside : not urban", ": portraying or expressive of the life of shepherds or country people especially in an idealized and conventionalized manner", ": pleasingly peaceful and innocent : idyllic", ": of or relating to spiritual care or guidance especially of a congregation", ": of or relating to the pastor of a church", ": a literary work (such as a poem or play) dealing with shepherds or rural life in a usually artificial manner and typically drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city and especially court life", ": pastoral poetry or drama", ": a rural picture or scene", ": pastorale sense 1a", ": crosier sense 1", ": a letter of a pastor to a charge: such as", ": a letter addressed by a bishop to the bishop's diocese", ": a letter of the house of bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church to be read in each parish", ": of or relating to peaceful scenes of the countryside", ": of or relating to the pastor of a church" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-st(\u0259-)r\u0259l", "nonstandard", "\u02c8pa-st(\u0259-)r\u0259l", "sense 1d is often", "-\u02c8ral", "\u02c8pa-st\u0259-r\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "bucolic", "country", "rural", "rustic", "rustical" ], "antonyms":[ "urban" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "The house is situated in a charming pastoral setting.", "Her favorite painting in the collection is a pastoral landscape.", "The bishop outlined the church's views in a pastoral letter.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "But, at midday comes a disturbance in this pastoral scene \u2014 the notes of a marching band warming up. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022", "In place of the Euro-centric pastoral scenes typically depicted on toile du jouy, Glemaud\u2019s Toussaint Toile features portraits of the Haitian Revolution leader, alongside drawings of the Caribbean island nation\u2019s flowers, foliage, and landscapes. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022", "This Washington County gem has classic cheeseburgers, baseball on TV and outdoor seating (around back) in a pastoral setting just 15 miles from downtown Portland. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022", "Gradually, however, in the 1980s, Duplin\u2019s pastoral idyll becomes a mephitic dead zone, thanks to the nightmarish business scheme of an ambitious hog farmer named Wendell H. Murphy. \u2014 Jeff Calder, ajc , 3 June 2022", "While many of Charlottesville's best hotels lean into the pastoral nature of the area, Omni Charlottesville Hotel blends a modern aesthetic \u2014 featuring a seven-story glass atrium lobby \u2014 into its narrative. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022", "The Blemmyes, also known as the Beja, were pastoral nomads based in northeast Africa, occupying the eastern deserts of Sudan, Egypt and possibly Eritrea. \u2014 Dieynaba Young, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022", "That book describes the way in which pastoral life in America was interrupted by the technology and industrialization of the 19th and 20th centuries. \u2014 Alan Lightman, The Atlantic , 15 Jan. 2022", "For centuries, pastoral nomads in Egypt\u2019s Eastern Desert traversed this arid region by a network of pathways over granite ranges, across barren valleys and through colorful canyons. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Watkins is a necessary writer for a changing American pastoral . \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Vulture , 15 Dec. 2021", "In considering the relationship between Sublimity and the English pastoral , there appeared to be two schools of thought. \u2014 Henry Wismayer, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021", "Nothing takes me back to the Midwestern pastoral of my youth quite like the smells of springtime: freshly cut grass with an edge of lawnmower fuel, the sweet ozone of an imminent thunderstorm. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 3 June 2021", "The Golden Globes\u2019 decision to place the film, an American pastoral , in its foreign-language category only underscores the continual unbelonging of Asian Americans. \u2014 Anne Anlin Cheng, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2021", "This is not Baz Luhrmann\u2019s 1996 adaptation Romeo + Juliet\u2014with its psychedelic dystopia and doomed romanticism\u2014but an agrarian pastoral of blues and oranges and blacks. \u2014 Tiana Reid, The New York Review of Books , 20 June 2020", "Now a new documentary will look at the history of this genre, in which the pastoral is routinely entwined with the painful. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 10 July 2019", "However, Hamilton's Thomas Kail lost out in the best directing race to Sam Mendes for Jez Butterworth's modern Irish pastoral , The Ferryman, which is scheduled to transfer to Broadway in the fall. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2018", "The result is something that is looser and more open-ended, less hard science fiction than a dreamy kind of science pastoral , albeit one populated with mutant crocodiles. \u2014 George Pendle, Esquire , 21 Feb. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)", "Noun", "1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203730" }, "pasturage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pasture" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pas-ch\u0259-rij" ], "synonyms":[ "lea", "ley", "pasture", "range" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "put the cows out on the back pasturage" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1522, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180000" }, "pasture":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": plants (such as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals", ": land or a plot of land used for grazing", ": the feeding of livestock : grazing", ": graze , browse", ": to feed (animals, such as cattle) on pasture", ": to use as pasture", ": plants (as grass) for feeding grazing animals", ": land on which animals graze" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pas-ch\u0259r", "\u02c8pas-ch\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "lea", "ley", "pasturage", "range" ], "antonyms":[ "browse", "forage", "graze", "rustle" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "The horses were grazing in the pasture .", "Most of their land is pasture .", "Verb", "The horses are pastured on several acres of land.", "pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "But the most curious thing that happened in that Cullman county pasture might not have been Brooks running off the Trumpist tracks. \u2014 al , 15 June 2022", "At this Wicklow coastal farm, salty breezes from the Irish Sea wash over the pasture , giving a rich flavor to the full-fat milk and double cream used to make this cheese. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "Lopez got out and ran across a pasture to a wooded area, the agency has said. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 3 June 2022", "In southern Alberta, drought has scorched pasture grasses and cropland in the past year. \u2014 Megan Durisin, Jen Skerritt, Michael Hirtzer, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022", "There are clear pasture areas, a boat ramp, a boat dock at Medina Lake, and a helicopter pad. \u2014 Gabriel Romero, Chron , 14 May 2022", "But Israel argued that Palestinian residents began squatting in the area after it was declared Firing Zone 918, and that until then it was only used as seasonal pasture land for their livestock. \u2014 Abeer Salman, CNN , 6 May 2022", "Pasture-quality data Developed by the Image Processing and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Federal University of Goi\u00e1s (Lapig/UFG), the Atlas das Pastagens maps pasture areas in Brazil and their quality. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022", "From the valley floor, pick lake sardines and radicchio, from the alpine pasture pick red turnip and nostrano stravecchio (a regional hard cheese), and from the high mountain pick arctic char or roe deer to name but a few. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 19 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "And, of course, on some farms, K went out to pasture being called college basketball\u2019s coaching GOAT. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022", "Baby boomers aren\u2019t going to tolerate being put out to pasture . \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 9 Apr. 2022", "Even under normal conditions, come spring, livestock would have been too weak to move, requiring farmers to carry them back out to pasture to graze once the snow melted, per CNN. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022", "In the six-part series, based on Mike Herron\u2019s novel of the same name, Oldman plays Jackson Lamb, an MI5 boss relegated to administrative purgatory in Slough House, where sub-par agents are put out to pasture . \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022", "The point is that as people are living longer, there remains no valid reason for fashion to put them out to pasture . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022", "BlackBerry's classic devices, which once ruled the smartphone landscape years before the rise of iPhone and Android, will officially be put out to pasture this week. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 3 Jan. 2022", "They had been regarded as averse to pasture , intolerant of cattle and able to survive only in natural prairie. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Dec. 2021", "Every morning, the herds of buffalo are brought out of their enclosures and taken to pasture . \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 7 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191038" }, "pat":{ "type":[ "abbreviation", "abbreviation ()", "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a light blow especially with the hand or a flat instrument", ": a light tapping often rhythmical sound", ": something (such as butter) shaped into a small flat usually square individual portion", ": an expression of approval", ": in a pat manner : aptly , perfectly", ": to strike lightly with a flat instrument", ": to flatten, smooth, or put into place or shape with light blows", ": to tap or stroke gently with the hand to soothe, caress, or show approval", ": to strike or beat gently", ": exactly suited to the purpose or occasion : apt", ": suspiciously appropriate : contrived", ": learned, mastered, or memorized exactly", ": firm , unyielding", ": reduced to a simple or mechanical form : standard , trite", "patent", "point after touchdown", ": to tap or stroke gently with an open hand", ": a light tap with an open hand", ": the sound of a pat or tap", ": a small flat piece (as of butter)", ": learned perfectly", ": exactly suitable", ": not changing", "patent", "paroxysmal atrial tachycardia" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pat", "\u02c8pat" ], "synonyms":[ "faultlessly", "flawlessly", "ideally", "immaculately", "impeccably", "perfectly" ], "antonyms":[ "caress", "fondle", "gentle", "love", "pet", "stroke" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "For its part, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will implement gender-neutral screening procedures at airport checkpoints, designed to limit the number of false alarms and invasive pat -downs, in the coming months. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022", "Still, both that guess and orbit earned me a \u2018solid choice\u2019 pat on the back from ye olde bot. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 May 2022", "Oh man, putting a pat of it on some warm rye toast was life-changing for me. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 May 2022", "Add a pat of butter into the skillet and move around to coat the bottom of the pan. \u2014 CNN , 27 Apr. 2022", "As directed and choreographed by Robert Barry Fleming, the production energetically lays out and explores the financial and generational tensions in the family, and then rushes to a pat and rather unconvincing resolution. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022", "Speaking to yourself kindly, gently, giving yourself a pat on the back. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 31 Mar. 2022", "The filmmakers deserve a lot of credit for originality, and the cast should get a pat on the back for character development. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022", "Don't bet on GM Howie Roseman standing pat in Round 1 but bank on this roster getting even better with Roseman potentially creating further options for next year's draft. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "The 2016 draft was the last time the Bengals stayed pat through all seven rounds. \u2014 Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com , 21 Apr. 2020", "To use, soak the disc about 15 minutes, pat dry, and snap in place. \u2014 Jean Kressy, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Sep. 2019", "Drain onions, pat dry, and add to tomatoes along with the parsley, dill, and mint. \u2014 Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com , 17 July 2019", "When the grill is nice and hot, pat dry the scallops with a paper towel. \u2014 Multiple Authors, House Beautiful , 1 May 2010", "Using a slotted spoon, transfer asparagus to a bowl of ice water to cool; pat dry. \u2014 Bon Appetit , 14 May 2018", "Remove the small side muscle from the scallops, rinse with cold water and thoroughly pat dry. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Feb. 2018", "The use of police pat -downs declined as a result starting in late 2015, according to Cassell and Fowles. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 14 May 2018", "The use of police pat -downs declined as a result starting in late 2015, according to Cassell and Fowles. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, chicagotribune.com , 14 May 2018", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "After removing the sheet, gently pat the remaining serum onto your skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022", "To get rid of any excess water, gently squeeze out water from the straps and back or pat it (including the cups) with a towel. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022", "Some are sensory books that young readers can touch and pat ; others are chapter books that older readers can buy, and there are favorites that feature cartoon characters, monster trucks, and dinosaurs. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022", "However, instead of leaving your baby to cry themselves to sleep, the approach instructs parents to, if their babies are crying in their cribs, enter the room at various intervals to pat their baby and reassure them (without picking them up). \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022", "WeTV\u2019s Chinese dramas helped drive its Thai customer growth in 2021 and period romantic Chinese dramas are popular on both WeTV and iQIY, with customers willing to pat for premium Chinese content. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022", "Dab your finger into remaining egg white, then moisten and pat each mound to make them all as smooth and round as possible. \u2014 Odette Williams, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022", "Then put some on your fingers, rub them together and pat the Miracle Balm onto your cheeks to add luminosity. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 1 Feb. 2022", "Do not just pat them on the head and sweetly smile at them. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Much to her credit, Conis does not end her book with some pat lesson or underdeveloped call to arms. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022", "And finally, his pat , sentimental appraisal of his wife feels more like an act of obliteration than appreciation. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 17 May 2022", "There is no way pat , the wine should be ruling on his dad\u2019s gerrymandering case. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 May 2022", "The Bank of England, which expects inflation to hit 10 percent this year, began raising rates in 2021 even as the Fed stood pat , and started shrinking its bond portfolio in March, three months ahead of Powell\u2019s timetable. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 13 May 2022", "Employers may conduct pat -down searches of employees suspected of theft in the workplace, as long as they are not done in an offensive way, employment lawyers say. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022", "If the Cavs hold on to the seventh seed, their first matchup would be against the eighth seed -- the Hawks, if everything stands pat . \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022", "For presidents to overcome the procedural conservatism (traditional stand- pat -ism) of congressional leaders, those leaders need to fear the wrath of their supporters for inaction. \u2014 Timothy Naftali, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022", "For Morris and Wahl, however, all of this was a little too pat . \u2014 Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adverb", "1578, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1533, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1", "Adjective", "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222130" }, "patch":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun ()", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot", ": a tiny piece of black silk or court plaster worn on the face or neck especially by women to hide a blemish or to heighten beauty", ": a piece of material (such as adhesive plaster) used medically usually to cover a wound", ": a usually disk-shaped piece of material that is worn on the skin and contains a substance (such as a drug) that is absorbed at a constant rate through the skin into the bloodstream", ": a shield worn over the socket of an injured or missing eye", ": a small piece : scrap", ": a part or area distinct from that about it", ": a period of time : spell", ": someone or something equal or comparable", ": a piece of cloth sewed on a garment as an ornament or insignia", ": shoulder patch", ": a temporary connection in a communication system (such as a telephone hookup)", ": a minor correction or modification in a computer program", ": to mend, cover, or fill up a hole or weak spot in", ": to provide with a patch", ": to make of patches or fragments", ": to mend or put together especially in hasty or shabby fashion", ": to apply a patch to (a computer program)", ": to connect (things, such as circuits) by a patch cord", ": to connect (a person, a message, etc.) to a communication system especially temporarily", ": fool , dolt", ": a piece of cloth used to mend or cover a torn or worn place", ": a small piece or area different from what is around it", ": to mend or cover with a piece of cloth", ": to resolve by agreement", ": a piece of material used medically usually to cover a wound or repair a defect \u2014 see patch graft", ": a usually disk-shaped piece of material that is worn on the skin and contains a substance (as a drug) that is absorbed at a constant rate through the skin and into the bloodstream", ": a shield worn over the socket of an injured or missing eye", ": a circumscribed region of tissue (as on the skin or in a section from an organ) that differs from the normal color or composition" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pach", "\u02c8pach", "\u02c8pach" ], "synonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "recondition", "renovate", "repair", "revamp" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "The fence needs to be patched .", "They patched him into the conference call." ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1549, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175659" }, "patchwork":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": something composed of miscellaneous or incongruous parts : hodgepodge", ": pieces of cloth of various colors and shapes sewn together to form a covering", ": something resembling such a covering", ": pieces of cloth of different colors and shapes sewed together", ": something made up of different parts" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pach-\u02ccw\u0259rk", "\u02c8pach-\u02ccw\u0259rk" ], "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 quilt", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The valley is a patchwork of family farms.", "A patchwork of laws prevent the land from being developed.", "a patchwork system of laws", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In the meantime, many creators rely on a patchwork of services promising to give influencers a more direct line to their audience. \u2014 Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post , 13 May 2022", "Pursuing a patchwork of corporate subsidies and punitive trade protections isn\u2019t the answer, though. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 10 May 2022", "Within a little more than a year, the TSA \u2014 which in 2003 shifted to the new Department of Homeland Security from the Transportation Department \u2014 had replaced a patchwork of private security companies. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022", "The decision created a confusing patchwork of rules for passengers across the U.S. \u2014 Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022", "Either way, the potential for this patchwork of cells means that any one picture of the embryo will be limited. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022", "Travelers navigated a patchwork of changing mask rules Tuesday after a federal judge voided a national mandate for planes, trains and buses. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022", "Notable, too, has been the pandemic's continuing impact on itineraries, given the patchwork of shifting international restrictions around cruise ship access. \u2014 CNN , 21 Apr. 2022", "Pop Smoke and Fivio Foreign were on the same side in a kind of civil war that turned the dizzying patchwork of Brooklyn street gangs into a murderously simple rivalry between two confederations. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185944" }, "patchwork quilt":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a quilt made of patchwork", ": patchwork sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[], "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", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Kittelson imagined the arrangement of young American faces as a patchwork quilt \u2014 something that doesn't exist in Europe. \u2014 Alicia Eler, Star Tribune , 22 Oct. 2020", "As Tezeno and her fellow Louisianans try to mentally prepare for hurricanes yet to come, two years after Laura, Lake Charles \u2013 45 miles north of Cameron Parish \u2013 still looks like a blue patchwork quilt . \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 30 May 2022", "But a bird soaring above the ground below would see a patchwork quilt of white and green interwoven within the broad stretches of dusty brown that define the terrain. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Apr. 2022", "Unable to attend in person, Soleymani was still very much a part of the multi-colored patchwork quilt bringing so many universes together under one three-letter banner: NFT. \u2014 Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone , 7 Dec. 2021", "With track runtimes rarely exceeding two minutes, the Brit somehow manages to weave together a patchwork quilt of sounds from snippets of \u201890s bangers, classic R&B and alt-rock anthems. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 24 Nov. 2021", "In 1996, a patchwork quilt made by Adeline Harris Sears of Rhode Island was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its American Wing. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 18 Sep. 2021", "As the plane dipped below the clouds, an endless patchwork quilt of green fields and russet hedges stretched out beneath me. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 18 June 2020", "Typically, VPNs are provisioned manually, for each and every user \u2014 ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands \u2014 and there's little way to centrally manage this patchwork quilt of secure tunnels. \u2014 Francis Dinha, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184346" }, "pate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a spread of finely chopped or pureed seasoned meat", ": a meat or fish pie or patty", ": head", ": the crown of the head", ": brain", ": paste sense 2b" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4-\u02c8t\u0101", "pa-", "\u02c8p\u0101t", "\u02c8p\u00e4t" ], "synonyms":[ "bean", "block", "dome", "head", "mazard", "mazzard", "nob", "noddle", "noggin", "noodle", "nut", "poll" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun (2)", "plopped a cap on his bald pate" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1706, in the meaning defined at sense 2", "Noun (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (3)", "1863, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192326" }, "patent":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": open to public inspection", ": secured by letters patent or by a patent to the exclusive control and possession of a particular individual or party", ": protected by a patent : made under a patent", ": protected by a trademark or a brand name so as to establish proprietary rights analogous to those conveyed by letters patent or a patent : proprietary", ": of, relating to, or concerned with the granting of patents especially for inventions", ": making exclusive or proprietary claims or pretensions", ": affording free passage : unobstructed", ": patulous , spreading", ": accessible , exposed", ": readily visible or intelligible : obvious", ": an official document conferring a right or privilege : letters patent", ": a writing securing for a term of years the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention", ": the monopoly or right so granted", ": a patented invention", ": privilege , license", ": an instrument making a conveyance of public lands", ": the land so conveyed", ": patent leather", ": to obtain or grant a patent right to", ": to grant a privilege, right, or license to by patent", ": to obtain or secure by patent", ": to secure by letters patent exclusive right to make, use, or sell", ": obvious , evident", ": relating to or concerned with patents", ": a document that gives the inventor of something the right to be the only one to make or sell the invention for a certain number of years", ": to obtain the legal right to be the only one to make or sell an invention", ": protected by a trademark or a trade name so as to establish proprietary rights analogous to those conveyed by a patent : proprietary", ": affording free passage : being open and unobstructed", ": open to public inspection \u2014 see also letters patent at letter sense 2", ": secured or protected by a patent", ": of, relating to, or concerned with the granting of patents especially for inventions", ": readily seen, discovered, or understood", "\u2014 compare latent", ": an official document conferring a right or privilege : letters patent at letter 2", ": the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention or products made by an invented process that is granted to an inventor and his or her heirs or assigns for a term of years \u2014 see also intellectual property at property \u2014 compare copyright , trademark", ": the writing securing such a right", ": a patented invention", ": an instrument making a conveyance of public lands", "\u2014 see also fee patent at fee sense 1", ": to obtain or grant a right to (something) by a patent", ": to protect the rights to (an invention) by a patent" ], "pronounciation":[ "senses 1\u20133 are", "chiefly British", "sense 4", "sense 5", "\u02c8pa-", "senses 6\u20137", "\u02c8p\u0101-", "British usually", "\u02c8pa-t\u1d4ant", "British also", "\u02c8pa-t\u1d4ant", "British also", "", "", "\u02c8pa-t\u1d4ant", "\u02c8pa-t\u1d4ant", "\u02c8pat-\u1d4ant,", "\u02c8pat-\u1d4ant,", "\u02c8pat-\u1d4ant" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The caveat that Edison filed in 1890 was the latest in a long line of pre- patent applications. \u2014 Nat Segnit, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022", "Tech companies file patent infringement lawsuits all the time \u2014 BlackBerry just sued Facebook for patent infringement last week. \u2014 Kurt Wagner, Recode , 17 Mar. 2018", "The researchers gathered data on how many different provisions of patent law each examiner invoked, on the theory that a more effective examiner would invoke more patent law provisions, on average. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 5 Mar. 2018", "Aspiring entrepreneurs will receive help in gaining access to business mentors, prototyping services, legal and patent advice and business plan development. \u2014 Karen Farkas, cleveland.com , 15 Dec. 2017", "While that didn\u2019t result in any new federal law, many states ultimately passed laws limiting how patent demand letters can be used. \u2014 Joe Mullin, Ars Technica , 9 Oct. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Opinions can differ on the topics addressed at Gene Epstein\u2019s Soho Forum, i.e., legalizing prostitution and abolishing all patent and copyright laws. \u2014 Martin Fridson, Forbes , 6 June 2022", "By 1765, Hatcher had built a house on the land as required by Fairfax as a condition of the deed, or patent . \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 3 June 2022", "And freeing Covid-19 vaccines from profit and patent is the key. \u2014 Muhammad Yunus, STAT , 29 May 2022", "The Johnston company is accused of trademark and patent infringement, unfair competition and false advertising. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022", "The Queen delegated her royal duty of opening a new session of Parliament to her son and grandson via a letter patent , which enables the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge to jointly exercise that function. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022", "This is linked to something sort of paradoxical: DDT was off- patent , and the large companies started to see it as a money loser. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 4 May 2022", "However, Ford did patent a removable range extender for the electric F-150 in 2020, which resembles a toolbox in the bed of the truck, according to The Drive. \u2014 Kyle Schnitzer, Robb Report , 11 Feb. 2022", "Arguments over the true discoverer and patent rights stunned a public that, for the most part, had been shielded from the fierce rivalries, petty jealousies and colossal egos in the research community that can disrupt scientific progress. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Grivel couldn\u2019t patent the new designs because mice had eaten the original drawings, but the family company, Grivel, continued to improve upon the design. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012", "And patent it all Apple did\u2014right down to the slide-to-unlock feature and beveled edges. \u2014 Nat Watkins, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022", "In other words, Prometheus hadn\u2019t sought to patent a natural phenomenon like metabolization. \u2014 Paul R. Michel, STAT , 8 Feb. 2022", "Cui applied for a grant, won it, and went on to patent his new fabric technology. \u2014 Corey Buhay, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2022", "Eric Wooldridge and Daniel Bailey had filed an application to patent the technology in 2012. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Nov. 2021", "Scientists and advocacy groups alike have fiercely opposed past iron-addition experiments, over concerns that for-profit companies would patent and commercialize the technology and that the extra iron would trigger blooms of toxic algae. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 3 Nov. 2021", "Where research and collaboration on earlier viral outbreaks such as SARS and H5N1 were stymied by races to patent their genetic sequences, this did not occur with SARS-CoV-2. \u2014 Jorge L. Contreras, CNN , 21 Oct. 2021", "You\u2019re not allowed to patent any herbal ingredient. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 23 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184839" }, "patented":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": originated by or peculiar to one person or group : individualized" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-t\u1d4an-t\u0259d", "British also" ], "synonyms":[ "idiomatic", "individual", "individualized", "particular", "peculiar", "personal", "personalized", "private", "privy", "separate", "singular", "subjective", "unique" ], "antonyms":[ "general", "generic", "popular", "public", "shared", "universal" ], "examples":[ "the radio commentator went into one of his patented tirades after an astute caller questioned his knowledge of the facts", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This complex is a patented technology that acts as the secret sauce to all of the Augustinus Bader skincare. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022", "The float features safety valves, dual air chambers, and a patented inner spring for additional stability. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022", "Olaplex\u2019s patented technology works to repair and protect from split ends and frizz by re-linking broken bonds. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022", "The brand\u2019s patented technology helps strengthen your teeth and gums, while fighting against cavities and decay. \u2014 ELLE , 14 May 2022", "The secret ingredient might be the Microfil technology, which boosts the textures of lashes, while the patented , asymmetrical oversized brush has a bristle weave design to catch every eyelash. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022", "Upside Foods\u2019 cell-cultured hamburger, concocted in a lab in Berkeley, CA. Animal-free American cheese made with protein powder brand Perfect Day\u2019s patented cow-free whey protein. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022", "The patented , self-winding mechanical movement offers approximately 70 hours of power reserve, along with high-performance shock absorbers and stop-seconds for precise time setting. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 25 Apr. 2022", "And just as that signature makeup technique became Pat McGrath Labs\u2019 best-selling MatteTrance Lipstick, her patented skin prep has finally been bottled. \u2014 Celia Ellenberg, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1951, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204148" }, "path":{ "type":"noun", "definitions":[ "a trodden way", "a track specially constructed for a particular use", "course , route", "a way of life, conduct, or thought", "the continuous series of positions or configurations that can be assumed in any motion or process of change by a moving or varying system", "a sequence of arcs in a network that can be traced continuously without retracing any arc", "pathway sense 2", "pathological ; pathology", "practitioner of a (specified) system of medicine that emphasizes one aspect of disease or its treatment", "one suffering from a disorder (of such a part or system)", "one perceiving", "a track made by traveling on foot", "the way or track in which something moves or in which something will be encountered", "a way of life or thought", "the way or route traversed by something", "pathway sense 1", "pathological ; pathology" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8path", "synonyms":[ "course", "line", "pathway", "route", "routeway", "steps", "track", "way" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "On Monday, the margin widened to 898 votes, strengthening Campa-Najjar\u2019s path toward the runoff. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022", "The Chicago Cubs\u2019 path forward does not get any easier. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022", "Ukrainian officials warn that a defeat in the Donbas region would open the path for Russia to move on to additional parts of Ukraine and potentially back to Kyiv. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 12 June 2022", "More people showed up at places that were inexpensive and obviously meant for locals, not tourists, like the skate park off the huge BeltLine walking path in Atlanta. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022", "When the dog stops like a dragonfly, then runs off sniffing an invisible path , a snowshoe hare has crossed your trail. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022", "The two-mile path typically consists of walkers and bikers. \u2014 Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022", "The Jazz\u2019s path , meanwhile, is not now cleared of detritus simply because Snyder\u2019s resignation has paved the way for that new voice. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022", "This is largely due to infighting among Democrats as to the best path to reform this Congress. \u2014 Kris Krane, Forbes , 10 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "patrician":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome", ": a person of high birth : aristocrat", ": a person of breeding and cultivation", ": of, relating to, having, or characterized by high birth, rank, or station : aristocratic", ": associated with or characteristic of people of high social rank", ": of or relating to a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8tri-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocrat", "blue blood", "gentle", "gentleperson", "noble" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "the Southern patricians who once resided in these stately plantation homes", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Bush, a New England patrician , was hardly a comedian. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022", "Only Goode seems to be having any fun, strutting around as Hollywood royalty while wrapping everything in Evans\u2019 patrician -with-a-head-cold voice. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022", "Alice was a New England patrician , with a degree from Smith College, who appears to have had an ardent but melancholic relationship with Jean, exacerbated by the turbulence of their era. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022", "The suggestion that the first President Bush was some elitist patrician who didn\u2019t know his way around a modern grocery store continues to rankle Barr three decades later. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Feb. 2022", "Published in German during the 15th century, it was then said to describe the pilgrimage of Gabriel Muffel, son of a Nuremburg patrician . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Jan. 2020", "People around town have never much cared for caricatures of the place\u2014the starchy patricians , the chinless wonders, the history of exclusion\u2014even when there is truth in them. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 3 May 2020", "For the dearth, / The gods, not the patricians , make it, and / Your knees to them, not arms, must help. \u2014 James Shapiro, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2020", "Belgravia, named for the tony London neighborhood still home to Britain's most affluent patricians , begins in Brussels on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191855" }, "patron saint":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a saint to whose protection and intercession a person, a society, a church, or a place is dedicated", ": an original leader or prime exemplar", ": a saint to whom a church or society is dedicated" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "beau ideal", "classic", "eidolon", "exemplar", "idea", "ideal", "model", "nonesuch", "nonpareil", "paragon" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "St. David is the patron saint of Wales.", "St. Christopher is the patron saint of travelers.", "The success of her books has made her the patron saint of a new literary movement.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "C\u00e9zanne\u2019s admirers, especially his role as patron saint of the 20th century and abstraction. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 15 June 2022", "For more than a decade, Sarma Melngailis was known as the patron saint of vegan haute cuisine. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 16 Mar. 2022", "Elena Zuniga didn\u2019t go searching for the patron saint of anxiety, depression and mental illness, but St. Dymphna found her anyway. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022", "Originally built in 1780, Borgo San Vincenzo, which was named after the patron saint of winemaking, will feature 21 luxury studios and suites with balconies and patios perfect for enjoying gorgeous sunsets views and alfresco dining. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 21 Apr. 2022", "San Pancho hosts a weekly artisanal market and (in normal years) festivals celebrating music, art and the town\u2019s patron saint . \u2014 Sara Clemence, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022", "Prince William and Kate Middleton have embarked on a day trip to Wales for the Feast of St. David, Wales's patron saint . \u2014 Meg Donohue, Town & Country , 1 Mar. 2022", "However, some are surprised to learn that the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland was never canonized as saint by the Catholic Church. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 28 Jan. 2022", "Roberts, the patron saint of romantic comedies, hasn\u2019t returned to the genre in nearly 20 years. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191649" }, "patsy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a person who is easily manipulated or victimized : pushover" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pat-s\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "chump", "dupe", "gull", "mug", "pigeon", "pushover", "sap", "soft touch", "sucker", "tool" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "They treated us like a bunch of patsies .", "an Internet newbie who's the perfect patsy for a cyber scam", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Normally in a position of power on screen, Liotta plays the patsy beautifully. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 26 May 2022", "The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021", "The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021", "The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021", "The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021", "The Bills are no longer the Patriots patsy that occurred during a lengthy run from 2000 to \u201819, which coincided with coach Bill Belichick\u2019s arrival and Tom Brady\u2019s final season in New England. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022", "The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021", "The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Italian pazzo fool", "first_known_use":[ "1899, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185316" }, "pattern":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a form or model proposed for imitation : exemplar", ": something designed or used as a model for making things", ": an artistic, musical, literary, or mechanical design or form", ": a natural or chance configuration", ": a length of fabric sufficient for an article (as of clothing)", ": the distribution of shrapnel, bombs on a target, or shot from a shotgun", ": the grouping made on a target by bullets", ": a reliable sample of traits, acts, tendencies, or other observable characteristics of a person, group, or institution", ": the flight path prescribed for an airplane that is coming in for a landing", ": a prescribed route to be followed by a pass receiver in football", ": test pattern", ": a discernible coherent system based on the intended interrelationship of component parts", ": frequent or widespread incidence", ": match", ": imitate", ": to make, adapt, or fashion according to a pattern", ": to furnish, adorn, or mark with a design", ": to form a pattern", ": the form or figures used in decoration : design", ": a model or guide for making something", ": the regular and repeated way in which something is done", ": something worth copying : model", ": to make or develop by following an example", ": to have a design", ": a model for making a mold used to form a casting", ": a reliable sample of traits, acts, tendencies, or other observable characteristics of a person, group, or institution", ": an established mode of behavior or cluster of mental attitudes, beliefs, and values that are held in common by members of a group", ": a form or model proposed for imitation", ": a recognizably consistent series of related acts" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-t\u0259rn", "\u02c8pa-t\u0259rn", "\u02c8pat-\u0259rn", "\u02c8pa-t\u0259rn" ], "synonyms":[ "design", "figure", "motif", "motive" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Documents reveal there had been a pattern of abuse, sometimes involving the same officers and the same location in the prison, prior to Earvin\u2019s death. \u2014 Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica , 14 June 2022", "On the cuffs of the sleeve and on the kit's socks, there are the colors of the five Olympic rings, and another interesting feature is a subtle pattern which shows the map of the city of Barcelona. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "The placement of the sites indicates that there was a pattern of organization behind when and where these Indigenous communities settled, the researchers said. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 May 2022", "Love bombing is a pattern of intense and overblown interest and attention from one partner in order to manipulate the other. \u2014 Lauren Krouse, SELF , 25 May 2022", "This held true daily throughout the entire study period, indicating this is a persistent pattern . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022", "There does seem to be a pattern : Biden says something seemingly very clear on defending Taiwan, and that then gets walked back. \u2014 Meredith Oyen, The Conversation , 24 May 2022", "This was the pattern in the cycles that ended in each of the last four downturns: the credit crunch recession of 1990-91, the tech-bubble-bursting 2000-01 recession, the Great Recession of 2007-09, and the brief Covid recession of 2020. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 23 May 2022", "The public statements of other former employees suggest disillusioned attrition is an agency pattern . \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Defenders including Tony Allen, Shane Battier, Bruce Bowen, Michael Cooper and Derek Harper would become guys that young players might pattern themselves after. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 4 Feb. 2022", "Focus on the only number that VCs can pattern match off, which is revenue growth. \u2014 Diana Tsai, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021", "The most effective way to kill a giant whitetail is to pattern him on trail camera and hunt him to the exclusion of all others. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 5 Jan. 2021", "Cox explained that this partnership unfolded as the state tried to pattern its handling of the pandemic after South Korea\u2019s example. \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Sep. 2020", "When scouting, remember that the goal is not to bump and push hogs out of an area, but simply to pattern their movements in order to formulate a hunting strategy. \u2014 Mike Dickerson, Outdoor Life , 4 Aug. 2020", "The community is now a destination for art lovers and people wanting to learn to make the exquisite, colorfully patterned quilts. \u2014 Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al , 1 June 2020", "Maisonette has brightly printed and patterned cotton face masks in small, medium and large sizes. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2020", "Her inspiration: the signature patterned silk scarves that Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, showcases in the near-daily press conferences led by the president. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213456" }, "patternless":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a form or model proposed for imitation : exemplar", ": something designed or used as a model for making things", ": an artistic, musical, literary, or mechanical design or form", ": a natural or chance configuration", ": a length of fabric sufficient for an article (as of clothing)", ": the distribution of shrapnel, bombs on a target, or shot from a shotgun", ": the grouping made on a target by bullets", ": a reliable sample of traits, acts, tendencies, or other observable characteristics of a person, group, or institution", ": the flight path prescribed for an airplane that is coming in for a landing", ": a prescribed route to be followed by a pass receiver in football", ": test pattern", ": a discernible coherent system based on the intended interrelationship of component parts", ": frequent or widespread incidence", ": match", ": imitate", ": to make, adapt, or fashion according to a pattern", ": to furnish, adorn, or mark with a design", ": to form a pattern", ": the form or figures used in decoration : design", ": a model or guide for making something", ": the regular and repeated way in which something is done", ": something worth copying : model", ": to make or develop by following an example", ": to have a design", ": a model for making a mold used to form a casting", ": a reliable sample of traits, acts, tendencies, or other observable characteristics of a person, group, or institution", ": an established mode of behavior or cluster of mental attitudes, beliefs, and values that are held in common by members of a group", ": a form or model proposed for imitation", ": a recognizably consistent series of related acts" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-t\u0259rn", "\u02c8pa-t\u0259rn", "\u02c8pat-\u0259rn", "\u02c8pa-t\u0259rn" ], "synonyms":[ "design", "figure", "motif", "motive" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Documents reveal there had been a pattern of abuse, sometimes involving the same officers and the same location in the prison, prior to Earvin\u2019s death. \u2014 Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica , 14 June 2022", "On the cuffs of the sleeve and on the kit's socks, there are the colors of the five Olympic rings, and another interesting feature is a subtle pattern which shows the map of the city of Barcelona. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "The placement of the sites indicates that there was a pattern of organization behind when and where these Indigenous communities settled, the researchers said. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 May 2022", "Love bombing is a pattern of intense and overblown interest and attention from one partner in order to manipulate the other. \u2014 Lauren Krouse, SELF , 25 May 2022", "This held true daily throughout the entire study period, indicating this is a persistent pattern . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022", "There does seem to be a pattern : Biden says something seemingly very clear on defending Taiwan, and that then gets walked back. \u2014 Meredith Oyen, The Conversation , 24 May 2022", "This was the pattern in the cycles that ended in each of the last four downturns: the credit crunch recession of 1990-91, the tech-bubble-bursting 2000-01 recession, the Great Recession of 2007-09, and the brief Covid recession of 2020. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 23 May 2022", "The public statements of other former employees suggest disillusioned attrition is an agency pattern . \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Defenders including Tony Allen, Shane Battier, Bruce Bowen, Michael Cooper and Derek Harper would become guys that young players might pattern themselves after. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 4 Feb. 2022", "Focus on the only number that VCs can pattern match off, which is revenue growth. \u2014 Diana Tsai, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021", "The most effective way to kill a giant whitetail is to pattern him on trail camera and hunt him to the exclusion of all others. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 5 Jan. 2021", "Cox explained that this partnership unfolded as the state tried to pattern its handling of the pandemic after South Korea\u2019s example. \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Sep. 2020", "When scouting, remember that the goal is not to bump and push hogs out of an area, but simply to pattern their movements in order to formulate a hunting strategy. \u2014 Mike Dickerson, Outdoor Life , 4 Aug. 2020", "The community is now a destination for art lovers and people wanting to learn to make the exquisite, colorfully patterned quilts. \u2014 Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al , 1 June 2020", "Maisonette has brightly printed and patterned cotton face masks in small, medium and large sizes. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2020", "Her inspiration: the signature patterned silk scarves that Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, showcases in the near-daily press conferences led by the president. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202246" }, "pattie":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a little pie", ": a small flat cake of chopped food", ": a small flat candy", ": patty shell", ": a small flat cake of chopped food" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-t\u0113", "\u02c8pa-t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "cake", "croquette", "cutlet", "fritter", "galette" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the enticing aroma of sausage patties sizzling in the skillet", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Use the plastic wrap to help fold the meat over the cheese and press to form a patty . Repeat the process as needed (if making more than one) and wrap the patties individually in plastic to store. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022", "The dish is a Japanese iteration of the French croquette: a patty of mashed potatoes, simmered vegetables and protein. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "Both methods will reward you with a crisp crust on the outside while keeping your patty moist and juicy on the inside. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 7 June 2022", "Sandwiches and burgers are $15.50 to $17, and for $2 extra, any of the meat patties can be substituted for a Beyond burger patty . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022", "The pedestrian Ben Bradlee burger features a Beyond Meat patty , which must be a cosmic joke on the legendary editor whose favorite dish was chopped steak at Nora\u2019s. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022", "While the original patty size has not changed, today the chain offers two 4-ounce patties in its Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese for a total of 8 ounces of beef in a single order. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 18 May 2022", "Put one ball on one side of the parchment paper, fold the other side over, and use a clear pie plate or baking dish to press the ball into an even 3-inch-wide patty . \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 5 June 2022", "Use your thumb to make a small indentation in the center of each patty . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 25 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"French p\u00e2t\u00e9 p\u00e2t\u00e9", "first_known_use":[ "1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225426" }, "patty":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a little pie", ": a small flat cake of chopped food", ": a small flat candy", ": patty shell", ": a small flat cake of chopped food" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-t\u0113", "\u02c8pa-t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "cake", "croquette", "cutlet", "fritter", "galette" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the enticing aroma of sausage patties sizzling in the skillet", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Use the plastic wrap to help fold the meat over the cheese and press to form a patty . Repeat the process as needed (if making more than one) and wrap the patties individually in plastic to store. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022", "The dish is a Japanese iteration of the French croquette: a patty of mashed potatoes, simmered vegetables and protein. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "Both methods will reward you with a crisp crust on the outside while keeping your patty moist and juicy on the inside. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 7 June 2022", "Sandwiches and burgers are $15.50 to $17, and for $2 extra, any of the meat patties can be substituted for a Beyond burger patty . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022", "The pedestrian Ben Bradlee burger features a Beyond Meat patty , which must be a cosmic joke on the legendary editor whose favorite dish was chopped steak at Nora\u2019s. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022", "While the original patty size has not changed, today the chain offers two 4-ounce patties in its Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese for a total of 8 ounces of beef in a single order. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 18 May 2022", "Put one ball on one side of the parchment paper, fold the other side over, and use a clear pie plate or baking dish to press the ball into an even 3-inch-wide patty . \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 5 June 2022", "Use your thumb to make a small indentation in the center of each patty . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 25 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"French p\u00e2t\u00e9 p\u00e2t\u00e9", "first_known_use":[ "1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220440" }, "paucity":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": smallness of number : fewness", ": smallness of quantity : dearth" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022f-s\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "crunch", "dearth", "deficiency", "deficit", "drought", "drouth", "failure", "famine", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficiency", "lack", "lacuna", "pinch", "poverty", "scantiness", "scarceness", "scarcity", "shortage", "undersupply", "want" ], "antonyms":[ "abundance", "adequacy", "amplitude", "opulence", "plenitude", "plenty", "sufficiency", "wealth" ], "examples":[ "If you had one of those Yugoslav names with a paucity of vowels, you might sprinkle in a few \u2026 \u2014 Calvin Trillin , Time , 22 May 2000", "For my part, I find increasingly that I miss the simplicity, the almost willful paucity , of the English way of doing things. \u2014 Bill Bryson , I'm a Stranger Here Myself , 1999", "This relative paucity of freeloaders and deadbeats means that rookie Americans, as a group, more than pay their way. \u2014 Jaclyn Fierman , Fortune , 9 Aug. 1993", "a paucity of useful answers to the problem of traffic congestion at rush hour", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Today, by contrast, there is an ominous paucity of available petroleum. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "Lynch indicated the 49ers used their initial picks on a pass rusher, running back and wide receiver because there was a paucity of interior linemen who warranted being picked in that part of the draft. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022", "One trend likely here to stay for in the near-term is a paucity of available pilots for hire in the U.S. market. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 25 Apr. 2022", "The paucity of foundational players on defense is reflected by the Cardinals' drop-off on defense after Watt suffered the shoulder injury that kept him out of the rest of the regular season. \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 21 Jan. 2022", "Their paucity of space and equipment meant that activities typically done at home, like eating and socializing, would instead be conducted out on the street. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022", "The situation on other Tongan islands remains uncertain due to a paucity of information that stems from power blackouts and loss of communications. \u2014 Stephen Wright, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2022", "The influx of big releases, combined with some calendar catch-up, could mean the paucity of brand new 2022 hits may not last for much longer. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 11 Apr. 2022", "That paucity of Republican support is incongruous to how the public feels about the judge. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English paucite , from Latin paucitat-, paucitas , from paucus little \u2014 more at few ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185217" }, "pauper":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity", ": one who receives aid from funds designated for the poor", ": a very poor person", ": a very poor person", ": a person who is destitute and relying on charity", ": a person who is relieved of the costs and expenses of a court proceeding because of poverty" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022f-p\u0259r", "\u02c8p\u022f-p\u0259r", "\u02c8p\u022f-p\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "De Le\u00f3n noted that when Villaraigosa beat incumbent Hahn in 2005, Hahn was a pauper compared with Caruso. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022", "Touching on the completely unhinged nature of the privileged and the pauper when pushed to the brink, social structures are called into question, the elite and working-class each struggling to avoid collateral damage. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022", "Miles, the eldest, is a top lawyer and yuppie who becomes a drug addict and pauper , then turns his life around and becomes a state senator. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022", "No one was charged with Randolph\u2019s murder and his body was buried in an unmarked grave in the pauper \u2019s cemetery of the local almshouse. \u2014 Clint Smith, The Atlantic , 2 Feb. 2022", "If the ashes are not picked up, the county buries them together in a single pauper \u2019s grave. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021", "If the ashes are not picked up, the county buries them together in a single pauper \u2019s grave. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021", "Poe was a pauper in his lifetime, but now that his work is out of copyright and anyone can reprint it for free, his popularity is flourishing as never before. \u2014 Catherine Baab-muguira, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021", "Synonyms for beggar include hobo, pauper , tramp, vagrant, derelict, mendicant, bum, supplicant, deadbeat, borrower. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin, poor \u2014 more at poor ", "first_known_use":[ "1516, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203555" }, "pause":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a temporary stop", ": a break in a verse", ": a brief suspension of the voice to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts", ": temporary inaction especially as caused by uncertainty : hesitation", ": the sign denoting a fermata", ": a mark (such as a period or comma) used in writing or printing to indicate or correspond to a pause of voice", ": a reason or cause for pausing (as to reconsider)", ": a function of an electronic device that pauses a recording", ": to stop temporarily", ": to linger for a time", ": to cause to pause : stop", ": a temporary stop", ": a sign \ud834\udd10 above a musical note or rest to show that the note or rest is to be held longer", ": to stop for a time : make a temporary stop" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022fz", "\u02c8p\u022fz" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "breath", "breather", "interruption", "lull", "recess" ], "antonyms":[ "break" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The plummeting stock prices of HYBE management company was widely expected after the announcement that the boyband would hit pause after nine years of performances. \u2014 Joohee Cho, ABC News , 15 June 2022", "At the same time, investors say, many businesses are likely to hit pause on spending in areas of IT with no immediate impact on the bottom line. \u2014 Angus Loten, WSJ , 13 June 2022", "According to a knowledgeable source, the consensus in the room was to hit pause on any future projects involving Miller including possible appearances in the DC Cinematic Universe. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022", "But with the theater industry in flux, Uptown Boca has hit pause on the venture and is debating whether to move forward with a theater or go in a different direction with the largest building of the complex off Glades Road, just east of 441. \u2014 Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2022", "The pandemic was raging, as was the Black Lives Matter movement, but Amy Schumer hit pause on parenting and protesting to praise the many women who had come forward with stories of misconduct at the hands of comedians in particular. \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Mar. 2022", "Before rushing into something, take a brief pause and leverage tools like a simple decision matrix to evaluate options with greater clarity and objectivity and define what criteria are important before diving in head first. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 June 2022", "Ordinarily, June is a quiet month for the Cleveland Orchestra, a pause between the regular Severance season and the Blossom Music Festival, which starts in July. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 5 June 2022", "Retail politics \u2014 where candidates spend a lot of time schmoozing with voters, and TV cameras are there to broadcast the images \u2014 took a pause for much of the primary. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Drop to a squat, with your thighs parallel with the ground (or slightly lower), then rise a quarter of the way back up, pause , go back to parallel, then rise all the way back up. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 17 June 2022", "The idea of receivership for the schools gives me pause for many reasons, but hubris is high on the list. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022", "If \u2014 and this a big unknown \u2014 economic growth or inflation end up slowing down more than expected, Adams said, there's a possibility that the Fed could pause a bit in September. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022", "The joystick-style controller can be used to adjust volume levels, pause the music, skip tracks or replay that tune that\u2019s begging to be heard again. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Giants like Meta, Salesforce, and Microsoft have had to slow and pause hiring in some parts of the businesses, while others such as Robinhood, Netflix, and Tesla have laid workers off. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 13 June 2022", "Some analysts had thought the policymakers might then even pause their rate hikes altogether after comments by Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, had seemed to suggest as much. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 13 June 2022", "But Lowenstein acknowledged there is a growing debate as to whether the Fed should slow down the pace of rate hikes, or even pause for a meeting, later this year to assess the impact of higher rates on the broader economy. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 12 June 2022", "Sensors can detect when fingers, or even animal paws come in contact with the paper entry, and will pause shredding until they\u2019re removed. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 30 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194000" }, "pawn":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rank", ": one that can be used to further the purposes of another", ": something delivered to or deposited with another as security for a loan", ": hostage", ": the state of being pledged", ": something used as a pledge : guaranty", ": the act of pawning", ": to deposit in pledge or as security especially in exchange for money", ": the piece of least value in the game of chess", ": a person who has little power and is controlled by a more powerful person or group", ": to leave as a guarantee of repayment for a loan", ": a pledge and transfer of possession of movable or personal property to a creditor which gives the creditor the privilege of satisfying the debt from the property (as by selling it) if the debt is not repaid within a specified time", ": the property pledged", "\u2014 compare antichresis", ": the state of being so pledged or burdened by such a pledge", ": the act of pawning", ": to put (personal or movable property) in pawn", "\u2014 compare hypothecate" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022fn", "\u02c8p\u00e4n", "\u02c8p\u022fn", "\u02c8p\u022fn" ], "synonyms":[ "hock", "pledge" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "She was forced to pawn her diamond ring.", "he pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "circa 1566, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213055" }, "payload":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the load carried by a vehicle exclusive of what is necessary for its operation", ": the load carried by an aircraft or spacecraft consisting of things (such as passengers or instruments) necessary to the purpose of the flight", ": the weight of a payload" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02ccl\u014dd" ], "synonyms":[ "burden", "cargo", "draft", "freight", "haul", "lading", "load", "loading", "weight" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The truck is carrying a payload of 2,580 pounds.", "the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds", "Recent Examples on the Web", "After very lengthy inter-planetary orbits, the Centaur and its payload , including Dr. Chapman\u2019s ashes, will become the first extra-terrestrial columbarium to forever orbit the sun. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "For this debut flight, Vega-C will carry as its primary payload the LARES-2 satellite, a scientific mission of the Italian Space Agency. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022", "How Gaylord came together after a deadly tornado The second stage kept going into space, with its payload of small satellites and the ashes of 47 people. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022", "At the sophisticated end, perpetrators of the HermeticWiper attack craftily acquired a valid certificate to digitally sign their dangerous payload . \u2014 Neil J. Rubenking, PCMAG , 19 May 2022", "Drivers should factor in the 10,550 pound gross vehicle weight rating (the weight of the vehicle plus its payload ) when selecting recovery gear and planning recoveries. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 12 Apr. 2022", "From the configuration downloaded by the dropper, ThreatFabric was able to confirm that this dropper family continues to adopt this malware family as its payload . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Mar. 2022", "The Astra Space rocket that launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday but ultimately failed to deliver its payload to orbit ended up crashing into the ocean, according to a report from the Associated Press. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Feb. 2022", "Its squeeze is weak and can pump only a fraction of its usual payload of blood into the body. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174140" }, "payoff":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": profit , reward", ": retribution", ": the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe", ": the climax of an incident or enterprise", ": the denouement of a narrative", ": a decisive fact or factor resolving a situation or bringing about a definitive conclusion", ": yielding results in the final test : decisive", ": to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full", ": to give all due wages to", ": to pay in full and discharge (an employee)", ": bribe", ": to inflict retribution on", ": to allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool or drum", ": to yield returns", ": the act or an instance of paying someone off : bribe \u2014 compare kickback", ": the act of paying a debt or creditor in full", ": to pay (a debt or credit) in full", ": bribe" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff", "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff" ], "synonyms":[ "earnings", "gain", "lucre", "net", "proceeds", "profit", "return" ], "antonyms":[ "ante (up)", "balance", "clear", "discharge", "foot", "liquidate", "meet", "pay", "pay up", "pony up", "quit", "recompense", "settle", "spring (for)", "stand" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022", "For a coaching staff prepared to work through Woolen's lack of technical refinement, there could be a sizable payoff . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022", "Others believe the Turkish leader wants a payoff from Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022", "The color payoff is seriously impressive for a powder blush, especially when applied with the 140 Synthetic Face Brush. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022", "With a four-week delay, Votto is now seeing the payoff . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022", "Figuring out ways to run operations more efficiently almost always seems like a good idea, but lately the potential payoff has been especially high. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Finance Director Karen Fegan said the city is looking at a 25-year payoff period for the bonds. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022", "Fans on social media praise its hydrating matte formula for the smooth mousselike texture that delivers high color payoff with no drying cracks or creases. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 17 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Indeed, had the money stayed in Haiti, it might have been invested in bridges, schools and hospitals \u2014 investments that pay off in the long run and boost a country\u2019s growth. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022", "Figuring out the best way to pay off your loans can be complicated. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 9 May 2022", "Students then rack up exorbitant debt for degrees that might not pay off . \u2014 Anna Helhoski, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022", "These are the kinds of investments that don\u2019t pay off unless they are used for decades, which is not in Europe\u2019s plan. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022", "For many countries, including Ecuador, fossil fuel reserves are a relatively quick way to pay off creditors and fund basic services. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022", "It\u2019s an investment, but one that could pay off in the long run. \u2014 Lindy Theron, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022", "No other film series works in such intricate, multiple-installment arcs, planting details that will almost certainly pay off in forthcoming chapters. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022", "The ruling came amid a fast approaching Thursday deadline for Wayne County residents with property tax debt from 2019 or prior years to pay off back taxes or enter into a payment plan to avoid foreclosure. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adjective", "1932, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213016" }, "palatially":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or being a palace", ": suitable to a palace : magnificent" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "Babylonian", "deluxe", "lavish", "Lucullan", "Lucullian", "luxe", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "luxury", "opulent", "palace", "plush", "plushy", "silken", "sumptuous" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "humble", "no-frills", "spartan" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Hubler mansion on the market for $2.95 million: The palatial Hubler House, owned by Howard F. Hubler of the Hubler Automotive Group fame, is on sale. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022", "Personal sanctions have hit the pocketbooks and portfolios of many Russian oligarchs, as the U.S., the EU and the U.K. go after their palatial homes, private jets and audacious yachts. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022", "Jane also testified that she was regularly abused by Epstein and took part in orgies that included both Maxwell and Epstein at Epstein\u2019s palatial homes in Palm Beach, Florida, and New York City and on his New Mexico ranch. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Dec. 2021", "Hungarian billionaire Steven Udvar-Hazy, who made his fortune in the airplane leasing industry, is responsible for the palatial estate. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022", "For the first five minutes of the episode, we're greeted by movers emptying what appears to be a palatial estate once owned by Saul. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 19 Apr. 2022", "Obviously, the advent of online shopping caused many suburban shopping malls, once palatial monuments to American capitalism, to shutter, and the pandemic has all but written their eulogy. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 19 Apr. 2022", "Decorated in gold, velvet, marble and crystal, the Napa tasting room fully embodies Boisset\u2019s signature palatial design style. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022", "Hosted inside the palatial Snuck Farm barn, the fundraiser featured a seven course dinner prepared by chefs from local restaurants with ingredients supplied by local producers. \u2014 Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin palatium palace", "first_known_use":[ "circa 1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-123344" }, "pamper":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to treat with extreme or excessive care and attention", ": gratify , humor", ": to cram with rich food : glut", ": to treat (someone or something) with great care and attention" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pam-p\u0259r", "\u02c8pam-p\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "baby", "cocker", "coddle", "cosset", "dandle", "indulge", "mollycoddle", "nurse", "spoil", "wet-nurse" ], "antonyms":[ "abuse", "ill-treat", "ill-use", "maltreat", "manhandle", "mishandle", "mistreat", "misuse" ], "examples":[ "They really pamper their guests at that hotel.", "She pampered herself with a day at the spa.", "He was pampered all his life and doesn't know how to function in the real world.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "These are some of the ways participants pamper their roses in advance of the Portland Rose Society\u2019s Annual Spring Rose Show. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022", "Too With sandals season quickly approaching, there\u2019s no better time to pamper your feet. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 17 May 2022", "This Hilton Honors resort in Aruba is ready to pamper couples with a special Mother\u2019s Day vacation package. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022", "Use this shaving cream on its own for an effortless shave, or pamper yourself with the full three-step routine and turn shaving into an essential part of your self-care ritual. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022", "Spring skiing guests can pamper themselves by staying at Omni Mount Washington Resort, a historic and beloved New England resort built in 1902. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022", "Beyond ship will pamper their first guests in late April 2022. \u2014 Zachary Laks, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022", "Guests staying at the Sea Island resort can choose from The Cloister Main Building and Wings, The Cloister Beach Club, or The Cloister Ocean Residences, all of which are finely detailed, spacious, and ready to pamper . \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 20 Mar. 2022", "Hatch\u2019s natural skincare will help new moms pamper themselves during pregnancy, breastfeeding and beyond. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, probably of Dutch origin; akin to Dutch dialect pamperen to pamper", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-123400" }, "palm":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun ()", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves", ": a leaf of the palm as a symbol of victory or rejoicing", ": a branch (as of laurel) similarly used", ": a symbol of triumph or superiority", ": victory , triumph", ": an addition to a military decoration in the form of a palm frond especially to indicate a second award of the basic decoration", ": the somewhat concave part of the human hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist or the corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal", ": a flat expanded part especially at the end of a base or stalk (as of an anchor)", ": a unit of length based on the breadth or length of the hand", ": something (such as a part of a glove) that covers the palm of the hand", ": an act of palming (as of cards)", ": to conceal in or with the hand", ": to take or pick up stealthily", ": to hand stealthily", ": to impose by fraud", ": to touch with the palm: such as", ": to stroke with the palm or hand", ": to allow (a basketball) to come to rest momentarily in the hand while dribbling thus committing a violation", ": a tropical tree, shrub, or vine with a usually tall stem or trunk topped with large leaves that are shaped like feathers or fans", ": the under part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist", ": a measure of length based on the width of a palm", ": to hide in the hand", ": to get rid of or pass on in a dishonest way", ": the somewhat concave part of the human hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist or the corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal", "[Latin palmus , from palma ]" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4m", "\u02c8p\u00e4lm", "\u02c8p\u022fm", "\u02c8p\u022flm", "\u02c8p\u00e4m", "\u02c8p\u00e4lm", "\u02c8p\u00e4(l)m" ], "synonyms":[ "fob off", "foist", "palm off", "pass off", "wish" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "The store's owner had seen one of the girls palm a lipstick before heading for the door.", "To do the card trick, you have to learn to palm one of the cards.", "He was called for palming the ball.", "The kick was palmed away by the goalkeeper." ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-140638" }, "pair":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": two corresponding things designed for use together", ": two corresponding bodily parts or members", ": something made up of two corresponding pieces", ": two similar or associated things: such as", ": two mated animals", ": a couple in love, engaged, or married", ": two playing cards of the same value or denomination and especially of the same rank", ": two horses harnessed side by side", ": two members of a deliberative body that agree not to vote on a specific issue during a time agreed on", ": an agreement not to vote made by the two members", ": a partnership especially of two players in a contest against another partnership", ": a set or series of small objects (such as beads)", ": to make a pair of", ": to cause to be a member of a pair", ": to arrange a voting pair between", ": to arrange in pairs", ": to constitute a member of a pair", ": to become associated with another", ": to become grouped or separated into pairs", ": two things that match or are meant to be used together", ": a thing having two similar parts that are connected", ": two people who are connected in some way or do something together", ": to put in or join in a group of two", ": to form a group of two : match" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per", "\u02c8per" ], "synonyms":[ "brace", "couple", "couplet", "duo", "dyad", "twain", "twosome" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "How an unlikely pair of incumbents in South Carolina fare in Tuesday's primaries could go a long way toward defining survival strategies for Republicans -- at least so long as Donald Trump retains dominance. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 14 June 2022", "Easy to clean and quick drying, this is a solid pair to keep in your suitcase. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022", "Next to her is a large pair of scissors\u2014fabric shears. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022", "Our only link to the outside world was a pair of transponders carried by Bartz and Glennon that could be used to signal an emergency. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022", "Boston guard Marcus Smart said the Celtics need to match the intensity of Golden State\u2019s Draymond Green, who got into a pair of skirmishes \u2014 first with Grant Williams and then with Jaylen Brown \u2014 that seemed to fuel his team. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 8 June 2022", "The field is divided into a pair of four-team brackets with the winners meeting for the national championship. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022", "Ramos walked into the school at 11:33 a.m. and the first police officers arrived two minutes later, by which time he was already barricaded into a pair of connected classrooms, numbered 111 and 112, the DPS director said. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 27 May 2022", "Trump waded into a pair of races pertaining to high-profile political dynasties. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Right-hand makeup artist, Alexx Mayo, chose to pair her pink lips with a satin-finish nude eye shadow while defining the crease with undertones of purple. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 15 June 2022", "When using this unscented formula, pair it with your favorite aftershave or cologne to add a pleasant fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022", "Beautifully balanced and well-structured\u2014 pair it with lobster. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022", "Whether it be cropped or oversized, pair yours with a bikini and board shorts for a day at the beach or a cute mini for an evening out. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022", "The devices, which cost $29 each, are simple to use: Users pair them with their phones, and the tags indicate where an item is located in real-time. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 27 Jan. 2022", "Georgia contracts with roughly a hundred agencies licensed to pair children with foster parents across the state. \u2014 Asia Simone Burns, ajc , 3 June 2022", "They are tested under multiple light sources to make sur the colors pair back to every single black or white in your wardrobe (e.g. not too red, not too blue). \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "It\u2019s also easy to pair the mask up with any traditional VR headset. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)", "Verb", "1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-162946" }, "passport":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a formal document issued by an authorized official of a country to one of its citizens that is usually necessary for exit from and reentry into the country, that allows the citizen to travel in a foreign country in accordance with visa requirements, and that requests protection for the citizen while abroad", ": a license issued by a country permitting a foreign citizen to pass or take goods through its territory : safe-conduct", ": a document of identification required by law to be carried by persons residing or traveling within a country", ": a permission or authorization to go somewhere", ": something that secures admission, acceptance, or attainment", ": a government document needed to enter or leave a country" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pas-\u02ccp\u022frt", "\u02c8pas-\u02ccp\u022frt" ], "synonyms":[ "gateway", "key", "open sesame", "secret", "ticket" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "meeting that movie director could be your passport to a big acting career", "to its followers, the cult seemed like their passport to heaven", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One of the major reasons for lack of reciprocity is passport and visa privilege. \u2014 Madhukar Pai, Forbes , 6 June 2022", "Who hasn't spent valuable travel time digging through their bag for a plug adapter, charging cable, portable power bank, dongle, or their passport and boarding pass while holding up the aisle line? \u2014 Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure , 27 May 2022", "As of April, less than half of the state\u2019s drivers had obtained one, even though Californians will need a Real ID or a passport to get on a plane or enter a federal building in a year. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022", "Instead of dying in the pit, Titenko told The Guardian, he was brought to a house, and interrogated overnight by Russian soldiers who took his passport and other documents. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 6 Apr. 2022", "At the first checkpoint, Fa\u00e1melu said the guards took a photo of her passport and sent it across the border to prevent her from leaving the country. \u2014 Sarah Baniak, ABC News , 5 Apr. 2022", "Nebytov posted photos on Facebook purportedly of Renaud's body, his U.S. passport and credentials from the New York Times. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 13 Mar. 2022", "But the bank rejected the transfer because his only identification at the time was an Afghan passport . \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 5 Mar. 2022", "Consult primary sources like the State Department Travel site, which contains the most up-to-date visa and passport requirements for Americans. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 4 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English (Scots) pasport , from Middle French passeport , from passer to pass + port port, from Latin portus \u2014 more at ford ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-182928" }, "partner":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": one associated with another especially in an action : associate , colleague", ": a person with whom one shares an intimate relationship : one member of a couple", ": either of two persons who dance together", ": one of two or more persons who play together in a game against an opposing side", ": a member of a partnership especially in a business", ": such membership", ": one of the heavy timbers that strengthen a ship's deck to support a mast", ": one that shares : partaker", ": to join as a partner", ": to join or associate with another as partner", ": to provide with a partner", ": a person who does or shares something with another", ": either one of a married couple", ": someone who plays with another person on the same side in a game", ": one of two or more people who run a business together", ": one of two or more persons associated as joint principals in carrying on a business for the purpose of enjoying a joint profit : a member of a partnership", ": a partner in a law firm", ": silent partner in this entry", ": a partner whose liability for partnership debts and obligations is unlimited \u2014 compare limited partner in this entry", ": a partner in a venture who has no management authority and whose liability is limited to the amount of his or her investment \u2014 compare general partner in this entry", ": limited partner in this entry", ": a partner who takes no active part in conducting the partnership business but who receives a share of its profits and whose existence is often not made public" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4rt-n\u0259r", "also", "\u02c8p\u00e4rt-n\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "better half", "consort", "mate", "significant other", "spouse" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Trial attorney Peter Spillis was named managing partner of the Kelley|Uustal law firm in Fort Lauderdale. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022", "The token also broke through a technical support level of $18,300, said Katie Stockton managing partner and founder of Fairlead Strategies. \u2014 Fortune , 19 June 2022", "The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 19 June 2022", "The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 cleveland , 19 June 2022", "Zalatoris, Fitzpatrick\u2019s playing partner , had a 14-foot birdie putt at No. 18 that would have set up a playoff. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 19 June 2022", "The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022", "The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 19 June 2022", "The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Meanwhile, Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez, a breakout star of sorts during the trial, has been promoted to partner at Brown Rudnick, the firm said in a statement. \u2014 Marianne Garvey, CNN , 7 June 2022", "One core sales enablement principle is to continually partner with sales teams to become more effective and efficient. \u2014 Britta Lorenz, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "My goal is to partner across all categories from beauty and fashion to home\u2014bedding, lighting, furniture\u2014lifestyle, and beyond. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 May 2022", "The arrival marks an important milestone in NASA\u2019s bid to partner with commercial companies to transport astronauts to and from the aging space station. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022", "Tusk Ventures promoted Michaela Balderston to partner . \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 19 May 2022", "Plans are underway to partner with a range of Indian studios and platforms. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022", "Corus will bring its own local video content to the Canadianized version of Pluto TV as Paramount chooses to partner up north of the border rather than go over-the-top into Canada on its own. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022", "Ousmane and Fran\u00e7ois are reunited and partner up again when the body of a man is found, torn in half, in between two train carriages in a Parisian train station. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 7 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4", "Verb", "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-193410" }, "palm off":{ "type":[ "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to dispose of usually by trickery or guile", ": pass off sense 2", ": to sell or attempt to sell (a product) by inducing buyers to believe that one's product is actually the product of another", ": to attempt to sell (a product) under another's trademark or trade name" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "fob off", "foist", "palm", "pass off", "wish" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "please stop trying to palm off your leftovers onto me" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-200911" }, "pall":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": to lose strength or effectiveness", ": to lose in interest or attraction", ": dwindle", ": to cause to become insipid", ": to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating", ": pallium sense 1a", ": a square of linen usually stiffened with cardboard that is used to cover the chalice", ": a heavy cloth draped over a coffin", ": a coffin especially when holding a body", ": something that covers or conceals", ": an overspreading element that produces an effect of gloom", ": a feeling of gloom", ": to cover with a pall : drape", ": to become dull", ": a heavy cloth covering for a coffin, hearse, or tomb", ": something that makes things gloomy or depressing" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022fl", "\u02c8p\u022fl" ], "synonyms":[ "bier", "box", "casket", "coffin", "sarcophagus" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "bearing her husband's pall were her four brothers and two nephews", "a persistent pall of distrust has overtaken this administration and will remain until the president resigns", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The piling-one-emergency-atop-another structure \u2014 always a tricky thing to sustain \u2014 does begin to pall in the later going as inspiration tapers off a bit. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 2 June 2022", "For some, this too muchness, married to Wilder\u2019s bookish mischief, will pall . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022", "If there was no Venice, does that mean that the overall attraction of an Adriatic cruise would pall ? \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 8 May 2021", "Reduced to highlights and stripped of distinction, Percy\u2019s adventures with Furies, oracles, Medusa, Ares and Hades quickly pall . \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2019", "After a while, though, Inuk Mathaussen found even that started to pall . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Sep. 2019", "Grant\u2019s drinking is handled so repetitively that the subject begins to pall . \u2014 Janet Maslin, New York Times , 10 Oct. 2017", "Jenny is lovably hateful, but eventually, even the pleasure of inwardly hissing at her begins to pall . \u2014 Charles Isherwood, New York Times , 22 Mar. 2016", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Soon, a shocking \u2014 but also questionable \u2014 accusation would scandalize the Eastern Seaboard, cast a pall over the U.S. Senate and leave a legendary political career in tatters. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022", "New listings in China are breaking records even as turbulent markets cast a pall over the global initial-public-offering business. \u2014 Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 13 June 2022", "That cast a pall over my intense and growing affection for her. \u2014 Ron Winters, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022", "The shadow of war in Europe continued to cast a pall over the high-impact networking of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, as leaders criticized Russia\u2019s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 24 May 2022", "When her name surfaced during the federal trial in March itwas the first time Alexander had faced any public scrutiny in connection with the bribery scandal that cast a pall over the administration of former Mayor Kasim Reed. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 4 May 2022", "The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union appealed that result, claiming a Postal Service mailbox at the warehouse cast a pall over voters. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 May 2022", "In numerous polls, inflation has cast a pall over Biden\u2019s approval ratings, with Republicans Democrats\u2019 sprawling stimulus efforts for the overheating. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022", "The conflict cast a pall over Ramadan, when large gatherings over meals and family celebrations are a tradition. \u2014 Samy Magdy, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Verb (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1", "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-202727" }, "pass\u00e9":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": past one's prime", ": outmoded", ": behind the times" ], "pronounciation":[ "pa-\u02c8s\u0101" ], "synonyms":[ "antiquated", "archaic", "dated", "d\u00e9mod\u00e9", "demoded", "fossilized", "kaput", "kaputt", "medieval", "mediaeval", "moribund", "mossy", "moth-eaten", "neolithic", "Noachian", "obsolete", "out-of-date", "outdated", "outmoded", "outworn", "prehistoric", "prehistorical", "rusty", "Stone Age", "superannuated" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "That style of music is now considered pass\u00e9 .", "that literary style is a bit pass\u00e9 nowadays", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The band paid their Hollywood dues for years, including a late \u201870s to early \u201880s period when hard-rock/metal was considered completely passe . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 19 May 2022", "Right now, the thought of a single-purpose device like the iPod can feel hopelessly passe . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022", "Sticking to remote work where one\u2019s spare bedroom becomes the backdrop to important business meetings is becoming quite passe . \u2014 Michael Alpiner, Forbes , 28 June 2021", "La visibilit\u00e9 trans, et donc la lutte contre la transphobie, passe aussi par l'exercice de responsabilit\u00e9s politiques ou publiques. \u2014 NBC News , 24 May 2020", "Stock exchange businesses reliant on volatile volumes are increasingly passe in a world of computerized trading. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2019", "Start-up incubators are a bit passe and involve actual work. \u2014 Naomi Datta, Quartz India , 15 Dec. 2019", "Printed books aren\u2019t just passe , they have been unfairly associated with ideas about elitism and the life of mind, which terrify museum professionals on this side of the Atlantic. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2019", "Post-independence, Indians adopted it as an alternative to the business suit, although it\u2019s now seen as passe . \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":"French, from past participle of passer ", "first_known_use":[ "1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-204352" }, "partly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": in some measure or degree : partially", ": somewhat but not completely" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4rt-l\u0113", "\u02c8p\u00e4rt-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partway" ], "antonyms":[ "all", "altogether", "completely", "entirely", "fully", "perfectly", "quite", "totally", "utterly", "wholly" ], "examples":[ "The project failed partly because of a lack of funds.", "What you say is only partly true.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The company will be going into a potential downturn with a considerable amount of debt, with net debt standing at $2,516 million in Q1 2022, up around 15% versus last year partly due to the acquisition of Apple Leisure Group. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "In fact, there aren\u2019t any M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce songs in the series, partly due to financial constraints, according to Amanda Krieg Thomas, the show\u2019s music supervisor. \u2014 Lily Moayeri, Variety , 16 June 2022", "The recovery from the pandemic has been robust, partly due to the fiscal stimulus and the sharp decrease in interest rates the Federal Reserve enacted in response to the pandemic, Butters said. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022", "The Black Sabbath frontman has battled Parkinson\u2019s disease for several years now and has opened up in the past about his trouble with mobility, partly due to a 2003 ATV accident. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022", "According to Der Spiegel, Berlin\u2019s initial timidity was partly due to intelligence assessments that incorrectly assumed Kyiv would quickly buckle under Russia\u2019s assault, making the question of future arms deliveries moot. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 13 June 2022", "Their hesitation could be at least partly due to the fact that the virus is typically less risky for young children. \u2014 Noah Weiland, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022", "That\u2019s partly due to the fact that electric motors are much more efficient than gasoline engines. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 8 June 2022", "But Canada\u2019s lack of games against non-North American opposition is also partly due to UEFA\u2019s Nations League. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 1 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1523, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-211858" }, "palace":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the official residence of a chief of state (such as a monarch or a president)", ": the official residence of an archbishop or bishop", ": a large stately house", ": a large public building", ": a highly decorated place for public amusement or refreshment", ": of or relating to a palace", ": of, relating to, or involving the intimates of a chief executive", ": luxurious , deluxe", ": the home of a ruler", ": a large or splendid house" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-l\u0259s", "\u02c8pa-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "castle", "ch\u00e2teau", "estate", "hacienda", "hall", "manor", "manor house", "manse", "mansion", "villa" ], "antonyms":[ "Babylonian", "deluxe", "lavish", "Lucullan", "Lucullian", "luxe", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "luxury", "opulent", "palatial", "plush", "plushy", "silken", "sumptuous" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "The town's old movie palace has been torn down.", "the billionaire's \u201csummer cottage\u201d turned out to be an over-the-top palace", "Adjective", "a palace railroad car that was built for a 19th-century robber baron", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This year\u2019s event will include a 100-foot-long, four-story-tall palace , sprawling Chinese gardens along Waterfowl Lake, and a half-dozen giant walk-through lanterns. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 6 June 2022", "Explore Saddam Hussein\u2019s palace \u2014perched right on top of Babylon, the dictator made sure to have the best view. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "And yet there is the ever-present nagging reality that Disneyland is no place of altruism but is instead a palace designed to highlight and promote corporate interests, all while enticing us to part ways with another dollar. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022", "Arriving late by overnight train from Budapest, we were greeted by him at the door of his palace , which was all dark wood and deep eaves. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022", "There will also be a concert held at the palace , where Miranda and Webber's musical project is expected to take center stage. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 7 May 2022", "Chez Goodman is a demented palace of nouveau-riche aesthetic extravagance, the polar opposite of the clean, understated elegance of Howard Hamlin's mid-century home. \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 19 Apr. 2022", "At the top of the list was mining and mineral magnate Alisher Usmanov and his floating palace , the Dilbar. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Mar. 2022", "There was a palace on his property, as well as a peculiar building called the Round Yard. \u2014 Konstantin Akinsha, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-222747" }, "panorama":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": cyclorama sense 1", ": a picture exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled before the spectator", ": an unobstructed or complete view of an area in every direction", ": a comprehensive presentation of a subject", ": range", ": a mental picture of a series of images or events", ": a clear complete view in every direction" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpa-n\u0259-\u02c8ra-m\u0259", "-\u02c8r\u00e4-", "\u02ccpa-n\u0259-\u02c8ra-m\u0259", "-\u02c8r\u00e4-" ], "synonyms":[ "command", "lookout", "outlook", "perspective", "prospect", "view", "vista" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we admired the breathtaking panorama from the top of the mountain", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Images from the city have revealed a broad panorama of destruction \u2014 entire apartment blocks and a shopping center, as well as the theater housing those seeking refuge, ravaged by attacks. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022", "Park at the Kolob Canyon Viewpoint, and hike the trail that climbs above it for a front-row panorama (and a little more solitude). \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 19 Dec. 2019", "In another video, Mandi shot a panorama \u2014 and in the distance, the singer was briefly captured walking. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022", "Stretching to the east, just beyond the back terrace, is a breathtaking panorama of the Youghiogheny River Gorge and the beautiful Laurel Highlands mountains. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022", "At first glance, Eugene artist Liza Mana Burns\u2019 latest mural is a bright and colorful panorama depicting Oregon\u2019s diverse landscape. \u2014 Steven Tonthat, oregonlive , 24 Dec. 2021", "Scrolling below us was a mesmerizing, diaphanous panorama of rainbow parrotfish and blue angelfish darting in and out of the reef. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online , 2 July 2019", "The details of a meager existence, the dented and stolen aluminum trays on which the family eats, the turds that must be dodged on the way to the sewer come together in Mishra\u2019s prose to create an unforgivable panorama of want. \u2014 Rafia Zakaria, The New Republic , 5 May 2022", "One primo viewing spot provides the quintessential Flagstaff panorama . \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":" pan- + Greek h\u00f3r\u0101ma \"something seen, sight, spectacle,\" from hor\u0101-, stem of hor\u00e2n \"to look, see\" + -ma, resultative noun suffix \u2014 more at ware entry 2 ", "first_known_use":[ "1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-041458" }, "paper over":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to gloss over, explain away, or patch up (differences, disparities, etc.) especially in order to maintain a semblance of unity or agreement", ": hide , conceal" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "blink (at)", "brush (aside ", "condone", "discount", "disregard", "excuse", "forgive", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "pardon", "pass over", "remit", "shrug off", "whitewash", "wink (at)" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity", "the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-123918" }, "patriciate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the position or dignity of a patrician", ": a patrician class" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8tri-sh\u0113-\u0259t", "-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocracy", "elite", "gentility", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "gentry", "nobility", "quality", "upper class", "upper crust" ], "antonyms":[ "proletarians", "proletariat" ], "examples":[ "the patriciate regarded patronage of the arts as a moral and social duty" ], "history_and_etymology":"see patrician entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-131940" }, "painted":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to apply color, pigment, or paint to", ": to color with a cosmetic", ": to apply with a movement resembling that used in painting", ": to treat with a liquid by brushing or swabbing", ": to produce in lines and colors on a surface by applying pigments", ": to depict by such lines and colors", ": to decorate, adorn, or variegate by applying lines and colors", ": to produce or evoke as if by painting", ": to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting", ": to depict as having specified or implied characteristics", ": to practice the art of painting", ": to use cosmetics", ": the action of painting : something produced by painting", ": makeup", ": a cosmetic to add color", ": a mixture of a pigment and a suitable liquid to form a closely adherent coating when spread on a surface in a thin coat", ": the pigment used in this mixture especially when in the form of a cake", ": an applied coating of paint", ": a horse marked with patches of white and another color : pinto", ": american paint horse", ": free throw lane", ": color manipulation on a computer screen in a manner reminiscent of painting", ": to cover a surface with or as if with paint", ": to make a picture or design by using paints", ": to describe clearly", ": a mixture of coloring matter with a liquid that forms a dry coating when spread on a surface" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101nt", "\u02c8p\u0101nt" ], "synonyms":[ "delineate", "depict", "describe", "draw", "image", "limn", "picture", "portray", "render", "set out", "sketch" ], "antonyms":[ "cosmetics", "makeup", "maquillage", "war paint" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "And Rice bristled at Trump's attempts to paint him as a foolish traitor. \u2014 Brittany Shepherd, ABC News , 10 June 2022", "Defense lawyers tried to paint him as unreliable, given his own participation in the beating, but jurors were sufficiently persuaded to convict three of the seven officers. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "Heard filed a $100 million countersuit, accusing Depp and his legal team of defaming her by orchestrating a smear campaign to paint her as a liar. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 1 June 2022", "Then, buy an open shelving unit and paint it in your kid's favorite color. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022", "Moscow sought to paint the pullback as a good-faith gesture ahead of peace talks with Ukraine, but the veterans characterized it as humiliating. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 28 May 2022", "In April, Lee ran a Facebook ad attempting to paint independent U.S. Senate candidate Evan McMullin as soft on gun rights. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022", "Weil\u2019s withdrawal followed a punishing campaign by business interests to paint his pro-labor views as radical. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022", "His remarks come after USA TODAY and other global media outlets reported on a trove of secret files and photographs that paint a stark picture of China's detention and internment of the Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities. \u2014 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Just a few days after freeing the nipple on Instagram, the model opted to post another revealing pic, this time covering up solely with what seems to be gold paint . \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 June 2022", "ChromAddiction is an eye paint and liner hybrid that can be washed all over the lid or used for intricate liner designs, similar to Jules' looks. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 13 May 2022", "Other people in his entourage were also seen splattered with what appeared to be red paint . \u2014 Vanessa Gera, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022", "Other people in his entourage were also seen splattered with what appeared to be red paint . \u2014 Vanessa Gera, ajc , 9 May 2022", "Other people in his entourage were also seen splattered with what appeared to be red paint . \u2014 Vanessa Gera, USA TODAY , 9 May 2022", "Other people in his entourage were also seen splattered with what appeared to be red paint . \u2014 Rachel Elbaum, NBC News , 9 May 2022", "The paint is faded, the dash is cracked, and the valve covers are rusty. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 29 Apr. 2022", "Crisp white paint isn't the only option in a home gym. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 20 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)", "Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133207" }, "partake":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to take part in or experience something along with others", ": to have a portion (as of food or drink)", ": to possess or share a certain nature or attribute", ": to take part in", ": to take a share or part" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4r-\u02c8t\u0101k", "p\u0259r-", "p\u00e4r-\u02c8t\u0101k" ], "synonyms":[ "participate", "share" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a story that partakes of the nature of poetry", "we should all partake of the city's rich cultural offerings while we have the opportunity", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Though the show deals with some very serious themes, the cast had a blast filming on location in Pittsburgh and even got to partake in a baseball boot camp together. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022", "The 81-year-old musician, who was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music in Boston last week, is still scheduled to partake in his annual Peace and Love Birthday Celebration on July 7. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022", "Almost all Mexicans partake in the annual tradition, but perhaps no one does with more style than Clase Azul Spirits, the luxury brand behind an eponymous line of tequilas and mezcals. \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021", "Creating a marketplace where brands and sponsors can select intelligent, attractive female talent to partake in product advertisements is not. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "Not even Julia Roberts, who is currently filming a new movie with Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali in upstate New York, could resist a brief two-day interlude to the sunny Riviera to partake in the action. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 1 June 2022", "The sun stays up the latest this month, so best to take advantage of it and continue to partake long into the night. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 31 May 2022", "Kapler's decision to not partake in anthem festivities comes in the wake of the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 people, including 19 children, dead. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022", "The individual parks in each location that will partake in the scavenger hunt will be announced at 6 a.m. Thursday morning. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"back-formation from partaker , alteration of part taker ", "first_known_use":[ "1561, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-140115" }, "parliament":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a formal conference for the discussion of public affairs", ": a council of state in early medieval England", ": an assemblage of the nobility, clergy, and commons called together by the British sovereign as the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom", ": a similar assemblage in another nation or state", ": the supreme legislative body of a usually major political unit that is a continuing institution comprising a series of individual assemblages", ": the British House of Commons", ": one of several principal courts of justice existing in France before the Revolution of 1789", ": an assembly that is the highest legislative body of a country (as the United Kingdom)", ": an assemblage of the nobility, clergy, and commons called together by the British sovereign as the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom", ": a similar assemblage in another nation or state", ": the supreme legislative body of a usually major political unit that is a continuing institution comprising a series of individual assemblages" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0259-m\u0259nt", "also", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0259-m\u0259nt", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0259-m\u0259nt, \u02c8p\u00e4rl-y\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[ "congress" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The parliament has authority over the armed forces.", "The issue was debated in Parliament .", "The law was passed in the present parliament .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But whether Macron will be able to actually govern the country will depend on elections to the lower house of France's parliament , the National Assembly, which begin this Sunday and conclude with the second round one week later. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 10 June 2022", "Senior members of the European Union's parliament are urging EU leaders to make Ukraine and neighboring Moldova official candidates for joining the 27-nation bloc. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022", "Sunday\u2019s elections for parliament are the first since Lebanon\u2019s economic meltdown began in late 2019. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022", "More women are confident enough to run for parliament . \u2014 Carmen Geha, CNN , 14 May 2022", "This federal election, more independents are running for parliament than ever before. \u2014 Rashna Farrukh, refinery29.com , 4 May 2022", "And in Poland, which was voting for a new parliament in 2015, the centrist government agreed to take in only about 9,000 asylum-seekers. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022", "The headquarters for parliament is located in Strasbourg, France. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022", "The country held a national election for parliament in September 2021. \u2014 Kathryn Stoner, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English parlement, parliament \"discourse, conversation, conference, assembly, assembly of the lay and ecclesiastical aristocracy, the Parliament of England or Ireland,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from parler \"to speak\" + -ment -ment \u2014 more at parley entry 2 ", "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-153254" }, "pal":{ "type":[ "abbreviation", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a close friend", ": to be or become pals : associate as pals", ": a close friend", "passive activity loss" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pal", "\u02c8pal" ], "synonyms":[ "alter ego", "amigo", "buddy", "chum", "compadre", "comrade", "confidant", "confidante", "crony", "familiar", "friend", "intimate", "mate", "musketeer" ], "antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "We've been pals since we were kids.", "Come on\u2014be a pal and lend me the money.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The Brit, 40, arrived in 2015 with every intention of returning to London upon fulfilling his nine-month contract to help launch a late night talk show with longtime pal and fellow British import James Corden. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022", "Dern wore a pair of cream sneakers from Veja, a brand with plenty of famous fans including her close pal Reese Witherspoon. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022", "Kardashian\u2019s sisters \u2014 Kim Kardashian, Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner \u2014 and mom Kris Jenner were all in attendance along with Barker\u2019s bandmate Mark Hoppus and close pal and collaborator Machine Gun Kelly. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 9 June 2022", "Serve a sweet yet spunky look as Ash and Brock's best gal pal . \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022", "Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister Viktor Orban\u2014an EU bugbear and pal of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2014had been the holdout. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 31 May 2022", "Watch What Happens Live to talk about her pal Parton. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022", "Chappelle\u2019s unscripted remarks offered the perspective of a fellow Comedy Central host and close pal . \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022", "This contrasts Martin\u2019s difficult upbringing \u2014 his father resorts to best- pal nostrums, the mother tries balancing tenderness and discipline. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "circa 1886, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1875, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-154151" }, "patience":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the capacity, habit, or fact of being patient", ": solitaire sense 2", ": the ability to remain calm when dealing with a difficult or annoying situation, task, or person" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n(t)s", "\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259ns" ], "synonyms":[ "forbearance", "long-suffering", "sufferance", "tolerance" ], "antonyms":[ "impatience" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The artist\u2019s brother and wife were among his most frequent subjects\u2014the new exhibit suggests that few others had the patience to model for his long, strenuous sessions. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 15 June 2022", "What Brentford has focused on over the last several years is a culture that understands itself and has the patience to be a work in progress. \u2014 Chris Foster, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "His process requires collaboration with actors who have the patience , time and communal spirit to develop a film together. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 31 May 2022", "Davis, who prepared for the fight in South Florida with longtime trainers Calvin Ford and Kenny Ellis, seems to have little patience for Romero\u2019s antics and less respect for his talent. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022", "Lizzy\u2019s mother Jean (New York stage treasure Maryann Plunkett) is separated from her husband and has little patience for his quirks. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022", "The occasional disruption will be forgiven, but few have patience for unlimited barking no matter how adorable the source. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 26 May 2022", "Most important, have patience and take a lot of shots at different aspects of light and angles, and then single out the best one. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022", "Having chosen another candidate, the base would likely have much less patience for attempts by Trump to sabotage the nominee and help the Democrats keep the White House. \u2014 Philip Klein, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"see patient entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-160114" }, "pacifism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes", ": refusal to bear arms on moral or religious grounds", ": an attitude or policy of nonresistance" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-s\u0259-\u02ccfi-z\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In interviews with mainstream outlets such as Vox and The New Yorker, Malm contends that climate activists should give up their dogmatic attachment to pacifism and start to destroy the machines that actually produce carbon. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022", "Some of that sentiment is rooted in pacifism , partly conditioned by Italy's closeness to the Vatican, as well as in a strain of anti-Americanism derived from U.S.-led wars on foreign soil. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 9 May 2022", "How Cohen finds his way through this personal impasse is an intriguing, parable-like tale of a pacifism -leaning troubadour who rediscovers his purpose in the Sinai desert during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022", "Germany increased its defense budget despite a long stance of pacifism after World War II. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC news , 9 May 2022", "The polls say sending heavy weapons to Ukraine also enjoys support with a German public shaken (for now) out of its traditional pacifism by Mr. Putin\u2019s invasion. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022", "Despite Germany\u2019s participation in armed operations in Afghanistan, Africa and elsewhere, the Social Democrats have a long tradition of pacifism and maintaining friendly relations with Russia. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022", "Three women are overseeing Germany\u2019s response to the war in Ukraine, which is a major foreign policy shift for the country after decades of post-World War II pacifism . \u2014 Rachel Lobdell, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022", "Ono\u2019s pacifism has never been flown in for the occasion, like a tearful Oscar\u2019s speech. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"French pacifisme , from pacifique pacific", "first_known_use":[ "1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-162452" }, "parboil":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to boil briefly as a preliminary or incomplete cooking procedure" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u02ccb\u022fi(-\u0259)l" ], "synonyms":[ "boil", "coddle", "poach", "simmer", "stew" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Parboil the potatoes before you roast them.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Ralph Stayer, retired CEO of Johnsonville, said his brat grilling method skips parboiling in favor of enjoying a cocktail while grilling the brats. \u2014 Daniel Higgins, USA TODAY , 25 May 2020", "Fresh potatoes can be frozen if soaked in cold water (with a little lemon juice or vinegar) and then blanched/ parboiled . \u2014 Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2020", "Industrially produced frozen versions, tricks like doctoring parboiled rice with coloring additives in place of saffron, and nontraditional ingredients like lobster and chorizo are a common, dispiriting sight. \u2014 Jeff Koehler, Saveur , 20 July 2017", "Weiss Lake, like all waters of Alabama at present, is hot enough to parboil any fish brave enough to prowl the shallows, with average water temperatures in the high 80's and even the 90's in shallow, dark-bottomed backwaters. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, AL.com , 28 July 2017", "Or grill zucchini and parboiled potatoes for the salad with burrata. \u2014 Sacbee, sacbee.com , 20 June 2017", "The artichokes can be parboiled in advance; bring them to room temperature when ready to grill. \u2014 OregonLive.com , 3 July 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from parboilen to boil thoroughly, from Anglo-French parboiler, perboillir , from Late Latin perbullire , from Latin per- thoroughly (from per through) + bullire to boil, from bulla bubble \u2014 more at for ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190440" }, "pan out":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to happen, end, or develop in a particular way : turn out", ": succeed" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "come out", "fall out", "prove", "shake out", "turn out" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out", "the investment scheme didn't quite pan out" ], "history_and_etymology":" pan entry 2 ", "first_known_use":[ "1865, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190647" }, "patrimony":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor", ": anything derived from one's father or ancestors : heritage", ": an estate or endowment belonging by ancient right to a church", ": an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor", ": an estate or endowment belonging to a church", ": the net assets of a person : the sum of a person's assets and liabilities" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-tr\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0113", "\u02c8pa-tr\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "bequest", "birthright", "heritage", "inheritance", "legacy" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "These historic landmarks are an important part of our cultural patrimony .", "her patrimony was the family's newspaper business", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The idealized nudity of classical sculptures, the sturdy realism of Roman portrait heads, and the proportions and decorations of classical architecture were all taken up in Florence as a kind of patrimony . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 13 May 2022", "Fashion, after all, is part of the bedrock of the French economy and its patrimony , and Louis Vuitton plays a very specific role in both. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022", "The 1989 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act required the return of sacred objects, objects of cultural patrimony , and human remains to Indigenous peoples. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022", "In addition to taking lives, the destruction of cultural patrimony is a way of eliminating a culture\u2019s narratives. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022", "But the 24-year-old wasn't just granted his muscular frame solely on the basis of his patrimony . \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 8 Feb. 2022", "Norma Marshall, who teaches tribal history at the College of the Muscogee Nation; and Turner Hunt, who handles thousands of tribal- patrimony inquiries annually, joined her in a call from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. \u2014 Michael Warren, ajc , 7 Feb. 2022", "In late October, the emperor Charles VI had died without a male heir, leaving the chaotic jumble of territories that made up the Habsburg patrimony to his 23-year-old daughter, Maria Theresa. \u2014 A. Wess Mitchell, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022", "What Silva is exploring is patrimony , which in his case is a minefield of loss. \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English patrimoine, patrimonie , from Anglo-French patremoine , from Latin patrimonium , from patr-, pater father", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190741" }, "pay off":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": profit , reward", ": retribution", ": the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe", ": the climax of an incident or enterprise", ": the denouement of a narrative", ": a decisive fact or factor resolving a situation or bringing about a definitive conclusion", ": yielding results in the final test : decisive", ": to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full", ": to give all due wages to", ": to pay in full and discharge (an employee)", ": bribe", ": to inflict retribution on", ": to allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool or drum", ": to yield returns", ": the act or an instance of paying someone off : bribe \u2014 compare kickback", ": the act of paying a debt or creditor in full", ": to pay (a debt or credit) in full", ": bribe" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff", "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff" ], "synonyms":[ "earnings", "gain", "lucre", "net", "proceeds", "profit", "return" ], "antonyms":[ "ante (up)", "balance", "clear", "discharge", "foot", "liquidate", "meet", "pay", "pay up", "pony up", "quit", "recompense", "settle", "spring (for)", "stand" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022", "For a coaching staff prepared to work through Woolen's lack of technical refinement, there could be a sizable payoff . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022", "Others believe the Turkish leader wants a payoff from Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022", "The color payoff is seriously impressive for a powder blush, especially when applied with the 140 Synthetic Face Brush. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022", "With a four-week delay, Votto is now seeing the payoff . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022", "Figuring out ways to run operations more efficiently almost always seems like a good idea, but lately the potential payoff has been especially high. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Finance Director Karen Fegan said the city is looking at a 25-year payoff period for the bonds. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022", "Fans on social media praise its hydrating matte formula for the smooth mousselike texture that delivers high color payoff with no drying cracks or creases. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 17 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Indeed, had the money stayed in Haiti, it might have been invested in bridges, schools and hospitals \u2014 investments that pay off in the long run and boost a country\u2019s growth. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022", "Figuring out the best way to pay off your loans can be complicated. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 9 May 2022", "Students then rack up exorbitant debt for degrees that might not pay off . \u2014 Anna Helhoski, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022", "These are the kinds of investments that don\u2019t pay off unless they are used for decades, which is not in Europe\u2019s plan. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022", "For many countries, including Ecuador, fossil fuel reserves are a relatively quick way to pay off creditors and fund basic services. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022", "It\u2019s an investment, but one that could pay off in the long run. \u2014 Lindy Theron, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022", "No other film series works in such intricate, multiple-installment arcs, planting details that will almost certainly pay off in forthcoming chapters. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022", "The ruling came amid a fast approaching Thursday deadline for Wayne County residents with property tax debt from 2019 or prior years to pay off back taxes or enter into a payment plan to avoid foreclosure. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adjective", "1932, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191201" }, "parlor":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a room used primarily for conversation or the reception of guests: such as", ": a room in a private dwelling for the entertainment of guests", ": a conference chamber or private reception room", ": a room in an inn, hotel, or club for conversation or semiprivate uses", ": any of various business places", ": used in or suitable for a parlor", ": fostered or advocated in comfortable seclusion without consequent action or application to affairs", ": given to or characterized by fostering or advocating something (such as a doctrine) in such a manner", ": a room for receiving guests and for conversation", ": a usually small place of business" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0259r", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "establishment", "joint", "place", "salon" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "There, on the parlor floor of a 1906 building, German artist Katharina Grosse fashioned Apollo, Apollo, a shimmering floor-to-ceiling textile that references Fortuny fabrics and terrazzo mosaics. \u2014 Erik Maza, Town & Country , 11 June 2022", "Chances are you'll be directed to an actual pizza parlor . \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022", "Returning home to her family's funeral parlor , she's perplexed to find a ghost at their front door \u2014 the ghost of her editor to be precise. \u2014 EW.com , 12 May 2022", "The parlor floor looks out onto the East and Hudson rivers, and the panoramic view is majestic. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022", "Those who\u2019ve gotten themselves inked may be transported back to the tattoo parlor after their first spray. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022", "In the afternoon, head to the hotel's parlor for tea \u2014 a Grand Hotel tradition for more than 125 years. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 13 Apr. 2022", "On Wednesday, D'Amelio shared a TikTok video showing that the four BFFs took a trip to the tattoo parlor for some matching ink. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022", "From the brothers\u2019 twin bedroom to the dark parlor with its heavy furniture and taxidermy, the interiors reflect the men\u2019s stunted, lonely psyches. \u2014 Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Kyle Green kgreen@idahostatesman.com Parlor bird cage at the Jones/Eld house in East Boise. \u2014 Anna Webb, idahostatesman , 14 Apr. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191533" }, "paradox":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases", ": a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true", ": a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true", ": an argument that apparently derives self-contradictory conclusions by valid deduction from acceptable premises", ": a tenet contrary to received opinion", ": a statement that seems to say opposite things and yet is perhaps true", ": a person or thing having qualities that seem to be opposite", ": an instance of a paradoxical phenomenon or reaction" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4ks", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4ks", "\u02c8par-\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4ks" ], "synonyms":[ "contradiction", "dichotomy", "incongruity" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "That kind of captures the paradox and complexity of this industry. \u2014 Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022", "The defining moment went viral: the cheekiness and unpredictability of the post showcased the paradox of pole dancing and the Ivy League. \u2014 Karin Eldor, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "There\u2019s a political paradox at the heart of Greg Abbott\u2019s current push for school vouchers. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 12 May 2022", "There\u2019s a paradox in Miyazaki\u2019s yearning for boundaries between his work and his world. \u2014 Simon Parkin, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022", "And the terrifying paradox of our moment is that the stakes of the game turn existential precisely by the opponent\u2019s inclination to stop playing it. \u2014 Sam Rosenfeld, The New Republic , 15 Feb. 2022", "There\u2019s a paradox in memory science: Empirical evidence and life experience both suggest older adults have more knowledge of the world. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022", "But the rise of originalist jurisprudence is a consequence rather than a cause of the second paradox of the Supreme Court. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Feb. 2022", "The California electorate reverted to form, but the recall election revealed important themes, from the legacy of false voter fraud allegations to the paradox of COVID-19 policies. KNP Complex fire. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Sep. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin paradoxum , from Greek paradoxon , from neuter of paradoxos contrary to expectation, from para- + dokein to think, seem \u2014 more at decent ", "first_known_use":[ "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 3" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193740" }, "pass (for)":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to be accepted or regarded as (something)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194725" }, "painstaking":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort", ": the action of taking pains : diligent care and effort", ": taking or showing great care" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101n-\u02ccst\u0101-ki\u014b", "\u02c8p\u0101n-\u02ccst\u0101-ki\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "careful", "conscientious", "fussy", "loving", "meticulous", "scrupulous" ], "antonyms":[ "careless" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "The book describes the election process in painstaking detail.", "she was always painstaking about her work", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Kyiv needs the unanimous support of all the leaders in the 27-nation economic bloc to set in motion the painstaking process for becoming a member. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "Maybe the painstaking process of working with thousands of private landowners over more than a dozen states is a solution to opening millions of acres of landlocked public land across the West. \u2014 Christine Peterson, Outside Online , 15 June 2022", "The case, meanwhile, is milled from a single piece of 904L stainless steel\u2014a painstaking process due to its hardness. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 28 May 2022", "Elections workers must now hand-transfer the votes from those ballots to new ones that can be read in a painstaking process that also raises the possibility of duplication errors. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022", "But that reaction is at odds with the State Department\u2019s painstaking process for reaching a genocide determination, which among other things requires clear documentation that the perpetrators intended to wipe out a group in whole or in part. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022", "Meanwhile, Moscow\u2019s troops continued their painstaking , inch-by-inch campaign for the Donbas region with heavy fighting in and around Sievierodonetsk, which had a prewar population of 100,000. \u2014 Bernat Armangu\u00e9 And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022", "The teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter, though Michigan's came on a painstaking 16-play, 67-yard drive that covered more than nine minutes of game time. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022", "Both are generally extremely exposed, requiring painstaking preparation, speed and a complex combination of land, water and air forces. \u2014 Daniel Michaels, WSJ , 23 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "It\u2019s all open road but painstaking going, with frequent military checkpoints. \u2014 Michael G. Seamans, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022", "Decades of painstaking , sometimes dangerous, work by a handful of committed ranchers and animal scientists have helped restore the population to over 8,000. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022", "Maybe that\u2019s why Keenan Scott II \u2014 who spent a dozen painstaking years perfecting the play that officially opened Wednesday at Broadway\u2019s Golden Theatre \u2014 identifies his characters by emotion, attribute or condition, rather than name. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021", "And after that painstaking work, sharks like Freya can be monitored to give scientists invaluable information on their migratory patterns. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2021", "Now the Suns have flourished in his painstaking , perfection-demanding wake. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2021", "Some marketers have been making their own painstaking , case-by-case evaluations of the platforms. \u2014 Nat Ives, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2020", "Both Corker and Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, credited McCarry with leading the painstaking , behind-the-scenes negotiations. \u2014 Joshua Goodman, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "circa 1685, in the meaning defined above", "Noun", "1538, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195708" }, "partizan":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "noun ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a firm adherent to a party , faction, cause, or person", ": one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance", ": a member of a body of detached light troops making forays and harassing an enemy", ": a member of a guerrilla band operating within enemy lines", ": feeling, showing, or deriving from strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person : exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from partisanship", ": of, carried on by, or being military partisans", ": a weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries with long shaft and broad blade", ": a person who strongly supports something or someone" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n", "-s\u0259n", "-\u02cczan", "chiefly British", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n", "-s\u0259n", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n", "-s\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "biased", "one-sided", "parti pris", "partial", "prejudiced" ], "antonyms":[ "disinterested", "equal", "equitable", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "neutral", "nonpartisan", "objective", "unbiased", "unprejudiced" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1708, in the meaning defined at sense 2", "Noun (2)", "1542, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200949" }, "pantry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a room or closet used for storage (as of provisions) or from which food is brought to the table", ": a room (as in a hotel or hospital) for preparation of foods on order", ": a small room where mainly food is kept" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan-tr\u0113", "\u02c8pan-tr\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "closet", "cuddy", "cupboard", "press" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen", "Recent Examples on the Web", "These twist and seal food storage containers are a favorite in the Kitchen Appliances Lab and have kept food items fresh in our pantry for months. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022", "Those looking to host friends or family will be happy to hear that the kitchen and pantry come fully equipped, and that a personal butler is on call 24/7. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 25 May 2022", "Look into that fridge, pantry , or market; see what inspires you; and let the imagination run wild. \u2014 Kyle Beechey, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 May 2022", "Go through the fridge and pantry next, and toss out anything expired or left for months, says Boden, who recently went through her own kitchen. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021", "The largest suite on the property, the prized three-bedroom dwelling sits on a knoll and comes with a kitchen and pantry and a living room. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 6 May 2021", "Keep it in your pantry or in a basket on your counter out of the sun. \u2014 Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022", "Lubke said that demand at their food pantry was most intense during the fall of 2020 after people were out of work, COVID-19 relief money hadn\u2019t kicked in, and people had used up their reserves. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022", "On weeknights, my husband and I have been known to cobble together a dinner from odds and ends in our pantry and refrigerator. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 24 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English panetrie , from Anglo-French paneterie , from paneter servant in charge of the pantry, from pain bread, from Latin panis \u2014 more at food ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202450" }, "pasteboard":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a solid cardboard with a paper facing", ": cardboard", ": ticket sense 1a", ": made of pasteboard", ": sham , unsubstantial", ": cardboard" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101s(t)-\u02ccb\u022frd", "\u02c8p\u0101st-\u02ccb\u022frd" ], "synonyms":[ "check", "coupon", "pass", "ticket" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "those pasteboards I got from a scalper cost me four times their face value", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In all, the Oroville Lake Marinas company removed 130 houseboats; floating recreation palaces such as the Monte-Carol and La Bella Vita now sit in a parking lot on stacks of pasteboard props. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Washington Post , 19 June 2021", "Tickets are all mobile \u2014 no pasteboard stubs to keep for the scrapbook anymore. \u2014 Madalyn Mendoza, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Mar. 2021", "If theme parks, with their pasteboard main streets, reek of a bland, safe, homogenized, white bread America, the Renaissance Faire is at the other end of the social spectrum, a whiff of the occult, a flash of danger and a hint of the erotic. \u2014 Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2020", "The film draws on Sayat Nova\u2019s imagery: angels with flat halos and wooden wings, a pasteboard cloud descending as a vision, the constant repetition of key props including books, silver balls and ornate rugs. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2018", "The thin strips of pasteboard nailed to the walls was a ramshackle form of insulation, and textbook tinder. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 20 Dec. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Inside the building were wooden and pasteboard boxes filled with roughly 88,000 negatives taken by Pruitt between 1916 and 1960. \u2014 Janine Latus, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Feb. 2022", "All visible objects, man, are but as pasteboard masks. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 31 Jan. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1511, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203440" }, "palatial":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or being a palace", ": suitable to a palace : magnificent" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "Babylonian", "deluxe", "lavish", "Lucullan", "Lucullian", "luxe", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "luxury", "opulent", "palace", "plush", "plushy", "silken", "sumptuous" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "humble", "no-frills", "spartan" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Hubler mansion on the market for $2.95 million: The palatial Hubler House, owned by Howard F. Hubler of the Hubler Automotive Group fame, is on sale. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022", "Personal sanctions have hit the pocketbooks and portfolios of many Russian oligarchs, as the U.S., the EU and the U.K. go after their palatial homes, private jets and audacious yachts. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022", "Jane also testified that she was regularly abused by Epstein and took part in orgies that included both Maxwell and Epstein at Epstein\u2019s palatial homes in Palm Beach, Florida, and New York City and on his New Mexico ranch. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Dec. 2021", "Hungarian billionaire Steven Udvar-Hazy, who made his fortune in the airplane leasing industry, is responsible for the palatial estate. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022", "For the first five minutes of the episode, we're greeted by movers emptying what appears to be a palatial estate once owned by Saul. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 19 Apr. 2022", "Obviously, the advent of online shopping caused many suburban shopping malls, once palatial monuments to American capitalism, to shutter, and the pandemic has all but written their eulogy. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 19 Apr. 2022", "Decorated in gold, velvet, marble and crystal, the Napa tasting room fully embodies Boisset\u2019s signature palatial design style. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022", "Hosted inside the palatial Snuck Farm barn, the fundraiser featured a seven course dinner prepared by chefs from local restaurants with ingredients supplied by local producers. \u2014 Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin palatium palace", "first_known_use":[ "circa 1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205830" }, "part(s)":{ "type":[ "abbreviation", "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole", ": an essential portion or integral element", ": one of several or many equal units of which something is composed or into which it is divisible : an amount equal to another amount", ": an exact divisor of a quantity : aliquot", ": partial fraction", ": one of the constituent elements of a plant or animal body: such as", ": organ , member", ": private parts", ": a division of a literary work", ": a vocal or instrumental line or melody in concerted music or in harmony", ": a particular voice or instrument in concerted music", ": the score for it", ": a constituent member of a machine or other apparatus", ": a spare part", ": something falling to one in a division or apportionment : share", ": one's share or allotted task (as in an action) : duty", ": one of the opposing sides in a conflict or dispute", ": a general area of indefinite boundaries", ": a function or course of action performed", "\u2014 see also take part", ": an actor's lines in a play, movie, etc.", ": the role of a character in a play, movie, etc.", ": a constituent of character or capacity : talent", ": the line where the hair is parted", ": as far as one's share or interest is concerned", ": in general : on the whole", ": in some degree : partially", ": with regard to the one specified", ": to separate from or take leave of someone", ": to take leave of one another", ": to become separated into parts", ": to go away : depart", ": die", ": to become separated, detached, or broken", ": to relinquish possession or control", ": to divide into parts", ": to separate by combing on each side of a line", ": to break or suffer the breaking of (something, such as a rope or anchor chain)", ": to divide into shares and distribute : apportion", ": to remove from contact or association", ": to keep separate", ": to hold (people, such as brawlers) apart", ": to separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion", ": leave , quit", ": relinquish , give up", ": to end a relationship or association", ": to diverge from another (as in opinion)", ": partly", ": partial sense 1", "participial ; participle", "particular", ": one of the sections into which something is divided", ": some of something", ": a general area", ": a piece of a machine", ": one of the sides or aspects", ": the role of a character in a play", ": a line along which the hair is divided", ": a person's share or duty", ": the music for a voice or instrument", ": a voice or instrument", ": a piece of a plant or animal body", ": with few exceptions : on the whole", ": to leave each other", ": to separate the hair by combing on each side of a line", ": to give up possession of", ": to hold apart", ": to come apart", ": to divide into parts", "participle", ": one of several or many like units into which something is divided or of which it is composed : a proportional division or ingredient", ": a portion of an animal body: as", ": an essential anatomical element : organ , member", ": an indefinite area or one lacking or not considered in respect to a natural boundary" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4rt", "\u02c8p\u00e4rt", "\u02c8p\u00e4rt" ], "synonyms":[ "member", "partition", "portion", "section", "segment" ], "antonyms":[ "branch (out)", "diverge", "divide", "fork", "separate", "spread" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Attending a charity polo match that Prince William and Prince Harry took part in at Cirencester Park Polo Club. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022", "The app has also sparked conversations on larger social media platforms, with some users joking that their notification to take a snapshot comes during the most boring part of their day or at an inconvenient time. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022", "And part of that is investing in programs and investing in youth sports. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022", "Hays\u2019 night was part of a collective defensive showcase from the Orioles\u2019 outfield, with center fielder Cedric Mullins and left fielder Anthony Santander also ranging for several difficult catches to support Baltimore\u2019s pitching staff. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022", "This is part two of a STAT investigation on the dismissal of Black doctors from residency programs. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 23 June 2022", "The urgency on Bartlett\u2019s part comes with ASU losing eight players to the transfer portal this offseason. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022", "The oil and energy business is also an important part of Berkshire's overall operating business. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 23 June 2022", "Having spent most of her life in Texas, Danya considers the Lone Star State her home, with Mexico remaining an important part of her life. \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Metro is pondering the redevelopment of all or part the Portland Expo Center. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022", "Bloys took the week to do so but ultimately the decision was made to part ways with the series for which Abrams had sought a budget north of $200 million. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022", "But with Brown\u2019s contract entering its final season, Tennessee chose to part with the wide receiver, and Philadelphia signed him to a four-year, $100 million extension. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 5 June 2022", "There was criticism for the manner in which the departure was handled, but at the time of the transaction, the front office staff felt it in the best interest of all involved to part ways with Pujols. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "But not being polygamous, the band had to part ways with Klinghoffer. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022", "New Orleans is set to lose several players on the open market and may have to part with other key pieces of the roster just to get under the cap. \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022", "But the first record that caught my eyes, my ears and has yet to part ways with my turntable is perhaps the most powerhouse pairing ever to bridge the ages: Ralph Kirkpatrick playing Johann Sebastian Bach. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2022", "While some scammers fool victims into investing in fake cryptocurrency, others convince victims to part with the real thing. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Fran\u00e7ois Girard\u2019s take \u2014 part mysterious, part mystifying \u2014 on Wagner\u2019s last opera is one of the Met\u2019s most interesting productions of the last decade or so, and returns for the first time since its premiere in 2013. \u2014 David Allen, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Emmis Indianapolis Radio has 77 full-time and 50 part -time employees, all based in the company's Monument Circle headquarters. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022", "The Country Club in Brookline \u2014 and his part -time bedroom in Jamaica Plain. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022", "In 1981, Reagan named her the U.S. representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, a part -time role that took her several times to Africa. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022", "Cred was founded in 2018 by Kunal Shah, a veteran fintech executive who was previously a part -time partner at Y Combinator and an advisor at Sequoia. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "Unfortunately, Toyota didn't take the opportunity to update the transfer case, which remains a part -time affair for four-wheel-drive models, meaning there's no automatic all-wheel-drive mode to help put down that power on dry (or wet) pavement. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022", "Over the next few years, Herrin raced cars part -time while working as a real estate agent. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022", "On May 23, an off-duty Parma Heights police officer working a part -time job discovered an underage male with alcohol. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 8 June 2022", "And Google, a long-time opponent of remote work, required employees to return to the office this spring on a part -time schedule. \u2014 Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune , 7 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)", "Verb", "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a", "Adverb", "15th century, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211427" }, "passive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": acted upon by an external agency", ": receptive to outside impressions or influences", ": asserting that the grammatical subject of a verb is subjected to or affected by the action represented by that verb", ": containing or yielding a passive verb form", ": lacking in energy or will : lethargic", ": tending not to take an active or dominant part", ": induced by an outside agency", ": not active or operating : inert", ": of, relating to, or making direct use of the sun's heat usually without the intervention of mechanical devices", ": latent", ": of, relating to, or characterized by a state of chemical inactivity", ": resistant to corrosion", ": exhibiting no gain or control", ": relating to the detection of an object through its emission of energy or sound", ": receiving or enduring without resistance : submissive", ": existing or occurring without being active, open, or direct", ": of, relating to, or being business activity in which the investor does not actively participate in the generation of income", ": a verb form whose grammatical subject is subjected to or affected by the action represented by that verb : a passive verb form", ": the passive voice of a language", ": not taking an active part", ": showing that the person or thing represented by the subject is acted on by the verb", ": offering no resistance", ": lethargic or lacking in energy or will", ": tending not to take an active or dominant part", ": induced by an outside agency", ": of, relating to, or characterized by a state of chemical inactivity", ": not involving expenditure of chemical energy", ": producing passive immunity", ": not involving, deriving from, or requiring effort or active participation", ": of, relating to, or being business activity in which the investor does not have immediate control over the income-producing activity" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-siv", "\u02c8pa-siv", "\u02c8pa-siv", "\u02c8pas-iv", "\u02c8pa-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "acquiescent", "nonresistant", "resigned", "tolerant", "tolerating", "unresistant", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[ "protesting", "resistant", "resisting", "unyielding" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "The destructive myth/legend of Herbert Hoover strikes again. The nation's 31st President has chronically been portrayed as passive in the face of the Great Depression and his successor, Franklin Roosevelt, as the exact opposite\u2014an activist who, if he didn't actually cure the Depression, at least profoundly improved the nation's battered psychology. \u2014 Steve Forbes , Forbes , 30 June 2008", "He believes that the time has come for Europeans to discard their passive role with respect to the United States and that Americans must be made to understand why. \u2014 Nicholas Fraser , Harper's , May 2006", "Throughout the streets of Moscow last Wednesday, word of the ignominious flight of the Soviet Union's would-be junta brought a sense not of jubilation, but of quiet relief that a bloody civil war had been averted, and of satisfaction that the myth of the passive , obedient Russian people might be laid to rest. \u2014 Fred Hiatt , Washington Post , 26 Aug.-1 Sept. 1991", "\u201cHits\u201d in \u201cShe hits the ball\u201d is active, while \u201chit\u201d in \u201cThe ball was hit\u201d is passive .", "In \u201cHe was hit by the ball,\u201d \u201chit\u201d is a passive verb.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "New players like MGM-Amazon and Warner-HBO are in a good position to acquire material while Netflix and Amazon may be more passive . \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 16 May 2022", "However, even with the expansion of technologies and tools that allow a more passive form of user research, contextual inquiries remain an asset for data collection for digital design interfaces, products, services and more. \u2014 Goran Paun, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "The Cowboys lined up for just their second red-zone snap of the day with 1:51 to play, Rush\u2019s family now standing in their seats as nerves made the more- passive sitting unbearable. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 2 Nov. 2021", "The big question: what are the big passive investment managers \u2014 the Vanguards, State Streets, and BlackRocks of the world \u2014 doing? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022", "Investors have flocked to them hoping that passive , index-tracking funds can get them steady gains at low cost. \u2014 Angel Au-yeung, WSJ , 3 June 2022", "Researchers found that temperature shifts can serve as a passive pregnancy notification that can signal pregnancy about nine days before a positive test. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 June 2022", "Environmentally friendly elements such as a wall system of insulating concrete forms (ICF) and passive solar design were installed. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 May 2022", "And as of 2019, more money is invested in passive funds than in active funds in the United States. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Smart companies recognize that in recent years, their customers have shifted from a passive to an active role. \u2014 Ildeme Mahinay Koch, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "The redistricting conflict comes two months after Cortez abandoned his fellow Democrats during a quorum break in Washington, D.C., to block the passive of a restrictive GOP election bill. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Oct. 2021", "Janet Randall, a psycholinguist at Northeastern University, has found that rendering these instructions in plain English, stripping out passives and legalese especially, makes them much easier to interpret. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)", "Noun", "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211445" }, "parch":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to toast under dry heat", ": to shrivel with heat", ": to dry or shrivel with cold", ": to become dry or scorched", ": to dry or make dry from heat and lack of moisture" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4rch", "\u02c8p\u00e4rch" ], "synonyms":[ "dehydrate", "desiccate", "dry", "scorch", "sear" ], "antonyms":[ "hydrate", "wash", "water", "wet" ], "examples":[ "The hot desert sun had parched the land.", "the heat has really parched my throat", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Global warming creates drier air and helps parch vegetation that fuels horrific wildfires. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 28 Oct. 2021", "The liquid goes on like a velvet gloss, dries to a transfer-proof matte that endures through multiple meals and, thrillingly, doesn\u2019t parch the lips in the process. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 4 June 2021", "If that deficit is cranked up for a long time, soils and vegetation will parch . \u2014 Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic , 17 Sep. 2020", "Courtesy of Walmart Even frequent hand-washing won\u2019t parch your skin thanks to hemp seed, rich in vitamin E and omega fatty acid. \u2014 Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 Sep. 2020", "In recent years, California\u2019s fall wildfire season has extended to much of the year with wet winters and springs followed quickly by hot, dry summers, which parch the natural fuel that flourished with the rains. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2019", "Parts of the Andes Mountains and foothills down to the coast have been parched by an unprecedented 10-year dry spell that has cut some river flows by up to 80 percent. \u2014 Bob Berwyn, ExpressNews.com , 16 Apr. 2020", "According to dermatologist Hadley King, MD, cocoa butter is rich in fatty acids, which help thoroughly nourish parched , cracked, and ashy skin. \u2014 Aimee Simeon, refinery29.com , 16 Mar. 2020", "Humidifiers can make dry climes and winters less... parched . \u2014 Popular Science , 31 Jan. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-220818" }, "patronage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": advowson", ": the support or influence of a patron", ": kindness done with an air of superiority", ": business or activity provided by patrons", ": the power to make appointments to government jobs especially for political advantage", ": the distribution of jobs on the basis of patronage", ": jobs distributed by patronage", ": the help or business given by a supporter", ": a group of customers (as of a shop or theater)", ": the control by officials of giving out jobs, contracts, and favors" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-tr\u0259-nij", "\u02c8p\u0101-", "\u02c8pa-tr\u0259-nij", "\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[ "aegis", "egis", "auspice", "backing", "sponsorship" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The college relied on the patronage of its wealthy graduates to expand its funds.", "They thanked her for her patronage of the new hospital.", "The city should do more to encourage patronage of local businesses.", "a system of political patronage", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Supporters say change is needed to fill rash of vacancies; critics warn of potential for patronage , corruption. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022", "The dismembering of manuscripts is part of a larger story, a tale of extractive patronage and the passage of empires. \u2014 Naib Mian, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022", "The fear is that rule by two children of strongmen would reinforce a system of patronage , weaken democratic institutions and emphasize that only a candidate\u2019s last name matters. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022", "Yet while Tammany Hall, a New York City political machine that endured for nearly two centuries, owed its longevity to its spreading around of patronage , Mr. Trump can be downright stingy. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022", "Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, announcing her patronage of U.K. charity the Maternal Mental Health Alliance. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 9 May 2022", "She's been seen in them on a number of occasions, including a visit to her patronage the Natural History Museum in 2021. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 Apr. 2022", "While oligarchs\u2019 closeness to Putin varies, all rely on his patronage . \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022", "That goes for the score of Bock and Harnick, too, whose jewel box show with the inviting storefront seems forever to deserve your patronage . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222820" }, "patron":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter", ": a wealthy or influential supporter of an artist or writer", ": a social or financial sponsor of a social function (such as a ball or concert)", ": one that uses wealth or influence to help an individual, an institution, or a cause", ": one who buys the goods or uses the services offered especially by an establishment", ": the holder of the right of presentation to an English ecclesiastical benefice", ": a master (see master entry 1 sense 2g ) in ancient times who freed a person he had held in slavery but retained some rights over that person", ": the proprietor of an establishment (such as an inn) especially in France", ": the chief male officer in some fraternal lodges having both men and women members", ": a person who gives generous support or approval", ": customer", "[French, from Middle French]" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0259n", "for sense 6 also", "\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "account", "client", "customer", "guest", "punter" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She is a well-known patron of the arts.", "the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Pence's endorsement of Kemp \u2013 and his potential ambitions for 2024 \u2013 drew a sharp rebuke from Team Trump, which issued a statement faulting the former vice president for a lack of political gratitude to his patron . \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022", "Now, on Monday outside Atlanta, Mr. Pence is taking his boldest and most unambiguous step toward confronting his former political patron . \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022", "Maclay also belonged to a San Francisco vigilante group, and became a state legislator as well as a self-dealing opportunist who bought up the de Celis land on behalf of his patron , the railroad bigshot Leland Stanford. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022", "In addition, the Queen has given permission for The Not Forgotten Association Annual Garden Party to be hosted by their patron Princess Anne on Thursday May 12. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 5 May 2022", "The bank has already taken $5 billion from Saudi Arabia, a longtime patron of Mr. Sisi, to bolster its currency reserves. \u2014 Chao Deng, WSJ , 23 May 2022", "Queen Elizabeth, the patron of the Royal Horticultural Society, last attended the event in 2019. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 May 2022", "The record-breaking bronze last belonged to Bass, a longtime patron of the New York City Ballet and the one-time wife of Texas oil billionaire Sid Bass, who is worth $3.5 billion according to Forbes\u2019 real-time wealth tracker. \u2014 Carlie Porterfield, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "In February 2021, she was officially named a patron of Bowel Cancer U.K. after supporting them in multiple fundraisers and wore a poop-emoji costume to share the news. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin patronus patron saint, patron of a benefice, pattern, from Latin, defender, from patr-, pater ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232207" }, "parsimony":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift", ": the quality or state of being stingy", ": economy in the use of means to an end", ": economy of explanation in conformity with Occam's razor" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-s\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "cheapness", "cheeseparing", "closeness", "miserliness", "niggardliness", "penny-pinching", "penuriousness", "pinching", "stinginess", "tightfistedness", "tightness" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The charity was surprised by the parsimony of some larger corporations.", "her parsimony was so extreme that she'd walk five miles to the store to save a few cents on gas", "Recent Examples on the Web", "His record in the Premier League, in particular, in recent years has been built as much on defensive parsimony as attacking threat. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022", "At the conference this year, delegates from developing countries said this parsimony had undermined their trust in the U.N. process. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 Nov. 2021", "The likely answer is that what\u2019s true today has always been true: parsimony is the surest path to wealth. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021", "Perhaps there is some megolamania in Diller\u2019s act of philanthropy, but philanthropy still serves us better than selfish parsimony or profligate self-indulgence. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2021", "The speculation about Chinese owner Suning considering selling Inter could be fueling the parsimony . \u2014 Rob Harris, Star Tribune , 1 Feb. 2021", "Canada\u2019s stance overall was one of government generosity to persons and parsimony to businesses. \u2014 Philip Cross, National Review , 12 Aug. 2020", "In the battle of the post-war memoirs, Montgomery still blamed him for his parsimony (while admitting to mistakes of his own). \u2014 The Economist , 24 May 2018", "Consider, for example, the 1947 debut of Christian Dior\u2019s New Look, using yards and yards of fabric to create full calf-length skirts \u2014 utterly shocking after the necessary parsimony of wartime. \u2014 Lauren Elkin, New York Times , 4 May 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English parcimony, borrowed from Latin parsim\u014dnia, from pars-, perfect stem of parcere \"to act sparingly, be thrifty (with), refrain from\" (of uncertain origin) + -i- -i- + -m\u014dnia, suffix of abstract nouns (going back to the Indo-European noun-forming suffix *-m\u0115\u0304n-/*m\u014f\u0304n- + the abstract noun formative *-i- )", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232715" }, "pay up":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to pay what is due", ": to pay in full" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "ante (up)", "balance", "clear", "discharge", "foot", "liquidate", "meet", "pay", "pay off", "pony up", "quit", "recompense", "settle", "spring (for)", "stand" ], "antonyms":[ "repudiate" ], "examples":[ "for once our bills are all paid up" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-010051" }, "painting":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a product of painting", ": a work produced through the art of painting", ": the art or occupation of painting", ": a work of art made with paint", ": the art or occupation of creating pictures with paint" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101n-ti\u014b", "\u02c8p\u0101n-ti\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "canvas", "canvass", "oil", "oil painting" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Your overwater villa is drenched with the incredible light from the ocean and sky, the cobalt and cerulean blues merging like a watercolour painting . \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 20 June 2022", "Acquired in 2005 from a Portuguese royal palace 40 miles north of Rio de Janeiro, it was always shown at LACMA hanging flat on the wall, like a painting . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022", "The center provides guests the chance to take part in a yoga or meditation class, enjoy a nature trail hike, or go for more low-key options like side-by-side watercolor painting or a cooking class, or to indulge in an Ayurvedic spa treatment. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022", "The birthday girl was photographed soaking up the sun in the yard, and young guests appeared to enjoy activities like face painting . \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022", "Crews are finishing up things like painting , patching chipped concrete, landscaping, fencing, and installing permanent signage and noise mitigation panels, Pesaturo said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022", "In some cases, that creative time is for something truly creative, like painting , doing pottery, or writing. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022", "Afterward, someone posted a screen grab of Solano, head thrown back in rapture, looking like a painting of Christ during the Ascension. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022", "Enjoy live music with Alter Ego, and a children's play area with inflatables and activities like face painting . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 6 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-031702" }, "pathway":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": path , course", ": a line of communication over interconnecting neurons extending from one organ or center to another", ": a network of interconnecting neurons along which a nerve impulse travels", ": the sequence of usually enzyme-catalyzed reactions by which one substance is converted into another", ": path sense 1", ": a line of communication over interconnecting neurons extending from one organ or center to another", ": a network of interconnecting neurons along which a nerve impulse travels", ": the sequence of usually enzyme-catalyzed reactions by which one substance is converted into another" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8path-\u02ccw\u0101", "\u02c8p\u00e4th-", "\u02c8path-\u02ccw\u0101", "\u02c8p\u00e4th-", "\u02c8path-\u02ccw\u0101, \u02c8p\u0227th-" ], "synonyms":[ "footpath", "path", "trace", "track", "trail" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "We walked along a winding pathway .", "we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond", "Recent Examples on the Web", "At the end of the day, APIs are a pathway to better connect with your users. \u2014 Rakshith Rao, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "On a pathway leading to the square, visitors slowly walk past a row of crosses, stopping to pray or reflect on the devastating tragedy. \u2014 Travis Caldwell, CNN , 1 June 2022", "Most immigrants without legal status arrived in the country decades ago and have lived here without a viable pathway to citizenship. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022", "Most undocumented immigrants arrived in the country decades ago and have lived here without a viable pathway to citizenship. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, chicagotribune.com , 19 Apr. 2022", "That\u2019s where Trump stood out early in the primary and actually hit Cruz on this, because Cruz fought for a pathway to citizenship. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Mar. 2022", "Like the official White House plan, the report also calls for a test-to-treat pathway , so that all Americans who have a positive PCR or at-home test can be treated within a day or enrolled in a clinical trial. \u2014 Jennifer Henderson, ABC News , 8 Mar. 2022", "The immigration measures are likely to be altered or eliminated altogether after the Senate parliamentarian, who enforces the strict reconciliation rules, rejected far broader proposals for a pathway to citizenship. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Nov. 2021", "Days after that ruling, Democrats presented MacDonough with a second plan that would have changed an immigration registry date that could have led to a pathway to citizenship for millions. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 13 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-064502" }, "passionate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": easily aroused to anger", ": filled with anger : angry", ": capable of, affected by, or expressing intense feeling", ": enthusiastic , ardent", ": swayed by or affected with sexual desire", ": showing or affected by strong feeling", ": easily caused to feel strong emotions" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259t", "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259-n\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscent", "goatish", "horny", "hot", "hypersexual", "itchy", "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "libidinous", "licentious", "lubricious", "lubricous", "lustful", "oversexed", "randy", "salacious", "satyric", "wanton" ], "antonyms":[ "frigid", "undersexed" ], "examples":[ "He gave a passionate speech on tax reform.", "She has a passionate interest in animal rights.", "She is passionate about art.", "We were moved by his passionate plea for forgiveness.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "After meeting with President Joe Biden, Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, made a passionate plea for gun reform at Tuesday's White House press briefing, as Congress considers new legislation this week. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 7 June 2022", "Environmentalist and Green Generation Initiative founder Elizabeth Wathuti closed out the panel with a passionate plea for everyone to change their attitudes towards this fight. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 24 May 2022", "The comments came not long after Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr gave a passionate plea for a bipartisan law that would make background checks mandatory for every gun sale. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 24 May 2022", "One of the Korean film industry\u2019s greatest assets has always been how passionate the Korean public is about filmgoing. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022", "At the end of their performance in Europe\u2019s most popular song contest, the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra, hands to their hearts, made a passionate plea. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 14 May 2022", "When passionate Mars meets larger-than-life Jupiter in your 12th House of Dreams and Secrets, your inner world is not likely to stay inside for long. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022", "The show introduces us to people like Dani, who finds to find a man passionate about animation. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 25 May 2022", "Hamlet is unfailingly passionate , but the production doesn\u2019t provide sufficient space for his interior life to unfold. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-084953" }, "past":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "preposition" ], "definitions":[ ": ago", ": just gone or elapsed", ": having existed or taken place in a period before the present : bygone", ": of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that is expressive of elapsed time and that in English is usually formed by internal vowel change (as in sang ) or by the addition of a suffix (as in laughed )", ": having served as a specified officer in an organization", ": beyond the age for or of", ": after", ": at the farther side of : beyond", ": in a course or direction going close to and then beyond", ": more than", ": beyond the capacity, range, or sphere of", ": time gone by", ": something that happened or was done in the past", ": the past tense of a language", ": a verb form in the past tense", ": a past life, history, or course of action", ": one that is kept secret", ": so as to reach and go beyond a point near at hand", ": of or relating to a time that has gone by", ": relating to a verb tense that expresses a time gone by", ": no longer serving", ": beyond entry 2 sense 1", ": going close to and then beyond", ": a former time", ": life or history of a time gone by", ": so as to pass by or beyond" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8past", "\u02c8past" ], "synonyms":[ "erstwhile", "former", "late", "old", "once", "onetime", "other", "quondam", "sometime", "whilom" ], "antonyms":[ "beyond", "over" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "More pluses: The Giants have won six of their past seven games, and one obvious reason \u2014 apart from all the solo homers and strong starting pitching \u2014 is the improved defense. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022", "Tatum has actually been really for the most part in Boston\u2019s three losses, except for some issues in the fourth quarter of the past two games. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022", "Even that raises some questions, as part of gearing up in past Diablo games was looking like a badass through legendaries and sets and the free transmog system. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "The offense has been a major disappointment the past two games. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022", "Aodhan Quinn and Santi Moar are also back to full health, while James Musa has been in the starting lineup each of the past two games. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022", "Since dropping his average to .203 on the first day of May, Hollis is hitting .410 with a .526 on-base percentage across his past 33 games, drawing 30 walks while notching 10 steals and four homers. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022", "Swiatek has now won her past six tournaments and is 42-3 this season. \u2014 Howard Frendrich, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 June 2022", "His new platform may look like a cynical way to make money\u2014the regulatory filing warned investors of many potential hazards, citing the examples of Trump Plaza and Trump Castle, among other past failures. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition", "The woman was driving home from her job at a Lake Oswego assisted living facility about 11 p.m. Jan. 25 when Chance suddenly sped past her on Country Club Road, then reversed into her car, damaging the bumper, the affidavit said. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022", "The value of all unsold real estate on Alabama\u2019s lakes shot past the $1 billion mark for the summer season, according to the latest report, rising in value by 25% in just the last three months. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 11 June 2022", "Pump prices have been rising steadily for months, shooting past the $4 mark in early March. \u2014 David Koenig, ajc , 9 June 2022", "Pump prices have been rising steadily for months, shooting past the $4 mark in early March. \u2014 David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022", "Pump prices have been rising steadily for months, shooting past the $4 mark in early March. \u2014 David Koenig, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022", "This partnership with the Clippers elevated Daktronics past the $800 million mark for orders in a single fiscal year \u2013 a first for the company that\u2019s been in the business dating back to 1968. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "Elsewhere, Russian forces continued their push to take ground in eastern Ukraine, with missile and airstrikes carried out on cities and villages of the Luhansk region, with the war now past the 100-day mark. \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022", "Russia continued its deadly assault in Ukraine's east Saturday as the war stretched past the 100-day mark and experts warned of a grinding conflict with no end in sight. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Oprah Winfrey and Jerry Seinfeld have shown up on guest lists in the past without actually touching down in Idaho. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 11 June 2022", "The British actress has shown her support for the movement in the past . \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022", "As the Miami New Times notes, Banks was a questionable headlining choice for the Pride festival to begin with, as despite her LGBTQ+ following, the rapper has verbally attacked the community in the past . \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022", "The family behind the Flagpole of Freedom park has executed an ambitious patriotic plan in the past . \u2014 Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News , 11 June 2022", "Reyes said the Community Investment Fund could be crucial to Waterbury, whose proud past as a brass manufacturing center has produced a problematic present. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022", "An obsessive protector of rock\u2019s past could hold the key to its future. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022", "Strolling around Old Montreal (Vieux-Montr\u00e9al) \u2014 with its cobblestone streets, archaeological sites and imposing stone buildings \u2014 is a window to the city\u2019s centuries-old past . \u2014 Siobhan Reid, Washington Post , 1 June 2022", "For the part of the Presidency that requires national mourning, Biden\u2019s tragic past as a husband and father has given him a lifetime of experience. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "In years way past , this would be my call to write a nasty column about the need to eradicate the yellow plague. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022", "Across New England, temperatures soared near and past 90 degrees. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022", "Johnson was here last year with NBC, watching the cars whiz past . \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022", "Temperatures in the summer months often soar past 100 degrees, which is why many folks consider October through May to be the best time to visit. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 9 May 2022", "Early-Stage Delinquencies (30 to 59 days past due): 1.2%, down from 1.3% in January 2021. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022", "At first glance, anyone not familiar with the history of the Arizona State men's hockey program might look at what had been their home rink in Tempe and wonder why the Sun Devils ever played in a such a small and past -its-prime venue. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 12 Mar. 2022", "Electronic Arts, like most major video game publishers, has never let a good PR opportunity slip past . \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 Feb. 2022", "The roughly 11-minute trips that send passengers up past 62 miles of altitude don\u2019t require much in the way of training as the flights are automated from launch to landing, so a wider range of people will be heading up to space. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 2 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Preposition, Noun, and Adverb", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Preposition", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adverb", "1799, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-100656" }, "patter":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": to say or speak in a rapid or mechanical manner", ": to recite prayers (such as paternosters) rapidly or mechanically", ": to talk glibly and volubly", ": to speak or sing rapid-fire words in a theatrical performance", ": a specialized lingo : cant", ": the jargon of criminals (such as thieves)", ": the spiel of a street hawker or of a circus barker", ": empty chattering talk", ": the rapid-fire talk of a comedian", ": the talk with which an entertainer accompanies a routine", ": the words of a comic song or of a rapidly spoken usually humorous monologue introduced into such a song", ": to strike or pat rapidly and repeatedly", ": to run with quick light-sounding steps", ": to cause to patter", ": a quick succession of light sounds or pats", ": to strike again and again with light blows", ": to run with quick light steps", ": a series of quick light sounds" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-t\u0259r", "\u02c8pa-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Verb (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense", "Noun (1)", "1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (2)", "1611, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1822, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-134818" }, "pagan":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an unconverted member of a people or nation who does not practice Christianity, Judaism, or Islam", ": a follower of a polytheistic religion (as in ancient Rome)", ": one who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures and material goods : an irreligious or hedonistic person", ": neo-pagan", ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of pagans", ": heathen entry 2 sense 1", ": of or relating to heathens or their worship : heathen" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-g\u0259n", "\u02c8p\u0101-g\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "gentile", "heathen", "idolater", "idolator" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "the Spanish conquistadores regarded the native peoples of the lands that they conquered as pagans who were uncivilized and inherently inferior", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Church officials decided to recognize Dec. 25 as his birthday, probably to coincide with the date of pagan festivals in an attempt to get pagans to accept Christianity as the official religion. \u2014 Atlanta Life, ajc , 10 Nov. 2017", "While plague stalks the land, paranoid peasants swap cautionary folk tales about evil spirits, pagans , Jews and other outsiders. \u2014 Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Oct. 2017", "Thomas Jefferson had strong views on religion, but his Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom disestablished the Church of England and established religious liberty for Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, even pagans . \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 27 Sep. 2017", "Thomas Jefferson had strong views on religion, but his Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom disestablished the Church of Englandand established religious liberty for Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, even pagans . \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, Alaska Dispatch News , 27 Sep. 2017", "Lance Wallnau, a Christian author, claimed God spoke to him and showed him that Trump was like King Cyrus, who followed God\u2019s will despite being a pagan . \u2014 Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post , 23 Aug. 2017", "To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo- pagan , a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream. \u2014 James Wolcott, HWD , 19 June 2017", "To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo- pagan , a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream. \u2014 James Wolcott, HWD , 19 June 2017", "To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo- pagan , a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream. \u2014 James Wolcott, HWD , 19 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-032658" }, "pack (up ":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to gather one's belongings together and put them in a suitcase or other container for traveling", ": to stop or quit", ": to stop working properly" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-063741" }, "pacifying":{ "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe", ": appease , propitiate", ": to restore to a tranquil state : settle", ": to reduce to a submissive state : subdue", ": to make peaceful or quiet : calm , soothe" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b", "\u02c8pa-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b" ], "synonyms":[ "appease", "assuage", "conciliate", "disarm", "gentle", "mollify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "ire", "madden", "outrage" ], "examples":[ "She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.", "Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.", "trying to pacify a mob of protesters", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022", "Bullying from grown men and grown women to score political points, to pacify constituents whipped up into a frenzy by talk radio jerks and cable TV hatemongers. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022", "But then they would be left trying to pacify more than 40 million mostly hostile Ukrainians, which would require most of the active-duty military, leaving little for further invasions. \u2014 Benjamin H. Friedman, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022", "Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022", "Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022", "After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Germany\u2019s historical willingness to form stable diplomatic and economic links with Russia\u2014rooted partly in a belief that stronger ties with Russia could pacify Putin\u2019s regime\u2014drew intense scrutiny. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022", "Khan this month unexpectedly cut fuel and electricity prices to pacify public anger, disregarding the IMF agreement. \u2014 Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022", "One possibility is to extend the mask mandate further but not too much longer, to pacify the unions but still claim victory on the virus long before people head to the polls in November. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English pacifien , from Anglo-French pacifier , from Latin pacificare , from pac-, pax peace", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-080138" }, "papule":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small solid usually conical elevation of the skin", ": a small solid usually conical elevation of the skin caused by inflammation, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue elements" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-(\u02cc)py\u00fcl", "\u02c8pap-(\u02cc)y\u00fcl" ], "synonyms":[ "boil", "fester", "hickey", "pimple", "pock", "pustule", "whelk", "zit" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the reddish, itchy papules that are characteristic of the rash", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Soldiers marching to Rome from Mesopotamia in late 165 AD were ill, many covered in red and black papules that eventually would scab over and fall off. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Apr. 2020", "The symptoms, described by famous Roman physician Galen, were unpleasant: diarrhea, coughing, fever, dry throat and the aforementioned papules . \u2014 Fox News , 22 Apr. 2020", "The researchers concluded that both formulations were effective at treating rosacea, especially the papules and pustules associated with the condition. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 5 Mar. 2019", "For those with mainly papules and pustules, there are over-the-counter treatment solutions that work. \u2014 Molly Nover-baker, Redbook , 27 Dec. 2016", "Just like non-inflammatory acne, salicylic acid can help those suffering with papules and postules, as well as exfoliants like alpha hydroxy acids (glycolic and lactic acids among others). \u2014 Molly Nover-baker, Redbook , 27 Dec. 2016", "Even Angi\u2019s skin seemed possessed of that perfect sense of motion: ivory pale and patterned purple-red by the papules that spiraled up and down her arms, legs, and cheeks like a paisley print. \u2014 Sarah Harris, The Cut , 6 Apr. 2018", "Ren\u00e9e says there are a few different ways to approach this kind of blemish, formally known as papules . \u2014 Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan , 7 Mar. 2018", "Cysts are also common, and like penile papules , generally not a big deal. \u2014 Jenna Birch, Health.com , 16 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin papula ", "first_known_use":[ "1821, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110345" }, "parallelism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the quality or state of being parallel", ": resemblance , correspondence", ": repeated syntactical similarities introduced for rhetorical effect", ": a theory that mind and matter accompany one another but are not causally related", ": the independent development of similar traits or features (as of body structure or behavior) in different species or lineages that have common ancestry and that typically occupy similar environments or ecological niches : parallel evolution", ": a philosophical or psychological doctrine that there is a one-to-one correspondence between events in the mind and events in the brain but that the two sets of events exist without interacting in a causal way" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccle-\u02ccli-z\u0259m", "-l\u0259-\u02ccli-", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "\u02c8par-\u0259-\u02cclel-\u02cciz-\u0259m, -l\u0259l-" ], "synonyms":[ "alikeness", "community", "comparability", "correspondence", "likeness", "resemblance", "similarity", "similitude" ], "antonyms":[ "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "unlikeness" ], "examples":[ "There is some degree of parallelism between the lives of the two women.", "There is a certain parallelism in the development of the two technologies.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "As shown with Heron, systems can be linked together with classical parallelism using chip-to-chip links for multiple modules or extend the size of individual units with long range coupling. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 18 May 2022", "Two of the most useful literary devices for creating persuasive appeal as a leader are parallelism in combination with triads. \u2014 Dan Bullock, Quartz , 6 July 2021", "To make supply chains resilient, multiple paths or parallelism should be deployed. \u2014 Cyrus Hadavi, Forbes , 4 June 2021", "Using parallelism helps others to mentally group information, while heightening their senses to predict your next statement. \u2014 Dan Bullock, Quartz , 6 July 2021", "There is a clear parallelism between Balak and events in the Book of Exodus. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 21 June 2021", "Moving away from an electronic model of data storage and computation and toward one based on chemistry promises tremendous improvements in physical density, portability and data parallelism . \u2014 Hyunjun Park, Forbes , 4 June 2021", "This parallelism boosts overall computing brain power to process huge volumes of data to perform complex computational calculations, explained Devgan. \u2014 Russ Banham, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021", "However, edge compute performance does bring decreases in costs and increases in parallelism , while deep learning brings increases in efficiency and more capabilities into the reach of commercial scenarios. \u2014 Cyra Richardson, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111847" }, "packet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small bundle or parcel", ": a small thin package", ": pay envelope", ": salary , paycheck", ": a considerable amount", ": a number of letters dispatched at one time", ": a small group, cluster, or mass", ": a passenger boat usually carrying mail and cargo", ": a pack of cigarettes", ": a short fixed-length section of data that is transmitted as a unit in an electronic communications network", ": a small package" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-k\u0259t", "\u02c8pa-k\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "bundle", "pack", "package", "parcel" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I got two packets of broccoli seeds to plant this summer.", "He puts two packets of sugar in his coffee.", "Could you get me another packet of ketchup?", "Your information packet includes a map and a schedule of all the events at the conference.", "I received the packet of legal papers today.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Once your meeting packet is ready, send it over to your board members through email. \u2014 Patrick Coleman, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "The back of your packet should give you a maturity date. \u2014 Juno Demelo, Glamour , 5 Apr. 2022", "Write a letter summarizing what\u2019s in your packet , and explaining why your claim should be paid. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022", "August 1968 Donald Davies at the UK\u2019s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) demonstrates publicly for the first time a prototype packet -switching network. \u2014 Gil Press, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "The trick to upgrading boxed mac is to work with the flavor packet , which can veer a little chemically. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Mar. 2022", "Patients\u2019 meals consist of an egg, two apples, a milk packet , rice and juice, so many families supplement them with outside food. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022", "In a separate pot, saut\u00e9 the onion, tomato, garlic, and ramen flavor packet together in sesame oil until the tomatoes are soft and have broken down completely and the onions are translucent. \u2014 Kaelyn Lynch, Outside Online , 4 June 2020", "The packet contains your bib, a shirt, a rainforest worth of coupons/advertising and sundry other items. \u2014 Channing King, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English pekette, pakat , from Anglo-French pacquet , of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch pak pack", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111948" }, "password":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": something that enables one to pass or gain admission: such as", ": a spoken word or phrase required to pass by a guard", ": a sequence of characters required for access to a computer system", ": watchword", ": a secret word, phrase, or group of numbers that a person must know to be allowed to enter a place or use a computer system" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pas-\u02ccw\u0259rd", "\u02c8pas-\u02ccw\u0259rd" ], "synonyms":[ "countersign", "watchword", "word" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "You need to enter your password to check your e-mail.", "the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The hashing function converts passwords into a chaotic set of characters and numbers that should not be reversible back into a password . \u2014 Oleh Svet, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "Obtain a user login and add a password to be able to maneuver the site. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022", "The Notes app lets you password -protect notes with distinct passwords. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022", "Step 1 for securely accessing your online accounts: Create a complex, unique password for each account. \u2014 Cordilia James, WSJ , 7 June 2022", "Even though the researchers included the file used in the campaign, Microsoft rejected the report on the faulty logic that the MSDT required a password to execute payloads. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022", "In response, Zola initiated a mass password reset for all accounts on Saturday. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 23 May 2022", "People like Burkhalter Golden who let their kids use their iPhones can require a password for every purchase. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022", "Making a complex WiFi password doesn\u2019t have to be hard to remember. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113909" }, "particularity":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a minute detail : particular", ": an individual characteristic : peculiarity", ": singularity", ": the quality or state of being particular as distinguished from universal", ": attentiveness to detail : exactness", ": the quality or state of being fastidious in behavior or expression" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259r-\u02ccti-ky\u0259-\u02c8ler-\u0259-t\u0113", "p\u0259-", "-\u02c8la-r\u0259-", "also" ], "synonyms":[ "explicitness", "specificity" ], "antonyms":[ "generality" ], "examples":[ "The actors studied all of the particularities of the script.", "the special particularities of the South", "The particularities of the job take some time to get used to.", "She described the scene with great particularity .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Roots of Imagination, open until July 15, is an ode to Togo\u2019s youth and selfhood that celebrates the power of collective imagination and the progress that comes with valuing the particularity of each individual. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022", "Though its tone and scope have changed over time, that genre consistently focuses on the particularity of the area: its cultural beauty, its idiosyncrasies, the poverty of many of its people, and the cruelty of its racial regime. \u2014 Imani Perry, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022", "Over time, however, the particularity of the dispute seems irrelevant. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022", "Instead, a generation of Jews is confronting head-on the tension between Jewish universalist principles and the idea of Jewish particularity \u2014 that Jews possess special obligations toward one another. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021", "The work required professionalism and stamina, the ability to hold a pose, to erase one\u2019s particularity , to suppress or exaggerate emotions, and to defend one\u2019s ego and body against male painters who would exploit both. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021", "Still, what is on one level an encounter with the reality of the workshops of Litzmannstadt is on another level the erasure of its particularity through the return of the Moirai. \u2014 Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021", "And the particularity of the tone is psychoanalysis at its best\u2014nothing to say. \u2014 Jamieson Webster, The New York Review of Books , 1 Apr. 2020", "This vote, supposedly an obligatory primary to force all political parties to partake and thus minimize the fragmentation of parties to serve individuals, has the particularity of actually having a very real impact on the election. \u2014 Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120731" }, "patriotic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": inspired by patriotism", ": befitting or characteristic of a patriot", ": having or showing love that a person feels for his or her country" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-tik", "chiefly British", "\u02ccp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-tik" ], "synonyms":[ "nationalist", "nationalistic" ], "antonyms":[ "unpatriotic" ], "examples":[ "A patriotic fervor swept the country.", "hanging a flag outside one's home is a patriotic gesture", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Days after Russian forces occupied the southern Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, residents gathered in the main city square with Ukrainian flags to sing patriotic songs and tell the troops looking on to go home. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 20 June 2022", "When news emerged of his history, Bianco tried to portray the Oath Keepers as just a club of patriotic , law-abiding Americans. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022", "There's still time to DIY 4th of July crafts with the kids, make 4th of July party decorations, and choose some patriotic songs to put on the playlist. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 8 June 2022", "The concert paid tribute to the families of the explosion\u2019s victims in a brief video, and patriotic songs were performed as part of a broader call to unite the country, which has seen its economy devasted in recent years. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 25 May 2022", "The Santa Fe Christian School Band will perform patriotic songs. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022", "While in the Canadian port of Victoria on one Fourth of July, the ship\u2019s resident keyboardist drunkenly played American patriotic songs in the middle of the night. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022", "Features patriotic music by the 13th Army Band, guest speakers and food trucks. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022", "San Marcos VFW Post 3795 will host a ceremony with patriotic music, color guard and speakers at 10 a.m. Monday at San Marcos Cemetery, 1021 Mulberry Drive. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121435" }, "pass up":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to let go by without accepting or taking advantage of", ": decline , reject" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "balk (at)", "decline", "deselect", "disapprove", "negative", "nix", "pass", "refuse", "reject", "reprobate", "repudiate", "spurn", "throw out", "throw over", "turn down" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "agree (to)", "approve" ], "examples":[ "I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event." ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1896, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123451" }, "pass out":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": die sense 1":[], ": to lose consciousness":[], ": to reject (a deal in bridge) as unplayable because everyone has passed on the first round of bidding":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "black out", "conk (out)", "faint", "keel (over)", "swoon" ], "antonyms":[ "come around", "come round", "come to", "revive" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "I passed out from the flu." ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1899, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155954" }, "pariah":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a member of a low caste of southern India", ": one that is despised or rejected : outcast" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-\u0259" ], "synonyms":[ "castaway", "castoff", "leper", "offscouring", "outcast", "reject" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "For decades, African states longed for the day when South Africa would be liberated from its status as the apartheid pariah and become the economic engine that would pull Africa out of its mire of poverty and underdevelopment, much as Japan did for the Pacific Rim. \u2014 Allister Sparks , Wilson Quarterly , Spring 2001", "Once they began to migrate to the United States, especially after this country conferred citizenship on them in 1917, they discovered what it meant to be a pariah in the country that had adopted them. \u2014 John Hope Franklin , \"The Land of Room Enough,\" 1981 , in Race and History , 1989", "Even as her star was rising in the outside world, she was becoming more and more a pariah in her own village, where her isolation and sense of rejection made her, for a time, a prisoner in her house, a victim of agoraphobia. \u2014 Judy Oppenheimer , New York Times Book Review , 3 July 1988", "He's a talented player but his angry outbursts have made him a pariah in the sport of baseball.", "I felt like a pariah when I wore the wrong outfit to the dinner party.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The clash turned him into a GOP pariah , and even other Republicans on the outs with Trump, including Gov. Brian Kemp, kept their distance. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022", "One early Season 3 reveal is that Gene is a total pariah in Hollywood. \u2014 Peter Fisher, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022", "Just a few years before her show launched, DeGeneres was a Hollywood pariah . \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022", "The airport talks have demonstrated how countries are seeking to assert their influence in Afghanistan even as the hardline Islamist group largely remains an international pariah and its government not formally recognized by any nation. \u2014 Sophie Tremblay, CNN , 25 May 2022", "Trump was one of the few prominent Republicans that remained a vocal backer of Cawthorn amid the controversies, which made Cawthorn a pariah to Republican House leadership. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 18 May 2022", "Three months ago, Poland was a political pariah in Washington and European capitals. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2022", "Tonight's 2022 Billboard Music Awards promise a diverse lineup of performances, from soul throwbacks Silk Sonic to Latin pop star Becky G to onetime country pariah Morgan Wallen. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022", "Some companies have responded to Moscow\u2019s status as an economic pariah by leaving Russia. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Tamil pa\u1e5faiyan , literally, drummer", "first_known_use":[ "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124713" }, "partially":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": to some extent : in some degree", ": in a biased manner : with partiality" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-sh(\u0259-)l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partly", "partway" ], "antonyms":[ "all", "altogether", "completely", "entirely", "fully", "perfectly", "quite", "totally", "utterly", "wholly" ], "examples":[ "I guess I'm partially responsible for what happened.", "He only partially explained his reason for leaving.", "The building was partially destroyed in the fire.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "According to the gun control advocacy group Giffords, 28 states and Washington, D.C., have fully or partially closed the loophole. \u2014 Lindsay Wise, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "The other eight departments were in partial compliance and most [00:09:00] of the departments in partial compliance were only partially in compliance because of their failures to create civilian review boards. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 June 2022", "Some Russian refineries have partially or fully shut down as Western nations attempt to punish Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 23 May 2022", "There are other heroes that \u2026 have taken time off [fully or partially to help]. \u2014 Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 May 2022", "After all, this means the brand succeeded in selling 200,000 fully and partially electric vehicles. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 8 May 2022", "The design is such that if a lower layer underperforms in any period, the layer above is not replenished until the layer below bounces back\u2014fully or partially . \u2014 Dan Cupkovic, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022", "Two other defendants, Couy Griffin and Matthew Martin, were partially and fully acquitted of their misdemeanor charges after opting for a bench trial before a judge instead of facing a jury. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022", "Many artists in Russia work for theaters that are fully or partially funded through the Russian state, leaving them particularly vulnerable to censorship. \u2014 Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-134316" }, "patronize":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to act as patron of : provide aid or support for", ": to adopt an air of condescension toward : treat haughtily or coolly", ": to be a frequent or regular customer or client of", ": to act as a supporter of", ": to be a customer of", ": to treat (a person) as if he or she were not as good or less important" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz", "\u02c8pa-", "\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz", "\u02c8pa-tr\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[ "condescend", "lord (it over)", "talk down (to)" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Swimmers are not advised to patronize North Queensland waters, because of the presence of tiny but venemous Irukandji jellyfish. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "Lauerman said public employees don't have the same kind of stress as employees of private businesses, where customers can simply decide not to patronize a business for an extended period of time. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022", "One of the social media influencers behind the Airbnb effort also has encouraged his followers to patronize Ukrainian merchants on Etsy but ask sellers not to ship any goods. \u2014 Faith Karimi And Samantha Kelly, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022", "While the overnight stay is free, members are encouraged to patronize the business where they\u2019re parked. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Feb. 2022", "The core of the plan is those ages 5 and older must be vaccinated to patronize any business that serves food or drink, or gyms, spas and dance studios. \u2014 George Castle, chicagotribune.com , 28 Dec. 2021", "As a result, we coffee house aficionados who are champing at the bit to be among the first to patronize the new Red Cedar coffee house, will likely have to wait awhile longer. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 17 Dec. 2021", "Among the notables to patronize the cafes were writers Honore de Balzac and Arthur Rimbaud, as well as painters including Eugene Delacroix and Edouard Manet. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021", "Here anyone can gather to watch games or concerts on the arena\u2019s exterior video board, or patronize the project\u2019s 250,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"see patron ", "first_known_use":[ "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-152615" }, "pauperism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity", ": one who receives aid from funds designated for the poor", ": a very poor person", ": a very poor person", ": a person who is destitute and relying on charity", ": a person who is relieved of the costs and expenses of a court proceeding because of poverty" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022f-p\u0259r", "\u02c8p\u022f-p\u0259r", "\u02c8p\u022f-p\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "De Le\u00f3n noted that when Villaraigosa beat incumbent Hahn in 2005, Hahn was a pauper compared with Caruso. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022", "Touching on the completely unhinged nature of the privileged and the pauper when pushed to the brink, social structures are called into question, the elite and working-class each struggling to avoid collateral damage. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022", "Miles, the eldest, is a top lawyer and yuppie who becomes a drug addict and pauper , then turns his life around and becomes a state senator. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022", "No one was charged with Randolph\u2019s murder and his body was buried in an unmarked grave in the pauper \u2019s cemetery of the local almshouse. \u2014 Clint Smith, The Atlantic , 2 Feb. 2022", "If the ashes are not picked up, the county buries them together in a single pauper \u2019s grave. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021", "If the ashes are not picked up, the county buries them together in a single pauper \u2019s grave. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021", "Poe was a pauper in his lifetime, but now that his work is out of copyright and anyone can reprint it for free, his popularity is flourishing as never before. \u2014 Catherine Baab-muguira, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021", "Synonyms for beggar include hobo, pauper , tramp, vagrant, derelict, mendicant, bum, supplicant, deadbeat, borrower. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin, poor \u2014 more at poor ", "first_known_use":[ "1516, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-154903" }, "padding":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": material with which something is padded", ": soft material used to cover or line a surface" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-di\u014b", "\u02c8pa-di\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "fill", "filler", "filling", "stuffing", "wadding" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the padding on the seat of the chairs", "These shoes have extra padding in the heel.", "If you remove the padding from his speech you can see that he offers no new ideas.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Note, however, that the extra padding could breathability and can trap a little bit of sweat and odor. \u2014 Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022", "Mancini has twice lost a home run to the new wall, christening it with a double off the padding during Baltimore\u2019s first homestand. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022", "The pitch from reliever Alexis Diaz skipped away from catcher Tyler Stephenson and deflected off the padding behind home plate with Myles Straw still in the batter\u2019s box. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 18 May 2022", "For one, the Alpha is comfortable: the design doesn't clamp too hard on the head, and the ample soft padding on the headband and earcups keeps the headset comfortable to wear for hours at a time. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2022", "With the RoundTrip, everything from the zipper to the padding is designed to maintain its structure and keep my gear in place. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 12 Mar. 2022", "In the New York area, Renewable Recycling will pick up your mattress for a modest fee and repurpose its components, turning the padding into cushion fillings, the springs into appliances, and the wood frames into mulch. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022", "Jackson sat on the padding along the infield, appearing to shed a few tears with her head bowed. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Feb. 2022", "Jackson sat on the padding along the infield, shedding a few tears with her head bowed. \u2014 al , 13 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1640, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-075728" }, "panhandler":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a narrow projection of a larger territory (such as a state)", ": to stop people on the street and ask for food or money : beg", ": to accost on the street and beg from", ": to get by panhandling" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan-\u02cchan-d\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "The Texas Panhandle is the northernmost part of the state.", "Verb", "He panhandled for his bus fare.", "There is a law against panhandling in the subway.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Florida\u2019s cheapest gas remains on the panhandle , and the most expensive is in Palm Beach County, which averaged about $4.33. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 2 May 2022", "Situated in Florda\u2019s panhandle , Eglin is a lot closer than Langley, about 360 miles from the Space Coast show in Titusville - less than an hour\u2019s flight away in the Raptor. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 27 May 2022", "Florida\u2019s lowest gas prices were found around the panhandle with Okaloosa County having the lowest average of $4.36 with the highest average of $4.70 found in Palm Beach County. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 25 May 2022", "Located in Northwest Florida along the panhandle , Walton County is one of the largest counties in Florida, touching both Alabama to its north and the Emerald Coast to its south, meaning there's plenty of places for Airbnb travelers to explore. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022", "In southern Southeast Alaska \u2014 the lower half of Alaska\u2019s panhandle \u2014 alone, that figure was close to 58,000 acres. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022", "After weeks of violence in Miami, city officials believe those bad actors have traveled to Florida's panhandle . \u2014 Rebekah Castor, Fox News , 30 Mar. 2022", "The greatest risk for tornadoes Wednesday is in the Florida panhandle , southeastern Georgia and the Carolinas, Shackelford said. \u2014 Kelly Mccleary, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022", "Later Friday, the National Weather Service Tallahassee issued tornado and thunderstorm warnings for parts of southwest Georgia and Florida's panhandle as storms continued their easterly swept through the Deep South. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The interaction proved to be inspirational for all participants, who afterward set up their boxes and started to panhandle on the corners. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 21 Feb. 2022", "Keith Smith implored city leaders to protect other families from the men and women who panhandle for money on the streets of Baltimore. \u2014 Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com , 2 Dec. 2021", "Krivonishchenko was briefly detained by police for playing his mandolin and pretending to panhandle in the train station. \u2014 Douglas Preston, The New Yorker , 10 May 2021", "The department has also spent nearly $8,000 on the city's Keys to Work program, which taps people experiencing homelessness or those who panhandle to clean up litter, to clean up around NCAA locations. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2021", "City outreach workers found most people who panhandle are experiencing homelessness. \u2014 Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News , 3 Feb. 2021", "Council member Casey Thomas said the city has to find different solutions to address why people panhandle . \u2014 Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News , 3 Feb. 2021", "Montgomery has agreed to halt its practice of arresting or ticketing people who panhandle . \u2014 Connor Sheets | Csheets@al.com, al , 24 Nov. 2020", "People will not be allowed to panhandle within 50 feet of a business or public monument, and e-cigarette and tobacco stores will have to pay greater fines for selling to underage customers starting July 1. \u2014 Anne Snabes, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1846, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1890, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092520" }, "pauperized":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to reduce to poverty" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022f-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1806, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093046" }, "paste":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls", ": a confection made by evaporating fruit with sugar or by flavoring a gelatin, starch, or gum arabic preparation", ": a smooth food product made by evaporation or grinding", ": a shaped dough (such as spaghetti or ravioli) prepared from semolina, farina, or wheat flour", ": a soft plastic mixture or composition: such as", ": a preparation usually of flour or starch and water used as an adhesive or a vehicle for mordant or color", ": clay or a clay mixture used in making pottery or porcelain", ": a brilliant glass of high lead content used for the manufacture of artificial gems", ": to cause to adhere by or as if by paste : stick", ": to cover with something pasted on", ": to put (digital data, such as text or an image) that has been copied or cut from one document or app into another part of the document or into another document or app", ": to strike hard at", ": to beat or defeat soundly", ": a mixture of flour or starch and water used for sticking things together", ": a soft smooth thick mixture", ": to stick on or together with an adhesive mixture", ": to move (something cut or copied from a computer document) to another place", ": a soft plastic mixture or composition", ": an external medicament that has a stiffer consistency than an ointment and is less greasy because of its higher percentage of powdered ingredients" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101st", "\u02c8p\u0101st", "\u02c8p\u0101st" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "Stir the flour and water to a paste .", "The children used paste and construction paper to make Mother's Day cards.", "a cake with an almond paste filling", "Stir the ingredients to form a paste ." ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb (1)", "circa 1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (2)", "1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-101338" }, "painkiller":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": something (such as a drug) that relieves pain", ": something (as a drug) that relieves pain" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101n-\u02ccki-l\u0259r", "-\u02cckil-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "analgesic", "anesthetic", "anodyne" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I took some over-the-counter painkillers for my headache.", "a lot of painkillers have turned out to be addictive substances for patients", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Davey Fest is put on by The Davey Foundation, formed in honor of Utah actor, director, producer, musician and community activist David Ross Fetzer, who died in 2012 at age 30 from an accidental prescription painkiller overdose. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 June 2022", "An approved painkiller , Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid trafficked principally by land across the US-Mexico border. \u2014 Amir Vera, CNN , 12 June 2022", "Digital technologies that fall into the painkiller -versus-vitamin-pill trap will quickly discover just how skeptical some executives can be about the cost-versus-benefit of digital technology \u2013 even today. \u2014 Steve Andriole, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Street versions of fentanyl, an approved painkiller that\u2019s being produced illegally, largely come into the U.S. from Mexico. \u2014 Andy Miller, ajc , 6 May 2022", "The Sackler family members had insisted that a bankruptcy deal would not be possible unless they were released from all future liability related to the harm caused by Purdue\u2019s OxyContin painkiller . \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2022", "Mickey, who has evidently made a lot of money in his time, is not working at all as the story opens, having been sidelined by a surfing accident that led to a painkiller addiction that led to recovery. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022", "Street versions of fentanyl, an approved painkiller that\u2019s being produced illegally, largely come into the U.S. from Mexico. \u2014 Andy Miller, ajc , 6 May 2022", "Fentanyl is an unpredictable and powerful synthetic painkiller blamed for driving an increase in fatal drug overdoses. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1849, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105220" }, "palpitation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a rapid pulsation", ": an abnormally rapid or irregular beating of the heart (such as that caused by panic, arrhythmia, or strenuous physical exercise)", ": a rapid pulsation", ": an abnormally rapid or irregular beating of the heart (as that caused by panic, arrhythmia, or strenuous physical exercise)" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpal-p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n", "\u02ccpal-p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "beating", "pulsation", "pulse", "throb" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Not as dirty as a rectal palpitation mishap, mind you, but dirty nonetheless. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 5 May 2022", "Look no further than his rectal palpitation mishap. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "Unless that flip-flop feeling is accompanied by chest pain, dizziness, or fainting, an occasional heart palpitation is probably nothing to worry about\u2014especially in young, healthy athletes and frequent exercisers. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 5 Dec. 2014", "Kwok, then a senior research investigator at the National Biomedical Research Foundation, described experiencing numbness, weakness and palpitation lasting for about two hours after eating at Chinese restaurants. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Aug. 2021", "If someone else is depending on you, then making a deadline, and doing it so early that nobody has a heart attack, or even a palpitation , is a skill worth studying. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 28 June 2021", "That is because of the similarity between bodily effects of exercise, specifically high-intensity exercise, and those of anxiety, including shortness of breath, heart palpitation , and chest tightness. \u2014 Arash Javanbakht, Quartz , 12 June 2021", "He was transported in the ambulance from the courthouse after suffering chest pains, heart palpitations and other maladies Monday afternoon, defense attorney Donna Rotunno told CNN. \u2014 Lauren Del Valle, CNN , 25 Feb. 2020", "Blue, the woman from Flint, has been out of the hospital for nearly a month but still gets short of breath and suffers heart palpitations and anxiety. \u2014 Author: Lenny Bernstein, Ariana Eunjung, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-121254" }, "pallid":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": deficient in color : wan", ": lacking sparkle or liveliness : dull", ": pale entry 1 sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-l\u0259d", "\u02c8pa-l\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "blanched", "cadaverous", "doughy", "livid", "lurid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "pasty", "peaked", "wan" ], "antonyms":[ "blooming", "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "ruddy", "sanguine" ], "examples":[ "The movie is a pallid version of the classic novel.", "a pallid man who looked as though he'd never seen the sun", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This simultaneously put at risk the habitats of pallid sturgeon and West Indian manatees. \u2014 Reid Singer, Outside Online , 15 May 2021", "My memories are of a distinctly uncharismatic, warehouse-y building bathed in pallid fluorescent light. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022", "My first attempts \u2014 tough, bland, ungainly, sometimes all three \u2014 were pallid imitations of Raich\u2019s handiwork. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 4 Jan. 2022", "Most of the other wrinkles, frankly, including the machinations of Penelope's devious mother, Lady Portia (Polly Walker), feel relatively pallid compared to those two primary prongs. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022", "The star this time is Robert Pattinson, the former vampire prince of the Twilight movies, still a pallid gothic creature but now sculpted rather than slender, with muscles in his long pale arms and broad shoulders that have never seen the sun. \u2014 Ross Douthat, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022", "Sometimes all that flair tips into pure silliness (see the 1996 alien-invasion farce Mars Attacks!) or gets smothered under its own art direction (2019's pallid live-action Dumbo). \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 13 Mar. 2022", "Others, their pallid skin shades of blue and gray, were still\u2014save for their skeletal rib cages silently rising and falling. \u2014 Jane Ferguson, The New Yorker , 5 Jan. 2022", "The pallid skies of Jordan-as-Arrakis serve as backdrop to airborne war machines inspired by Vermette\u2019s fondness for insects. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin pallidus \"pale, colorless\" \u2014 more at pale entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-123607" }, "pant":{ "type":[ "adjective", "combining form", "intransitive verb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner", ": to run panting", ": to move with or make a throbbing or puffing sound", ": to long eagerly : yearn", ": throb , pulsate", ": to utter with panting : gasp", ": a panting breath", ": the visible movement of the chest accompanying such a breath", ": a throbbing or puffing sound", ": of or relating to pants", ": all", ": to breathe hard or quickly", ": a hard or quick breath", ": to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pant", "\u02c8pant", "\u02c8pant" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "gasp", "heave", "hyperventilate", "puff", "wheeze" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "Dogs pant when they are hot.", "The hikers were panting by the time they reached the top of the hill." ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a", "Noun", "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adjective", "1892, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-125527" }, "paying":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered", ": to engage for money : hire", ": to give in return for goods or service", ": to discharge indebtedness for : settle", ": to make a disposal or transfer of (money)", ": to give or forfeit in expiation or retribution", ": to make compensation (see compensation sense 2 ) for", ": to requite according to what is deserved", ": to give, offer, or make freely or as fitting", ": to return value or profit to", ": to bring in as a return", ": to slacken (something, such as a rope) and allow to run out", ": to discharge a debt or obligation", ": to be worth the expense or effort", ": to suffer the consequences of an act", ": to earn a right or position through experience, suffering, or hard work", ": pay sense intransitive 3", ": to pay one's share of expenses", ": to bear the cost of something", ": to pay exorbitantly or dearly", ": something paid for a purpose and especially as a salary or wage : remuneration", ": the act or fact of paying or being paid", ": the status of being paid by an employer : employ", ": a person viewed with respect to reliability or promptness in paying debts or bills", ": ore or a natural deposit that yields metal and especially gold in profitable amounts", ": an oil-yielding stratum or zone", ": containing or leading to something precious or valuable", ": equipped with a coin slot for receiving a fee for use", ": requiring payment", ": to coat with a waterproof composition", ": to give (as money) in return for services received or for something bought", ": to give money for (something owed)", ": to get even with", ": to give or offer freely", ": to have a worthwhile result : be worth the effort or pains required", ": to give all of what is owed", ": to have a good result", ": to pay in full especially debts that are due", ": the act of giving money for something bought or used or for what is owed : payment", ": salary" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101", "\u02c8p\u0101" ], "synonyms":[ "emolument", "hire", "packet", "pay envelope", "paycheck", "payment", "salary", "stipend", "wage" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "He has been suspended without pay pending the results of the investigation.", "Each pay period begins on the first of the month.", "Workers received a $4,000 pay increase .", "I took a significant pay cut when I took this job, but I think it was worth it.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The venture, which includes Silverstein Properties and Metro Loft, has agreed to pay $180 million for the 30-story building that opened in 1967 and has housed numerous technology and financial-services tenants over the decades. \u2014 Rebecca Picciotto, WSJ , 21 June 2022", "But Beyond and its main rival, Impossible Foods, can afford to pay for slotting fees that grocers charge to place products in prominent places while younger brands are too cash-strapped. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 18 June 2022", "To make the appeal go away, Lee would need to pay $1.2 million, which would be split three ways \u2014 $500,000 for Huizar, $500,000 for Kim and $200,000 for Esparza. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022", "Michigan State, which was accused of missing chances over many years to stop Nassar, agreed to pay $500 million to more than 300 women and girls who were assaulted by him. \u2014 Ed White, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022", "Michigan State, which was accused of missing chances over many years to stop Nassar, agreed to pay $500 million to more than 300 women and girls who were assaulted by him. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022", "Depp was awarded $15 million in damages from the jury, though Heard will only have to pay $10.35 million due to a Virginia law limiting punitive damages (the judge reduced the amount). \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022", "The Health Equity Fund was created last year, after the insurer CareFirst agreed to pay the $95 million to end a 13-year legal battle with the city. \u2014 Vanessa G. S\u00e1nchez, Washington Post , 16 June 2022", "In February, crypto lending and trading platform BlockFi agreed to pay $100 million to the SEC and state regulators after the agency accused it of failing to register the offers and sales of its retail crypto lending product. \u2014 Fortune , 15 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In some cases, the coaches extended received noticeable pay increases. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022", "Some workers, including those hourly employees in its stores and AppleCare, were told their annual reviews would be moved up three months and that their pay increases would take effect in early July, according to a memo reviewed by the Journal. \u2014 Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ , 19 June 2022", "The city of Portage has agreed to a three-year contract with its police union, providing pay increases of 4% this year, 6% in 2023 and 8% percent in 2024. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022", "The administration consulted with the Atlanta City Council and city employee unions, including the International Brotherhood of Police Local 623, when considering the pay increases. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 15 June 2022", "Bank of America data shows that between May 2021 and April 2022, Gen Zers and millennials received pay increases of 19.9 percent and 11.3 percent, respectively. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 4 June 2022", "Only 10 percent of companies in a recent global compensation survey are not going to give pay increases to their employees. \u2014 Meghan M. Biro, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "Persistently weak pay increases were a bleak hallmark of the long, slow recovery that followed the last recession. \u2014 Ben Casselman, New York Times , 2 June 2022", "But by BoA's metric, pay increases are outpacing the inflation indexes. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 26 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The hope is that CNN+ will serve as a gateway to a post- pay TV world, connecting the brand\u2019s familiar red and white letters to a generation of viewers who are growing up without cable. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022", "The drug is so expensive at the wholesale level that private insurers place it in the highest co- pay categories; some won\u2019t allow doctors to prescribe it without their prior approval, further narrowing patients\u2019 access. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022", "More than 775 people have already signed up for the company's pre- pay membership, Precompose. \u2014 Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2021", "Or an expansion of co- pay coupons to Medicare, where they\u2019re now banned? \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 16 Oct. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1), Noun, and Adjective", "first_known_use":[ "Verb (1)", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a", "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (2)", "1610, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-140806" }, "payment":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the act of paying", ": something that is paid : pay", ": requital", ": the act of giving money for something bought or for a service used", ": money given to pay a debt" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-m\u0259nt", "\u02c8p\u0101-m\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "compensation", "disbursement", "giving", "paying", "remitment", "remittance", "remuneration" ], "antonyms":[ "nonpayment" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Today, scammers prefer \u2013 and are successful \u2013 in getting payment through untraceable methods such as gift cards, cryptocurrency, prepaid cards and now mobile payments. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022", "Under the outgoing system, that payment comes within the first nine to 15 months. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022", "When a voice solution gets integrated into the existing systems of a company, proper integration with legacy systems such as telephony, payment gateways and CRM is crucial to success. \u2014 Sourabh Gupta, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "Elon Musk cited a Fortune article on its CO2 footprint as justification for withdrawing Tesla\u2019s payment support for it. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 22 June 2022", "It was not specified how but believed that the suspect was able to confuse the cashier into selecting a cash payment option when making the purchase with what was believed to be a fake credit card. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022", "Noyle published a response promising payment while pointing the blame at the company\u2019s complicated web of corporate ownership. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022", "This page will be pre-populated with your payment information from Roku Pay. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 21 June 2022", "Other companies seem to have executive payment better aligned with long-term shareholder interests. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 20 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-143636" }, "paradise":{ "type":[ "adjective", "geographical name", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": eden sense 2", ": an intermediate place or state where the souls of the righteous await resurrection and the final judgment", ": heaven", ": a place or state of bliss, felicity, or delight", ": a place, state, or time of great beauty or happiness", ": heaven sense 2", ": the place where Adam and Eve first lived according to the Bible", "town in northern California north of Sacramento population 26,218", "unincorporated population center just south of Las Vegas in southern Nevada population 223,167" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bs", "-\u02ccd\u012bz", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bs", "-\u02ccd\u012bz", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bs", "-\u02ccd\u012bz", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[ "Camelot", "Cockaigne", "Eden", "Elysium", "empyrean", "fantasyland", "heaven", "lotusland", "never-never land", "New Jerusalem", "nirvana", "promised land", "Shangri-la", "utopia", "Zion", "Sion" ], "antonyms":[ "anti-utopia", "dystopia", "hell" ], "examples":[ "Their marriage was very happy at first, but now there's trouble in paradise .", "a marsh that is a birdwatcher's paradise", "This shop is an antique collecting paradise !", "Recent Examples on the Web", "As a popular weekend getaway for East Coasters - not only for flyers but for boaters - this will prove to make last minute getaways to the 16-island paradise easier to navigate. \u2014 Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "This invigorating fruity fragrance from Tommy Bahama transports you to a Caribbean island paradise . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022", "This tropical paradise is a tropical dry forest with more than 180 native plant species. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 10 Mar. 2022", "Three woman travel to a tropical paradise with 24 suitors. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 24 June 2021", "The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui, a tropical paradise set against the natural beauty of the Gulf of Thailand, features a stunning infinity pool at their Spa Village Koh Samui. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 5 June 2022", "Near the city of Bend in Deschutes National Forest, this property is in close proximity to all the activities an outdoors paradise like Bend affords. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022", "Every room within the home has sparkling views over Biscayne Bay, making the place feel like a true tropical paradise ; the views even extend to downtown Miami and the nearby marina. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2022", "Eggshelland has been a popular annual tradition, except for 2020-2021, that began in 1957 when Lyndhurst couple Ron and Betty Manolio transformed their front yard on Linden Lane into an Easter paradise for the days between Palm Sunday and Easter. \u2014 David Petkiewicz, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English paradis, paradise \"the Garden of Eden, heaven,\" borrowed from Anglo-French paradis, borrowed from Late Latin parad\u012bsus, borrowed from Greek par\u00e1deisos \"enclosed park or pleasure ground\" (Xenophon), \"the Garden of Eden\" (Septuagint), \"the abode of the blessed, heaven\" (New Testament), borrowed from an Iranian word (perhaps Median *paridaiza- ) cognate with Avestan pairida\u0113za- \"enclosure,\" nominal derivative of pairida\u0113z- \"build a barrier around,\" from pairi- \"before, around\" (going back to Indo-European *per-i, whence also Sanskrit p\u00e1ri \"around, about,\" Greek p\u00e9ri \"around, in excess\") + -da\u0113za- \"heap up, build\" (occurring only with prefixes), going back to Indo-European *dhoi\u032f\u01f5h-\u00e9i\u032fe-, iterative derivative of *dhei\u032f\u01f5h- \"knead, shape\" \u2014 more at peri- , feign ", "first_known_use":[ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181642" }, "palisade":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a fence of stakes especially for defense", ": a long strong stake pointed at the top and set close with others as a defense", ": a line of bold cliffs", ": to fortify with palisades", ": a fence made of poles to protect against attack", ": a line of steep cliffs" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpa-l\u0259-\u02c8s\u0101d", "\u02ccpa-l\u0259-\u02c8s\u0101d" ], "synonyms":[ "barranca", "barranco", "bluff", "cliff", "crag", "escarpment", "precipice", "scar", "scarp" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "the palisades that line the west bank of the Hudson River for about 15 miles", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Also discovered during excavation was physical evidence of a palisade , or defensive wall. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022", "Foreman said there\u2019s not a more appropriate boundary for the Alamo to interpret than the palisade , which links the mission era to both sides of the war between Texas and Mexico. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Dec. 2021", "That\u2019s why Travis assigned Crockett to the palisade , Foreman said. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Dec. 2021", "According to Davis, Alamo commander William Barret Travis may have stationed Crockett and other Tennessee volunteers at the palisade . \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Dec. 2021", "It was surrounded by a palisade of wooden posts that eventually decayed, leading the mound to collapse. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Aug. 2021", "Somewhere, out there, beyond the immediate palisade , the fighting continues. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Mar. 2021", "Somewhere, out there, beyond the immediate palisade , the fighting continues. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Mar. 2021", "Somewhere, out there, beyond the immediate palisade , the fighting continues. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1632, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182448" }, "passions":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death", ": an oratorio based on a gospel narrative of the Passion", ": suffering", ": the state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces", ": emotion", ": the emotions as distinguished from reason", ": intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction", ": an outbreak of anger", ": ardent affection : love", ": a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept", ": sexual desire", ": an object of desire or deep interest", ": a strong feeling or emotion", ": an object of someone's love, liking, or desire", ": strong liking or desire : love", ": intense, driving, or overpowering feeling or emotion", ": any violent or intense emotion that prevents reflection \u2014 see also heat of passion" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n", "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n", "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "fondness", "love" ], "antonyms":[ "abomination", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "rancor" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There, tomes on lead mining in the Pennines and the letters of Bronson Alcott keep company with every book ever written about the Civil War, which was Tony\u2019s passion . \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022", "There is confidence in his game for winning last week in Toronto, and there is passion rare for a Thursday unless the game is going badly. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022", "There is confidence in his game for winning last week in Toronto, and there is passion rare for a Thursday unless the game is going badly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022", "Helping scientists communicate is a real passion of yours. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022", "That nexus of word and sound was his recurrent passion . \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022", "Molly lives in Domb\u00f3v\u00e1r, Hungary, with her owner Emma M\u00fcller, who says basketball is the pet's passion . \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022", "But wooden schooners are his passion , and though the vintage collector has experience renovating classic cars, Weather Bird was his first antique yacht. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 27 May 2022", "These people fighting this terrible disease were their passion . \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin passion-, passio suffering, being acted upon, from Latin pati to suffer \u2014 more at patient ", "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184045" }, "pang":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a brief piercing spasm of pain", ": a sharp attack of mental anguish", ": to cause to have pangs : torment", ": a sudden sharp feeling of physical pain or emotion", ": a brief piercing spasm of pain \u2014 see birth pang , hunger pangs" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa\u014b", "\u02c8pa\u014b", "\u02c8pa\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "ache", "pain", "prick", "shoot", "smart", "sting", "stitch", "throe", "tingle", "twinge" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "For a moment, that thought gave me a pang of betrayal. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022", "But there was also a pang in the pit of my stomach. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 17 Dec. 2021", "Nonetheless, there will surely be a pang of regret felt at Old Trafford if Lingard, Martial and van de Beek all go on to shine for another club having struggled so badly for Manchester United. \u2014 Graham Ruthven, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022", "Yet for all of Anderson\u2019s effort to place his film in a New York free of modern markers, one pang of recognition was unintended but unavoidable. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Dec. 2021", "New Year\u2019s Day 2021 started with a pang of sadness for Aida Bueno. \u2014 Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021", "Shiv, who leads the siblings\u2019 charge, feels a pang of envy that their dad has kept her brother closer all season and moves to sweet-talk him in the room. \u2014 Hunter Harris, Vulture , 13 Dec. 2021", "One wonders whether the seafarers were drawn as much by a subconscious pang of obligation as by the ethereality of the music. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 17 Nov. 2021", "There\u2019s my family, brave and resilient and hurting with the constant pang of distance. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Its sonic trappings are in vogue, but thanks in large part to front-woman Fox Rodemich\u2019s memorable voice, which pangs around the record like a cave bellow, there\u2019s an outlying classic quality to these songs. \u2014 Dylan Owens, The Know , 16 Feb. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1502, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-194600" }, "palisade cell":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a cell of the palisade layer" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1875, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-205739" }, "pack (up":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to gather one's belongings together and put them in a suitcase or other container for traveling", ": to stop or quit", ": to stop working properly" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-212417" }, "passel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a large number or amount" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-s\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "assemblage", "band", "bank", "batch", "battery", "block", "bunch", "clot", "clump", "cluster", "clutch", "collection", "constellation", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "muster", "package", "parcel", "set", "suite" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "reporters had a whole passel of questions for the new basketball coach", "the young couple had a passel of babies in the span of a few years", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The show, which was recently nominated for a passel of Tony Awards, features a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022", "Rounding out the household are a cat, a passel of goats and horses (one, retired from the N.Y.P.D., is named Officer Herman), and a sheepdog rescue. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022", "Most fail, but the rare successes can more than make up for a passel of losers. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Jan. 2022", "Imagine being the eldest of 15 children, the first girl followed by five brothers and then a passel of more children. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022", "As Corleone family consigliere Tom Hagen, Duvall shared many scenes with Brando, an acting legend among a passel of young newcomers. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022", "The Central Valley was plagued by a passel of train robberies in the last decade or so of the 19th century. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022", "Most fail, but the rare successes can more than make up for a passel of losers. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Jan. 2022", "Most fail, but the rare successes can more than make up for a passel of losers. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"alteration of parcel ", "first_known_use":[ "1835, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-215837" }, "pathetic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity", ": marked by sorrow or melancholy : sad", ": pitifully inferior or inadequate", ": absurd , laughable", ": causing feelings of pity, tenderness, or sorrow" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8the-tik", "p\u0259-\u02c8the-tik" ], "synonyms":[ "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "miserable", "piteous", "pitiable", "pitiful", "poor", "rueful", "sorry", "wretched" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Their rhetoric in the wake of the Uvalde massacre has been as pathetic as Wednesday\u2019s testimony was heartbreaking, full of evasions and laughable claims and ridiculous false analogies. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022", "Um, liberal on this man, Whaley who\u2019s running against him for governor called his proposals pathetic and an abdication of leadership. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 31 May 2022", "The series is also a showcase for the affect that Richardson has become known for, an extra-beatific quality that verges on pathological but is never pathetic or cloying, even when the goofiness runs sweet. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 May 2022", "The final message of Men is that for all their scary intent and brute-force behavior, men are inherently, almost cosmically pathetic creations. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022", "Some of the encounters \u2014 such as one in which Lola and T heap their own misplaced fury on another pathetic patient played by Marilyn Torres \u2014 are histrionic. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022", "Readers may recall a pathetic non-apology issued in Washington two years ago. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 6 May 2022", "As Mother always had yearned for a mother of her own, her desire to be accepted and loved by Sara Delano Roosevelt was almost pathetic . \u2014 James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022", "But to Alice, who is young and ambitious, 11 states in 60 years seems pathetic . \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French pathetique \"provoking emotion,\" borrowed from Late Latin path\u0113ticus \"affecting the emotions,\" borrowed from Greek path\u0113tik\u00f3s \"capable of feeling, emotional, receptive, passive,\" from path\u0113t\u00f3s \"subject to suffering, liable to external influence\" (verbal adjective from the base path- \"experience, undergo, suffer\") + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at pathos ", "first_known_use":[ "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-072045" }, "patient":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint", ": manifesting forbearance under provocation or strain", ": not hasty or impetuous", ": steadfast despite opposition, difficulty, or adversity", ": able or willing to bear", ": susceptible , admitting", ": an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment", ": the recipient of any of various personal services", ": one that is acted upon", ": able to or showing the ability to remain calm when dealing with a difficult or annoying situation, task, or person", ": a person under medical care or treatment", ": a sick individual especially when awaiting or under the care and treatment of a physician or surgeon", ": a client for medical service (as of a physician or dentist)" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259nt", "\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259nt", "\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259nt", "\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "forbearing", "long-suffering", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining" ], "antonyms":[ "case" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Learning how to be in the moment, being present, being patient ... \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 21 June 2022", "But in this coaching search, Ainge reiterated that the Jazz have the luxury to be patient , partially because several current assistants are under contract for multiple years. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022", "Since System 2 products often involve a longer sales cycle, be patient . \u2014 Prince Ghuman, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "In a game where a single run could win the game, yet no lead was safe, Horner told his team to be patient . \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022", "Also, be prepared to be patient : Waits for appointments are lengthy. \u2014 Judith Graham, CNN , 26 May 2022", "How to stop hair loss after COVID-19 Most importantly, be patient . \u2014 Melanie Rud, SELF , 26 May 2022", "Ravens coach John Harbaugh will be patient in trying to select a competitive group of receivers, but that could be hard. \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 25 May 2022", "Sage is patient and will make his move late in the race. \u2014 Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "As far back as 2014, a different JAK inhibitor was reported to induce dramatic hair re-growth in an alopecia areata patient , a young man who had lost all the hair on his body. \u2014 Steven Salzberg, Forbes , 20 June 2022", "The patient , who was not identified because of privacy concerns, is isolated and health officials are working to check on close contacts. \u2014 Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star , 19 June 2022", "Another female patient , also in her 30s, had her children taken away from her because of her substance use problems. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022", "Among those who got caught up in it were Trump supporters -- including a cancer patient -- who saw their bank accounts drained. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 15 June 2022", "Over the course of two days, Taylor was hired to pick up about 40 people from the local airport, including a cancer patient , two pregnant women, and a man who recently had a stroke. \u2014 Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022", "Bader, who has been candid about her recent out- patient treatment for binge eating disorder, declined to comment further on the incident. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 13 June 2022", "Connecticut also reported another case of POWV in March where the patient , a man in his 50s, recovered from the illness. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022", "An official said Thursday that investigators did not have further information on the other patient \u2019s condition. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112134" }, "page":{ "type":[ "biographical name", "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": one of the leaves of a publication or manuscript", ": a single side of one of these leaves", ": the material printed or written on a page", ": the block of information found at a single World Wide Web address", ": a sizable subdivision of computer memory", ": a block of information that fills a page and can be transferred as a unit between the internal and external storage of a computer", ": a noteworthy event or period", ": a written record", ": to turn the pages (as of a book or magazine) especially in a steady or haphazard manner", ": to number or mark the pages of", ": to summon by repeatedly calling out the name of", ": to send a message to via a pager", ": to wait on or serve in the capacity of a page", ": a youth being trained for the medieval rank of knight and in the personal service of a knight", ": a youth attendant on a person of rank especially in the medieval period", ": a boy serving as an honorary attendant at a formal function (such as a wedding)", ": one employed to deliver messages, assist patrons, serve as a guide, or attend to similar duties", ": an act or instance of paging", ": one side of a printed or written sheet of paper", ": a large section of computer memory", ": the information found at a single World Wide Web address", ": a person employed (as by a hotel or the United States Congress) to carry messages or run errands", ": a boy being trained to be a knight in the Middle Ages", ": to send for or contact someone by a public announcement or by using a pager", "Walter Hines 1855\u20131918 American journalist and diplomat" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101j", "\u02c8p\u0101j", "\u02c8p\u0101j" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb (1)", "1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense", "Verb (2)", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3", "Noun (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112856" }, "paralysis":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": complete or partial loss of function especially when involving the motion or sensation in a part of the body", ": loss of the ability to move", ": a state of powerlessness or incapacity to act", ": loss of the ability to move all or part of the body (as from disease or injury)", ": complete or partial loss of function especially when involving the power of motion or of sensation in any part of the body \u2014 see hemiplegia , paraplegia , paresis sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8ra-l\u0259-s\u0259s", "p\u0259-\u02c8ra-l\u0259-s\u0259s", "p\u0259-\u02c8ral-\u0259-s\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "palsy" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The disease causes a paralysis of the legs.", "The whole country is in a state of paralysis .", "They are trying to end the political paralysis that has been gripping the country.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "After previously canceling shows in Toronto and Washington, D.C., Bieber revealed his battle with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a rare virus that affects nerves in the face and ear and, in Bieber\u2019s case, can cause facial paralysis . \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022", "Most people have either lived through or heard horror stories of polio, a severe disease caused by the poliovirus which can cause paralysis or even death through infection of the spinal cord. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "The Mayo Clinic said the syndrome can cause facial paralysis and hearing loss, but noted that quick treatment can reduce the risk of long-term complications. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 10 June 2022", "Other problems include heart and kidney damage, blood clots or Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary paralysis , according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 19 Apr. 2022", "Polio is an infectious disease that has no cure and can be fatal or cause lasting paralysis . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Mar. 2022", "With two main blocs \u2013 Hezbollah and the Lebanese Forces \u2013 opposed to each other, analysts said the results could lead to more paralysis at a time when the country desperately needs unity. \u2014 Fox News , 17 May 2022", "In the disease, inflammation damages the myelin sheath that insulates nerve cells, ultimately disrupting signals to and from the brain and causing a variety of symptoms, from numbness and pain to paralysis . \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 13 Jan. 2022", "Although the possibility of error remains present, our motivation will be the best antidote to paralysis by analysis and apprehensive action. \u2014 Luis E. Romero, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from Greek, from paralyein to loosen, disable, from para- + lyein to loosen \u2014 more at lose ", "first_known_use":[ "1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121346" }, "participate":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": partake", ": to possess some of the attributes of a person, thing, or quality", ": to take part", ": to have a part or share in something", ": to join with others in doing something" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101t", "p\u0259r-", "p\u0259r-\u02c8ti-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101t", "p\u00e4r-" ], "synonyms":[ "partake", "share" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Most people joined the game, but a few chose not to participate .", "eager to participate in the city's cultural life", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The collective invites audience members to participate in connecting to the work and movement to discover their own in-between in the process. \u2014 Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022", "Later in the day, Kate and Prince William will participate in the first-ever Cambridgeshire County Day at the July Racecourse. \u2014 Stephanie Petit And Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022", "Point Mallard Water Park will also participate in 13th Annual World\u2019s Largest Swimming Lesson event on Thursday, June 23. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 23 June 2022", "The youth member can participate in discussions, ask questions and cast preferential votes, though the youth representative\u2019s vote does not count. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022", "The San Francisco Police Officers' Pride Alliance also said its members would not participate in the parade, one of the city's marquee events. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022", "Hopkins did not participate in any on-field drills with the Cardinals during offseason workouts, including the team\u2019s recently completed mandatory mini-camp. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022", "Traditionally, about 15,000 people participate in the summertime festivities that celebrate the city\u2019s vibrancy. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022", "Three-quarters of boys participate in high school sports, compared to 60 percent of girls. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin participatus , past participle of participare , from particip-, particeps participant, from part-, pars part + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132344" }, "patriot":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one who loves and supports his or her country", ": a person who loves his or her country and strongly supports it" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0113-\u0259t", "-\u02cc\u00e4t", "chiefly British", "\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0113-\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "loyalist" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He was a great patriot who devoted his life to serving his country.", "the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Putin is a patriot , or a nationalist, who loves Russia \u2013 or so many claim. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022", "Former Trump national security adviser Robert O'Brien tells \u2018The Story with Martha MacCallum\u2019 that Ukrainian president Zelenskyy is a true \u2018 patriot ,\u2019 compared to Putin who\u2019s invading his country. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Mar. 2022", "Watkins was moved from the patriot wing to a women\u2019s unit in the District of Columbia jail at her own request. \u2014 Andrea Bernstein, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022", "Set in 1901, an ambitious portrait of Alexey Alchevsky, founder of Russia\u2019s first mortgage bank and Ukrainian Donbas patriot , framed through a procedural narrative of a young policeman investigating his mysterious death. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 June 2022", "Ruby Ridge has been cited often by militia and patriot groups since. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022", "Ruby Ridge has been cited often by militia and patriot groups since. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022", "Ruby Ridge has been cited often by militia and patriot groups since. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 May 2022", "Ruby Ridge has often been cited by militia and patriot groups since. \u2014 Sarah Rumpf, Fox News , 14 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle French patriote compatriot, from Late Latin patriota , from Greek patri\u014dt\u0113s , from patria lineage, from patr-, pat\u0113r father", "first_known_use":[ "1577, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132431" }, "pay envelope":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an envelope containing one's wages" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "emolument", "hire", "packet", "pay", "paycheck", "payment", "salary", "stipend", "wage" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with this recession going on, workers shouldn't be expecting fatter pay envelopes" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1889, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134518" }, "palisade layer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a layer of columnar cells rich in chloroplasts found beneath the upper epidermis of foliage leaves" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1886, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140226" }, "pastel":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a paste made of powdered pigment ranging from pale to deep colors and used for making crayons", ": a crayon made of such paste", ": a drawing in pastel", ": the process or art of drawing with pastels", ": a light literary sketch", ": any of various pale or light colors", ": of or relating to a pastel", ": made with pastels", ": pale and light in color", ": lacking in body or vigor", ": a soft pale color", ": a crayon made by mixing ground coloring matter with a watery solution of a gum", ": a drawing made with pastels", ": made with pastels", ": light and pale in color" ], "pronounciation":[ "pa-\u02c8stel", "pa-\u02c8stel" ], "synonyms":[ "dull", "dulled", "faded", "light", "pale", "washed-out", "washy" ], "antonyms":[ "dark", "deep", "gay", "rich" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "She has a collection of pastels .", "She prefers a pastel like light yellow.", "The room is painted in a pastel shade of blue.", "Adjective", "a pastel blue to go with the pale pink walls", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The list also includes ruffles, chunky knits, cheeky messages, upholstery fabrics, vintage wallpaper prints, and pastel ginghams. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022", "This is Las Salinas, the pink salt flats\u2014a 1,249-acre area of two 18-inch-deep natural lagoons that have been altered to mine salt, and an Instagram-worthy destination for the fluctuating pastel shades of the water. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022", "As for her beauty look, Lipa wore her hair straight with a middle part, paired with rosy blush and pastel eyeshadow layered under a cat-eye. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 June 2022", "Soft pastel pinks and sage greens meet bursts of gold and white marble. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022", "Much of the clip features Drake and Harlow performing the song amidst the pastel -wearing throngs as the horses speed by on the grass track. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022", "The shop\u2019s interior is cheerful and light-filled, with pastel -green benches that look like soft swirl, clusters of multicolored balloons and a mural by abstract artist Alex Proba. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022", "Props are due to Katarzyna Lewi\u0144ska\u2019s costumes, all vintage fabrics and fuzzy mohair knitwear, that bridge with precise tailoring and a pastel palette the two worlds in which the sisters live. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022", "This time around, the chart-topping single was accompanied by a happy, shiny music video complete with choreography, bright pastel colors and a giant inflatable sofa. \u2014 Jon O'brien, Billboard , 23 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "And while Stella Delaughter\u2019s semi-sheer lace pieces and bra may not be church attire, there was a primness to her cuts that and bright pastel colors that channeled the Southern charm that region is known for. \u2014 Vogue , 25 May 2022", "Whether in a midi dress mixing green florals with hot-pink accents, or a mini dress coated in pastel blossoms, this second collaboration is pure summer fun, with prints that embody a lighter, breezier season. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022", "The windmill room has been converted into a sumptuous boudoir, swathed in pastel curtains and adorned with fin de si\u00e8cle artifacts and atmospheric nods to the nightclub below -- from vintage costumes and perfume bottles to a paper stage. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 4 May 2022", "The town was well known to Ukrainians for its historic cobblestone streets and charming pastel townhouses. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022", "Butter London's Pop Orange ($18) sounds bright but is actually on the softer side of squash, offering a creaminess that ups its pastel perception without fading away too much. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 23 Apr. 2022", "The counter has moved and the walls have been painted in pastel designs. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Mar. 2022", "Suggested Instagram posts for buzzy beauty start-ups with pastel interiors fill my feed. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 13 May 2022", "In the visually arresting video, the singer is seen in a lush landscape wearing pretty, flowing pastel outfits, aptly capturing the season and embracing spring fever. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141311" }, "par excellence":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": being the best of a kind : preeminent" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4ns", "\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4\u207fs" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "examples":[ "sophisticated cuisine that is obviously the work of a chef par excellence", "Recent Examples on the Web", "To the friendly audience at the Bush Center, the Iraq-Ukraine mix-up landed as a Bushism par excellence , a harmless and endearing slip-up. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "Principal horn David Cooper, brass shapeshifter par excellence , shone throughout. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022", "Of course, eventually Jack makes the sunglasses indoors look a permanent fixture of his steez, which is absolutely a freak move par excellence . \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022", "Klaus Fuchs defended Party dogma even as the Party was turning his East Germany into the surveillance state par excellence . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022", "Consider his case study of tiny Barbados (21 miles long, 19 miles wide), the sugar-island par excellence . \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022", "Possibly the most vocal in his admiration is former Reagan administration official and paleoconservative par excellence , Pat Buchanan. \u2014 Joseph S. Laughon, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022", "Burnett is also a poet, and her sensory descriptions are par excellence . \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 24 Jan. 2022", "This retrospective sent a collective shivering depth charge through viewers\u2019 psyches and showed that Neel was the painter par excellence of modern life. \u2014 Jerry Saltz, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, by excellence", "first_known_use":[ "1695, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142546" }, "paralyzed":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": affected with paralysis", ": rendered incapable of movement or action" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145008" }, "payee":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one to whom money is or is to be paid", ": a person to whom money is to be or has been paid", ": the person named in a bill of exchange, note, or check as the one to whom the amount is directed to be paid \u2014 compare drawee , drawer" ], "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)p\u0101-\u02c8\u0113", "\u02ccp\u0101-\u02c8\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The payee must endorse the back of the check.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In instances of checkwashing, the suspects come across a check, often lately stolen in the mail, and use chemicals to remove the amount and the name of the payee . \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 6 May 2022", "The payee \u2019s name on the checks is not known to the man. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022", "McPhearson allegedly deposited them into an account that didn't belong to the payee listed on the checks. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 9 Mar. 2022", "The payee \u2019s name had been altered and the check cashed for $5,753.56. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Feb. 2022", "The payee name and amounts on the checks were changed so that $13,200 was withdrawn from his father\u2019s account, Mirza said. \u2014 Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 19 Jan. 2022", "State agencies submit employee reimbursements and supplemental payments to the controller without payee information. \u2014 Adam Andrzejewski, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021", "Fleming then began dispersing that money weeks later on Jan. 7, 2019, sending a check in the amount of $403,500 to a payee named Forge, according to Tuesday\u2019s filing. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 7 Oct. 2021", "Parts of this process require validating information such as dollar value, payee name and invoice information to be matched with other supporting documents such as stubs, paychecks, statements, etc. \u2014 Vidur Amin, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1758, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145941" }, "partway":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": to some extent : partially , partly", ": at a point in the way or distance" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4rt-\u02c8w\u0101" ], "synonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly" ], "antonyms":[ "all", "altogether", "completely", "entirely", "fully", "perfectly", "quite", "totally", "utterly", "wholly" ], "examples":[ "I was partway to school when I realized I had forgotten my book.", "Partway down the mountain, he sprained his ankle.", "The team got a new coach partway through the season.", "They met up with some friends partway through the trip.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Hilary walked me partway down the road to the next section of trail, another 3,000-foot climb up the Buncombe Horse Trail. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 8 May 2020", "Often the best campsites will be partway up a slope rather than at its bottom. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 22 July 2019", "His dismissal came partway through production, and Greenwood will now reshoot scenes involving Roderick Usher. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022", "Heading back means using sharp hand pruners to cut branches partway back, not down to the ground. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2022", "Maxwell was walked partway into the courtroom around 9:25 a.m., wearing a burgundy turtleneck and clutching a green folio. \u2014 James Hill, ABC News , 29 Dec. 2021", "Net-zero, in its simplest and most theoretical form, means cutting emissions partway and then using some kind of technology (or an unimaginable quantity of plants) to suck the rest out of the air. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 22 Dec. 2021", "Melvin exited after 11 seasons in Oakland - he was hired partway through the 2011 season - to sign a three-year contract with the Padres. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Nov. 2021", "This meant backtracking partway down the finger of water known as Yancey Bay and taking a narrow cut-through to the Apalachee River. \u2014 al , 18 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150234" }, "pacific":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": tending to lessen conflict : conciliatory", ": rejecting the use of force as an instrument of policy", ": having a soothing appearance or effect", ": mild of temper : peaceable", ": of, relating to, bordering on, or situated near the Pacific Ocean", ": calm entry 3 sense 1 , peaceful", ": loving or wanting peace" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8si-fik", "p\u0259-\u02c8si-fik" ], "synonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "conciliatory", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacifying", "peacemaking", "placating", "placatory", "propitiatory" ], "antonyms":[ "antagonizing" ], "examples":[ "as a pacific gesture, we invited our feuding neighbors to our backyard barbecue", "a pacific nation that has managed to remain neutral even during times of world conflict" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English pacifique , from Latin pacificus , from pac-, pax peace + -i- + -ficus -fic \u2014 more at pact ", "first_known_use":[ "circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154209" }, "palter":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to act insincerely or deceitfully : equivocate", ": haggle , chaffer" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022fl-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bargain", "chaffer", "deal", "dicker", "haggle", "horse-trade", "negotiate" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "unwilling to palter over the price of the car" ], "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown", "first_known_use":[ "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154832" }, "participating bond":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a bond that besides being entitled to interest at a fixed rate is further entitled to share in additional distributions on a specified basis with the common stock of the issuing company" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160133" }, "pathet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": any of six modes in Javanese gamelan music characterized by specific cadential patterns, emphasized notes, and melodic formulas in the pelog and slendro tunings" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4-\u02cctet" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1940, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161529" }, "pamphlet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an unbound printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover", ": a short publication without a binding : booklet" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pam(p)-fl\u0259t", "\u02c8pam-fl\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "booklet", "brochure", "circular", "flyer", "flier", "folder", "leaflet" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pamphlets about common safety precautions that we all can put into use", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The extensive pamphlet covers finances, infrastructure (streets and sewers), parks, community services, economic development and safety forces. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 8 June 2022", "When a beloved nephew died last month, Celestine began designing a sky-blue pamphlet with his image. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022", "In 1968, the Air Force wrote a pamphlet to help people identify the source of their UFO sightings. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022", "Changshi, or Common Sense, was founded in 2010, and the name is partly in homage to Thomas Paine\u2019s pamphlet . \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022", "The doctor Jessica goes to resists prescribing medication, handing her patient a religious pamphlet instead. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022", "Now, Sweden\u2019s Civil Contingencies Agency is testing its air-raid warning system and circulating a Cold War-era-style precautionary pamphlet . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022", "That year, the Rand Corporation published a pamphlet called Cyberwar Is Coming!, by the international-politics analysts John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022", "There also appeared to be a pamphlet of some kind that made reference to water power facilities for the city of Manchester, a community south of Richmond. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English pamflet unbound booklet, from Pamphilus seu De Amore Pamphilus or On Love, popular Latin love poem of the 12th century", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163825" }, "pace":{ "type":[ "noun", "preposition", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": rate of movement", ": an established rate of locomotion", ": rate of progress", ": parallel rate of growth or development", ": an example to be emulated", ": first place in a competition", ": rate of performance or delivery : tempo", ": speed", ": rhythmic animation : fluency", ": a manner of walking : tread", ": step sense 2a(1)", ": any of various units of distance based on the length of a human step", ": an exhibition or test of skills or capacities", ": gait", ": a fast 2-beat gait (as of the horse) in which the legs move in lateral pairs and support the animal alternately on the right and left legs", ": to walk with often slow or measured tread", ": to move along : proceed", ": to go at a pace", ": to measure by pacing", ": to cover at a walk", ": to cover (a course) by pacing", ": to set or regulate the pace of", ": to establish a moderate or steady pace for (oneself)", ": to go before : precede", ": to set an example for : lead", ": to keep pace with", ": contrary to the opinion of", ": the speed of moving forward or ahead", ": the speed at which something is done or happens", ": a horse's gait in which the legs on the same side move at the same time", ": a single step or its length", ": to walk back and forth across", ": to walk with slow steps", ": to measure by steps", ": to set or regulate the speed at which something is done or happens" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101s", "\u02c8p\u0101-(\u02cc)s\u0113", "\u02c8p\u00e4-(\u02cc)ch\u0101", "-(\u02cc)k\u0101", "\u02c8p\u0101s" ], "synonyms":[ "file", "march", "parade", "stride" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "However, in the past 30 years, that rate has increased to 1.57 inches per year, a pace not seen in 5,500 years. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022", "What some had worried about heading into Wednesday\u2019s interest-rate decision was that the Fed would have to raise interest rates at an even more aggressive pace to tamp down inflation. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 15 June 2022", "This relentless pace rewards passive consumption, not active interaction with individual creators. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022", "Expressionistic movement is certainly not needed as a pace -changing mechanism, since O\u2019Connor\u2019s script provides so much variety. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 14 June 2022", "All in all, there really is little to choose here between two excellent teams, each trained, and equipped, to push the pace . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022", "Corporate bankruptcy filings in May were down from last year\u2019s pace , according to data from S&P. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 14 June 2022", "And since Suga brought it up, RM felt free to expound on the apparent upcoming break following the group\u2019s relentless pace since forming in 2013. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022", "While most expect inflation to continue rising, spending hasn't slowed at the same pace , a possible after-effect of the pandemic's isolation. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 10 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Last year\u2019s festival had a reservation system in an effort to pace attendance due to COVID-19 public health protocols. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022", "The Titans\u2019 sack leader the last three seasons, Landry in 2021 posted a career-high 12 to pace a dominant Tennessee pass rush. \u2014 Ben Arthur, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022", "Shaina Pellington and Bendu Yeaney each had 14 points to pace Arizona (12-2, 2-2). \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Jan. 2022", "Even 30 minutes at a conservative estimate would pace out to 15.8 points, enough to satisfy this prop. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 9 May 2022", "The Twins pace the AL Central with a 9-8 record, while the Tigers are tied with the Chicago White Sox for last place at 6-10 overall. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022", "Kizer, the junior second baseman, went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs to pace the Huskies at the plate. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 7 May 2022", "Drew Kinsey drove in three runs to pace the offense. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 22 Apr. 2022", "His poise and intensity are of a champion who knows how to pace himself and has identified every potential obstacle in his path. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 9 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "circa 1522, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a", "Preposition", "1863, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173344" }, "partake (of)":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ "to take in as food anyone planning to partake of the vegetarian meal needs to sign up for it beforehand" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174539" }, "patient dumping":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": dumping sense 2" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1973, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175906" }, "pathetic fallacy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the ascription of human traits or feelings to inanimate nature (as in cruel sea )" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1856, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181800" }, "pant (after)":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy teenage gamers panting after the latest video game" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182343" }, "pareve":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": made without milk, meat, or their derivatives", "\u2014 compare fleishig , milchig" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-(\u0259-)v\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Yiddish parev ", "first_known_use":[ "1933, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182814" }, "paralyse":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of paralyse British spelling of paralyze" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190115" }, "palterly":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": paltry , shabby" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022flt\u0259(r)l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"alteration (influenced by palter & -ly ) of paltry ", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192625" }, "parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus":{ "type":[ "Latin quotation from" ], "definitions":[ ": the mountains are in labor, (and) an absurd mouse will be born" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4r-\u02c8tu\u0307r-\u0113-\u02ccu\u0307nt-\u02c8m\u022fn-\u02cct\u0101s n\u00e4s-\u02c8k\u0101-\u02cctu\u0307r-ri-\u02ccdi-ku\u0307-lu\u0307s-\u02c8m\u00fcs" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193123" }, "pagatpat":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a tree ( Sonneratia apetala ) growing chiefly in mangrove swamps and producing a hard wood that ranges in color from reddish brown to black and is used extensively in construction work and furniture":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8gat\u02ccpat" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "native name in the Philippines":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-160016" }, "pay down":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to reduce (a debt) by repaying in part" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1975, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212655" }, "paid (off":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": profit , reward", ": retribution", ": the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe", ": the climax of an incident or enterprise", ": the denouement of a narrative", ": a decisive fact or factor resolving a situation or bringing about a definitive conclusion", ": yielding results in the final test : decisive", ": to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full", ": to give all due wages to", ": to pay in full and discharge (an employee)", ": bribe", ": to inflict retribution on", ": to allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool or drum", ": to yield returns", ": the act or an instance of paying someone off : bribe \u2014 compare kickback", ": the act of paying a debt or creditor in full", ": to pay (a debt or credit) in full", ": bribe" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff", "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff" ], "synonyms":[ "earnings", "gain", "lucre", "net", "proceeds", "profit", "return" ], "antonyms":[ "ante (up)", "balance", "clear", "discharge", "foot", "liquidate", "meet", "pay", "pay up", "pony up", "quit", "recompense", "settle", "spring (for)", "stand" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "That is the payoff from having made the effort to learn about the wants and needs of the other person. \u2014 Dale Renner, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022", "For a coaching staff prepared to work through Woolen's lack of technical refinement, there could be a sizable payoff . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022", "Others believe the Turkish leader wants a payoff from Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022", "The color payoff is seriously impressive for a powder blush, especially when applied with the 140 Synthetic Face Brush. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022", "With a four-week delay, Votto is now seeing the payoff . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022", "Figuring out ways to run operations more efficiently almost always seems like a good idea, but lately the potential payoff has been especially high. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Finance Director Karen Fegan said the city is looking at a 25-year payoff period for the bonds. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Indeed, had the money stayed in Haiti, it might have been invested in bridges, schools and hospitals \u2014 investments that pay off in the long run and boost a country\u2019s growth. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022", "Figuring out the best way to pay off your loans can be complicated. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 9 May 2022", "Students then rack up exorbitant debt for degrees that might not pay off . \u2014 Anna Helhoski, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022", "These are the kinds of investments that don\u2019t pay off unless they are used for decades, which is not in Europe\u2019s plan. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022", "For many countries, including Ecuador, fossil fuel reserves are a relatively quick way to pay off creditors and fund basic services. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022", "It\u2019s an investment, but one that could pay off in the long run. \u2014 Lindy Theron, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022", "No other film series works in such intricate, multiple-installment arcs, planting details that will almost certainly pay off in forthcoming chapters. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022", "The ruling came amid a fast approaching Thursday deadline for Wayne County residents with property tax debt from 2019 or prior years to pay off back taxes or enter into a payment plan to avoid foreclosure. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adjective", "1932, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223149" }, "payback":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": requital", ": a return on an investment equal to the original capital outlay", ": the period of time elapsed before an investment is recouped" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02ccbak" ], "synonyms":[ "reprisal", "requital", "retaliation", "retribution", "revenge", "vengeance" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "They beat our team last year, so we've got to beat them this year as payback .", "we are hoping to get payback for the humiliating defeat we suffered at the hands of our rivals during our last matchup", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Williams tells this story in a split timeline, covering what led to Bull and Norm\u2019s feud as well as what happens after the antihero aims for payback . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022", "What investments can be quickly implemented with a sure knowledge of strong payback ? \u2014 Jon Younger, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "Ethics experts say that such a deal creates the appearance of potential payback for Mr. Kushner\u2019s actions in the White House \u2014 or of a bid for future favor if Mr. Trump seeks and wins another presidential term in 2024. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022", "Could this be payback for having written Short People? \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 Mar. 2022", "Could this be payback for having written \u2018Short People\u2019? \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 2 Mar. 2022", "Yeah, all this is fine except for the fact that Aaron is somehow still mad at Tammy and gloats that this is all payback for Tammy going after Thomas. \u2014 Ali Barthwell, Vulture , 8 Sep. 2021", "Using these Japanese ships as nuke fodder was about payback to a large extent, and that is acknowledged. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 3 Aug. 2021", "Celtics fans no doubt saw the free throws as payback for the controversial non-shooting foul call Smart drew in Game 3. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1718, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224738" }, "payer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one that pays", ": the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "UnitedHealth is both a provider of medical care services and a payer for healthcare services and employs tens of thousands of clinicians throughout its operation. \u2014 Bruce Japsen, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "On Tuesday, California Democrats\u2019 single- payer healthcare plan passed its first hurdle. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022", "As a cash payer , he was charged much more than what an insurance company would be charged for the same treatment for some services. \u2014 WSJ , 6 July 2021", "To see how, look to the inspiration for Sen. Sanders's single- payer vision\u2014Canada. \u2014 Sally Pipes, Forbes , 23 May 2022", "On Thursday, the Western Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Virginia ruled the death of James Madison softball payer Lauren Bernett, 20, to be by suicide. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022", "In 2020, the single- payer bills and other legislation before the committee died amid a House-Senate feud over extensions in the committee. \u2014 Katie Lannan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2022", "First, since single- payer is the most efficient and effective way to fund healthcare, what would be wrong with that? \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022", "That's wishful thinking\u2014as Canada's single- payer system proves. \u2014 Sally Pipes, Forbes , 23 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231452" }, "patois":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect", ": uneducated or provincial speech", ": the characteristic special language of an occupational or social group : jargon" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-\u02cctw\u00e4", "\u02c8p\u00e4-" ], "synonyms":[ "argot", "cant", "dialect", "jargon", "jive", "language", "lingo", "patter", "shop", "shoptalk", "slang", "terminology", "vocabulary" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the medical patois that the hospital staffers used among themselves was incomprehensible to me", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Drake is pop music\u2019s most famous genre burglar \u2014 from U.K. grime to drill to Afrobeats and Jamaican dub patois . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022", "Chet Hanks took a break from his troublesome patois imitations to offer a less racially insensitive but nearly as uncomfortable impersonation while stopping by Showtime's Ziwe over the weekend. \u2014 Mike Miller, EW.com , 13 May 2022", "Amusingly, that mural is between the restrooms, so people waiting in line can brush up on their patois . \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Jan. 2022", "When Corbett arrived in 2005, his long hair, black leather jacket, penchant to drink more than sacramental wine and fluency in port patois endeared him to dockworkers. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021", "Newell lays it on a bit thick, his thick Caribbean patois verging into caricature at times. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 2 Dec. 2021", "In this case Adrien Brody \u2014 fresh off his Best Actor Oscar win in 2003 for the Holocaust drama The Pianist \u2014 donning fake dreads and doing a woeful Jamaican patois while introducing Sean Paul. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 12 Oct. 2021", "Populating the novel is the usual cast of characters, foremost among them the cop shop\u2019s inimitable secretary, Agatino Catarella, who blends obsequiousness, prudery and verbal ineptitude into a patois all his own. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021", "In the patois of insurance, the winery will go bare into this year\u2019s burning season, which experts predict to be especially fierce. \u2014 New York Times , 18 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"French", "first_known_use":[ "1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232050" }, "pandemonium":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)", ": a chaotic situation", ": the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost", ": the infernal regions : hell", ": wild uproar" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpan-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259m", "\u02ccpan-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":" pan- + Late Latin daemonium \"evil spirit,\" borrowed from Greek daim\u00f3nion \"evil spirit,\" earlier \"divine power, inferior divine being,\" derivative of da\u00edm\u014dn \"divinity, divine power, individual destiny\" (with -ium probably to be read as Latin -ium or Greek -eion, suffixes of place) \u2014 more at demon ", "first_known_use":[ "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232704" }, "palish":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "combining form", "noun", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid", ": having color of reduced saturation (see saturation sense 4a )", ": light in color especially relative to others of its kind", ": not bright or brilliant : dim", ": feeble , faint", ": to become pale", ": to make pale", ": an area or the limits within which one is privileged or protected (as from censure)", ": a space or field having bounds : enclosure", ": a territory or district within certain bounds or under a particular jurisdiction", ": one of the stakes of a palisade", ": picket sense 1", ": a perpendicular stripe on a heraldic shield", ": palisade , paling", ": to enclose with pales : fence", "\u2014 see paleo-", ": having very light skin", ": having a lighter skin color than normal because of sickness or fear", ": not bright or brilliant", ": light in color or shade", ": to lose color", ": to make or become less adequate, impressive, or intense", ": deficient in color or intensity of color" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101l", "\u02c8p\u0101l", "\u02c8p\u0101(\u0259)l" ], "synonyms":[ "dull", "dulled", "faded", "light", "pastel", "washed-out", "washy" ], "antonyms":[ "dark", "deep", "gay", "rich" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "In a medium bowl, whisk the sugar, egg yolk, egg, cornstarch and malted milk powder together until the mixture is pale , about 1 minute. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022", "Check its underside, ears and tail for frostbitten skin, which is pale or gray. \u2014 Gene Myers, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022", "The other thing is the Harkonnens, who in your version are all pale and bald, like a villainous Humpty Dumpty. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 26 Oct. 2021", "Her pale skin didn\u2019t burn but tanned to a deep brown. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "Niamh was 16 with a round face, pale skin, and striking blue eyes. \u2014 Alisha Fernandez Miranda, Vogue , 17 May 2022", "The pale , floating beings are called Strangers and their goal is to rebuild their dying alien civilization by unlocking the secrets of the human soul via frequent experimentation. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022", "Smaller than Mishchenko, Ratushnyi has pale skin and a shy demeanor. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022", "Though some clearly look to be of even partial Asian descent, the same cannot be said of Wei Ruike \u2014 otherwise known as Ethan Werek \u2014 with his pale skin, long hair and scruffy beard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Kateryna, pale -faced and with a girlish side-braid in her hair, even seemed to take some pleasure in it, often pulling out her phone to show a picture of this or that calamity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2022", "Over time, the build-up of toxins in your body can cause your skin to change to an unhealthy pale , yellowish or gray color, says the AAD. \u2014 Hallie Levine, Health.com , 23 Nov. 2021", "The researchers also pointed out that once the student debt-to-earnings ratio is factored in, the salary advantages of private institutions start to pale . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 15 Nov. 2021", "But in my judgment, that -- that's beyond the pale . \u2014 ABC News , 1 May 2022", "The president\u2019s behavior on Jan. 6 had been utterly beyond the pale , Mr. McConnell said. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "Yet both Ida and the messy departure from Afghanistan pale in comparison to the worst challenge facing a presidency that has never experienced a normal day. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 30 Aug. 2021", "Second, the crypto community is generally quite against government overreach\u2014and this invasion is beyond the pale . \u2014 Alex Tapscott, Fortune , 2 Mar. 2022", "But the idea of keeping all those guys is just beyond the pale . \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Those numbers pale in comparison to the annual $55 million economic impact the tournaments generated in Charlotte via spending at area restaurants, lodging, museums, attractions and other city landmarks. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 1 June 2022", "All those figures pale in comparison to the fees coming Diesel\u2019s way. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022", "The figures pale in comparison to the Fortune 500, where women secured 26.5% of board seats in 2020 and women of color held 5.7%. \u2014 Nimah Quadri, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022", "The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 Jay Reeves, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022", "The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022", "All these issues pale in comparison to the reputational risk of a massive athletics scandal, as Penn State learned over 10 years ago. \u2014 Karen Weaver, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022", "Apple and Samsung phones pale in comparison with these numbers. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022", "In the hierarchy of vital news stories on Tuesday, the ex-President's boastful ramblings pale in significance to the alarming events in Eastern Europe. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (1)", "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense", "Noun", "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5", "Verb (2)", "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232901" }, "paid (off ":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": profit , reward", ": retribution", ": the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe", ": the climax of an incident or enterprise", ": the denouement of a narrative", ": a decisive fact or factor resolving a situation or bringing about a definitive conclusion", ": yielding results in the final test : decisive", ": to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full", ": to give all due wages to", ": to pay in full and discharge (an employee)", ": bribe", ": to inflict retribution on", ": to allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool or drum", ": to yield returns", ": the act or an instance of paying someone off : bribe \u2014 compare kickback", ": the act of paying a debt or creditor in full", ": to pay (a debt or credit) in full", ": bribe" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff", "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff" ], "synonyms":[ "earnings", "gain", "lucre", "net", "proceeds", "profit", "return" ], "antonyms":[ "ante (up)", "balance", "clear", "discharge", "foot", "liquidate", "meet", "pay", "pay up", "pony up", "quit", "recompense", "settle", "spring (for)", "stand" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "That is the payoff from having made the effort to learn about the wants and needs of the other person. \u2014 Dale Renner, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022", "For a coaching staff prepared to work through Woolen's lack of technical refinement, there could be a sizable payoff . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022", "Others believe the Turkish leader wants a payoff from Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022", "The color payoff is seriously impressive for a powder blush, especially when applied with the 140 Synthetic Face Brush. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022", "With a four-week delay, Votto is now seeing the payoff . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022", "Figuring out ways to run operations more efficiently almost always seems like a good idea, but lately the potential payoff has been especially high. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Finance Director Karen Fegan said the city is looking at a 25-year payoff period for the bonds. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Indeed, had the money stayed in Haiti, it might have been invested in bridges, schools and hospitals \u2014 investments that pay off in the long run and boost a country\u2019s growth. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022", "Figuring out the best way to pay off your loans can be complicated. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 9 May 2022", "Students then rack up exorbitant debt for degrees that might not pay off . \u2014 Anna Helhoski, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022", "These are the kinds of investments that don\u2019t pay off unless they are used for decades, which is not in Europe\u2019s plan. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022", "For many countries, including Ecuador, fossil fuel reserves are a relatively quick way to pay off creditors and fund basic services. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022", "It\u2019s an investment, but one that could pay off in the long run. \u2014 Lindy Theron, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022", "No other film series works in such intricate, multiple-installment arcs, planting details that will almost certainly pay off in forthcoming chapters. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022", "The ruling came amid a fast approaching Thursday deadline for Wayne County residents with property tax debt from 2019 or prior years to pay off back taxes or enter into a payment plan to avoid foreclosure. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Adjective", "1932, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010514" }, "pay obeisance":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to show or express great respect (to someone)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012541" }, "patrioteer":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one who makes an ostentatious show of patriotism from venal or degraded motives : an insincere, misguided, or spurious patriot : flag-waver", ": to behave as a patrioteer" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6p\u0101-tr\u0113-\u0259-\u00a6tir", "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012955" }, "panglima":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a Malay noble of secondary rank : a petty raja" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4n\u02c8gl\u0113m\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Malay p\u0115nglima ", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013339" }, "pasty":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a meat pie", ": turnover sense 4", ": resembling paste", ": pallid and unhealthy in appearance" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-st\u0113", "\u02c8p\u0101-st\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "blanched", "cadaverous", "doughy", "livid", "lurid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "pallid", "peaked", "wan" ], "antonyms":[ "blooming", "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "ruddy", "sanguine" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "The mixture has a pasty consistency.", "She has a pasty complexion.", "You look a little pasty . Are you feeling OK?", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Use cool water to rinse any pasty saliva out of her mouth. \u2014 Outside Online , 19 July 2021", "Transfer the pasty to the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough and filling. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021", "Sean Nichols won the pasty -eating contest by eating nearly three Saturday in Calumet. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2021", "Our thoughts: One of the few alfredo sauces that did not start out as pasty . \u2014 cleveland , 14 July 2021", "In the worst of cases the pasta sticks together, the sauce is tasteless or the whole recipe comes out tasting pasty . \u2014 Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online , 2 June 2021", "As brown skin encompasses a range of dark and light hues with warmer and cooler tones, choosing the right tint and base shade is optimal to prevent melanated skin from looking pasty or orangey. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, SELF , 26 Mar. 2021", "On the other, les Anglo-Saxons: the pasty , beef-eating Philistines whose history has been one long Brexit, and who prefer their fellow hypocrites, les Am\u00e9ricains. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 12 June 2020", "Four dancers, in short shorts and pasties , perform under cover of an outdoor tent in the club parking lot, while customers wait for their orders in their cars. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Your complexion tends to grow paler with age, so a matching shade can leave you looking pasty or ashy. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022", "Geekiness is next to godliness for the women, girls, LGBTQ folks and people of color who are joined in the film\u2019s record-collecting cast by \u2014 sure \u2014 some pasty , middle-aged, Comic Book Guy-looking types. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022", "Because Miles and her pasty team typically arrived at 5:30 in the morning to begin their workday, though, they were long gone by the time guests indulged in their after-dinner desserts. \u2014 Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022", "My pasty winter skin was noticeably more even-toned, for starters. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022", "Some is more pasty , some is dry, some is yellow, brown or black. \u2014 Henry Ou, The Conversation , 7 Feb. 2022", "The brisket was a weird pasty gray color, and the sausage wound up in a pool of grease after my first bite. \u2014 Chris O'connell, Chron , 10 Feb. 2022", "Pulse a few times until the ingredients are integrated but not pasty . \u2014 The View, ABC News , 14 Jan. 2022", "Its skin was pasty white, with a layer of lard at least two inches thick. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1607, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013805" }, "paganize":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to make pagan", ": to become pagan" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1615, in the meaning defined at transitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020803" }, "pathematic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": emotional" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6path\u0259\u00a6matik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Greek path\u0113matikos , from path\u0113mat- path\u0113ma suffering, emotion (from path- , stem of paschein to experience, suffer) + -ikos -ic", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022320" }, "pandemoniac":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": of or relating to or resembling Pandemonium : infernal", ": having the character of a pandemonium : riotous" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6pand\u0259\u00a6m\u014dn\u0113\u02ccak" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":" pandemoni um + -ac (after demoniac ) or -ic (after demonic ) or -acal (after demoniacal )", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030210" }, "pasture thistle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an American thistle ( Cirsium pumilum ) that has large heads of purple flowers" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032147" }, "patientless":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": having no patients" ], "pronounciation":[ "-tl\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033522" }, "paralysis agitans":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": parkinson's disease", ": parkinson's disease" ], "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8a-j\u0259-\u02cctanz", "-\u02c8aj-\u0259-\u02cctanz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, literally, shaking palsy", "first_known_use":[ "1817, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033554" }, "panga":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": machete":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4\u014b-g\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The sportfishing boat remained with the panga until the Coast Guard helicopter arrived. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Oct. 2021", "Journeys by panga are often quite perilous, with smugglers tending to travel farther from shore, at night or when there is fog, to avoid being seen. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022", "On May 20, one person drowned when a panga stalled off the coast of La Jolla and its occupants were instructed to swim to shore. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Nov. 2021", "Eleven males and one female were detained after the panga came ashore and taken to a Border Patrol station. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2021", "On Monday, 23 people were rescued off a panga intercepted near Sunset Cliffs. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2021", "The panga was seized and the investigation is ongoing, officials said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2021", "The 20 men and three women were taken to San Diego lifeguard headquarters and the panga was towed there. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2021", "Personnel from the Coast Guard vessel later located the panga about 15 miles west of Sunset Cliffs, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection public affairs. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably borrowed from Panamanian Spanish; further origin uncertain":"Noun", "Swahili":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "1811, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1925, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155827" }, "patiency":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the quality or state of being patient or passive" ], "pronounciation":[ "-ns\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Latin patientia ", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034917" }, "pass into the hands of":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to become owned by" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045226" }, "paganization":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the action of paganizing or condition of being paganized" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045712" }, "pack trip":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a trip by horseback requiring one or more nights to be spent on the trail" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051130" }, "pasquinade":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a lampoon posted in a public place", ": satirical writing : satire" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpa-skw\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101d" ], "synonyms":[ "lampoon", "satire" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a pasquinade of Washington society that features thinly disguised portraits of several political power brokers" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle French, from Italian pasquinata , from Pasquino , name given to a statue in Rome on which lampoons were posted", "first_known_use":[ "1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052035" }, "par exemple":{ "type":[ "French phrase" ], "definitions":[ ": for example" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4r-\u0101g-z\u00e4\u207fpl\u1d4a" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052418" }, "pass off":{ "type":[ "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to make public or offer for sale with intent to deceive", ": to give a false identity or character to", ": to make public or offer for sale (goods or services) with intent to deceive : palm off", "\u2014 see also unfair competition", ": to give a false identity or character to" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "fob off", "foist", "palm", "palm off", "wish" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the con man tried to pass off a piece of blue glass as a sapphire" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-062830" }, "pander":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to act as a pander", ": to provide gratification for others' desires", ": a go-between in love intrigues", ": pimp", ": someone who caters to or exploits the weaknesses of others", ": to sell or distribute by pandering", ": to engage in pandering", ": one who engages in pandering : panderer" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan-d\u0259r", "\u02c8pan-d\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "cadet", "fancy man", "pimp", "procurer" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "an arrest record that revealed that he had variously been a pander , a pickpocket, and a drug dealer", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "People would still be tempted to pander to fear and anger to try to get retweets. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022", "Indeed, neither candidate seemed eager to pander in any flagrant way to voters who had supported far-left candidate Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon in the first round. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2022", "Today, the way to get your Average Joe or Jane to tune in to the Oscars is not to pander to him or her with an award decided on Twitter or with presenters from walks of life unrelated to the movies. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022", "Preston has gone out of his way to pander to Utah election conspiracy theorists who wrongly insist there was massive election fraud, despite no actual proof. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022", "In an effort to pander to a certain type of consumer, wineries making inexpensive Chardonnay often overemphasize two specific flavors: oak and butter. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Mar. 2022", "The dispute between Bush and Guzman is a blatant attempt to pander to Trump's far right supporters -- especially since the Texas attorney general has no authority to fund or build a wall, on the border or anywhere else in the state. \u2014 James Moore, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022", "Others said Ukraine shouldn\u2019t pander to either side. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022", "If there is a representational trap for shows by non-white, gender non-conforming people to pander to those who would dismiss them outright, Sort Of sets its own rhythms. \u2014 E. Alex Jung, Vulture , 1 Dec. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This is America\u2019s political game, blame and divide, point and pander . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022", "Critics say this is a pander to Donald Trump, but Trump lost in 2020 under either standard. \u2014 Star Tribune , 2 June 2021", "Critics say this is a pander to Donald Trump, but Mr. Trump lost in 2020 under either standard. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 31 May 2021", "But of course showbiz politics won the day \u2014 and persisted through the presidencies of Democrats too, notably pander -bear Bill Clinton and dashing Barack Obama. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021", "Unlike Trump, Napoleon did not deny the plague, pander false cures, or ignore the suffering around him. \u2014 Robert Klitzman, STAT , 25 June 2020", "The giant pander -fest that is the Democratic primary is just getting started. \u2014 Michael Tanner, National Review , 28 Aug. 2019", "Its initial emphasis on high fashion\u2014and the pander to the one-percent with the five-figure versions\u2014seemed a bit tone-deaf. \u2014 Steven Levy, WIRED , 27 June 2019", "Trump announced his steel and aluminum tariffs in the campaign\u2019s final days, the most microtargeted pander to Rust Belt voters imaginable. \u2014 Frank Rich, Daily Intelligencer , 14 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "1523, in the meaning defined above", "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-062923" }, "pamphletary":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or of the character of a pamphlet" ], "pronounciation":[ "-l\u0259\u02ccter\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092556" }, "pathbreaking":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": trailblazing" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8path-\u02ccbr\u0101-ki\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1886, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-100422" }, "passometer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an instrument, shaped like a watch that is used to count the number of a person's steps \u2014 compare pedometer" ], "pronounciation":[ "pa\u02c8s\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Latin passus step + English -o- + -meter ", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-100834" }, "participating mortgage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a mortgage or sometimes a group of mortgages in which two or more persons have fractional equitable interests evidenced by certificates issued by the bank or other fiduciary having legal title to the mortgage and selling the fractional shares to investors or making the investment for the certificate holders" ], 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], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-125724" }, "pangola grass":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a rapid-growing perennial grass ( Digitaria decumbens ) of southern Africa that has been introduced into the southern U.S. as a pasture grass" ], "pronounciation":[ "pan-\u02c8g\u014d-l\u0259-", "pa\u014b-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "alteration of Pongola grass , from the Pongola River, South Africa" ], "first_known_use":[ "1948, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131322" }, "paralyzedly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": in a paralyzed manner" ], "pronounciation":[ "-z(\u0259\u0307)dl\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131405" }, "pampero":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a strong cold wind from the west or southwest that sweeps over the pampas" ], "pronounciation":[ "pam-\u02c8per-(\u02cc)\u014d", "p\u00e4m-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "American Spanish, from pampa" ], "first_known_use":[ "1771, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132408" }, "pasul":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": declared unfit for Jewish ceremonial use according to rabbinic law : defective" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8s\u00fcl", "\u02c8p\u022f\u02ccsu\u0307l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Hebrew p\u0101s\u016bl disqualified" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135933" }, "payetan":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of payetan variant spelling of payyetan" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144132" }, "pamphleteer":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a writer of pamphlets attacking something or urging a cause", ": to write and publish pamphlets", ": to engage in partisan arguments indirectly in writings" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpam(p)-fl\u0259-\u02c8tir" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Now Corliss Lamont, an American pamphleteer , challenged the law. \u2014 Anupam Chander, Wired , 21 Sep. 2020", "When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Bernard Bailyn, the great historian of the pre-revolution politics of the U.S. colonies, showed through a deep reading of colonial pamphleteering that the early Americans were ardently resentful of distant, central authority. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 12 July 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1614, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144544" }, "paycheck":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a check in payment of wages or salary", ": wages , salary", ": a check given or received as wages or salary" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02ccchek", "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02ccchek" ], "synonyms":[ "emolument", "hire", "packet", "pay", "pay envelope", "payment", "salary", "stipend", "wage" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I went to the office to pick up my paycheck .", "Your weekly paycheck will be almost $600 after taxes.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And Larionov had to quit the NHL for a year because the half of his paycheck that was being taken by Mother Russia \u2014 supposedly to fund youth sports programs \u2014 was instead going toward cell phones for Soviet bureaucrats. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022", "In addition, users can automatically invest a percentage of their paycheck . \u2014 Cheryl Winokur Munk, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022", "Under the current proposal, workers making $290 weekly would receive 90% of their paycheck . \u2014 Kelsey Butler, Bloomberg.com , 18 Nov. 2021", "Payday lenders typically make short-term, high-interest loans to be paid back from the borrower\u2019s next paycheck . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022", "The Expendables 2 \u2013 Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck , but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 June 2022", "But the majority of passive investors who stow away some retirement savings into target funds each paycheck do have exposure to these companies. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 1 June 2022", "Granted, the minimum wage in California is far above the federal minimum, with workers in the state earning at least $14 an hour, but paying $7.25 a gallon or more still takes a chunk out of the typical paycheck . \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 1 June 2022", "The average paycheck has been growing at a 6%-a-year clip, while people who switch jobs are averaging 7.2%, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, which tracks wages. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 26 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145056" }, "patch (together)":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to put (something) together usually in a quick or careless way" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151854" }, "patiently":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": in a patient manner : with calmness or without complaint or hurry in spite of delays, difficulties, tedium, etc." ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259nt-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Long-suffering shareholders in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SGRE 6.24% will likely be spared the decision of whether to quit or wait patiently for the renewable-energy revolution. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 23 May 2022", "That's just a short train ride away from her awesome house, where her genial hubby and goofy son wait patiently . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 May 2022", "And while fans patiently wait for the pair to drop the song\u2019s music video, here are the full lyrics translated to English below. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 23 Feb. 2022", "Each year, home enthusiasts and interior design mavens patiently wait in anticipation as brands such as Pantone and Behr announce their color of the year. \u2014 Danielle Harling, House Beautiful , 20 Feb. 2022", "The path will be unveiled for those foliage fanatics who patiently wait each year for the tour. \u2014 Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Feb. 2022", "Others, however\u2014notably long-time Bush fans of a certain generation, who have patiently sat through many decades of radio silence from a musician notorious for taking long hiatuses and doing minimal press\u2014rolled their eyes. \u2014 Vogue , 30 May 2022", "However, Wednesday night, Marriotts Ridge was the more methodical and composed unit, patiently working the ball around for the right shot. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022", "Diwan approaches her subject patiently and without judgement. \u2014 Nadine Zylberberg, ELLE , 25 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153407" }, "paste grain":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a thin leather (as sheepskin) with an application of paste on the back to stiffen and strengthen it" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160823" }, "pan":{ "type":[ "abbreviation", "abbreviation ()", "combining form", "noun", "noun ()", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)", ": any of various similar usually metal receptacles: such as", ": the hollow part of the lock in a firelock or flintlock gun that receives the priming", ": either of the receptacles in a pair of scales", ": a round shallow usually metal container for separating metal (such as gold) from waste by washing", ": toilet sense 1a", ": bowl sense 3b", ": steel drum", ": a natural basin or depression in land", ": a similar artificial basin (as for evaporating brine)", ": a drifting fragment of the flat thin ice that forms in bays or along the shore", ": hardpan sense 1", ": face", ": a harsh criticism", ": to wash in a pan for the purpose of separating heavy particles", ": to separate (a substance, such as gold) by panning", ": to place in a pan", ": to criticize severely", ": to wash material (such as earth or gravel) in a pan in search of metal (such as gold)", ": to yield precious metal in the process of panning", ": a betel leaf", ": a masticatory of betel nut, mineral lime, and pan", ": the process of panning a motion-picture or video camera", ": a shot in which the camera is panned", ": to rotate (a camera, such as a motion-picture camera) so as to keep an object in the picture or secure a panoramic effect", ": to pan a motion-picture or video camera", ": to undergo panning", ": a Greek god of pastures, flocks, and shepherds usually represented as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat", "Panama", "peroxyacetyl nitrate", ": all : completely", ": involving all of a (specified) group or region", ": advocating or involving the union of a (specified) group", ": whole : general", ": a usually shallow open container used for cooking", ": a shallow open tray or container", ": to wash earthy material so as to collect bits of metal (as gold)", ": to give a good result : succeed", ": a genus of anthropoid apes containing the chimpanzee", "peroxyacetyl nitrate" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan", "\u02c8p\u00e4n", "\u02c8pan", "\u02c8pan", "\u02c8pan", "\u02c8pan", "\u02c8pan" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun (1)", "Middle English panne , from Old English (akin to Old High German phanna pan), from Latin patina , from Greek patan\u0113", "Noun (2)", "Hindi & Urdu p\u0101n , from Sanskrit par\u1e47a wing, leaf \u2014 more at fern", "Noun (3)", "short for panorama", "Noun (4)", "Latin, from Greek", "Combining form", "Greek, from pan , neuter of pant-, pas all, every; akin to Tocharian B pont- all" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb (1)", "1832, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a", "Noun (2)", "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (3)", "circa 1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (2)", "1913, in the meaning defined at transitive sense", "Noun (4)", "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163918" }, "packtrain":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a string of animals for transporting supplies and equipment" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170254" }, "palta":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": avocado" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022flt\u0259", "\u02c8p\u00e4l-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "American Spanish, from Quechua" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170920" }, "pacchionian granulation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": arachnoid granulation" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6pak\u0113\u00a6\u014dn\u0113\u0259n-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Antonio Pacchioni \u20201726 Italian anatomist + English -an" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171458" }, "pack up":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to gather one's belongings together and put them in a suitcase or other container for traveling", ": to stop or quit", ": to stop working properly" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180155" }, "pavilion":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a large often sumptuous tent", ": something resembling a canopy or tent", ": a part of a building projecting from the rest", ": one of several detached or semidetached units into which a building is sometimes divided", ": a usually open sometimes ornamental structure in a garden, park, or place of recreation that is used for entertainment or shelter", ": a temporary structure erected at an exposition by an individual exhibitor", ": the lower faceted part of a brilliant below the girdle (see girdle entry 1 sense 2 ) \u2014 see brilliant illustration", ": to furnish or cover with or put in a pavilion", ": a very large tent", ": a building usually with open sides that is used as a place for entertainment or shelter in a park or garden", ": pinna", ": a detached or semidetached part of a hospital devoted to a special use" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8vil-y\u0259n", "p\u0259-\u02c8vil-y\u0259n", "p\u0259-\u02c8vil-y\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "alcove", "belvedere", "casino", "gazebo", "kiosk", "summerhouse" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "The World's Fair had numerous pavilions .", "the park's pavilions may be rented for wedding receptions and other social gatherings", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The park includes a playground, pavilion , exercise equipment, concrete table tennis, cornhole, a small grassy area and a walking track. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022", "The area also includes a concession stand, restrooms, pavilion , and playground. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 19 May 2022", "The neo-classical architecture of the outside of the pavilion is also a new work of art. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "A full afternoon of live music will kick off at 1 p.m. under the open-air cover of the pavilion . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022", "Makov; his wife; his mother; Tatiana Borzunova, the graphic designer of the pavilion \u2019s catalog; her mother; and a cat all piled into his car, with only a few personal effects, choices dictated by the madness of the moment. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022", "The Party was shown at the Venice Biennale in 1968 as part of the Venezuelan pavilion . \u2014 Grace Edquist, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022", "The finished work will be installed outdoors in Venice, in the forecourt of the U.S. pavilion . \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022", "There was also a spike in stories carried by Syrian state media about the success of the Syrian pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun", "Middle English pavilloun, pavillioun , from Anglo-French, from Latin papilion-, papilio butterfly; perhaps akin to Old High German f\u012bfaltra butterfly" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183137" }, "parturition":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the action or process of giving birth to offspring : childbirth", ": the action or process of giving birth to offspring : childbirth" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccp\u00e4r-ch\u0259-\u02c8ri-sh\u0259n", "\u02ccp\u00e4r-tyu\u0307-", "\u02ccp\u00e4r-t\u0259-", "\u02ccp\u00e4rt-\u0259-\u02c8rish-\u0259n", "\u02ccp\u00e4r-ch\u0259-", "\u02ccp\u00e4r-tyu\u0307-" ], "synonyms":[ "accouchement", "childbearing", "childbirth", "delivery", "labor", "travail" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "parturition can sometimes proceed more quickly than anticipated" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "borrowed from Medieval Latin partur\u012bti\u014dn-, partur\u012bti\u014d \"act of giving birth\" (Late Latin, \"bringing forth, travail\"), from Latin partur\u012bre \"to be in labor, be ready to give birth\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at parturient" ], "first_known_use":[ "1646, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190002" }, "patolli":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an Aztec board game similar to pachisi" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8t\u014dl(y)\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Spanish, from Nahuatl" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194407" }, "passeggiata":{ "type":[ "Italian noun" ], "definitions":[ ": stroll : a traditional evening stroll in the central plaza by a town's residents" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4s-s\u0101d-\u02c8j\u00e4-t\u00e4" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195117" }, "passionateness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": easily aroused to anger", ": filled with anger : angry", ": capable of, affected by, or expressing intense feeling", ": enthusiastic , ardent", ": swayed by or affected with sexual desire", ": showing or affected by strong feeling", ": easily caused to feel strong emotions" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259t", "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259-n\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscent", "goatish", "horny", "hot", "hypersexual", "itchy", "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "libidinous", "licentious", "lubricious", "lubricous", "lustful", "oversexed", "randy", "salacious", "satyric", "wanton" ], "antonyms":[ "frigid", "undersexed" ], "examples":[ "He gave a passionate speech on tax reform.", "She has a passionate interest in animal rights.", "She is passionate about art.", "We were moved by his passionate plea for forgiveness.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Successful call centers also have leaders who are truly passionate about their work\u2014people who don\u2019t want to coast but would rather dive in. \u2014 Robert W. Bache, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "McLarens have become far more passionate in behavior and appearance since the MP4-12C kicked off the company's contemporary incarnation in 2011. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022", "P\u00e9rez-Moreno is most passionate about enterprise and narrative journalism. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022", "The initiative is an early intervention program led by Action for Children, one of the causes Kate is most passionate about, and aims to help young children build empathy. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 11 May 2022", "According to information from the organization\u2019s website, Drew was deeply passionate about music and on several occasions, made anonymous donations to Music on a Mission, a non-profit in his hometown. \u2014 cleveland , 8 May 2022", "Progressive are challenging incumbents everywhere but are particularly passionate about taking out Mr. Cuellar\u2014the sole remaining pro-life Democrat in the House and a vocal supporter of border control. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022", "Though board President Sheri Jesiel had little to say after the vote and the closed session, union President Susan Kinsman was passionate in her remarks after the meeting and in the closed session. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022", "He was tasked with diversifying the roster and became passionate about seeing more women in the role. \u2014 Alexandra Irving, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201550" }, "pavilion roof":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a roof hipped equally on all sides" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-211158" }, "paganity":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": paganism sense 2" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0101\u02c8gan\u0259t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Late Latin paganitas , from paganus + Latin -itat-, -itas -ity" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-223941" }, "pater":{ "type":[ "biographical name", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": paternoster", ": father", "Walter Horatio 1839\u20131894 English essayist and critic", "[Latin]" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "dad", "daddy", "father", "old man", "pa", "papa", "poppa", "pop", "sire" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Unlike the more enthusiastic Hannah Ann, Madison seems to take her pater familias\u2019 concerns to heart, coming away from the evening unsure how to proceed. \u2014 Lisa Bonos, Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2020", "Both movies deal with the wife and children\u2019s reaction to their pater familias\u2019 act of cowardice, as well as his failure to acknowledge it. \u2014 Laura Demarco, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2020", "There is something wonderful about watching Greg emotionally shrink in front of pater familias Logan Roy, while still physically towering over him. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 14 Aug. 2019", "Here\u2019s a curated list of restaurants with different cuisines and price points (and a few take-home suggestions) for your pater -celebrater event. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 7 June 2019", "Yet critics maintain that the Packers have betrayed not only the country but also the pater familias of football: legendary Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi. \u2014 Johnny Smith, Slate Magazine , 30 Sep. 2017", "For example, the p sound frequently changes to f, and the t sound to th\u2014suggesting that the Latin word pater is, well, the father of the English word father. \u2014 Elizabeth Norton, WIRED , 7 May 2013" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234128" }, "patch test":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a test for determining allergic sensitivity that is made by applying to the unbroken skin small pads soaked with the allergen to be tested", ": a test for determining allergic sensitivity that is made by applying to the unbroken skin small pads soaked with the allergen to be tested and that indicates sensitivity when irritation develops at the point of application \u2014 compare intradermal test , prick test , scratch test" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Perform a patch test with your body cleanser before using it on your whole body. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022", "Be sure to do a patch test on a small area of skin to check for irritation or reactions before using it on larger areas. \u2014 Tatiana Velasco, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022", "Just be sure to do a patch test before applying one of these to your skin, and don't leave it on for longer than the instructions direct, the Beauty Lab recommends. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022", "With that being said, sensitive skin types should patch test this shampoo before washing their hair with it. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 23 Mar. 2022", "To solidify a diagnosis, your doctor may recommend a skin patch test , which involves placing small amounts of potential allergens and irritants on your skin during a medical appointment, according to the AAD. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, SELF , 23 Mar. 2022", "The reaction's placement can inform which part of the device causes the problem, and an allergist- or dermatologist-issued allergy patch test can confirm the allergen. \u2014 Dana Rose Falcone, Allure , 16 Mar. 2022", "Three Ships does recommend conducting a patch test before introducing the product into your skincare routine. \u2014 Lauren Rearick, Travel + Leisure , 8 Jan. 2022", "Always do a patch test a few days prior to Halloween to see if the makeup product causes any reactions before using it on your face or body, suggests Dr. Shirazi. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1921, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235127" }, "pantomimist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an actor or dancer in pantomimes", ": a composer of pantomimes" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012b-mist", "-\u02ccmi-" ], "synonyms":[ "mime", "mimic", "mummer", "pantomime" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000106" }, "paltock":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a man's doublet or tunic worn in the 14th and 15th centuries":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pal\u02cct\u00e4k" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle 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"pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pass entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032834" }, "pasquil":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pasquinade" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8paskw\u0259\u0307l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin pasquillus , from Italian pasquillo , from Pasquino" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042132" }, "passionately":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": in a passionate manner:", ": with great feeling and emotional intensity", ": with strong feelings of sexual desire" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259t-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043231" }, "pacaya":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": any of various Central American palms constituting the genus Chamaedorea", ": one having low stems and edible spadices" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8k\u012b\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "American Spanish" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043409" }, "paralogist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one who uses reasoning that begs the question : one who uses a paralogism" ], "pronounciation":[ "-j\u0259\u0307st" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "paralog ism + -ist" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054118" }, "pay for itself":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to save as much money over a period of time as something costs initially" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054629" }, "panful":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": as much or as many as a pan will hold" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan-\u02ccfu\u0307l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061347" }, "paldao":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": dao" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4l\u02c8d\u00e4(\u02cc)\u014d", "-\u02c8dau\u0307" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Tagalog" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-065020" }, "pastel blue":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a variable color averaging a pale blue that is redder and stronger than average powder blue and greener, lighter, and stronger than Sistine or average cadet gray", ": a very pale blue that is redder and duller than baby blue (see baby blue sense 1 ) and redder and deeper than cloud blue" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070944" }, "participating stock":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a preferred stock that besides being entitled to dividends at a fixed rate is further entitled to share in additional distributions on a specified basis with the common stock of the issuing company" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-071601" }, "passionato":{ "type":[ "adverb (or adjective)" ], "definitions":[ ": in a passionate manner : with passion : fervently" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6p\u00e4s\u0113\u0259\u00a6n\u00e4(\u02cc)d\u014d", "\u00a6pas-", "-sy\u0259\u00a6-", "\u00a6pash\u0259\u00a6-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Italian, from Medieval Latin passionatus passionate" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-073419" }, "pay":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb", "verb ()" ], "definitions":[ ": to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered", ": to engage for money : hire", ": to give in return for goods or service", ": to discharge indebtedness for : settle", ": to make a disposal or transfer of (money)", ": to give or forfeit in expiation or retribution", ": to make compensation (see compensation sense 2 ) for", ": to requite according to what is deserved", ": to give, offer, or make freely or as fitting", ": to return value or profit to", ": to bring in as a return", ": to slacken (something, such as a rope) and allow to run out", ": to discharge a debt or obligation", ": to be worth the expense or effort", ": to suffer the consequences of an act", ": to earn a right or position through experience, suffering, or hard work", ": pay sense intransitive 3", ": to pay one's share of expenses", ": to bear the cost of something", ": to pay exorbitantly or dearly", ": something paid for a purpose and especially as a salary or wage : remuneration", ": the act or fact of paying or being paid", ": the status of being paid by an employer : employ", ": a person viewed with respect to reliability or promptness in paying debts or bills", ": ore or a natural deposit that yields metal and especially gold in profitable amounts", ": an oil-yielding stratum or zone", ": containing or leading to something precious or valuable", ": equipped with a coin slot for receiving a fee for use", ": requiring payment", ": to coat with a waterproof composition", ": to give (as money) in return for services received or for something bought", ": to give money for (something owed)", ": to get even with", ": to give or offer freely", ": to have a worthwhile result : be worth the effort or pains required", ": to give all of what is owed", ": to have a good result", ": to pay in full especially debts that are due", ": the act of giving money for something bought or used or for what is owed : payment", ": salary" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101", "\u02c8p\u0101" ], "synonyms":[ "emolument", "hire", "packet", "pay envelope", "paycheck", "payment", "salary", "stipend", "wage" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "He has been suspended without pay pending the results of the investigation.", "Each pay period begins on the first of the month.", "Workers received a $4,000 pay increase .", "I took a significant pay cut when I took this job, but I think it was worth it.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The venture, which includes Silverstein Properties and Metro Loft, has agreed to pay $180 million for the 30-story building that opened in 1967 and has housed numerous technology and financial-services tenants over the decades. \u2014 Rebecca Picciotto, WSJ , 21 June 2022", "But Beyond and its main rival, Impossible Foods, can afford to pay for slotting fees that grocers charge to place products in prominent places while younger brands are too cash-strapped. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 18 June 2022", "To make the appeal go away, Lee would need to pay $1.2 million, which would be split three ways \u2014 $500,000 for Huizar, $500,000 for Kim and $200,000 for Esparza. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022", "Michigan State, which was accused of missing chances over many years to stop Nassar, agreed to pay $500 million to more than 300 women and girls who were assaulted by him. \u2014 Ed White, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022", "Michigan State, which was accused of missing chances over many years to stop Nassar, agreed to pay $500 million to more than 300 women and girls who were assaulted by him. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022", "Depp was awarded $15 million in damages from the jury, though Heard will only have to pay $10.35 million due to a Virginia law limiting punitive damages (the judge reduced the amount). \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022", "The Health Equity Fund was created last year, after the insurer CareFirst agreed to pay the $95 million to end a 13-year legal battle with the city. \u2014 Vanessa G. S\u00e1nchez, Washington Post , 16 June 2022", "In February, crypto lending and trading platform BlockFi agreed to pay $100 million to the SEC and state regulators after the agency accused it of failing to register the offers and sales of its retail crypto lending product. \u2014 Fortune , 15 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In some cases, the coaches extended received noticeable pay increases. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022", "Some workers, including those hourly employees in its stores and AppleCare, were told their annual reviews would be moved up three months and that their pay increases would take effect in early July, according to a memo reviewed by the Journal. \u2014 Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ , 19 June 2022", "The city of Portage has agreed to a three-year contract with its police union, providing pay increases of 4% this year, 6% in 2023 and 8% percent in 2024. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022", "The administration consulted with the Atlanta City Council and city employee unions, including the International Brotherhood of Police Local 623, when considering the pay increases. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 15 June 2022", "Bank of America data shows that between May 2021 and April 2022, Gen Zers and millennials received pay increases of 19.9 percent and 11.3 percent, respectively. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 4 June 2022", "Only 10 percent of companies in a recent global compensation survey are not going to give pay increases to their employees. \u2014 Meghan M. Biro, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "Persistently weak pay increases were a bleak hallmark of the long, slow recovery that followed the last recession. \u2014 Ben Casselman, New York Times , 2 June 2022", "But by BoA's metric, pay increases are outpacing the inflation indexes. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 26 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The hope is that CNN+ will serve as a gateway to a post- pay TV world, connecting the brand\u2019s familiar red and white letters to a generation of viewers who are growing up without cable. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022", "The drug is so expensive at the wholesale level that private insurers place it in the highest co- pay categories; some won\u2019t allow doctors to prescribe it without their prior approval, further narrowing patients\u2019 access. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022", "More than 775 people have already signed up for the company's pre- pay membership, Precompose. \u2014 Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2021", "Or an expansion of co- pay coupons to Medicare, where they\u2019re now banned? \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 16 Oct. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Verb (1), Noun, and Adjective", "Middle English, from Anglo-French paier , from Latin pacare to pacify, from pac-, pax peace", "Verb (2)", "obsolete French peier , from Latin picare , from pic-, pix pitch \u2014 more at pitch" ], "first_known_use":[ "Verb (1)", "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a", "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adjective", "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb (2)", "1610, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-074638" }, "pass on":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to die" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-081115" }, "pangolin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": any of a family (Manidae of the order Pholidota) of Asian and African toothless mammals having the body covered dorsally with large imbricated horny scales" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa\u014b-g\u0259-l\u0259n", "\u02c8pan-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Congolese pangolin -scale traffickers tend to be multilingual. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021", "Bjorkman and co-workers chose a portion of spike from a range of beta coronaviruses: SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, a virus isolated from a pangolin , and five bat viruses. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 15 Apr. 2021", "Another possible-to-likely scenario is direct transmission from one of the animals known to carry a similar coronavirus, such as a bat or a pangolin . \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 31 Mar. 2021", "Scientists still debate whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in a bat or a pangolin . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 Aug. 2020", "In fact, while some researchers go gaga over a cute panda or pangolin , Kwak has a thing for parasites. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 13 Aug. 2020", "The remaining five species, including the Indian pangolin , are listed as either vulnerable or endangered. \u2014 Ben Westcott, CNN , 10 June 2020", "Up to a third of the pangolin species may have played host to the virus. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 30 May 2020", "Researchers determined that the SARS-CoV-2 virus emerged from horseshoe bats rather than a biowarfare lab, and generally agreed that pangolins , rather than snakes, were the likely intermediary carriers, although some support was voiced for turtles. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Malay dialect p\u0115ngguling" ], "first_known_use":[ "1774, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-081147" }, "passion cross":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": latin cross" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085343" }, "pavillon":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the bell of a wind instrument" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6p\u00e4v\u0113\u00a6y\u014d\u207f" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French, literally, pavilion, from Old French paveillon" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-090442" }, "passman":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a student enrolled in a pass course at a British university" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pasman", "-\u02ccmaa(\u0259)n", "-m\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-103026" }, "pachytene":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the stage of meiotic prophase that immediately follows the zygotene and that is characterized by paired chromosomes thickened and visibly divided into chromatids and by the occurrence of crossing-over", ": the stage of meiotic prophase which immediately follows the zygotene and in which the paired chromosomes are thickened and visibly divided into chromatids" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-ki-\u02cct\u0113n", "\u02c8pak-i-\u02cct\u0113n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "International Scientific Vocabulary pachy- (from Greek pachys ) + -tene" ], "first_known_use":[ "1912, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-105934" }, "pavillon chinois":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": turkish crescent" ], "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccsh\u0113n\u02c8w\u00e4" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French, literally, Chinese pavillon" ], "first_known_use":[ "1858, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-114012" }, "pay no attention to":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to refuse to show that one hears or sees (something or someone) : to ignore (something or someone)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-115350" }, "patch together":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to put (something) together usually in a quick or careless way" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132020" }, "pay dividends":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to directly benefit someone for something he or she has done" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-133056" }, "pavin":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of pavin variant of pavane" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-140853" }, "pay a visit to":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to go somewhere to spend time with (someone, such as a friend or relative) : to visit" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-151301" }, "paralogism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a fallacious argument" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8ra-l\u0259-\u02ccji-z\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle French paralogisme , from Late Latin paralogismus , from Greek paralogismos , from paralogos unreasonable, from para- + logos speech, reason \u2014 more at legend" ], "first_known_use":[ "1565, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-151519" }, "pay-cable":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pay-TV utilizing a cable television system" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cck\u0101-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1971, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-154457" }, "packthread":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": strong thread or small twine used for sewing or tying packs or parcels" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pak-\u02ccthred" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155811" }, "pass into law":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to be approved (by a legislature)", ": to approve (a proposed law)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164526" }, "payback time":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a time for punishment for something that was done in the past" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164838" }, "paralysis tick":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a tick whose bite causes paralysis", ": rocky mountain wood tick" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165358" }, "pack the court":{ "type":[ "idiomatic phrase" ], "definitions":[ ": to increase the number of justices on a court and especially the United States Supreme Court causing the ideological makeup of the Court to shift" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1835, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-173507" }, "paralogical":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": containing paralogism : illogical" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Greek paralog os unexpected, unreasonable + English -ical" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-174037" }, "parasite":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host entry 3 sense 2a )", "\u2014 see also ectoparasite , endoparasite", ": someone or something that resembles a biological parasite in living off of, being dependent on, or exploiting another while giving little or nothing in return", ": a living thing (as a flea, worm, or fungus) that lives in or on another living thing and gets food and sometimes shelter from it and usually causes harm to it", ": a person who lives at the expense of another", ": an organism living in, with, or on another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host sense 1 )" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt", "\u02c8par-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodsucker", "free rider", "freeloader", "hanger-on", "leech", "moocher", "sponge", "sponger" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Many diseases are caused by parasites .", "She's a parasite who only stays with him for the money.", "These new companies are parasites feeding off the success of those who spent the last decade establishing the industry.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Another focus was on some relatively new food borne illnesses caused by a virus and an unusual parasite called Cyclospora cayetanesis. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 28 June 2022", "The silver lining, again, is that this talented parasite has not made its way into Georgia\u2019s state lines. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 9 June 2022", "That could be a sign of an atypical infection (such as from a parasite ), depending on your activities while traveling. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022", "As science journalist Rachel Nuwer writes, as many as 40 to 50 percent of all animal species are parasites, and almost every other species has at least one parasite that has evolved to parasitize it. \u2014 Laura Helmuth, Scientific American , 1 May 2022", "So in 2017, when Reclamation was looking to launch a project to find a naturally occurring lethal parasite , the agency reached out to him with a proposal. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022", "Four of these dogs tested positive for Giardia, a parasite that is spread through contact with contaminated feces or soil, according to the Centers for Disease Control. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022", "But the raging population of crazy ants may have finally met their match: a deadly fungal parasite . \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022", "As a young curator, Kurant dreamed up experimental projects: an exhibition inside a film, an exhibition as parasite that would take over its host museum. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle French, from Latin parasitus , from Greek parasitos , from para- + sitos grain, food" ], "first_known_use":[ "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-185448" }, "pandemic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population", ": characterized by very widespread growth or extent : epidemic entry 1 sense 3", ": an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affects a significant proportion of the population : a pandemic outbreak of a disease", ": an outbreak or product of sudden rapid spread, growth, or development : epidemic entry 2 sense 2", ": an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects many people", ": occurring over a wide geographic area (as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population", ": an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (as multiple countries or continents) and typically affects a significant proportion of the population : a pandemic outbreak of a disease" ], "pronounciation":[ "pan-\u02c8de-mik", "\u02ccpan-\u02c8de-mik", "pan-\u02c8dem-ik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "\u2026 globalization, the most thoroughgoing socioeconomic upheaval since the Industrial Revolution, which has set off a pandemic of retrogressive nationalism, regional separatism, and religious extremism. \u2014 Martin Filler , New York Review of Books , 24 Sept. 2009", "\u2026 it also hopes to utilize this cultural investigation to better understand strategies to reduce the massive pandemic we now understand cigarette smoking to produce. \u2014 Allan M. Brandt , The Cigarette Century , 2007", "There is evidence that this gambling pandemic is going global. \u2014 Gerri Hirshey , New York Times Magazine , 17 July 1994", "In ten years that it raged, this pandemic took or ravaged the lives of nearly five million people before it disappeared, as mysteriously and suddenly as it had arrived, in 1927. \u2014 Oliver Sacks , Awakenings , 1973", "The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Here are three tips on buying a manufacturing business in a post- pandemic world. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Migrants \u2014 largely from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador \u2014 have been expelled more than 2 million times under the pandemic -era rule in effect since March 2020 that denies a chance to seek asylum. \u2014 Eric Gay And, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022", "And monitoring the contents of each of the millions of packages coursing through the national postal system is unrealistic in a post- pandemic world where healthcare has moved beyond brick-and-mortar clinics. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 27 June 2022", "The collapse of a pandemic -era boom in bonds that can turn into stocks is punishing investors and pressuring some rapidly growing companies to start delivering profits. \u2014 Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 27 June 2022", "Top Gun 2, which earlier this week crossed the $900 million mark globally, achieved yet another milestone on Friday when becoming only the second Hollywood release of the pandemic era to fly past $500 million domestically. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022", "The agency increased access in December by making permanent a pandemic -era rule that allows telehealth prescribing and mail shipments. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News , 25 June 2022", "Last week, real estate giants Redfin and Compass, which flourished in the pandemic era of low mortgage rates and ravenous demand, announced major cuts. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 23 June 2022", "The pandemic -era waivers, which have helped millions of children get access to meals both in school and during the summer over the last two years, are set to expire June 30. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 23 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Biking, and especially e-biking, has become more popular during the COVID-19 pandemic . \u2014 Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022", "Budapest stepped in to host the event after it was twice postponed from its original dates in Fukuoka, Japan due to a clash with the Tokyo Olympics last year, then due to the pandemic this year. \u2014 Ciar\u00c1n Fahey, ajc , 18 June 2022", "Work on the record began in 2018 but ramped up during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic , which was a time of change, both good and bad, for Trent. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022", "High school student performance is starting to rebound after dramatic declines amid the COVID-19 pandemic , according to test results issued by the Texas Education Agency this week. \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 18 June 2022", "As attorney general, Cameron's office has faced off against Beshear in court many times with varying success, most often over challenges related to the governor's use of emergency powers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic . \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022", "Rates were at an average of 2.93% at this time last year, largely due to the pandemic . \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022", "Global supply chains were already stressed from the COVID-19 pandemic . \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 17 June 2022", "While the closure of cinemas due to the COVID-19 pandemic had a strong impact on theatrical distribution abroad, SVOD platforms and linear TV channels have filled the void. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 17 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Adjective", "Greek p\u00e1nd\u0113mos \"of all the people, public, common, (of diseases) widespread (in galen )\" (from pan- pan- + -d\u0113mos, adjective derivative of d\u00eamos \"district, country, people\") + -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at demo-", "Noun", "noun derivative of pandemic entry 1 , after epidemic entry 2" ], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-193455" }, "pay dirt":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": earth or ore that yields a profit to a miner", ": a useful or remunerative discovery or object" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Both teams traded three-and-outs on the next two possessions and found little success afterward until Marshall found pay dirt near the end of the half. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 14 Nov. 2021", "On their return to Manchester, the Ting Tings decided to give music another shot and hit pay dirt almost immediately. \u2014 Mike Wass, Variety , 14 Feb. 2022", "The need to protect network security is certainly urgent; every day that passes without an effective solution is another day of opportunity for attackers to hit pay dirt . \u2014 Carlos Morales, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022", "First, the Hugh Jackman miracle (which opened with $8.8 million over Fri-Sun and $13.5 million over Wed-Sun) bled right into Christmas and hit pay dirt when kids were out of school and adults were mostly off work during the holidays. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021", "That stop led to Boone junior Exavian Westbrook finding pay dirt on a 46-yard run on Boone\u2019s first offensive possession. \u2014 Dominique Smith, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Nov. 2021", "Two plays later O\u2019Brien hit Elijah Burns over the middle and the wide receiver broke a tackle and sprinted 81 yards to pay dirt . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Oct. 2021", "The senior helped christen a new turf field at Alumni Stadium by taking four of his five carries to pay dirt , finishing with 85 rushing yards in a 42-7 South Coast win over Bourne. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021", "Credell, who scored all three Aberdeen touchdowns, ran 65 yards to pay dirt with the Eagles\u2019 first snap. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 9 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-200057" }, "pastures new":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a new and better place or situation" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-203653" }, "parfait":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a flavored custard containing whipped cream and syrup frozen without stirring", ": a cold dessert made of layers of fruit, syrup, ice cream, and whipped cream" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4r-\u02c8f\u0101" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Feral bakes raspberry, Earl Grey parfait featuring vanilla custard, raspberry Earl Grey sauce, vanilla cake, coconut whipped cream and topped with shortbread crumble For more info and tickets, go to freep.com/top10. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022", "Lucky are chocolate lovers in particular, who can choose between a lovely tiramisu, served as a parfait in a clear glass cup, or a glossy round of ganache, from which brushstrokes of chocolate sauce end with a golden garnish of popcorn brittle. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 3 June 2022", "Pair with veal or a mint chocolate parfait dessert. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022", "Try this buffet-style yogurt parfait bar for a light, fruity start to the day. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 4 May 2022", "The Rancho Bernardo Inn\u2019s fine-dining restaurant will offer a four-course prix-fixe brunch with items that include langoustine tartare and brioche toast, as well as pea parfait and caviar, and poached cod. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022", "The new restaurant \u2014 with chef Jesus Mendez, formerly of Cole\u2019s Chop House, at the helm \u2014 has a raw bar serving oysters, lobster and a caviar and salmon parfait . \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Mar. 2022", "Set in the modern winery barn, the Rooted tasting ($95, offered daily) features six courses with pairings, like Pinot Noir with a chicken liver parfait and an unoaked Chardonnay with Dungeness Crab salad. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Mar. 2022", "That means as a garnish for a salad, juiced for a marinade, dipped in chocolate, layered into a yogurt parfait (the list goes on). \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "French, literally, something perfect, from parfait perfect, from Latin perfectus" ], "first_known_use":[ "1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205204" }, "paraphrase":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form", ": the use or process of paraphrasing in studying or teaching composition", ": to make a paraphrase", ": to make a paraphrase of", ": to give the meaning of in different words", ": a way of stating something again by giving the meaning in different words" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccfr\u0101z", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccfr\u0101z" ], "synonyms":[ "rephrasing", "restatement", "restating", "rewording", "translating", "translation" ], "antonyms":[ "rephrase", "restate", "reword", "translate" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "This is just a paraphrase of what he said, not an exact quote.", "your essays on human rights should have some original thought and not be simply a paraphrase of what's in the textbook", "Verb", "I'm paraphrasing , but he did say something like that.", "could you paraphrase your diagnosis of my medical condition, using simpler language?", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "That\u2019s a paraphrase of a Jeff Goldblum line from the original Jurassic Park, as his Malcolm lectures Sir Richard Attenborough\u2019s John Hammond on the ethics of spawning dinosaurs in a modern world. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022", "Goldman\u2019s three-word distillation turned out to be perhaps the greatest paraphrase in Hollywood history. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022", "The third section is a paraphrase of archaeologist Howard Carter describing his experience in 1922 of peering through an opening to discover King Tut\u2019s tomb. \u2014 A.j. Jacobs, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022", "That's a paraphrase of a line usually attributed to military strategist Sun-Tzu. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 1 Mar. 2022", "In paraphrase , analysts at the firm reasoned that neither Covid-19, nor the ruinous 9.9% contraction experienced by the United Kingdom, were necessarily the actual problem. \u2014 Will Nicoll, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022", "To share another paraphrase of Marous, data and how it is used creates the foundation of a strong financial relationship in today\u2019s world. \u2014 Monica Hovsepian, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022", "If, as Flannery O\u2019Connor once said, a good story resists paraphrase , then The Chair is well on its way to earning such a distinction. \u2014 Roxanne Fequiere, Vulture , 1 Sep. 2021", "That heading is a paraphrase of something Gertrude Stein said about the difference between poetry and prose. \u2014 New York Times , 15 July 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "There are those who take photos and those who make photos, to paraphrase the legendary photographer Ansel Adams. \u2014 CNN , 7 June 2022", "To paraphrase Katy Waldman\u2019s critique of self-awareness in contemporary fiction, awareness doesn\u2019t equal atonement. \u2014 Ben Sandman, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022", "To paraphrase JP Morgan banker Jamie Dimon\u2019s advice to investors and analysts this week, everything looks pretty good except the possibility that something really bad could happen. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022", "To paraphrase Han Solo cruising in the Millennium Falcon, never tell Wisconsin Lutheran jumper and two-time state triple jump champion Jaiah Hopf the odds. \u2014 Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022", "To paraphrase the late Senator Everett Dirksen, that could add up to a lot of money. \u2014 Martin F. Shapiro And Sidney M. Wolfe, STAT , 24 May 2022", "To paraphrase Shakespeare, this is the summer of new-car shoppers\u2019 discontent. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 18 May 2022", "And to paraphrase a quote, mycelium is a way of life that challenges the animal imagination, and that's because mycelium has no central organization. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022", "Why is this meal different from other meals, to paraphrase the start to the four questions asked during the Passover seder, the eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the exodus of Jewish people from Egypt? \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun and Verb", "Middle French, from Latin paraphrasis , from Greek, from paraphrazein to paraphrase, from para- + phrazein to point out" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-230102" }, "para magenta":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": para fuchsine" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6par\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "para rosaniline" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-233522" }, "patina":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color", ": a surface appearance of something grown beautiful especially with age or use", ": an appearance or aura that is derived from association, habit, or established character", ": a superficial covering or exterior" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259", "\u02c8pa-t\u0259-n\u0259" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "ambience", "ambiance", "aroma", "atmosphere", "aura", "climate", "flavor", "halo", "karma", "mood", "nimbus", "note", "odor", "smell", "temper", "vibration(s)" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "although the winery is brand-new, it has been constructed and decorated to give it a patina of old-world quaintness", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Each coaster is unique, with its own individual markings and patina . \u2014 Shane Barker, Forbes , 7 June 2022", "Notably, Lively\u2019s Versace gown unfolded from copper to turquoise to mimic the patina that the State of Liberty has undergone over time. \u2014 Vogue , 7 May 2022", "The staining employed develops into a patina that makes every pair unique. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 7 Mar. 2022", "Thus, Lee and the Hong Kong authorities have spent the past few weeks partaking in an elaborate charade to ensure that his elevation maintained a patina of legitimacy. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022", "The bronze was salvaged from the Eilean when it was restored and each element is expected to take on a unique patina over time, according to the brand. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 7 Mar. 2022", "Also consider your appetite for the inevitable patina . \u2014 Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022", "Better to have the children add the patina themselves. \u2014 Elizabeth Holmes, ELLE , 23 Feb. 2022", "The needle-threading nature of hostage diplomacy has opened the door for people like Bill Richardson, who, as a former U.S. official, can give the patina of legitimacy that isolated authoritarians crave. \u2014 Joel Simon, The New Yorker , 13 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Italian, from Latin, shallow dish \u2014 more at paten" ], "first_known_use":[ "1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-002859" }, "palpitate":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to beat rapidly and strongly : throb", ": throb entry 1 sense 2", ": to beat rapidly, irregularly, or forcibly" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pal-p\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t", "\u02c8pal-p\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t", "\u02c8pal-p\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "pit-a-pat", "pitter-patter", "pulsate", "pulse", "throb" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "My heart began to palpitate when I was announced as the winner.", "the man's heart began to palpitate , and he feared another attack was coming on", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The matte, phosphorescent sigils painted onto his robe appeared to palpitate in the low light. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "In one of the raciest vignettes, a man buys and eats fresh dumplings on a train, intermittently palpitating his sore gums with his fingers. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books , 8 May 2020", "My heart palpitates at the seriousness of his tone. \u2014 Kelly Meldrum, Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2019", "Angelica Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s heart hasn\u2019t stopped palpitating for a week. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2020", "Angelica Hern\u00e1ndez's heart hasn't stopped palpitating for a week. \u2014 Author: Arelis R. Hern\u00e1ndez, Cristina Corujo, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Jan. 2020", "The past three seasons, their games were marked by palpitating comebacks. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2019", "Anyway, back to the point: Rachel Bilson bumped into Adam Brody at JFK Airport, and the hearts of millennials across the globe promptly stopped, palpitated , or completely exploded. \u2014 Emily Dixon, Marie Claire , 14 Aug. 2019", "Not to get all misty about hallowed visual-effects goldentimes, but Ray Harryhausen\u2019s stop-motion skeletons made for a heart- palpitating battle in Jason and the Argonauts. \u2014 Mary H. K. Choi, WIRED , 28 Feb. 2011" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin palpitatus , past participle of palpitare , frequentative of palpare to stroke" ], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1623, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-004649" }, "patinaed":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": having a patina" ], "pronounciation":[ "-n\u0259d", "-\u1d4an\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012824" }, "paybook":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an individual pay record of a member of the armed forces" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-023321" }, "panderism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the practice of pandering" ], "pronounciation":[ "-d\u0259\u02ccriz\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pander entry 1 + -ism" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030905" }, "patch up":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to deal with (a problem, disagreement, etc.) in order to improve or repair a relationship", ": to give quick and usually temporary medical treatment to (someone or something)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-034321" }, "patrin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a handful of leaves or grass thrown down at intervals by Romany people to indicate their course" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa\u2027tr\u0259\u0307n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Romany patrin , literally, leaf, from Sanskrit patra wing, feather, leaf; akin to Sanskrit patati he flies" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-055032" }, "paltrily":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": in a paltry manner : so as to be paltry" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u022fl\u2027tr\u0259\u0307l\u0113", "-\u0259\u0307li" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074630" }, "passegarde":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a piece fastened on the left elbow in medieval tilting armor", ": garde-collet" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pass entry 3 (thrust) + guard" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-082831" }, "passionary":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": passional" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pash\u0259\u02ccner\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Medieval Latin passionarium , from Late Latin passion-, passio passion + Latin -arium -ary" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-092750" }, "pastel gray":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a grayish yellow that is paler and slightly redder than chamois and redder, lighter, and stronger than old ivory" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-111638" }, "palisado":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":[ ": palisade", ": palisade" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpal\u0259\u02c8s\u0101(\u02cc)d\u014d", "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun", "Spanish palizada , from Old Proven\u00e7al palissada" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-121315" }, "pageant":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a mere show : pretense":[], ": an ostentatious display":[], ": pageantry sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-j\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "cavalcade" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "They disagreed with the pageant judges.", "Their church puts on an annual Christmas pageant .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The former pageant star posted a collection of polaroids from the party on Instagram and tagged Duhamel in a cute selfie of the two of them. \u2014 Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022", "LaBeija, a contestant in the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant, walked off stage after coming in as third runner-up in a drag pageant system where people of color could compete but were rarely the winner. \u2014 Tiffany Cusaac-smith, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022", "The pageant , established by husband-and-wife team David and Elaine Marmel, focused on celebrating the role of married women in society. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 29 June 2022", "Filipina beauty queen wins major transgender pageant Meet Fuschia Anne Ravena, the stunning transgender beauty queen who seeks to inspire. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 27 June 2022", "Prince Louis, in particular, was practically the star of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, where the four-year-old was photographed making cheeky faces during the Trooping the Colour and the final pageant event. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 19 June 2022", "The marque\u2019s restoration division, Jaguar Classic, debuted a beautiful 1965 Series 1 E-type roadster just in time for the event\u2019s 15-car pageant on Sunday. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 6 June 2022", "Sunday\u2019s pageant began with a spectacular military parade featuring 200 horses marching down the Mall to Buckingham Palace. \u2014 Sylvia Hui, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022", "The extravagance will culminate Sunday in a \u00a315 million pageant carnival complete with celebrity performers. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 4 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English pagyn, padgeant , literally, scene of a play, from Anglo-French pagine, pagent , from Medieval Latin pagina , perhaps from Latin, page":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162434" }, "panderly":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": having the character of a pander" ], "pronounciation":[ "-d\u0259(r)l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-133422" }, "palisander":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": brazilian rosewood" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French palissandre, palisandre , probably of American Indian origin" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-134725" }, "pat hand":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a hand in draw poker on which one stands pat", ": a dealt hand in draw poker (as a straight, flush, or full house) that usually cannot be materially improved by drawing one or two cards" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pat entry 4" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-142926" }, "pay dearly":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to suffer a lot as a result of something one has done":[ "She paid dearly for her mistakes." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-160823" }, "pavie":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a quick or deft motion : a neat trick" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101vi" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "probably alteration of paw entry 3" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-170702" }, "paynimry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pagandom" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English paynimery, paynimrie , from painim + -ery or -rie -ry" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-171551" }, "patience plant":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": balsam sense 4" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-182357" }, "pareunia":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": coitus" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8r\u00fcn\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from Greek pareunos lying beside, bedfellow (from par- para- entry 1 + eun\u0113 bed) + New Latin -ia" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-191650" }, "pageanteer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an actor or other performer in a pageant", ": one that produces or directs a pageant" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6paj\u0259n\u00a6ti(\u0259)r", "-i\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-213648" }, "passageway":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a way that allows passage", ": a space, road, or way by which a person or thing may move" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sij-\u02ccw\u0101", "\u02c8pa-sij-\u02ccw\u0101" ], "synonyms":[ "concourse", "corridor", "gallery", "hall", "hallway" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the passageway to the other side of the office", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Workers have been observed digging a new passageway at the Punggye-ri site where North Korea conducted all six of its previous nuclear tests, South Korean media including the DongA Ilbo newspaper reported. \u2014 Jeong-ho Lee, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022", "For Mira, a passageway between her regular life and the land of make-believe is Irma Vep\u2019s catsuit, here rendered not in latex but in a silky fabric closer to the serial\u2019s version. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022", "Another highlight comes in the two-story library, which features a dramatic rotunda and secret passageway that leads to the primary bedroom and den. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022", "The penthouse takes up the ninth and tenth floors of The SkyView tower and is said to feature a 39-foot rooftop infinity pool, a private car elevator and a passageway leading to a smaller condo with a flight simulator, office and gym. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 16 Mar. 2021", "Bolstering this library\u2019s appeal is its connection to the family room through a passageway that includes a wet bar. \u2014 James Alexander, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022", "Officer Nesta Reid, 35, was arrested for theft of a vehicle, obstructing a passageway or roadway, and tampering with physical evidence. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022", "Russia had offered Ukrainians a safe passageway only to Russia or Belarus \u2014 an offer that was rejected. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022", "That might be a shadowy passageway , partly open doors or a window that reveals a lamp that\u2019s dim and yet the brightest thing within the frame. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1606, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-214034" }, "pasqueflower":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": any of several anemones with palmately compound leaves and large usually white or purple early spring flowers", ": any of several perennial herbs of the genus Anemone having palmately compound leaves and large usually white or purple flowers and including several (especially A. pulsatilla synonym Pulsatilla vulgaris ) used as sources of pulsatilla" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pask-\u02ccflau\u0307(-\u0259)r", "\u02c8pask-\u02ccflau\u0307(-\u0259)r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "modification of Middle French passefleur , from passer to pass + fleur flower" ], "first_known_use":[ "1597, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-001855" }, "party pooper":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a person who refuses to join in the fun of a party", ": one who refuses to go along with everyone else" ], "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8p\u00fc-p\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "drag", "grinch", "killjoy", "spoilsport", "wet blanket" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Don't be such a party pooper !", "a party pooper who insisted they turn the music down", "Recent Examples on the Web", "So costume parties aren't really your thing, go as a party pooper ! \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022", "Jennifer Connelly's Melanie Cavill returned, virtually from the dead, on Monday night's episode of TNT's science fiction show Snowpiercer, but swiftly proved a literal party pooper . \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022", "Extensive nutritional information is included in the recipes, which have cute names like talkin\u2019 turkey wraps, one minute man enchiladas and party pooper prawns. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 7 Dec. 2021", "Then, professional party pooper Lana appears to block all the fun. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 28 June 2021", "Some party pooper analysts, like David Trainer, CEO of investment research firm NewConstructs, say the business is worthless. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 3 June 2021", "To be conservative often consists in being a party pooper . \u2014 Itxu D\u00edaz, National Review , 19 Sep. 2020", "Your new best friend is complicated, and often accused of being a party pooper . \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 3 Apr. 2020", "Or \u2014 party pooper alert \u2014 should common sense win out with a flyer hung at the entrance, an eviction notice that one of 2018\u2019s hottest joints has closed its doors? \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 8 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "poop entry 1 + -er" ], "first_known_use":[ "1947, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-020042" }, "paspy":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of paspy variant of passepied" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174030" }, "patch reef":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small flat table reef" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180510" }, "pastel green":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a variable color averaging a light yellowish green that is paler than apple green (see apple green sense 2 ), greener and paler than pistachio green, and greener and duller than ocean green" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180822" }, "pangram":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a short sentence containing all 26 letters of the English alphabet" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pangr\u0259m", "-a\u014bg-", "-\u02ccgram" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pan- + -gram" ], "first_known_use":[ "1873, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182552" }, "parturifacient":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": inducing parturition" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin parturi re to be in labor + English -facient" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183355" }, "parfait amour":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a violet-colored liqueur flavored principally with lemon, vanilla, cloves, and coriander" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French, literally, perfect love" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185430" }, "payday":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a regular day on which wages are paid" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02ccd\u0101" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Is this Friday a payday ?", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Things have changed, but Lydia Ko says not enough. Mallon would win that tournament and earn the record-breaking payday . \u2014 Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022", "The payday seems high for a player who finished third on the team in 2021 with 36 receptions for 475 yards, and finished first with four TD catches. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022", "In lockstep with Penske's record-setting total purse, Ericsson took home $3.1 million, the highest payday for a 500 winner in the race's history. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022", "In lockstep with Penske's record-setting total purse, Ericsson took home $3.1 million, the highest payday for a 500 winner in the race's history. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 30 May 2022", "Two \u200b\u200bprominent proxy advisory firms, Glass, Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services, campaigned heavily against the bonuses, arguing that the huge payday didn't line up with the bank's recent performance. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 18 May 2022", "The payday for winning the Kentucky Derby was $1.86 million. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 7 May 2022", "Her nights became sleepless, but Garzilli kept chasing the next big payday . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022", "On Dear Media's Trading Secrets podcast Monday, the 35-year-old actor spoke about his salary on the Nickelodeon hit, and said the payday wasn't as much as fans might expect. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1529, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185853" }, "pareu":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a wraparound skirt usually made from a rectangular piece of printed cloth and worn by men and women throughout Polynesia" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u0101-(\u02cc)\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Tahitian" ], "first_known_use":[ "1850, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191038" }, "pay court to":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to give a lot of attention to (someone) in order to get approval, affection, etc." ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191451" }, "paybox":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a cashier's or ticket seller's booth" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193749" }, "passemeasure":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": passamezzo" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pas\u0113\u02ccmezh\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "modification (influenced by measure ) of Italian passo e mezzo" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195035" }, "payable":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": that may, can, or must be paid", ": profitable", ": that may, can, or must be paid", ": that may, can, or must be paid" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-\u0259-b\u0259l", "\u02c8p\u0101-\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "outstanding", "overdue", "owed", "owing", "unpaid", "unsettled" ], "antonyms":[ "cleared", "liquidated", "paid (off ", "repaid", "settled" ], "examples":[ "She charges her patients $3,000, payable in installments.", "keep the bills payable separate from the receipts", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Write a check payable to Razom and mail it before April 30 to: Clatter Valley Studio, 74 Prattling Pond Road, Farmington, CT 06032. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022", "To subscribe or renew for a flag posting, go to https://troop11-406289.square.site/ or mail a check payable to Boy Scout Troop 11 to Wesley UMC, 14 N. May St., Aurora, IL 60506. \u2014 David Sharos, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022", "To order tickets for the event, make a check payable to Lakewood-Rocky River Sunrise Rotary Foundation and mail it, along with your contact information, to Lakewood-Rocky River Sunrise Rotary Foundation, P.O. Box 16684, Rocky River, Ohio, 44116. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022", "The total Child Tax Credit is $3,600 for each child under age 6 and $3,000 for each child aged 6-17, payable in monthly installments of $300 and $250, respectively. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 17 Dec. 2021", "Since the first $2,500 is payable this month, the description of them as retention bonuses was spurious, Stefanowski said. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022", "To make a donation in Adel\u2019s memory, checks should be payable to Phoenix Rotary Club Charities. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022", "Under the terms of the trust, all trust income is payable to Dad's surviving spouse, Mom, and Mom has a power of appointment to redirect the trust assets upon her death. \u2014 Alan Gassman, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022", "Checks should be payable to Committee to Support Green Schools. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195126" }, "paraphonic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": of or relating to musical paraphonia" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201313" }, "paynim":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pagan", ": muslim" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-n\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English painim , from Anglo-French paenisme heathendom, from Late Latin paganismus , from paganus pagan" ], "first_known_use":[ "13th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202111" }, "passioned":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": affected with or marked by passion : passionate":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8paish-", "\u02c8paash-", "\u02c8pash\u0259nd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "passion entry 1 + -ed":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163201" }, "packstaff":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a staff for supporting a peddler's pack : pikestaff" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205458" }, "pass into history":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to no longer exist" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205725" }, "pangless":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": having or causing no pang" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa\u014bl\u0259\u0307s", "\u02c8pai\u014b-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081137" }, "passage hawk":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a haggard hawk" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081942" }, "patient zero":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a person identified as the first to become infected with an illness or disease in an outbreak", ": a person documented as being the first known case of a communicable disease in a particular population or region", "\u2014 compare index case sense 2" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1987, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083422" }, "paceboard":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the footboard of an altar" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pace entry 1 + board" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084840" }, "paralytic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": affected with, characterized by, or causing paralysis", ": of, relating to, or resembling paralysis", ": one affected with paralysis", ": affected with or characterized by paralysis", ": of, relating to, causing, or resembling paralysis", ": one affected with paralysis" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8li-tik", "\u02ccpa-r\u0259-", "\u02ccpar-\u0259-\u02c8lit-ik" ], "synonyms":[ "paralyzed" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Adjective", "a group of paralytic drunks", "at first, he would not accept that he was now paralytic and needed help", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Between one and three in every million recipients of the flu vaccine will be stricken by a terrifying paralytic condition called Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022", "McGuire and others consider the usual culprits that cause injuries among birds, such as paralytic shellfish poisoning and domoic acid toxins from algae blooms. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022", "However, around a hundred of the Alaska Native hunters died, killed by paralytic shellfish poison, or PSP, produced by the algae consumed by shellfish. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022", "Because vecuronium should only be used on patients who have a breathing tube inserted, some hospitals have moved it and other paralytic drugs out of automatic dispensing cabinets. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Mar. 2022", "During that time frame, at least one child was identified with paralytic polio and 19 other children have been infected, but not paralyzed, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 2 Mar. 2022", "Two children with paralytic polio have been identified, and 19 more were identified as infected with the virus but did not develop paralysis. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Feb. 2022", "Today during a fetal surgery, a specialist in fetal anesthesia is invariably present to administer a general anesthetic to the baby, as well as a paralytic agent and an opioid. \u2014 Grazie Pozo Christie, National Review , 21 Sep. 2021", "And Haddad wants to explore whether the use of a paralytic drug is necessary. \u2014 Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic , 5 Aug. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The state's lethal injection protocol uses a combination of the drugs midazolam as a sedative, vecuronium bromide as a paralytic , and potassium chloride to stop the heart. \u2014 Andy Rose And Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 10 June 2022", "The state's lethal injection protocol uses a combination of the drugs midazolam as a sedative, vecuronium bromide as a paralytic , and potassium chloride to stop the heart. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Musa And Raja Razek, CNN , 7 June 2022", "In another error, reported mere weeks after Vaught\u2019s arrest, a hospital employee mixed up the same drugs as Vaught did \u2014 Versed, a sedative, and vecuronium, a dangerous paralytic . \u2014 Brett Kelman, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022", "The three drugs are: midazolam, a sedative; vecuronium bromide, a paralytic ; and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. \u2014 Sean Murphy, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021", "That drug was followed by two more: vecuronium bromide, a paralytic , and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021", "That drug was followed by two more: vecuronium bromide, a paralytic , and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021", "That drug was followed by two more: vecuronium bromide, a paralytic , and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021", "That drug was followed by two more: vecuronium bromide, a paralytic , and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Adjective", "Middle English paralytyk , from Anglo-French paralitik , from Latin paralyticus , from Greek paralytikos , from paralyein" ], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085609" }, "pacifical":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": pacific" ], "pronounciation":[ "-f\u0259\u0307k\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English, from Late Latin pacificalis , from Latin pacificus + -alis -al" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085654" }, "payne's gray":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a grayish to dark grayish blue" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101nz-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "after William Payne , flourished 1800 English artist, its inventor" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103951" }, "packwax":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of packwax variant of paxwax" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122820" }, "pageantry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pageants and the presentation of pageants", ": colorful, rich, or splendid display : spectacle", ": mere show : empty display" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-j\u0259n-tr\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I like the tradition and pageantry that come with graduations.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations were full of lavish pageantry to mark the British monarch's 70-year-reign. \u2014 Megan C. Hills, CNN , 6 June 2022", "The ostensible purpose of all the pageantry was to celebrate the queen\u2019s birthday, which was in April. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022", "The ostensible purpose of all the pageantry was to celebrate the queen\u2019s birthday, which was in April. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 2 June 2022", "For a cool 360-degree video of the pageantry a few years ago, watch the below: This content is imported from YouTube. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 May 2022", "More than 1,200 military officers and soldiers will put on a display of military pageantry on London\u2019s Horse Guards Parade, surrounded by hundreds of army musicians and around 240 horses. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022", "The May 9 Victory Day Parade is an unavoidable moment of pageantry , putting Russia\u2019s military and Russia\u2019s leadership on a prominent world stage. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 2 May 2022", "Open Queue Twenty-five years ago, Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty amid scenes of high pageantry as Beijing pledged to leave the city\u2019s way of life unchanged for 50 years. \u2014 Louisa Lim, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022", "Royal jubilees tend to be a high water mark for pageantry , which is saying a lot in Britain. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124143" }, "pangane":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an East African bowstring hemp ( Sansevieria kirkii )", ": the strong leaf fiber of the pangane used for cordage" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4\u014b\u02c8g\u00e4(\u02cc)n\u0101" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "probably from Pangani , river and town in Tanganyika Territory, East Africa" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125251" }, "patimokkha":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of patimokkha variant of pratimoksha" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131403" }, "panfry":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to cook in a frying pan with a small amount of fat" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan-\u02ccfr\u012b", "pan-\u02c8fr\u012b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1916, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134607" }, "parasite drag":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the portion of the drag of an airplane that does not include the induced drag of the wings" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135207" }, "passage grave":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a subterranean burial chamber entered through a long passage resembling a tunnel" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135233" }, "paganism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pagan beliefs or practices", ": a pagan religion", ": the quality or state of being a pagan" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-g\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the paganism of early Rome", "He is a practitioner of Paganism .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Followers of paganism don special attire and flower garlands, which are believed to repel evil spirits, hold special rituals and start bonfires. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 21 June 2022", "Kyivans spoke a Slavic language that had no writing system, and practiced a paganism without idols or temples. \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022", "The time where the show takes place is at the breaking point of paganism right where Christianity is coming in. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022", "Its subject matter hints at one reason why Rubens was so fixated on classical history: Constantine was the first Roman emperor to throw polytheistic paganism overboard in favor of the monotheism of Christianity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2021", "In all of these religions \u2013 which include Hellenic paganism , druidry and heathenism, among others \u2013 both the Earth and the spirits that are believed to reside in animate and inanimate objects are seen as sacred. \u2014 Helen A. Berger, The Conversation , 20 Oct. 2021", "Wicca is one of the most popular forms of contemporary paganism , a set of religions whose practices are inspired by pre-Christian religions. \u2014 Helen A. Berger, The Conversation , 20 Oct. 2021", "Glendalough, in County Wicklow, a seventh-century monastery, flourished when Saint Patrick began converting the Irish to Catholicism from paganism in the fifth century. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021", "Manifesting sits alongside a smattering of belief systems \u2014 astrology, tarot, paganism and their metaphysical cousins \u2014 being resurrected by a youthful generation in the name of wellness. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135336" }, "panforte":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a holiday bread that is hard in texture and is made with honey and nuts" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4n\u02c8f\u022frt(\u02cc)\u0101" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Italian, from pane bread + forte strong, from Latin fortis" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140409" }, "passionflower":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": any of a genus ( Passiflora of the family Passifloraceae, the passionflower family) of chiefly tropical woody tendriled climbing vines or erect herbs with usually showy flowers and pulpy often edible berries" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n-\u02ccflau\u0307(-\u0259)r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The ingredients in these treats include chamomile, passionflower , and L-theanine. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 May 2022", "The tincture is elegantly flavored with relaxing and lavender and passionflower , while the soft gels provide a consistent dose with every capsule. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021", "Coral vine is several times more aggressive than the native passionflower . \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Sep. 2021", "Each patch is infused with 15mg of industrial hemp extract along with other soothing botanicals such as passionflower and ashwagandha to provide stress relief for up to 12 hours. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 28 May 2021", "Other ingredients include organic ginger root, organic passionflower , L-tryptophan (which our bodies change to serotonin), and valerian root. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Travel + Leisure , 17 Mar. 2021", "The passionflower and lemon balm promote restful sleep and soothes mild anxiety, while also combatting inflammation. \u2014 Jasmin Perez, Sunset Magazine , 4 Apr. 2020", "Purple passionflower and milkweed are among the plants incorporated specifically to attract butterflies and serve as a comfortable breeding ground. \u2014 Georgann Yara, azcentral , 23 Jan. 2020", "The entrance to the house is defined by an arched tunnel supporting kiwi vines, cardinal flowers and a hardy passionflower . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Sep. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "from the fancied resemblance of parts of the flower to the instruments of Christ's crucifixion" ], "first_known_use":[ "1633, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140706" }, "party question":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a subject characterized by differences of opinion resulting from party allegiances rather than other factors" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143732" }, "pare to the bone":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to reduce as much as possible" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145034" }, "pack (something) up":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to gather (things) together and place them in a case, holder, etc.", ": to give up doing (something)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145110" }, "pass line":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": line sense 13a" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pass entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145638" }, "palissandre":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": wallflower sense 4" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pal\u0259\u02ccsand\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "French, palisander" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-150609" }, "pastelist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an artist who works with pastels" ], "pronounciation":[ "pa-\u02c8ste-list" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1881, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151804" }, "pamphletize":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to write pamphlets", ": to write a pamphlet on" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pamphlet + -ize" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151838" }, "patness":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the quality or state of being pat : aptness , opportuneness , suitability" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pat entry 4 + -ness" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154051" }, "panfish":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small food fish (such as a sunfish) usually taken with hook and line and not available on the market" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan-\u02ccfish" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Jigs tipped with maggots or waxworks and suspended under a small float will catch panfish of all sizes, as well as rainbow trout. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022", "After an unsuccessful effort to catch a few largemouth bass, Jim and McKenna set up for panfish and were immediately into the fish. \u2014 Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 5 Dec. 2021", "Most folks haven\u2019t heard of a small panfish called a flier. \u2014 Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 14 Nov. 2021", "The popular Lake Erie yellow perch fishing began to heat up last week as schools of the green-and-gold panfish finally began moving to near-shore waters. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 28 Oct. 2021", "Dwayne Dooley, of Chicago, reeled in the biggest panfish , which was recorded at 10.75 inches. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 6 Oct. 2021", "Just like bluegills and other panfish , the flaky white fillets are delightful. \u2014 cleveland , 2 Sep. 2021", "There is a chance of catching the largemouth bass of a lifetime and a bonus of fast-action panfish . \u2014 John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2021", "The panfish had recently spawned in the area and moved out to the heavy vegetation. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1796, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155934" }, "paraphrasis":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": paraphrase" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8rafr\u0259s\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160250" }, "party vote":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a vote (as in a legislature) cast along party lines" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170126" }, "parity":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun ()" ], "definitions":[ ": the quality or state of being equal or equivalent", ": equivalence of a commodity price expressed in one currency to its price expressed in another", ": equality of purchasing power established by law between different kinds of money at a given ratio", ": an equivalence between farmers' current purchasing power and their purchasing power at a selected base period maintained by government support of agricultural commodity prices", ": the property of an integer with respect to being odd or even", ": the state of being odd or even used as the basis of a method of detecting errors in binary-coded data (see binary entry 2 sense 5 )", ": parity bit", ": the property of oddness or evenness of a quantum mechanical function", ": the symmetry of behavior in an interaction of a physical entity (such as a subatomic particle) with that of its mirror image (see mirror image sense 1a )", ": the state or fact of having borne offspring", ": the number of children previously borne", ": the state or fact of having borne offspring", ": the number of times a female has given birth counting multiple births as one and usually including stillbirths", "\u2014 compare gravidity sense 2" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-t\u0113", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-", "\u02c8par-\u0259t-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun (1)", "Latin paritas , from par equal", "Noun (2)", "-parous" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun (1)", "1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun (2)", "1877, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172816" }, "paramagnet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a paramagnetic substance" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccmag-n\u0259t", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "back-formation from paramagnetic" ], "first_known_use":[ "1856, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174116" }, "passement":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":[ ": an ornamental braid or decorative trimming resembling lace and made of gold, silver, or silk threads", ": to trim or edge with passement" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pasm\u0259nt", "\u02c8pa\u02ccsment" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun", "Middle French passement , from passer to pass + -ment" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183101" }, "patina green":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a light to moderate yellowish green" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183138" }, "pandect":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a complete code of the laws of a country or system of law", ": a treatise covering an entire subject" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan-\u02ccdekt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Late Latin Pandectae , the Pandects, digest of Roman civil law (6th century a.d. ), from Latin, plural of pandectes encyclopedic work, from Greek pandekt\u0113s all-receiving, from pan- + dechesthai to receive; akin to Greek dokein to seem, seem good \u2014 more at decent" ], "first_known_use":[ "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183821" }, "paritor":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": apparitor" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8par\u0259t\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Late Latin paritor servant, attendant, from Latin paritus (past participle of par\u0113re to come forth, be visible, attend) + -or" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192755" }, "pavid":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": showing fear : timid" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pav\u0259\u0307d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin pavidus , from pav\u0113re to be frightened, to fear; akin to Latin pavire to strike, stamp" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200721" }, "participant observer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one that is engaged in participant observation" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205328" }, "pastel orange":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a moderate orange that is yellower and duller than honeydew, duller and slightly yellower than Persian orange, and redder and duller than mikado orange" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-210250" }, "pan-fired":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": steamed and then rolled in metal pans over the fire \u2014 compare basket-fired" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213012" }, "palpitant":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": marked by trembling or throbbing" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pal-p\u0259-t\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1837, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-220051" }, "parasitary":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": parasitic" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6par\u0259\u00a6s\u012bt\u0259r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "parasit- + -ary" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225450" }, "pay attention to":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to concentrate on" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-233522" }, "pacay":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small arboreal guama of uncertain taxonomic identity that is sometimes cultivated in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia for ornament and for the white edible pulp of its large pods" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8k\u012b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Spanish, from Quechua pa'qay )" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-235822" }, "paraphrast":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": paraphraser" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8par\u0259\u02ccfrast" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Late Latin paraphrastes , from Greek paraphrast\u0113s , from paraphrazein to paraphrase" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001101" }, "passim":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": here and there", ": in one place and another" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-s\u0259m", "\u02c8pa-\u02ccsim", "\u02c8p\u00e4-", "\u02c8pa-s\u0259m, -\u02ccsim, \u02c8p\u00e4-\u02ccs\u0113m" ], "synonyms":[ "about", "around", "here and there" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the book belonged to my father, and his trenchant comments are found passim \u2014both in the margins and between the lines of text" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin, from passus scattered, from past participle of pandere to spread \u2014 more at fathom" ], "first_known_use":[ "1634, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001114" }, "passage winds":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":[ ": prevailing westerly winds that blow in the belt lying between the horse latitudes and the region of the pole in each hemisphere" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-002342" }, "passed the baton":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to pass job and responsibility on to another" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-003035" }, "palpitancy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the quality or state of being palpitant" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8palp\u0259t\u0259ns\u0113", "-lp\u0259t\u0259n-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "palpitant + -cy" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010152" }, "parasiti-":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "\u2014 see parasit-" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010751" }, "pacer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one that paces", ": a horse whose predominant gait is the pace", ": pacemaker", ": pacemaker sense 2" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-s\u0259r", "\u02c8p\u0101-s\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bellwether", "leader", "pacemaker", "pacesetter", "trendsetter" ], "antonyms":[ "follower", "imitator" ], "examples":[ "a highly competitive industry in which any company that isn't a pacer quickly becomes a belly-up also-ran", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And before Martin, only one high school athlete did it without the help of a pacer . \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 17 May 2022", "In fact, Hazen prefers to run without a pacer and did so at Western, a formula that clearly works for him. \u2014 Amanda Loudin, Outside Online , 9 July 2019", "Our pacer witnessed some of our lowest points of tears, pain and discouragement. \u2014 Danielle Snyder, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2019", "Acting like a pacer , the treadmill helps her maintain rhythm and stay focused during solo sessions. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2021", "An experimental cardiac pacer that used nuclear energy in 1970. \u2014 Becky Yerak, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022", "With the race underway, Linden settled in along side her pacer , Charlie Lawson. \u2014 Luke Webster, Outside Online , 14 Apr. 2021", "Matt Scherer, a former Oregon Ducks track athlete who went on to become a professional runner and pacer , died this week. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Dec. 2021", "Both Brown and Mitchell say being a pacer is rewarding. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 17 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013230" }, "parasital":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": parasitic" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "parasit- + -al" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-014836" }, "parturient":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": bringing forth or about to bring forth young", ": of or relating to parturition", ": a parturient individual", ": bringing forth or about to bring forth young", ": of or relating to parturition", ": typical of parturition", ": a parturient individual" ], "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4r-\u02c8tu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259nt", "-\u02c8tyu\u0307r-", "p\u00e4r-\u02c8t(y)u\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Adjective", "borrowed from Latin parturient-, parturiens, present participle of partur\u012bre \"to be in labor, be ready to give birth,\" from partus (past participle of parere \"to give birth to, bring into being, produce\") + -ur\u012bre, desiderative suffix; parere, going back to Indo-European *perh 3 -/*pr\u0325h 3 - \"bring forth, give rise to, produce,\" whence also Old Irish ernaid \"(s/he) bestows, grants,\" Greek \u00e9poron \"(s/he) provided, gave, granted,\" Sanskrit p\u1e5b\u1e47\u0101\u0301ti \"(s/he) gives, bestows\"", "Note: Usually included as prefixed forms of the verb pari\u014d, parere are comperio, comper\u012bre \"to discover, ascertain\" and reperi\u014d, reper\u012bre \"to find, discover,\" though these might equally well belong to the base of per\u012btus \"practiced, experienced,\" experior, exper\u012br\u012b \"to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo,\" etc. (see etymology and note at peril entry 1 ). See also pare .", "Noun", "derivative of parturient entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "1947, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021430" }, "paraphonia":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a consonance or joint melodic progression of fourths and fifths", ": abnormal change of voice", "[New Latin, from para- entry 1 + -phonia -phony]" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpar\u0259\u02c8f\u014dn\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Greek paraph\u014dnia , from paraph\u014dnos sounding beside (from para- para- entry 1 + ph\u014dn\u0113 sound) + -ia -y" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031236" }, "parrot":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": any of numerous widely distributed tropical birds (order Psittaciformes and especially family Psittacidae) that are often crested and brightly colored, have a distinctive stout hooked bill and zygodactyl feet, and include some excellent mimics", ": a person who sedulously echoes another's words", ": to repeat by rote", ": a brightly colored tropical bird that has a strong hooked bill and is sometimes trained to imitate human speech" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8per-\u0259t", "\u02c8pa-r\u0259t", "\u02c8per-\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "ditto", "echo", "quote", "reecho", "repeat" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "Some of the students were just parroting what the teacher said.", "the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The parrot species is native to South America, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago, and is a popular exotic pet due to the bird's high intelligence and ability to mimic what people say. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022", "Resorts, liquor, casinos, RV parks and myriad minutiae bear the stamp of a parrot and palm tree synonymous with the singer\u2019s multibillion dollar empire. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022", "The unlikely collaboration came about after Wayne Coyne kept noticing a 12-year-old Nell, dressed in a parrot costume, in the front row of Flaming Lips shows, singing every song with her parents. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022", "In a statement shared with PEOPLE, the 72-year-old actor \u2014 known for voicing the evil Grand vizier Jafar alongside Gottfried's fast-talking parrot Iago in Aladdin \u2014 recalls his friendship with the late comedian, who died on Tuesday at age 67. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022", "Watching these films, Ms Young and her collaborators scored and calculated the frequency of each parrot \u2019s beak-, tail- and wing-use across each of the substrate conditions (Figure 1). \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 18 May 2022", "These brilliant hyacinth macaws, photographed in Ja\u00fa National Park in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, have the largest wingspan of any parrot on the planet. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 19 Apr. 2022", "The ghost bat is a nocturnal hunter that uses a combination of keen eyesight and echolocation to hunt and catch prey, wrapping its winglike arms around it, and in the case of budgies (a type of small parrot ), eating it head-first. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2022", "Actor Don Darryl Rivera, who portrays Iago \u2014 the parrot character Gottfried voices in Disney's 1992 animated film version of Aladdin \u2014 stood in front of the rest of the show's cast and delivered a heartfelt speech about the former SNL star. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Republican voters in this week\u2019s primary races demonstrated a willingness to nominate candidates who parrot Donald J. Trump\u2019s election lies and who appear intent on exerting extraordinary political control over voting systems. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022", "Axios parrot Biden's 'ultra-MAGA' label to target certain GOPers. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 20 May 2022", "The comment left many people \u2014 including me \u2014 ice cold, since to deploy Malinche\u2019s name as an insult is to parrot a gross misogynist trope. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022", "Finally, Putin and his cronies have seized the opportunity to silence the few outlets in the country brave enough to not parrot the official line. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Mar. 2022", "And, of course, so does Vladimir Putin, which is why Carlson (and others) parrot it. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 14 Mar. 2022", "Misinformation researchers say the accounts frequently parrot misleading or false talking points that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top deputies have used to justify the conflict. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022", "During the 2016 election, Trump seized on the pardon power as a campaign rallying cry, getting the press to parrot his conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton would be pardoned by President Barack Obama for alleged crimes. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020", "Arguments at local school-board meetings parrot the outrages manufactured every day on national talk radio and national cable news. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 24 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun", "probably modification of Middle French perroquet" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1596, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-044039" }, "paste filler":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a compound of silica and drying oil used as a filler for open grain wood (as oak)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "paste entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-050656" }, "parity bit":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a bit (see bit entry 4 ) added to an array of bits (as on magnetic tape) to provide parity as a means of error checking" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1955, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-054205" }, "payment of honor":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ ": payment of a protested bill or draft by someone other than the primary debtor made with the purpose of saving the credit of such debtor" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-063616" }, "pacesetter":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": pacemaker sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101s-\u02ccse-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bellwether", "leader", "pacemaker", "pacer", "trendsetter" ], "antonyms":[ "follower", "imitator" ], "examples":[ "a company that has been a pacesetter in its field for offering health care benefits to employees", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Mears didn't seem to mind being known as a pacesetter . \u2014 Mike Feinsilber And Calvin Woodward, USA TODAY , 5 Mar. 2022", "North Texas is the pacesetter as far as teams with losing records appearing in bowls. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021", "The senior point guard is the pacesetter and playmaker for the Wildcats. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 21 Dec. 2021", "And straggler companies missed out on 34% of its potential revenue, or $3.4 billion, compared to the pacesetter , the research found. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 10 Dec. 2021", "China is the global pacesetter among large nations in creating a digital version of its currency. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021", "In winning Saturday, Saez and Essential Quality wore down pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie, ridden by Prat, to get to the winner's circle. \u2014 Tom Canavan, ajc , 6 June 2021", "In winning Saturday, Saez and Essential Quality wore down pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie, ridden by Prat, to get to the winner's circle. \u2014 Tom Canavan, ajc , 6 June 2021", "Pitchers are being inspected for foreign substances, spin rates have sharply plummeted, and pacesetter Gerrit Cole, among others, have hit a couple of bumps along the way. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 6 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1895, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064622" }, "pay good money":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to pay a lot" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071750" }, "pangi":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a Malayan tree ( Pangium edule ) having seeds that are edible after long boiling to remove their poisonous principle" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan\u02ccj\u012b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Bugi" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073322" }, "parasitic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": of, relating to, or being a parasite : such as", ": living on another organism in parasitism", ": caused by or resulting from the effects of parasites", ": laying eggs in the nest of another bird", ": exploiting the hospitality of others : depending on another or others for existence or support without making a useful or adequate return", ": of, relating to, or constituting a speech sound that is interposed between two other sounds usually as a by-product of transition from one place of articulation to another", ": relating to or having the habit of a parasite : caused by parasites", ": relating to or having the habit of a parasite : living on another organism", ": caused by or resulting from the effects of parasites", ": parasiticide" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8si-tik", "\u02ccpa-r\u0259-", "\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8si-tik", "\u02ccpar-\u0259-\u02c8sit-ik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "An allegory about the perils of a parasitic music industry? \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022", "Blood tests such as an eosinophil level -- a type of blood cell that is increased in many parasitic diseases -- can be helpful, and occasionally stool tests are of benefit. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 15 June 2022", "The parasitic plant is only found in two states \u2014 North and South Carolina. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 9 June 2022", "Capillariid are a type of parasitic worm that typically infects rodents, followed by both wild and domestic carnivores, though human infection is relatively rare. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022", "Five of those coprolites contained parasitic eggs\u2014four coprolites from dogs, one from a human. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022", "Yes, the former parasitic figures who helped gut Ukraine over the past few decades, often acting as foot-soldiers for the Kremlin, are supposedly now extremely interested in upholding Ukrainian democracy and Ukrainian sovereignty. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 12 May 2022", "The reverse osmosis filter removes impurities down to 1/10,000 of a micron, reducing arsenic, lead, parasitic cysts, copper and more. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 3 May 2022", "This period of growth was soon interrupted by a devastating threat to the whole of Napa\u2019s wine industry: phylloxera, a parasitic insect that destroyed roughly half of Napa Valley\u2019s vineyard acreage by the early 1990s. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073834" }, "parallely":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": parallel" ], "pronounciation":[ "" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074204" }, "part ways":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to end a relationship", ": to leave each other", ": to disagree with someone about something" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083917" }, "pack (someone or something) in":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":[ ": to cause (someone or something) to fit into a small space", ": to cause (large groups of people) to come to a show or performance", ": to put (a large amount of something) into (something)", ": to stop using (something) forever", ": to give up doing (something)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092129" }, "pantonal":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": giving equal importance to each of the 12 semitones of the octave : dodecaphonic" ], "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)pan+" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "pan- + tonal" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095719" }, "passed pawn":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a chess pawn that has no enemy pawn in front of it on its own or an adjacent file" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1777, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101153" }, "payableness":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the quality or state of being payable" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101952" }, "passagework":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a section of a musical composition characteristically unimportant thematically and consisting especially of ornamental figures" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-sij-\u02ccw\u0259rk" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The coruscating passagework made a nice complement to Ravel\u2019s piano writing. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Oct. 2021", "The performer whispers text fragments into the flute, while navigating quick leaping passagework and unconventional techniques, including pitch bends, flutter tonguing and multiphonics (two or more notes produced at once). \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 22 Sep. 2021", "But faster passagework was occasionally rough-hewn. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 16 Mar. 2021", "Jackiw also dispatched acrobatic passagework with absolute control, clearly brought out each note in double and triple stops \u2014 even in rapid sections \u2014 and spun out the silkiest of legatos in the slow movement. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 9 Jan. 2021", "Rainey and Hoops showcased their warm, mellifluous tones, expertly shaped songful melodies and nailed the rapid passagework . \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 11 Nov. 2020", "The 26th Variation is a whirlwind of spiraling passagework that tests a pianist\u2019s technique. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 4 Oct. 2020", "But most interesting was the restless edge in much of the virtuoso passagework , as if Tetzlaff was impatient to discharge the fireworks and get back to weaving lyrical lines in and out of the orchestra. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2020", "As the music unfolded, the piano kept breaking into spans of filigreed, Chopinesque passagework . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1865, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102349" }, "packsaddle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a saddle designed to support loads on the backs of pack animals" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pak-\u02ccsa-d\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102509" }, "party wall":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a wall which divides two adjoining properties and in which each of the owners shares the rights" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1674, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103455" }, "pastel pink":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a moderate yellowish pink that is redder and lighter than coral pink, redder, lighter, and stronger than dusty pink, and redder and stronger than average peach", ": a moderate pink that is yellower and less strong than arbutus pink and bluer and stronger than hydrangea pink" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122151" }, "pang cymbal":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a suspended cymbal with a small bell and an upturned or flat outer flange usually lacking rivets" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1981, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122252" }, "pancake":{ "type":[ "noun", "trademark", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides", ": to make a pancake landing", ": to cause to pancake", ": to knock flat", ": a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked on both sides on a griddle" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan-\u02cck\u0101k", "\u02c8pan-\u02cck\u0101k", "\u02c8pan-\u02cck\u0101k" ], "synonyms":[ "flapjack", "griddle cake", "hotcake", "slapjack" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.", "She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "My current employer\u2019s [The Rock] previous chef had given me their pancake recipe because the family really liked that particular recipe. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 22 June 2022", "As France's biggest-hitting entry to the global pancake catalog, crepes have a uniquely versatile quality. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022", "The Holiday Inn Express brand kept its pancake and cinnamon roll station, for example. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 18 May 2022", "First, even if your batter is runny, your pancake can only spread so far. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 11 May 2022", "On Easter, the restaurant will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brunch highlights include French toast, crab cakes, and eggs topped with lobster bisque as well as Hazel's pancake offerings of buttermilk, blueberry or chocolate, and banana. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022", "Scoop pancakes out onto the hot griddle, using about 1 cup of batter per pancake . \u2014 Southern Kitchen, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022", "People have been eating some kind of meat or vegetable wrapped in some kind of flatbread or pancake for at least 2,000 years, and probably much longer. \u2014 Bee Wilson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022", "Cable fragments have just been discovered in pancake and waffle mixes sold in Walmart stores across the country. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 23 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "In the coming minutes, some sections will pancake , while others will topple completely. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011", "My own view is that this is the time to be safe while earning some yield and rolling down the front end of the yield curve which will be the first one to pancake when something breaks. \u2014 Vineer Bhansali, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022", "It is not supposed to crack your ribs and pancake your brain against the back of your skull. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 15 Oct. 2021", "Try stirring some into an espresso or add some nibs to pancake batter; sprinkle on top of ice cream or yogurt for a bittersweet kick. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2021", "Some cookies could pancake , while others might turn out overly cakey. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Dec. 2020", "Be sure to use pure maple syrup, not pancake syrup. \u2014 Chris Ross, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2019", "Watch him pancake the blitzer from Georgia in another. \u2014 Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2018", "Cottage cheese can be baked into muffins and added to pancake batter \u2014 and no one will ever know. \u2014 Martina Schimitschek, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "1911, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123936" }, "payability":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the quality or state of being payable" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccp\u0101\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130554" }, "parrock":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a small field : paddock" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8par\u0259k" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English parrok , from Old English pearroc fence, enclosure; akin to Middle Dutch parc, perc, parric enclosure, Old High German pfarrih, pferrih ; all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from (assumed) Vulgar Latin parricus enclosure (whence Medieval Latin parricus )" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131807" }, "pandiagonal":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having the same sum along all possible diagonals":[ "pandiagonal magic squares" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "pan- + diagonal":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105138" }, "patonce":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having the arms concave and expanding toward 3-pointed ends similar to but less recurved than those of a cross fleury":[ "\u2014 usually used postpositively" ], "\u2014 compare fleury , paty":[ "\u2014 usually used postpositively" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4n(t)s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably modification of Middle French potenc\u00e9 having arms like a crutch, from potence crutch":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105629" }, "palberry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": blueberry sense 2a(1)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pal-\u2014 see berry" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "by folk etymology from palbri , native name in Australia":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105954" }, "packway":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": pack road":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112016" }, "parallel winding":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": lap winding":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112509" }, "paramagnetic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": being or relating to a magnetizable substance (such as aluminum) that has small but positive susceptibility which varies little with magnetizing force":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpar-\u0259-mag-\u02c8net-ik", "\u02ccper-\u0259-mag-\u02c8ne-tik", "\u02ccpa-r\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Lipids are also not ferromagnetic, but can be paramagnetic if certain specific conditions are met. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 23 June 2021", "This sort of behavior is very similar to the behavior of, for instance, the orientation of magnetic spins during a paramagnetic phase transition. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 16 Jan. 2018", "This sort of behavior is very similar to the behavior of, for instance, the orientation of magnetic spins during a paramagnetic phase transition. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 16 Jan. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1845, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112540" }, "passimeter":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a turnstile operated from inside a change booth that gives access to a public transportation area (as a subway platform)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8sim\u0259t\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from pass entry 1 + -i- + -meter":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112549" }, "palpitatingly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": so as to palpitate or cause palpitation":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "palpitating (present participle of palpitate ) + -ly":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112628" }, "pastedown":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the outer leaf of an endpaper that is pasted down to the inside of the front or back cover of a book":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101s(t)-\u02ccdau\u0307n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1888, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113017" }, "patinate":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to give a patina to":[], ": to take on a patina":[ "\u2014 usually used in the past participle patinated bronze" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pa-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Burnish and patinate and apply wax to color and protect. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022", "The zinc countertop is nonporous, naturally antibacterial, and will patinate in time. \u2014 Victoria Hagan And David Colman, House Beautiful , 22 Sep. 2021", "The color scheme was muted with rich woods, deep greens, and patinated silvers. \u2014 Jesse Sparks, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Nov. 2019", "Far above the statue, which is a dark patinated bronze, a white woman on a white horse rode through a sunlit landscape in a perfume ad for Lancome. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2019", "Masterpieces are dotted across the lawn: There is a massive and rustily patinated 180-ton Richard Serra sculpture, Sidewinder, anchoring the front yard, its two curving steel walls shadowing each other. \u2014 Ted Loos, WSJ , 24 May 2018", "Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies\u2014chasing other people\u2019s dreams. \u2014 Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2018", "Whealon layers items from different periods and cultures, artfully mixing the pristine and the patinated . \u2014 Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor , 23 May 2016", "Porto itself, in all its patinated , out-of-time beauty, may effectively be the third star of this fractured two-hander, but the film is no gilded travelogue. \u2014 Guy Lodge, chicagotribune.com , 11 Jan. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1857, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113342" }, "parfait glass":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a tall narrow glass with a short stem":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "To prepare parfaits: Divide the pomegranate compote among six 6-ounce (3/4 cup) parfait glasses , ramekins or other small dessert cups. \u2014 Romney Steele, chicagotribune.com , 12 Dec. 2019", "Assemble parfaits: Divide half of pumpkin mixture among 12 small parfait glasses . \u2014 Ina Garten, Good Housekeeping , 2 Oct. 2015", "Tip: Use iced tea spoons to fill the parfait glasses . \u2014 Susan Nicholson, ajc , 23 Feb. 2018", "Layer Spicy Hot Fudge Sauce, brittle, and scoops of ice cream in parfait glasses . \u2014 Marian Cooper Cairns, Country Living , 4 Jan. 2018", "To serve, spoon about 1/2 cup of fruit into each small bowl or parfait glass . \u2014 Debbie Arrington, sacbee , 18 Dec. 2017", "In 6 parfait glasses , layer brownies, ice cream mixture, and fudge sauce, repeating as desired. Garnish with additional chopped Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. \u2014 Redbook , 24 Sep. 2014" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1907, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113359" }, "patch-polled coot":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": surf scoter":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pach\u02ccp\u014dld-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "patch entry 1 + poll (head) + -ed ; from the markings on its head":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113420" }, "participation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of participating":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259r-", "p\u00e4r-\u02ccti-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n", "(\u02cc)p\u00e4r-\u02ccti-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Their issue becomes one not only of women\u2019s bodies, but also of gender roles and labour force participation . \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022", "The push for equal access to sports for boys and girls in high schools comes as overall participation for girls has exploded since the law took hold. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022", "Over the next decade, his advocacy on equal education rights and civil participation drew Chinese media attention \u2014 and increasing official scrutiny. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 24 June 2022", "To be successful, any federal office leading the program will need to be dedicated to scientific independence, transparency, and stakeholder participation . \u2014 Lindsay Morton, STAT , 23 June 2022", "Kline Morgan said that highlights of the summer program include hiring summer social workers who are embedded at each camp location to help the Parks and Recreation staff work with kids to support their mental health and successful participation . \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022", "According to the 2021 Outdoor Industries of America participation trends report, the sport grew at a rate double that of any other wilderness sport. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022", "In a world where remote work is something that's much more mainstream and allows frankly, participation and a very different type of work and reality for work in the future which is really [inaudible]. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 23 June 2022", "The second requires high schools to join colleges in reporting athletic participation numbers to the Department of Education and changes the way schools report those numbers. \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113716" }, "payment by intervention":{ "type":[], "definitions":{ ": intervention sense 2 a":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114052" }, "paraphrastic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": having the nature of or being a paraphrase":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8fra-stik", "\u02ccpa-r\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French paraphrastique , from Greek paraphrastikos , from paraphrazein":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1623, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114815" }, "passless":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": impassable":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pasl\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "pass entry 1 + -less":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115005" }, "pathetics":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": pathetic expression or conduct":[ "our wretched, shameful sentimentalities and pathetics go on smouldering", "\u2014 Bernard DeVoto" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "|iks" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115727" }, "paxwax":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the nuchal ligament of a quadruped":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pak\u02ccswaks" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English paxwax , alteration of faxwax , probably from fax hair of the head (from Old English feax ) + wax growth, from waxen to grow":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115836" }, "Pandean pipes":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": panpipe":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124540" }, "pan grave":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a shallow grave characteristic of an ancient people with Nubian associations included in the inhabitants of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "pan entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124612" }, "Paspalum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of mostly perennial grasses chiefly of warm regions having flat leaves and spikelets in several rows on secund spikes \u2014 see ditch millet , joint grass":[], ": any grass of the genus Paspalum":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pasp\u0259l\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Greek paspalos millet; probably akin to Greek pal\u0113 fine meal, dust\u2014":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124834" }, "pacemaker":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that sets the pace for another":[], ": one that takes the lead or sets an example":[], ": a group of cells or a body part (such as the sinus node of the heart) that serves to establish and maintain a rhythmic activity":[], ": an electrical device for stimulating or steadying the heartbeat or reestablishing the rhythm of an arrested heart":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101s-\u02ccm\u0101-k\u0259r", "\u02c8p\u0101-\u02ccsm\u0101-k\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "bellwether", "leader", "pacer", "pacesetter", "trendsetter" ], "antonyms":[ "follower", "imitator" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "has long been regarded as a pacemaker in home electronics", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Last Tuesday, the lieutenant governor underwent an operation to install a pacemaker with a defibrillator. \u2014 Sophie Reardon, CBS News , 22 May 2022", "Fetterman underwent a procedure Tuesday to implant a pacemaker and defibrillator. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 18 May 2022", "The king, 86, underwent gallbladder surgery in 2020 and had the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced in March. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 9 May 2022", "Donald Crigler said his heart function in 2014 decreased to 10% \u2014 so doctors gave him a pacemaker . \u2014 Fox News , 23 Mar. 2022", "The researchers formed a ball of cardiac cells to act as a pacemaker and made a bridge of cells that connected the cardiac cells to the flank muscles. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022", "The top women, who were expected to take off at 2:17 pace, opted not to run with the pacemaker , which slowed down the entire field. \u2014 Johanna Gretschel, Outside Online , 10 May 2019", "The electrodes can remain in place for life, but the pacemaker needs to be replaced every nine years. \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022", "Some blood banks want people to wait for a period of time after the pacemaker is placed, perhaps because of the very unlikely event of a blood infection. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 26 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124841" }, "Pacific Athapaskan":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a group of Athapaskan peoples occupying a discontinuous territory from southern British Columbia to northern California and including Chastacosta, Chetco, Chilula, Clatskanie, Hupa, Kato, Kwalhioqua, Lassik, Mattole, Whilkut, Sinkyone, Taltushtuntude, Tolowa, Tututni, Umpqua, Wailaki":[], ": a subdivision of the Athapaskan languages including the languages spoken by the Pacific Athapaskan peoples":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125153" }, "parrot's-beak":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "so called from its curved standard":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125203" }, "Pathan":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": pashtun":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4n", "\u02ccp\u00e4-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Hindi & Urdu Pa\u1e6dh\u0101n , from Pashto (eastern dialect) Paxtana , plural of Paxtun":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1625, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125207" }, "pacate":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": tranquil":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin pacatus , past participle of pacare to pacify, from pac-, pax peace":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125331" }, "party politics":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": political activities, decisions, etc., that relate to or support a particular political party":[ "Party politics played a large role in determining who would be chosen for the position." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125703" }, "passaggio":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an improvised embellishment or flourish found especially in 16th century music and usually excluding plain scale passages or trills":[], ": modulation":[], ": passage-work":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8s\u00e4(\u02cc)j\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian, literally, passage, from passare to pass (from\u2014assumed\u2014Vulgar Latin) + -aggio -age":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125752" }, "passed master":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a person who has passed as a master : one who is proficient in a particular field or activity":[ "passed masters in the use of the clich\u00e9", "\u2014 E. H. Criswell" ], "\u2014 compare past master":[ "passed masters in the use of the clich\u00e9", "\u2014 E. H. Criswell" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from past participle of pass entry 1 (to go through an inspection successfully)":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130006" }, "Palissy ware":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a 16th century French pottery decorated with colored glazes laid over embossments and usually with figures (as of fishes or leaves) in high relief":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6pal\u0259\u00a6s\u0113-", "p\u0259\u02c8lis\u0113-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "after Bernard Palissy \u20201589 French potter":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130249" }, "paving":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": pavement":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8p\u0101-vi\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The driveway was covered with concrete paving .", "They had to break up the paving to lay a new gas line.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Due to arrive soon, the vehicle includes a 40-inch cold planer for asphalt removal during in-house paving projects. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022", "In other matters, town engineer Steve King said construction season is about to begin, with a number of projects scheduled, including $4.9 million in street paving in Wards 2 and 6. \u2014 Karen Caffarini, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2022", "Years of old asphalt paving disappeared, as did a flag pole. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 7 May 2022", "New lighting, landscaping and brick paving will also be installed. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022", "The budget is about $1 million for the division\u2019s move, including such things as cabling, paving , office furnishings and more. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022", "Some HOAs are responsible for expenses like street paving and lighting that might otherwise fall to local governments, and Smith said HOAs can\u2019t pay for that kind of work if homeowners are not keeping up. \u2014 ProPublica , 7 Apr. 2022", "Commissioners approved a request Thursday from the Department of Recreation and Parks to award a $303,318.10 contract with White Pine Paving of Hampstead for parking lot and roadway paving at the Hashawha/Bear Branch Nature Center in Westminster. \u2014 Madison Bateman, Baltimore Sun , 12 Apr. 2022", "Caddy, who worked with Zoltanski to derail the paving project, said her friend taught her how to advocate for her interests. \u2014 Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130324" }, "part with":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to give up possession or control of (something)":[ "He hated to part with that old car." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130635" }, "Parasita":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several groups of externally parasitic invertebrate animals: such as":[], ": a group comprising parasitic insects and arachnids":[], ": an order or other group coextensive with Anoplura or comprising Anoplura and Mallophaga":[], ": ectozoa":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpar\u0259\u02c8s\u012bt\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin parasitus parasite":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131133" }, "payably":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": profitably":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-bl\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131137" }, "parr mark":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of the dark traverse bands on the side of a young salmon":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131704" }, "Pamphylia":{ "type":[ "adjective or noun", "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "ancient district and Roman province in southern Asia Minor on the coast south of Pisidia":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "pam-\u02c8fi-l\u0113-\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131853" }, "passionflower family":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": passifloraceae":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132045" }, "pasture rose":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a prickly shrub ( Rosa carolina ) of eastern North America that has compound leaves, showy pink flowers, and globose sticky hairy fruit":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133346" }, "paresthesia":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin that has no objective cause":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccper-\u0259s-\u02c8th\u0113-zh\u0259", "\u02ccpa-r\u0259s-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Weakness and tingling in the hands and feet, medically known as paresthesia , are usually its first symptoms. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 18 May 2020", "The most common were dizziness, nausea, headache and paresthesia \u2014 electric-shock sensations in the brain that many people call brain zaps. \u2014 Benedict Carey And Robert Gebeloff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from para- + -esthesia (as in anesthesia )":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1860, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133535" }, "Parula":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the type genus of Parulidae including the parula warblers":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8par(y)\u0259l\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin parus titmouse + -ula":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133616" }, "Passiflorales":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an order of dicotyledonous herbs, tendril-bearing vines, shrubs, and trees that have alternate leaves, pentamerous flowers with a superior one-celled ovary, and a fruit which is a berry or capsule and that include plants now usually placed in Parietales and Cucurbitales":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Passiflora + -ales":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133632" }, "pachysandra":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a genus ( Pachysandra ) of perennial evergreen plants of the box family often used as a ground cover":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpa-ki-\u02c8san-dr\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Be careful not to confuse mountain spurge with similar-looking Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis), which is invasive. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Oct. 2021", "Late spring and early summer are the most common times to find active blight on pachysandra . \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2021", "Could the aggressive pachysandra account for my Mugo pine appearing to dry out? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 July 2021", "Divide the 42 square feet of the bed by the 0.45 square feet each plant will fill to calculate the number of plants to purchase, for a total of 93 pachysandra plants. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 9 May 2021", "Remove weeds and debris and replace plants known to provide cover, including English ivy, periwinkle, pachysandra and hosta. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2019", "Other options include planting a shade-tolerant ground cover such as pachysandra or Canadian ginger or installing mulch under the trees where grass is not growing. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 10 July 2018", "Allegheny pachysandra , for example, is a four season actor in the garden with quirky spring flowers and attractive mottled leaves that deer don\u2019t touch. \u2014 Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com , 26 Apr. 2018", "Other ground covers for shade include Japanese pachysandra or periwinkles. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 28 Feb. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, irregular from Greek pachys + New Latin -andrus -androus":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1914, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133726" }, "Pamuk":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "(Ferit) Orhan 1952\u2013 Turkish writer":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u00e4-\u02c8m\u00fck" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134355" }, "Pavetta":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of tropical Old World shrubs (family Rubiaceae) having white corymbose flowers with long-exserted styles and being chiefly of interest for the nitrogen-fixing bacteria found in structures resembling warts on the leaves of various species":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "p\u0259\u02c8vet\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Sinhalese p\u0101wa\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134448" }, "page boy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a boy serving as a page":[], ": an often shoulder-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair rolled under":[ "Their hair was sleek, of a slightly other period, immaculate pageboys and French twists.", "\u2014 Joan Didion", "a pageboy haircut" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "At Beatrice and Edo's wedding in July 2020, Wolfie served as a page boy in the royal wedding and as his father\u2019s best man. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 5 June 2022", "Beatrice is his stepmother, and Wolfie played a key role in his dad's wedding to Princess Beatrice last summer, serving as both page boy and best man. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 19 May 2021", "Prince George was a page boy , and Princess Charlotte was a bridesmaid at their aunt's wedding, adorably stealing the show. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Mar. 2021", "Pippa, who wore a bespoke lace gown designed by Giles Deacon, had Prince George as a page boy and Princess Charlotte as a mini bridesmaid. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 Mar. 2021", "The two older Cambridge kids have served as a page boy and a bridesmaid in a number of nuptials, both royal and civilian in recent years\u2014so their absence from Princess Beatrice's wedding portraits is particularly noticeable. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 18 July 2020", "Buckingham Palace confirmed this morning that Edoardo\u2019s son Wolfie served as a page boy in the royal wedding and as his father\u2019s best man. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 18 July 2020", "Wolfie, born in 2016, played an important role in Edoardo and Beatrice's surprise Windsor nuptials last week serving as both the best man and page boy . \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 July 2020", "The young boy played a central role in the couple's recent Windsor wedding, acting as Mapelli Mozzi's best man and also the ceremony's page boy . \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 July 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134457" }, "pay-as-you-go":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to a system or policy of paying bills when due or of paying for goods and services when purchased":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1840, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134623" }, "pamperedness":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being pampered":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134632" }, "participant observation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a research technique in anthropology and sociology characterized by the effort of an investigator to gain entrance into and social acceptance by a foreign culture or alien group so as better to attain a comprehensive understanding of the internal structure of the society":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135000" }, "pangenesis":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a disproven hypothetical mechanism of heredity in which the cells throw off particles that collect in the reproductive products or in buds so that the egg or bud contains particles from all parts of the parent":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)pan-\u02c8jen-\u0259-s\u0259s", "\u02ccpan-\u02c8je-n\u0259-s\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1868, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135013" }, "passementerie":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an ornamental edging or trimming (such as tassels) made of braid, cord, gimp, beading, or metallic thread":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "pas-\u02c8men-t(\u0259-)r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Casual means different things to different people, and for those who spend their days trafficking in important antiques and exquisite passementerie , the concept of informality rarely jibes with the barefoot fantasies of the hoi polloi. \u2014 Mayer Rus, ELLE Decor , 8 Apr. 2011" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from passement ornamental braid, from passer":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1615, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135250" }, "paraphilia":{ "type":[ "adjective or noun", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a pattern of recurring sexually arousing mental imagery or behavior that involves unusual and especially socially unacceptable sexual practices (such as sadism or pedophilia)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccpa-r\u0259-", "-\u02c8fil-\u0113-\u0259", "\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8fi-l\u0113-\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For those with paraphilia , the burglary is a cover story. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com , 22 June 2019", "It's estimated that roughly one third of the population experiments with some form of paraphilia at least once in their lives, with 17 percent regularly engaging in their kinks. \u2014 Andrew Paul, GQ , 24 Apr. 2018", "More commonly discussed types of paraphilia are things like pedophilia, zoophilia, and objectophilia. \u2014 Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan , 14 Feb. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1925, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135750" }, "parturiency":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being parturient":[ "parturiency with respect to politics and public counsels", "\u2014 George Berkeley" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "parturient + -cy":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135835" }, "Pan-Germanism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a chiefly 19th century movement having as its principal aim the political union of all Germans":[], ": a 20th century doctrine of German racial superiority and world domination by stages of imperial expansion":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8pan+" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French pangermanisme (translation of German alldeutschtum ), from pan- + germanisme Germanism, from Germanie Germany (from Latin Germania land occupied by the Germanic peoples in western Europe in Roman times) + -isme -ism":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135927" }, "pastel turquoise green":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a light bluish green that is greener and paler than average turquoise green or average aqua green (see aqua green sense 1 ) and bluer and lighter than robin's-egg blue (see robin's-egg blue sense 2 )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140158" }, "parasitic castration":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": inhibition of function or development of gonads by infestation of a host with parasites":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140919" }, "pace car":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an automobile that leads the field of competitors through a pace lap but does not participate in the race":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Garner was a race car enthusiast, an Indianapolis 500 pace car driver and producer and star of the 1966 movie Grand Prix. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 13 June 2022", "Actor Ryan Phillippe, a Delaware native, is the pace car driver. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 May 2022", "According to Gigi, her father attended at least 40 Indy 500s and drove the pace car there three times, usually wearing his beloved Heuer Carrera. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Apr. 2022", "The same arms that have produced 679 home runs will be used to man the steering wheel of a Toyota Camry TRD pace car . \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022", "Then, with the track still untested before the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum set to run Sunday, the great grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. climbed behind the wheel of a pace car . \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2022", "Slow down and hold your position behind the pace car . \u2014 CNN , 1 Mar. 2022", "Slugger Albert Pujols drove the pace car , while Los Angeles Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth was joined in his Grand Marshal duties by Matthew Stafford. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Feb. 2022", "Otherwise, both Ineos and Nike broke several key IAAF record-eligibility rules, primarily by having a pace car that led pacing teams that reduced the air resistance on Kipchoge\u2019s body, speeding along at 13.14 mph. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 15 Oct. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1936, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140948" }, "Patna rice":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a rice that originated in the Ganges valley of India and is distinguished by an elongated firm grain of excellent culinary quality which holds its shape well on boiling and is used especially in commercial soups":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141131" }, "paganic":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": pagan":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin paganicus of a pagan, from paganus + Latin -icus -ic":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141301" }, "passing zone":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a zone 20 yards long in which a baton must be passed to the next runner in a relay race":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "passing entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141311" }, "pay grade":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a level of compensation for work especially when understood to reflect responsibility and authority":[ "\"People listen to you regardless of your pay grade ,\" a Goldman managing director told me. \"There is a real respect for the individual voice.\"", "\u2014 John Cassidy", "\u2014 often used figuratively The unanswerable questions ascend into the skies, far above your pay grade , whatever it may be. \u2014 Robert W. Lucky Unfortunately \u2026 he appears to think the task of community development is below his pay grade . \u2014 Faith Bautista No one will read this book and come away wondering if steroids really work. Oh, they work. They bump a competitor up a whole pay grade \u2014from finishing in the middle of the pack in the final heat to breaking the tape and collecting the winner's bonus. \u2014 Michael Sokolove" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1883, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-153617" } }