{ "bob":{ "antonyms":[ "bouquet", "nosegay", "posy" ], "definitions":{ ": a blow or tap especially with the fist":[], ": a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line)":[], ": a knob, knot, twist, or curl especially of ribbons, yarn, or hair":[], ": a method of change ringing using a bob":[], ": a modification of the order in change ringing":[], ": a short haircut on a woman or child":[], ": a short quick down-and-up motion":[], ": a small polishing wheel of solid felt or leather with rounded edges":[], ": any of several folk dances":[], ": bobsled":[], ": bunch , cluster":[], ": deceive , cheat":[], ": float sense 2a":[], ": nosegay":[], ": shilling":[], ": to cut (hair) in the style of a bob":[], ": to cut shorter : crop":[ "bob a horse's tail" ], ": to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly":[], ": to move up and down briefly or repeatedly":[], ": to move up and down in a short quick movement":[ "bob the head" ], ": to nod or curtsy briefly":[], ": to polish with a bob : buff":[], ": to strike with a quick light blow : rap":[], ": to take by fraud : filch":[], ": to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth":[], ": trifle sense 1":[ "bits and bobs" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun", "1789, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "1856, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English bobbe":"Noun", "Middle English bobben , from Old French bober":"Verb", "Middle English boben":"Verb", "perhaps from the name Bob":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bobble", "jog", "jounce", "nod", "pump", "seesaw", "wag" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014040", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bobbery":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": hubbub":[] }, "examples":[ "proponents of a silent birth believe that the bobbery that accompanies most births is harmful to the newborn" ], "first_known_use":{ "1796, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Hindi b\u0101p re , literally, oh father!":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-b(\u0259-)r\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045635", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bobbin lace":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a handmade lace made by intertwisting threads wound on bobbins and worked over a pillow on which the pattern is marked out by pins":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175129", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bobbin line":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a line of rope carried in a pouch by a firefighter and used in various emergencies":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034230", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bobbinet":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a machine-made net of cotton, silk, or nylon usually with hexagonal mesh":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1814, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "blend of bobbin and net":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccnet" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112754", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bobbing Joan":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a lively rustic dance":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "from the present participle of bob entry 1 + the name Joan":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4bi\u014b\u00a6j\u014dn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195644", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bobbish":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": being in good spirits : hearty":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps from bob entry 1 + -ish":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4bish" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003105", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bobble":{ "antonyms":[ "blunder", "boo-boo", "boob", "brick", "clanger", "clinker", "error", "fault", "flub", "fluff", "fumble", "gaff", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "screwup", "slip", "slipup", "stumble", "trip" ], "definitions":{ ": a repeated bobbing movement":[], ": bob entry 1":[], ": fumble":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "The catcher bobbled the ball.", "the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe", "Noun", "a bobble that cost them the game", "The curtains have a series of bobbles along the edge.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Looking through all the frames, Njoku doesn\u2019t bobble the catch at all. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Jan. 2021", "Turbulence is nothing more than wonky wind currents that cause planes to bobble a bit, not at all unlike driving on a bumpy road or sailing on a choppy sea. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 23 Sep. 2020", "Edelman bobbled the ball for a split second but clearly reached out and got both hands under the ball before landing on the turf. \u2014 Sportsday Staff, Dallas News , 4 May 2020", "Rengifo bobbled the grounder but recovered to throw to first to complete the 11th no-hitter in club history and first combined no-hitter since Mark Langston and Mike Witt against Seattle on April 11, 1990. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, latimes.com , 12 July 2019", "Don\u2019t let your head bobble or your chin tuck toward your chest, which can create tension in the neck and shoulders, says Atkins. \u2014 Mallory Creveling, Health.com , 7 Apr. 2020", "Your arms were like strings and your head bobbled on your neck. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020", "Then, backup Philip Nelson, Jones\u2019 replacement, turned the ball over on a play that was ruled a fumble when a backward pass was bobbled and landed in the hands of Houston linebacker DeMarquis Gates. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2020", "The Eagles nearly scored on fourth down, but a pass from sophomore quarterback Cameron Knickerbocker to junior Tony Valdez was bobbled in the end zone and ultimately dropped, causing a turnover on downs. \u2014 Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot , 19 Sep. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Despite that bobble , Maxwell\u2019s intent with this delicate phraseology is clear: Post-conviction, Ghislaine Maxwell is now in the process of presenting herself as yet another victim of Jeffrey Epstein. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 30 June 2022", "On a 4 on 4, Gustafson gets a breakaway after taking a bobble from James Stefan, who has to take him down. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022", "Despite a bobble at the start of his semifinal run, Radamus finished ahead of his German competitor, Linas Strasser, to get the United States\u2019 only point. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Feb. 2022", "Chen landed four more effortless quads, his only slight bobble coming on a late combination sequence. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Feb. 2022", "Kagiyama, 18, and Uno, 24, both had a high degree of difficulty in their routines, but each made mistakes on his jumps, and against a skater at the peak of his talents like Chen, any bobble was one too many. \u2014 Juliet Macur, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022", "Under pressure, Jackson sidearmed a ball to running back Justice Hill, whose bobble gave inside linebacker L.J. Fort enough time to make a play for the ball. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 9 Aug. 2021", "Bader's bobble allowed Milwaukee's Lorenzo Cain to accomplish the rare feat of scoring from second base on a sacrifice fly in the Brewers' 4-1 victory. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 13 May 2021", "The Bruins squandered the advantage, and McAvoy tripped Yegor Sharangovich after a bobble at the line with 14 seconds left in the man-up. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "frequentative of bob entry 1":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blow", "boggle", "bollix (up)", "boot", "botch", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "bungle", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muck up", "muff", "murder", "screw up" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002238", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bobblehead":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a doll having a head that makes repeated bobbing movements when touched or moved":[ "Her desk is covered in bobbleheads and tchotchkes.", "\u2014 Lauren Collins , New Yorker , 22 June 2009", "There are lobster T-shirts and lobster bobblehead dolls and inflatable lobster pool toys and clamp-on lobster hats with big scarlet claws that wobble on springs.", "\u2014 David Foster Wallace , Gourmet , August 2004", "During five home games this season the team gave away bobblehead dolls of its 2005\u201306 starters. \u2026", "\u2014 Michael Farber , Sports Illustrated , 21 Feb. 2011" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1963, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-b\u0259l-\u02cched" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134006", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bobby":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": police officer":[] }, "examples":[ "a bobby on his beat", "asked a passing London bobby for directions", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The piece also came enclosed in a silk zippered case alongside two bobby pins and two elastic bands. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 27 Apr. 2022", "This concept is also exemplified by the Nia Bobby Pin chains, which find single bobby pins accented with long crystal chains. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022", "Forego traditional bobby pins and add one of these faux succulent hair accessories to your collection. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 Aug. 2021", "Secure one sock at the top of your head with a claw clip or bobby pins. \u2014 Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living , 25 May 2021", "Sometimes bobby pins don't cut it to upgrade your day-two hair. \u2014 Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY , 11 Dec. 2020", "To pick the lock, use your bobby -pin pick to push up the pins, one at a time, until the cylinder is free to turn. \u2014 Kevin Dupzyk And Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Nov. 2020", "These colorful acrylic bobby pins can be added to so many styles. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2020", "What about like a bobby -pin situation on men\u2019s hair" ], "first_known_use":{ "1839, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Bobby , nickname for Robert , after Sir Robert Peel, who organized the London police force":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-b\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bull", "constable", "cop", "copper", "flatfoot", "fuzz", "gendarme", "lawman", "officer", "police officer", "policeman", "shamus" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003333", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bobblehead doll":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a doll having a head that makes repeated bobbing movements":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4-b\u0259l-\u02cched-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Among other deals, shooting guard Johnny Juzang had his own bobblehead doll , receiver Kam Brown scored a deal with Mercedes-Benz and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson recently announced a deal with Crocs as part of his growing portfolio. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "Yes, guests will receive a bobblehead doll featuring the couple holding hands. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022", "How many allow themselves to be caricatured on a bobblehead doll holding a fistful of dollars", "How many allow themselves to be caricatured on a bobblehead doll holding a fistful of dollars", "How many allow themselves to be caricatured on a bobblehead doll holding a fistful of dollars", "How many allow themselves to be caricatured on a bobblehead doll holding a fistful of dollars", "How many allow themselves to be caricatured on a bobblehead doll holding a fistful of dollars", "Fans at Dodger Stadium had been scheduled to get their first bobblehead doll of Bauer on Aug. 19. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 8 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1963, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150858" }, "bobsled":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a short sled usually used as one of a pair joined by a coupling":[], ": a large usually metal sled used in racing and equipped with two pairs of runners in tandem, a long seat for two or more people, a steering wheel, and a hand brake":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4b-\u02ccsled" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He drove a bobsled in the winter Olympics.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In theory, the experiment would work equally well with bobsleds . \u2014 Randall Munroe, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020", "The bobsleds at the Pyeongchang Games echo a similar design, with familiar lines, blades, height and weight making each sled seemingly indistinguishable from the other, at least to the untrained eye. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2018", "For Winter Games rookies, the differences between the sledding events \u2013 luge, bobsled (or bobsleigh) and skeleton \u2013 can get blurry, just like a luger shooting past at 90 miles an hour. \u2014 Flora Carr, Time , 16 Feb. 2018", "In fact, temperatures might even drop below optimum conditions for some sports: For bobsled , Seitz says, in temperatures well below 23 degrees Farenheit, the ice is extra brittle. \u2014 Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian , 1 Feb. 2018", "Many women who compete in bobsled say their biggest barrier is a lack of funding for training and competing at international levels. \u2014 Talya Minsberg, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2018", "Even in bobsled , the relationship between driver and brakeman doesn\u2019t require the same amount of synchronization between partners through every curve. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2018", "Elana Meyers Taylor, now a three-time medalist in bobsled , has held down a job between training stints. \u2014 Barry Svrluga, chicagotribune.com , 23 Feb. 2018", "The Swedish bid, for instance, planned to hold the bobsled , luge and skeleton events across the Baltic Sea in Sigulda, Latvia, where a refrigerated track already exists. \u2014 Jer\u00e9 Longman, New York Times , 24 June 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps from bob entry 4":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220350" } }