{ "Bordeaux":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": claret sense 2":[], ": white or red wine of the Bordeaux region of France":[], "city and port on the Garonne River in southwestern France population 243,199":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "b\u022fr-\u02c8d\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204137", "type":[ "geographical name", "noun" ] }, "Bordelaise":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a brown sauce flavored with Bordeaux wine":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1902, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French bordelaise , feminine of bordelais of Bordeaux, from Bordeaux":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6b\u022fr-d\u0259-\u00a6l\u0101z" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194720", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Borden":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "Sir Robert (Laird) 1854\u20131937 Canadian lawyer and statesman; prime minister (1911\u201320)":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u1d4an" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190225", "type":[ "biographical name" ] }, "Border Leicester":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a strain or variety of the Leicester breed of sheep used in England and Scotland chiefly in the production of superior mutton through crossbreeding especially with the Cheviot":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042810", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Boreas":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the Greek god of the north wind":[], ": the north wind personified":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, from Greek":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105644", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Borgne, Lake":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "inlet of the Mississippi Sound east of New Orleans, Louisiana":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123100", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "Borrelomycetaceae":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a group of microorganisms coextensive with Mycoplasmataceae":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Borrel + New Latin -o- + mycet- + -aceae":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "b\u0259\u00a6rel\u014d\u02ccm\u012bs\u0259\u0307\u02c8t\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113", "-\u00a6r\u0113l-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112152", "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "Borreria":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a genus of herbs or shrubs (family Rubiaceae) found in warm or tropical regions with opposite entire leaves and small funnel-shaped flowers":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from William Borrer \u20201862 English botanist + New Latin -ia":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "b\u0259\u02c8rir\u0113\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215607", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Borrichia":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small genus of low shrubby American herbs (family Compositae) having coriaceous or fleshy opposite leaves and solitary heads of yellow flowers with blackish anthers":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Olaus Borrichius \u20201690 Danish medical writer + New Latin -ia":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "b\u0259\u02c8rik\u0113\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021943", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bordel":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": brothel":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Middle French, brothel, hut, from Old French, from borde hut, cabin, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English bord board":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frd\u1d4al" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133549", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bordelaise sauce":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a sauce consisting of stock thickened with roux and flavored typically with red wine and shallots":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The menu features butternut shrimp bisque (gluten free), pompano with crabmeat bordelaise sauce , and desserts such as lemon ice box creme brulee. \u2014 Will Coviello, NOLA.com , 12 Oct. 2020", "The New York strip steak lacked a robust searing and was overwhelmed by a smothering that included red peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, mushrooms and potatoes in a bordelaise sauce . \u2014 Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com , 21 May 2018", "Beef Wellington, abetted by a rich mushroom bordelaise sauce , is without flaw. \u2014 Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com , 5 Feb. 2018", "There was charcoal-grilled Wagyu beef and bordelaise sauce ; then goug\u00e8res with more truffles and on to dessert: 18 courses of food in all, not counting those delicate little crackers that started the meal. \u2014 Sam Sifton, New York Times , 18 Jan. 2018", "The two-inch-thick chunk of tuna, seared on the outside and perfectly raw everywhere else, came with a bordelaise sauce made with Luxardo amaro along with the creamy foie gras. \u2014 Julia Thiel, Chicago Reader , 1 Nov. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1902, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French bordelaise , feminine of bordelais of Bordeaux":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101z-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054228", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bordello":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a building in which prostitutes are available : brothel":[] }, "examples":[ "the cabdriver offered to show me what he claimed was the fanciest bordello in town", "Recent Examples on the Web", "No longer was this a matter of a U.S. senator frolicking at a male bordello : The security of the nation was now at risk. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022", "Peck wore a series of leather masks with strips of dangling bordello fringe, which obscured most of his features, but not his searching blue eyes. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022", "Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1593, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian, from Old French bordel , from borde hut, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English bord board":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "b\u022fr-\u02c8de-(\u02cc)l\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bagnio", "bawdy house", "brothel", "cathouse", "disorderly house", "sporting house", "stew", "whorehouse" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015921", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "border":{ "antonyms":[ "bound", "edge", "frame", "fringe", "margin", "rim", "skirt" ], "definitions":{ ": a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a lawn or walkway":[ "a border of tulips" ], ": a plain or decorative margin around printed matter":[ "wedding invitations with a delicate gold leaf border" ], ": an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug":[], ": an outer part or edge":[ "at the borders of the forest" ], ": boundary":[ "on the border between New York and Canada", "crossed the border into Italy" ], ": to approach the nature of a specified thing : verge":[ "borders on the ridiculous" ], ": to lie on the border":[ "the U.S. borders on Canada" ], ": to put a border on":[ "a rug bordered with a pattern of leaves", "bordered the garden with pansies" ], ": to touch at the edge or boundary : bound":[ "borders the city on the south", "Slovakia borders Poland." ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "He grew up in Malaysia, near the Indonesian border .", "They live just beyond the western border of the park.", "the border of the Sahara", "The quilt is quite plain except for its colorful border .", "a broad red border on each plate", "He planted pansies in the border .", "Verb", "Their property borders the park.", "Tall trees border the avenue.", "Two rivers border the city.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Rather than stay in Hong Kong during his two-day visit, Xi spent the night across the mainland border in the city of Shenzhen. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 1 July 2022", "Rather than touting Hong Kong\u2019s world-leading cosmopolitanism, Beijing officials now cast it as part of a regional megapolis in the Pearl River Delta, tethered to more-populous cities across the border like Shenzhen and Guangzhou. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 1 July 2022", "The latest charges are on top of money laundering counts, where authorities said Antle tried to hide more than half a million dollars made in an operation to smuggle people across the Mexican border into the U.S. \u2014 Jeffrey Collins, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022", "For years people have traversed state lines for abortions, particularly if a clinic across the border is closer to their home than the nearest in-state facility. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022", "Migrants have been streaming across the border and getting taken into custody at record levels since the start of the year -- averaging well over 200,000 apprehensions a month. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 30 June 2022", "For security, barricades have been erected, several major roads downtown close to event venues have closed, and drones are banned from the city\u2019s airspace and across the mainland border in Shenzhen. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022", "Relatives had reportedly arranged and paid half of the $6,000 the smuggler charged to bring the boys across the border , and were awaiting their arrival in Houston. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022", "This relatively laissez-faire approach is much different than the COVID policy across the border . \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 30 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "As the Pacific and North American tectonic plates crush and grind against one another, the mountains that border Los Angeles continue to creep upwards faster than gravity can pull them down. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 29 Apr. 2022", "One study will focus on elementary schools with boundaries that border on 700 East and Van Winkle, and the other on the boundaries between Skyline, Olympus and Cottonwood high schools. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022", "Today, Saratoga Springs, Lehi, Vineyard and other fast-growing cities border the lake, and new subdivisions are pressing against its high waterline. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022", "The Baltic States -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- also border Russia to the west and are members of NATO. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022", "Specific references to real-life Chicago, like a lone mention of the shooting of Laquan McDonald, are so scarce as to border on exploitative. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022", "Expecting a Laker revival is starting to border that old theory of insanity\u2014doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022", "The move should allow traffic to flow smoothly again over bridges that border the Mexican state, including in El Paso, where long delays and ensuing protests by Mexican truckers led to hourslong waits and temporary closure of three bridges. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022", "Romania has asked its northernmost counties that border Ukraine to provide heating and electricity to existing refugee centers\u2014though local media has questioned whether the nation has the capacity. \u2014 Dorota Bartyzel, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English bordure , from Anglo-French, from border to border, from Old French bort border, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old English bord board":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frd-\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "borderline", "bound", "boundary", "brim", "circumference", "compass", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "frame", "fringe", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074116", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "border (on)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to be very like (something) : to come very close to being (something)":[ "The play's dialog borders on the ridiculous.", "an enthusiasm bordering on fanaticism" ], ": to have a border on (something) : to lie on a boundary of (something)":[ "The area my ancestors come from borders on the Atacama Desert." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100943", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "border collie":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of a breed of medium-sized sheepdogs of British origin noted for their herding abilities":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But the 33-pound border collie is indisputably best at her main job\u2014bossing the sheep around on a Florida farm. \u2014 Jim Carlton, WSJ , 9 May 2022", "Born in 2008, the likable, talented and smart border collie was adopted by Xander Stone and his family. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 31 Aug. 2021", "Ruby, an Australian shepherd/ border collie mix, was the first shelter dog to train with the Rhode Island State Police. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022", "Ruby was an Australian shepherd and border collie mix. \u2014 Maureen Mackey, Fox News , 15 May 2022", "Sally is an 11-year-old husky, Australian shepherd and border collie mix. \u2014 Grace Cifranic, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022", "The actress is video chatting from her home in the Catskills in upstate New York, joined by her Aussie- border collie mix Finn, who is lounging nearby. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022", "In the picture, the black and white border collie mix has one of his front legs stitched up while standing tall on the other three. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 3 Apr. 2022", "The idea began when neuroethologist Laura Cuaya moved from Mexico to Budapest with her dog, Kun-kun, a border collie . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1938, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203330", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "border effect":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an adjacency effect characterized by a faint dark line just within the high-density side of the margin lying between a lightly exposed and a heavily exposed area":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162804", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "border irrigation":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": irrigation controlled or directed by short dikes around areas treated":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230453", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "border on":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to be very like (something) : to come very close to being (something)":[ "The play's dialog borders on the ridiculous.", "an enthusiasm bordering on fanaticism" ], ": to have a border on (something) : to lie on a boundary of (something)":[ "The area my ancestors come from borders on the Atacama Desert." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101403", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "border pen":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a drawing pen designed for the drawing of ornamental borders":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222609", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "border ruffian":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one of a group of proslavery Missourians during the period from 1854 until the beginning of the Civil War who used to cross the border into Kansas to vote illegally, make raids, and intimidate the antislavery settlers":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175659", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "border state":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a state (such as Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, or Missouri) bordering on an antislavery state and favoring slavery before the Civil War":[], ": a state (such as Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, or Tennessee) just north of the Solid South and traditionally voting Democratic":[], ": a state (such as Montana or North Dakota) bordering on Canada":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181342", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "border stone":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a boundary stone : curbstone":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190957", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bordereau":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1858, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Middle French bordrel , probably from bord border, from Old French bort \u2014 more at border":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080959", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bordered pit":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a wood-cell pit (as of gymnosperm tracheids) having the secondary cell wall arched over the pit cavity":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "bordered , past participle of border entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092138", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bordering":{ "antonyms":[ "bound", "edge", "frame", "fringe", "margin", "rim", "skirt" ], "definitions":{ ": a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a lawn or walkway":[ "a border of tulips" ], ": a plain or decorative margin around printed matter":[ "wedding invitations with a delicate gold leaf border" ], ": an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug":[], ": an outer part or edge":[ "at the borders of the forest" ], ": boundary":[ "on the border between New York and Canada", "crossed the border into Italy" ], ": to approach the nature of a specified thing : verge":[ "borders on the ridiculous" ], ": to lie on the border":[ "the U.S. borders on Canada" ], ": to put a border on":[ "a rug bordered with a pattern of leaves", "bordered the garden with pansies" ], ": to touch at the edge or boundary : bound":[ "borders the city on the south", "Slovakia borders Poland." ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "He grew up in Malaysia, near the Indonesian border .", "They live just beyond the western border of the park.", "the border of the Sahara", "The quilt is quite plain except for its colorful border .", "a broad red border on each plate", "He planted pansies in the border .", "Verb", "Their property borders the park.", "Tall trees border the avenue.", "Two rivers border the city.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Rather than stay in Hong Kong during his two-day visit, Xi spent the night across the mainland border in the city of Shenzhen. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 1 July 2022", "Rather than touting Hong Kong\u2019s world-leading cosmopolitanism, Beijing officials now cast it as part of a regional megapolis in the Pearl River Delta, tethered to more-populous cities across the border like Shenzhen and Guangzhou. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 1 July 2022", "The latest charges are on top of money laundering counts, where authorities said Antle tried to hide more than half a million dollars made in an operation to smuggle people across the Mexican border into the U.S. \u2014 Jeffrey Collins, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022", "For years people have traversed state lines for abortions, particularly if a clinic across the border is closer to their home than the nearest in-state facility. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022", "Migrants have been streaming across the border and getting taken into custody at record levels since the start of the year -- averaging well over 200,000 apprehensions a month. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 30 June 2022", "For security, barricades have been erected, several major roads downtown close to event venues have closed, and drones are banned from the city\u2019s airspace and across the mainland border in Shenzhen. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022", "Relatives had reportedly arranged and paid half of the $6,000 the smuggler charged to bring the boys across the border , and were awaiting their arrival in Houston. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022", "This relatively laissez-faire approach is much different than the COVID policy across the border . \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 30 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "As the Pacific and North American tectonic plates crush and grind against one another, the mountains that border Los Angeles continue to creep upwards faster than gravity can pull them down. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 29 Apr. 2022", "One study will focus on elementary schools with boundaries that border on 700 East and Van Winkle, and the other on the boundaries between Skyline, Olympus and Cottonwood high schools. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022", "Today, Saratoga Springs, Lehi, Vineyard and other fast-growing cities border the lake, and new subdivisions are pressing against its high waterline. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022", "The Baltic States -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- also border Russia to the west and are members of NATO. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022", "Specific references to real-life Chicago, like a lone mention of the shooting of Laquan McDonald, are so scarce as to border on exploitative. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022", "Expecting a Laker revival is starting to border that old theory of insanity\u2014doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022", "The move should allow traffic to flow smoothly again over bridges that border the Mexican state, including in El Paso, where long delays and ensuing protests by Mexican truckers led to hourslong waits and temporary closure of three bridges. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022", "Romania has asked its northernmost counties that border Ukraine to provide heating and electricity to existing refugee centers\u2014though local media has questioned whether the nation has the capacity. \u2014 Dorota Bartyzel, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English bordure , from Anglo-French, from border to border, from Old French bort border, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old English bord board":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frd-\u0259r", "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "borderline", "bound", "boundary", "brim", "circumference", "compass", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "frame", "fringe", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050333", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "borderland":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a vague intermediate state or region":[ "the borderland between fantasy and reality" ], ": fringe sense 3a":[ "lives on the borderland of society" ], ": territory at or near a border":[] }, "examples":[ "in the borderland between sleeping and waking", "He describes adolescence as the tumultuous borderlands between childhood and adulthood.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This borderland between Brazil and Peru, where the lowland Amazon rain forest slopes gently toward the Andes foothills, is rich with biological and cultural diversity. \u2014 Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2022", "Another variant would be considered as adjacent to the AI, residing in a type of borderland that is not exactly inside the AI and not fully outside the AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022", "Most of the time, the borders themselves occupy a borderland between real and unreal. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022", "For now, that point seems to lie in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of a country whose name means borderland . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022", "The situation leaves Colombia and Venezuela with the same problem: The presence of highly skilled criminal groups that control chunks of their borderland territories. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 6 Feb. 2022", "For her part, Ms. Butcher is a feminist, a humanist and apparently an agnostic who\u2014for love\u2014tries hard to find some borderland within herself for both these postures. \u2014 Richard Adams Carey, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022", "During this early period, many agents were active in borderland chapters of the Ku Klux Klan. \u2014 Alicia Schmidt Camacho, The New Yorker , 19 Jan. 2022", "Miami is not situated along a geographical border between two countries, but Cromwell came to see it as a borderland nonetheless. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 4 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r-\u02ccland" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "border", "frontier", "march" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105145", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "borderless":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": being without a border":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052723", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "borderlight":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a long striplight hung above a theater stage for general illumination":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101049", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "borderline":{ "antonyms":[ "about", "all but", "almost", "fair", "fairly", "feckly", "more or less", "most", "much", "near", "nearly", "next to", "nigh", "practically", "somewhere", "virtually", "well-nigh" ], "definitions":{ ": almost , nearly":[ "borderline tacky", "borderline suicidal" ], ": being in an intermediate position or state : not fully classifiable as one thing or its opposite":[ "a borderline state between waking and sleeping" ], ": characterized by psychological instability in several areas (such as interpersonal relations, behavior, and identity) but only with brief or no psychotic episodes":[ "a borderline personality disorder" ], ": not quite up to, typical of, or as severe as what is usual, standard, or expected":[ "borderline intelligence", "borderline hypertension" ], ": situated at or near a border":[ "a borderline town" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "In borderline cases like these, the best course of action is difficult to determine.", "As a borderline diabetic, Lara is able to control her blood sugar levels solely through diet.", "Adverb", "The movie is only borderline funny.", "your answer was borderline rude, so I would advise you to be more diplomatic in the future", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Overall, the average results are ambiguous, though the complete rest does seem (with borderline statistical significance) to enable the runners to spend more time at peak VO2. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 17 June 2022", "As part of the Stargate franchise, Robert Carlyle played Dr. Nicholas Rush, the borderline eccentric scientist leading the stargate research. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022", "Curry was a borderline top 100 recruit coming out of high school. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022", "Hughes' testimony contradicts that of a psychologist hired by Depp's lawyers, who said Heard was faking her symptoms of PTSD and suffered from borderline and histrionic personality disorders. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022", "Hughes' testimony contradicts that of a psychologist hired by Depp's lawyers, who said Heard was faking her symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and suffered from borderline and histrionic personality disorders. \u2014 CBS News , 4 May 2022", "These sequences sometimes underline the reliance on too much over-the-top cartoonish action, however, with borderline bonkers plot developments breathlessly deployed at a clip recalling the movie\u2019s video game origins. \u2014 Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022", "Maybe North Carolina has really turned it around, but a team that was borderline top-40 late in the regular season doesn\u2019t deserve to be this short of a dog against a consensus top-20 team for the entire season. \u2014 Vsin Staff, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022", "My rational mind knows the sculpture is tacky and borderline offensive, yet my reptilian brain loves its louche effervescence. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Fringe-y/ borderline /ticking-time-bomb people are always out there and probably have active imaginations that go way beyond what sometimes pops up in movies. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Oct. 2019", "Both teams came out hitting to start Game 2 and the intensity jumped another level after McNabb\u2019s borderline hit on Kuznetsov. \u2014 Adam Candee, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2018", "In the middle of this, I was tested for gestational diabetes, and the result came back borderline . \u2014 The Cut , 14 Sep. 2017", "There\u2019s no doubting the existence and growing popularity online of conspiratorial\u2014and borderline demented\u2014commentary on Russia. \u2014 Jeet Heer, New Republic , 23 May 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1925, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccl\u012bn", "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "frontier", "marginal" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181342", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "borderline personality disorder":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a personality disorder that is marked by unstable, intense emotions and mood with symptoms including instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image, fear of abandonment, and impulsive or unpredictable behavior and that has an onset during adolescence or early adulthood":[ "Like others with borderline personality disorder , she had intense and unstable relationships with people that veered from adoration to intense hatred and jealousy the moment she felt the merest slight.", "\u2014 Richard A. Friedman", "Borderline personality disorder afflicts an estimated 1.3 percent of U.S. adults.", "\u2014 Bruce Bower", "\u2014 abbreviation BPD" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1970, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091827", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bore":{ "antonyms":[ "drag", "drip", "droner", "dullsville", "nudnik", "nudnick", "snooze", "snoozer", "yawn", "yawner" ], "definitions":{ ": a borehole drilled especially to make an artesian well":[], ": a dull or tiresome person":[ "His friends are a bunch of bores ." ], ": a tidal flood with a high abrupt front":[ "a dangerous bore at the mouth of the Amazon" ], ": a usually cylindrical hole made by or as if by the turning or twisting movement of a tool : a hole made by or as if by boring (see bore entry 1 )":[], ": one that causes weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : one that causes boredom : such as":[], ": something that is devoid of interest":[ "The lecture was a total bore ." ], ": the diameter of an engine cylinder":[], ": the inner surface of a hollow cylindrical object":[], ": the long usually cylindrical hollow part of something (such as a tube or gun barrel)":[], ": the size of a bore: such as":[], ": to cause to feel weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : to cause to feel boredom":[ "trying not to bore your audience", "got bored by the party and left" ], ": to make a hole by or as if by boring":[ "insects that bore into trees" ], ": to make by boring or digging away material":[ "bored a tunnel", "use a drill to bore a hole through the board" ], ": to make one's way steadily especially against resistance":[ "We bored through the jostling crowd." ], ": to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool":[ "bore a wooden post" ], ": to sink a mine shaft or well":[ "boring for oil" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1601, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1766, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1768, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English *bore wave, from Old Norse b\u0101ra":"Noun", "Middle English boren , going back to Old English borian , going back to Germanic *bur-\u014d- (whence Old High German bor\u014dn \"to pierce,\" Old Norse bora ), probably verbal derivative of a noun base bur- \"tool for piercing\" (whence Old English bor \"chiseling instrument,\" Old High German bora ); akin to Latin for\u0101re \"to bore,\" fer\u012bre \"to strike\"":"Verb", "Middle English, \"hole, perforation,\" in part noun derivative of boren \"to bore entry 1 ,\" in part borrowed from Old Norse bora \"borehole,\" derivative of bora \"to bore\"":"Noun", "of uncertain origin":"Noun", "perhaps verbal derivative of bore entry 5 if the noun is earlier":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr", "\u02c8b\u014d(\u0259)r, \u02c8b\u022f(\u0259)r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "drill", "hole", "perforate", "pierce", "punch", "puncture", "riddle" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083337", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bore bit":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a bit for drilling rock":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194313", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boreal sign":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one of the signs of the zodiac from Aries to Virgo that lie wholly or in part north of the celestial equator":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130109", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "borecole":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": kale":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "modification of Dutch boerenkool , from boeren- (from boer peasant) + kool cabbage; akin to Old English c\u0101l cabbage":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u014dr\u02cck\u014dl", "\u02c8b\u022fr-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051441", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bored":{ "antonyms":[ "absorbed", "engaged", "engrossed", "interested", "intrigued", "rapt" ], "definitions":{ ": filled with or characterized by boredom":[ "had never been more bored in her life", "a bored voice", "Bobbi slouched back against the cushions doing her best impression of a bored teenager \u2026", "\u2014 Ingrid Law" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "We are enthralled by con narratives, then grow bored with our own enthrallment. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022", "Mira is terminally bored with a career of big-IP projects. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 June 2022", "Clarkson sounds bored with the verse\u2019s straightforward melody, adding unnecessary trills to keep herself engaged and failing to match the raw desperation of Yorke\u2019s original vocal. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "In this case, a 27-year-old is bored , scrolling through his phone while avoiding studying for the LSATs. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 17 Apr. 2022", "In other words, the brand suffered the fate of every fad: The cool kids grew bored with it. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022", "In the show, the star helps homeowners who are bored with their bland home interiors try something more adventurous. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 4 Apr. 2022", "Sure, some may find all the LEDs gaudy, and others will get bored with them after a few days. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022", "By the mid-\u201990s, there were rumors that Mr. Mugler had become bored with fashion. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1823, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "fed up", "jaded", "sick", "sick and tired", "tired", "wearied", "weary" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233844", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "boredom":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest":[ "the boredom of a long car trip" ] }, "examples":[ "On days when few customers came to shop, Bob felt overwhelmed by boredom .", "the boredom of a long car trip", "Recent Examples on the Web", "With social distancing practices easing, investors who once played the markets out of boredom may be turning back to other modes of entertainment. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022", "Many of them are currently offering free trials, to help get you through any stretch of boredom . \u2014 Tim Chan, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022", "Meanwhile, cats \u2013 especially indoor cats \u2013 need toys to stay fit and relieve boredom . \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022", "Enrichment toys challenge your dog or cat and prevent the boredom that causes pet stress. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022", "Some sources of unhappiness that lead to distraction and mind-wandering are: fear, anxiety, neuroticism, and of course, boredom . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022", "Gendron\u2019s allegedly wrote that he was radicalized on 4chan due to boredom during the early months of the pandemic in 2020. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 18 May 2022", "Without gifted programs, experts say, high-achieving students risk boredom , lack of motivation and missing out on academic growth. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022", "If your spending strays upon experiencing feelings like anxiousness or boredom , make a plan for those occasions. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1853, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "bore entry 5 + -dom":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blahs", "doldrums", "ennui", "listlessness", "restlessness", "tedium", "weariness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231040", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boree":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of several wattle trees (such as Acacia pendula and A. glaucescens ) \u2014 see myall":[], ": bourr\u00e9e":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Australian (Queensland) booreah , literally, fire":"Noun", "modification of French bourr\u00e9e":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132805", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boric acid":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a white crystalline acid B(OH) 3 obtained from its salts and used especially as a weak antiseptic and fire-retardant":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Note that boric acid , like many pesticides, can be toxic if swallowed; in fact, in 2020, pesticides caused nearly 70,000 poisonings in the U.S., according to the National Poison Control Center. \u2014 Rebecca Straus, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022", "Control ants with sticky Tree Tanglefoot Insect Barrier or traps containing boric acid . \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022", "A few years later, her dalliance with a member of the Weather Underground led to an arrest for possession of a suspicious substance that was actually just boric acid , for the removal of a foreign object from her eye. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022", "Mix equal parts boric acid powder and one of the following: flour, cornmeal or sugar. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2021", "Try this dry powder combination: Mix equal parts of boric acid and flour or cornmeal, and some sugar. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 July 2021", "And dietary supplements have been found to contain boric acid , floor wax, and rat poison. \u2014 Matthew Hongoltz-hetling, The New Republic , 23 June 2021", "Bait traps typically contain boric acid or a similar ingredient that\u2019s toxic to ants but won\u2019t kill them right away. \u2014 Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2021", "There was not one patient 10 years ago that was using boric acid . \u2014 Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1825, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "boron":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-ik-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105113", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boring":{ "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ], "definitions":{ ": causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome":[ "a boring lecture" ] }, "examples":[ "I find her books totally boring .", "I wish this book weren't so boring ; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Hopelessness was a major reason for the low voter turnout Tuesday, Sragow believes \u2014 not merely because the primary was terribly boring , except perhaps for the L.A. mayoral and San Francisco recall elections. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022", "Because Joe Biden's White House is so boring , especially when compared with his predecessor. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 2 May 2022", "Saving is boring and has no short-term payoff but pays off in the long run. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "But the Padres\u2019 offense is boring , moves like a river horse, and dull doesn\u2019t cut it. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022", "The motel is boring , but the world outside is vast and unfamiliar. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022", "Political learning doesn\u2019t have to be boring , feared, ancient or partisan. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022", "Jodie Comer just proved that black on the red carpet is not boring when done to perfection. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 9 May 2022", "When a scene is too slow, or too boring , the only thing that can still be altered is the score. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 19 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1785, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "from present participle of bore entry 6":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-i\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "arid", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093133", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "born":{ "antonyms":[ "nonnatural" ], "definitions":{ ": being in specified circumstances from birth":[ "nobly born", "born poor", "born into wealth" ], ": brought forth by or as if by birth":[ "The baby was born prematurely.", "She was born in Germany.", "a mentality born in the computer age" ], ": deriving or resulting from":[ "a partnership born of necessity", "\u2014 usually used in combination poverty- born crime" ], ": destined from or as if from birth":[ "born to succeed" ], ": having from birth specified qualities":[ "was born blind", "Mark Twain was born Samuel Clemens.", "a born leader" ], ": native":[ "\u2014 usually used in combination American- born" ], "Max 1882\u20131970 German physicist":[] }, "examples":[ "She was born in a hospital.", "He was born on a farm.", "She was born in Nigeria in 1911.", "The baby was born on July 31st.", "Their second son was born prematurely.", "Both twins were born healthy.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Shaw has said he was reborn after the shooting and years later would become a born -again Christian. \u2014 Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle , 9 June 2019", "In his mid-40s, Mr. Phillips had quietly become a born -again Christian after attending a Billy Graham rally. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2019", "Some team members, like Gregory and Chris, both 13 years old and born days apart, have been playing together since the age of 6 or 7. \u2014 Melanie Grayce West, WSJ , 21 Aug. 2018", "The 18-year-old, born Megan Bulow, only just finished school. \u2014 Lyndsey Havens, Billboard , 26 June 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English boren , past participle of beran to carry \u2014 more at bear":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "congenital", "natural" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174247", "type":[ "adjective", "biographical name" ] }, "borrow":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": derive , adopt":[ "traditions borrowed from African polytheism" ], ": lend":[ "Borrow me your pencil." ], ": to adopt into one language from another":[ "The English word \"entrepreneur\" was borrowed from French." ], ": to appropriate for one's own use":[ "borrow a metaphor from Shakespeare" ], ": to borrow (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interest (see interest entry 1 sense 3a )":[ "borrow money from the bank" ], ": to borrow something":[ "borrows heavily from Nietzsche" ], ": to do something unnecessarily that may result in adverse reaction or repercussions":[], ": to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent":[ "borrow a book from the library", "borrowed a dollar", "borrowing a cup of sugar from a neighbor" ], ": to take (one) from a digit of the minuend in arithmetical subtraction in order to add as 10 to the digit holding the next lower place":[], "George Henry 1803\u20131881 English author":[] }, "examples":[ "The twins often borrow each other's clothes.", "I'm borrowing a friend's car for the weekend.", "He borrowed the book from the library.", "Will you see if we can borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbors", "She borrowed $20 from me.", "The speech was peppered with phrases borrowed from Winston Churchill.", "She borrowed the technique from local artisans.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Consumers could borrow easily to buy homes and cars. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022", "Decreasing the ability to borrow and resulting in less deal flow, rising rates are generally a net negative for the housing market as a whole. \u2014 Zain Jaffer, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "The ability of a relative unknown to borrow such massive amounts gave rise to speculation among Russia experts and Western officials about Kremlin connections. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022", "Russia\u2019s struggling economy President Biden then revealed plans to work with allies to deny Russia\u2019s ability to borrow from leading multinational institutions, adding to Russia\u2019s economic pain. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022", "Normally, Saffa said, the ability to borrow money improves in stages. \u2014 Byron Tate, Arkansas Online , 2 Feb. 2022", "The latest figures come as Congress is acting this week to increase the government\u2019s ability to borrow and is debating a roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate bill. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021", "Final passage of that legislation, coupled with looming votes on a sprawling defense policy bill and raising the limit on the nation\u2019s ability to borrow , could potentially place Ms. Murphy in the spotlight once again. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Dec. 2021", "Biden also needs to get Congress to move to temporarily fund the government and preserve its ability to borrow as the debt limit could be breached in December. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 30 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English borwen , from Old English borgian ; akin to Old English beorgan to preserve \u2014 more at bury":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4r-\u014d", "\u02c8b\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d", "\u02c8b\u022fr-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "take on", "take up" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175529", "type":[ "biographical name", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "borrow/take a page from someone":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to do the same thing that someone else has done":[ "You may want to borrow/take a page from her and study harder for your finals." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114119", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "Borglum":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "(de la Mothe) 1867\u20131941 American sculptor":[ "(John) Gut*zon \\ \u02c8g\u0259t-\u200bs\u0259n \\" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-gl\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141919" }, "born with a silver spoon in one's mouth":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": born into a very wealthy family":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142053" }, "bornyl":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a univalent radical C 10 H 17 derived from borneol by removal of hydroxyl":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frn\u1d4al", "-\u02ccnil", "-\u02ccn\u0113l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary born- (from borneol ) + -yl":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145119" }, "borrow pit":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an excavated area where material has been dug for use as fill at another location":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Lake Sandy Jo is located in Gary\u2019s Black Oak section on a 50-acre site at 3615 W. 25th Ave., which includes the former 40-foot-deep water-filled borrow pit . \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com , 18 Feb. 2022", "Baldwin County: $4 million to convert an existing borrow pit into new wetlands that will improve water quality and reduce flooding in the Magnolia River watershed. \u2014 al , 15 Oct. 2021", "Under the new regulations, county commissioners would have to approve a permit for a borrow pit greater than 5,000 cubic yards, down from 10,000 cubic yards under the previous rules. \u2014 Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com , 27 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1863, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151900" }, "borickite":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a mineral consisting of a reddish brown compact hydrous basic phosphate of iron and calcium of uncertain composition":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr\u0259\u0307\u02cck\u012bt sometimes \u02c8b\u022frzh\u0259\u0307t\u02ccsk-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Emanuel Bo\u0159ick\u00fd \u20201881 Czech petrographer + English -ite":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153522" }, "borrowing days":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the last three days of March, Old Style":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160020" }, "bornyl alcohol":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": borneol":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171631" }, "borrow/take a page from someone's book":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to do the same thing that someone else has done":[ "You may want to borrow/take a page from his book and study harder for your finals." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172522" }, "borrowing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u00e4r-\u0259-wi\u014b", "\u02c8b\u022fr-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He's compiling a list of Japanese borrowings in English.", "Students must have their own pencils. Borrowing is not allowed.", "Economists predict that there will be increases in government borrowing .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The higher car prices, and rising interest rates, push borrowing costs higher. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022", "Pinto, however, believes that higher borrowing costs will cause a middling rather than catastrophic drop in the ranks of purchasers. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 June 2022", "The Federal Reserve last week raised borrowing costs significantly, hiking its benchmark interest rate 0.75%, the largest increase since 1994. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 24 June 2022", "Credit card users and auto are also being hit with higher borrowing costs. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 22 June 2022", "First, caving into former President Donald Trump\u2019s demands for lower U.S. borrowing costs. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "Credit card users and auto are also being hit with higher borrowing costs. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022", "Warren said that rate hikes will, however, raise borrowing costs on families and could cause job losses. \u2014 Matt Egan For Cnn Business, CNN , 22 June 2022", "Credit card users and auto are also being hit with higher borrowing costs. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1609, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173110" }, "Bors":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a knight of the Round Table and nephew of Lancelot":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Middle French Bohort":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190631" }, "borough":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a medieval fortified group of houses forming a town with special duties and privileges":[], ": a town or urban constituency in Great Britain that sends a member to Parliament":[], ": an urban area in Great Britain incorporated for purposes of self-government":[], ": a municipal corporation proper in some states (such as New Jersey and Minnesota) corresponding to the incorporated town or village of the other states":[], ": one of the five constituent political divisions of New York City":[], ": a civil division of the state of Alaska corresponding to a county in most other states":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u0259r-\u014d", "\u02c8b\u0259r-(\u02cc)\u014d", "\u02c8b\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Attorney Gloria Allred, right, walks out of federal court alongside Lizzette Martinez, left, on June 29, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022", "In the borough of Brooklyn, nestled between a Jewish day school and a kosher restaurant, is a parcel of land measuring seventy-one feet long and six inches wide. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "Antoon began construction on a residence in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, whose renderings were reminiscent of the grand estates of Europe. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022", "This fantastical tale, narrated sparingly by fairy godfather Gustavo (Juan Chioran), begins in the diverse borough of Queens. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 9 May 2022", "She was raised in the borough of Queens in New York City and attended the New York Institute of Technology. \u2014 Glamour , 5 May 2022", "Elizabeth Kelly plays with her English springer spaniel, Louise, at McCarren Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022", "Just 9 days earlier, 10 people were shot, apparently at random, when a gunman opened fire on the subway in the neighboring borough of Brooklyn. \u2014 Sara Ballou | Fox News, Fox News , 26 Apr. 2022", "Between the Bloomberg and the de Blasio administrations, the city planted 1 million trees \u2014 a goal borough presidents want to repeat. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English burgh , from Old English burg fortified town; akin to Old High German burg fortified place, and probably to Old English beorg hill \u2014 more at barrow":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191430" }, "borscht":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a soup made primarily of beets and served hot or cold often with sour cream":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frsh(t)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There\u2019s a particular bread that\u2019s traditionally served with borscht , pampushki, which are soft and garlicky yeast buns shaped like dinner rolls. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022", "Hercules\u2019s borscht is meaty, with smoked pears; Timoshkina\u2019s is vegetarian and calls for roasted beets and, unusually, pomegranate molasses. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022", "Huge plastic Soviet-era telephones sit on the tables, next to bowls of traditional borscht and lumps of Stolichnaya potato salad. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022", "An entire refugee ecosystem has sprung up in and around the landmark Art Nouveau station: A World Food Kitchen tent was serving borscht , and a free cafe slowly filled with new arrivals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022", "Teremok, a Russian fast-food outlet that serves up borscht , blini (pancakes), pelmeni (meat dumplings), and Russian salads (vegetables in mayonnaise), seems to be enjoying newfound popularity. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022", "Even as the floodwater swamped backyards and soda bottles floated past houses, women were stewing borscht and inviting people in to eat, and neighbors ferried diesel fuel for pumps in a rubber boat. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022", "The field kitchen that Viktoria Yermakova and her husband, Serhiy Kuliasov, founded serves plov, salads, tea and sandwiches, as well as borscht and other soups, and volunteers deliver the meals to hospitals and the army. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022", "The meal was a blend of Ukraine and Denmark \u2014 borscht and smoked salmon \u2014 and to Cheliuskina, the farmhouse, too, was a sort of in-between universe, wonderful but not sustainable, not her own. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Yiddish borsht & Ukrainian & Russian borshch":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1828, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195846" }, "boro-":{ "type":[ "combining form" ], "definitions":{ ": boron":[ "boro silicate" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202158" }, "borough English":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a custom formerly existing in parts of England by which the lands of an intestate descended to the youngest son":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220746" }, "boreal chickadee":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a chickadee ( Poecile hudsonica ) chiefly of coniferous forests of Canada and the northernmost U.S. that has a brownish cap and black throat and a distinctive wheezy call":[ "In the autumn, boreal chickadees tuck away spruce, pine and juniper seeds in the lichens growing on the undersides of pine and spruce branches, then retrieve them when deep snow covers other food.", "\u2014 Richard Wolkomir , National Wildlife , December/January 1985" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1953, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222132" }, "born/natural leader":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a person who has qualities that a good leader has":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224042" }, "borrowed time":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an uncertain and usually uncontrolled postponement of something inevitable":[ "\u2014 used with living on" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The outdoor shows have not been particularly well-attended, and Gas Monkey Bar may be on borrowed time . \u2014 Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News , 26 May 2020", "Even before the pandemic struck the acceleration of cord cutting has fueled questions about whether or not the traditional TV business is essentially living on borrowed time . \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 21 May 2020", "In Season 4, Alfred (David Dawson) is living on borrowed time , and his vision for a unified England seems further away than ever. \u2014 Sara Aridi, New York Times , 26 Apr. 2020", "When police raided the Limelight in the fall of 1995, his empire was living on borrowed time . \u2014 Alex Williams, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020", "Billings, Montana \u2014 John Raines, 49, is living on borrowed time . \u2014 Steve Hartman, CBS News , 17 Jan. 2020", "The oldest had been apparently living on borrowed time as the life expectancy of these nomadic Scythian fighting females was 30-35, according to a press release. \u2014 Fox News , 9 Jan. 2020", "And then there are the ones living on borrowed time \u2014 whether to be concealed by a new building, or have their masonry canvas shredded so that a new building can rise. \u2014 John King, SFChronicle.com , 31 Dec. 2019", "Seniors living on borrowed time and money while bankers drain their children\u2019s inheritance makes for a potent image of decline. \u2014 Gerard Gayou, WSJ , 15 Nov. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1664, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225221" }, "borscht belt":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": borscht circuit":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Where else does Kushner\u2019s blend of high eloquence and borscht belt timing sound like the local vernacular", "His new manager, Jyll Rosenfeld, convinced that the old borscht belt comics were ripe for a comeback, encouraged him to bring his act to the theater as a one-man show. \u2014 New York Times , 24 July 2021", "His new manager, Jyll Rosenfeld, convinced that the old borscht belt comics were ripe for a comeback, encouraged him to bring his act to the theater as a one-man show. \u2014 William Grimes New York Times, Star Tribune , 24 July 2021", "Having the comic timing of a borscht belt comedian also helped. \u2014 Dan Bilefsky, New York Times , 12 July 2019", "The Catskills property that once hosted the borscht belt classic Kutsher\u2019s resort will soon reopen with YO 1 Wellness Center. \u2014 Elaine Glusac, New York Times , 1 June 2018", "Situated on a slice of the former Kutsher\u2019s Hotel and Country Club, a popular borscht belt resort that closed in 2013, Yo1 is just a piece of Mr. Chandra\u2019s development plans for the huge property. \u2014 C. J. Hughes, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2018", "His comedy avoids the fashionable confessional style in favor of borscht belt standards about hectoring mothers and religious figures walking into bars. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2018", "The 18-story casino and hotel rises above the tree line on the former grounds of the Concord, the grande dame of the borscht belt , outside Monticello. \u2014 Charles V. Bagli, New York Times , 22 Dec. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1937, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230218" }, "borotungstic acid":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several complex acids of boron and tungsten (such as a colorless crystalline acid H 5 BW 12 O 40 \u2027 x H 2 O)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6b\u022f- + \u2026 -", "\u00a6b\u014dr\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary bor + tungstic":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231535" }, "bornite":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a brittle metallic-looking mineral that consists of a sulfide of copper and iron and is a valuable copper ore":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-\u02ccn\u012bt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "These include azurite, malachite (both copper carbonate hydroxide minerals), chalcocite (a copper-sulfide), acanthite (a copper-silver sulfide), chalcopyrite and bornite . \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 4 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "German Bornit , from Ignaz von Born \u20201791 Austrian mineralogist":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1811, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000927" }, "Borodin":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Aleksandr Porfiryevich 1833\u20131887 Russian composer and chemist":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113n", "\u02ccb\u00e4r-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001825" }, "boreal":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or located in northern regions":[ "boreal waters" ], ": of, relating to, or comprising the northern biotic area characterized especially by dominance of coniferous forests":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There\u2019s something really fresh about the boreal forests on the coast. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 17 June 2022", "If fire suppression remains unchanged, wildfires in boreal North America are projected to release up to 11.93 gigatons of carbon dioxide by mid-century -- roughly equivalent to the annual emissions from 2.6 billion cars, Phillips said. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 27 Apr. 2022", "Of all the fires burning on Earth, none are more terrifying than the conflagrations that light the arid West, the Mediterranean, the eucalyptus forests of Australia, and the boreal woods of Siberia and the Canadian north. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022", "There are much bigger fires recorded just 50 or 60 miles north of St. Mary's, but those burned in boreal forests. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022", "There are much bigger fires recorded just 50 or 60 miles north of St. Mary\u2019s, but those burned in boreal forests. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022", "Visitors can pop into the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation to learn about birds and the boreal forest; there are also interpretive trails and family-friendly programming. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 5 May 2022", "Less attention, however, is paid to another forested region on our planet: the boreal forests in northern latitudes stretching across several regions of North America, Russia and Scandinavia. \u2014 Scientific American , 19 May 2022", "Birders flock to areas such as Wood Buffalo National Park in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories, which is part of the boreal forest and provides an important habitat for birds, including migratory forest songbirds. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 5 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English boriall , from Late Latin borealis , from Latin boreas north wind, north, from Greek, from Boreas":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013727" }, "boric oxide":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the trioxide B 2 O 3 of boron obtained usually as a transparent glassy solid by fusing boric acid":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020255" }, "borrowed light":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020721" }, "borough hall":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the chief administrative building of a borough":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "She is believed to have donated it along with other artworks for public view in borough hall in 1942. \u2014 USA TODAY , 11 Oct. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1938, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022557" }, "born-again":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or being a usually Christian person who has made a renewed or confirmed commitment of faith especially after an intense religious experience":[], ": having returned to or newly adopted an activity, a conviction, or a persona especially with a proselytizing zeal":[ "a born-again conservative" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8g\u0101n", "-\u02c8gin", "\u02c8b\u022frn-\u0259-\u02c8gen" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from the verse \"Except a man be born again , he cannot see the Kingdom of God\" John 3:3 (King James Version)":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030410" }, "borough-holder":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one holding property by burgage in certain Yorkshire boroughs in England":[], ": borsholder":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040054" }, "borning":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": birth sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from gerund of born entry 2":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042201" }, "borsholder":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the head person of a tithing":[], ": a parish officer in Great Britain corresponding to the petty constable":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022f(r)s\u02cch\u014dld\u0259(r)", "\u02c8b\u022f(r)\u02ccs\u014d-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "by folk etymology (influence of holder ) from earlier borsolder , from (assumed) Middle English borwes alder, borghes alder (whence Anglo-French borghesaldre ), from (assumed) Middle English borwes, borghes of a tithing (from Middle English borwes, borghes of a pledge, genitive of borwe, borgh pledge) + Middle English alder leader, chief, from Old English aldor, ealdor chief, parent, head of a family":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054041" }, "Boricua":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a native of Puerto Rico or a person of Puerto Rican descent":[ "Rita Moreno has been making headlines in the entertainment industry for over 70 years. 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Lynch, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022", "Decreasing the ability to borrow and resulting in less deal flow, rising rates are generally a net negative for the housing market as a whole. \u2014 Zain Jaffer, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "The ability of a relative unknown to borrow such massive amounts gave rise to speculation among Russia experts and Western officials about Kremlin connections. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022", "Russia\u2019s struggling economy President Biden then revealed plans to work with allies to deny Russia\u2019s ability to borrow from leading multinational institutions, adding to Russia\u2019s economic pain. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022", "Normally, Saffa said, the ability to borrow money improves in stages. \u2014 Byron Tate, Arkansas Online , 2 Feb. 2022", "The latest figures come as Congress is acting this week to increase the government\u2019s ability to borrow and is debating a roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate bill. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021", "Final passage of that legislation, coupled with looming votes on a sprawling defense policy bill and raising the limit on the nation\u2019s ability to borrow , could potentially place Ms. Murphy in the spotlight once again. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Dec. 2021", "Biden also needs to get Congress to move to temporarily fund the government and preserve its ability to borrow as the debt limit could be breached in December. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 30 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English borwen , from Old English borgian ; akin to Old English beorgan to preserve \u2014 more at bury":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075513" }, "Borgia":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Cesare 1475(or 1476)\u20131507 son of Rodrigo Borgia Italian cardinal and military leader":[], "Lucrezia 1480\u20131519 daughter of Rodrigo Borgia duchess of Ferrara":[], "Rodrigo \u2014 see Pope alexander vi":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-(\u02cc)j\u00e4", "-j\u0259", "-zh\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090142" }, "born too late":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": better suited for life in an earlier time period":[ "John prefers early jazz music over the modern stuff. 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101827" }, "borneol":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a crystalline cyclic alcohol C 10 H 17 OH that occurs in two enantiomeric forms, is found in essential oils, and is used especially in perfumery":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02cc\u014dl", "\u02c8b\u022fr-n\u0113-\u02cc\u022fl" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary, from Borneo , island of Indonesia":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1859, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102547" }, "Borna disease":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a virus disease of equines related to sleeping sickness that occurs as an acute infectious inflammation of the brain and spinal cord usually giving rise to violent trembling, unsteady gait, inability to swallow, great excitement and signs of pain, or to stupor":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frn\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of German Bornasche Krankheit , from Borna , Saxony, Germany, where the disease was especially prevalent in the 1890s":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115348" }, "borrow ditch":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a ditch dug along a roadway to furnish fill and provide drainage":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122743" }, "borscht circuit":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the theaters and nightclubs associated with the Jewish summer resorts in the Catskills":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from the popularity of borscht on menus of the resorts":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1936, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134828" }, "borofluoric acid":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": fluoboric acid":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6b\u022f- + \u2026 -", "\u00a6b\u014dr\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary bor- + fluoric":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141304" }, "Borgholm":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "seaport on the western coast of \u00d6land Island, southeastern Sweden":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022frg-\u02cch\u014dm", "\u02c8b\u022fr\u02b8-\u02cch\u022flm" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152056" }, "Borgesian":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or suggestive of Jorge Luis Borges or his writings":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "b\u022fr\u02c8h\u0101zh\u0113\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Jorge Luis Borges \u20201986 Argentine writer + English -an entry 2":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1965, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162744" }, "boroughmonger":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs in England":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170828" }, "Borneo camphor":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a camphor that occurs in masses in a tree ( Dryobalanops aromatica ) of the family Dipterocarpaceae and is used as an incense and in embalming; dextrorotatory borneol":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022f(r)n\u0113\u02cc\u014d-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171215" }, "Borges":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Jorge Luis 1899\u20131986 Argentine author":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-\u02cch\u0101s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175642" }, "born of necessity":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": established because it was necessary in some way":[ "Their relationship was born of necessity , but it has developed into a true and lasting friendship." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183407" }, "boroughreeve":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the chief municipal officer in certain unincorporated English municipalities before 1835":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200306" }, "boron carbide":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a refractory shiny black crystalline compound B 4 C that is one of the hardest known materials and is used especially in abrasives and as a structural reinforcing material":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The addition of silicon to boron carbide armor reduces the phase transformation by some 30 percent. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 29 Jan. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1891, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200945" }, "borofluoride":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": fluoborate":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\" +" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary bor- + fluoride":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204050" }, "Borneo tallow":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a hard brittle greenish fat obtained especially from nuts of trees of the genus Shorea growing in the Malay archipelago and used as a substitute for cocoa butter":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232512" }, "borracha":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several grades of crude Para rubber":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "b\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4sh\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Portuguese, literally, leather wine bottle, probably from Spanish, from borracho intoxicated":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234229" }, "boronia":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large genus of Australian aromatic shrubs (family Rutaceae) with highly scented red, purple, or white flowers":[], ": a plant of the genus Boronia":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "b\u0259\u02c8r\u014dn\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Francesco Borone 18th century Italian servant + New Latin -ia":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005053" }, "borax":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a white crystalline compound that consists of a hydrated sodium borate Na 2 B 4 O 7 \u00b710H 2 O, that occurs as a mineral or is prepared from other minerals, and that is used especially as a flux, cleansing agent, and water softener, as a preservative, and as a fireproofing agent":[], ": cheap shoddy merchandise":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022f(\u0259)r-", "\u02c8b\u014d(\u0259)r-\u02ccaks", "\u02c8b\u022fr-\u02ccaks", "-\u0259ks" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English boras , from Anglo-French boreis , from Medieval Latin borac-, borax , from Arabic b\u016braq , from Persian b\u016brah":"Noun", "origin unknown":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1932, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014209" }, "born out of":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": has occurred because of":[ "Church leaders assert that the recent unrest in the city is born out of years of neglect of the city's poor neighborhoods." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014229" }, "Borstal":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": reformatory":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8b\u022fr-st\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "She was sent to Borstal for stealing cars.", "He spent a year in a Borstal ." ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Borstal , English village where the first such institution was set up":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1907, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-043931" }, "borohydride":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccb\u022fr-\u014d-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u012bd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Currently, the options include lithium hydride, sodium borohydride , and an emerging class of ultraporous nanotech materials. \u2014 Peter Schwartz And Doug Randall, WIRED , 1 Apr. 2003" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1940, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050414" }, "Borrow":{ "type":[ "biographical name", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent":[ "borrow a book from the 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"espouse", "take on", "take up" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The twins often borrow each other's clothes.", "I'm borrowing a friend's car for the weekend.", "He borrowed the book from the library.", "Will you see if we can borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbors?", "She borrowed $20 from me.", "The speech was peppered with phrases borrowed from Winston Churchill.", "She borrowed the technique from local artisans.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Consumers could borrow easily to buy homes and cars. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022", "Decreasing the ability to borrow and resulting in less deal flow, rising rates are generally a net negative for the housing market as a whole. \u2014 Zain Jaffer, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "The ability of a relative unknown to borrow such massive amounts gave rise to speculation among Russia experts and Western officials about Kremlin connections. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022", "Russia\u2019s struggling economy President Biden then revealed plans to work with allies to deny Russia\u2019s ability to borrow from leading multinational institutions, adding to Russia\u2019s economic pain. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022", "Normally, Saffa said, the ability to borrow money improves in stages. \u2014 Byron Tate, Arkansas Online , 2 Feb. 2022", "The latest figures come as Congress is acting this week to increase the government\u2019s ability to borrow and is debating a roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate bill. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021", "Final passage of that legislation, coupled with looming votes on a sprawling defense policy bill and raising the limit on the nation\u2019s ability to borrow , could potentially place Ms. Murphy in the spotlight once again. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Dec. 2021", "Biden also needs to get Congress to move to temporarily fund the government and preserve its ability to borrow as the debt limit could be breached in December. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 30 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English borwen , from Old English borgian ; akin to Old English beorgan to preserve \u2014 more at bury":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050455" } }