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Plumb", "\u2014 often used as an intensive a royal pain" ], ": of, relating to, or being a part (such as a mast, sail, or yard) next above the topgallant":[], ": of, relating to, or subject to the crown":[ "the royal estates" ], ": requiring no exertion : easy":[ "there is no royal road to logic", "\u2014 Justus Buchler" ], ": suitable for royalty : magnificent":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "They received a royal welcome as they stepped off the plane.", "the school superintendent received a royal welcome", "Noun", "magazine stories about the private lives of royals", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The reception was due to be held on the royal yacht that is moored in Soenderborg, the town where the third stage ended. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022", "Wimbledon is white linen, polished gold, light cotton fineries, ascots and the Duke and Duchess of Kent in the royal box. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 4 July 2022", "The reception was due to be held on the royal yacht that is moored in Soenderborg, the town where the third stage ended. \u2014 Jan M. Olsen And Karl Ritter, USA TODAY , 3 July 2022", "Everard, 33, made global headlines last year when she was kidnapped in South London and later murdered by London police officer Wayne Couzens, prompting an outcry and vigils attended by lawmakers and royal family members. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 2 July 2022", "Princess Diana and Meghan Markle stepped into the royal spotlight at very different points in their lives. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022", "Last year British jeweler and royal warrant holder Asprey turned 240 and celebrated with the launch of its new Asprey Digital Studio. \u2014 Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes , 1 July 2022", "The Sun\u2019s source also revealed that Lilibet Diana got to meet her great-grandmother the queen on this visit, as well as some of her royal second cousins. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 30 June 2022", "The one on the left a detailed oil painting of the royal raccoon king. \u2014 Rachel Metz, CNN , 30 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Her Maj was spotted with a new hairstyle this week and royal -watchers went wild for it. \u2014 Max Foster, CNN , 24 June 2022", "Everyone is aware of the official royal Instagram accounts\u2014from Kate Middleton and Prince William's @dukeandduchessofcambridge to Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan's @queenrania. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 18 June 2022", "Kate and Prince William are in Scotland for a two-day royal tour, and the couple started their day at St. John\u2019s Primary School in Glasgow. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 12 May 2022", "The Monegasque royal family has a long and stylish reputation\u2014thanks in no small part to fashion icon Grace Kelly, who became Princess Grace of Monaco in 1956. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 11 June 2022", "Princess Diana's close friend Julia Samuel is opening up about her relationship with the late iconic royal . \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022", "The six-year-old Crown Prince of Bhutan, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, the youngest crown prince in the world, is already taking on public duties as a royal . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 8 June 2022", "The Queen has long been a fan of recycling outfits, with the Duchess of Cambridge often following suit during her 11 years as a royal . \u2014 Hayley Maitland, Vogue , 4 June 2022", "While presenting the Reina Letizia 202 awards at the Royal Board on Disability Council meeting, recipient Inmaculada Vivas Teson stepped up wearing the same black and white color block midi dress accented with a belt as the royal . \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English roial , from Anglo-French real, roial , from Latin regalis , from reg-, rex king; akin to Old Irish r\u012b (genitive r\u012bg ) king, Sanskrit r\u0101jan , Latin regere to rule \u2014 more at right":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022fi(-\u0259)l", "\u02c8r\u022fi-\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "kingly", "monarchal", "monarchial", "monarchical", "monarchic", "princely", "queenly", "regal" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110512", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "royal peculiar":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a church or parish within the jurisdiction of the British sovereign and exempt from that of the ordinary in whose territory it is situated":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1785, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125841", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "royal pendulum":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a clock pendulum long enough to beat seconds":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1694, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122556", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "royal pink":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a deep pink that is bluer, stronger, and slightly darker than average coral (see coral sense 3b ) and bluer and deeper than fiesta or begonia":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110327", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "royal poinciana":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a showy Madagascan tree ( Delonix regia synonym Poinciana regia ) widely planted for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Nestled between thick groves of sea grapes, beneath the shade of coconut palms and royal poinciana trees, this colonial estate is spread out alongside four miles of soft white sand and turquoise waters as far as the eye can see. \u2014 Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes , 7 June 2021", "Jacaranda and royal poinciana : Too much cold also can be an issue. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 17 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084724", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "royal purple":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a dark reddish purple":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "At the 2021 Oscars, H.E.R. turned heads in a royal purple outfit that was inspired by the legendary musician Prince. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 3 Apr. 2022", "The look was comprised of a royal purple embellished hooded cape bordered in embellished lyrics from her song over a matching halter jumpsuit with cutout waist panels and the same lyric motif on cuffs and collar. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 3 Apr. 2022", "Lively pulled out all the style stops for the occasion, wearing a royal purple Sergio Hudson suit and statement jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz and Brent Neale. \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022", "Gone are the near-neon orange squashes and royal purple beets from my late fall CSA. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Mar. 2022", "People who wore royal purple were wealthy and plugged into the trade networks around the Mediterranean. \u2014 Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Nov. 2021", "The color was none other than royal purple , the most expensive dye in the ancient world. \u2014 Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Nov. 2021", "Stone again wore a stunning Dolce & Gabbana dress, this time in a royal purple from Alta Moda, and shared images with Albert to her Instagram. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 29 Sep. 2021", "And now the Duchess of Cambridge is rocking a royal purple suit fit for, well, the future queen. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 29 Sep. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1605, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120713", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "royalty":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a payment to an author or composer for each copy of a work sold or to an inventor for each item sold under a patent":[], ": a person of royal rank":[ "how to address royalties", "\u2014 George Santayana" ], ": a right of jurisdiction granted to an individual or corporation by a sovereign":[], ": a right or perquisite of a sovereign (such as a percentage paid to the crown of gold or silver taken from mines)":[], ": a share of the product or profit reserved by the grantor especially of an oil or mining lease":[], ": an elite class":[], ": persons of royal lineage":[], ": regal character or bearing : nobility":[], ": royal status or power : sovereignty":[] }, "examples":[ "It was an honor and a privilege to dine with royalty .", "On our wedding day, we were treated like royalty .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "However, officials scaled back the amount of land offered for drilling and raised royalty rates charged to energy companies by 50%. \u2014 Matthew Daly, Chron , 20 May 2022", "However, officials scaled back the amount of land offered for drilling and raised royalty rates charged to energy companies by 50%. \u2014 Matthew Daly, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022", "However, officials scaled back the amount of land offered for drilling and raised royalty rates charged to energy companies by 50%. \u2014 Matthew Daly, ajc , 19 May 2022", "However, the administration scaled back the amount of land originally on offer and raised royalty rates 50% from 12.5% to 18.75%. \u2014 Janet Mcconnaughey, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022", "Indeed, music as an asset is among the messiest, due to archaic laws governing royalty rates. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022", "Snoop\u2019s comments echo a common critique of the low royalty rates paid out by DSPs like Spotify and Apple Music (notably, the Death Row catalog is still available on Tidal). \u2014 Chris Eggertsen, Billboard , 18 Apr. 2022", "The report noted one estimate that the government had lost up to $12.4 billion in revenue from drilling on federal lands from 2010 through 2019 because royalty rates have been frozen for a century. \u2014 Coral Davenport, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022", "Mechanical royalty rates set in Washington haven\u2019t historically kept pace with changes in consumer prices, according to George Howard, associate professor of management at Berklee College of Music. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English roialte , from Anglo-French realt\u00e9, roialt\u00e9 , from real":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022fi(-\u0259)l-t\u0113", "\u02c8r\u022fi-\u0259l-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "augustness", "kingliness", "majesty", "stateliness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124710", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "royal walnut":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": english walnut":[], ": a hybrid between two black walnuts ( Juglans nigra and J. californica )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143629" }, "royal palm":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Native to the Philippines and Malaysia, this attractive palm, also called Manila or dwarf royal palm , actually gets its name from the bright red fruits that appear on mature trees, usually in late December. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 25 Aug. 2021", "And vast plantings of mangrove, salt-resistant grass and shrubs, seagrape trees, and old growth royal palms , travelers palms, and coconut palms have made the island not just green, but increasingly resistant to natural erosion. \u2014 Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2020", "The birds have also been found nesting in cavities of totai and royal palms which, in Bolivia, are often clustered on elevated terrain formed from prehistoric human existence in the lowland region. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Feb. 2020", "Its designers, Ali Daniel Flores and Victor Olmos, conceived their royal palm straw creation as a tribute to the sombrero \u2014 regarded as an embarrassment by today\u2019s youth of Mexico \u2014 and to help restore local straw-weaving traditions. \u2014 Linda Dyett, The Seattle Times , 16 Aug. 2018", "He and his assistant, Spencer, planted most of the trees on the property: Dade County pines, royal palms , coconut palms. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 26 Aug. 2019", "On Sunday evenings, after Meghan had spent the weekend with her father, the burly, bearded Thomas would drop her back at her mother\u2019s, a second-story home on a wide street lined with stately royal palms in the diverse Miracle Mile neighborhood. \u2014 Leslie Carroll, Vanities , 24 Apr. 2018", "Although none of the foreigners lolling beneath the banyan trees and royal palms recognize him, a ripple of excitement passes through the Cubans, who nudge each other, smile and stare. \u2014 N\u00e9stor Mart\u00ed, Smithsonian , 18 Apr. 2018", "Despite its petite size, the spa has an awesome array of treatments, while the sprawling pool is framed by royal palms , rocky outcrops, and snowcapped peaks. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 19 Jan. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1769, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144944" }, "royal python":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": ball python":[], ": reticulated python":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1861, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180159" }, "Royal Tunbridge Wells":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "town that developed around a medicinal spring in Kent, southeastern England population 58,000":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8t\u0259n-brij" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193218" }, "royal red":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": vermilionette":[], ": vermilion or a color resembling it":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1890, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222927" }, "royal agaric":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a widely distributed edible mushroom ( Amanita caesarea ) resembling the poisonous fly agaric and having a smooth deep orange pileus, yellow gills, a large membranaceous annulus, and a white volva":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223546" }, "royal antelope":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a tiny western African antelope ( Neotragus pygmaeus ) that is one of the smallest of ruminants standing only 12 inches high at the shoulder and has in the male short spikelike horns and bright russet above and white below":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1771, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235526" }, "Royal Oak":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 57,236":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002254" }, "royal moth":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various large handsome moths (as the regal moth and imperial moth) of Citheronia and related genera":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1840, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014546" }, "royal fern":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a common and widely distributed fern ( Osmunda regalis ) with large bipinnate fronds bearing the panicled globose sporangia at their summit":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1781, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033529" }, "royal rock snake":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": ball python sense 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040937" }, "royal tern":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large tern ( Thalasseus maximus ) of the southern U.S. and farther southward that is white with a black crown and crest and pearl-gray mantle":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1858, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043833" }, "royal fish":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": marine animals (as whale, sturgeon or porpoises) of superior excellence that belong to the crown when cast ashore or caught in territorial waters":[], ": whales of such large size as to entitle the sovereign to claim them":[], ": salmon in the sea and mussels and oysters that can be lawfully taken in public or private rivers only by license of the crown although the latter do not belong officially to the crown":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1576, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094359" }, "royal marriage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the king and queen of trumps in a card game (as pinochle or bezique)":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104607" }, "royal we":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143944" }, "royal scarlet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": red mercury iodide HgI 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162606" }, "royal tennis":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": court tennis":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1886, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175036" }, "royal eagle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": golden eagle":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185613" }, "royal antler":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the third tine above the base of a stag's antler":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1728, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193429" }, "royal fizz":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a fizz made from lemon juice, gin, a whole egg, and sugar":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205253" }, "royal jelly":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a highly nutritious secretion of the pharyngeal glands of the honeybee that is fed to the very young larvae in a colony and to all queen larvae":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This cream includes only six healing ingredients: royal jelly , bee pollen, beeswax, honey, bee propolis, and olive oil. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022", "Kate Hudson's favorite hydrator is chock full of moisture-boosting and reparative ingredients like olive oil, bee propolis and royal jelly to provide immediate soothing relief to dry and chapped skin. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021", "Larvae fed a diet of rich royal jelly develop into queens, whereas larvae that eat a less refined diet of \u2018beebread\u2019 and pollen develop into worker bees. \u2014 Chao Yan, Scientific American , 17 June 2020", "The team suggests that supplementing royal jelly with plant miRNAs from pollen is one factor that prevents larvae from becoming a queen. \u2014 Chao Yan, Scientific American , 17 June 2020", "One of Guerlain\u2019s top-selling products is the Abeille Royale range of skin products created with royal jelly from bees which is believed to have significant healing and anti-aging properties. \u2014 Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes , 19 May 2021", "All told, these findings suggest that nurse bees are indeed, via their royal jelly , passing antigens on to the queen for inoculation into her eggs. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Mar. 2021", "Citing medical study support, Ross also recommends probiotics, chasteberry, royal jelly , passion flower extract, and calcium as other helpful ways to treat some of the common symptoms of PMS. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 20 Feb. 2021", "Cooks occasionally clamber up the trailer to stoke the smoker\u2019s fires; bees feeding their queen royal jelly . \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 7 Jan. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1806, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221638" }, "royal standard":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230722" }, "royal flush":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a straight flush having an ace as the highest card \u2014 see poker illustration":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "If a royal flush is played during the 2021 World Series of Poker (which goes until November 23), the Ace will be free for one hour after the hand is played. \u2014 Anthony Karcz, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021", "According to Genius, a royal flush is the rarest and strongest hand possible in a game of Poker. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 21 May 2021", "The Dolphins drew a royal flush with this No. 3 pick. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Mar. 2021", "Well, the young Vikings cornerback drew what amounted to a royal flush early in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Cowboys at U.S. Bank Stadium. \u2014 Star Tribune , 22 Nov. 2020", "Tucker Carlson drew the television equivalent of a royal flush on the week before Labor Day. \u2014 David Bauder, Star Tribune , 9 Sep. 2020", "Paddlepicker: Neither the sword nor the shield can protect the King from the royal flush . \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 24 Feb. 2020", "To put this in perspective, the probability of getting a royal flush in poker is dozens of times as great, at 1 in 649,740, and the probability of an amateur hitting a hole-in-one in golf is hundreds of times as great, at 1 in 12,000. \u2014 Jim Prevor, WSJ , 29 Nov. 2018", "Call it a royal flush : Prince Charles has sent a reported claim about himself down the toilet. \u2014 Zoe Szathmary, Fox News , 5 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1868, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235732" }, "royal spade":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a spade trump in royal auction bridge when every trick over six taken by the successful bidder scores 9":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003609" }, "royalize":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make royal":[ "to royalize his blood I spilled my own", "\u2014 Shakespeare" ], ": to assume royal power":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1589, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004843" } }