{ "UTC":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "Coordinated Universal Time":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073037", "type":[ "abbreviation" ] }, "Ute":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a member of an American Indian people originally ranging through Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico":[], ": the Uto-Aztecan language of the Ute people":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "short for earlier Utah, Utaw , from American Spanish Yuta":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u00fct" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231749", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Utman Khel":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a member of the Utman Khel":[], ": an independent Pashtun people in the country southwest of the junction of the Swat and the Panjkora":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8u\u0307tm\u0259n\u02c8k\u0101(\u0259)l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042045", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Uto-Aztecan":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a family of American Indian languages spoken by peoples from the U.S. Great Basin south to Central America":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1891, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Ute + -o- + Aztec":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccy\u00fc-t\u014d-\u02c8az-\u02ccte-k\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005037", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "ut dict":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "as directed":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin ut dictum":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035403", "type":[ "abbreviation" ] }, "ut infra":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": as (shown or described) below":[ "\u2014 used in texts to refer to a subsequent discussion or illustration" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "u\u0307t-\u02c8in-fr\u00e4" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083722", "type":[ "Latin phrase" ] }, "utahlite":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": variscite":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "from Utah , state + -lite":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u022f\u02ccl\u012bt", "-\u00e4\u02cc-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120301", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utas":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the octave of a church feast":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, contraction of utaves , from Middle French huitaves , plural of huitave octave, from Medieval Latin octava":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u00fc\u02cctas" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093652", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utensil":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a useful tool or implement":[], ": an implement, instrument, or vessel used in a household and especially a kitchen":[] }, "examples":[ "participants in the class must supply their own writing utensils", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In one extreme case, a six-year-old was sentenced to forty-five days in a reform school for bringing a Cub Scouts camping utensil , which included a knife, to school. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022", "Her principal utensil is a knife, but in a sense, Melanie Kehoss also uses a trowel. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022", "The skillet makes for the ideal utensil to cook meats or vegetables. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 24 Apr. 2022", "The search for the single perfect utensil is more than a century old. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012", "No plans to sell the chopstick device or any utensil using the technology have been shared. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022", "Every plate, every utensil , every item of cutlery has been carefully studied and sourced by the chef to help harness his exact intention with each course. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022", "There's a 20-piece flatware set that's marked down from $20 to $10, which comes out to just 50 cents per utensil . \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 1 Sep. 2021", "Once the oil has absorbed, buff the utensil with a cloth before using, or apply a second coat for an extra-shiny finish if desired. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, vessels for domestic use, from Middle French utensile , from Latin utensilia , from neuter plural of utensilis useful, from uti to use":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u00fc-\u02ccten(t)-", "yu\u0307-\u02c8ten-s\u0259l", "yu\u0307-\u02c8ten(t)-s\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for utensil implement , tool , instrument , appliance , utensil mean a relatively simple device for performing work. implement may apply to anything necessary to perform a task. crude stone implements farm implements tool suggests an implement adapted to facilitate a definite kind or stage of work and suggests the need of skill more strongly than implement . a carpenter's tools instrument suggests a device capable of delicate or precise work. the dentist's instruments appliance refers to a tool or instrument utilizing a power source and suggests portability or temporary attachment. household appliances utensil applies to a device used in domestic work or some routine unskilled activity. kitchen utensils", "synonyms":[ "device", "implement", "instrument", "tool" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234409", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "uter-":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": uterine and":[ "utero abdominal", "utero ovarian", "utero vaginal" ], ": uterus":[ "uter algia", "uter ectomy", "utero cele", "utero logy" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin uterus":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223059", "type":[ "combining form" ] }, "uterine":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": born of the same mother but by a different father":[ "uterine brothers" ], ": of, relating to, or affecting the uterus":[ "uterine cancer", "the uterine lining" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Some people have conditions including endometriosis or uterine fibroids that exacerbate pain, while others suffer from very heavy menstrual bleeding \u2014 all of which can make working difficult. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Washington Post , 25 May 2022", "The most pronounced effect, Brawley noted, was in uterine cancers, which are more closely linked to obesity. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 8 June 2022", "The voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was given a hysterectomy without her consent in 1961 when undergoing removal of a uterine tumor by a white physician. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "Copper IUDs release copper ions into the uterine cavity, which are toxic to sperm. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022", "This causes the uterine lining to stop thickening and to break down, detaching the embryo.. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 12 May 2022", "Obesity can also contribute to increases in hormones like estrogen, which have been linked to higher risks of breast and uterine cancer in women. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 3 June 2022", "Girls who get their periods earlier may also be at a higher risk of developing breast or uterine cancer in adulthood. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022", "Deaths from liver cancer among older Black men and women increased, and uterine cancer increased 2.9% on average every year among middle-aged adult women, the analysis found. \u2014 Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Late Latin uterinus , from Latin uterus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-r\u0259n", "\u02c8y\u00fct-\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bn", "\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100814", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "uterus":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a muscular organ of the female mammal for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development prior to birth":[], ": a structure in some lower animals analogous to the uterus in which eggs or young develop":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Misoprostol causes contractions in the uterus , and patients experience bleeding, cramping and passing blood clots that resemble a heavy period, and then the pregnancy tissue is expelled. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022", "Or the nurse who performed an ultrasound couldn\u2019t find a pregnancy in the uterus , raising the possibility of an implantation in the fallopian tube or elsewhere. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022", "These chemicals cause the blood vessels and muscles in the uterus to contract. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 May 2022", "Since helping Keyworth and her daughter, Dr. Stephen Fenton, the director of the Utah Fetal Center, said his team has done this surgery two more times to repair spina bifida on a fetus while still in the uterus . \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022", "To give you a sense of this: The cost of Intrauterine insemination, placing sperm in a uterus , ranges between \u00a31500 - \u00a33000 per round. \u2014 Jamie Wareham, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022", "Some also believe that the uterine muscle exertion of an orgasm can help address fibroids (noncancerous growths in the uterus ), which is why they are sometimes recommended in cases like mine. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue , 14 Feb. 2022", "Embryos that survive to the blastocyst stage stand a good chance of implantation once placed in the uterus . \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 30 Nov. 2021", "Underwood is currently back in her district recovering from surgery last week to remove uterine fibroids, noncancerous growths in the uterus . \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 18 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin, belly, womb; probably akin to Greek hoderos belly, Sanskrit udara":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-r\u0259s", "\u02c8y\u00fct-\u0259-r\u0259s", "\u02c8y\u00fc-tr\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181234", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utfangthief":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": outfangthief":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Old English \u016btfangeneth\u0113of":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043720", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utilitarian":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an advocate or adherent of utilitarianism":[], ": exhibiting or preferring mere utility":[ "spare utilitarian furnishings" ], ": marked by utilitarian views or practices":[], ": of or relating to or advocating utilitarianism":[], ": of, relating to, or aiming at utility":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Clearly, for a utilitarian like me, the benefits greatly outweigh the costs. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Dec. 2020", "Then there are utilitarians \u2014 the greatest good, for the greatest number overall. \u2014 Jim Beckerman, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2019", "Consequentialists\u2014including utilitarians , the most famous kind\u2014are concerned with the outcomes and consequences of actions first and foremost. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 30 Mar. 2018", "Besides, as long as these readers really are utilitarians and not Kantians, there\u2019s nothing to stop them from quietly resubscribing in a month or two. \u2014 Will Oremus, Slate Magazine , 1 May 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The Mach 1's looks like a Mustang interior: old-fashioned at this point and utilitarian . \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022", "The Ayya t1 has a utilitarian aesthetic that resembles affordable models from Nokia\u2019s recent lineup. \u2014 PCMAG , 15 Mar. 2022", "And the idea of something as utilitarian and gruff as a plunger wanting to be something that is purely for aesthetic purposes, there was something very moving to me about that. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022", "Carpet softened that hard, industrial and utilitarian conformity. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022", "With that in mind, perhaps her latest look is actually super utilitarian ? \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 2 June 2022", "But despite the chatter surrounding this utilitarian accessory detail, there\u2019s something to be said about a good old-fashioned handbag carried with\u2014drumroll\u2014your hands. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 1 May 2022", "Lotus cars used to be a touch utilitarian inside, which was part of its charms, but something that\u2019s been evolving lately as customers have come to expect more interior comfort, connectivity and refinement. \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 7 July 2021", "One of my other favorite cookware brands is USA Pan, which makes very utilitarian , no-frills nonstick bakeware that\u2019s reliable and encourages excellent browning on baked goods. \u2014 Erin Jeanne Mcdowell, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "circa 1780, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)y\u00fc-\u02ccti-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051624", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "utilitarianism":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": utilitarian character, spirit, or quality":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But the utilitarianism of the silhouette is the point here. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022", "But there are plenty of variations on the trolley problem that suggest there's more than pure utilitarianism involved in the decision-making. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022", "By denying individual dignity and freedom, communism leaves no basis for moral judgment other than a brutal utilitarianism . \u2014 Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022", "His thinking can be traced to the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham, the Enlightenment-era English legal philosopher and reformer. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022", "Chapters focus on major theories, such as utilitarianism , Kant\u2019s ethics of duty, Aristotle\u2019s virtue ethics and Sartre\u2019s existentialism. \u2014 Julian Baggini, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022", "If the pandemic has caused any single identifiable outcome for fashion, it\u2019s that utilitarianism has been replaced with a spirit of experimentation. \u2014 Isabel Slone, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Nov. 2021", "These women took artistic license to write their own beauty narrative, one that refused to be boxed in by the utilitarianism of blue-collar work. \u2014 Charles Harbison, The Atlantic , 16 Sep. 2021", "There is just too little daylight now between secular utilitarianism and liberal Catholicism in its political and partisan form. \u2014 Ross Douthat New York Times, Star Tribune , 24 June 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)y\u00fc-\u02ccti-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003236", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utility":{ "antonyms":[ "uselessness", "worthlessness" ], "definitions":{ ": a program or routine designed to perform or facilitate especially routine operations (such as copying files or editing text) on a computer":[], ": a service (such as light, power, or water) provided by a public utility":[], ": being of a usable but inferior grade":[ "utility beef" ], ": capable of serving as a substitute in various roles or positions":[ "a utility infielder" ], ": designed or adapted for general use":[ "a utility tool" ], ": equipment or a piece of equipment to provide such service or a comparable service":[], ": fitness for some purpose or worth to some end":[], ": kept to provide a useful product or service rather than for show or as a pet":[ "utility livestock", "a utility dog" ], ": of or relating to a utility":[ "a utility company" ], ": public utility":[], ": serving primarily for utility rather than beauty : utilitarian":[], ": something useful or designed for use":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "a plan without much practical utility", "Notify the utility if there's an outage.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "These alternative data sets are amassed from various non-conventional origins, such as utility bill payments, metadata from mobile devices, social media, web and app usage and many other different types of interactions. \u2014 Michel Kilzi, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "Nearly a quarter of a million customers of the local utility , AEP Ohio, were without power Tuesday night, including many in the Columbus area, according to the company\u2019s website. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 19 June 2022", "That the pumpkin toadlet has shrunk some of its anatomy out of the realm of utility makes a weird sort of sense. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022", "The top official handling cybersecurity at the L.A.'s Department of Water and Power was sentenced to four years in prison for lying to investigators in the corruption probe of the utility \u2019s billing woes. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022", "The program's goal is to assist with electric utility bills or the purchase of an air conditioning unit or a fan. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022", "To conserve water and save on their utility bills, the Murphys opted to replace their grass lawn at their old home in Sandy with a small vertical farm. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022", "This can include a driver\u2019s license or recent utility bill. \u2014 Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022", "Residents will be required to show a valid ID and recent Cleveland Heights utility bill to drop off items. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Vistra, the largest independent, non- utility company, announced closures by 2027 of all seven of its coal-burning plants in the mid-western states. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021", "Now here\u2019s something handy\u2014a multi- utility install program. \u2014 PCMAG , 24 Mar. 2022", "Vistra, the largest independent, non- utility company, announced closures by 2027 of all seven of its coal-burning plants in the mid-western states. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021", "Vistra, the largest independent, non- utility company, announced closures by 2027 of all seven of its coal-burning plants in the mid-western states. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 13 Nov. 2021", "His super- utility role allowed Roberts to deploy unique lineups. \u2014 Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY , 25 Oct. 2021", "But the Clean Electricity Performance Program does not cover another category of power company, called non- utility generators. \u2014 Felix Mormann, The Conversation , 30 Sep. 2021", "With Adames taking over at short, Urias will move into a super- utility role for the remainder of the season and get most of his starts in a platoon with Travis Shaw at third base but the team still has high hopes for Urias, 23, in the future. \u2014 Andrew Wagner, Forbes , 1 June 2021", "Boston added a pair of super- utility players in Kik\u00e9 Hernandez and former Twin Marwin Gonzalez in the offseason. \u2014 Phil Miller, Star Tribune , 11 Apr. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English utilite , from Anglo-French utilit\u00e9 , from Latin utilitat, utilitas , from utilis useful, from uti to use":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "yu\u0307-\u02c8ti-l\u0259-t\u0113", "y\u00fc-\u02c8ti-l\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "account", "avail", "mileage", "service", "serviceability", "serviceableness", "use", "usefulness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080509", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "utility knife":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In terms of tools and gear, the kit features one for gas and water shutoff, a combo flashlight radio, a utility knife , and a pry bar. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2022", "Place the tile on a cutting board and trim that edge, using a ruler and utility knife with a new blade. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022", "To remove the zip ties, use strong scissors or a utility knife . \u2014 Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics , 14 Oct. 2021", "As for tools, there's a utility knife , axe, wire saw, and a multitool, along with a travel-size first-aid kit and playing cards to keep you occupied until help arrives. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2022", "Once the backsplash is grouted, use a utility knife to pick out any grout that has made its way into the joint between the countertop and the backsplash and in corners where walls meet. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022", "The other player listed as an outfielder is the team\u2019s ultimate utility knife , Jurickson Profar. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022", "This set includes a chef\u2019s knife, bread knife, utility knife , boning knife, paring knife, and honing rod in a modern glass cylinder knife block. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022", "Use a utility knife to cut the top and backer veneers to match the blanks. \u2014 Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics , 7 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1946, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010349", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utility man":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a kitchen helper or busboy on a ship":[], ": a man available for service in various positions: such as":[], ": a member of a baseball team who plays various positions in the absence of regular players":[], ": an actor who performs minor parts and does odd jobs in a theater":[], ": jumper sense 1f":[], ": one (as a handyman, houseman, or man-of-all-work) who is available for a variety of jobs":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074803", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utility pole":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113705", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utility principle":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": greatest happiness principle":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140606", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utility room":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a room in a home where equipment (such as furnaces and water heaters) or large appliances (such as washing machines) are kept":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190610", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utility token":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a digital token of cryptocurrency that is issued in order to fund development of the cryptocurrency and that can be later used to purchase a good or service offered by the issuer of the cryptocurrency":[ "sold utility tokens as a method of fundraising for the start-up" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "2016, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215241", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utility%20token":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a digital token of cryptocurrency that is issued in order to fund development of the cryptocurrency and that can be later used to purchase a good or service offered by the issuer of the cryptocurrency":[ "sold utility tokens as a method of fundraising for the start-up" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "2016, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195713", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utilizable":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to make use of : turn to practical use or account":[ "I'm a great person for utilizing waste power", "\u2014 Robert Frost" ] }, "examples":[ "Many of the library's resources are not utilized by townspeople.", "we must utilize all the tools at our disposal", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Snowflake, now in its 10th year, is furthering that simplicity in the data cloud with app development frameworks, security features and a host of other new products, all designed to help companies better utilize their vast troves of data. \u2014 Forbes Innovation Team, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "Tucker had the option to pick up his $7.35 million option for next season, or utilize his non-Bird rights to earn $8.4 million for 2022-23 by opting out and then returning. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 21 June 2022", "The cafe only offers five seats indoors, but will utilize outdoor seating and make space for 16 people outside on Jay Avenue, Florio said. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 17 June 2022", "That\u2019s because not all phones utilize an IR camera. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 June 2022", "The utility will contract with Burns & McDonnell and utilize craft labor from several local union halls. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022", "Through the theme park's commitment to becoming more environmentally friendly, the trams are being given an upgrade and will soon utilize all electric vehicles. \u2014 Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022", "Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told delegates Sunday at the Shangri-La Dialogue that China has made progress in developing a nuclear arsenal but would only utilize the new weapons for self-defense measures. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 12 June 2022", "More sustainable products should minimize the use of harmful products, utilize renewable resources, and be biodegradable where possible. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 6 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1807, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French utiliser , from utile":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for utilize use , employ , utilize mean to put into service especially to attain an end. use implies availing oneself of something as a means or instrument to an end. willing to use any means to achieve her ends employ suggests the use of a person or thing that is available but idle, inactive, or disengaged. looking for better ways to employ their skills utilize may suggest the discovery of a new, profitable, or practical use for something. an old wooden bucket utilized as a planter", "synonyms":[ "apply", "employ", "exercise", "exploit", "harness", "operate", "use" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175644", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "utilization coefficient":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the fraction of the total luminous flux from the lighting equipment of a room or office that falls upon areas (as desks or tables) where it is actually utilized":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191233", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utilization factor":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the ratio of the maximum demand on a generator or generating station to the capacity of the generators":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171958", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utilization review":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a critical evaluation (as by a physician or nurse) of health-care services provided to patients that is made especially for the purpose of controlling costs and monitoring quality of care":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "As a result of that effort, BSWHealth has reduced FTEs in the utilization review department by over 20% while reducing payer denials by the same percentage. \u2014 Tom Davenport, Forbes , 14 June 2021", "In areas like utilization review , new technology reads medical record documentation in real time and predicts whether a patient should be in inpatient or observation status, ensuring compliance with regulatory and payer requirements. \u2014 Tom Davenport, Forbes , 14 June 2021", "Just months before Jennifer\u2019s ordeal, the same utilization review company denied a New Hampshire woman an MRI. \u2014 Steve Cohen, STAT , 14 Mar. 2021", "The rejection came from a UConn Correctional Manged Healthcare panel known as the utilization review committee, or URC, which must approve a wide range of diagnostic tests and preventative treatments before they can be performed. \u2014 Josh Kovner, courant.com , 2 Feb. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1972, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccy\u00fct-\u1d4al-\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n-ri-\u02c8vy\u00fc" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113924", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utilize":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to make use of : turn to practical use or account":[ "I'm a great person for utilizing waste power", "\u2014 Robert Frost" ] }, "examples":[ "Many of the library's resources are not utilized by townspeople.", "we must utilize all the tools at our disposal", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Snowflake, now in its 10th year, is furthering that simplicity in the data cloud with app development frameworks, security features and a host of other new products, all designed to help companies better utilize their vast troves of data. \u2014 Forbes Innovation Team, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "Tucker had the option to pick up his $7.35 million option for next season, or utilize his non-Bird rights to earn $8.4 million for 2022-23 by opting out and then returning. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 21 June 2022", "The cafe only offers five seats indoors, but will utilize outdoor seating and make space for 16 people outside on Jay Avenue, Florio said. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 17 June 2022", "That\u2019s because not all phones utilize an IR camera. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 June 2022", "The utility will contract with Burns & McDonnell and utilize craft labor from several local union halls. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022", "Through the theme park's commitment to becoming more environmentally friendly, the trams are being given an upgrade and will soon utilize all electric vehicles. \u2014 Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022", "Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told delegates Sunday at the Shangri-La Dialogue that China has made progress in developing a nuclear arsenal but would only utilize the new weapons for self-defense measures. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 12 June 2022", "More sustainable products should minimize the use of harmful products, utilize renewable resources, and be biodegradable where possible. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 6 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1807, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French utiliser , from utile":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for utilize use , employ , utilize mean to put into service especially to attain an end. use implies availing oneself of something as a means or instrument to an end. willing to use any means to achieve her ends employ suggests the use of a person or thing that is available but idle, inactive, or disengaged. looking for better ways to employ their skills utilize may suggest the discovery of a new, profitable, or practical use for something. an old wooden bucket utilized as a planter", "synonyms":[ "apply", "employ", "exercise", "exploit", "harness", "operate", "use" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063939", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "utmost":{ "antonyms":[ "inmost", "innermost", "nearest" ], "definitions":{ ": of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or amount":[ "a matter of utmost concern" ], ": situated at the farthest or most distant point : extreme":[ "the utmost point of the earth", "\u2014 John Hunt" ], ": the highest, greatest, or best of one's abilities, powers, and resources":[ "will do our utmost to help" ], ": the most possible : the extreme limit : the highest attainable point or degree":[ "the utmost in reliability" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "supreme power that extended to the utmost points of the empire", "inhabitants of the war-ravaged region are experiencing the utmost misery imaginable", "Noun", "This new system represents the utmost in modern technology.", "It's designed to provide the utmost in comfort.", "We had to push ourselves to the utmost to finish the job in time.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The energy of the stadium seemed nothing less than invigorating, yet Carter was clearly unbothered by the crowd when letting her dad know that her hair was of utmost importance. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 14 June 2022", "Producer Poehler has the utmost respect for the love and attention Lyonne has shown the series. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 1 June 2022", "According to the brand, stabilization and efficacy were of the utmost importance in the development of this formula, which was created by a cosmetic chemist. \u2014 Danusia Wnek, Good Housekeeping , 28 May 2022", "The trio behind Player 2 have the utmost respect for the rules governing the game and would never play as fast and loose in a tournament setting. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 27 May 2022", "And doing it on Indy 500 Sunday is our way, on an international stage, to set an example for others that being thankful for those sacrifices is of the utmost importance. \u2014 J. Douglas Boles, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022", "Dear @TheAcademy -- with the utmost respect, this is a dumb and disrespectful move. \u2014 Thomas Hornberger, CBS News , 24 Feb. 2022", "Considerations like these are of the utmost important to legions of disabled people, yet finding said information consolidated in one place isn\u2019t always easy. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "Celino urged the public to be vigilant and to exercise the utmost caution when having a camp fire or running equipment. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Marking the war anniversary in Seoul, Yoon pledged to do his utmost to protect freedom and peace. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 26 June 2022", "Speaking by video link to the World Economic Forum, Mr. Zelensky called for sanctions to be pushed to the utmost , for Russia be cut off from international networks and for foreign businesses to halt operations in Russia. \u2014 Anton Troianovski, New York Times , 23 May 2022", "That's not too surprising, as working out at home doesn't cost much, if anything, and offers the utmost in convenience. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021", "With an eye to this November\u2019s elections, Paul Spink\u2014like many union leaders in Wisconsin\u2014plans to do his utmost this year to salvage what\u2019s left of democracy in his state. \u2014 Steven Greenhouse, The New Republic , 6 May 2022", "Instead, state media has been dominated by scenes of emergency crews rushing to the scene and orders from China\u2019s leader, Xi Jinping, to officials to do their utmost to find survivors. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022", "Republicans, meanwhile, are doing their absolute utmost to increase greenhouse gas emissions and make everything worse. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021", "At a regular news briefing last week, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that China had always done its utmost to provide help for Sri Lanka\u2019s economic and social development and would continue to do so in the future. \u2014 Philip Wen, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022", "Led by founder Lynn Easton, Easton Events only plans about 14 weddings per year, providing its clients with the utmost in personalized service, from engagement notifications through to the final thank-you. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, alteration of utmest , from Old English \u016btmest , superlative adjective, from \u016bt out, adverb \u2014 more at out entry 1":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u0259t-\u02ccm\u014dst", "especially Southern -m\u0259st" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "extreme", "farthermost", "farthest", "furthermost", "furthest", "outermost", "outmost", "remotest", "ultimate" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055440", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "utopia":{ "antonyms":[ "anti-utopia", "dystopia", "hell" ], "definitions":{ ": a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions":[], ": an imaginary and indefinitely remote place":[], ": an impractical scheme for social improvement":[] }, "examples":[ "The town's founders wanted to create a Christian utopia .", "It's a nice place to live, but it's no Utopia .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Having one in a lifetime is a blessing, having two is a utopia that only happens when all things converge precisely at the right time. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022", "Ukraine was never a utopia for gays and transgender people, but activists there say things have improved over the years. \u2014 David Toledo, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022", "Woodrow Wilson High School was not, and is not, a utopia . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022", "One of the most prominent architecture firms in the world is designing a new metaverse -- a virtual city that hopes to be a libertarian utopia . \u2014 CNN , 22 Mar. 2022", "Once created to be a utopia for its citizens, the deep-sea metropolis fell into chaos after the discovery of ADAM, a gene-altering substance used to create serums that could give humans superhuman abilities. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022", "In his telling, before the trauma of a disastrous war and the insult of occupation, southern life had been something close to a biracial utopia . \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022", "The utopia of Dickens\u2019s fiction, also impossibly outdated today, maybe even outdated in 1850, is the domestic idyll. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022", "In Ice Trilogy, Sorokin took sci-fi\u2014a genre the Soviets used to depict Communism as a technologically advanced utopia \u2014and told the story of a violent mystical cult that blends in seamlessly with the secret police. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Utopia , imaginary and ideal country in Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More, from Greek ou not, no + topos place":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "yu\u0307-\u02c8t\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "Camelot", "Cockaigne", "Eden", "Elysium", "empyrean", "fantasyland", "heaven", "lotusland", "never-never land", "New Jerusalem", "nirvana", "paradise", "promised land", "Shangri-la", "Zion", "Sion" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100853", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utopian":{ "antonyms":[ "Don Quixote", "dreamer", "fantast", "idealist", "idealizer", "ideologue", "idealogue", "romantic", "romanticist", "visionary" ], "definitions":{ ": believing in, advocating, or having the characteristics of utopian socialism":[ "utopian doctrines", "utopian novels" ], ": impossibly ideal : visionary":[ "recognised the utopian nature of his hopes", "\u2014 C. S. Kilby" ], ": one who believes in the perfectibility of human society":[], ": one who proposes or advocates utopian schemes":[], ": proposing or advocating impractically ideal social and political schemes":[ "utopian idealists" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "a plan to revitalize the city's decaying downtown that proved to be overly ambitious and utopian", "Noun", "in the 19th century utopians founded a number of short-lived socialist communities", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "That language puts a Zuckerbergian techno- utopian polish on a change Meta is making out of pure competitive necessity. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022", "Fifteen minutes after the last World War Joy show ended on Dec. 6, 2019, in Vancouver, The Chainsmokers sat down with Alpert in that unremarkable green room to discuss their next move, presenting a quasi- utopian vision. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 6 May 2022", "Wilde directs the thriller which, according to The Hollywood Reporter, centers on a 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community who begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022", "The Nakagin capsules suggest a kind of utopian urban life style. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022", "Over the centuries, rural New York state has played host to utopian groups seeking out new, radically communal ways of life. \u2014 Ben Sandman, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022", "The ad may be set on a future farm and designed to peddle dairy products, but its pastoral setting and utopian veneer riff on the pitches of many companies seeking to present a change to workplace scenery as an upgrade in quality of life. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2022", "His company, Mandala, markets a utopian /dystopian product known as Own Your Unconscious, a cube that lets a user upload his or her memories, tap into the memories of others who\u2019ve uploaded theirs and watch them all like movies. \u2014 Jennifer Egan, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022", "His visionary work took the form of drawings, paintings, and writings that described a utopian , ecologically-balanced world called Eldorica. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "But outside the Dorado Beach gates, life is far from a utopian as the decades-long crisis makes essential services, employment, and wealth inaccessible to locals, leaving Puerto Ricans unable to thrive at home. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 3 May 2021", "Both technologies promise even more strife between the health foods crowd and Silicon Valley techno- utopians . \u2014 Adrienne Bitar, Time , 28 Nov. 2019", "Did Ivrea\u2019s lefty techno- utopians run afoul of Uncle Sam? \u2014 Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine , 25 Nov. 2019", "Early cyberspace utopians thought censorship would soon be obsolete: the internet would treat it as a broken node and route around it. \u2014 The Economist , 14 June 2019", "Then there were all those annoying Tolstoyans\u2014vegetarians, fruit-juice drinkers, utopians of every stripe\u2014her husband encouraged to hang around the house. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 11 May 2018", "For now, the local government seems receptive toward the crypto utopians ; the governor will speak at their blockchain summit conference, called Puerto Crypto, in March. \u2014 Nellie Bowles, New York Times , 2 Feb. 2018", "There have always been plenty of intellectuals and other utopians who ignore this basic truth, of course. \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, National Review , 28 July 2017", "Digital nomadism, as an update to both the old hippie trail and get-rich-quick fantasies, unsurprisingly attracts dreamers and utopians , people prone to feelings of betrayal by those who don\u2019t live up to their own ideals. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace, Daily Intelligencer , 12 July 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "circa 1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "yu\u0307-\u02c8t\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "idealist", "idealistic", "quixotic", "quixotical", "romantic", "starry", "starry-eyed", "visionary" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044427", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "utter":{ "antonyms":[ "emit" ], "definitions":{ ": carried to the utmost point or highest degree : absolute , total":[ "utter darkness", "utter strangers" ], ": to give public expression to : express in words":[ "utter an opinion" ], ": to give utterance to : pronounce , speak":[ "refused to utter his name" ], ": to make a statement or sound":[], ": to offer for sale":[], ": to put forth or out : discharge":[], ": to send forth as a sound":[ "utter a sigh" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "It's hard to believe that we were utter strangers just a few days ago.", "The situation descended into utter chaos.", "The children displayed an utter lack of interest in the performance.", "The movie was utter garbage.", "That argument is utter nonsense.", "Verb", "She uttered a cry of pleasure.", "He can hardly utter a sentence without swearing.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Hilarity, outrageousness, and utter chaos are the hallmarks of POTUS. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022", "Ending the ability to export those barrels would cause the immediate shutting-in of thousands of shale oil wells, and create a situation of utter chaos in the global oil markets. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created utter chaos in Eastern Europe. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022", "Or maybe those flames were from all the brackets that are now toast after a day when utter chaos reigned. \u2014 USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022", "Voiced with utter confidence by Iona Iverson, the flamboyant heart, wit, and soul of British author Clare Pooley\u2019s second novel, these words indicate a serious inability to read the room \u2013 or, rather, a rail car. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022", "Dozens and dozens, maybe hundreds, turned to look up at me in utter gratitude and thanks for the hose-down. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022", "His entertaining series of toddler moods captured on camera, ranging from utter joy to confusion to despair. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 2 June 2022", "After a series of days in utter and complete COVID-positive isolation, yesterday was my re-introduction into the modern world. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 1 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The gravest problem for the movie, though, is not its convolutions but its pit stops\u2014those awkward interludes when people halt in mid-activity, sometimes with weapons in their hands, to utter a notable speech. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022", "Throughout his life, Hestevan Hennessy was barely able to utter a word \u2014 yet his life spoke to the conscience of the state, changing hearts and minds about the humane treatment of our fellow Utahns in need. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022", "One entity that is accustomed to strict censorship wasn\u2019t afraid to utter the name in public. \u2014 Yang Jie, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022", "Why did Alexa utter such a clearly alarming piece of advice? \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022", "Millions will utter heartfelt prayers that he may be spared for his country\u2019s sake. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 24 Apr. 2022", "The very final words Biden would utter on his last-minute swing through Europe ended up being the most consequential, reverberating widely as Air Force One departed for Washington. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022", "Nuclear and weaponizing are scary words to utter together, even in the context of energy. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022", "With more regularity than can be coincidence, his guests utter racist, misogynist and anti-science falsehoods. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English uttren , from utter outside, adverb, from Old English \u016btor , comparative of \u016bt out":"Verb", "Middle English, remote, from Old English \u016btera outer, comparative adjective from \u016bt out, adverb \u2014 more at out":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for utter Verb express , vent , utter , voice , broach , air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces. expressed her feelings in music vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words. a tirade venting his frustration utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech. utter a groan voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words. an editorial voicing their concerns broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion. broached the subject of a divorce air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention. publicly airing their differences", "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "profound", "pure", "rank", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "very" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233754", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "utter barrister":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a barrister of the outer bar \u2014 compare bencher sense b":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181153", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "utterance":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": power, style, or manner of speaking":[], ": the last extremity : bitter end":[], ": vocal expression : speech":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English outraunce, uttraunce , from Middle French outrance , from outrer to go beyond \u2014 more at outr\u00e9":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259-r\u0259n(t)s", "\u02c8\u0259-tr\u0259n(t)s", "also \u02c8\u0259-tr\u0259n(t)s", "\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259-r\u0259ns" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092158", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "uttered":{ "antonyms":[ "emit" ], "definitions":{ ": carried to the utmost point or highest degree : absolute , total":[ "utter darkness", "utter strangers" ], ": to give public expression to : express in words":[ "utter an opinion" ], ": to give utterance to : pronounce , speak":[ "refused to utter his name" ], ": to make a statement or sound":[], ": to offer for sale":[], ": to put forth or out : discharge":[], ": to send forth as a sound":[ "utter a sigh" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "It's hard to believe that we were utter strangers just a few days ago.", "The situation descended into utter chaos.", "The children displayed an utter lack of interest in the performance.", "The movie was utter garbage.", "That argument is utter nonsense.", "Verb", "She uttered a cry of pleasure.", "He can hardly utter a sentence without swearing.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Hilarity, outrageousness, and utter chaos are the hallmarks of POTUS. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022", "Ending the ability to export those barrels would cause the immediate shutting-in of thousands of shale oil wells, and create a situation of utter chaos in the global oil markets. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created utter chaos in Eastern Europe. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022", "Or maybe those flames were from all the brackets that are now toast after a day when utter chaos reigned. \u2014 USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022", "Voiced with utter confidence by Iona Iverson, the flamboyant heart, wit, and soul of British author Clare Pooley\u2019s second novel, these words indicate a serious inability to read the room \u2013 or, rather, a rail car. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022", "Dozens and dozens, maybe hundreds, turned to look up at me in utter gratitude and thanks for the hose-down. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022", "His entertaining series of toddler moods captured on camera, ranging from utter joy to confusion to despair. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 2 June 2022", "After a series of days in utter and complete COVID-positive isolation, yesterday was my re-introduction into the modern world. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 1 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The gravest problem for the movie, though, is not its convolutions but its pit stops\u2014those awkward interludes when people halt in mid-activity, sometimes with weapons in their hands, to utter a notable speech. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022", "Throughout his life, Hestevan Hennessy was barely able to utter a word \u2014 yet his life spoke to the conscience of the state, changing hearts and minds about the humane treatment of our fellow Utahns in need. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022", "One entity that is accustomed to strict censorship wasn\u2019t afraid to utter the name in public. \u2014 Yang Jie, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022", "Why did Alexa utter such a clearly alarming piece of advice? \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022", "Millions will utter heartfelt prayers that he may be spared for his country\u2019s sake. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 24 Apr. 2022", "The very final words Biden would utter on his last-minute swing through Europe ended up being the most consequential, reverberating widely as Air Force One departed for Washington. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022", "Nuclear and weaponizing are scary words to utter together, even in the context of energy. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022", "With more regularity than can be coincidence, his guests utter racist, misogynist and anti-science falsehoods. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English uttren , from utter outside, adverb, from Old English \u016btor , comparative of \u016bt out":"Verb", "Middle English, remote, from Old English \u016btera outer, comparative adjective from \u016bt out, adverb \u2014 more at out":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for utter Verb express , vent , utter , voice , broach , air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces. expressed her feelings in music vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words. a tirade venting his frustration utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech. utter a groan voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words. an editorial voicing their concerns broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion. broached the subject of a divorce air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention. publicly airing their differences", "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "profound", "pure", "rank", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "very" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014632", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "utterless":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": incapable of being uttered":[ "pangs of utterless desire", "\u2014 Christina Rossetti", "utterless dishonor" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "utter entry 2 + -less":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082330", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "utterly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to an absolute or extreme degree : to the full extent : in an utter manner : absolutely , entirely , totally":[ "Just when you're expecting to hear something trite or ordinary, Rich invents a tasty, utterly charming piece of ear candy.", "\u2014 Carol Cooper", "Whatever this stuff is, it comprises as much as 90% of the mass of the universe. It is also utterly invisible.", "\u2014 M. Mitchell Waldrop", "\u2026 a fascinating read, despite the fact that its unique tone is utterly lost in translation.", "\u2014 Ian Buruma", "Cut off utterly from her past, but socially unacceptable in this new world, Irene chooses the same refuge that's worked for her as a child: poetry.", "\u2014 Sue Miller" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259r-l\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224711", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "uttermost":{ "antonyms":[ "least", "minimal", "minimum", "slightest" ], "definitions":{ ": extreme , utmost":[], ": outermost":[], ": utmost":[ "to the uttermost of our capacity", "\u2014 H. S. Truman" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "a matter of the uttermost importance", "I have the uttermost faith in your abilities.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Talking about rural life and the history of how the conflict occurred is of uttermost importance to the guides. \u2014 Steph Dyson, CNN , 28 Sep. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In Shackleton\u2019s time, the hardiest adventurers \u2014 those strivers to the uttermost \u2014 made journeys to the poles. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, alteration of uttermest , from utter entry 1 + -mest (as in utmest utmost)":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259r-\u02ccm\u014dst" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "consummate", "last", "max", "maximum", "most", "nth", "outside", "paramount", "supreme", "top", "ultimate", "utmost" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163902", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "utterness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being utter : absoluteness , completeness":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115936", "type":[ "noun" ] } }