{ "Lule":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a group of peoples of northern Argentina":[], ": a member of any of the Lule peoples":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8l\u00fc(\u02cc)l\u0101" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190625", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Luleburgaz":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "city of central Turkey in Europe":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccl\u1d6b-", "\u02ccl\u00fc-l\u0259-bu\u0307r-\u02c8g\u00e4z" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083644", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "Lule\u00e5":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "city and port near the head of the Gulf of Bothnia in northern Sweden population 72,139":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8l\u00fc-l\u0101-\u02cc\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074444", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "lulab":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the traditional festive palm branch that is carried and waved during the festival of Sukkoth \u2014 compare ethrog":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Hebrew l\u016bl\u0101bh branch":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130341", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lull":{ "antonyms":[ "break", "breath", "breather", "interruption", "pause", "recess" ], "definitions":{ ": a temporary calm before or during a storm":[], ": a temporary drop in business activity":[], ": a temporary pause or decline in activity":[ "the early-morning lull in urban noise" ], ": such as":[ "the early-morning lull in urban noise" ], ": to cause to relax vigilance":[ "were lulled into a false sense of security" ], ": to cause to sleep or rest : soothe":[ "He was lulled to sleep by her soothing voice." ] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "The music lulled him to sleep.", "the absence of attacks for such an extended period had lulled the nation into a false sense of security", "Noun", "we took the opportunity of a lull in the conversation to announce that we were engaged to be married", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "These wireless earbuds tune out annoying night noise with soothing sounds that can lull listeners to sleep in any situation. \u2014 Sam Dangremond And Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022", "Safety experts are concerned because these systems allow drivers to relinquish active control of the car and could lull them into thinking their cars are driving themselves. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022", "Inside, guests will find a single bed hung from the ceiling that can ever so gently sway back and forth to lull you to sleep. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 8 Mar. 2022", "The sound of bullfrogs will lull you to sleep at this private, secluded campsite. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2020", "Yes, that welcome light and frosty greeting can lull you into a sense of security. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022", "Views of the marine life will lull guests to sleep and greet them again the following morning. \u2014 Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure , 22 Feb. 2022", "Live performance returns control of volume and dynamics back to the actors and their technical colleagues, allowing them to both lull and startle us. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2022", "Thursday and Friday will remain in the low to mid 80s as weekend temperatures lull the region into cooler temperatures come Sunday. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "And forget the seasonal lull , which will probably be over by the time you're finished with this article. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022", "However, Fauci warned that the U.S. needs to maintain flexible prevention policies and that the current lull in cases\u2014U.S. daily COVID cases and deaths are in decline\u2014is not an excuse for idleness. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022", "Although sales picked up during last summer's lull , retailers and suppliers of formal clothing have been hit hard by COVID. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 8 Jan. 2022", "But a new study shows that even this flurry of activity may be something of a lull in the centuries-long record of Atlantic hurricanes. \u2014 J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022", "After a bit of a lull , Perini Navi is back with a groundbreaking new sloop. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022", "Still, signs of a lull appeared to emerge in late winter. \u2014 Dustin Volz, WSJ , 18 May 2022", "That surge in spending was most evident last summer, when households were emboldened by a lull in coronavirus infections and widespread vaccine availability. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022", "The 2020 to 2021 pandemic rush was hard, followed by a lull . \u2014 The Enquirer , 24 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English; probably of imitative origin":"Verb and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8l\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "becalm", "calm", "compose", "lullaby", "quiet", "quieten", "salve", "settle", "soothe", "still", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010111", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lullaby":{ "antonyms":[ "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "key (up)", "perturb", "upset", "vex" ], "definitions":{ ": to quiet with or as if with a lullaby":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Vadim Neselovskyi may not have lived in Odesa in decades, but the Ukrainian Black Sea port is as close to him as a beloved childhood lullaby . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022", "The tenor of his voice was so distinctive \u2014 soothing and dangerous, like a blunt lullaby . \u2014 Derek Cianfrance, Variety , 1 June 2022", "Holding Lucy in his arms for the clip, Cohen sang his daughter a lullaby with a Bravo twist. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022", "The group entry has the feel of a lullaby performed by rappers Public Enemy. \u2014 Gareth Vipers, WSJ , 10 May 2022", "That is a real old, traditional lullaby which is quite creepy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022", "Moran\u2019s epic score does just that here, absorbing a multitude of musics, from spiritual to lullaby , from influences that can include Monk, Ravel and Stockhausen (those earthquakes of glissandos). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022", "An iconic moment from the book and film is the lullaby . \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022", "Here, for example, Savage sings snippets of a Japanese lullaby . \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The original is lullaby -like in its simple softness and was fittingly featured in Richard Linklater's epic 2014 film Boyhood. \u2014 Natalie Maher, Billboard , 13 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1573, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1576, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "obsolete English lulla , interjection used to lull a child (from Middle English) + bye , interjection used to lull a child, from Middle English by":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8l\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccb\u012b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "becalm", "calm", "compose", "lull", "quiet", "quieten", "salve", "settle", "soothe", "still", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030816", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lulling":{ "antonyms":[ "break", "breath", "breather", "interruption", "pause", "recess" ], "definitions":{ ": a temporary calm before or during a storm":[], ": a temporary drop in business activity":[], ": a temporary pause or decline in activity":[ "the early-morning lull in urban noise" ], ": such as":[ "the early-morning lull in urban noise" ], ": to cause to relax vigilance":[ "were lulled into a false sense of security" ], ": to cause to sleep or rest : soothe":[ "He was lulled to sleep by her soothing voice." ] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "The music lulled him to sleep.", "the absence of attacks for such an extended period had lulled the nation into a false sense of security", "Noun", "we took the opportunity of a lull in the conversation to announce that we were engaged to be married", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "These wireless earbuds tune out annoying night noise with soothing sounds that can lull listeners to sleep in any situation. \u2014 Sam Dangremond And Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022", "Safety experts are concerned because these systems allow drivers to relinquish active control of the car and could lull them into thinking their cars are driving themselves. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022", "Inside, guests will find a single bed hung from the ceiling that can ever so gently sway back and forth to lull you to sleep. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 8 Mar. 2022", "The sound of bullfrogs will lull you to sleep at this private, secluded campsite. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2020", "Yes, that welcome light and frosty greeting can lull you into a sense of security. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022", "Views of the marine life will lull guests to sleep and greet them again the following morning. \u2014 Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure , 22 Feb. 2022", "Live performance returns control of volume and dynamics back to the actors and their technical colleagues, allowing them to both lull and startle us. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2022", "Thursday and Friday will remain in the low to mid 80s as weekend temperatures lull the region into cooler temperatures come Sunday. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "And forget the seasonal lull , which will probably be over by the time you're finished with this article. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022", "However, Fauci warned that the U.S. needs to maintain flexible prevention policies and that the current lull in cases\u2014U.S. daily COVID cases and deaths are in decline\u2014is not an excuse for idleness. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022", "Although sales picked up during last summer's lull , retailers and suppliers of formal clothing have been hit hard by COVID. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 8 Jan. 2022", "But a new study shows that even this flurry of activity may be something of a lull in the centuries-long record of Atlantic hurricanes. \u2014 J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022", "After a bit of a lull , Perini Navi is back with a groundbreaking new sloop. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022", "Still, signs of a lull appeared to emerge in late winter. \u2014 Dustin Volz, WSJ , 18 May 2022", "That surge in spending was most evident last summer, when households were emboldened by a lull in coronavirus infections and widespread vaccine availability. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022", "The 2020 to 2021 pandemic rush was hard, followed by a lull . \u2014 The Enquirer , 24 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English; probably of imitative origin":"Verb and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8l\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "becalm", "calm", "compose", "lullaby", "quiet", "quieten", "salve", "settle", "soothe", "still", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091857", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lulu":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one that is remarkable or wonderful":[ "a lulu of a performance" ] }, "examples":[ "joked that the streaker gave a lulu of a performance", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The only win is a lulu \u2014 a near no-hitter for right-hander Storm Davis, the youngest Oriole who handcuffs the Tigers, 3-1. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 24 June 2018", "Ka\u2019ena Point Trail: This trail lies about an hour northwest of Honolulu on Highway 93 (although Honolulu traffic can be a lulu , so timing may vary). \u2014 Tom Bentley, The Mercury News , 25 Mar. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1886, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from Lulu , nickname from Louise":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8l\u00fc-(\u02cc)l\u00fc" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093110", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Lulubaean":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of several early peoples who intruded into Assyria and introduced their dialects into the area":[], ": a member of the Lulubaean people":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccl\u00fc\u02ccl\u00fc\u02c8b\u0113\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215530" }, "luluai":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a village headman or chief in New Guinea":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6l\u00fcl\u0259\u00a6w\u012b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "native name in eastern New Guinea":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020357" }, "Lulua":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "river in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that flows 550 miles (885 kilometers) north into the Kasai River":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "l\u00fc-\u02c8l\u00fc-\u00e4" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021408" } }