{ "DUI":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence":[ "a convicted DUI" ], ": an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence":[ "\u2026 the reason he was in prison is that a few DUIs caught up with him \u2026", "\u2014 Barbara Ehrenreich" ], ": the act or crime of driving a vehicle while affected by alcohol or drugs":[ "was arrested for DUI", "a DUI case" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "d riving u nder the i nfluence":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0113-(\u02cc)y\u00fc-\u02c8\u012b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191032", "type":[ "abbreviation", "abbreviation or noun" ] }, "Duisburg":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "city in western Germany at the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers population 488,468":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259s-\u02ccb\u0259rg", "\u02c8dy\u00fcz-\u02ccb\u0259rg", "German \u02c8d\u1d6bs-\u02ccbu\u0307rk", "\u02c8d\u00fcz-\u02ccb\u0259rg" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041907", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "duiker":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of several small African antelopes comprising two genera ( Cephalophus and Sylvicapra )":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There are only two blue duiker paired for breeding now, Walter and Peridot, Roath said. \u2014 Dallas News , 16 June 2021", "Ahead of us, tiny blue duiker antelope crashed through the undergrowth; up in the canopy, weaver birds announced our arrival with shrill cries and samango monkeys followed our progress with curious, darting eyes. \u2014 Peter Browne, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Dec. 2019", "Gabonese chimpanzees were observed cracking tortoises open against tree trunks and preparing them on the half shell, and Tanzanian chimpanzees intimidated a leopard into surrendering its blue duiker . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019", "Researchers don't know for sure which animals are Ebola carriers, but there's evidence that fruit bats may play a role in spreading the virus to other animals, such as chimpanzees, gorillas, and duikers . \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 9 Apr. 2019", "In addition to the bongo, Hatwood said, three or four of the center\u2019s sable antelope, two or three eland and a duiker (DIKE-er) also are probably pregnant. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2017", "Not every zoo animal gets a holiday gift box \u2014 some, like the bears and badger, are already hibernating; others, like the zebras and duikers could end up stepping on the boxes and getting their hooves stuck. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Dec. 2017", "So, shortly after Aria moved in with the two bongos \u2014 like the duiker , a type of African antelope \u2014 the tortoises living in the same area were sent packing. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1777, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Afrikaans, literally, diver, from duik to dive, from Middle Dutch d\u016bken ; akin to Old High German t\u016bhhan to dive \u2014 more at duck entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u012b-k\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030514", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "duikerbok":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": duiker sense 1":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Afrikaans, from duiker diver + bok male antelope; akin to Old High German boc male goat":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-(r)\u02ccb\u00e4k" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085550", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "duit":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an old coin of the Netherlands and Dutch controlled territories equal to about \u00b9/\u2088 stiver":[], ": trifle sense 1":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fit", "\u02c8d\u012bt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034857", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dui":{ "type":[ "abbreviation", "abbreviation or noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act or crime of driving a vehicle while affected by alcohol or drugs":[ "was arrested for DUI", "a DUI case" ], ": an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence":[ "\u2026 the reason he was in prison is that a few DUIs caught up with him \u2026", "\u2014 Barbara Ehrenreich" ], ": a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence":[ "a convicted DUI" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccd\u0113-(\u02cc)y\u00fc-\u02c8\u012b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "d riving u nder the i nfluence":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152644" } }