{ "glucuronide":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid that are formed especially as combinations with often toxic aromatic hydroxyl compounds and are excreted in the urine":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1934, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "gl\u00fc-\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135238", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glucuronolactone":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a crystalline aldehydic lactone C 6 H 8 O 6 made from glucuronic acid by heating and used in medicine":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "glucuron- (from glucuronic acid ) + -o- + lactone":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6gl\u00fcky\u0259\u00a6r\u00e4n\u0259 +", "gl\u00fc\u00a6kyu\u0307r\u0259(\u02cc)n\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233510", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glucuronoside":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": glucuronide":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "glucuron- (from glucuronic acid ) + -ose + -ide":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccgl\u00fcky\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccs\u012bd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111148", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glue":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a solution of glue used for sticking things together":[], ": something that binds together":[ "enough social glue \u2026 to satisfy the human desire for community", "\u2014 E. D. Hirsch, Jr." ], ": to cause to remain continuously or to be fixed steadily":[ "\u2014 usually used with to the spectators were glued to their seats all eyes glued to the TV screen" ], ": to cause to stick tightly with or as if with glue":[ "gluing the parts together", "used that war to glue together a frail story", "\u2014 Gloria Emerson" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "The hardware store offers several different glues .", "used glue to stick the photo in the album", "Verb", "I glued the pieces of the cup back together.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The woman\u2019s eyes were pasted shut with what appeared to be wheat glue . \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022", "The glue between the outstanding coder and the social media marketer and the magic that allows sales to sell the right solution is having the right culture. \u2014 Bernhard Schroeder, Forbes , 20 June 2022", "During a church lunch banquet, Chou attempted to lock the doors from the inside with chains and super glue and then opened fire at the elderly churchgoers, officials said. \u2014 Taylor Romine, CNN , 17 June 2022", "They\u2019re also frequently used in crafting, for things like setting resin or shrink wraps (and can be confused with hot glue guns). \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022", "Sometimes Herbert would use glue during the application process and other times a belt. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 16 June 2022", "Pavement Rejuvenator program began applying a glue -like substance to roadways at 15 locations around the county on June 2, and will be complete by the end of the month making the roads last longer. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022", "And the vocal glue that holds it all together, as always, was Matthew Jardine. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022", "Unlike some other stylists, Brown doesn\u2019t use glue in order to protect the actors\u2019 hair, instead sewing in extra straps to secure wigs. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Others spray glue onto soles which are then bonded with the rest of the shoe, or use lasers to cut sections of sneaker from colorful plastic sheets. \u2014 Trefor Moss, WSJ , 6 May 2022", "First, there was woman who tried to glue her hand to the basketball court at a Minnesota Timberwolves play-in game. \u2014 Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022", "Nearly 150 years after Monet put down his brush, the brilliance of his 1877 construction of the scene with broken brushwork of violets, blues, pinks, grays, whites, yellows and blacks continues to glue eyeballs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022", "Simply glue feather boas to the paper lantern to turn it into an airy dining room focal point. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022", "Color the bottom of a water bottle or a bottlecap like a shell, then glue to the sponge or foam. \u2014 Ruth A. Musgrave, National Geographic , 1 July 2020", "Cut out each sandwich ingredient and glue them together to nail a 3D effect. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022", "Slide the nylon spacer onto the dowel, and slip the dowel through the crank support (parts D and E glued together), but do not glue it. \u2014 James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics , 3 July 2021", "Their secretions glue fine soil particles together into larger clumps, which not only lessens erosion risk but also improves aeration and water retention. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 23 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English glu , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin glut-, glus ; akin to Latin gluten glue \u2014 more at clay":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adhesive", "bond", "cement", "size" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070221", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "glue cell":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": adhesive cell":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053131", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glue gun":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a usually gun-shaped electric tool used for melting and applying sticks of adhesive":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025459", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glue off":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to apply glue to (the spine of a book) during the process of binding":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210501", "type":[ "transitive verb" ] }, "glue plant":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an alga of the genus Gloiopeltis used chiefly in Japan and China for making glue or as a food":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130149", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glued-up stock":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": edge-glued or laminated wood":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "glued from past participle of glue entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094639", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glueman":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": gluer":[], ": one who makes glue":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fcm\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114625", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gluey":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a solution of glue used for sticking things together":[], ": something that binds together":[ "enough social glue \u2026 to satisfy the human desire for community", "\u2014 E. D. Hirsch, Jr." ], ": to cause to remain continuously or to be fixed steadily":[ "\u2014 usually used with to the spectators were glued to their seats all eyes glued to the TV screen" ], ": to cause to stick tightly with or as if with glue":[ "gluing the parts together", "used that war to glue together a frail story", "\u2014 Gloria Emerson" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "The hardware store offers several different glues .", "used glue to stick the photo in the album", "Verb", "I glued the pieces of the cup back together.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The woman\u2019s eyes were pasted shut with what appeared to be wheat glue . \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022", "The glue between the outstanding coder and the social media marketer and the magic that allows sales to sell the right solution is having the right culture. \u2014 Bernhard Schroeder, Forbes , 20 June 2022", "During a church lunch banquet, Chou attempted to lock the doors from the inside with chains and super glue and then opened fire at the elderly churchgoers, officials said. \u2014 Taylor Romine, CNN , 17 June 2022", "They\u2019re also frequently used in crafting, for things like setting resin or shrink wraps (and can be confused with hot glue guns). \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022", "Sometimes Herbert would use glue during the application process and other times a belt. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 16 June 2022", "Pavement Rejuvenator program began applying a glue -like substance to roadways at 15 locations around the county on June 2, and will be complete by the end of the month making the roads last longer. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022", "And the vocal glue that holds it all together, as always, was Matthew Jardine. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022", "Unlike some other stylists, Brown doesn\u2019t use glue in order to protect the actors\u2019 hair, instead sewing in extra straps to secure wigs. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Others spray glue onto soles which are then bonded with the rest of the shoe, or use lasers to cut sections of sneaker from colorful plastic sheets. \u2014 Trefor Moss, WSJ , 6 May 2022", "First, there was woman who tried to glue her hand to the basketball court at a Minnesota Timberwolves play-in game. \u2014 Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022", "Nearly 150 years after Monet put down his brush, the brilliance of his 1877 construction of the scene with broken brushwork of violets, blues, pinks, grays, whites, yellows and blacks continues to glue eyeballs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022", "Simply glue feather boas to the paper lantern to turn it into an airy dining room focal point. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022", "Color the bottom of a water bottle or a bottlecap like a shell, then glue to the sponge or foam. \u2014 Ruth A. Musgrave, National Geographic , 1 July 2020", "Cut out each sandwich ingredient and glue them together to nail a 3D effect. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022", "Slide the nylon spacer onto the dowel, and slip the dowel through the crank support (parts D and E glued together), but do not glue it. \u2014 James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics , 3 July 2021", "Their secretions glue fine soil particles together into larger clumps, which not only lessens erosion risk but also improves aeration and water retention. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 23 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English glu , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin glut-, glus ; akin to Latin gluten glue \u2014 more at clay":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adhesive", "bond", "cement", "size" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070022", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "glum":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ], "definitions":{ ": broodingly morose":[ "became glum when they heard the news" ], ": dreary , gloomy":[ "a glum countenance" ] }, "examples":[ "There's no need to look so glum \u2014things will get better soon.", "There was a glum silence in the room.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The glum attitude about the state\u2019s direction was shared, to varying degrees, by California voters of nearly every age group, ethnicity and political stripe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022", "Voters in the state also remain glum about the country\u2019s future. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022", "As before, during a gloomy period for a glum population, screwball might just save our sanity. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022", "Those nights out were alternately riveting and glum , and always experienced at a little remove. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2021", "There is some good news, however: despite glum consumer sentiment toward the economy, numbers thus far indicate Americans are holiday shopping anyway. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 21 Nov. 2021", "That film has been regarded as a fairly glum record of the tensions that culminated in the band breaking up. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021", "Not wanting to further be glum , but there is a similar chance of doing the same kind of mass takeover for cars that are not self-driving cars. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021", "But as the latest coronavirus surge has led employers to delay return-to-office plans, that larger group is growing increasingly glum . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "akin to Middle English gloumen to gloom":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for glum sullen , glum , morose , surly , sulky , crabbed , saturnine , gloomy mean showing a forbidding or disagreeable mood. sullen implies a silent ill humor and a refusal to be sociable. remained sullen amid the festivities glum suggests a silent dispiritedness. a glum candidate left to ponder a stunning defeat morose adds to glum an element of bitterness or misanthropy. morose job seekers who are inured to rejection surly implies gruffness and sullenness of speech or manner. a typical surly teenager sulky suggests childish resentment expressed in peevish sullenness. grew sulky after every spat crabbed applies to a forbidding morose harshness of manner. the school's notoriously crabbed headmaster saturnine describes a heavy forbidding aspect or suggests a bitter disposition. a saturnine cynic always finding fault gloomy implies a depression in mood making for seeming sullenness or glumness. a gloomy mood ushered in by bad news", "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173222", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "glumaceous":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": consisting or having the character of glumes":[ "glumaceous flowers" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from (assumed) New Latin glumaceus , from New Latin gluma + Latin -aceus -aceous":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)gl\u00fc\u00a6m\u0101sh\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121738", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "glume":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1789, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin gluma , from Latin, hull, husk; akin to Latin glubere to peel \u2014 more at cleave":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fcm" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104458", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glumness":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ], "definitions":{ ": broodingly morose":[ "became glum when they heard the news" ], ": dreary , gloomy":[ "a glum countenance" ] }, "examples":[ "There's no need to look so glum \u2014things will get better soon.", "There was a glum silence in the room.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The glum attitude about the state\u2019s direction was shared, to varying degrees, by California voters of nearly every age group, ethnicity and political stripe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022", "Voters in the state also remain glum about the country\u2019s future. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022", "As before, during a gloomy period for a glum population, screwball might just save our sanity. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022", "Those nights out were alternately riveting and glum , and always experienced at a little remove. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2021", "There is some good news, however: despite glum consumer sentiment toward the economy, numbers thus far indicate Americans are holiday shopping anyway. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 21 Nov. 2021", "That film has been regarded as a fairly glum record of the tensions that culminated in the band breaking up. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021", "Not wanting to further be glum , but there is a similar chance of doing the same kind of mass takeover for cars that are not self-driving cars. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021", "But as the latest coronavirus surge has led employers to delay return-to-office plans, that larger group is growing increasingly glum . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "akin to Middle English gloumen to gloom":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for glum sullen , glum , morose , surly , sulky , crabbed , saturnine , gloomy mean showing a forbidding or disagreeable mood. sullen implies a silent ill humor and a refusal to be sociable. remained sullen amid the festivities glum suggests a silent dispiritedness. a glum candidate left to ponder a stunning defeat morose adds to glum an element of bitterness or misanthropy. morose job seekers who are inured to rejection surly implies gruffness and sullenness of speech or manner. a typical surly teenager sulky suggests childish resentment expressed in peevish sullenness. grew sulky after every spat crabbed applies to a forbidding morose harshness of manner. the school's notoriously crabbed headmaster saturnine describes a heavy forbidding aspect or suggests a bitter disposition. a saturnine cynic always finding fault gloomy implies a depression in mood making for seeming sullenness or glumness. a gloomy mood ushered in by bad news", "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045608", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "glump":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to look glum : frown":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably alteration of glum entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259mp" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125747", "type":[ "intransitive verb" ] }, "glumpish":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": somewhat grumpy":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-pish" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191401", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "glumpy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": grumpy":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "glump + -y":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-p\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203531", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "glunch":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a sour or glum look":[ "a glunch of sour disdain", "\u2014 Robert Burns" ], ": to look sour or glum : frown":[ "glowered and glunched at me", "\u2014 John Buchan" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps alteration of glum entry 1":"Intransitive verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\"", "\u02c8gl\u0259nch" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082146", "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun" ] }, "gluon":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a hypothetical neutral massless particle held to bind together quarks to form hadrons":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Is the gluon the source of the heat of nuclear fusion", "When the Universe reaches a few microseconds in age, a new threshold gets crossed: the temperatures and densities have now dropped low enough that confinement occurs, and what was previously a quark- gluon plasma now becomes full of bound states. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021", "Physicists can now calculate how pressure and density would have evolved from the quark- gluon plasma at the beginning of the universe. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Sep. 2020", "For example, when a virtual gluon splits into two virtual quarks, the quarks\u2019 possible lifetimes can vary. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Aug. 2020", "But the golden rule of quantum theory is to consider all possibilities, and exchanging a simple gluon represents just one among a vast landscape of scenarios that could unfold when two quarks collide. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Aug. 2020", "Instead, quarks and gluons mingled freely in a dense soup until things cooled down sufficiently for protons to condense out of the QGP. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 May 2020", "Or take gluons , particles that convey the strong force that binds atomic nuclei together. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Dec. 2019", "Quarks and gluons are two such elementary particles that combine to form protons and neutrons. \u2014 Nandita Jayaraj, Quartz India , 27 Aug. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1971, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "glue entry 1 + -on entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc-\u02cc\u00e4n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005858", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glut":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand":[ "The market is glutted with oil." ], ": to fill especially with food to satiety":[ "glutted themselves at the restaurant buffet" ], ": to eat gluttonously":[], ": an excessive quantity : oversupply":[ "a glut of oil on the market" ], ": the act or process of glutting":[], ": to swallow greedily":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "cram", "gorge", "sate", "stuff", "surfeit" ], "antonyms":[ "bolt", "cram", "devour", "gobble", "gorge", "gormandize", "gulp", "ingurgitate", "inhale", "raven", "scarf", "scoff", "slop", "wolf" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for glut Verb (1) satiate , sate , surfeit , cloy , pall , glut , gorge mean to fill to repletion. satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire. years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel readers were sated with sensationalistic stories surfeit implies a nauseating repletion. surfeited themselves with junk food cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting. sentimental pictures that cloy after a while pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite. a life of leisure eventually begins to pall glut implies excess in feeding or supplying. a market glutted with diet books gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking. gorged themselves with chocolate", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Now add on to that glut another category of product that stores have to deal with: returns. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 26 June 2022", "The internet is glutted with second-by-second countdown clocks and the mania is even spurring a hike in hiring by crypto firms worldwide. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com , 19 Mar. 2020", "Now, thanks largely to those export terminals, the global market is glutted . \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2020", "That\u2019s even as the market is already glutted , with prices down about 30% in 12 months. \u2014 Fortune , 12 Nov. 2019", "Because the market is glutted , all buyers can demand purity standards at or near the level China has set. \u2014 Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post , 25 Aug. 2019", "The current milk landscape is glutted with options, but only because nobody is happy. \u2014 Rachel Sugar, Vox , 14 Aug. 2019", "And in a third poster, featuring Captain America solo, Evans is twisted in a pose that exposes America\u2019s glutes to full effect. \u2014 Alex Abad-santos, Vox , 18 June 2019", "The nation\u2019s courtrooms have been glutted with millions of collection lawsuits, many of which are backed by thin documentation. \u2014 Stacy Cowley, New York Times , 28 July 2016", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The glut of prospects acquired through trades and high draft picks are displaying the promise the regime is banking on coming to fruition. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022", "Taken together, these perspective-shifting passages recreate the cacophony not just of New York City but of modern life more generally, by the ever-growing glut of information and secondhand experience the average person must metabolize. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022", "For as fecund as Peak TV has been during the past decade, the glut hasn\u2019t exactly yielded boundless perfection. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022", "The president is neither responsible for the Ukraine war\u2019s effect on the oil price nor for the decision by many oil and gas companies to cut back on investment in new production after the shale glut earlier last decade. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 13 June 2022", "Changes in consumer preferences two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, supply chain delays and limited discretionary spending are some of the main reasons behind the glut of inventory. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "But what really stands out in this year\u2019s glut of true crime are the depictions of wealthy scoundrels trying to get away with their own corporate malfeasance (while harming others in the process). \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 6 June 2022", "The glut of choices regarding type and timing with at-home workouts can often make exercising at home feel like a free-for-all. \u2014 Kate Willsky, SELF , 14 May 2022", "Analysts have also questioned whether the growth in demand for industrial space is sustainable given the glut this market has suffered in the past. \u2014 Chris Wack, WSJ , 11 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English glouten , probably from Anglo-French glutir to swallow, from Latin gluttire \u2014 more at glutton":"Verb and Noun", "probably from obsolete glut , noun, swallow":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb", "circa 1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1600, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162726" }, "glutaconic acid":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a crystalline unsaturated dicarboxylic acid HOOCCH 2 CH=CHCOOH isomeric with citraconic acid":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "glutaconic probably International Scientific Vocabulary glut- (from gluten ) + aconic (in aconic acid )":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6gl\u00fct\u0259\u00a6k\u00e4nik-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054428", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glutamate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In fact, studies have shown that the levels of glutamate were increased in patients with insomnia. \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022", "However, ketamine seems to primarily impact a different brain chemical called glutamate , which helps stimulate brain cells to communicate. \u2014 Raleigh Mcelvery, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022", "Sometimes beta-alanine and L- glutamate form thicker, more textured crystals such as the ones pictured here. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022", "There is also a drug with a different mechanism called memantine, which works by regulating glutamate , a neurotransmitter that, in excess, may lead to brain cell death. \u2014 Mariana Lenharo, Health.com , 13 Apr. 2022", "This supports the idea that changes in synaptic plasticity underlie depression and by targeting glutamate , ketamine could be reversing those changes. \u2014 Claudia L\u00f3pez Lloreda, STAT , 17 Aug. 2021", "Substantial amounts of free glutamate can be found in champagne due to the ageing process. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021", "In this regard, considerable evidence has demonstrated that the regulation of two receptors\u2014AMPA and NMDA\u2014on many neurons that respond to the neurotransmitter glutamate control changes in the tiny junctions, or synapses, between neurons. \u2014 Husseini Manji, Scientific American , 14 Sep. 2021", "But that did not stop us from publishing a study showing that human OCD sufferers benefit from a glutamate blocking drug, memantine. \u2014 Gareth Cook, Scientific American , 6 Sep. 2016" ], "first_known_use":{ "1876, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fct-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t", "\u02c8gl\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190849", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glutamic acid":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a crystalline amino acid C 5 H 9 NO 4 widely distributed in plant and animal proteins":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This contains black rice which is an amazing source of glutamic acid , a key amino acid lost when hair is damaged. \u2014 Sam Neibart, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022", "Note that the two amino acids that lead to a mutation, alanine and aspartic acid, are shorter than glutamic acid . \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022", "The glutamic acid is substituted by the polar uncharged amino acid glutamine (E484Q). \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021", "The formula is made with black rice, which is rich in glutamic acid . \u2014 Victoria Moorhouse, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021", "The mutation is denominated E484K, meaning that the amino acid, glutamic acid (code letter E), has been replaced by another, lysine (code letter K), in position 484 of the genetic sequence of the spike protein. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2021", "Glutamate is a form of glutamic acid , an amino acid that\u2019s naturally occurring in many common foods, like tomatoes and cheeses. \u2014 Yvette D'entremont, SELF , 20 June 2018", "But when archaeologists dated samples of amino acids glycine and glutamic acid extracted from the collagen, their results lined up with the 13,000- to 12,795-year-old range for the antler artifacts. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 18 June 2018", "The switch works because miso delivers a wallop of glutamic acid \u2014 the chemical responsible for the savory, umami flavor, wrote J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-Alt for Serious Eats back in 2012. \u2014 Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian , 7 May 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1871, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary glut en + am ino + -ic":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)gl\u00fc-\u02cctam-ik-", "(\u02cc)gl\u00fc-\u02c8ta-mik-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003507", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glutaminase":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an enzyme that hydrolyzes glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1938, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "gl\u00fc-\u02c8tam-\u0259-", "gl\u00fc-\u02c8ta-m\u0259-", "\u02c8gl\u00fct-\u0259-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101s", "\u02c8gl\u00fc-t\u0259-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101s", "-\u02ccn\u0101z" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184357", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glutamine":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a crystalline amino acid C 5 H 10 N 2 O 3 that is found both free and in proteins in plants and animals and that yields glutamic acid and ammonia on hydrolysis":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This is a substitution of lysine for glutamine at position 452 (L452Q). \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "Your gut has a hearty appetite for the amino acid glutamine . \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 2 Nov. 2020", "The glutamic acid is substituted by the polar uncharged amino acid glutamine (E484Q). \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021", "In some lineages the mutation was Q677P, where the 677th amino acid of the spike protein changed from glutamine (Q) to proline (P). \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2021", "Crystals formed after heating an ethanol-and-water solution containing L- glutamine and beta-alanine. \u2014 Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American , 15 Oct. 2020", "Starting in the 1950s, researchers tried to turn tumors\u2019 glutamine dependence against them, developing drugs to block its metabolism. \u2014 Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS , 7 Nov. 2019", "Consuming collagen is a particularly great way to get more conditional amino acids, like arginine, glutamine , glycine and proline. \u2014 Better Health Market, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2019", "That\u2019s got your biotin, your collagen, your glutamine , your niacinamide. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 23 Feb. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1885, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary glut en + amine":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n", "\u02c8gl\u00fct-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184439", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glutaminic acid":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": glutamic acid":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "glutaminic International Scientific Vocabulary glutamine + -ic":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6gl\u00fct\u0259\u00a6minik-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074625", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glutinous":{ "antonyms":[ "nonadhesive" ], "definitions":{ ": having the quality of glue : gummy":[] }, "examples":[ "a bad horror movie from the 1950s about a glutinous blob that devoured Manhattan", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The lime and clay destroy the slimy glutinous character of the sewage \u2018sludge\u2019 and keep the sewer outlet drain free from the festering and putrefying deposit which otherwise tends to choke it. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 15 June 2022", "An ingredient with the term glutinous in the title might be misleading, but rest assured, both rice flour and glutinous rice flour are entirely gluten-free. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022", "The most obvious is a glutinous sweet rice called malagkit. \u2014 Dorothy Hernandez, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022", "It's glazed in a lush miso butter and seared to perfection with dueling layers of glutinous flesh and crisp edges. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022", "The drink is assertively sour and limey, with a glutinous texture from the chia seeds that have soaked up the liquid and turned into bouncy little bits. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 9 Nov. 2021", "In addition to the usual ice cream concoctions and burger, hot dog and sandwich offerings, Dairy Belle Ice Cream is famous for its poutine, that French-Canadian pub dish that makes a glutinous mix of french fries, cheese curds and gravy. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Aug. 2021", "Like many cooks, Ms. Young\u2019s mother always added a little cold water at the end of the mixing process, for a whisper of that glutinous chew. \u2014 Rachel Wharton, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2021", "My narrow, too-small pantry was filled to the brim with sugars of every variety, flours both glutinous and gluten-free, and an early COVID-era amount of cans of beans\u2014in addition to everyday pantry items. \u2014 Margaux Lushing, House Beautiful , 8 Apr. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin glutinosus , from glutin-, gluten":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc-t\u0259-n\u0259s", "\u02c8gl\u00fct-n\u0259s", "\u02c8gl\u00fct-n\u0259s, -\u1d4an-\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adherent", "adhesive", "clingy", "gluey", "gummy", "sticky", "tacky", "tenacious", "viscid" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234244", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "glutition":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": deglutition":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin gluttition-, gluttitio , from Latin gluttitus , past participle of gluttire to swallow":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "gl\u00fc\u02c8tish\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105940", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glutoid":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": gelatin hardened with formaldehyde and used in making enteric capsules and as a coating for enteric pills":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary glut- (from gluten ) + -oid":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc\u02cct\u022fid" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175935", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glutose":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an unfermentable carbohydrate fraction formed by the action of alkali on glucose or fructose or found in cane molasses":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary glu- (from glucose ) + -tose (from fructose )":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc\u02cct\u014ds also -\u014dz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054336", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gluttingly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": gluttonously":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190954", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "glutton":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking":[], ": one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something":[ "a glutton for punishment" ], ": wolverine sense 1a":[] }, "examples":[ "he's such a glutton that he ate the whole cake", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Either that, or the Saint Mary\u2019s basketball coach is a glutton for punishment. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022", "Todd Orlando is apparently a glutton for punishment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Oct. 2021", "For a former television celebrity who is a glutton for public attention, the decision extends by six months a political starvation diet imposed since January by a social media blackout and his departure from the White House. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2021", "Betty Draper, as a character, was a glutton for attention, and she was consistently starved of it. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2020", "No, we\u2019ve been told, the state shouldn\u2019t go out of its way to make the disadvantaged whole or bring law and order to an economy controlled by gamblers, gluttons , and cheats. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 3 June 2020", "Calling all gluttons for goosebumps:Here's a list of the best haunted houses in Cincinnati Briana Rice is a trending news reporter for the Enquirer. \u2014 Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com , 24 Oct. 2019", "China, the world\u2019s builder, is also the planet\u2019s sand glutton . \u2014 Paul Salopek, National Geographic , 26 June 2019", "So why are the 48 percent who prioritize reducing deficits right and the spending gluttons wrong" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English glotoun , from Anglo-French glutun, glotun , from Latin glutton-, glutto ; akin to Latin gluttire to swallow, gula throat, Old English ceole":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259-t\u1d4an" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "cormorant", "gorger", "gormandizer", "gourmand", "hog", "overeater", "pig", "stuffer", "swiller" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003341", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "glutton for punishment":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a person who enjoys things that other people dislike":[ "That guy's a real glutton for punishment ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053344", "type":[ "noun phrase" ] }, "glutton/sucker for punishment":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a person who is attracted to pain, suffering, difficulty, etc.":[ "He keeps playing football despite all his injuries. I guess he's a glutton/sucker for punishment ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174129", "type":[ "noun phrase" ] }, "gluttonize":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to feast gluttonously":[], ": to feast gluttonously on":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259t\u1d4an\u02cc\u012bz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025340", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gluttonous":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": marked by or given to gluttony":[ "a gluttonous appetite" ] }, "examples":[ "gluttonous customers had practically emptied the all-you-can-eat buffet", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One of the city\u2019s most iconic hotels has exceptional service, a gluttonous breakfast buffet, and sweeping views of the Arabian Gulf. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful , 6 June 2022", "Ottessa Moshfegh\u2019s latest novel takes place in Lapvona, a medieval fiefdom ruled over by a vain and gluttonous lord, Villiam. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022", "Because for all of its overwhelming vastness, this period of intense, gluttonous competition between Hulu, Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon has opened a door. \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 19 Jan. 2022", "The gluttonous can binge-watch the results, which were created by the slothful. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 24 Aug. 2021", "Beaming in gluttonous pride, the girls are immediately photographed, and eager to brag about their utterly brilliant couple\u2019s costume as two of the most scandalous alumni of Manhattan\u2019s elite. \u2014 refinery29.com , 11 Aug. 2021", "Of course, there is nothing normal about these Summer Games, which means the Tokyo Aquatics Centre is destined to be viewed a symbol of poor planning, gluttonous spending and terribly unfortunate timing. \u2014 Paul Newberry, Star Tribune , 23 July 2021", "If your gluttonous best friend plows through food too fast, a slow-feed option can portion out the meal over 15 minutes. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, WSJ , 21 July 2021", "Perhaps those poor snappers encountered an isopod that was too gluttonous , forcing both parties to deal with the grisly consequences. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 July 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see glutton":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259t-n\u0259s", "\u02c8gl\u0259-t\u0259-n\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gluttonous voracious , gluttonous , ravenous , rapacious mean excessively greedy. voracious applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink. teenagers are often voracious eaters gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety. an admiral who was gluttonous for glory ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite. a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice. rapacious developers indifferent to environmental concerns", "synonyms":[ "edacious", "esurient", "greedy", "hoggish", "piggish", "rapacious", "ravenous", "swinish", "voracious" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185436", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "gluttonousness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": marked by or given to gluttony":[ "a gluttonous appetite" ] }, "examples":[ "gluttonous customers had practically emptied the all-you-can-eat buffet", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One of the city\u2019s most iconic hotels has exceptional service, a gluttonous breakfast buffet, and sweeping views of the Arabian Gulf. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful , 6 June 2022", "Ottessa Moshfegh\u2019s latest novel takes place in Lapvona, a medieval fiefdom ruled over by a vain and gluttonous lord, Villiam. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022", "Because for all of its overwhelming vastness, this period of intense, gluttonous competition between Hulu, Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon has opened a door. \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 19 Jan. 2022", "The gluttonous can binge-watch the results, which were created by the slothful. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 24 Aug. 2021", "Beaming in gluttonous pride, the girls are immediately photographed, and eager to brag about their utterly brilliant couple\u2019s costume as two of the most scandalous alumni of Manhattan\u2019s elite. \u2014 refinery29.com , 11 Aug. 2021", "Of course, there is nothing normal about these Summer Games, which means the Tokyo Aquatics Centre is destined to be viewed a symbol of poor planning, gluttonous spending and terribly unfortunate timing. \u2014 Paul Newberry, Star Tribune , 23 July 2021", "If your gluttonous best friend plows through food too fast, a slow-feed option can portion out the meal over 15 minutes. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, WSJ , 21 July 2021", "Perhaps those poor snappers encountered an isopod that was too gluttonous , forcing both parties to deal with the grisly consequences. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 July 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see glutton":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259t-n\u0259s", "\u02c8gl\u0259-t\u0259-n\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gluttonous voracious , gluttonous , ravenous , rapacious mean excessively greedy. voracious applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink. teenagers are often voracious eaters gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety. an admiral who was gluttonous for glory ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite. a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice. rapacious developers indifferent to environmental concerns", "synonyms":[ "edacious", "esurient", "greedy", "hoggish", "piggish", "rapacious", "ravenous", "swinish", "voracious" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055203", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "gluttony":{ "antonyms":[ "abstemiousness" ], "definitions":{ ": excess in eating or drinking":[], ": greedy or excessive indulgence":[ "accused the nation of energy gluttony" ] }, "examples":[ "the view that gluttony is a serious failure in self-discipline", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Yet, after this gluttony of \u201980s icons, Froud seemingly disappeared for many years; Nurse reveals how CGI gradually destroyed the art of the puppet and Froud\u2019s disdain for the Hollywood scene. \u2014 Longreads , 26 Apr. 2017", "With the gluttony of injuries to guys like Jrue Holiday, Brook Lopez and Portis, and now the positive COVID-19 test to Khris Middleton, Nwora still has a long ways to go to figure out what that role will look like. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021", "The celebrated gala of gluttony returns this year after being canceled in 2020 and scaled back in 2021 amid the pandemic. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Mar. 2022", "Icahn mentioned a company that had five floors of overpaid vice presidents doing nothing much, and Gekko mocked the same corporate gluttony . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022", "Super Bowl Week is famous for its insatiable appetites, unabashed gluttony and wolfish overconsumption. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022", "The gluttony starts on Thanksgiving Day and continues through New Year\u2019s Eve. \u2014 Gregory Burnett, cleveland , 5 Jan. 2022", "Today, in the regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, Dante\u2019s rhymes can be found inscribed on the walls of cafes, alleys and cloisters, his verses about gluttony and malice alongside menus and bus schedules. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2021", "Then offset your gluttony with Zad\u00fan\u2019s Wellness & Gratitude Retreat (Nov. 25-27), an event that will enhance wellbeing, reduce stress and teach mindfulness. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see glutton":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259t-n\u0113", "\u02c8gl\u0259-t\u0259-n\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "gluttonousness", "overeating" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082319", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glume blotch":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several fungal diseases causing diffuse dark spots on the glumes":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151252" }, "glumiferous":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": bearing glumes":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)gl\u00fc\u00a6mif(\u0259)r\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "glume + -iferous":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192155" }, "glucose":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a light-colored syrup made from cornstarch":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc-\u02cck\u014ds, -\u02cck\u014dz", "-\u02cck\u014dz", "\u02c8gl\u00fc-\u02cck\u014ds" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Over the ensuing decades, science has delivered better drugs \u2014 often called SGLT2 and GLP-1 inhibitors \u2014 which can reduce the amount of glucose the body absorbs or stimulate insulin production. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022", "Glucagon also initiates a process known as gluconeogenesis, which is the synthesis of glucose from nondietary sources. \u2014 Mckale Montgomery, The Conversation , 19 May 2022", "Lila has type 1 diabetes, meaning that her pancreas doesn\u2019t produce enough insulin, the hormone which regulates the amount of glucose in your blood. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 3 May 2022", "The problem of too much glucose in the blood can be caused in two different ways. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 7 Apr. 2022", "As Yawitz says, protein helps keep you off the blood sugar roller coaster by slowing down the absorption of glucose into the blood. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 22 Feb. 2022", "Types of honey with higher ratios of glucose are more likely to form crystals. \u2014 Helen Czerski, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022", "All of these lifestyle choices impact your glucose number. \u2014 Stephen Key, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "Another monitor on her left hip keeps track of her glucose numbers. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, modification of Greek gleukos must, sweet wine; akin to Greek glykys sweet \u2014 more at dulcet":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201847" }, "glucosazone":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the osazone of glucose , mannose, or fructose":[], ": glucose phenylosazone":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "gl\u00fc\u02c8k\u014ds\u0259\u02ccz\u014dn", "-k\u014dz\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "gluc- + osazone":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205045" }, "glucose-1-phosphate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an ester C 6 H 13 O 9 P that reacts in the presence of a phosphorylase with aldoses and ketoses to yield disaccharides or with itself in liver and muscle to yield glycogen and phosphoric acid":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from the position at which the phosphate group is attached":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1938, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210419" }, "glucosamine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an amino derivative C 6 H 13 NO 5 of glucose that occurs especially as a constituent of various polysaccharides that are components of structural substances (such as chitin and cartilage)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-z\u0259-", "gl\u00fc-\u02c8k\u014d-s\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n, -z\u0259-", "gl\u00fc-\u02c8k\u014d-s\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "No one can say for sure why glucosamine -chondroitin might lower mortality risks. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 22 Sep. 2021", "This pet product also contains glucosamine , a supplement well-known to help with joint issues, and MSM, which is a potent anti-inflammatory. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022", "Moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis treatment options include glucosamine , chondroitin, opioids, steroid injection and possibly joint replacement surgery. \u2014 Forbes , 13 May 2022", "The ingredients in these treats include chondroitin, glucosamine , CBD, and hemp seed oil. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 May 2022", "These include glucosamine , chondroitin, and turmeric. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022", "These products, such as glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, provide nutrients and building blocks for healthy joint function. \u2014 Michael Jaffe, The Conversation , 15 Mar. 2022", "Items most needed are leashes, collars and harnesses in large, medium and small; soft type E-collars; new unopened food; new toys; pet store gift cards; washable potty pads; and fish oil and glucosamine supplements. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022", "More recent Japanese studies continue to support glucosamine for joint health. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 17 July 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1884, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215149" }, "glucose phosphate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a phosphate ester of glucose: such as":[], ": glucose-1-phosphate":[], ": glucose-6-phosphate":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1912, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215245" }, "glub":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a gurgling, bubbling, or gulping sound (as of water running down a drain)":[ "\u2014 often reduplicated listened to the glub , glub , glub of the milk bottle as it sank below the surface of the pond" ], ": an inarticulate strangled sound (as of someone attempting to speak while under water)":[ "\u2014 often reduplicated listened to the glub , glub , glub of the milk bottle as it sank below the surface of the pond" ], ": to make a glub":[ "\u2014 often reduplicated like cold molasses glub-glubbing from a barrel \u2014 James Street" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259b", "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "imitative":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220154" }, "gluc-":{ "type":[ "combining form" ], "definitions":{ ": glucose":[ "gluco kinase" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222033" }, "glucosidal":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": glucosidic":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6gl\u00fck\u0259\u00a6s\u012bd\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003738" }, "glucocorticoid":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a group of corticosteroids (such as cortisol) that are involved especially in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism, that are anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive, and that are used widely in medicine (as to alleviate the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis) \u2014 compare mineralocorticoid":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccgl\u00fc-k\u014d-\u02c8k\u022fr-ti-\u02cck\u022fid", "-\u02c8k\u022frt-i-\u02cck\u022fid" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Researchers have theorized that stress might reduce sperm concentrations by producing a rush of glucocorticoids , a class of steroid hormones that temper the secretion of testosterone from cells in the testes. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020", "Previous studies have shown that cold temperatures cause glucocorticoids to increase in a number of primates\u2014among them Japanese macaques. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 5 Apr. 2018", "Working on the assumption that the monkeys use hot springs to keep warm, the Kyoto University team tested the animals\u2019 feces for levels of glucocorticoids , a metabolite that is linked to biological stress, explains Rachael Rettner of Live Science. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 5 Apr. 2018", "For seven years, Gabe has taken a daily dose of deflazacort \u2014 a common glucocorticoid prescribed around the world for conditions like asthma, juvenile chronic arthritis and ulcerative colitis. \u2014 Lily O\u2019neill, kansascity.com , 21 June 2017", "And, Dr. Titze said, high glucocorticoid levels are linked to such conditions as osteoporosis, muscle loss, Type 2 diabetes and other metabolic problems. \u2014 Gina Kolata, New York Times , 8 May 2017", "WADA announced the UCLA lab can continue its regular anti-doping work, but must obtain a second opinion before reporting any positive findings with four anabolic steroids and glucocorticoids . \u2014 David Wharton, latimes.com , 20 June 2017", "Stress increases glucocorticoid levels in the blood, which help keep overzealous immune responses in check and quell inflammation. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 6 June 2017", "Some of the hormones spotted in the mice after increased salt intake, glucocorticoids , are thought to affect hunger and are associated with diabetes and obesity. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian , 20 Apr. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1950, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023104" }, "glucuronic acid":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a compound C 6 H 10 O 7 that occurs especially as a constituent of mucopolysaccharides (such as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccgl\u00fc-ky\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-nik-", "\u02ccgl\u00fc-ky\u0259-\u02ccr\u00e4n-ik-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "gluc- + -uronic":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1911, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040517" }, "glucosulfone":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a drug derived from glucose and para -amino-phenyl sulfone and used chiefly in treating leprosy in the form of the sodium salt [C 6 H 12 O 5 (SO 3 Na)NHC 6 H 4 ] 2 SO 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6gl\u00fc(\u02cc)k\u014d +" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "gluc- + sulfone":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042547" }, "glucosidase":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an enzyme (such as maltase) that hydrolyzes a glucoside":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-z\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101z", "gl\u00fc-\u02c8k\u014d-s\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1909, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052204" }, "glucose phenylosazone":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a yellow insoluble compound C 6 H 10 O 4 (=NNHC 6 H 5 ) 2 formed by reaction of glucose or mannose or fructose with phenylhydrazine and used as a derivative for identifying glucose":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055124" }, "glucosidic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This lightweight cream formula uses 10% vitamin C, ascorbyl glucoside and hyaluronic acid to help brighten your skin and improve your skin texture's appearance. \u2014 Danusia Wnek, Good Housekeeping , 28 May 2022", "Known to scientists as amygdalin, the toxin is a type of chemical compound called a cyanogenic glucoside . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Scientific American , 13 June 2019", "This creates chemicals called glucosides that are difficult to taste but can be broken down by yeast during fermentation, freeing the ashy notes and ruining the wine. \u2014 Doug Main, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2017", "One option is to breed or isolate strains of yeast that leave the glucosides intact. \u2014 Doug Main, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2017", "Some thought that the product contained ascorbyl glucoside , which \u2014 according to the Ralph Nader of skin care, Paula\u2019s Choice \u2014 is a stable form of Vitamin C, and helps with hyperpigmentation and reducing dark spots. \u2014 Kathleen Hou, The Cut , 13 Feb. 2018", "Uncooked beans contain cyanogenic glucosides , so are poisonous. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 14 Mar. 2018", "The product also contains vitamin C glucoside and licorice root, both of which are known to soothe and brighten dark spots caused by sun exposure, stress, hormones, and acne. \u2014 Shannon Barbour, The Cut , 12 Feb. 2018", "Dragna recommends finding personal care products that contain surfactants from the alkyl polyglycosides instead, the most common of which is decyl glucoside , because the head group is a sugar instead of a sulfate. \u2014 Ajc Homepage, ajc , 28 Aug. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1855, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055613" }, "glucoside":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This lightweight cream formula uses 10% vitamin C, ascorbyl glucoside and hyaluronic acid to help brighten your skin and improve your skin texture's appearance. \u2014 Danusia Wnek, Good Housekeeping , 28 May 2022", "Known to scientists as amygdalin, the toxin is a type of chemical compound called a cyanogenic glucoside . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Scientific American , 13 June 2019", "This creates chemicals called glucosides that are difficult to taste but can be broken down by yeast during fermentation, freeing the ashy notes and ruining the wine. \u2014 Doug Main, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2017", "One option is to breed or isolate strains of yeast that leave the glucosides intact. \u2014 Doug Main, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2017", "Some thought that the product contained ascorbyl glucoside , which \u2014 according to the Ralph Nader of skin care, Paula\u2019s Choice \u2014 is a stable form of Vitamin C, and helps with hyperpigmentation and reducing dark spots. \u2014 Kathleen Hou, The Cut , 13 Feb. 2018", "Uncooked beans contain cyanogenic glucosides , so are poisonous. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 14 Mar. 2018", "The product also contains vitamin C glucoside and licorice root, both of which are known to soothe and brighten dark spots caused by sun exposure, stress, hormones, and acne. \u2014 Shannon Barbour, The Cut , 12 Feb. 2018", "Dragna recommends finding personal care products that contain surfactants from the alkyl polyglycosides instead, the most common of which is decyl glucoside , because the head group is a sugar instead of a sulfate. \u2014 Ajc Homepage, ajc , 28 Aug. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1855, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060941" }, "glucagon":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a protein hormone that is produced especially by the islets of Langerhans and that promotes an increase in the sugar content of the blood by increasing the rate of glycogen breakdown in the liver":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02ccg\u00e4n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Keeping your blood sugar levels normal requires the proper balance of glucagon and insulin secretion at the appropriate times. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 11 June 2021", "Existing medicines target a hormone called the glucagon -like peptide-1 that is involved in the control of blood sugar. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 14 May 2022", "The drug works by mimicking the glucagon -like peptide 1, a hormone the body releases after eating. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 4 Mar. 2022", "These cells can further develop into beta cells, which produce insulin and lower blood sugar, and alpha cells, which make glucagon , a hormone that raises blood sugar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Dec. 2021", "At the same time, the \u03b2-cells may have been producing glucagon and another protein called trypsin-1. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 11 June 2021", "On Friday, June 4th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Novo Nordisk\u2019s obesity drug Wegovy (semaglutide), a glucagon -like peptide 1 receptor agonist, to be injected subcutaneously once-weekly. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 5 June 2021", "Semaglutide, to be sold under the brand name Wegovy by maker Novo Nordisk, affects a hormone called glucagon -like peptide-1 and increases the production of insulin. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 5 June 2021", "His discharge medication list ran more than two pages: Insulin, dextrose and glucagon to help balance his blood sugar. \u2014 USA Today , 14 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "gluc- + -agon (perhaps from Greek ag\u014dn , present participle of agein to lead, drive) \u2014 more at agent":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1923, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072045" }, "glucamine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an amine HOCH 2 (CHOH) 4 CH 2 NH 2 obtained by reduction of glucosyl-amine or of glucose oxime; glucityl-amine":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-m\u0259\u0307n", "\u02c8gl\u00fck\u0259\u02ccm\u0113n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary gluc- + amine":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083753" }, "glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an enzyme found especially in red blood cells that dehydrogenates glucose-6-phosphate in a glucose degradation pathway alternative to the Krebs cycle":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1954, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103606" }, "glutinous rice":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the seeds of a short-grained cultivated rice ( Oryza sativa glutinosa ) that are plump and sticky when cooked":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Thick creamy coconut milk is blended with glutinous rice flour and flavored with palm sugar and Pandan for a fragrance and flavor similar to vanilla. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 20 June 2022", "Made with tender glutinous rice flour and filled with mung bean paste, the balls are then rolled in sesame seeds and fried. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 May 2022", "During the Spring Festival, a family from the Tujia people in western Hunan make tuansa, a special local delicacy made of glutinous rice that tastes light and sweet. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 6 May 2022", "Enter mochi, a Japanese treat that is made from mochiko, or glutinous rice flour (which is naturally gluten-free, despite its name). \u2014 Kate Kassin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 May 2022", "Everything gets steamed together in one bowl so that the glutinous rice can absorb all the delicious flavors. \u2014 Jessie Yuchen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 Jan. 2022", "Another menu item is nian gao, a rice cake that is sticky and compact, made of glutinous rice flour and can be either sweet or savory. \u2014 Jean Chen Smith, The Enquirer , 27 Jan. 2022", "Eating long noodles brings longevity, while desserts such as tang yuan \u2014 glutinous rice balls with sweet fillings such as peanut or sesame \u2014 center on family relationships. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Jan. 2022", "These days, of course, satchels of glutinous rice can be found at most markets, and a rice cooker with a sticky or sweet rice setting will cook the rice in no time. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 6 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122413" }, "glucuronidase":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8r\u00e4n-\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s, -\u02ccd\u0101z", "\u02ccgl\u00fc-ky\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s", "-\u02ccd\u0101z" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1945, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171810" }, "glucokinase":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a hexokinase found especially in the liver that catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccgl\u00fc-k\u014d-\u02c8k\u012b-\u02ccn\u0101s", "-\u02ccn\u0101z", "-\u02c8k\u012b-\u02ccn\u0101s, -\u02ccn\u0101z" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Two months ago, the glucokinase activator cleared its Phase 3 clinical trial, bringing the therapy closer to a market approval by the end of the year. \u2014 Jonathan Chan, STAT , 25 Aug. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1950, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205956" }, "glucke":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a roller-canary tour suggestive of a hen's clucking":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8glu\u0307k\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "German glucke , literally, clucking hen, of imitative origin":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220022" }, "glucose-6-phosphate":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an ester C 6 H 13 O 9 P that is formed from glucose and ATP in the presence of a glucokinase and that is an essential early stage in glucose metabolism":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from the position at which the phosphate group is attached":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1953, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003345" }, "Glumiflorae":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccgl\u00fcm\u0259\u02c8fl\u014dr\u02cc\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from glumi- (from gluma glume) + -florae (from Latin flor-, flos flower) (to bloom)":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045426" }, "gluttonously":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": marked by or given to gluttony":[ "a gluttonous appetite" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u0259t-n\u0259s", "\u02c8gl\u0259-t\u0259-n\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "edacious", "esurient", "greedy", "hoggish", "piggish", "rapacious", "ravenous", "swinish", "voracious" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gluttonous voracious , gluttonous , ravenous , rapacious mean excessively greedy. voracious applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink. teenagers are often voracious eaters gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety. an admiral who was gluttonous for glory ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite. a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice. rapacious developers indifferent to environmental concerns", "examples":[ "gluttonous customers had practically emptied the all-you-can-eat buffet", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One of the city\u2019s most iconic hotels has exceptional service, a gluttonous breakfast buffet, and sweeping views of the Arabian Gulf. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful , 6 June 2022", "Ottessa Moshfegh\u2019s latest novel takes place in Lapvona, a medieval fiefdom ruled over by a vain and gluttonous lord, Villiam. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022", "Because for all of its overwhelming vastness, this period of intense, gluttonous competition between Hulu, Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon has opened a door. \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 19 Jan. 2022", "The gluttonous can binge-watch the results, which were created by the slothful. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 24 Aug. 2021", "Beaming in gluttonous pride, the girls are immediately photographed, and eager to brag about their utterly brilliant couple\u2019s costume as two of the most scandalous alumni of Manhattan\u2019s elite. \u2014 refinery29.com , 11 Aug. 2021", "Of course, there is nothing normal about these Summer Games, which means the Tokyo Aquatics Centre is destined to be viewed a symbol of poor planning, gluttonous spending and terribly unfortunate timing. \u2014 Paul Newberry, Star Tribune , 23 July 2021", "If your gluttonous best friend plows through food too fast, a slow-feed option can portion out the meal over 15 minutes. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, WSJ , 21 July 2021", "Perhaps those poor snappers encountered an isopod that was too gluttonous , forcing both parties to deal with the grisly consequences. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "see glutton":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045529" } }