{ "Ravenelia":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a genus of rust fungi (family Pucciniaceae) having the teliospores united into a head on a compound pedicel and being mostly parasites of leguminous plants":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Henry W. Ravenel \u20201887 American botanist + New Latin -ia":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-ly\u0259", "\u02ccrav\u0259\u02c8n\u0113l\u0113\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115608", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ravage":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an act or practice of ravaging":[], ": damage resulting from ravaging : violently destructive effect":[ "the ravages of time" ], ": to commit destructive actions":[], ": to wreak havoc on : affect destructively":[ "a land ravaged by war" ] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "Hurricane Andrew ravaged Louisiana and Florida in 1992, causing $19 billion in damage.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Nuclear war and a pandemic ravage Sweden; small bands of survivors hunt for food and supplies. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022", "Carson opts to portray the ravage of resources indirectly, through mood and insinuation. \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022", "As Covid-19 and opioid-use disorder simultaneously ravage communities, both are compounding the strain on healthcare organizations. \u2014 Nick Culbertson, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021", "As fires rage, oceans rise, and pandemics ravage , the demands for international solidarity and world-scale deployments of resources are readily apparent. \u2014 Greg Jackson, Harper's Magazine , 10 June 2021", "Scientists have hustled to take baseline measurements and assess the situation as the combination of drought, beetles and blazes ravage landscapes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2021", "The report comes as wildfires ravage Europe and the American West this summer. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 9 Aug. 2021", "The storm comes amid a tumultuous weather season in the United States as wildfires and drought ravage the West, and unprecedented rainfall and floods plague the Northeast as well as other areas of the country. \u2014 Samara Lynn, ABC News , 25 July 2021", "How many women\u2019s lives will Way ravage before he is held accountable", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The opioid epidemic continues to ravage Massachusetts. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022", "And don\u2019t forget wildfires, which now frequently ravage the West. Sherry Sutton, a vice president of marketing at Travel Insured International, says careful planning can decrease the chance that your trip will be ruined by bad weather. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 1 June 2022", "Deaths from malaria and tuberculosis \u2013 preventable diseases that particularly ravage low-income countries \u2013 went up. \u2014 Bill Gates, CNN , 24 May 2022", "Heath reporter Kristen Jordan Shamus kept readers informed on the latest science and health guidance as the pandemic continued to ravage through the state. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 23 Feb. 2022", "Journey Colab gives co-founder equity to the Indigenous communities that inspire its work Pushed to the periphery of public awareness during Covid-19 pandemic, the disease of substance addiction continues to ravage humanity. \u2014 Louis Metzger Iv, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "Fisher and LeBrun speculate that pest control agencies might be able to use this microsporidian as a kind of biological control agent, because the pathogen doesn\u2019t ravage native ant species. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022", "If left to overpopulate, elk and deer ravage the vegetation, and that can affect everything from erosion to river temperatures. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022", "Harvey said everyone has a different way to cope as COVID-19 continues to impact daily life and ravage others. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb", "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from French ravager, derivative of ravage \"destruction, damage\" \u2014 more at ravage entry 1":"Verb", "borrowed from French, \"destruction, damage (by human or animal agency, or by natural or nonmaterial causes, as disease or age),\" going back to Middle French, \"destruction by human agency, pillage, violent flood of water,\" from ravir \"to seize forcefully, plunder, sweep along\" (going back to Old French) + -age age \u2014 more at ravish":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ra-vij" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ravage Verb ravage , devastate , waste , sack , pillage , despoil mean to lay waste by plundering or destroying. ravage implies violent often cumulative depredation and destruction. a hurricane ravaged the coast devastate implies the complete ruin and desolation of a wide area. an earthquake devastated the city waste may imply producing the same result by a slow process rather than sudden and violent action. years of drought had wasted the area sack implies carrying off all valuable possessions from a place. barbarians sacked ancient Rome pillage implies ruthless plundering at will but without the completeness suggested by sack . settlements pillaged by Vikings despoil applies to looting or robbing without suggesting accompanying destruction. the Nazis despoiled the art museums", "synonyms":[ "destroy", "devastate", "ruin", "scourge" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022255", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rave":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium":[], ": to speak out wildly":[], ": to talk with extreme enthusiasm":[ "raved about its beauty" ], ": to move or advance violently : storm":[ "the iced gusts still rave and beat", "\u2014 John Keats" ], ": to utter in madness or frenzy":[], ": an act or instance of raving":[], ": an extravagantly favorable criticism":[ "the play received the critics' raves" ], ": a large overnight dance party featuring techno music and usually involving the taking of mind-altering drugs":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u0101v" ], "synonyms":[ "drool", "effuse", "enthuse", "fuss", "gush", "rhapsodize", "slobber" ], "antonyms":[ "acclamation", "applause", "cheer", "cheering", "ovation", "plaudit(s)", "r\u00e9clame" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "\u201cIt's his best performance yet,\u201d raved one movie critic.", "The guy on the corner was raving like a madman.", "The coach ranted and raved at the referee.", "Noun", "Her review of the movie was a rave .", "the books have received even more raves from parents than from the kids they were written for", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The backpacks ahead are winners from our test along with some new styles that have unique features and rave reviews. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 5 July 2022", "Many people rave about tray-style units because your gear can cantilever over the edge a bit. \u2014 Collin Morgan, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022", "Andrew Sean Greer's 2017 satirical comedy Less\u2014about a man who takes a whirlwind trip around the world just to avoid his former partner's wedding\u2014met rave reviews upon release, eventually garnering the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022", "Even though people here rave about stone fruit and citrus, it\u2019s the berries that get most of the love. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022", "Since Sting's Las Vegas residency, My Songs, premiered in October 2021, he's drawn rave reviews and the show has been a consistent sellout. \u2014 Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022", "After years of toiling away in apparent obscurity in Portland, CJ McCollum enjoyed rave reviews during his first-round exit as a New Orleans Pelicans guard. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022", "The one-person performance, put on at various theaters around the world, ran for several years and earned rave reviews from San Francisco Gate, Huffington Post and SF Weekly. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022", "Next is Julia Garner, the Ozark star who earned rave reviews with The Assistant and recently gave a barnstorming performance as the beguiling titular scammer in Inventing Anna. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 3 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "With over 5,000 rave reviews on Amazon, some users noted that when nothing worked, this bottle came to the rescue. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022", "The season received rave reviews and has already started some Emmy chatter, mostly because of how topical the conversations were between the roommates \u2014 just as in the original season. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 20 June 2022", "This sweet-smelling body wash from Tone got rave reviews in GH Beauty Lab testing for its fruity scent across the board from all of its testers. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022", "Cha Cha Real Smooth, which got rave reviews out of Sundance. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 17 June 2022", "Queen's tea with Paddington Bear gets rave reviews. \u2014 Max Foster And Rob Picheta, CNN , 10 June 2022", "Not worth the risk when there are so many other options with rave reviews and familiar names. \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022", "This set is a little pricey, but the sheets are made of 100% cotton and come with rave reviews. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022", "The Shell\u2019s unveiling last August earned rave reviews from as far afield as The New York Times and several newspapers in Canada, where Payare is the music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb", "1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175629" }, "rave(s)":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium":[], ": to speak out wildly":[], ": to talk with extreme enthusiasm":[ "raved about its beauty" ], ": to move or advance violently : storm":[ "the iced gusts still rave and beat", "\u2014 John Keats" ], ": to utter in madness or frenzy":[], ": an act or instance of raving":[], ": an extravagantly favorable criticism":[ "the play received the critics' raves" ], ": a large overnight dance party featuring techno music and usually involving the taking of mind-altering drugs":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u0101v" ], "synonyms":[ "drool", "effuse", "enthuse", "fuss", "gush", "rhapsodize", "slobber" ], "antonyms":[ "acclamation", "applause", "cheer", "cheering", "ovation", "plaudit(s)", "r\u00e9clame" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "\u201cIt's his best performance yet,\u201d raved one movie critic.", "The guy on the corner was raving like a madman.", "The coach ranted and raved at the referee.", "Noun", "Her review of the movie was a rave .", "the books have received even more raves from parents than from the kids they were written for", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The backpacks ahead are winners from our test along with some new styles that have unique features and rave reviews. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 5 July 2022", "Many people rave about tray-style units because your gear can cantilever over the edge a bit. \u2014 Collin Morgan, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022", "Andrew Sean Greer's 2017 satirical comedy Less\u2014about a man who takes a whirlwind trip around the world just to avoid his former partner's wedding\u2014met rave reviews upon release, eventually garnering the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022", "Even though people here rave about stone fruit and citrus, it\u2019s the berries that get most of the love. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022", "Since Sting's Las Vegas residency, My Songs, premiered in October 2021, he's drawn rave reviews and the show has been a consistent sellout. \u2014 Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022", "After years of toiling away in apparent obscurity in Portland, CJ McCollum enjoyed rave reviews during his first-round exit as a New Orleans Pelicans guard. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022", "The one-person performance, put on at various theaters around the world, ran for several years and earned rave reviews from San Francisco Gate, Huffington Post and SF Weekly. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022", "Next is Julia Garner, the Ozark star who earned rave reviews with The Assistant and recently gave a barnstorming performance as the beguiling titular scammer in Inventing Anna. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 3 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "With over 5,000 rave reviews on Amazon, some users noted that when nothing worked, this bottle came to the rescue. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022", "The season received rave reviews and has already started some Emmy chatter, mostly because of how topical the conversations were between the roommates \u2014 just as in the original season. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 20 June 2022", "This sweet-smelling body wash from Tone got rave reviews in GH Beauty Lab testing for its fruity scent across the board from all of its testers. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022", "Cha Cha Real Smooth, which got rave reviews out of Sundance. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 17 June 2022", "Queen's tea with Paddington Bear gets rave reviews. \u2014 Max Foster And Rob Picheta, CNN , 10 June 2022", "Not worth the risk when there are so many other options with rave reviews and familiar names. \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022", "This set is a little pricey, but the sheets are made of 100% cotton and come with rave reviews. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022", "The Shell\u2019s unveiling last August earned rave reviews from as far afield as The New York Times and several newspapers in Canada, where Payare is the music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb", "1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201514" }, "ravehook":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a hooked tool for enlarging or clearing seams (as of a boat) to receive oakum or other caulking material":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from obsolete rave to pull (from Middle English raven ) + hook":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225933", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ravel":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "1875\u20131937 French composer":[ "(Joseph) Mau*rice \\ m\u022f-\u200b\u02c8r\u0113s \\" ], ": an act or result of raveling: such as":[], ": break up , crumble":[], ": entangle , confuse":[], ": something tangled":[], ": to become entangled or confused":[], ": to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray":[], ": to separate or undo the texture of : unravel":[], ": to undo the intricacies of : disentangle":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "So somehow, Grace, Sacha and Robert end up accompanying Art and Charlotte to Norfolk, and all of their stories unravel and ravel at once. \u2014 Ellen Akins, Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2020", "Her eight novels, including the 2016 bestseller Commonwealth, tend to focus on families or groups raveling and unraveling over decades. \u2014 Kaitlin Menza, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 Sep. 2019", "Now, with many New Yorkers complaining that life in New York is raveling under Mr. Bloomberg\u2019s progressive successor, Bill de Blasio, a top Bloomberg lieutenant is telling his version of how the city was revitalized. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 11 Sep. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1634, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "circa 1540, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Dutch rafelen , from rafel loose thread":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "r\u0259-\u02c8vel", "ra-", "\u02c8ra-v\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172001", "type":[ "adjective", "biographical name", "noun", "verb" ] }, "ravel (out)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "to separate the various strands of since the sweater is too small, you could ravel the yarn out and make something else with it" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-072622", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ravelly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": raveled or likely to ravel":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-li", "-v(\u0259)l\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141157", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "raven":{ "antonyms":[ "bolt", "cram", "devour", "glut", "gobble", "gorge", "gormandize", "gulp", "ingurgitate", "inhale", "scarf", "scoff", "slop", "wolf" ], "definitions":{ ": despoil":[ "men \u2026 raven the earth, destroying its resources", "\u2014 New Yorker" ], ": plunder":[], ": shiny and black like a raven's feathers":[ "raven hair" ], ": to devour greedily":[], ": to feed greedily":[], ": to prowl for food : prey":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "a black satin dress that matches her silky, raven hair", "Verb", "the rat ravened the poisoned bait just as we had hoped", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "From shimmery raven to honey-gold blonde, here are the biggest summer hair colors, 2022 edition. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 13 May 2022", "One raven will harass a dog that is trying to eat until the dog finally attempts to catch the bird. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Feb. 2022", "Capturing this, Singletary sculpts everything the raven might have seen in this new world. \u2014 Sarah Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022", "The second raven will pull the food dish out of the dog\u2019s reach while the poor sled dog is preoccupied. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Feb. 2022", "Imagine a litigious raven who has done a lot of yoga. \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022", "Martha\u2019s Vineyard: A piping plover, a common raven , and a white-eyed vireo were seen at Gay Head. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Sep. 2021", "His battle standard, white silk bearing the image of a black raven , became known as Land-Waster. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2021", "In Northwest Coast mythology, the raven brings fire and light to the world. \u2014 James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Sanjeev Baskhar and Asim Chaudhry will play Cain and Abel, David Thewlis will play DC supervillain Doctor Destiny, and comic actor Patton Oswalt will voice the raven Matthew. \u2014 Philip Ellis And Milan Polk, Men's Health , 7 June 2022", "To many, Elvira is the horror hostess who gained notoriety in the 1980s with that signature fitted black dress, raven black nails and stark red lips. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 3 June 2022", "That\u2019s the message CBS Chicago morning news anchor Audrina Bigos seeks to spread on-air (and off of it) with her mane of full-bodied raven ringlets. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022", "Victims of aggression often give off defensive calls that entice raven audience members to come to their aid. \u2014 Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022", "Porter, says Singletary, viewed the raven stories through the lens of a mythologist. \u2014 Sarah Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022", "Before reaching the special fishing hole, a raven perched near a nest situated on a cliff above the lake, greeted me with boisterous cawing. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Feb. 2022", "As our group \u2013 Bill Smith and Dave Zeug, both of Shell Lake, and I \u2013 hiked over a meandering trail on the public property, the only signs of other animal life were the tracks of a raven , a gray squirrel and a white-tailed deer. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Dec. 2021", "Every traveler who passes through the park encounters a panorama ruled by geology, where rabbitbrush, raven and rock art are accents, where the layers of earth history overwhelm every other element of the scenery. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Oct. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "As Smarch\u2019s telling goes, the raven quickly gets caught up in the feather, failing to make his way to the nobleman\u2019s daughter. \u2014 Sarah Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022", "And finally, Patton Oswalt will be voicing a talking raven named Matthew. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 26 May 2021", "On May 19, BBC Breakfast unveiled the name of the Tower of London\u2019s newest royal raven before a national audience. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2021", "Fatally, Cich\u00e8 sees this as a personal quarrel and decides to get his revenge, threading twine through some beans to capture the raven , then torturing it. \u2014 Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books , 23 Feb. 2021", "The authors repeated the same 33 tasks for each raven at four, eight, 12 and 16 months of age. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 10 Dec. 2020", "Not a single coal miner was in sight, just a big, black Chihuahuan raven sitting atop a light post. \u2014 Eric Lipton, New York Times , 6 Oct. 2020", "Willyerd also included a more subtle image of a raven in the mural, a nod to a place most Janesville artist know and love, Raven's Wish Art Gallery, located across the river a few blocks away. \u2014 Frank Schultz, Star Tribune , 14 Sep. 2020", "Raven Politics Young ravens that do not have a bonding partner or territory form temporary flocks that congregate at major food resources, such as an animal carcass. \u2014 Onur Gu\u0308ntu\u0308rku\u0308n, Scientific American , 1 Jan. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb", "1637, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English hr\u00e6fn ; akin to Old High German hraban raven, Latin corvus , Greek korax":"Noun", "probably verbal derivative of ravin":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u0101-v\u0259n", "\u02c8ra-v\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "black", "ebony", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "pitchy", "sable" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034254", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "raven black":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a black approximating to violet in hue":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231716", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "raven cockatoo":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a black cockatoo of the genus Calyptorhynchus":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081516", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ravenala":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a genus of tropical woody plants (family Musaceae) having tall trunks, oblong distichous very long-stalked leaves, and large flowers with three sepals and three petals followed by woody 3-valved capsules \u2014 see traveler's-tree":[], ": any plant of the genus Ravenala":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from a native name in Madagascar":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccrav\u0259\u02c8n\u0101l\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025524", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ravenous":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": rapacious":[ "ravenous wolves" ], ": very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification":[ "a ravenous appetite" ] }, "examples":[ "By the time dinner was ready, we were ravenous .", "we were ravenous after our canoe paddling, and the chili bubbling over the campfire smelled heavenly", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Last week, real estate giants Redfin and Compass, which flourished in the pandemic era of low mortgage rates and ravenous demand, announced major cuts. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 23 June 2022", "The couple that burst through the screen door, ravenous for only California rolls, are really secret agents, in a hurry to finish their sushi and go fight crime. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022", "Andrews wants to dispel the notion of gators as aggressive, ravenous menaces on the move. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 7 May 2022", "Soon Charlotte\u2019s family and the eccentric characters of the building realize that they are all trapped, hunted by a ravenous spider with a taste for human flesh, and Charlotte is the only one who can stop it. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 6 May 2022", "This lack of conclusiveness has left people ravenous for additional information, which allows Twitch streams to function as a supplement, something that at least feels like more context as the trial plays out before viewers\u2019 eyes. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022", "Levin said that the exchange demonstrated that the CryptoPunks collection still had a market, but perhaps not as ravenous as the auction house had hoped. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022", "In 2019 Downton Abbey was released, earning nearly $195 million at the box office worldwide and making clear that the Downton audience was still ravenous . \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 26 May 2022", "Thanks to energy stored in their front leg joints, the males of a species of orb-weaving spiders called Philoponella prominens can catapult themselves off of a ravenous mate in a split second. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English ravynous, raveynous, from ravyn, raveyn \"robbery, rapacity\" + -ous -ous \u2014 more at ravin":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ra-v\u0259-n\u0259s", "\u02c8rav-n\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ravenous 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", "gluttonous", "greedy", "hoggish", "piggish", "rapacious", "swinish", "voracious" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120234", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "ravine":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water":[] }, "examples":[ "he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The packages were found in a ravine about 30 miles north of Birmingham. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021", "A Day in the Country also features a garden on a ravine . \u2014 Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022", "Besides having its full lineup revealed, the Juneteenth celebration at the Hollywood Bowl is due to get an audience much bigger than can fit into a Los Angeles ravine . \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 2 June 2022", "Across the arroyo, in Mt. Washington, a ravine park is named for 1920s subdivider Carlin G. Smith. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022", "Before the war, Kavatsiuk, a soft-spoken, 40-year-old Ukrainian, served as the deputy director of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center in Kyiv, which pays tribute to the 33,771 Jews slaughtered by Nazis in a nearby ravine of the same name. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2022", "The bus was overloaded with 106 passengers and veered off the winding road near Chimanimani and hurtled into a deep ravine , police said. \u2014 Farai Mutsaka, ajc , 15 Apr. 2022", "One of the first measures to create that marvel was the 1923 installation of a dam and spillway where a new road connecting Chicago Heights with Western Avenue bridged Thorn Creek over a particularly deep ravine . \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022", "The trail dipped into the oak and laurel trees, hugging the side of a ravine before turning steeply upward toward the ridge. \u2014 Sarah Trent, Outside Online , 27 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1687, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from French, \"torrrent of water, gully formed by running water,\" going back to Middle French, \"torrent of water,\" derivative of raviner \"to run quickly, flow forcefully (of blood, water),\" derivative of Old French ravine \"violent force, momentum,\" going back to Latin rap\u012bna \"forcible carrying off of property, seizure and carrying off of a woman\" \u2014 more at rapine":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "r\u0259-\u02c8v\u0113n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "canyon", "ca\u00f1on", "col", "couloir", "defile", "flume", "gap", "gill", "gorge", "gulch", "gulf", "kloof", "linn", "notch", "pass", "saddle" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021849", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ravish":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": plunder , rob":[], ": rape entry 1 sense 1":[], ": to overcome with emotion (such as joy or delight)":[ "ravished by the scenic beauty" ], ": to seize and take away by violence":[] }, "examples":[ "tales of Caribbean pirates who abducted fair maidens and ravished them without mercy", "travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Caroline had seen fit to have her pony make the homeward trip with its hindquarters thrust into Delphine\u2019s ravished clothes. \u2014 Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020", "Throwback romantics can be ravished by the unparalleled vocal stylings of Lalah Hathaway (Nov. 15, Sony Hall), and millennial audiences will find a patron saint in the unfeigned lyricism of Summer Walker (Dec. 7-8, Terminal 5). \u2014 Briana Younger, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2019", "There was surely formal kinship \u2014 ravishing color, gestural verve \u2014 and personal admiration. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2019", "The choral music flips back and forth from the bamboo grove to the center of the atrium and to speakers installed on the baobab tree, creating sonic experiences of intimacy, grandeur and ravishing beauty. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland.com , 11 Aug. 2019", "Set during China\u2019s Three Kingdoms era (A.D. 220-280), this action extravaganza ravishes the retina with only a narrow segment of spectrum. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 2 May 2019", "French-Cuban twins Lisa-Kainde and Naomi Diaz, also known as polystylistic R&B duo Ibeyi, masterfully transform firsthand experiences and thoughts into something universal on their ravishing second album, Ash (XL). \u2014 Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader , 2 Nov. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English ravisshen \"to seize forcefully, plunder, carry away, carry off (a woman) in order to sexually assault her, seize as prey, carry up (into heaven), enrapture, sweep along,\" borrowed from Anglo-French raviss-, stem of ravir (also continental Old & Middle French), going back to Vulgar Latin *rap\u012bre, re-formation of Latin rapere \"to seize and carry off, take away by force, carry off a woman with the intent of sexually assaulting her, carry or sweep along, impel forcibly (to a course of conduct), snatch up, gather quickly\" \u2014 more at rapid entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ra-vish" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "assault", "force", "rape", "violate" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182321", "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "ravishing":{ "antonyms":[ "grotesque", "hideous", "homely", "ill-favored", "plain", "ugly", "unaesthetic", "unattractive", "unbeautiful", "uncomely", "uncute", "unhandsome", "unlovely", "unpleasing", "unpretty", "unsightly" ], "definitions":{ ": unusually attractive, pleasing, or striking":[] }, "examples":[ "She is a ravishing beauty.", "a ravishing view of the ocean", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The heat and purity of the music make the trio both elegant and ravishing . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Sep. 2018", "The ravishing Keisha, 22, has just married the wealthy William Radford, a man 40 years her senior. \u2014 Carol Memmott, Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2020", "Other terms of praise home in on desirable attributes\u2014this view is glorious\u2014or describe an effect on the viewer: look at those ravishing mountains. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 26 Feb. 2020", "But between the influx of modern beauty disruptors like Rihanna and Zendaya, and the 2019 Met Gala bringing the ethos of camp back into the collective conscious, here's hoping it's primed for a ravishing comeback. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 2 May 2019", "Another coastal elegy, still more ravishing in its precision and restraint, is LATER: MY LIFE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD (Graywolf Press, $16), Paul Lisicky\u2019s memoir of the complicated idyll that Provincetown offered gay men at the start of the 1990s. \u2014 Lidija Haas, Harper's magazine , 2 Mar. 2020", "The 24-year-old actress looked ravishing in a custom Louis Vuitton gown, with a daring thigh-high slit to that corset top. \u2014 James Love, Essence , 22 Sep. 2019", "That\u2019s just one masterstroke in a film full of them: Michael Ballhaus\u2019 ravishing cinematography; a powerfully wistful coda; Wharton\u2019s wry, mannered prose transposed near-verbatim into an omniscient narrator\u2019s sharp-tongued voice-over. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 1 Nov. 2019", "White morphs are snowy in winter and brown-grey in summer, while blue morphs stay a ravishing indigo, brown and charcoal mix year-round. \u2014 Steph Yin, New York Times , 28 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English ravyschinge \"rapacious, rapidly moving, delightful, enchanting,\" from present participle of ravisshen \"to ravish \"":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ra-vi-shi\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical", "attractive", "beauteous", "beautiful", "bonny", "bonnie", "comely", "cute", "drop-dead", "fair", "fetching", "good", "good-looking", "goodly", "gorgeous", "handsome", "knockout", "likely", "lovely", "lovesome", "pretty", "seemly", "sightly", "stunning", "taking", "well-favored" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045851", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "ravishment":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": plunder , rob":[], ": rape entry 1 sense 1":[], ": to overcome with emotion (such as joy or delight)":[ "ravished by the scenic beauty" ], ": to seize and take away by violence":[] }, "examples":[ "tales of Caribbean pirates who abducted fair maidens and ravished them without mercy", "travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Caroline had seen fit to have her pony make the homeward trip with its hindquarters thrust into Delphine\u2019s ravished clothes. \u2014 Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020", "Throwback romantics can be ravished by the unparalleled vocal stylings of Lalah Hathaway (Nov. 15, Sony Hall), and millennial audiences will find a patron saint in the unfeigned lyricism of Summer Walker (Dec. 7-8, Terminal 5). \u2014 Briana Younger, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2019", "There was surely formal kinship \u2014 ravishing color, gestural verve \u2014 and personal admiration. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2019", "The choral music flips back and forth from the bamboo grove to the center of the atrium and to speakers installed on the baobab tree, creating sonic experiences of intimacy, grandeur and ravishing beauty. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland.com , 11 Aug. 2019", "Set during China\u2019s Three Kingdoms era (A.D. 220-280), this action extravaganza ravishes the retina with only a narrow segment of spectrum. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 2 May 2019", "French-Cuban twins Lisa-Kainde and Naomi Diaz, also known as polystylistic R&B duo Ibeyi, masterfully transform firsthand experiences and thoughts into something universal on their ravishing second album, Ash (XL). \u2014 Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader , 2 Nov. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English ravisshen \"to seize forcefully, plunder, carry away, carry off (a woman) in order to sexually assault her, seize as prey, carry up (into heaven), enrapture, sweep along,\" borrowed from Anglo-French raviss-, stem of ravir (also continental Old & Middle French), going back to Vulgar Latin *rap\u012bre, re-formation of Latin rapere \"to seize and carry off, take away by force, carry off a woman with the intent of sexually assaulting her, carry or sweep along, impel forcibly (to a course of conduct), snatch up, gather quickly\" \u2014 more at rapid entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ra-vish" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "assault", "force", "rape", "violate" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195314", "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "rave review":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a report in which someone gives an excellent opinion of the quality of a book, performance, product, etc.":[ "The movie received rave reviews ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185932" }, "raver":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that raves":[], ": a person who frequents raves":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u0101-v\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There is not an idiom that Ramona Singer won\u2019t chew to bits like a raver \u2019s cheeks after a night of MDMA. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 20 July 2021", "And, most memorably, there was Kamala Harris\u2019s twenty-one-year-old stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, who is studying textile design at Parsons and whose Instagram has become a zany showcase for her raver -meets-cottage core sense of style. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2021", "Everybody stays inside their cars, no alcohol is sold, and instead of cheering when the beat drops, ravers honk their car horns and flash their lights. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2020", "Yet the threat to Griessmuehle touched a nerve, uniting ravers and politicians behind a #saveourspaces hashtag. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Feb. 2020", "But Bluetooth's new features stand to benefit more than just polite ravers and people who enjoy wearing headphones in crowded sports bars. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 6 Jan. 2020", "Ibiza Town, Ibiza Yes, Ibiza is the go-to spot for ravers and full-moon partiers. \u2014 Sebastian Modak, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 19 July 2019", "What started in New York and Chicago clubs has been embraced and recontentualized by ravers in China, Brazil, Berlin, Melbourne and more. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 21 Oct. 2019", "While a few were ex- ravers , the majority were simply searching for something to do between breakfast and nap time. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231140" }, "ravery":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a fit of madness or passion : raving , delirium":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-v(\u0259)r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English ravery , from Middle French resverie, reverie, raverie":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010241" }, "raves":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium":[], ": to speak out wildly":[], ": to talk with extreme enthusiasm":[ "raved about its beauty" ], ": to move or advance violently : storm":[ "the iced gusts still rave and beat", "\u2014 John Keats" ], ": to utter in madness or frenzy":[], ": an act or instance of raving":[], ": an extravagantly favorable criticism":[ "the play received the critics' raves" ], ": a large overnight dance party featuring techno music and usually involving the taking of mind-altering drugs":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u0101v" ], "synonyms":[ "drool", "effuse", "enthuse", "fuss", "gush", "rhapsodize", "slobber" ], "antonyms":[ "acclamation", "applause", "cheer", "cheering", "ovation", "plaudit(s)", "r\u00e9clame" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "\u201cIt's his best performance yet,\u201d raved one movie critic.", "The guy on the corner was raving like a madman.", "The coach ranted and raved at the referee.", "Noun", "Her review of the movie was a rave .", "the books have received even more raves from parents than from the kids they were written for", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The backpacks ahead are winners from our test along with some new styles that have unique features and rave reviews. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 5 July 2022", "Many people rave about tray-style units because your gear can cantilever over the edge a bit. \u2014 Collin Morgan, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022", "Andrew Sean Greer's 2017 satirical comedy Less\u2014about a man who takes a whirlwind trip around the world just to avoid his former partner's wedding\u2014met rave reviews upon release, eventually garnering the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022", "Even though people here rave about stone fruit and citrus, it\u2019s the berries that get most of the love. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022", "Since Sting's Las Vegas residency, My Songs, premiered in October 2021, he's drawn rave reviews and the show has been a consistent sellout. \u2014 Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022", "After years of toiling away in apparent obscurity in Portland, CJ McCollum enjoyed rave reviews during his first-round exit as a New Orleans Pelicans guard. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022", "The one-person performance, put on at various theaters around the world, ran for several years and earned rave reviews from San Francisco Gate, Huffington Post and SF Weekly. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022", "Next is Julia Garner, the Ozark star who earned rave reviews with The Assistant and recently gave a barnstorming performance as the beguiling titular scammer in Inventing Anna. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 3 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "With over 5,000 rave reviews on Amazon, some users noted that when nothing worked, this bottle came to the rescue. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022", "The season received rave reviews and has already started some Emmy chatter, mostly because of how topical the conversations were between the roommates \u2014 just as in the original season. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 20 June 2022", "This sweet-smelling body wash from Tone got rave reviews in GH Beauty Lab testing for its fruity scent across the board from all of its testers. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022", "Cha Cha Real Smooth, which got rave reviews out of Sundance. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 17 June 2022", "Queen's tea with Paddington Bear gets rave reviews. \u2014 Max Foster And Rob Picheta, CNN , 10 June 2022", "Not worth the risk when there are so many other options with rave reviews and familiar names. \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022", "This set is a little pricey, but the sheets are made of 100% cotton and come with rave reviews. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022", "The Shell\u2019s unveiling last August earned rave reviews from as far afield as The New York Times and several newspapers in Canada, where Payare is the music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb", "1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015018" }, "Ravensara":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of Madagascan trees (family Lauraceae) having trimerous flowers and lobed seeds \u2014 see clove nutmeg":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccrav\u0259n\u02c8s\u0101r\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Malagasy ravendsara, ravin'tsara , a tree of the genus Ravensara, literally, good leaf":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023636" }, "raving":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": irrational, incoherent, wild, or extravagant utterance or declamation":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural" ], ": talking wildly or irrationally":[ "a raving lunatic" ], ": ravishing":[ "a raving beauty" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u0101-vi\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "For every one of the customers who hate it, there\u2019s another raving about it. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Apr. 2022", "There have been many top shooters who came to Fairfax High and left raving . \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022", "More than 25,000 Amazon shoppers left the masks a five-star rating on the site, with many raving over the soft, comfortable texture and great value. \u2014 Chelsey Hamilton, Health.com , 16 Feb. 2022", "Armchair psychologists on Twitter quickly made their instant diagnoses, ranging from stark raving mad to bipolar. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 3 Jan. 2022", "Which brings me back to Washington, whose trajectory from weary, diffident soldier to raving , self-immolating maniac is astonishing to behold. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021", "Only rhinos, monster raving looneys, and higher education leaders might think otherwise. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021", "Created in a hotel room in Miami, the new range of looks (featuring new prints and corset shapes) celebrates the return of normality post pandemic and are perfect for hitting the clubs or raving in. \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021", "More than 18,000 Amazon shoppers have given the large jar candles a five-star rating, with many raving that Yankee Candle products last longer and smell better than cheaper options. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 29 Sep. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "In the video, De Laurentiis mixed up the drink, which mixes balsamic vinegar and sparkling water, and gave a raving review. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022", "One-off tweets are still a lot of fun, but building a community of raving fans is where Twitter really shines. \u2014 Evan William Kirstel, Forbes , 17 May 2022", "The album was released in May 2020 and received raving reviews, and has been streamed 1 Billion times globally to date. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 30 Mar. 2022", "Make no bones about it, the raving flames of NFT have given the fashion world a burning desire for blockchain technology. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021", "The two who were unceremoniously jettisoned \u2014 Westpointe Community Council Board Chairwoman Dorothy Owen and former Westside Coalition leader Richard Holman \u2014 were not some raving anti-port firebrands. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2021", "By scheduling a dueling town hall, the former vice president got the perfect contrast with a raving Donald Trump. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Oct. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050350" }, "raviney":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": full of or marked by ravines":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "r\u0259\u02c8v\u0113n\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "ravine entry 2 + -y":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-051820" } }