{ "Globularia":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a genus (the type of the family Globulariaceae ) of European herbs or shrubs with blue flowers in globose heads":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin globulus + New Latin -aria":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccgl\u00e4by\u0259\u02c8la(a)r\u0113\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131621", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Glossotherium":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a genus of large South American Pleistocene ground sloths related to the genus Mylodon that have the nostrils completely enclosed by the premaxillae so that the skull has a superficial likeness to that of a turtle":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from gloss- + -therium":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u014d\u02c8thir\u0113\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192518", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gloam":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": twilight":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1821, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Scots gloam to become twilight, back-formation from gloaming":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014dm" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105941", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gloaming":{ "antonyms":[ "blaze", "brightness", "brilliance", "day", "daylight", "glare", "glow", "light", "lightness" ], "definitions":{ ": twilight , dusk":[] }, "examples":[ "lovers would often retreat to the gloaming of the park's many secluded recesses to steal a kiss", "with the gloaming came the familiar call of the whip-poor-will", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The game down on the field seems to be played in the gloaming . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Jan. 2022", "Tony Kemp hit an eighth-inning, two-run homer in the gloaming at the Oakland Coliseum Sunday to give the A\u2019s a 3-1 win over the Yankees in a game that might wind up being the biggest win of the season for the A\u2019s. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Aug. 2021", "The bar shares an appetizer menu with the restaurant; in the gloaming , the seafood towers sparkle. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 Aug. 2021", "Queens in the gloaming , the sky a smear of pinks and purples. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 25 Nov. 2020", "There were sourdough waffles to start the day and tuna sandwiches for lunch, a few hours of everyone reading novels in separate corners before a long solitary walk in the gloaming , accompanied by gloved waves across generally empty streets. \u2014 Sam Sifton, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2020", "Ivanka Trump tweeted the hashtag #TogetherApart with a photo \u2014 apparently years-old \u2014 of herself playing with her children in some kind of indoor fort, in the gloaming of some plush parlor. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2020", "For now, Nadal has a 24-15 edge in head-to-head matches, and Federer has a 2-1 edge at Wimbledon, having defeated Nadal in the 2006 and 2007 finals before losing in the gloaming in 2008. \u2014 Christopher Clarey, New York Times , 10 July 2019", "Now, in the gloaming of Friday evening, the Northern Irishman was inching towards the cut mark, one nail-biting, stomach-churning birdie at a time. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 19 July 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English (Scots) gloming , from Old English gl\u014dming , from gl\u014dm twilight; akin to Old English gl\u014dwan to glow":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014d-mi\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "black", "blackness", "candlelight", "dark", "darkness", "dusk", "gloom", "murk", "night", "semidarkness", "shade", "shadows", "twilight", "umbra" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114125", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glob":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small drop : blob":[], ": a usually large and rounded mass":[] }, "examples":[ "A glob of ice cream was stuck to his mustache.", "found a glob of chewing gum under my theater seat", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Documented in a video on Instagram, Johnson keeps his eyes closed while his daughter stands in front of him holding a piece of tinfoil with a glob of peanut butter in the center. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 6 Feb. 2022", "So although in most pictures the Great Red Spot looks like a glob of marinara, in natural color the giant storm is more of a dusty rose. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 3 Feb. 2022", "In the clip, Johnson keeps his eyes closed while his daughter stands in front of him holding a piece of tinfoil with a glob of peanut butter in the center. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 24 Jan. 2022", "The Steelers are like a glob of gum on the bottom of your shoe. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021", "That glob gets passed to elf No. 2 who, with a rolling pin, flattens it into a kind of sheet. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 16 Dec. 2021", "In the case of mRNA vaccines (including the ones currently being used against COVID-19), the mRNA is coated in a wee glob of fat called a lipid nanoparticle. \u2014 Sam Jones, Scientific American , 16 Nov. 2021", "For one, period clots can happen during that lovely time of the month, and the jelly-like glob doesn\u2019t usually come out in a tidy little splash. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 Oct. 2021", "The defender\u2019s eyes flutter close contentedly as Alicia Valdez winds three strands of his hair together, balancing a glob of Shine \u2018n Jam gel on her wrist and a metal pick in her palm. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps blend of globe and blob":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00e4b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blob", "chunk", "clod", "clot", "clump", "dollop", "gob", "gobbet", "hunk", "knob", "lump", "nub", "nubble", "nugget", "wad" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172526", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "global":{ "antonyms":[ "individual", "particular" ], "definitions":{ ": being particularly severe or encompassing in nature : having or exhibiting a broad or nearly complete effect":[ "\u2026 West suffered a stroke that left him with global aphasia: an inability to produce words or to understand words spoken to him.", "\u2014 Alison McCulloch", "The two other cases presented with milder characteristics, displaying global developmental delay and seizures.", "\u2014 The Albany (Georgia) Herald" ], ": having the shape of a globe : spherical":[ "a global mass" ], ": of or relating to a spherical celestial body (such as the moon)":[ "For the Moon, the early formation of global crust was accompanied and succeeded for several hundred million years by a massive influx of projectiles \u2026", "\u2014 James W. Head" ], ": of, relating to, or applying to a whole (such as a mathematical function or a computer program) : universal":[ "a global search of a file", "Global search and replace can be harnessed to make this correction throughout the file almost instantaneously.", "\u2014 Shay Addams" ], ": of, relating to, or involving the entire world : worldwide":[ "a global system of communication", "global economic problems", "global warfare" ], "\u2014 see also global village , global warming":[ "a global system of communication", "global economic problems", "global warfare" ] }, "examples":[ "English is becoming a global language.", "The program allows users to do global searches through all the available data.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But now, a global pandemic, supply chain disruption and skyrocketing inflation have forced budget cuts and layoffs. \u2014 Justin Turner, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "For many, the global pandemic has been life-altering. \u2014 Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022", "The cast will come together for an epic vacation at the ultimate Shore house and will battle it out in Gran Canaria, Spain for the grand prize and global bragging rights. \u2014 al , 28 June 2022", "Day Zero Masada is an offshoot of the original Day Zero party that\u2019s happened in Tulum since 2012, and which returned to Mexico this past January after two years off due to the global pandemic. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 28 June 2022", "But that defining event of the 21st century would later be rivaled by another \u2014 a global pandemic still unfolding. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022", "In the six years since Megadeth released their last album, Dystopia, Dave Mustaine has survived a cancer scare, a global pandemic, and his 60th birthday. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022", "So something else is going on and that something is a normal adjustment to an abnormal event: a two-year global pandemic that knocked gasoline demand for a loop. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 21 June 2022", "More than two years into the global pandemic, the labor market is still in turmoil. \u2014 Fortune , 21 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see globe entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014d-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "across-the-board", "blanket", "broad-brush", "common", "general", "generic", "overall", "universal" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095134", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "globe":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a spherical representation of the earth, a celestial body, or the heavens":[], ": earth sense 4":[], ": orb sense 5":[], ": something spherical or rounded: such as":[], ": to form into a globe":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "She has a globe in her office.", "His fame has spread around the globe .", "The tree was decorated with colorful glass globes .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Dozens of countries across the globe are already suffering from devastating food shortages, so much so that the number of people facing starvation more than doubled in just the last two years, to 345 million, according to United Nations figures. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022", "Steel has also been needed as feedstock for the country\u2019s huge manufacturing industry which produces key components for automobiles across the globe . \u2014 Simon Constable, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "Drawing on a career of environmental reporting and over two years of travel to the front lines of climate migration across the globe , Vince outlines how the changes already in play will transform our food, cities, politics, and much more. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022", "Film commissions all over the world have seen a run on their services as production has boomed across the globe . \u2014 Carole Horst, Variety , 26 June 2022", "But energy analysts say the rising cost of oil is fueling gas prices across the globe and at home, not Biden or his policies. \u2014 Michael Collins, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022", "And this kind of waste is a root cause of worldwide hunger: every year roughly one third of food produced across the globe goes to waste. \u2014 Sam Jones, Scientific American , 24 June 2022", "Artists and entertainers across the globe joined the masses who took out their frustrations over the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade online, and criticism also rang out in the local art community. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022", "Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine has hit global growth as high inflation spread across the globe . \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 23 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1641, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French, from Latin globus":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014db" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ball", "orb", "sphere" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032001", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "globo-":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": global : spherical":[ "globo cell", "globo sphaerite", "globo- cumulus" ], ": globe : sphere":[ "globo ferous" ], ": globular":[ "globo cell", "globo sphaerite", "globo- cumulus" ], ": worldwide":[ "globo- historical" ], "\u2014often joined to second element with a hyphen":[ "globo cell", "globo sphaerite", "globo- cumulus" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin globus ball":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184450", "type":[ "combining form" ] }, "globoid":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": shaped like a sphere":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1867, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014d-\u02ccb\u022fid" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082824", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "globose":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": globular sense 1a(1)":[ "globose pollen" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1667, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014d-\u02ccb\u014ds" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064719", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "globosity":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being globose":[ "the globosity of the earth" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin globositat-, globositas , from Latin globosus globose + -itat-, -itas -ity":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "gl\u014d\u02c8b\u00e4s\u0259t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233928", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "globous":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": globular sense 1a":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "obsolete French or Latin; obsolete French globeux , from Latin globosus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014db\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114608", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "globular":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": composed of compactly folded polypeptide chains arranged in a spherical form":[ "globular proteins" ], ": global":[], ": having or consisting of globules":[], ": having the shape of a globe or globule":[] }, "examples":[ "the globular streetlights give the pedestrian mall a Gay Nineties look", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Lou Doillon took to Big Sur to celebrate our planet, and showed off a baby bump that echoed its globular shape. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 1 May 2022", "The analysis by Maccarone and his colleagues, Hailey says, overly relies on neutron star data from globular clusters, which are ancient aggregations of old stars scattered across our galaxy. \u2014 Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American , 5 Apr. 2022", "Based on the remaining uncertainty regarding the location of FRB 20200120E and the frequency of globular clusters within M81, the research team estimates that the chances of FRB 20200120E not being in this globular cluster is only about 1 in 10,000. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022", "Apparently, only the most refined astronomical abodes will kick you out for merging while also spinning ( globular clusters, in fact). \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 24 Jan. 2022", "My colleague Lila Seidman wrote about a fish \u2014 globular , with razor-sharp teeth, and a stalk protruding from its head \u2014 that washed ashore off Encinitas. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021", "The process of metabolism is carried out through the action of a globular proteins known as enzymes. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021", "Cowboy Bebop is a castle of sand, with some edges firm and impressive, and others globular or in pieces on the ground. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 19 Nov. 2021", "Natarajan: If those globular clusters like Pal 5 are further littered with black holes, the inventory just explodes, basically. \u2014 Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American , 12 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "partly from Latin glob us + English -ular ; partly from Latin globul us + English -ar":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "sense 1b is also \u02c8gl\u014d-", "\u02c8gl\u00e4b-y\u0259-l\u0259r", "\u02c8gl\u00e4-by\u0259-l\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "global", "round", "spherical" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090804", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "globular chart":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a chart made on the globular projection":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080355", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "globular cluster":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of various approximately spherical clusters of gravitationally associated stars that typically populate galactic halos":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The series of 1s and 0s was designed to convey simple information about humanity and biology and was sent toward the globular cluster M13. \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022", "That source turned out to be a globular cluster of stars in the nearby galaxy M81. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022", "Based on the remaining uncertainty regarding the location of FRB 20200120E and the frequency of globular clusters within M81, the research team estimates that the chances of FRB 20200120E not being in this globular cluster is only about 1 in 10,000. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022", "Still, if whatever funny, advanced creatures that possibly inhabit globular cluster M13, where the original primal message is headed, somehow tune in to this musical version, there just might be hope. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021", "Direct from Earth orbit comes this awesome image of a globular cluster called NGC 6717, which lies more than 20,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021", "Back in our Milky Way galaxy, the session will also include the amazing Messier 3 globular cluster and\u2014much closer to home\u2014a couple of asteroids that are buzzing close to Earth. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2021", "But spring and fall are prime times for globular clusters (dense collections of ancient stars), especially on nights when bright moonlight might drown out the planets. \u2014 Erin E. Williams, Twin Cities , 24 Sep. 2019", "The discovery has generated enough interest to earn the team precious time on the Hubble Space Telescope to study Dragonfly 44\u2019s globular clusters . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Sep. 2016" ], "first_known_use":{ "1785, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191711", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "globule":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a tiny globe or ball especially of a liquid":[ "globules of mercury" ] }, "examples":[ "fat globules of hot wax dripping onto the table", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Through their research over the past few years, Aiden and his colleagues have discovered that at the level of a megabase\u20141 million base pairs\u2014the human genome has wrapped itself into a structure known as a fractal globule . \u2014 Katherine Harmon, Scientific American , 2 Dec. 2011", "There\u2019s also some promising research about the benefits of a compound called the milk-fat globule membrane, which is intact in cheese but not in milk or butter. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 22 Feb. 2021", "After mixing alcohol and aloe vera gel in a bowl, the mix created weird globules , and the gel began to separate and sink to the bottom. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2020", "While compelling evidence on the benefits of additives like prebiotics and probiotics is lacking, one exception is milk fat globule membrane (MFGM), a protein present in breastmilk that contains several important biologically active factors. \u2014 Susan Reslewic Keatley, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020", "But after examining the globules with a host of new technologies, including DNA analysis and micro-sized arenas to observe the small, squishy blobs in three dimensions, the team revealed a more surprising origin. \u2014 Cheryl Ames, National Geographic , 13 Feb. 2020", "But when heat is introduced, the protein structure falls apart and the emulsion breaks\u2014the fat globules come together into a greasy pool and the proteins congeal to form a stringy mess. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 Jan. 2020", "Cows' milk, for example, has much larger fat globules than human milk and would have been more difficult for infants to digest. \u2014 Megan Gannon, National Geographic , 25 Sep. 2019", "In the 1990s Gilbert and George went through a phase of depicting themselves naked, surrounded by magnified turds and giant globules of their own semen and urine. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Nov. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1661, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Latin globulus , diminutive of globus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00e4-(\u02cc)by\u00fcl", "\u02c8gl\u00e4b-(\u02cc)y\u00fc(\u0259)l", "\u02c8gl\u00e4-by\u00fcl" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bead", "blob", "driblet", "drip", "drop", "droplet", "glob" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112257", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glom":{ "antonyms":[ "miss" ], "definitions":{ ": seize , catch":[], ": take , steal":[], ": to grab hold of : appropriate to oneself":[ "glommed on to her ideas" ] }, "examples":[ "the manager glommed the shoplifter just as she was about to bolt out of the store", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Most studies measure how well a COVID vaccine triggers the production of neutralizing antibodies, which glom onto the COVID-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and keep it from getting into cells. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022", "Along with other waste, those oils glom into fatbergs, giant greasy masses that clog sewer systems and lead to overflows and contamination. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 Apr. 2022", "Those looking for something more to worry about found any number of wild claims to glom on to. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Apr. 2022", "It is all meant to be a very gregarious experience with food that just about everybody can glom onto with enormous pleasure and leave happy. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021", "Not every show of authenticity is an invitation to glom on. \u2014 Bradley Akubuiro, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021", "Companies have had a long history of modifying their names to glom onto the latest investment craze, even when their actual operations had little to do with the re-brand. \u2014 John Detrixhe, Quartz , 5 Aug. 2021", "Braun plays Derrek as a version of Cousin Greg without the rich family to glom onto \u2014 an embodiment of cuckolded, ineffectual frustration. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 30 June 2021", "The reinforcements glom together into a clot that staunches the flow. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 24 Apr. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of English dialect glaum to grab":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00e4m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bag", "capture", "catch", "collar", "cop", "corral", "get", "grab", "grapple", "hook", "land", "nab", "nail", "net", "nobble", "rap", "seize", "snag", "snap (up)", "snare", "snatch", "trap" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071012", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "glomerulus":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1856, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, glomerulus, glomerule, diminutive of Latin glomer-, glomus ball; akin to Latin globus globe":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "gl\u0259-\u02c8mer-(y)\u0259-l\u0259s", "gl\u014d-", "gl\u0259-\u02c8mer-(y)\u0259-l\u0259s, gl\u014d-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185352", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glomus":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small arteriovenous anastomosis together with its supporting structures":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1847, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin glomer-, glomus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014d-m\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202505", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gloom":{ "antonyms":[ "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolation", "despond", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "mopes", "mournfulness", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness" ], "definitions":{ ": a dark or shadowy place":[], ": an atmosphere of despondency":[ "a gloom fell over the household" ], ": lowness of spirits : dejection":[], ": partial or total darkness":[], ": to be or become overcast":[], ": to look, feel, or act sullen or despondent":[], ": to loom up dimly":[], ": to make dark, murky, or somber : make gloomy":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "we just sat there, glooming , as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive", "he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager", "Noun", "The painting captures the gloom of a foggy night.", "He walked away, disappearing into the gloom .", "the gloom of the forest", "He was often subject to periods of gloom .", "A cloud of gloom has descended over the city.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Our imperviousness to gloom is our own peculiar virtue. \u2014 Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Mar. 2022", "Their allusion to the night refers not to gloom but to evening intimacies, the pianist and scholar Kenneth Hamilton said in an interview. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Aug. 2021", "The more doom and gloom the policy makers incorporate into their scenarios before setting market prices and rules, the safer the grid can be. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Of course, not everyone on Wall Street is predicting economic doom and gloom . \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 21 June 2022", "And worries about China\u2019s economy, the world\u2019s second largest, have added to the gloom . \u2014 Stan Choe And Alex Veiga, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022", "And worries about China's economy, the world's second largest, have added to the gloom . \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022", "The doom and gloom from senior venture capitalists may also be part of an effort to educate the younger generation and encourage them to curtail spending in case of a downturn. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022", "And worries about China\u2019s economy, the world\u2019s second largest, have added to the gloom . \u2014 Alex Veiga, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022", "Although its source is different, the gloom on Wall Street is mirroring a sense of exasperation across the country. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 May 2022", "And worries about China\u2019s economy, the world\u2019s second largest, have added to the gloom . \u2014 Alex Veiga, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022", "Although its source is different, the gloom on Wall Street is mirroring a sense of exasperation across country. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb", "1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English gloumen":"Verb and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fcm" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "frown", "glare", "glower", "lower", "lour", "scowl" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011023", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "gloominess":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ], "definitions":{ ": causing gloom : depressing":[ "a gloomy story", "a gloomy landscape" ], ": having a frowning or scowling appearance : forbidding":[ "a gloomy countenance" ], ": lacking in promise or hopefulness : pessimistic":[ "gloomy prophecies", "a gloomy future" ], ": low in spirits : melancholy":[] }, "examples":[ "We've had a week of gloomy weather.", "The news continues to be gloomy .", "She doesn't agree with their gloomy economic forecasts.", "His book paints a gloomy picture of the prospects for peace.", "I've never seen you looking so gloomy .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The gloomy outlook disclosed by PayPal brass in recent months apparently is not shared by the analysts who cover the company, however. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 23 June 2022", "Musk\u2019s gloomy outlook echoes recent comments from executives including JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs President John Waldron. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 3 June 2022", "Now, more than half \u2014 51 percent \u2014 had that gloomy economic outlook. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022", "Despite that gloomy outlook, higher prices haven\u2019t yet dampened consumers\u2019 willingness to spend. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022", "Corn held near the highest in a decade, with investors weighing an increasingly gloomy outlook for supplies as the war in Ukraine continues to stymie planting, harvesting and exports in the major grain shipper. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 19 Apr. 2022", "Climate change is going to get worse, but as gloomy as the latest scientific reports are, including Monday\u2019s from the United Nations, scientist after scientist stresses that curbing global warming is not hopeless. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022", "Conrad had a harrowing relationship with his gloomy and guilt-ridden father who exercised a profound effect on his life. \u2014 Jeffrey Meyers, WSJ , 27 May 2022", "Rows of boats set a backdrop on the gloomy and overcast Friday afternoon as club members eagerly awaited the ceremony at Belle Isle. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see gloom entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc-m\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gloomy dismal , dreary , bleak , gloomy , cheerless , desolate mean devoid of cheer or comfort. dismal indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess. dismal weather dreary , often interchangeable with dismal , emphasizes discouragement resulting from sustained dullness or futility. a dreary job bleak suggests chill, dull, and barren characteristics that utterly dishearten. the bleak years of the depression gloomy often suggests lack of hope or promise. gloomy war news cheerless stresses absence of anything cheering. a drab and cheerless office desolate adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of human contact to any already disheartening aspect. a desolate outpost 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", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064413", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "gloomy":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ], "definitions":{ ": causing gloom : depressing":[ "a gloomy story", "a gloomy landscape" ], ": having a frowning or scowling appearance : forbidding":[ "a gloomy countenance" ], ": lacking in promise or hopefulness : pessimistic":[ "gloomy prophecies", "a gloomy future" ], ": low in spirits : melancholy":[] }, "examples":[ "We've had a week of gloomy weather.", "The news continues to be gloomy .", "She doesn't agree with their gloomy economic forecasts.", "His book paints a gloomy picture of the prospects for peace.", "I've never seen you looking so gloomy .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The gloomy outlook disclosed by PayPal brass in recent months apparently is not shared by the analysts who cover the company, however. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 23 June 2022", "Musk\u2019s gloomy outlook echoes recent comments from executives including JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs President John Waldron. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 3 June 2022", "Now, more than half \u2014 51 percent \u2014 had that gloomy economic outlook. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022", "Despite that gloomy outlook, higher prices haven\u2019t yet dampened consumers\u2019 willingness to spend. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022", "Corn held near the highest in a decade, with investors weighing an increasingly gloomy outlook for supplies as the war in Ukraine continues to stymie planting, harvesting and exports in the major grain shipper. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 19 Apr. 2022", "Climate change is going to get worse, but as gloomy as the latest scientific reports are, including Monday\u2019s from the United Nations, scientist after scientist stresses that curbing global warming is not hopeless. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022", "Conrad had a harrowing relationship with his gloomy and guilt-ridden father who exercised a profound effect on his life. \u2014 Jeffrey Meyers, WSJ , 27 May 2022", "Rows of boats set a backdrop on the gloomy and overcast Friday afternoon as club members eagerly awaited the ceremony at Belle Isle. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see gloom entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00fc-m\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gloomy dismal , dreary , bleak , gloomy , cheerless , desolate mean devoid of cheer or comfort. dismal indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess. dismal weather dreary , often interchangeable with dismal , emphasizes discouragement resulting from sustained dullness or futility. a dreary job bleak suggests chill, dull, and barren characteristics that utterly dishearten. the bleak years of the depression gloomy often suggests lack of hope or promise. gloomy war news cheerless stresses absence of anything cheering. a drab and cheerless office desolate adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of human contact to any already disheartening aspect. a desolate outpost 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", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091514", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "glorification":{ "antonyms":[ "abase", "degrade", "demean", "humble", "humiliate" ], "definitions":{ ": to cause to be or seem to be better than the actual condition":[ "the new position is just a glorified version of the old stockroom job" ], ": to elevate to celestial glory":[], ": to give glory to (as in worship)":[], ": to light up brilliantly":[ "Chandeliers glorified the entire room." ], ": to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration":[], ": to represent as glorious : extol":[ "a song glorifying romantic love" ] }, "examples":[ "Glorify and give thanks to God.", "a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Respected institutions have a responsibility not to glorify those who built their wealth through illicit trade, said Louise Shelley, a public policy professor at George Mason University. \u2014 Majlie De Puy Kamp And Isabelle Chapman, CNN , 11 May 2022", "Some big-time news executives \u2014 especially in TV \u2014 love to glorify accountability journalism, yet find places to hide when their own organizations mess up. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022", "Please don\u2019t glorify a homeless vagrant who has nowhere to go. \u2014 Dan Koeppel, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2019", "Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to use Monday\u2019s Victory Day commemorations to somehow glorify , or at least rebrand, his army\u2019s 10-week-old invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022", "After decades of amassing vintage glass elements from around the world, Weathers formed Pontiel in 2019 as a creative avenue to glorify the glass in her collection. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022", "But the larger question is whether entertainment productions glorify violence and romanticize drug lords. \u2014 Karol Su\u00e1rez, The Courier-Journal , 1 Dec. 2021", "The point, as Marx spotted, is not to actually make the old spirits rise again, but to use their memory to glorify the new struggle, magnifying the task in the public imagination. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022", "But the larger question is whether entertainment productions glorify violence and romanticize drug lords. \u2014 Karol Su\u00e1rez, The Courier-Journal , 1 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English glorifien , from Anglo-French glorifier , from Late Latin glorificare , from gloria":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aggrandize", "canonize", "deify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "exalt", "magnify" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170018", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "glorify":{ "antonyms":[ "abase", "degrade", "demean", "humble", "humiliate" ], "definitions":{ ": to cause to be or seem to be better than the actual condition":[ "the new position is just a glorified version of the old stockroom job" ], ": to elevate to celestial glory":[], ": to give glory to (as in worship)":[], ": to light up brilliantly":[ "Chandeliers glorified the entire room." ], ": to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration":[], ": to represent as glorious : extol":[ "a song glorifying romantic love" ] }, "examples":[ "Glorify and give thanks to God.", "a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Respected institutions have a responsibility not to glorify those who built their wealth through illicit trade, said Louise Shelley, a public policy professor at George Mason University. \u2014 Majlie De Puy Kamp And Isabelle Chapman, CNN , 11 May 2022", "Some big-time news executives \u2014 especially in TV \u2014 love to glorify accountability journalism, yet find places to hide when their own organizations mess up. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022", "Please don\u2019t glorify a homeless vagrant who has nowhere to go. \u2014 Dan Koeppel, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2019", "Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to use Monday\u2019s Victory Day commemorations to somehow glorify , or at least rebrand, his army\u2019s 10-week-old invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022", "After decades of amassing vintage glass elements from around the world, Weathers formed Pontiel in 2019 as a creative avenue to glorify the glass in her collection. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022", "But the larger question is whether entertainment productions glorify violence and romanticize drug lords. \u2014 Karol Su\u00e1rez, The Courier-Journal , 1 Dec. 2021", "The point, as Marx spotted, is not to actually make the old spirits rise again, but to use their memory to glorify the new struggle, magnifying the task in the public imagination. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022", "But the larger question is whether entertainment productions glorify violence and romanticize drug lords. \u2014 Karol Su\u00e1rez, The Courier-Journal , 1 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English glorifien , from Anglo-French glorifier , from Late Latin glorificare , from gloria":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aggrandize", "canonize", "deify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "exalt", "magnify" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180427", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "glorious":{ "antonyms":[ "humble", "unheroic", "unimposing", "unimpressive" ], "definitions":{ ": delightful , wonderful":[ "had a glorious weekend" ], ": entitling one to glory":[ "a glorious victory" ], ": marked by great beauty or splendor : magnificent":[ "a glorious sunset" ], ": possessing or deserving glory : illustrious":[ "had a long and glorious military career" ] }, "examples":[ "He had a long and glorious military career.", "The old ruins give only a hint of the city's glorious past.", "The government has described the battle as a glorious victory.", "Our room had a glorious view of the mountains.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "My pick is The Book of Form and Emptiness, the glorious fourth novel by Ruth Ozeki, a Canadian-American Soto Zen priest who in an earlier life was an art director on low-budget horror films. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 28 June 2022", "Your company engages an analyst, shares all the great things about your product and believes that this has sealed the deal for glorious accolades. \u2014 Regina Hoshimi, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "What\u2019s left is a lingering, low-grade tragedy, in the person of a man whose view was perfectly clear for such a long, glorious time. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022", "Since that first glorious concoction, people have taken the sundae to outrageous heights. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 24 June 2022", "Almost every iteration has a review, some of them with ample text and a glorious amount of unedited detail. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 24 June 2022", "Oh well, maybe the factoid will help a future contestant or inspire this trio to visit the Shoals or look up our glorious history in the vast world of rock and roll. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022", "The Warriors' Finals run was full of gutsy, game-defining nights by Golden State players: Gary Payton II's glorious return in Game 2. \u2014 Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022", "Her story, a gay Black woman\u2019s glorious rise\u2014buoyed by an apocalyptic rapture\u2014is the novel\u2019s standout twist against convention. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French glorios , from Latin gloriosus glorious, vainglorious, from gloria":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for glorious splendid , resplendent , gorgeous , glorious , sublime , superb mean extraordinarily or transcendently impressive. splendid implies outshining the usual or customary. the wedding was a splendid occasion resplendent suggests a glowing or blazing splendor. resplendent in her jewelry gorgeous implies a rich splendor especially in display of color. a gorgeous red dress glorious suggests radiance that heightens beauty or distinction. a glorious sunset sublime implies an exaltation or elevation almost beyond human comprehension. a vision of sublime beauty superb suggests an excellence reaching the highest conceivable degree. her singing was superb", "synonyms":[ "august", "baronial", "epic", "gallant", "grand", "grandiose", "heroic", "heroical", "Homeric", "imperial", "imposing", "magnific", "magnificent", "majestic", "massive", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222724", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "gloriously":{ "antonyms":[ "humble", "unheroic", "unimposing", "unimpressive" ], "definitions":{ ": delightful , wonderful":[ "had a glorious weekend" ], ": entitling one to glory":[ "a glorious victory" ], ": marked by great beauty or splendor : magnificent":[ "a glorious sunset" ], ": possessing or deserving glory : illustrious":[ "had a long and glorious military career" ] }, "examples":[ "He had a long and glorious military career.", "The old ruins give only a hint of the city's glorious past.", "The government has described the battle as a glorious victory.", "Our room had a glorious view of the mountains.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "My pick is The Book of Form and Emptiness, the glorious fourth novel by Ruth Ozeki, a Canadian-American Soto Zen priest who in an earlier life was an art director on low-budget horror films. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 28 June 2022", "Your company engages an analyst, shares all the great things about your product and believes that this has sealed the deal for glorious accolades. \u2014 Regina Hoshimi, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "What\u2019s left is a lingering, low-grade tragedy, in the person of a man whose view was perfectly clear for such a long, glorious time. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022", "Since that first glorious concoction, people have taken the sundae to outrageous heights. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 24 June 2022", "Almost every iteration has a review, some of them with ample text and a glorious amount of unedited detail. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 24 June 2022", "Oh well, maybe the factoid will help a future contestant or inspire this trio to visit the Shoals or look up our glorious history in the vast world of rock and roll. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022", "The Warriors' Finals run was full of gutsy, game-defining nights by Golden State players: Gary Payton II's glorious return in Game 2. \u2014 Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022", "Her story, a gay Black woman\u2019s glorious rise\u2014buoyed by an apocalyptic rapture\u2014is the novel\u2019s standout twist against convention. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French glorios , from Latin gloriosus glorious, vainglorious, from gloria":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for glorious splendid , resplendent , gorgeous , glorious , sublime , superb mean extraordinarily or transcendently impressive. splendid implies outshining the usual or customary. the wedding was a splendid occasion resplendent suggests a glowing or blazing splendor. resplendent in her jewelry gorgeous implies a rich splendor especially in display of color. a gorgeous red dress glorious suggests radiance that heightens beauty or distinction. a glorious sunset sublime implies an exaltation or elevation almost beyond human comprehension. a vision of sublime beauty superb suggests an excellence reaching the highest conceivable degree. her singing was superb", "synonyms":[ "august", "baronial", "epic", "gallant", "grand", "grandiose", "heroic", "heroical", "Homeric", "imperial", "imposing", "magnific", "magnificent", "majestic", "massive", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220417", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "gloriousness":{ "antonyms":[ "humble", "unheroic", "unimposing", "unimpressive" ], "definitions":{ ": delightful , wonderful":[ "had a glorious weekend" ], ": entitling one to glory":[ "a glorious victory" ], ": marked by great beauty or splendor : magnificent":[ "a glorious sunset" ], ": possessing or deserving glory : illustrious":[ "had a long and glorious military career" ] }, "examples":[ "He had a long and glorious military career.", "The old ruins give only a hint of the city's glorious past.", "The government has described the battle as a glorious victory.", "Our room had a glorious view of the mountains.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "My pick is The Book of Form and Emptiness, the glorious fourth novel by Ruth Ozeki, a Canadian-American Soto Zen priest who in an earlier life was an art director on low-budget horror films. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 28 June 2022", "Your company engages an analyst, shares all the great things about your product and believes that this has sealed the deal for glorious accolades. \u2014 Regina Hoshimi, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "What\u2019s left is a lingering, low-grade tragedy, in the person of a man whose view was perfectly clear for such a long, glorious time. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022", "Since that first glorious concoction, people have taken the sundae to outrageous heights. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 24 June 2022", "Almost every iteration has a review, some of them with ample text and a glorious amount of unedited detail. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 24 June 2022", "Oh well, maybe the factoid will help a future contestant or inspire this trio to visit the Shoals or look up our glorious history in the vast world of rock and roll. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022", "The Warriors' Finals run was full of gutsy, game-defining nights by Golden State players: Gary Payton II's glorious return in Game 2. \u2014 Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022", "Her story, a gay Black woman\u2019s glorious rise\u2014buoyed by an apocalyptic rapture\u2014is the novel\u2019s standout twist against convention. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French glorios , from Latin gloriosus glorious, vainglorious, from gloria":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for glorious splendid , resplendent , gorgeous , glorious , sublime , superb mean extraordinarily or transcendently impressive. splendid implies outshining the usual or customary. the wedding was a splendid occasion resplendent suggests a glowing or blazing splendor. resplendent in her jewelry gorgeous implies a rich splendor especially in display of color. a gorgeous red dress glorious suggests radiance that heightens beauty or distinction. a glorious sunset sublime implies an exaltation or elevation almost beyond human comprehension. a vision of sublime beauty superb suggests an excellence reaching the highest conceivable degree. her singing was superb", "synonyms":[ "august", "baronial", "epic", "gallant", "grand", "grandiose", "heroic", "heroical", "Homeric", "imperial", "imposing", "magnific", "magnificent", "majestic", "massive", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190425", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "glory":{ "antonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "exuberate", "exult", "joy", "jubilate", "kvell", "rejoice", "triumph" ], "definitions":{ ": a distinguished quality or asset":[ "The glory of the city is its Gothic cathedral." ], ": a halo appearing around the shadow of an object":[], ": a height of prosperity or achievement":[ "ancient Rome in its glory" ], ": a ring or spot of light: such as":[], ": a state of great gratification or exaltation":[ "When she's acting she's in her glory ." ], ": aureole":[], ": great beauty and splendor : magnificence":[ "\u2026 the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome.", "\u2014 E. A. Poe" ], ": praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown":[], ": something marked by beauty or resplendence":[ "a perfect glory of a day" ], ": something that secures praise or renown":[ "the glory of a brilliant career" ], ": to rejoice proudly":[ "\u2014 used with in gloried in their great success" ], ": worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving":[ "giving glory to God" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "As a young soldier he dreamed of winning military glory .", "He now has only a few trophies to remind him of the glory of his athletic career.", "Let us give glory to God.", "The glory of the town is its fountain.", "an art exhibit showing off the glories of ancient civilizations", "The new owners are trying to restore the company to its former glory .", "The beautiful art reminds us of the glory of the empire.", "Verb", "the whole city gloried in the home team's winning of the World Series", "Interjection", "glory ! 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I thought I'd never see this day come", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "There\u2019s a danger here that the Supreme Court\u2014which hasn\u2019t exactly covered itself in glory recently\u2014falls into an increasingly common strain of thinking about injustice. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 29 June 2022", "After a two-year hiatus, the Northside Rock n' Roll Carnival returns in all its wonderfully wacky, beautiful glory . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022", "And it has now been confirmed that audiences will be seeing the Asgardian god's buns of thunder in all their uncensored glory . \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 28 June 2022", "The couple\u2019s beach-skating outfits, meanwhile, can be seen above, in all their neon glory . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022", "By Jennifer Weiner From the master of the summer beach read comes the story of a family in all its messy glory forced to face its issues \u2013 secrets, misunderstandings, regrets and 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Jones is by going to the Python movies and TV episodes and glorying in that great gift of laughter. \u2014 Mark Dawidziak, cleveland , 25 Jan. 2020", "Fleabag of old would\u2019ve gloried in sharing this carnal victory with the camera. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 14 Dec. 2019", "Unlike the 2000s movies, which gloried in their goofery, Banks\u2019 film clearly wants to break new ground for the franchise. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2019", "Mark just tells them about Tyler, the second of his three sons who all had a chance to play every position in every sport but gravitated to the glamour position in the country\u2019s most gloried game. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Aug. 2019", "And her face at the climax, the play of emotions as the plot machinery reaches its inevitable terminus, rivals the Satanists\u2019 glorying at the infernal infant at the end of Rosemary\u2019s Baby as the most sinister possible expression of delight. \u2014 Ross Douthat, National Review , 25 July 2019", "As night fell, reporters at The New York Times gloried in the steady illumination thrown off by Thomas Edison\u2019s electric lamps. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1816, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English glorie , from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin gloria":"Noun, Verb, and Interjection" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u022fr-\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolade", "applause", "bay(s)", "credit", "distinction", "homage", "honor", "kudos", "laud", "laurels", "props", "r\u00e9clame", "sun" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003543", "type":[ "interjection", "noun", "verb" ] }, "gloss":{ "antonyms":[ "deodorize", "excuse", "explain away", "extenuate", "gloze (over)", "palliate", "whitewash" ], "definitions":{ ": a brief explanation (as in the 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"noun", "verb" ] }, "gloss (over)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to treat or describe (something, such as a serious problem or error) as if it were not important":[ "He glossed over the accident.", "The problems were ignored or glossed over ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175419", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "gloss over":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to treat or describe (something, such as a serious problem or error) as if it were not important":[ "He glossed over the accident.", "The problems were ignored or glossed over ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220741", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "gloss white":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an extender pigment made by coprecipitation of blanc fixe and a hydrate of 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"\u02ccgl\u00e4s\u014d\u02ccp\u012b\u02c8r\u014ds\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-075928", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glossy":{ "antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "flat", "lusterless", "matte", "mat", "matt" ], "definitions":{ ": a photograph printed on smooth shiny paper":[], ": attractive in an artificially opulent, sophisticated, or smoothly captivating manner : slick":[ "lots of glossy and phony chatter" ], ": having a surface luster or brightness":[ "rich glossy leather", "glossy paper" ], ": slick sense 5":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "a plant with glossy green leaves", "the glossy finish on the gym floor", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "With a combination of nourishing oils, this conditioner hydrates and protects all hair types, for frizz-free, glossy hair. \u2014 ELLE , 10 June 2022", "From beloved drugstore staples to splurge-worthy finds, here are some of our favorites (including expert picks) for glossy , healthy hair. \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure , 16 May 2022", "While pulling her glossy black hair into a high ponytail and doing her makeup for a 9 a.m. appointment, the nerves hit. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 22 Apr. 2022", "The goal is to have a healthy glow to your complexion as well as an extremely delicious, glossy lip. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 3 June 2022", "The rest of her face is flushed and bronzed, with nude-pink glossy lips and brown liner pulling the beat together. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 18 May 2022", "What was a glossy finish has been beaten down to dullness by quickie carwashes, rough roads, and nasty weather", "Subtle pink cheeks and a silver smokey eye completed the makeup look, while glossy lips and lashes full of volume proved the professional dancer was ready for her close up on the black carpet. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 25 Mar. 2022", "DeBose accessorized the hot pink dress with a dainty diamond necklace and opted for a smoky eye blended in with pink shadow for good measure, and a glossy nude lip. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The officer stopped the SIV, and the officer noticed the driver\u2019s eyes were bloodshot and glossy and her cheeks were flushed. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 23 Oct. 2021", "In fact, the same paint color can look completely different based on the finish, from matte to glossy and every sheen in between. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 6 Apr. 2021", "Wow\u2019s Extra Shine spray, designed to create a glossy , but not greasy, shine. \u2014 Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com , 24 Nov. 2020", "Because Gibson has so many antiques, Hillery suggested adding in a glossy , Granny Smith-green Oomph console as a more modern accent. \u2014 Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful , 25 Sep. 2020", "Valentina Sampaio has been named a 2020 rookie and is the first transgender model to appear in the glossy \u2019s pages. \u2014 Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 July 2020", "In some ways, that has been the story of most mainstream glossies , Vogue and Elle included. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Jan. 2020", "Girls with a flair for filters outmaneuvered traditional fashion glossies , upending millions in traditional advertising and marketing spend. \u2014 Kate Bowers, Fortune , 19 Dec. 2019", "From high-end glossies to Instagram looks, stories about how fashion and beauty help us define ourselves. \u2014 Elizabeth Montgomery, azcentral , 26 Nov. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "derivative of glossy entry 1":"Noun", "gloss entry 1 + -y entry 1":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u022f-", "\u02c8gl\u00e4-s\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for glossy Adjective sleek , slick , glossy mean having a smooth bright surface or appearance. sleek suggests a smoothness or brightness resulting from attentive grooming or physical conditioning. a sleek racehorse slick suggests extreme smoothness that results in a slippery surface. slipped and fell on the slick floor glossy suggests a highly reflective surface. photographs having a glossy finish", "synonyms":[ "buffed", "burnished", "glistening", "lustrous", "polished", "rubbed", "satin", "satiny", "sleek" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104944", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "glossy ibis":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of several ibises having dark-colored plumage with a more or less metallic luster and constituting the genus Plegadis of the family Threskiornithidae":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141103", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glow":{ "antonyms":[ "blaze", "flare", "fluorescence", "glare", "gleam", "illumination", "incandescence", "light", "luminescence", "radiance", "shine" ], "definitions":{ ": a sensation of warmth":[ "the drug produces a sustained glow" ], ": flush , blush":[ "the children glowed with excitement" ], ": light such as is emitted by a solid body heated to luminosity : incandescence":[], ": the state of glowing with heat and light":[], ": to experience a sensation of or as if of heat":[ "glowing with rage" ], ": to have a rich warm typically ruddy color":[ "cheeks glowing with health" ], ": to shine with or as if with an intense heat":[ "embers glowing in the darkness" ], ": to show exuberance or elation":[ "glow with pride" ], ": warmth of feeling or emotion":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "The coals glowed in the fireplace.", "The fireplace glowed with the dying coals.", "This toy glows in the dark.", "Noun", "We could see the glow of the lamp in the window.", "The town's lights cast a glow on the horizon.", "the rosy glow of health", "He felt a glow as he remembered the day they first met.", "Their problems were all forgotten in the glow of victory.", "She felt the glow from the fireplace.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Your skin will glow naturally and beautifully because of its bright color. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022", "But the stars finally will glow in Los Angeles once again. \u2014 Jorge Castillostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022", "People held flameless candles and glow sticks, and children distributed small blue and yellow flags, the colors for Ukraine. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "Many of them display their own lanterns and glow sticks and strings of colored lights. \u2014 Suzanne Van Atten, ajc , 12 Oct. 2013", "The two-story restaurant, with a charming covered patio and tables in a shed on the street, has never looked fresher and better, with flattering lighting set above the tables, making the whitewashed walls glow . \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "As Rihanna's longtime MUA, Ono also serves as the Global Makeup Artist for Fenty Beauty and has mastered Rih's Bad Gal glow thanks to exfoliation and some TLC. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 2 June 2022", "Here, within the frontal red field, his reimagined and resurrected paintings and sculptures, interrelating, blossom and glow . \u2014 Lance Esplund, WSJ , 21 May 2022", "The cloud of black smoke that engulfed Cap-Fran\u00e7ais made the sky glow after sunset like the northern aurora, one French surgeon recounted. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "John and Adrianne\u2019s familial harmonies give the songs an extra glow and warmth. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 11 June 2022", "In addition to facial massage, Chapman also uses a signature line of products to help give clients like Meghan an enviable glow . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 7 June 2022", "This lip oil has five fun shades, each of which has primrose oil to give lips a vinyl-like glow . \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 2 June 2022", "The best sunless tanning products give a deep bronze glow to the skin that lasts for days. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 27 May 2022", "These items can help scrub acne and impurities and give your skin a healthy glow . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022", "Pink curtains take their cue from the stripes and give the room's abundant natural light a soft glow . \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 May 2022", "Keeping the hair and makeup from the Met Gala, Bieber\u2019s hair was wrapped in a tight sleek updo by hairstylist Bryce Scarlett using KMS, while makeup artist Nina Park used Chanel Beauty to give the model a glow . \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 3 May 2022", "These decorative solar lights are the perfect way to illuminate a path or give your garden a subtle glow in the evenings and night. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 28 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English gl\u014dwan ; akin to Old English geolu yellow \u2014 more at yellow":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blaze", "burn", "combust", "flame" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180450", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "glow plug":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Thanks to active thermal management and ceramic glow plugs , an engine block heater is not needed until minus-22 degrees F, Chevy said. \u2014 Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle , 2 July 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1941, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120748", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "glower":{ "antonyms":[ "beam", "grin", "smile" ], "definitions":{ ": a sullen brooding look of annoyance or anger":[], ": to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger":[ "glowered at the noisy children in the library" ] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "The librarian glowered at us when she heard us laughing.", "baseball fans glowering at their TVs as they watched their favorite team lose", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Indeed, there\u2019s some teenage angst visible in Altu \u2014 on the website, the models glower while slouching in suburban bedrooms and on streets \u2014 but there is also a knowing confidence. \u2014 Diana Tsui, New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022", "Glowing red eyes glower from beneath a spiked mask of deep aubergine, a lethal spike slicing up from the snout like a gargantuan Japanese horned beetle. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 18 June 2020", "The actor has displayed a surprising comic flair on numerous occasions, but his glum, glowering performance here leaves a central void. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Apr. 2020", "Finally, the waiter, a big man with burly arms and a white apron, leaned over the counter and, propped up on his knuckles, glowered at the young man. \u2014 Azi Paybarah, New York Times , 25 Mar. 2020", "And even when von Sydow glowered , as many of his roles required him to do, the expansiveness of his spirit always showed through. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 9 Mar. 2020", "Meanwhile, friends stopped calling; wives accustomed to a comfortable lifestyle glowered and complained; children shrank away in confusion. \u2014 Helen Epstein, The New York Review of Books , 10 Mar. 2020", "Meanwhile, our critical eyes see the front end as assertive but not glowering madly. \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2020", "And Prospera \u2014 the magician is now a woman, played in monotonously glowering style by Synetic co-founder Irina Tsikurishvili \u2014 eventually lets her enchanted volume sink into the deluge. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Is that what my coworkers used to stare at every day in real life \u2014 a pinched, ferocious glower ", "Isabelle Fuhrman infuses Dall with an ambiguous glower of ambition that\u2019s scary and human. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021", "The standout action sequence takes place at an underworld social club where all the gangsters wear crisp black suits and glower in front of white rice-paper walls that double as panels in a comic book. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 3 Sep. 2021", "The next great glower won\u2019t be found unless someone is willing to look. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 24 Aug. 2021", "The husband and father, Markus, is played by the great Mads Mikkelsen, barely recognizable behind a graying beard and lethal glower . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 13 May 2021", "The glower Gregg Popovich gave him could have melted butter in a Minnesota winter. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Apr. 2021", "The shooting, with Oswald\u2019s pained grimace and Mr. Leavelle\u2019s stricken glower , was chillingly captured by Robert H. Jackson of The Dallas Times Herald in an iconic photograph that won the Pulitzer Prize the following year. \u2014 Ralph Blumenthal, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Aug. 2019", "The shooting, with Mr. Oswald\u2019s pained grimace and Detective Leavelle\u2019s stricken glower , was chillingly captured by Robert H. Jackson of The Dallas Times Herald in an iconic photograph that won the Pulitzer Prize the following year. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Aug. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "1715, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English (Scots) glowren ; akin to Middle Low German gl\u016bren to be overcast, Middle Dutch gloeren to leer":"Verb and Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8glau\u0307(-\u0259)r", "nonstandard \u02c8gl\u014d(-\u0259)r", "\u02c8glau\u0307-\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "frown", "glare", "gloom", "lower", "lour", "scowl" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190855", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "glowing":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": highly enthusiastic and favorable":[ "a movie that has received glowing reviews", "a glowing introduction", "a glowing description" ], ": marked by a rich, warm coloration":[ "\u2026 small hotels and apartment houses in the south Miami Beach area \u2026 have been refurbished in glowing sunset colors \u2026", "\u2014 Time" ], ": producing light":[ "a glowing computer screen", "a glowing fire", "Night falls and suddenly you see glowing eyes everywhere.", "\u2014 Michelle Barker" ], ": radiantly healthful":[ "a glowing complexion", "glowing good health", "Madge, whom he had always liked the least of the Lapham girls, was rosy, glowing , and beaming.", "\u2014 Esther Forbes" ], ": shining with or as if with warmth or heat":[ "a glowing computer screen", "a glowing fire", "Night falls and suddenly you see glowing eyes everywhere.", "\u2014 Michelle Barker" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014d-i\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061745", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "gloze (over)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses he tried to gloze over his drinking problem by noting that he had never done drugs", "to dismiss as of little importance we're certainly willing to gloze over a couple of minor historical inaccuracies in an otherwise splendid movie" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170331", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gloze":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": gloss entry 4 sense 1":[], ": gloss entry 2 sense 1":[ "\u2014 often used with over" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014dz" ], "synonyms":[ "deodorize", "excuse", "explain away", "extenuate", "gloss (over)", "palliate", "whitewash" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English glosen to gloss, flatter, from glose gloss":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151930" }, "gloy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": straw":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u022fi" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, modification of Middle French glui":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172300" }, "gloxinia":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "gl\u00e4k-\u02c8si-n\u0113-\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Colorful African violets, gloxinia , cyclamen, orchids, ornamental peppers and Christmas cactus are blooming and readily available. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Dec. 2019", "Don\u2019t be concerned if gloxinia or cyclamen die down after blooming. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from B. P. Gloxin 18th century German botanist":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1820, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205930" }, "glowworm":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u014d-\u02ccw\u0259rm" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Picture everyone on the tour turning off their flashlights, then your eyes adjust to witness these glowworms lighting up the rock faces. \u2014 Brent Conklin | Bconklin@al.com, al , 31 May 2020", "Spend a day black-water tubing through caverns lit by thousands of tiny glowworms , traveling to the cave entrance via zip line and finishing the adventure on a series of natural rock slides. \u2014 National Geographic , 20 Sep. 2019", "As if huge, ancient subterranean caverns weren\u2019t enough, many of them are covered in twinkling blue glowworms that shine like stars above you. \u2014 Liz Carlson, Outside Online , 24 June 2019", "Go black-water rafting in a cave lit by glowworms , and take a wet ride along natural rock water slides. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 June 2019", "Your Nerves While Blackwater Rafting in a Glowworm Cave The glowworm caves are one of New Zealand\u2019s most unique features. \u2014 Liz Carlson, Outside Online , 24 June 2019", "Spend a day black-water tubing through caverns lit by thousands of tiny glowworms , traveling to the cave entrance via zipline and finishing the adventure on a series of natural rock slides. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 June 2019", "Though some of the most familiar examples of light from living organisms are terrestrial \u2014 think of fireflies, glowworms and foxfire \u2014 the bulk of evolutionary events involving bioluminescence took place in the ocean. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Dec. 2016", "The prey is drawn in by the glowworm 's bioluminescent abilities, similar to a porch light that attracts insects. \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 2 July 2016" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221138" }, "glow tube":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a gas-discharge tube (as of the cold-cathode type) that gives light due to electric discharge through a rarefied gas":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225307" }, "glow switch":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an inert-gas discharge tube in which one electrode is a bimetallic strip that bends as the tube warms up and contacts the other electrode thus short-circuiting the tube and which is used as a starting switch in fluorescent lamps":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010645" }, "glow lamp":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a gas-discharge electric lamp in which most of the light proceeds from the glow of the gas near the cathode":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "One end is plugged into a live socket, the other wired into a small, glowing lamp \u2014 a literal echo of traditional painting\u2019s power merged with a witty bright idea. \u2014 Christopher Knight, latimes.com , 12 June 2019", "Each round table is covered in a Netflix-red tablecloth (Rogen will nix these, swapping them out for black) and a small glowing lamp . \u2014 Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1884, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031714" }, "glossopharyngeal nerve":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves that are mixed nerves and supply chiefly the pharynx, posterior tongue, and parotid gland":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-f\u0259-\u02c8rin-j(\u0113-)\u0259l-", "\u02ccgl\u00e4-s\u014d-\u02ccfer-\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113-\u0259l-", "\u02ccgl\u022f-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There are two cranial nerves responsible for taste perception in different areas of the tongue: the glossopharyngeal nerve in the back and the chorda tympani branch of the facial nerve in the front. \u2014 Steven D Munger, Smithsonian , 23 May 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "glosso- + pharyngeal":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1823, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035438" }, "gloom and doom":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": sad and tragic events : a feeling or attitude that things are only getting worse":[ "The papers are filled with stories of gloom and doom .", "She was full of gloom and doom ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052236" }, "glossophagine":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to the Glossophaga":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-j\u0259\u0307n", "-f\u0259\u02ccj\u012bn" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin Glossophaga + English -ine":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082910" }, "glosso-":{ "type":[ "combining form" ], "definitions":{ ": tongue":[ "glosso pharyngeal" ], ": language : speech":[ "glosso lalia" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Greek gl\u014dsso-, combining form from gl\u00f4ssa \"tongue, language\" \u2014 more at gloss entry 3":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102646" }, "glossophobia":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun," ], "definitions":{ ": fear of public speaking":[ "In anticipation of speaking in public, a person with glossophobia can experience a dry mouth, weak voice and uncontrollable body shaking.", "\u2014 Robert Malone" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccgl\u022f-", "\u02ccgl\u00e4-s\u014d-\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "glosso- + -phobia":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1964, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114355" }, "gloomful":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": gloomy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-f\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121213" }, "gloriosa":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of tropical African and Asiatic climbing tuberous herbs (family Liliaceae) with flowers that are red or yellow and that resemble typical lilies":[], ": any plant of the genus Gloriosa":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8\u014dz\u0259", "\u02ccgl\u014dr\u0113\u02c8\u014ds\u0259", "-\u022fr-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin, feminine of gloriosus glorious":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143102" }, "glowing cloud":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a mixture of hot volcanic gas and particles of lava erupted explosively from a volcano":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150554" }, "globulin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a class of simple proteins (such as myosin) that are insoluble in pure water but are soluble in dilute salt solutions and that occur widely in plant and animal tissues \u2014 compare alpha globulin , beta globulin , gamma globulin":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8gl\u00e4-by\u0259-l\u0259n", "\u02c8gl\u00e4b-y\u0259-l\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The immune globulin provides an immediate supply of antibodies, while the vaccine prompts people to generate their own antibodies. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 19 Apr. 2022", "Immune globulin must be administered within two weeks after exposure for maximum protection. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 19 Nov. 2021", "How is rabies treated", "Without the proper diagnosis and management, which often involves the use of intravenous immune globulin or corticosteroids, MIS-C can lead to organ damage or even death. \u2014 Sarah Toy, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2021", "Individuals receive a dose of the rabies vaccine and human rabies immune globulin on the first day, then a dose of the rabies vaccine on days 3, 7, and 14. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 11 July 2021", "The woman was switched to another blood thinner called argatroban, along with intravenous immune globulin , according to the J&J and NEJM accounts. \u2014 Betsy Mckay, WSJ , 18 Apr. 2021", "The team from Norway also recommended treatment with intravenous immune globulin . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2021", "Gamma globulin , for example, takes disease-fighting antibodies from healthy donors and gives them to those who cannot make antibodies on their own. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1866, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193739" }, "globalization":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccgl\u014d-b\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Among the American and European public, the very concept of globalization turned suspect. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 1 July 2022", "And Soren, Maersk became a shipping giant in the era of globalization , increasing flows of trade all over the globe. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 29 June 2022", "The residents root for the St. Louis Cardinals, and towns like Burlington or Keokuk haven\u2019t weathered the dislocation of globalization as well. \u2014 Ben Jacobs, The New Republic , 28 June 2022", "One of the downsides of globalization that clearly shows the impact of tourism and cultural exchange on indigenous communities. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "At a time when the rise and fall of nations is being accelerated by the end of globalization , Boris Johnson is gambling with his nation\u2019s relevance. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 18 June 2022", "But decades of globalization have bound the world so tightly together that no nation is immune from the effects of crises flaring on any continent, and the effects have spilled over onto our shores. \u2014 Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022", "For these poorer nations, the benefits of globalization are weighed down by the risks of events like stagflation. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 9 June 2022", "The process of globalization has had its drawbacks, but among its economic effects has been the growing prosperity of developing countries that participate in the world economy. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 6 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "see globe entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1930, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200203" }, "glockenspiel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated metal bars tuned to the chromatic scale and played with two hammers":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccshp\u0113l", "\u02c8gl\u00e4-k\u0259n-\u02ccsp\u0113l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Instrumentally, the original drum beat from YouTube was spiced up with guitar, snares and a glockenspiel , giving the song a shimmery effect. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 15 Dec. 2021", "But the building might be best known for its glockenspiel , a 49-foot tower featuring wood carvings of local community members that plays recorded music four times a day. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2020", "Music, perhaps counterintuitively, was vital to the silent film, and the team worked early on with the composer Wolfgang Zeller, who made sound effects with flute notes and a glockenspiel . \u2014 Devi Lockwood, New York Times , 18 Oct. 2019", "Where else is one likely to encounter music of contemporary composer-pianist Missy Mazzoli, soprano Lisa Bielawa and MacArthur Fellows Vijay Iyer (piano) and Tyshawn Sorey ( glockenspiel ) in a single project", "Much of the accompaniment is glockenspiel and piano, along with a children's choir that joins in with Peppa and her friends. \u2014 Joshua Bote, USA TODAY , 19 July 2019", "The producers use various libraries of samples and the glockenspiel is one of those samples. \u2014 Nicole Pajer, Billboard , 13 Apr. 2018", "That same playfulness emerged through frequent instrument swapping throughout the two-hour set \u2014 Chassagne for one played keytar and drums and glockenspiel and wine bottles with spoons. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 July 2018", "This prodigious, impeccably maintained contraption has all the bells, whistles, horns and glockenspiels of the traditional organ \u2014 and it's painted in all the lysergic colors of the Day-Glo rainbow. \u2014 David Kipen, latimes.com , 18 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "German, from Glocke bell + Spiel play":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1825, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201325" }, "Glossophaga":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of small South American bats (family Phyllostomatidae) having a long extensile tongue apparently used to scoop out the inside of fruits":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from gloss- + -phaga":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210154" }, "gloriole":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": aureole sense 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-r\u0113\u02cc\u014dl" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably blend of glory and aureole":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225501" }, "gloomless":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": devoid of gloom":[ "gloomless job" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "-ml\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001920" }, "global village":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the world viewed as a community in which distance and isolation have been dramatically reduced by electronic media (such as television and the Internet)":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Han knows this territory intimately: a car-culture web of roads, home to a global village , attracting immigrants from near and far, changing a one-time farm town into a multilingual metropolis. \u2014 Dallas News , 12 Nov. 2020", "Censorship laws will mean another set of walls dividing the global village . \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019", "Here nonprofits work together to assist a working class global village of immigrant and refugee families who speak about two dozen languages. \u2014 Dianne Solis, Dallas News , 8 Apr. 2020", "In today\u2019s global village , an outbreak anywhere has the potential to travel everywhere. \u2014 Howard Markel, Wired , 4 Mar. 2020", "The peoples of the world have seen the movement of globalization nurture in them this common dream of seeing the Earth become a genuine global village . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2019", "Images that showed the transition from lights-on to the dramatic total blackout in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria last September brought home the fallacy of the global village . \u2014 Giovanna Dunmall, Curbed , 31 May 2018", "Technology could make the global village feel more like a fearful, distrusting swamp. \u2014 The Economist , 24 May 2018", "Facebook, an agile private company, seemed poised to usher in the global village in a way that the United States, a lugubrious republic, never could. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 30 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1959, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010829" }, "globality":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the condition of being global":[ "the globality of the war", "\u2014 Frank Gervasi" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "gl\u014d\u02c8bal\u0259t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1931, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012302" }, "gloriosa daisy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a black-eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia hirta ) of either of two tetraploid cultivars with large single or double yellow, orange, maroon, or bicolored flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-z\u0259-", "\u02ccgl\u022fr-\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-s\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "gloriosa from New Latin, literally, glorious":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1962, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014830" }, "glossmeter":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a photometer for measuring the gloss of test surfaces":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccsm\u0113t\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, 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