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Crafts \u20201917 American chemist":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6fre\u02ccd|", "fr\u0113\u00a6d|el\u02c8kraf(t)s-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175512", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Friend of God":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a clerical or lay mystic of a 14th century Rhenish and Swiss movement that sought holiness not in ceremonies and creeds but in a direct personal relationship with God":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of German gottes freund":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163315", "type":[] }, "Friendsgiving":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a celebration or meal shared among friends on or near Thanksgiving Day":[ "\"Yes, I do celebrate Friendsgiving !\" Brandon Foster happily declared.", "\u2014 Hannah Kramer", "Many Friendsgivings are held on the weekends before or after the fourth Thursday in November, so some brave souls go home for the traditional holiday and travel somewhere else for Friendsgiving .", "\u2014 Pete Wells" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "2007, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "friends, plural of friend entry 1 + (thanks)giving":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "fren(d)z-\u02c8gi-vi\u014b", "also \u02c8fren(d)z-\u02ccgi-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002925", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Friendship sloop":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a sloop-rigged centerboard fishing boat typically about 30 feet overall that has a clipper bow and strong sheer and that is popular along the Maine coast":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "from Friendship , Maine":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093916", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Friendswood":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "city in southeastern Texas southeast of Houston population 35,805":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fren(d)z-\u02ccwu\u0307d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081826", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "Friesian":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": holstein":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1923, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "variant of Frisian":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u0113-zh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131348", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Fritos":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u014ds", "\u02c8fr\u0113(\u02cc)t\u014dz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091639", "type":[ "trademark" ] }, "Friuli":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "district of northern Italy in Friuli-Venezia Giulia on the border with Slovenia":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "fr\u0113-\u02c8\u00fc-l\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131724", "type":[ "adjective or noun", "geographical name" ] }, "friable":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": easily crumbled or pulverized":[ "friable soil" ] }, "examples":[ "sand dollars are friable , so handle them carefully", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The rock beneath the massive flood deposits was relatively friable volcanic rock, easily broken and carved. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022", "They\u2019re turned annually, but otherwise left to their own devices in a tri-year cycle that converts his kitchen scraps, weeds and leaves into moist friable soil rich in micronutrients. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 8 July 2020", "Mule deer that easily vault over barbed-wire fences don\u2019t test the creek\u2019s friable banks. \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 16 Apr. 2020", "At the Doug Fir, however, the Robinsons will perform as a duo, surely boring into their hits \u2014 and stress-testing the ecology of a friable partnership. 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, Doug Fir Lounge. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Feb. 2020", "My hair is thin and friable , the color of damp straw, my neck ropy and straining. \u2014 Summer Block, Longreads , 23 Aug. 2019", "Feed your soil Kranz is a strong proponent of organic gardening and believes building a friable (i.e. crumbly), nutrient-rich soil is critical to your garden\u2019s success. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, The Seattle Times , 12 Apr. 2019", "Fertilize Your Cucumber Plants Cucumbers thrive in light, friable soil. \u2014 The Editors, Good Housekeeping , 12 July 2018", "Materials that contain asbestos, such as vinyl floor tiles, are non- friable . \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 10 May 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1563, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin friabilis , from friare to crumble \u2014 more at friction":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for friable fragile , frangible , brittle , crisp , friable mean breaking easily. fragile implies extreme delicacy of material or construction and need for careful handling. a fragile antique chair frangible implies susceptibility to being broken without implying weakness or delicacy. frangible stone used for paving brittle implies hardness together with lack of elasticity or flexibility or toughness. brittle bones crisp implies a firmness and brittleness desirable especially in some foods. crisp lettuce friable applies to substances that are easily crumbled or pulverized. friable soil", "synonyms":[ "brickle", "brittle", "crisp", "crispy", "crumbly", "embrittled", "flaky", "flakey", "short" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100051", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun," ] }, "friar skate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a European skate ( Raja alba ) or related fish":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191709", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friary":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a monastery of friars":[] }, "examples":[ "the Franciscans left the chapel and went to the friary for rest", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The remains of a person buried in the Augustinian friary . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Jan. 2022", "Just 3 percent of the people interred in the poorer, rural graveyard bore signs of bunions; comparatively, a staggering 43 percent of the wealthy individuals buried in an Augustinian friary were hobbled by the deformity. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2021", "Then, on her final day in Victoria, Graham walked up to the friary and rang the doorbell. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Oct. 2020", "Among the most significant discoveries are human remains buried in what may have been a graveyard attached to a medieval Augustinian friary . \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 July 2020", "Records show that an Augustinian friary stood near the Guildhall in the 15th and 16th centuries but was surrendered in 1538 amid the English Reformation. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 July 2020", "Published last week in the Antiquaries Journal, the paper details the researchers\u2019 analysis of centuries-old bone fragments unearthed at a Dominican friary in Exeter. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 May 2020", "Established in 1232 and officially consecrated in 1259, the friary 's burial grounds likely included wealthy, high-status laypersons, according to the authors. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 May 2020", "All were collected during the excavation of the burial ground of a medieval Dominican friary in Exeter from 1997 to 2007, to prepare for the construction of the Princesshay shopping district. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 May 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1538, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abbey", "cloister", "hermitage", "monastery", "priory" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070201", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frib":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a short small dirty lock of wool":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frib" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083605", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fribble":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a frivolous person, thing, or idea":[], ": dodder":[], ": to trifle or fool away":[], ": trifle":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work" ], "first_known_use":{ "1633, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb", "1664, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "doodle", "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "goof (around)", "hang about", "kick around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000028", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "fribby":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": small , short":[ "\u2014 used of locks of wool" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "frib + -y":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frib\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112939", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fricative":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a consonant characterized by frictional passage of the expired breath through a narrowing at some point in the vocal tract":[] }, "examples":[ "The sounds v \u03b8 \u00f0 s z \u0283 \u0292 h/ are English fricatives .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The plosives and fricatives of a complex word, the specific place your lips meet or don't to shape and push out a puff of air that carries a sound. \u2014 Julie Muncy, Wired , 5 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1863, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin fricatus , past participle of fricare":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-k\u0259-tiv" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113438", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "fricatrice":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French, female homosexual, from Latin fricare to rub + Middle French -trice -trix (from Latin tric-, -trix ); translation of Latin & Greek tribas":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frik\u0259\u2027tr\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174937", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fricht":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of fricht Scottish variant of fright" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri\u1e35t" ], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120041", "type":[] }, "frichtsome":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": frightful , terrible":[ "a frichtsome rain storm" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "fricht + -some":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-s\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095127", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fricking":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": damned":[ "\u2014 used as an intensive" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1936, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of frigging , present participle of frig":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-k\u0259n", "\u02c8fri-ki\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041916", "type":[ "adjective or adverb" ] }, "friction":{ "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ], "definitions":{ ": sound produced by the movement of air through a narrow constriction in the mouth or glottis":[], ": the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views : disagreement":[ "friction between neighbors", "friction between state and federal authorities" ], ": the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact":[ "oil in a car engine reduces friction" ], ": the rubbing of one body against another":[ "the friction of sandpaper on wood" ] }, "examples":[ "the friction of sandpaper on wood", "Oil in a car engine reduces friction .", "It was difficult to reach an agreement because of the friction between the two sides.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Governments around the world can now buy and lease access to satellite data for national purposes with far less friction than in the past. \u2014 Emiliano Kargieman, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Ventura is really trying to reduce any type of online friction . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 24 June 2022", "The House committee and the Justice Department have worked separately but had some public friction . \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022", "The House committee and the Justice Department have worked separately but had some public friction . \u2014 Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022", "The story loses some traction and starts drifting once friction intrudes on Casey and Tib\u2019s nascent relationship, partly because the cowboy is unable to show support when Tib needs it. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022", "In layman\u2019s terms: the group wants to ensure future iterations of the still-nascent metaverse allow users to jump between platforms with minimal friction , with no single company dominating the landscape. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 June 2022", "Meanwhile, a longstanding source of internal friction within BRICS remains unresolved: tensions between India and China, which in 2020 spiraled into a violent border clash. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 22 June 2022", "Studies show that friction from tossing and turning causes creases in the skin, but dermatologists say that a silky smooth surface can reduce this effect in the long run. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "earlier, therapeutic rubbing of the limbs, from Middle French, from Latin friction-, frictio , from fricare to rub; akin to Latin friare to crumble, and perhaps to Sanskrit bhr\u012b\u1e47anti they injure":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frik-sh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203525", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "friction bearing":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a solid bearing on a railroad freight car usually of brass construction with babbitt lining whose interior surface is in direct contact with the surface of the axle end which it supports":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033025", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friction board":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a heavy compressed impregnated solid paperboard used for making pulleys usually by cutting into disks that are then compacted together coaxially":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090508", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friction brake":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a brake operating by friction":[], ": an absorption dynamometer that absorbs energy by friction":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064033", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friction breccia":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a breccia composed of rocks shattered and crushed under friction":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063831", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friction calender":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a calender used for friction glazing \u2014 compare supercalender":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014342", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friction clamp":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a clamp that holds or supports by friction alone without indentation or deformation of the bodies concerned":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114618", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frictional":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": moved or produced by friction":[], ": of or relating to friction":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In a resting bottle of champagne\u2014in other words, one that is ripe for the drinking\u2014this outward pressure exerted on the cork is balanced by the static frictional force between the cork and the bottle\u2019s walls. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2022", "Your blood vessels sense the frictional drag of blood rushing past the vessel walls, and respond by producing molecules such as nitric oxide that help keep the vessels supple and responsive. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2020", "The balls move without a frictional force and without rolling. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 17 Dec. 2021", "The hope is that the brakes won\u2019t somehow otherwise burn out from overuse amid nonstop frictional forces being applied. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 May 2021", "However, the frictional force is greater than the artificial gravity at this location. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 14 May 2021", "Finally, there is the kinetic frictional force (FK). \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 29 Apr. 2021", "This provides a frictional force and is the source of much of a tyre\u2019s grip. \u2014 Laurie Winkless, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2021", "With only this tiny contact point supporting the pencil, the frictional force can't really exert any torque to stop it from rotating. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 8 Mar. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frik-shn\u0259l", "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200349", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "frictional gearing":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": friction gearing":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211804", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frictional unemployment":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the temporary unemployment of resources (as labor) resulting from job changes, imbalance of factors of production, or short term lack of mobility preventing continuous employment":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114659", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frictionless":{ "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ], "definitions":{ ": sound produced by the movement of air through a narrow constriction in the mouth or glottis":[], ": the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views : disagreement":[ "friction between neighbors", "friction between state and federal authorities" ], ": the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact":[ "oil in a car engine reduces friction" ], ": the rubbing of one body against another":[ "the friction of sandpaper on wood" ] }, "examples":[ "the friction of sandpaper on wood", "Oil in a car engine reduces friction .", "It was difficult to reach an agreement because of the friction between the two sides.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Governments around the world can now buy and lease access to satellite data for national purposes with far less friction than in the past. \u2014 Emiliano Kargieman, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Ventura is really trying to reduce any type of online friction . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 24 June 2022", "The House committee and the Justice Department have worked separately but had some public friction . \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022", "The House committee and the Justice Department have worked separately but had some public friction . \u2014 Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022", "The story loses some traction and starts drifting once friction intrudes on Casey and Tib\u2019s nascent relationship, partly because the cowboy is unable to show support when Tib needs it. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022", "In layman\u2019s terms: the group wants to ensure future iterations of the still-nascent metaverse allow users to jump between platforms with minimal friction , with no single company dominating the landscape. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 June 2022", "Meanwhile, a longstanding source of internal friction within BRICS remains unresolved: tensions between India and China, which in 2020 spiraled into a violent border clash. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 22 June 2022", "Studies show that friction from tossing and turning causes creases in the skin, but dermatologists say that a silky smooth surface can reduce this effect in the long run. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "earlier, therapeutic rubbing of the limbs, from Middle French, from Latin friction-, frictio , from fricare to rub; akin to Latin friare to crumble, and perhaps to Sanskrit bhr\u012b\u1e47anti they injure":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frik-sh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094044", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "fridge":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": refrigerator":[] }, "examples":[ "Please put the milk in the fridge .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But then Volger\u2019s friend started pulling things out of her fridge and setting the table. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 June 2022", "That means adding food waste such as coffee grounds, eggshells, banana peels, moldy bread, last night\u2019s table scraps and those vegetables at the back of your fridge that are starting to look slimy to the garden waste already in your green bin. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2021", "Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. \u2014 Adrienne Cheatham, Robb Report , 20 June 2022", "Be sure to store it in an airtight container away from any humidity (not in the fridge ). \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022", "If meat is taken out of the fridge , its internal temperature is going to remain cooler than its exterior for quite some time. \u2014 Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 June 2022", "After at least one hour or up to 24 hours of marinating, take your marinated chicken out of the fridge to bring its temperature up just a bit, for at least 20 minutes. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 May 2022", "Wondering about reheating that week-old pizza in the back of the fridge ", "Leftovers are equally delicious, chilled, right out of the fridge , perhaps with some goat cheese or tossed into hot pasta. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1926, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "by shortening & alteration":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frij" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133637", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fridge-freezer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a kitchen appliance that includes both a refrigerator and a freezer : ( US ) refrigerator":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173902", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fridstool":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of fridstool variant of frithstool" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091612", "type":[] }, "fried":{ "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ], "definitions":{ ": cooked in hot oil or butter : cooked by frying":[ "fried eggs", "fried chicken", "fried dough" ], ": damaged or destroyed by an electrical surge or malfunction":[ "The man behind the counter hooked up my computer to another machine and then gave me the bad news. \"I'm afraid your hard drive is fried ,\" the technician said.", "\u2014 Tom McNichol" ], ": intoxicated , high":[ "\u2026 too fried on crystal meth to be gambling on a game of pool, but doing it nonetheless.", "\u2014 Joseph Wambaugh", "\u2026 what about that time you got fried at the frat house after the big game against State and the judge fined you $50 and costs for dropping quarts of beer in paper bags out the second-floor window", "\u2014 Russell Baker" ], ": mentally exhausted":[ "At dinner after the book signing, he's fried , barely able to converse.", "\u2014 Rick Martin", "After spending about 14 hours on ESPN Radio, SportsCenter and espn.com, Gammons was completely fried .", "\u2014 Rich Eisen" ] }, "examples":[ "Sorry, I'm just fried today.", "grew up in a family in which Dad got fried on every weekend and holiday", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Nigella seeds look like black sesame seeds but taste like a mix of fried onions and oregano. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022", "For diners looking for a little extra oomph, there are choices like the saucy hickory burger and the onion ring burger stacked with crisp, golden, fried onions. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022", "The diners where my father once churned out fried eggs and bacon all have salad sections on their menus now. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022", "This dish is cooked in a stock made from fried onions, butter, peanuts, Turkish allspice and raisins, which is mixed with fresh parsley and dill. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022", "Jinich suggests panfrying the slices in a bit of butter, and topping them with fried eggs and salsa. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022", "Through the lens, the colonies looked like fried eggs. \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022", "Mop up the sauce with bread and chips, or pour some over a plate of fried eggs. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022", "Taking inspiration from Korean American street food in Los Angeles, these sausages (Kalbi pork or sweet and spicy chicken) come with sweet Hawaiian soft buns and bold toppings like garlic-jalape\u00f1o aioli, kimchi relish and crispy fried onions. \u2014 Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report , 31 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012bd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081655", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "friedcake":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": doughnut , cruller":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1836, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012bd-\u02cck\u0101k" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164432", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friedelin":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a crystalline triterpenoid ketone C 30 H 50 O extracted especially from cork":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Charles Friedel + English -in":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "fr\u0113\u02c8del\u0259\u0307n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081741", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friedelite":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a mineral Mn 8 Si 6 O 18 (OH, Cl) 4 \u00b73H 2 O consisting of a rose-red manganese silicate containing chlorine (hardness 4\u20135, specific gravity 3.07)":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Charles Friedel + French -ite":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccl\u012bt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135430", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friend":{ "antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe" ], "definitions":{ ": a favored companion":[], ": a member of a Christian sect that stresses Inner Light, rejects sacraments and an ordained ministry, and opposes war":[], ": acquaintance":[], ": one attached to another by affection or esteem":[ "She's my best friend ." ], ": one that favors or promotes something (such as a charity)":[ "this trend has alarmed friends of the liberal arts", "\u2014 Raymond Walters", "The friends of the library will host a fund-raiser." ], ": one that is not hostile":[ "Is he a friend or an enemy" ], ": one that is of the same nation, party, or group":[ "showbiz friends" ], ": to act as the friend of : befriend":[], ": to have a friendship or friendly relationship with":[], ": to include (someone) in a list of designated friends on a person's social networking site":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "\u2026 she \u2026 got a job, made friends and managed to write a novel that hit the best-seller lists and stayed there \u2026 \u2014 Garrison Keillor , New York Times Book Review , 11 June 2006", "Over the last couple of years I have experienced moments of disbelief when I meet my friends in public. They look older than I think they should. \u2014 Alice Munro , In the Stacks , 2002", "Never had a friend like that before or since. Never laughed so hard in my life as I did with Manny. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997", "I'd like you to meet my friend .", "He's no friend of mine.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The documents, which were sent to the Times-Union by an anonymous source, show that Matrix was monitoring Monroe\u2019s activities on Nov. 9, 2019, when the Times-Union columnist was in Pensacola for a friend \u2019s wedding. \u2014 Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022", "Cynthia Shouse was blunt, funny and doubled as a best friend and mother, Abram said. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022", "Thurston connected with Hersey as a friend after filming The Bachelorette. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022", "His best hope is that the union leadership won\u2019t want to cause problems for Biden, who is generally seen as the greatest friend of union labor ever to sit in the Oval Office. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 20 June 2022", "There also will be a moving tribute to Thomas Mikal Ford, the late actor who was beloved by fans as Martin's friend Tommy. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022", "Phishing emails are designed to impersonate an organization, a co-worker, a manager or someone recognizable as a friend , family member or acquaintance. \u2014 Prem Thudia, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "Julianne Moore is great as his friend and the film is as moving as it is beautifully shot. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022", "Future Pretenders founder Chrissie Hynde (played by Sydney Chandler) is one of the most important characters on Pistol \u2014 which vastly exaggerates her role as a friend of the band. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "To complete his transformation into Inspector Campbell, the actor turned to friend Liam Neeson. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Town & Country , 10 June 2022", "Somewhere Good, a platform for audio discussion that launched last month, doesn\u2019t allow users to send each other direct messages or follow or friend each other to minimize abuse and social comparison. \u2014 Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ , 4 May 2022", "The source for this misconception is a letter from Arendt\u2019s teacher and friend the philosopher Karl Jaspers on December 13, 1963. \u2014 Seyla Benhabib, The New York Review of Books , 24 Feb. 2022", "Elizabeth Leach, left, and Lo Peterson, right, talk to friend Sam Jeet about their recent trips, while sitting in the living room of Lo's home. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022", "Also introduced into evidence was a WhatsApp message dated January 20, 2020, from Bryan to friend , read aloud in court. \u2014 Pamela Kirkland, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022", "Shortly after, Renacci adviser Brad Parscale responded on Facebook, saying Lindell had promised his endorsement to friend Knopp in text messages. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 14 Feb. 2022", "In a deleted scene from the most recent episode of her YouTube series, Who's in My Bathroom", "About half of the rooms are double queens that sleep four, advertised to friend groups or families who are adventuring together. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English frend , from Old English fr\u0113ond ; akin to Old High German friunt friend, Old English fr\u0113on to love, fr\u0113o free":"Noun and Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frend" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "alter ego", "amigo", "buddy", "chum", "compadre", "comrade", "confidant", "confidante", "crony", "familiar", "intimate", "mate", "musketeer", "pal" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233652", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "friend of the court":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": amicus curiae":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1776, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180633", "type":[ "noun phrase" ] }, "friend with benefits":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a friend with whom one has casual sexual relations without commitments":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1997, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215940", "type":[ "noun phrase" ] }, "friendliness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": disposition to goodwill, warmth, or kindness to others":[ "I love the Santa Ynez Valley. I love its rolling hills, the friendliness of the people and the care I have seen neighbors extend to neighbors.", "\u2014 Elayne Klasson" ], ": the quality of being suited to particular needs, concerns, users, etc.":[ "\u2026 keeps developers on task to reach an agreed-upon level of efficiency and environmental friendliness in building projects.", "\u2014 John Patrick Pullen", "\u2014 often used in combination The app catalogs over 75,000 trails across the United States and Canada, with handy filters to search trails by skill level, accessibility, or dog- friendliness . \u2014 Arielle Pardes As always, Pittman became the fixer, leading the charge to upgrade service and focus on consumer- friendliness . \u2014 Daniel McGinn" ], ": the quality or state of being friendly : such as":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fren(d)-l\u0113-n\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174109", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friendly":{ "antonyms":[ "antagonistic", "hostile", "unfriendly" ], "definitions":{ ": a match between sports teams and especially international teams that has no connection with league or championship play":[], ": cheerful , comforting":[ "the friendly glow of the fire" ], ": designed or intended to accommodate particular needs, users, etc.":[ "\u2014 usually used in combination a kid- friendly restaurant \u2026 providing a more business- friendly and professional environment \u2026 \u2014 Matt Miller" ], ": easy to use or understand":[ "friendly computer software", "\u2014 often used in combination a reader- friendly layout" ], ": in a friendly manner : amicably":[], ": not causing or likely to cause harm":[ "environmentally friendly packaging [=packaging that does not damage the environment]", "\u2014 often used in combination an eco- friendly vehicle" ], ": of, relating to, or befitting a friend : such as":[], ": serving a beneficial or helpful purpose":[ "A friendly breeze finally drove the boat into harbor." ], ": showing kindly interest and goodwill":[ "friendly neighbors" ], "\u2014 see also user-friendly":[ "\u2014 usually used in combination a kid- friendly restaurant \u2026 providing a more business- friendly and professional environment \u2026 \u2014 Matt Miller" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "The local people are very friendly to visitors.", "It was friendly of him to offer to help us.", "His friendly smile was reassuring.", "They maintained a friendly correspondence.", "A friendly breeze helped us sail the boat into the harbor.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Some of the first period products people are typically introduced to at the start of puberty are disposable tampons and pads, which aren't very environmentally friendly . \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022", "The environmentally friendly , east side skate park is geared for skateboarders, bicyclists, and scooters. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2022", "Seven in 10 say that, over the past year, such occurrences have spurred them on to buy environmentally friendly items. \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 26 June 2022", "Mashama, a robust design, uses environmentally friendly fabrics. \u2014 Vogue , 24 June 2022", "Between stints in Washington, Prabhakar has worked as a venture capitalist focusing on environmentally friendly startups and information technology companies. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022", "Seating surfaces retain their bovine provenance, but the nappa leather gets a more environmentally friendly treatment via pine-tree bark and buckwheat used in the dyeing process. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022", "Oxygen bleach solutions are environmentally- friendly and have a strong fungicidal effect. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022", "Through the theme park's commitment to becoming more environmentally friendly , the trams are being given an upgrade and will soon utilize all electric vehicles. \u2014 Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Events for May 26 include a stress management program 10-11 a.m., low vision tips and tricks noon to 1 p.m. and friendly beat the champs chair volleyball and corn hole competitions 1-2 p.m. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 24 May 2022", "Sixty years ago, friendly -faced host Jim McKay welcomed viewers to a live broadcast of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2021", "As the coronavirus pandemic squeezes household budgets, workers and employers alike are increasingly turning to pay-advance apps with friendly -sounding names like Earnin, Dave, Brigit and Rain. \u2014 Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2020", "Swarovski, the crystal specialist, shows mostly friendly -looking teddy bears and roses, Disney characters, and adorable Zodiac animals on its sparkly website. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 13 June 2020", "Mitsotakis won office pledging to make the country more-business friendly , cut taxes and modernize Greece\u2019s antiquated bureaucracy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2020", "United has a third friendly scheduled against Pachuca of Mexico\u2019s Liga MX at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 17 July 2019", "Saturday will feature an inter league friendly between the Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays RBI youth teams, followed up with RBI Night at Marlins Park. \u2014 Christian Simmons, sun-sentinel.com , 10 July 2019", "United has a third friendly scheduled against Pachuca of Mexico\u2019s Liga MX at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 17 July 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "FC Cincinnati started off its schedule of preseason friendlies with a bang on Wednesday, downing second-division Phoenix Rising FC, 3-0. \u2014 Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com , 29 Jan. 2020", "However, despite this the 25-year-old has still been called up to the Democratic Republic of Congo squad this week for their upcoming friendlies against Algeria in Blida and the Ivory Coast in Paris. \u2014 SI.com , 9 Oct. 2019", "The 2019 Copa America champions will be travelling to Singapore this week for two friendlies against Senegal and Nigeria. \u2014 SI.com , 9 Oct. 2019", "These last two friendlies showed that the U.S. has some young players who already show signs of being capable of being core players in this new process. \u2014 Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com , 3 June 2018", "Pepe, who joined the Gunners from Lille in a deal worth an eventual \u00a372m in the summer, missed the Ivory Coast's recent friendlies against Tunisia and Benin. \u2014 SI.com , 14 Sep. 2019", "Their two previous meetings were both friendlies in the same year - 1950. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Oct. 2019", "Trophy time: The Champions League trophy \u2014 albeit, a replica \u2014 was on the field to promote a July 24 friendly between champions Liverpool and Sporting Lisbon at Yankee Stadium. \u2014 Ben Walker, courant.com , 27 June 2019", "The Orange and Blue will divide its roster and play two friendlies Feb. 21 before departing later in the day to return to Cincinnati. \u2014 Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com , 10 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see friend entry 1":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fren(d)-l\u0113", "\u02c8frend-l\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for friendly Adjective amicable , neighborly , friendly mean exhibiting goodwill and an absence of antagonism. amicable implies a state of peace and a desire on the part of the parties not to quarrel. maintained amicable relations neighborly implies a disposition to live on good terms with others and to be helpful on principle. neighborly concern friendly stresses cordiality and often warmth or intimacy of personal relations. sought friendly advice", "synonyms":[ "amicable", "bonhomous", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "collegial", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "genial", "hail-fellow", "hail-fellow-well-met", "hearty", "matey", "neighborly", "palsy", "palsy-walsy", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103055", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "friendly with":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": having a casual rather than close friendship":[ "They are friendly with their new neighbors." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113654", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "friends in high places":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": people a person knows who have social or political influence or power":[ "She got the job because she has friends in high places ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173130", "type":[ "noun phrase" ] }, "friendship":{ "antonyms":[ "ill will", "malevolence", "venom" ], "definitions":{ ": aid":[], ": the quality or state of being friendly : friendliness":[ "the friendship shown him by his coworkers" ], ": the state of being friends":[ "they have a long-standing friendship" ] }, "examples":[ "a friendship between two countries", "They have enjoyed many years of friendship .", "He was encouraged by the friendship his coworkers showed him.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Ahead of the Season 3 premiere of Making the Cut, which will start streaming on Aug. 19, Klum and Gunn have done nothing but gush over each other and their years-long friendship . \u2014 Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022", "The flashbacks of the episode end with Brodie and Ruthie reaffirming their friendship after Ruthie comes out. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 29 June 2022", "Their friendship made intimate scenes more relaxed, Gomez says. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022", "As their friendship deepened, he\u2019s been struck by her dedication. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022", "Lola attempts to get Sherri to return to her chambers; Luke and Mark have their friendship tested while on opposite sides of a trial; Emily continues to rally for Charlotte. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 28 June 2022", "Butler long has spoken of his friendship with Pogba and has hosted him at Heat game at FTX Arena. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022", "Though there is quite a distance between the pals now\u2014Sun lives in Sugar Land, while Liu is in Taiwan\u2014their fateful friendship began when both women were living in Houston at the same time in their 20s. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 22 June 2022", "But before long, things start happening that make the teens question her hospitality and a darker side to their friendship starts to reveal itself. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see friend entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fren(d)-\u02ccship", "\u02c8frend-\u02ccship" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "amity", "benevolence", "brotherhood", "charity", "cordiality", "cordialness", "fellowship", "friendliness", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "good-fellowship", "goodwill", "kindliness", "neighborliness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072033", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frier":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a deep utensil for frying foods":[], ": a young chicken":[], ": something intended for or used in frying: such as":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031722", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fright":{ "antonyms":[ "affright", "alarm", "alarum", "frighten", "horrify", "panic", "scare", "scarify", "shock", "spook", "startle", "terrify", "terrorize" ], "definitions":{ ": fear excited by sudden danger : alarm":[ "gave me quite a fright" ], ": something strange, ugly, or shocking":[], ": to alarm suddenly : frighten":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "Her eyes were wide with fright .", "people in our neighborhood think that that orange and green office building is a hideous fright", "Verb", "a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The best Halloween movies for kids meet them at their preferred fright level. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022", "So, amidst the fright , Googlegeist did have some bright spots. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 16 Mar. 2022", "Bialystok padded in fright like a Christmas star stored away in its box. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022", "Elgin officials are putting out a call for volunteers to help stage Nightmare on Chicago Street, the annual Halloween fright fest that recreates a zombie apocalypse on the city\u2019s downtown streets. \u2014 Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022", "One fright , set in a dark hospital hallway, wherein a nurse frantically runs from an unseen predator, falls flat under generic horror tropes. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022", "As where that distinctly American genre used the contrast of darkness and light to reveal the glumness of post-war society, the Germans were mostly men who created fright . \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 Mar. 2022", "Yet regulators\u2019 mandated limits, at a thousandth of what\u2019s really harmful, create fright of all radiation. \u2014 Robert Hargraves, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022", "This is the fright experienced by writers \u2014 whether seasoned or beginners \u2014 tasked with the role of mapping out a story, a plot, a screenplay. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 14 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English frighten, going back to Old English fyrhtan, going back to Germanic *furhtjan- (whence also Old Saxon forhtian \"to fear, shy away from,\" Old High German forahten, furhten, Gothic faurhtjan ), verbal derivative of *furhta- \"frightened, fearful\" \u2014 more at fright entry 1":"Verb", "Middle English, going back to Old English fyrhtu, fyrtho, fryhto (Northumbrian) \"fear, dread, source of dread,\" going back to Germanic *furht\u012bn- (whence also Gothic faurhtei ), noun derivative of *furhta- \"frightened, fearful\" (whence Old English forht \"frightened,\" Old Saxon foraht, foroht, Old High German forht, foraht, Gothic faurhts ), probably going back to Indo-European *pr\u0325k-to-, adjective from a verbal base *pr\u0325k-, whence also Tocharian A & B p\u00e4rsk- \"be afraid\" (going back to *pr\u0325k-sk- )":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012bt" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fright Noun fear , dread , fright , alarm , panic , terror , trepidation mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger. fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage. fear of the unknown dread usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety. faced the meeting with dread fright implies the shock of sudden, startling fear. fright at being awakened suddenly alarm suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger. view the situation with alarm panic implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity. the news caused widespread panic terror implies the most extreme degree of fear. immobilized with terror trepidation adds to dread the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation. raised the subject with trepidation", "synonyms":[ "eyesore", "hideosity", "horror", "mess", "monstrosity", "sight" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183721", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frighten":{ "antonyms":[ "reassure" ], "definitions":{ ": to become frightened":[ "She doesn't frighten easily." ], ": to drive or force by frightening":[ "frightened the boy into confessing" ], ": to make afraid : terrify":[ "The movie scene frightened the child." ] }, "examples":[ "The story really frightened me.", "The child was badly frightened by the mask.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The comedian wants the book to provide a space for kids to discuss the things that frighten them. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 16 Mar. 2022", "And the way the gun centers him, resolving all this teetering and imbuing him with purpose, should frighten all Americans, gun owners or not. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022", "Con artists often pretend to be court or law enforcement officials, such as the U.S. Marshals Service or sheriff\u2019s officer, in order to frighten you into taking action. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 17 Dec. 2021", "This will frighten some into trying less-common strategies like hyperhydration with sodium or glycerol. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 18 Sep. 2019", "Another element shows how even poor weather can frighten . \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2022", "The elaborate threat appeared intended to frighten the United States and its European allies away from the war. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022", "Singing and dancing inhabit my entire being and frighten me in a way no other art form has. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022", "Wiener designed missile guidance systems, whose legacy grew to frighten him. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1630, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "fright entry 1 + -en entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012b-t\u1d4an" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "affright", "alarm", "alarum", "fright", "horrify", "panic", "scare", "scarify", "shock", "spook", "startle", "terrify", "terrorize" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212953", "type":[ "adverb", "verb" ] }, "frighten away/off":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to cause (someone or something) to go away or stay away because of fear":[ "The dog frightened the prowler away .", "Tourists have been frightened off by the violence in the city." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132729", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "frightened":{ "antonyms":[ "fearless", "unafraid" ], "definitions":{ ": feeling fear : made to feel afraid":[ "a badly frightened child", "The farmer was hurrying out into the road, and his wife was standing at the gate, looking very frightened .", "\u2014 Anna Sewell" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1591, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "from past participle of frighten":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012b-t\u1d4and" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "affrighted", "afraid", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "horrified", "horror-struck", "hysterical", "hysteric", "scared", "scary", "shocked", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095653", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frightenedly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in a frightened manner":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-t(\u1d4a)n(\u0259\u0307)dl\u0113", "-li" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111417", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "frightening":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": causing fear":[ "frightening news", "a very frightening experience", "The man with red eyes made the frightening grimace that passed for his smile.", "\u2014 Madeleine L'Engle", "For a man who had tussled with crocs, venomous snakes and other frightening creatures, this was going to be a leisurely swim.", "\u2014 Jennifer Wulff et al." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1652, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "from present participle of frighten":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012bt-ni\u014b", "\u02c8fr\u012b-t\u1d4an-i\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023552", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frightful":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": causing intense fear or alarm : terrifying":[], ": extreme":[ "frightful thirst" ], ": startling especially in being bad or objectionable":[ "a frightful novel" ] }, "examples":[ "As he fell, he let out a frightful scream.", "a frightful illness that causes extreme pain", "The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.", "Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But these animatronic beings are not meant to be frightful . \u2014 Alex Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Apr. 2022", "This year, May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians for their remembrance of their defeat of Nazi Germany, could signal the end of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 or something more frightful that\u2019s unlikely to halt the violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022", "For example, Uncharted, which is now playing in theaters, has a frightful 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022", "The frightful pestilence now surrounds San Diego on all sides, and its appearance here seems to be but a question of time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022", "The holidays may be over, but the weather outside remains frightful . \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022", "The preponderance of frightful tales in this program is obviously a matter of availability, cinematic copycatting and curatorial discretion. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022", "The weather outside may be getting frightful , but your interior design is about to get a whole lot more delightful. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Nov. 2021", "Gusty afternoon breeze should be less frightful by evening, with fairly comfortable temperatures for trick-or-treating! \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "fright entry 1 + -ful entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012bt-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130729", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "frightfully":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": causing intense fear or alarm : terrifying":[], ": startling especially in being bad or objectionable":[ "a frightful novel" ], ": extreme":[ "frightful thirst" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012bt-f\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "As he fell, he let out a frightful scream.", "a frightful illness that causes extreme pain", "The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.", "Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But these animatronic beings are not meant to be frightful . \u2014 Alex Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Apr. 2022", "This year, May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians for their remembrance of their defeat of Nazi Germany, could signal the end of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 or something more frightful that\u2019s unlikely to halt the violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022", "For example, Uncharted, which is now playing in theaters, has a frightful 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022", "The frightful pestilence now surrounds San Diego on all sides, and its appearance here seems to be but a question of time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022", "The holidays may be over, but the weather outside remains frightful . \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022", "The preponderance of frightful tales in this program is obviously a matter of availability, cinematic copycatting and curatorial discretion. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022", "The weather outside may be getting frightful , but your interior design is about to get a whole lot more delightful. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Nov. 2021", "Gusty afternoon breeze should be less frightful by evening, with fairly comfortable temperatures for trick-or-treating! \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "fright entry 1 + -ful entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155820" }, "frightfulness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": causing intense fear or alarm : terrifying":[], ": startling especially in being bad or objectionable":[ "a frightful novel" ], ": extreme":[ "frightful thirst" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012bt-f\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "As he fell, he let out a frightful scream.", "a frightful illness that causes extreme pain", "The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.", "Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But these animatronic beings are not meant to be frightful . \u2014 Alex Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Apr. 2022", "This year, May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians for their remembrance of their defeat of Nazi Germany, could signal the end of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 or something more frightful that\u2019s unlikely to halt the violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022", "For example, Uncharted, which is now playing in theaters, has a frightful 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022", "The frightful pestilence now surrounds San Diego on all sides, and its appearance here seems to be but a question of time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022", "The holidays may be over, but the weather outside remains frightful . \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022", "The preponderance of frightful tales in this program is obviously a matter of availability, cinematic copycatting and curatorial discretion. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022", "The weather outside may be getting frightful , but your interior design is about to get a whole lot more delightful. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Nov. 2021", "Gusty afternoon breeze should be less frightful by evening, with fairly comfortable temperatures for trick-or-treating! \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "fright entry 1 + -ful entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232503" }, "frigid":{ "antonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "glowing", "hot", "igneous", "molten", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "seething", "sizzling", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "warming", "white-hot" ], "definitions":{ ": abnormally averse to sexual intercourse":[ "\u2014 used especially of women" ], ": intensely cold":[ "frigid water" ], ": lacking imaginative qualities : insipid":[ "writing precise and frigid poetry" ], ": lacking warmth or ardor : indifferent":[ "had an emotionally frigid father" ], ": unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse":[] }, "examples":[ "The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.", "She was born into an emotionally frigid family.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Yatsko left but later returned to get his coat and figure out a ride while standing in frigid temperatures. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 10 June 2022", "Unlike the wool layers and drysuits previously used by the military, these new wetsuits let in a small amount of water, which was heated by the body and insulated against frigid external temperatures. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Outside Online , 17 May 2022", "Winning Game 5 in Miami by a 93-80 margin was the dagger shot for Boston as the frigid shooting of the Heat\u2019s guards sealed a fate that should be finalized this evening. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022", "If frigid airports and drafty restaurants give you the chills, say goodbye to shivers once and for all with this stylish tunic. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022", "On those vacations, Putin would pose for photos while hooking fish, riding horses shirtless, swimming the butterfly in a frigid river or gifting his wristwatch to the son of a Tuvan shepherd. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022", "Severe winter storms cause mayhem at substations, bringing freezing conditions to regions with infrastructure not built to withstand frigid temperatures. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 7 May 2022", "The mission was a high-stakes race to save a Pentagon crown jewel from the extreme depths, with their frigid temperatures and crushing pressure. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 May 2022", "Kornegay additionally pointed to frigid temperatures restricting long balls. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin frigidus , from frig\u0113re to be cold; akin to Latin frigus frost, cold, Greek rhigos":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-j\u0259d", "\u02c8frij-\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "freezing", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082107", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "frill":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging used on clothing":[], ": a ruff of hair or feathers or a bony or cartilaginous projection about the neck of an animal":[], ": a strip of paper curled at one end and rolled to be slipped over the bone end (as of a chop) in serving":[], ": affectation , air":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural intellectual frills and fustian \u2014 Joseph Epstein" ], ": something decorative or useful and desirable but not essential : luxury":[], ": to provide or decorate with a frill":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "The dress had frills around the hem and sleeves.", "He likes plain food without any frills .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The collection, which will surely be talked about as the best of the entire week, was an unflinching reminder that a serious depth of femininity \u2014 the frilled , bedazzled, artistic kind \u2014 should never be mistaken for weakness. \u2014 Gabrielle Korn, refinery29.com , 13 Feb. 2020", "Bound in a pale pink casing, the catalog comprises two mint green volumes that walk the reader through the history and modern applications of camp in all its feathered and frilled glory. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 3 Apr. 2019", "Town & Country reported the ivory taffeta dress was embroidered with sequins, frilled lace and 10,000 pearls. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 30 July 2018", "Summer has officially arrived in that terracotta Temperley London dress, with plunging neckline, ruffled skirt and frilled short sleeves. \u2014 Lucy Wood, Marie Claire , 3 July 2018", "At separate ends of town, two buxom madams and their bevies of painted, frilled and scandalously clad ladies welcomed miners and threw lavish parties. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 16 June 2018", "For the women of Ocean\u2019s 8, the objective was to steal the world\u2019s attention: Rihanna thrilling and frilling in Givenchy, Sarah Paulson bold in acidic chartreuse from Prada, Awkwafina a caped goddess in Reem Acra. \u2014 Edward Barsamian, Vogue , 11 June 2018", "Xavier's head coaching job has never been more attractive and brings with it frills like updates facilities, a great on-campus gym, one of college basketball's power conferences and an enviable TV deal. \u2014 Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com , 27 Mar. 2018", "There\u2019s a masculinity that\u2019s barely detectable but nonetheless present \u2014 in the stiff leather of a miniskirt, say, or the strictness of a black pantsuit worn with a pale pink camisole that frilled in the front. \u2014 Cathy Horyn, The Cut , 29 Sep. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "For their tennis socks, one set glows in the dark, while the other plays as pretty-in-pink Paris frill . \u2014 Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue , 8 June 2022", "From the popularized Dilophosaurus \u2013 which did not have a frill \u2013 to the enormous, long-necked Sonorasaurus, Arizona's dinosaurs were spectacular. \u2014 Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022", "The company\u2019s Department of Interior Team, led by Taylor Leage, was inspired by the warm, woodsy, frill -free Prairie School style championed by Frank Lloyd Wright. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022", "The coffin was covered in a pale pink fabric with a white frill trim \u2014 chosen for a young girl. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022", "The 50-year-old aviation veteran has 26 years of experience across full service and no- frill airlines. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 12 May 2022", "Much of that mass was in its gigantic head, which was studded with three large horns \u2014 two above the eyes and one on its nose \u2014 and protected by the bony frill around its neck. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022", "The unique position of the wound led the researchers to hypothesize that the frill was punctured from the back. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022", "In many fossils, the bones supporting the frill frequently had lesions where the bone had been damaged. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1574, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps from Dutch dialect (Brabant) frul ribbon bow, trifle":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fril" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "flounce", "furbelow", "ruffle" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035043", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "fringe":{ "antonyms":[ "abut", "adjoin", "border (on)", "butt (on ", "flank", "join", "march (with)", "neighbor", "skirt", "touch", "verge (on)" ], "definitions":{ ": a group with marginal or extremist views":[ "the politically conservative fringe" ], ": an area bordering a putting green on a golf 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stage", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Joining Lyman and Lindell on Friday are other fringe far-right personalities. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022", "That may have been a mistake, since the results play more like a standard cable television doc inexplicably accompanied by excerpts from a fringe festival theatrical production. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022", "Within days, some clips of the shooting were posted to 4chan, a fringe online message board. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022", "But this rhetoric, which is designed to stoke white fear and entitlement, has never really been fringe and has always found an eager audience. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 17 May 2022", "CoinMarketCap Last year cryptocurrencies were on fire and appeared to gain more legitimacy after years of being considered a fringe , speculative product. \u2014 Peter Santilli, WSJ , 13 May 2022", "Mickey Guyton rocked an ombre long-sleeve silver and gold fringe flapper sparkle dress by Ashish, shimmying for the cameras. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022", "Mickey Guyton rocked an ombre long-sleeve silver and gold fringe flapper sparkle dress by Ashish, shimmying for the cameras. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022", "Cohn\u2019s suits were gloriously ostentatious, with rhinestones, fringe and leather patchwork. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Together collection fringe hoop earrings with diamonds. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "The Bengals have secured even the casual and fringe fans. \u2014 The Enquirer , 13 May 2022", "Johnson went for a more casual look compared to Lopez's diva fringe white coat, skirt, and sweater ensemble. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 5 May 2022", "Their digital assets range from Bitcoin to fringe coins like Basic Attention Token and Stellar Lumens. \u2014 Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022", "When asked whether the convoy was giving credibility to fringe elements based on their anti-mandate views, Steele shook her head, saying the claim had already been made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022", "Leave it up to the one and only Carrie Underwood to rock denim, rhinestones, and fringe all at the same time. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 7 May 2022", "For fashion's biggest night, Khlo\u00e9 wore a glimmering gold bead fringe Moschino gown that hugged her curves. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022", "There are five quarterbacks that are considered first round or fringe first-round prospects in Malik Willis, Kenny Pickett, Matt Corral, Desmond Ridder and Sam Howell. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English frenge , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia , from Latin fimbriae (plural)":"Noun", "verbal derivative of fringe entry 1":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frinj" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "border", "borderline", "bound", "boundary", "brim", "circumference", "compass", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "frame", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085851", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "fringe tree":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small eastern U.S. tree ( Chionanthus virginicus ) of the olive family that has clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as an ornamental":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In springtime, Akebono cherry trees and Chinese fringe trees will explode in a profusion of pink and white blooms, respectively. \u2014 Emily Young, Los Angeles Times , 26 July 2019", "Other options: crabapple (Malus spp.), fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus, C. retusus), panicle hydrangea (H. paniculata) and sweetbay magnolia (M. virginiana). \u2014 Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star , 20 Apr. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1730, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085041", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fringer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one that fringes or makes a fringe":[], ": one who is a member of a fringe":[ "made himself just as unpopular with fringers on the right as with those on the left", "\u2014 Time" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frinj\u0259(r)" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125930", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fringetail":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a goldfish with some of the fins long and fringed":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115049", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fringing":{ "antonyms":[ "abut", "adjoin", "border (on)", "butt (on ", "flank", "join", "march (with)", "neighbor", "skirt", "touch", "verge (on)" ], "definitions":{ ": a group with marginal or extremist views":[ "the politically conservative fringe" ], ": an area bordering a putting green on a golf course with grass trimmed longer than on the green itself":[], ": an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band":[ "a lampshade with a fringe" ], ": bang entry 4":[ "wears her hair in a fringe" ], ": fringe benefit":[], ": one of various light or dark bands produced by the interference or diffraction of light":[], ": something resembling a fringe : edge , periphery":[ "\u2014 often used in plural operated on the fringes of the law working for years on the fringes of the entertainment industry" ], ": something that is marginal, additional, or secondary to some activity, process, or subject":[ "a fringe sport" ], ": to furnish or adorn with a fringe":[], ": to serve as a fringe for : border":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "a lampshade with a fringe", "a fringe of moss around the tree", "a party on the political fringe", "Verb", "A jungle fringed the shore.", "the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Joining Lyman and Lindell on Friday are other fringe far-right personalities. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022", "That may have been a mistake, since the results play more like a standard cable television doc inexplicably accompanied by excerpts from a fringe festival theatrical production. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022", "Within days, some clips of the shooting were posted to 4chan, a fringe online message board. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022", "But this rhetoric, which is designed to stoke white fear and entitlement, has never really been fringe and has always found an eager audience. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 17 May 2022", "CoinMarketCap Last year cryptocurrencies were on fire and appeared to gain more legitimacy after years of being considered a fringe , speculative product. \u2014 Peter Santilli, WSJ , 13 May 2022", "Mickey Guyton rocked an ombre long-sleeve silver and gold fringe flapper sparkle dress by Ashish, shimmying for the cameras. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022", "Mickey Guyton rocked an ombre long-sleeve silver and gold fringe flapper sparkle dress by Ashish, shimmying for the cameras. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022", "Cohn\u2019s suits were gloriously ostentatious, with rhinestones, fringe and leather patchwork. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Together collection fringe hoop earrings with diamonds. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "The Bengals have secured even the casual and fringe fans. \u2014 The Enquirer , 13 May 2022", "Johnson went for a more casual look compared to Lopez's diva fringe white coat, skirt, and sweater ensemble. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 5 May 2022", "Their digital assets range from Bitcoin to fringe coins like Basic Attention Token and Stellar Lumens. \u2014 Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022", "When asked whether the convoy was giving credibility to fringe elements based on their anti-mandate views, Steele shook her head, saying the claim had already been made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022", "Leave it up to the one and only Carrie Underwood to rock denim, rhinestones, and fringe all at the same time. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 7 May 2022", "For fashion's biggest night, Khlo\u00e9 wore a glimmering gold bead fringe Moschino gown that hugged her curves. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022", "There are five quarterbacks that are considered first round or fringe first-round prospects in Malik Willis, Kenny Pickett, Matt Corral, Desmond Ridder and Sam Howell. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English frenge , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia , from Latin fimbriae (plural)":"Noun", "verbal derivative of fringe entry 1":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frinj" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "border", "borderline", "bound", "boundary", "brim", "circumference", "compass", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "frame", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171003", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "frippery":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a place where old clothes are sold":[], ": cast-off clothes":[], ": something showy, frivolous, or nonessential":[] }, "examples":[ "The design is simple and devoid of needless frippery .", "dressed in their most elegant frippery for the big gala at the symphony", "Recent Examples on the Web", "My Lightning is the ideal Lightning, bereft of frippery but fitted with the most powerful motors, an homage to its tail-happy namesake. \u2014 Car and Driver , 11 May 2022", "All the frippery and pressures of their lives were left behind in Palermo. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022", "Yet in the end, amid all the fun and frippery , the one garment that most lingered was perhaps the least elaborate, least formal of all: the T-shirt worn by Billie Eilish for her performance. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022", "Fans repaid her with a fierce devotion, showing up to her readings in their finest vampiric frippery . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021", "In the last act, Wagner removes all the frippery , with just three characters and their own personal stories. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 2021", "Robin\u2019s deep knowledge of Portland history\u2014displaying his sense of tradition underneath the frippery \u2014gradually but ineluctably leads to the movie\u2019s meatball scene, the one that delivers its dose of populist demagogy in a single bite. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 17 July 2021", "Its most lyrical effects are exquisitely simple: Somehow, the red of Undine\u2019s tousled hair and the aquamarine of her window curtains convey more undercurrents of feeling than any elaborate CGI frippery would. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2021", "As for pricing, the 2022 Santa Cruz should start short of $30,000 and range up toward $40,000 with a full load of frippery . \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French friperie , alteration of Old French freperie , from frepe old garment":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-p(\u0259-)r\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "array", "best", "bravery", "caparison", "feather", "finery", "full dress", "gaiety", "gayety", "glad rags", "regalia" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074904", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frisk":{ "antonyms":[ "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "idyll", "idyl", "lark", "ploy", "revel", "rollick", "romp", "spree" ], "definitions":{ ": an act of frisking":[], ": caper entry 1 sense 3":[], ": diversion":[], ": gambol , romp":[], ": to leap, skip, or dance in a lively or playful way : gambol":[], ": to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard", "Noun", "fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The municipality designated the area as a security-risk region, giving police the authority to frisk people preventively. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 3 Jan. 2022", "Officers began to pat- frisk the four males surrounding the vehicle, and uncovered a handgun in the waistband of 22-year-old Sekou Sesay of Dorchester, police said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021", "On Monday, Sheneen McClain cried reading the independent investigative report that said Colorado police officers involved in her son's death did not have the legal basis to stop, frisk or restrain him. \u2014 Chris Boyette, CNN , 23 Feb. 2021", "Next, the three officers decided to frisk McClain for weapons, which is legally allowed only where there is a belief that safety is in danger, the report states. \u2014 Chris Boyette, CNN , 23 Feb. 2021", "The investigative panel found that the officers had no probable cause to detain and frisk him. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 22 Feb. 2021", "Mere lawful detention alone does not bestow the authority to frisk an individual. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Dec. 2020", "Stop and frisk : a legitimate law enforcement tool or an inappropriate use of police power", "One officer approached the boy and asked for his age, and then proceeded to frisk the boy's upper body and waist, the report states. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 8 June 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Whenever police find contraband during an unjustified frisk , any criminal prosecution that might follow could be jeopardized. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022", "Black men were terrorized with, according to The Washington Post, more than 150 stop-and- frisk searches per day, public strip searches, and no-knock intrusions into homes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022", "Stop-and- frisk was used to similar effect in poor and minority neighborhoods. \u2014 Sarah A. Seo, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2022", "While there have been some successes, the approach has often bred resentment, as methods like stop-and- frisk policing generated antagonism between the police and the communities they were meant to help. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 29 Mar. 2022", "The video footage of Gray\u2019s arrest was a gruesome display of stop-and- frisk brutality. \u2014 Andre Henry, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022", "For example, Mac compared the slave patrol\u2019s ability to confront formally enslaved Black people to the stop-and- frisk policies still used in many states. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022", "Stop-and- frisk policies allow officers to stop, question and pat down anyone believed to be suspicious. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 14 Feb. 2022", "Amnesty International then worked with data scientists to compare this data with statistics on stop, question and frisk policies and demographic data. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 14 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1519, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb", "1525, in the meaning defined at sense 2c":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "obsolete frisk lively":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frisk" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "caper", "cavort", "disport", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "sport" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163819", "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "frisket":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a masking device or material used especially in printing or graphic arts":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1898, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French frisquette , from Middle French":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-sk\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113058", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friskin":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a frisky action or person":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably alteration of frisking , gerund of frisk entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222016", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friskiness":{ "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious-minded", "sober", "sobersided" ], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "The kids were frisky after all that candy.", "a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Otherwise, anyone who wants to get frisky has to do so under a comforter while everyone else in the room reaches for noise-canceling headphones. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022", "On Sunday, B\u00e1ez was also active on the bases, swiping two bases to spark a suddenly frisky Tigers offense, which scored seven runs for just the fifth time this season (in, sigh, 66 games). \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 20 June 2022", "As long as the wetlands don\u2019t disappear entirely, there\u2019s reason to hope the frisky saltmarsh sparrow, with a hand from us, will find a way. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022", "In the main room, scalloped with marble basins, there was a semblance of decorum, but in the side rooms, the men were young and frisky . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022", "The eight-week-old puppies from NEADS World Class Service Dogs may look like average frisky Labrador retrievers, but these cuties have an important purpose. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 18 Apr. 2022", "Put it another way: Whoever realized that Cyrano de Bergerac could be reconceived as a less frisky , more sober Tyrion Lannister was clearly on to something. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022", "Meanwhile, Champ, a frisky 3-year-old rescue German shepherd, was sent off to a quieter life with friends of the family after several incidents of aggressive behavior with White House personnel. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022", "Lost in their own playtime, the other dogs and their owners pay little attention to the frisky pair sprinting between the trees. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 10 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1500, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-sk\u0113", "\u02c8fris-k\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "antic", "coltish", "elfish", "fay", "frolicsome", "larky", "playful", "rollicking", "sportful", "sportive" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181527", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "friskingly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in a frisking manner":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015105", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "frisky":{ "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious-minded", "sober", "sobersided" ], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "The kids were frisky after all that candy.", "a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Otherwise, anyone who wants to get frisky has to do so under a comforter while everyone else in the room reaches for noise-canceling headphones. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022", "On Sunday, B\u00e1ez was also active on the bases, swiping two bases to spark a suddenly frisky Tigers offense, which scored seven runs for just the fifth time this season (in, sigh, 66 games). \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 20 June 2022", "As long as the wetlands don\u2019t disappear entirely, there\u2019s reason to hope the frisky saltmarsh sparrow, with a hand from us, will find a way. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022", "In the main room, scalloped with marble basins, there was a semblance of decorum, but in the side rooms, the men were young and frisky . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022", "The eight-week-old puppies from NEADS World Class Service Dogs may look like average frisky Labrador retrievers, but these cuties have an important purpose. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 18 Apr. 2022", "Put it another way: Whoever realized that Cyrano de Bergerac could be reconceived as a less frisky , more sober Tyrion Lannister was clearly on to something. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022", "Meanwhile, Champ, a frisky 3-year-old rescue German shepherd, was sent off to a quieter life with friends of the family after several incidents of aggressive behavior with White House personnel. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022", "Lost in their own playtime, the other dogs and their owners pay little attention to the frisky pair sprinting between the trees. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 10 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1500, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-sk\u0113", "\u02c8fris-k\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "antic", "coltish", "elfish", "fay", "frolicsome", "larky", "playful", "rollicking", "sportful", "sportive" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181958", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "frisol\u00e9e":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": mosaic":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "French frisol\u00e9e, frisel\u00e9e , from feminine of frisel\u00e9 , past participle of friseler to curl, from friser":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6fr\u0113z\u0259\u00a6l\u0101" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202910", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frison":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": waste silk usually taken from the outside of the cocoon":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from friser to curl":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "fr\u0113\u02c8z\u014d\u207f" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005712", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friss":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the fast section of a czardas":[ "\u2014 contrasted with lass\u00fa" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "friss from Hungarian; friszka from Polish, from Hungarian friss":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frish" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085120", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frisson":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a brief moment of emotional excitement : shudder , thrill":[ "produce a genuine frisson of disquiet", "\u2014 Patricia Craig", "a frisson of surprise", "a frisson of delight" ] }, "examples":[ "those two are still caught up in the giddy frisson of a new romance", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The frisson lies in the touches: duck wings instead of chicken, served jerk-style with cilantro pesto; a za\u2019atar crust for the rack of lamb; harissa glaze on a Kurobuta pork chop special. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "There was a frisson of excitement as the veteran journalist, a household name across the Arab world for her coverage of Israel and the Palestinian territories, arrived to report on the raid. \u2014 CNN , 24 May 2022", "Indeed, there\u2019s virtually no erotic frisson in Patel\u2019s retelling of an epic that is aglow with passion. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022", "If what are meant to be the eerie parts of the story do not deliver much of a frisson , the more human interactions do create a nice glow. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022", "The light sparkled on the water, and the afternoon had a boozy, pleasure-cruise atmosphere, but some on board seemed to feel a frisson of danger from our proximity to the border. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2022", "It\u2019s not tragedy, just an obscene political frisson . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022", "There's no lack of frisson between Foy and Bettany, who bring equally compelling heat to Margaret and Ian's alternating periods of lustful connection and loathsome mutual abuse. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022", "According to British Vogue, the dresses, custom-made for the duchess, were created from fabric left over from previous McQueen collections, adding a frisson of sustainability to the shoot. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1777, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, shiver, from Old French fri\u00e7on , from Late Latin friction-, frictio , from Latin, literally, friction (taken in Late Latin as derivative of frig\u0113re to be cold)":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "fr\u0113-\u02c8s\u014d\u207f" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bang", "boot", "charge", "exhilaration", "jollies", "kick", "rush", "thrill", "titillation", "wallop" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191950", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fritillaria":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of a widespread genus ( Fritillaria ) of bulbous herbs of the lily family with variably colored and often mottled or checkered flowers":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Chezar used pale pink peonies, coral tulips and lilacs\u2014and then add texture and height with sprays of green hellebore and purple fritillaria meleagris. \u2014 ELLE Decor , 3 May 2016", "Branch out a bit, Stoven advises, and try brodiaea, hyacinths, fritillaria , dwarf iris or other bulbs. \u2014 Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com , 18 Oct. 2017", "Chezar opted for tulips, sweet peas and the delightfully checkered fritillaria meleagris in shades of purple. \u2014 ELLE Decor , 3 May 2016" ], "first_known_use":{ "1664, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin fritillus dice cup; from the markings of the petals":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccfri-t\u0259-\u02c8ler-\u0113-\u0259", "-\u02c8la-r\u0113-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120317", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fritillary":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of numerous nymphalid butterflies ( Argynnis, Speyeria , and related genera) that usually are orange with black spots on the upper side of both wings and silver spotted on the underside of the hind wing":[], ": fritillaria":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Regal fritillary butterflies, which subsist on violets and stick to prairie habitats, are disappearing. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022", "Gulf fritillary butterflies are orange like monarchs and queens. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 4 June 2021", "The fritillary is similar and as striking as the monarch, which will arrive by the thousands to Crow-Hassan at the end of August to feed on the spiky blazing stars \u2014 also intentionally planted for them. \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 31 July 2020", "Specifically, BBC News mentions that the openings created by bison could allow plants such as cow wheat to grow, adding that a rare butterfly called the heath fritillary depends on the plant. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 July 2020", "Andrew Fusek Peters spent two hours in the Shropshire hills to capture the images, one of which shows the exact moment a fritillary leaves a thistle at the Brook Vessons nature reserve. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2020", "Gulf fritillaries do their breeding on passion vine. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 21 May 2020", "Some caterpillars such as the Gulf fritillary should be encouraged. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 11 May 2020", "Silvery Persian fritillaries dangle their bell shapes over others. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin fritillaria":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-t\u0259-\u02ccler-\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091605", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frittata":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an unfolded omelet often containing chopped vegetables or meats":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Harbor House entr\u00e9es feature eggs benedict, waffles, a frittata , lobster tail, sea bass, salmon, scallops, halibut, filet mignon, prime rib roast, roast lamb, or Surf & Turf combinations. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022", "Treat your mom to their brunch offerings, which include a lobster frittata . \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 7 May 2022", "Try folding them into your eggs before scrambling, cooking them into an omelet or mixing them into the eggs for your frittata , Spanish tortilla or quiche before cooking. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022", "Cook until the eggs are set and the frittata is puffy, about 15 minutes. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021", "At least fans got to see Paris and Kim Kardashian make a frittata . \u2014 Anne Marie Lee, CBS News , 4 May 2022", "Alternatively, add fresh produce to freezer-friendly dishes, like a frittata . \u2014 Zaynab Issa, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022", "Cedar Road, Lyndhurst, 216-382-5093 Easter-brunch items include lobster frittata , New York strip steak and eggs and filet mignon. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022", "The new restaurant celebrates its first Easter with a brunch buffet featuring a prime rib carving station, pineapple ham, lobster frittata , French toast and desserts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. \u2014 Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1877, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian, from fritto fried \u2014 more at frit entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "fr\u0113-\u02c8t\u00e4-t\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043731", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fritted":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": being porous glass made of sintered powdered glass or fiberglass":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1879, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "frit entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-t\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104919", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fritter":{ "antonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fiddle away", "lavish", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "throw away", "trifle (away)", "waste" ], "definitions":{ ": a small mass of fried or saut\u00e9ed batter often containing fruit or meat":[], ": dissipate , dwindle":[], ": to break into small fragments":[], ": to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return":[ "\u2014 usually used with away" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Remove cooked fritter and place on a tray or plate and continue to cook the rest of the dough mixture. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022", "The sugary glaze on an apple fritter also proved irresistible, setting into a wafer-thin layer of crispiness over the petite fritters. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022", "Kids dinners: Chicken fritter , grilled cheese or hot dog with fries, applesauce, cake, $4 (fountain drinks with kids meals, $1). \u2014 cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022", "The crisp exterior comes from a quick dredge in flour, like a breakfast fritter . \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022", "In 2021,164,160 thing-a-lings were sold to fritter enthusiasts. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 18 Feb. 2022", "What to order: An everything bagel with house lox spread or the supersize apple fritter doughnuts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022", "This meal can include tamales, pozole (a chicken soup with garlic and other seasonings) and bu\u00f1uelos (a dough fritter covered in cinnamon sugar). \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021", "What comes out is a fritter that\u2019s not only as big as your face, but offers up the contrast of warm dough that\u2019s crisp on the outside but with a bite that\u2019s firm, fruity and juicy amid all that soft, lovely dough. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "But the real victims of the climate crisis will not be white Americans such as Sundog, who can afford to fritter their days wandering the woods. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 July 2021", "But Broadway stardom of his caliber is too precious to fritter away on a star turn. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022", "One of the children\u2019s main arguments was that the trustees never should have allowed their father to fritter away the principal of a dynastic trust on a money-losing newspaper. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021", "Mike McCarthy\u2019s decision to play scared at the end of the first half and fritter away the last 90 seconds was beyond puzzling. \u2014 Dallas News , 28 Sep. 2021", "The Senate\u2019s indulgent rules permit a single member of the chamber to slow the confirmation process and fritter away the time needed to consider nominees. \u2014 Greg Greene, The New Republic , 26 Aug. 2021", "But these conflicts often fritter away energies that could be better used to enhance public life. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2021", "The Kardashians fritter away a huge amount of time, in fact, playing harmless pranks on one another. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 17 Nov. 2020", "With the pandemic keeping people home, instead of commuting and going to coffee shops -- where Quibi founders thought the service would be just what the time- frittering customer ordered -- the service failed to find an audience. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1728, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English fritour , from Anglo-French friture , from Vulgar Latin *frictura , from Latin frictus , past participle of frigere to roast":"Noun", "fritter , noun (fragment, shred)":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-t\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "cake", "croquette", "cutlet", "galette", "patty", "pattie" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210513", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fritter (away)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to spend or use up (something) in a slow and usually foolish way":[ "He frittered the afternoon away .", "He frittered away his fortune on gambling." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202358", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "fritter away":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to spend or use up (something) in a slow and usually foolish way":[ "He frittered the afternoon away .", "He frittered away his fortune on gambling." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164234", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "fritterer":{ "antonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fiddle away", "lavish", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "throw away", "trifle (away)", "waste" ], "definitions":{ ": a small mass of fried or saut\u00e9ed batter often containing fruit or meat":[], ": dissipate , dwindle":[], ": to break into small fragments":[], ": to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return":[ "\u2014 usually used with away" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Remove cooked fritter and place on a tray or plate and continue to cook the rest of the dough mixture. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022", "The sugary glaze on an apple fritter also proved irresistible, setting into a wafer-thin layer of crispiness over the petite fritters. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022", "Kids dinners: Chicken fritter , grilled cheese or hot dog with fries, applesauce, cake, $4 (fountain drinks with kids meals, $1). \u2014 cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022", "The crisp exterior comes from a quick dredge in flour, like a breakfast fritter . \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022", "In 2021,164,160 thing-a-lings were sold to fritter enthusiasts. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 18 Feb. 2022", "What to order: An everything bagel with house lox spread or the supersize apple fritter doughnuts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022", "This meal can include tamales, pozole (a chicken soup with garlic and other seasonings) and bu\u00f1uelos (a dough fritter covered in cinnamon sugar). \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021", "What comes out is a fritter that\u2019s not only as big as your face, but offers up the contrast of warm dough that\u2019s crisp on the outside but with a bite that\u2019s firm, fruity and juicy amid all that soft, lovely dough. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "But the real victims of the climate crisis will not be white Americans such as Sundog, who can afford to fritter their days wandering the woods. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 July 2021", "But Broadway stardom of his caliber is too precious to fritter away on a star turn. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022", "One of the children\u2019s main arguments was that the trustees never should have allowed their father to fritter away the principal of a dynastic trust on a money-losing newspaper. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021", "Mike McCarthy\u2019s decision to play scared at the end of the first half and fritter away the last 90 seconds was beyond puzzling. \u2014 Dallas News , 28 Sep. 2021", "The Senate\u2019s indulgent rules permit a single member of the chamber to slow the confirmation process and fritter away the time needed to consider nominees. \u2014 Greg Greene, The New Republic , 26 Aug. 2021", "But these conflicts often fritter away energies that could be better used to enhance public life. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2021", "The Kardashians fritter away a huge amount of time, in fact, playing harmless pranks on one another. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 17 Nov. 2020", "With the pandemic keeping people home, instead of commuting and going to coffee shops -- where Quibi founders thought the service would be just what the time- frittering customer ordered -- the service failed to find an audience. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1728, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English fritour , from Anglo-French friture , from Vulgar Latin *frictura , from Latin frictus , past participle of frigere to roast":"Noun", "fritter , noun (fragment, shred)":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-t\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "cake", "croquette", "cutlet", "galette", "patty", "pattie" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041152", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fritto misto":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": small morsels of meat, seafood, or vegetables coated with batter and deep fried":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "All but three food items ( fritto misto , crispy potatoes and broccolini) are served cold. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Aug. 2021", "In those early days, the cart specialized in fried starters such as arancini and fritto misto . \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2021", "In the afternoons, there's crispy fritto misto and Lowcountry-style jumbo lump crab cake on the bar menu from 3 to 5 p.m. \u2014 Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure , 26 Feb. 2021", "Where to Eat: With a quayside terrace overlooking the marina at Chiaiolella, Da Mariano offers delicious local seafood dishes such as pasta with polipetti (baby octopus), seafood risotto, and fritto misto . \u2014 Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure , 11 Nov. 2020", "Small plates include fluke crudo with citrus, almonds, tarragon; shaved cauliflower with tatsoi, golden raisins and pistachios; and fritto misto with summer vegetables. \u2014 Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle , 24 Sep. 2020", "Done and done with Italy\u2019s perfect antipasto, fritto misto . \u2014 Mary Tomlinson, Southern Living , 30 June 2020", "What to order: O.G. Bear pizza, burrata pizza, Cappelletti Spritz, fritto misto , kale salad, soft-serve ice cream. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 29 Aug. 2019", "There was no shortage of seasoning in the spicy marinara which came as a dipping sauce for the fritto misto appetizer ($14). \u2014 Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal , 26 June 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1903, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian, literally, mixed fried (food)":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8m\u0113-(\u02cc)st\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065502", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fritz":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a state of disorder or disrepair":[ "\u2014 used in the phrase on the fritz One day the Internet connection at the house goes on the fritz [=stops working properly] , so I go with the laptop to a cafe and ask if it has wireless. \u2014 Joel Achenbach" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "With her powers on the fritz , the Mind Flayer, who may have been defeated in the real world but still reigns in the Upside Down, is obviously plotting his comeback. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022", "In the meantime, emergency-room doctors at the hospital couldn\u2019t perform a key test, for a protein called troponin, to diagnose heart attacks, when the machine was on the fritz , people familiar with the matter said. \u2014 Christopher Weaver, WSJ , 5 May 2022", "The elevator has been on the fritz , and a second one has never been in service. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022", "But even our metrics are, at this point, kind of on the fritz . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 Mar. 2022", "Too many aspects of ourselves crammed together has sent our brains on the fritz . \u2014 Zak Jason, Wired , 12 Feb. 2022", "The two times my microwave went on the fritz and eventually broke in the past two years sent me into a panic. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021", "Some building-wide services went on the fritz , too. \u2014 Heather Vogell, ProPublica , 7 Feb. 2022", "Absent their big Austrian security blanket, the Spurs\u2019 offense went on the fritz . \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 1 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1902, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8frits" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003003", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frivol":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to act frivolously : trifle":[] }, "examples":[ "my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously" ], "first_known_use":{ "1866, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "back-formation from frivolous":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-v\u1d4al" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "coquet", "coquette", "dally", "flirt", "mess around", "toy", "trifle" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073613", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frivolity":{ "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness" ], "definitions":{ ": a frivolous act or thing":[ "He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities ." ], ": the quality or state of being frivolous":[ "He has no patience for frivolity ." ] }, "examples":[ "He has no patience for frivolity .", "He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Players kept the frivolity to a minimum during the meal, knowing a film session followed. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022", "Here, the frivolity from Foo Fighters shows and music videos became tangible on record. \u2014 Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022", "For at least 60 years, the pomp and frivolity has been paid for by the Cannes March\u00e9, run for decades by now retiring but previously tireless J\u00e9r\u00f4me Paillard. \u2014 Steven Gaydos, Variety , 12 May 2022", "The movie\u2019s subject is the vanity and frivolity , the self-justifying self-importance and the cavalier power-madness, of the movie business. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2022", "Government programs garner criticism from lawmakers and the public for frivolously spending taxpayer dollars, and, as a result, program rules and conditions are introduced to fight this frivolity . \u2014 Ross Marchand, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022", "Much frivolity ensues, double entendres fly and the energy between Bullock and Tatum crackles \u2013 at first. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022", "Her photo gallery is a reel of pizzas and frivolity . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022", "In television newscasts often characterized by frivolity , weather forecaster Jim Tilmon was a dignified, straightforward and reassuring presence. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "see frivolous":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "fri-\u02c8v\u00e4-l\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "facetiousness", "flightiness", "flippancy", "frivolousness", "frothiness", "levity", "light-headedness", "light-mindedness", "lightness", "silliness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002630", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frivolous":{ "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "unfrivolous", "weighty" ], "definitions":{ ": having no sound basis (as in fact or law)":[ "a frivolous lawsuit" ], ": lacking in seriousness":[ "a frivolous conversation" ], ": marked by unbecoming levity":[ "was criticized for his frivolous behavior in court" ], ": of little weight or importance":[ "She thinks window shopping is a frivolous activity." ] }, "examples":[ "She knew that people might think her frivolous , Kitty said, to talk to some saint when she had a cooking disaster, but that was what she really believed the saints were there for. \u2014 Alice Munro , New Yorker , 8 Oct. 2001", "As the Explorer quickly became the most popular SUV of all time \u2026 a number of lawsuits concerning the Firestone tires were filed, the first in 1992. But Ford and Firestone, like most companies in today's \u2026 society, tend to assume that the bulk of legal actions are frivolous . \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 11 Sept. 2000", "There is no frivolous decoration, no canned music, nothing but the essentials\u2014well-worn cutlery and table linen, unpretentious glasses. \u2014 Peter Mayle , GQ , May 1998", "She thinks window shopping is a frivolous activity.", "judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The gunman, a racist and misogynistic lawyer who had a history of filing frivolous lawsuits, died by suicide in upstate New York shortly thereafter. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 June 2022", "The committee on Monday alleged that a key reason Trump pursued the spate of frivolous lawsuits \u2014 even after state electors cast their votes on Dec. 14 \u2014 was to boost his campaign fundraising. \u2014 Mike Debonis And Jacqueline Alemany, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022", "The judge is considering imposing sanctions on them for filing a frivolous lawsuit seeking to overturn the results. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 July 2021", "This lawsuit is simply intended to stir up the 'anti-big tech' sentiments of his followers by way of a frivolous lawsuit that has no place being filed. \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 7 July 2021", "In his filing, Mr. Moran contended that Mr. Paxton knew the lawsuit lacked legal merit and that any unelected lawyer would face disciplinary action for filing a frivolous lawsuit. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2021", "Investments in syndications do not require a personal guarantee, your ownership is not easily searchable, and your investment is held in entities that shield you from frivolous lawsuits. \u2014 Patrick Grimes, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "Larry Keane, a senior vice president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, compared it to protections against frivolous lawsuits against medical device manufacturers or websites such as Facebook. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022", "The Florida Justice Association, which represents trial lawyers, says the insurance companies\u2019 claims about fraud and frivolous lawsuits are overblown, and that the companies are to blame for poor financial management. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 21 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin frivolus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-v\u0259-l\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "foolish", "incidental", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "little", "Mickey Mouse", "minor", "minute", "negligible", "nugatory", "slight", "small", "small-fry", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000040", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "frivolousness":{ "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "unfrivolous", "weighty" ], "definitions":{ ": having no sound basis (as in fact or law)":[ "a frivolous lawsuit" ], ": lacking in seriousness":[ "a frivolous conversation" ], ": marked by unbecoming levity":[ "was criticized for his frivolous behavior in court" ], ": of little weight or importance":[ "She thinks window shopping is a frivolous activity." ] }, "examples":[ "She knew that people might think her frivolous , Kitty said, to talk to some saint when she had a cooking disaster, but that was what she really believed the saints were there for. \u2014 Alice Munro , New Yorker , 8 Oct. 2001", "As the Explorer quickly became the most popular SUV of all time \u2026 a number of lawsuits concerning the Firestone tires were filed, the first in 1992. But Ford and Firestone, like most companies in today's \u2026 society, tend to assume that the bulk of legal actions are frivolous . \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 11 Sept. 2000", "There is no frivolous decoration, no canned music, nothing but the essentials\u2014well-worn cutlery and table linen, unpretentious glasses. \u2014 Peter Mayle , GQ , May 1998", "She thinks window shopping is a frivolous activity.", "judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The gunman, a racist and misogynistic lawyer who had a history of filing frivolous lawsuits, died by suicide in upstate New York shortly thereafter. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 June 2022", "The committee on Monday alleged that a key reason Trump pursued the spate of frivolous lawsuits \u2014 even after state electors cast their votes on Dec. 14 \u2014 was to boost his campaign fundraising. \u2014 Mike Debonis And Jacqueline Alemany, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022", "The judge is considering imposing sanctions on them for filing a frivolous lawsuit seeking to overturn the results. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 July 2021", "This lawsuit is simply intended to stir up the 'anti-big tech' sentiments of his followers by way of a frivolous lawsuit that has no place being filed. \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 7 July 2021", "In his filing, Mr. Moran contended that Mr. Paxton knew the lawsuit lacked legal merit and that any unelected lawyer would face disciplinary action for filing a frivolous lawsuit. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2021", "Investments in syndications do not require a personal guarantee, your ownership is not easily searchable, and your investment is held in entities that shield you from frivolous lawsuits. \u2014 Patrick Grimes, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "Larry Keane, a senior vice president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, compared it to protections against frivolous lawsuits against medical device manufacturers or websites such as Facebook. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022", "The Florida Justice Association, which represents trial lawyers, says the insurance companies\u2019 claims about fraud and frivolous lawsuits are overblown, and that the companies are to blame for poor financial management. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 21 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin frivolus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-v\u0259-l\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "foolish", "incidental", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "little", "Mickey Mouse", "minor", "minute", "negligible", "nugatory", "slight", "small", "small-fry", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070527", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "frizz":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a tight curl":[], ": hair that is tightly curled":[], ": sizzle":[], ": to form a mass of tight curls":[], ": to form into small tight curls":[], ": to fry or sear with a sizzling noise":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "She used gel on her hair to control the frizz .", "a photograph of a 1920s flapper with that trademark frizz on the forehead" ], "first_known_use":{ "1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb", "1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1835, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French friser":"Verb", "alteration of fry entry 1":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8friz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "curl", "frizzle", "ringlet" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061939", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frizzen":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the pivoted metal upright of the action of a flintlock against which the flint strikes upon firing":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of earlier frizzle , of unknown origin":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8friz\u1d4an" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212917", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frizzies":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": frizzy hair":[ "\u2014 often used with the a bad case of the frizzies" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "It's also created to keep heat damage at a minimum and frizzies and static in check. \u2014 Wendy Sy, Allure , 27 Nov. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1979, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-z\u0113z" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232718", "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "frizzily":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in a frizzy manner":[ "a head of hair curled a little too frizzily" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-z\u0259\u0307l\u0113", "-li" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054611", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "frizzle":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a crisp curl":[], ": burn , scorch":[], ": frizz , curl":[], ": to cook with a sizzling noise":[], ": to fry until crisp and curled":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "the girl has enough frizzles to play Little Orphan Annie" ], "first_known_use":{ "1573, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "1613, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1813, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "fr(y) entry 1 + (s)izzle entry 1":"Verb", "probably akin to Old Frisian fr\u012bsle curl":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fri-z\u1d4al" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "curl", "frizz", "ringlet" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170733", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frizzly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": frizzy":[ "frizzly hair" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8friz(\u0259)l\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051858", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frizzy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": not smooth and neat because individual shafts are variably wavy and do not align together":[ "When hair is frizzy or damaged, its outer cover, or cuticle, is riddled with lifted or missing sections that allow the hair's inner cortex to soak up hair-swelling moisture.", "\u2014 Victoria Clayton" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Basically, this ingredient's nourishing, anti-inflammatory, and hydrating benefits will make itchy scalps and frizzy hair a thing of the past, which is why this ingredient belongs in your hair-care routine, stat. \u2014 Allure , 23 June 2022", "The upgraded paddle brushes transformed my curly, frizzy hair to sleek straight strands within minutes. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022", "Fluffy, frizzy hair doesn\u2019t stand a chance with this tropical blend. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022", "This shampoo was created specifically for frizzy thick, voluminous hair. \u2014 ELLE , 10 June 2022", "The best products for thick hair come packed with hydrating and nourishing substances for frizzy , dry, or brittle hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022", "This silky mask replenishes, conditions, and strengthens dry, frizzy , and damaged hair with nourishing oils, necessary fatty acids, and supercharged vitamins. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022", "The Kure Bond Repair Shampoo gently removes oil, dirt, and buildup from the hair without overdrying, prevents breakage, and tames frizzy curls. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022", "The company offers a range of plastic-free bars (all vegan and free of sulfates and silicons ) for all hair types, colors and concerns, including options for boosting volume and shine and others for frizzy and oily tresses. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 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meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211010" }, "friction gearing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a gearing for transmitting motion by surface friction instead of by teeth":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221827" }, "Fringilla":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus (the type of the family Fringillidae ) of singing birds including the chaffinch, brambling, and related forms":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "frin\u02c8jil\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin fringilla, fringuilla chaffinch":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232721" }, "fringefoot":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of numerous iguanid lizards (genus Uma ) living in desert areas of the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico and having the feet modified for movement over loose sand by elongated pointed scales fringing the digits":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233605" }, "frigate bird":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a family (Fregatidae, containing a single genus Fregata ) of tropical seabirds having a forked tail and large wingspans that are noted for aggressively taking food from other birds":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "One time a great frigate bird perched on a curtain rod and ballooned its ruby red throat up to the size of an elephant\u2019s goiter. \u2014 Devin Murphy, Outside Online , 19 Jan. 2021", "Mammoth tusks carved with hunting scenes and with images of Polynesian chiefs, and bone spears from the Aleutian islands, rubbed dusty shoulders with fragments of Indian canoes, a giant stuffed frigate bird and war clubs from the Fiji islands. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2021", "The nests of various boobies and frigate birds are scattered amidst the greenery underfoot, while their owners dot the sky overhead by the dozens. \u2014 National Geographic , 2 Jan. 2020", "In front of us, frigate birds and gray pelicans paraglided on the wind. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Sep. 2019", "Danae explained the Pacific birds, including the magnificent frigate birds , with their Jurassic wingspans. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 28 June 2019", "Or just hang out at the infinity pool and watch the soaring pterodactyl-like frigate birds , or look for geckos while performing mojito quality checks on the latest shipment of mint. \u2014 By Brian Melton, star-telegram , 6 Sep. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1738, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235806" }, "frighten to death":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to frighten (someone) very badly":[ "The story nearly frightened me to death ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005303" }, "fringillid":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to the Fringillidae or a finch":[], ": one of the Fringillidae : finch":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)frin\u00a6jil\u0259\u0307d", "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin Fringillidae":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013345" }, "fringed poppy mallow":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a poppy mallow ( Callirho\u00eb digitata ) of the Great Plains":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015515" }, "frigate-built":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": built with a raised quarter-deck and forecastle":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030906" }, "fringeflower":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": butterfly flower":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045840" }, "frighten the life out of":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to frighten (someone) very badly":[ "The story nearly frightened the life out of me." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061232" }, "Fringillidae":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a family of small seed-eating passerine birds that comprise the finches, that have strong bills which are short and usually thick at the base, and that often exhibit well-marked sexual dimorphism with the juveniles resembling the females":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "frin\u02c8jil\u0259\u02ccd\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Fringilla , type genus + -idae":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074138" }, "friar":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a member of a mendicant order":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012b(-\u0259)r", "\u02c8fr\u012b-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The friar \u2019s presence in the image turns the Madonna into a colossus, massive and otherworldly. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022", "The scale of the fruit, moreover, shifts the viewer\u2019s perception of the figure of the friar himself\u2014who, suddenly, appears to be shown on a much larger scale than the trees around him. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022", "The Mississippi attorney general\u2019s office later dropped a second set of charges against West in the abuse of another student as the 62-year-old former friar began a 45-year prison sentence. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022", "Paul West, a former friar who was a teacher and principal, was convicted in April of abusing a former student at the school. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022", "The islanders were assigned a parish priest by the Diocese of Guadalajara, but without a parish church, Father Jose de la Garza had to grant permission to a mission friar to perform the community\u2019s first baptism Aug. 31, 1731. \u2014 Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Mar. 2022", "Semnani, a Muslim, insisted on showcasing leaders of other faiths, too, such as Silvestre de Escalante, a Franciscan friar -explorer, and Father Lawrence Scanlan, Utah\u2019s first Catholic bishop. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022", "The 14th-century Franciscan friar William of Occam saw the importance of finding the simplest explanation for any phenomenon\u2014the principle known as Occam\u2019s Razor. \u2014 Taylor Cromwell, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022", "Another friar showed signs of defensive wounds on one arm and blunt force trauma to the skull, which sounds like perfect fodder for a medieval murder mystery. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English frere, fryer , from Anglo-French frere, friere, fraire literally, brother, from Latin fratr-, frater \u2014 more at brother":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081353" }, "friar's lantern":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": ignis fatuus":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1645, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081610" }, "friarbird":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an Australian honeyeater ( Philemon corniculatus ) having the head black and destitute of feathers":[], ": any of various birds of Australia, New Guinea, and the southwest Pacific islands that are related to the friarbird":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "so called from its bare head and neck":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090152" }, "friarly":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": resembling a friar : relating to friars":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012b(-\u0259)r-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1549, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092448" }, "friar's chicken":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": chicken broth with eggs in it":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111502" }, "frijole":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various beans used in Mexican style cooking":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "fr\u0113-\u02c8h\u014d-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "American Spanish frijol , from Spanish, kidney bean, from earlier fesol, fresol , probably modification of Galician feijoo , from Latin phaseolus , diminutive of phaselus cowpea, from Greek phas\u0113los":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1577, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113005" }, "frighten/scare the life out of":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to frighten (someone) very badly":[ "You (nearly) scared the life out of me when you startled me like that!" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141642" }, "frit fly":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a fly of the family Chloropidae (especially Oscinella frit ) injurious to grain in Europe":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\"-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142408" }, "friar's cloth":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": monk's cloth":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], 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"synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Two other ships, another destroyer and a frigate , were also later named the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 June 2022", "Unlike the Navy\u2019s Constellation-class frigate contest, where the contract was obviously headed towards a politically-valuable swing state, the outcome of the race for the Coast Guard\u2019s second tranche of Offshore Patrol Cutters is anybody\u2019s guess. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "Fincantieri Marinette Marine will design and build the 7,300-ton frigate that\u2019s expected to be a key part of the Navy\u2019s anti-submarine warfare and one of 10 frigates built in Marinette. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022", "Without the protection of a frigate , the Raptors were sitting ducks. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 6 May 2022", "Although there was no direct conflict, the danger was illustrated when a Greek frigate collided with a Turkish warship in August. \u2014 Andrew Wilks, ajc , 22 Sep. 2021", "What Exactly Is Russia Alleging", "Denmark is sending a frigate and deploying F-16 warplanes to Lithuania; Spain will also send warships and could send fighter jets to Bulgaria; and France stands ready to send troops to Romania. \u2014 Lorne Cook, USA TODAY , 24 Jan. 2022", "Japan's Ministry of Defense said on Friday that 10 Russian Navy vessels, including a frigate , had sailed through the Tsugaru Strait the previous day, toward the Sea of \u200b\u200bJapan. \u2014 Emiko Jozuka And Blake Essig, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French, from Old Italian fregata":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161206" }, "friars":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a member of a mendicant order":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u012b(-\u0259)r", "\u02c8fr\u012b-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The friar \u2019s presence in the image turns the Madonna into a colossus, massive and otherworldly. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022", "The scale of the fruit, moreover, shifts the viewer\u2019s perception of the figure of the friar himself\u2014who, suddenly, appears to be shown on a much larger scale than the trees around him. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022", "The Mississippi attorney general\u2019s office later dropped a second set of charges against West in the abuse of another student as the 62-year-old former friar began a 45-year prison sentence. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022", "Paul West, a former friar who was a teacher and principal, was convicted in April of abusing a former student at the school. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022", "The islanders were assigned a parish priest by the Diocese of Guadalajara, but without a parish church, Father Jose de la Garza had to grant permission to a mission friar to perform the community\u2019s first baptism Aug. 31, 1731. \u2014 Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Mar. 2022", "Semnani, a Muslim, insisted on showcasing leaders of other faiths, too, such as Silvestre de Escalante, a Franciscan friar -explorer, and Father Lawrence Scanlan, Utah\u2019s first Catholic bishop. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022", "The 14th-century Franciscan friar William of Occam saw the importance of finding the simplest explanation for any phenomenon\u2014the principle known as Occam\u2019s Razor. \u2014 Taylor Cromwell, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022", "Another friar showed signs of defensive wounds on one arm and blunt force trauma to the skull, which sounds like perfect fodder for a medieval murder mystery. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English frere, fryer , from Anglo-French frere, friere, fraire literally, brother, from Latin fratr-, frater \u2014 more at brother":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170640" }, "friand":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": dainty or fond of dainties":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u0113\u02cc\u00e4nd", "F fr\u0113\u00e4\u207f" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Old French friant , from present participle of frire to fry, roast":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171727" }, "friction drive":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a power-transmission system that transmits motion by surface friction instead of teeth":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1907, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172708" }, "fringed gentian":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several North American herbs of the genus Gentiana having the margin of the corolla lobes fringed: such 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Gitlin, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022", "Corridors include plenty of light (filtered by baked-in strips of ceramic elements called frits ) and benches. \u2014 Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com , 4 June 2017", "Ceramic frits in the glass help to cut the sun's glare by 50 percent. \u2014 Alastair Gordon, miamiherald , 12 May 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Even after 10 on a school night, there are salty stacks of pommes frites on every table. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020", "The new Virgin Hotel\u2019s Commons Club restaurant in Dallas boasts a simple favorite: Kennebec frites with housemade Dijonnaise. \u2014 Karen Elizabeth Watts, Dallas News , 28 Jan. 2020", "There was a lively energy over a steak frites -dinner served family-style. \u2014 Vogue , 13 Sep. 2019", "At brunch, the tenderloin anchored a steak frites plate dressed with a willowy Parmesan crisp, handcut fries and broiled tomato. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 18 July 2019", "Taste a sample at the Bastille Day Soiree in Rockridge on July 13, or enjoy an entire month of fabulous French food, including specials on Provencal ros\u00e9 at Paul Marcus Wines and moules frites at Hapuku\u2019s oyster bar. \u2014 Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News , 9 July 2019", "Steak frites , steak tartare, coq au vin, snails in garlic, and a dessert created in honor of the Paris-Brest-Paris race are just some of the specialties perfected by the capital's chefs. \u2014 Fox News , 28 July 2018", "The steak frites with cognac pepper sauce was to die for, but the drive there was not. \u2014 Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica , 15 Aug. 2018", "Order a side of the house frites laced with marjoram and paprika ($5); or get them simple with mussels bathed in white wine herbs in the moules marinieres ($18). \u2014 Georgann Yara, azcentral , 9 July 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian fritta , from feminine of fritto , past participle of friggere to fry, from Latin frigere to roast \u2014 more at fry":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000331" }, "friction horsepower":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": power lost especially in an internal-combustion engine through friction between parts of the machine itself":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011818" }, "fringing forest":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a forest growing along a watercourse in a region otherwise devoid of trees":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015823" }, "frisure":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a style of curling or dressing the hair : hairdressing , hairdo":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "fr\u0259\u0307\u02c8zhu\u0307(\u0259)r", "\u02c8frizh\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from friser to curl + -ure":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022557" }, "Fria, Cape":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "cape on the Atlantic in northwestern Namibia":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024740" } }