dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/it_mw.json
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{
"ITF":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"International Tennis Federation":[],
"in trust for":[]
},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Italicism":{
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"definitions":{
": italianism":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"italic entry 1 + -ism":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u02ccsiz\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190434",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Italiote":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Greek inhabitant of ancient Italy":[],
": of or relating to the Italiotes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek Itali\u014dt\u0113s , from Italia Italy + -\u014dt\u0113s -ote":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"-\u0113\u0259t",
"\u0259\u0307\u02c8tal\u0113\u02cc\u014dt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113954",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Itanagar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"town in northeastern India population 34,970":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0113-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259-g\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115416",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Itasca, Lake":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"lake in northwest central Minnesota; generally considered as the source of the Mississippi River":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8ta-sk\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052436",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"it couldn't/can't hurt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125052",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"it doesn't hurt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": it helps":[
"I know he's qualified for the job, but it doesn't hurt that the company president is his mother's best friend."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115628",
"type":[
"idiom"
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},
"it's (someone's) call":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083018",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"it's (someone's) funeral":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083551",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"it's high time":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112406",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"it's no use":{
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"definitions":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194440",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"it's six of one and half a dozen of the other":{
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182801",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
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"it's six of one, half (a) dozen of the other":{
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084245",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"ita palm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": buriti palm":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"of Arawakan origin; akin to Arawak (Guiana) it\u00e9 ita palm, Baniva it\u00e9ui":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072340",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"italic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Latin, Oscan, and Umbrian \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[],
": an italic character or type":[],
": of or relating to a style of slanted cursive handwriting developed in the 15th and 16th centuries":[],
": of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right (as in \" these words are italic \") \u2014 compare roman":[],
": of or relating to ancient Italy, its peoples, or their Indo-European languages":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"These words are printed in italic .",
"The type should be set in italics .",
"These words are printed in italics .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Each hat includes the team\u2019s nickname in big, bold italic letters and the team\u2019s city in a lighter color and smaller, script font. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The recognizable Marshall logo, with its white italic script, now graces a range of headphones, earphones as well as wireless speakers. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Nauman\u2019s neon words, seven italic vices and seven vertical font virtues, flash intermittently and connect over one another around the Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory building. \u2014 Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Author's Note: All italic quotations are from Agassiz's Seaside Studies in Natural History (1865). \u2014 Jessy Randall, Scientific American , 19 July 2021",
"Users can even apply italic , bold or light styling to letters and numbers without changing their alignment on spreadsheets. \u2014 Josh Wagner, New York Times , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Popular fonts, such as those preinstalled on your computer, typically come in four styles: regular, bold, italic , and bold italic. \u2014 Klint Finley, Wired , 9 Mar. 2020",
"The New York Times sent out a breaking news alert and threw a bold, italic headline across its front page announcing the potential change in policy. \u2014 Tina Nguyen, The Hive , 1 Mar. 2017",
"In each case, the subtitle appears in bold or italic , followed by a short paragraph in plain text describing the scope and results of the project. \u2014 Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities , 28 Jan. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But only 20 of the images include captions written with the famous Sharpie; most are just typed out in a fontastic italic meant to convey Trump\u2019s bold persona. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Plus, pay close attention to scientific names in italics as there may be a mind-boggling array of cultivar varieties. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2020",
"Popular fonts, such as those preinstalled on your computer, typically come in four styles: regular, bold, italic, and bold italic . \u2014 Klint Finley, Wired , 9 Mar. 2020",
"At Keolis, the FRA oversight personnel identified a potential hazard and contractor/agency personnel implemented risk mitigation strategies to address it before a significant event occurred,\u2019\u2019 the experts wrote, with italics for emphasis. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Dec. 2019",
"Type could be handwritten, created with a typewriter, or one of two fonts, Futura bold or Caslon italic . \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 11 May 2018",
"Stats in bold indicate National League leader; stats in italics and bold indicate MLB leader. \u2014 Emma Baccellieri, SI.com , 5 Sep. 2019",
"Bishop wrote, in uncharacteristic italics , after reading drafts of the poems. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2019",
"Records that were disclosed included sales brochures from LSI, featuring liberal use of italics , bold letters, multiple fonts and type sizes, all caps and exclamation points. \u2014 Ken Armstrong, ProPublica , 8 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8ta-lik",
"\u012b-",
"i-\u02c8ta-lik",
"i-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135748",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"italicise":{
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"definitions":[
"Definition of italicise British spelling of italicize"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100733",
"type":[]
},
"italicize":{
"antonyms":[
"de-emphasize"
],
"definitions":{
": emphasize":[
"the microphone italicizes every curdled top note",
"\u2014 P. G. Davis"
],
": to print in italics or underscore with a single line":[]
},
"examples":[
"high-definition television italicizes every line and wrinkle in an actor's face",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The finale had power aplenty, but delicacy, too, with none of the hell-for-leather histrionics that conductors often use to italicize the young Beethoven's sense of derring-do and adventure. \u2014 Terry Blain Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020",
"The droplets visually italicize Williams\u2019s wheelbarrow, bringing a lowly piece of hardware to the foreground. \u2014 Danny Heitman, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2020",
"The coronavirus crisis has italicized the horrifying costs (measured in actual deaths) of the president\u2019s contempt for science and expertise and the government agencies meant to handle such emergencies. \u2014 Michiko Kakutani, New York Times , 5 May 2020",
"Graff\u2019s usually spare background information is italicized . \u2014 Lucinda Robb, Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Davis wrote in his report, italicizing the words for emphasis. \u2014 Peter Jamison, Washington Post , 14 Sep. 2019",
"The five songs that saw a decrease in streaming totals are italicized . \u2014 Xander Zellner, Billboard , 4 Sep. 2019",
"Below, find a full list of nominees in each category, with winners signified by an asterisk (*) and italicized boldface. \u2014 Mike Scott, NOLA.com , 8 Jan. 2018",
"In 2014, at Christie\u2019s in New York, Ruscha\u2019s 1963 Smash (that word, italicized and all caps, yellow on dark blue) was hammered down at $30.4 million. \u2014 Mark Rozzo, Vanities , 30 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8ta-l\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz",
"i-",
"\u012b-",
"i-\u02c8ta-l\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accentuate",
"bring out",
"emphasize",
"stress",
"underline",
"underscore"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193158",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"itas":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of itas plural of ita"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083003",
"type":[]
},
"itauba":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large South American tree ( Mezilaurus itauba ) of the family Lauraceae that yields a durable russet-brown wood much used in marine and general construction":[],
": the wood of the itauba":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese ita\u00faba , from Tupi itauba":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccit-",
"\u02cc\u0113t\u0259\u02c8\u00fcb\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015718",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"itch":{
"antonyms":[
"concupiscence",
"desire",
"eroticism",
"horniness",
"hots",
"lech",
"letch",
"libidinousness",
"lust",
"lustfulness",
"lustihood",
"passion",
"salaciousness"
],
"definitions":{
": a restless usually constant often compulsive desire":[
"an itch to travel"
],
": an uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors":[],
": lust , prurience":[],
": to cause to itch":[],
": to have a restless desire or hankering for something":[
"were itching to go outside"
],
": to have an itch":[
"her arm itched"
],
": to produce an itchy sensation":[
"long underwear that itches"
],
": vex , irritate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"His eyes began to burn and itch because of his allergies.",
"This sweater makes me itch .",
"Noun",
"I had a slight itch on my back.",
"Scratching only makes the itch worse.",
"She's always had an itch for adventure.",
"He has an itch to travel .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If the rash starts to itch , Hartman recommends using a hydrocortisone cream like PCA Skin CliniCalm 1% or Cortizone Plus Ultra Moisturizing Creme. \u2014 Kelly Dougher, Allure , 10 May 2022",
"But there's no need to suffer from that unbearable dryness and itch alone. \u2014 Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Even though skin cancer can itch at times, itching alone isn't necessarily a direct sign of skin cancer. \u2014 Alexandra Owens, Allure , 10 June 2022",
"Spring is in the air \u2014 and so are pollen and other tiny particles that make your eyes itch and nose run. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2022",
"But both men itch to turn this peace and quiet into blood and bone. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
"Luckily, there are several minor league teams in the area \u2014 including a new one in northwest Indiana \u2014 that can help baseball fans scratch that itch without breaking the bank. \u2014 Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"Generally, the skin surrounding the lesions is dry and may peel\u2014and the spots themselves can really itch or burn. \u2014 Stephanie Watson, SELF , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Kelby Raynor had been sitting in the classroom at Havenwood Academy for hours, her clothes still wet and her body beginning to itch . \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In our case, John and I got through the seven-year itch and first decade with no problem. \u2014 Anne Linstatter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Below are some images that will make your wallet itch . \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"In the event that August\u2019s Monterey Car Week auctions present too long a wait, the Bonhams sale at the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland, on July 3 offers lovers of big 1960s-era GTs some interesting ways to scratch one\u2019s itch for an old exotic. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"Keeping our phones out of reach at bedtime also helps avoid the itch to check notifications, Zeitzer noted. \u2014 Tatum Hunter, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Having returned to San Diego in 2021, Weddle had an itch . \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Whatever the reason, The North Water scratched exactly that itch . \u2014 Vogue , 29 Oct. 2021",
"There was plenty of thumb twiddling, and an itch to create during an uncertain time. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Join for one month, scratch that viewing itch , then cut ties. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English icchen , from Old English giccan ; akin to Old High German jucchen to itch":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ich"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"nark",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185335",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"itch (for)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy kids are itching for summer vacation"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143403",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"itchily":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in an itchy manner : nervously , restlessly":[
"holding it itchily , as if it were a snake",
"\u2014 Time"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-li",
"\u02c8ich\u0259l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054248",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"itchweed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a white hellebore ( Veratrum album ) of Europe":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083034",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"itchwood":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tree ( Semecarpus vitiensis ) of the Pacific islands with an irritant milky juice":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053246",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"itchy":{
"antonyms":[
"concupiscence",
"desire",
"eroticism",
"horniness",
"hots",
"lech",
"letch",
"libidinousness",
"lust",
"lustfulness",
"lustihood",
"passion",
"salaciousness"
],
"definitions":{
": a restless usually constant often compulsive desire":[
"an itch to travel"
],
": an uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors":[],
": lust , prurience":[],
": to cause to itch":[],
": to have a restless desire or hankering for something":[
"were itching to go outside"
],
": to have an itch":[
"her arm itched"
],
": to produce an itchy sensation":[
"long underwear that itches"
],
": vex , irritate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"His eyes began to burn and itch because of his allergies.",
"This sweater makes me itch .",
"Noun",
"I had a slight itch on my back.",
"Scratching only makes the itch worse.",
"She's always had an itch for adventure.",
"He has an itch to travel .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If the rash starts to itch , Hartman recommends using a hydrocortisone cream like PCA Skin CliniCalm 1% or Cortizone Plus Ultra Moisturizing Creme. \u2014 Kelly Dougher, Allure , 10 May 2022",
"But there's no need to suffer from that unbearable dryness and itch alone. \u2014 Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Even though skin cancer can itch at times, itching alone isn't necessarily a direct sign of skin cancer. \u2014 Alexandra Owens, Allure , 10 June 2022",
"Spring is in the air \u2014 and so are pollen and other tiny particles that make your eyes itch and nose run. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2022",
"But both men itch to turn this peace and quiet into blood and bone. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
"Luckily, there are several minor league teams in the area \u2014 including a new one in northwest Indiana \u2014 that can help baseball fans scratch that itch without breaking the bank. \u2014 Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"Generally, the skin surrounding the lesions is dry and may peel\u2014and the spots themselves can really itch or burn. \u2014 Stephanie Watson, SELF , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Kelby Raynor had been sitting in the classroom at Havenwood Academy for hours, her clothes still wet and her body beginning to itch . \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In our case, John and I got through the seven-year itch and first decade with no problem. \u2014 Anne Linstatter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Below are some images that will make your wallet itch . \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"In the event that August\u2019s Monterey Car Week auctions present too long a wait, the Bonhams sale at the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland, on July 3 offers lovers of big 1960s-era GTs some interesting ways to scratch one\u2019s itch for an old exotic. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"Keeping our phones out of reach at bedtime also helps avoid the itch to check notifications, Zeitzer noted. \u2014 Tatum Hunter, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Having returned to San Diego in 2021, Weddle had an itch . \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Whatever the reason, The North Water scratched exactly that itch . \u2014 Vogue , 29 Oct. 2021",
"There was plenty of thumb twiddling, and an itch to create during an uncertain time. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Join for one month, scratch that viewing itch , then cut ties. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English icchen , from Old English giccan ; akin to Old High German jucchen to itch":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ich"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"nark",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195812",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"itea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of shrubs (family Saxifragaceae) having racemes of small white flowers with linear petals and a 2-valved capsular fruit \u2014 see virginia willow":[],
": any plant of the genus Itea":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, willow":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8it\u0113\u0259",
"\u02c8\u012bt-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125023",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"item":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a couple in a romantic or sexual relationship":[],
": a distinct part in an enumeration, account, or series : article":[],
": a separate piece of news or information":[],
": an object of attention, concern, or interest":[],
": and in addition : also":[
"\u2014 used to introduce each article in a list or enumeration"
],
": compute , reckon":[],
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"Noun",
"There are several items for sale.",
"I need to buy a few household items like soap.",
"He always orders the most expensive item on the menu.",
"There are a lot of items on our agenda tonight, so let's start the meeting.",
"I saw an item in today's paper about the mayor's campaign plans.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Director Baz Luhrmann also kept some costume pieces and props, but his most treasured item from the shoot wasn't even onscreen. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
"The agenda item was introduced to council May 2, but it was tabled three times -- May 2, May 16 and June 6. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"The council, which will meet at 6 p.m., posted an agenda item that calls for granting Arredondo, 50, a leave of absence. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 21 June 2022",
"Three members \u2014 all of them Black Democrats \u2014 abstained, noting this was not the first time they were blindsided by the addition of a problematic, last-minute agenda item . \u2014 Nicole Carr, ProPublica , 16 June 2022",
"Just two weeks before Leonard Lyons published his blind item predicting major political fallout from the arrest of Gustave Beekman, Schiff became the first female newspaper publisher in the history of New York City. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Enter your item \u2019s dimensions and select shipping options. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"My personal favorite item in the launch is the Easy on the Eyes Brush Collection. \u2014 Chloe Valentine Toscano, Allure , 9 June 2022",
"The meeting was frequently interrupted by attendees, and one man was arrested while the Assembly addressed a separate agenda item celebrating Pride Month. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Member credits can be redeemed for any two-piece outfit or item up to $80, online or in store. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Member credits can be redeemed for any two-piece outfit or item up to $80, online or in store. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Member credits can be redeemed for any two-piece outfit or item up to $80, online or in store. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Member credits can be redeemed for any two-piece outfit or item up to $80, online or in store. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Member credits can be redeemed for any two-piece outfit or item up to $80, online or in store. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Member credits can be redeemed for any two-piece outfit or item up to $80, online or in store. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Member credits can be redeemed for any two-piece outfit or item up to $80, online or in store. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Member credits can be redeemed for any two-piece outfit or item up to $80, online or in store. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 29 Nov. 2021"
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"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"Middle English, from Latin, from ita thus":"Adverb"
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"\u02c8\u012b-\u02cctem",
"\u02c8\u012b-t\u0259m"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for item Noun item , detail , particular mean one of the distinct parts of a whole. item applies to each thing specified separately in a list or in a group of things that might be listed or enumerated. every item on the list detail applies to one of the small component parts of a larger whole such as a task, building, painting, narration, or process. leave the details to others particular stresses the smallness, singleness, and especially the concreteness of a detail or item. a description that included few particulars",
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"particular",
"point"
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"verb"
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": to set down in detail or by particulars : list":[
"itemized all expenses"
]
},
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"a list of itemized expenses",
"itemized the expenses for the business trip",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Donations to nonprofit organizations are tax deductible, at a cost to the U.S. Treasury of more than fifty billion dollars a year, and only people who itemize their deductions (that is, affluent people) get this advantage. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"The House version would also eliminate many deductions, meaning that taxpayers who itemize deductions could end up paying more. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Most people \u2014 nearly nine out of 10 \u2014 claim the standard deduction and don't itemize . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Goolsbee observed that two-thirds of taxpayers took only the standard deduction rather than itemize . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Orr has said the bill would mostly benefit working families who don\u2019t itemize their deductions. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The Republican plan would wipe out those lower brackets, setting up a single rate of 5.25% and eliminating a number of deductions for people who itemize their income taxes. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 1 Mar. 2022",
"That said, many taxpayers today are using the large standard deduction and don\u2019t itemize . \u2014 Glenn Ruffenach, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Normally, only tax filers who itemize deductions can deduct their charitable contributions. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8\u012b-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
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"enumerate",
"inventory",
"list",
"numerate"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124208",
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"verb"
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": to say or do again or again and again : reiterate":[]
},
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"no matter how many times I iterate that this so-called prank is a bad idea, no one listens",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hope is that the new tools for the game engine will allow the team to iterate and improve for faster updates. \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"At a startup, however, collaboration is essential to iterate quickly and formulate viable product and marketing strategies based on different customer segments. \u2014 Thierry Schellenbach, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The company didn't stick to a plan or iterate on its products, though. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
"Start small, with one initiative and build out from there and iterate . \u2014 Sheldon Miller, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Caballero has put some of those numbers on paper and used them to come up with some kind of answer\u2014something people can now discuss and iterate on in further study. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
"This could include migrating workloads to the cloud after a thorough security assessment while continuing to iterate on the underlying architecture. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Your hypotheses will shift and your solution will iterate over time. \u2014 Jeryl Brunner, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
"AutoAI allows people without deep data science expertise to generate various model types, and even those with deep data science expertise to more rapidly prototype and iterate . \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
],
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"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Latin iteratus , past participle of iterare , from iterum again; akin to Latin is he, that, ita thus, Sanskrit itara the other, iti thus":""
},
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"\u02c8i-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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"chime",
"din",
"rehearse",
"reiterate",
"repeat"
],
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},
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": version , incarnation":[
"the latest iteration of the operating system"
]
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"examples":[
"your constant iteration of the same piddling complaints is wearing thin",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though this new iteration of the Airwrap is innovative, only a few attachments in the portfolio boast a significant difference. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Still, the most recent iteration was powerful, lifting the S&P 500 to 70 record highs in 2021. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"The next iteration will be able to display content on more than one screen, taking over gauge clusters to show driving speed and fuel level and integrating with climate-control functions. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 6 June 2022",
"Every iteration of Batman that understands and reflects these aspects of the character have been the best adaptations. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"One iteration is from a Facebook post shared May 25 that shows two images: one of a person in a skirt holding a transgender flag and another of a mugshot. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"If that seems intimidating to you, take comfort in the fact that this new iteration of the Snakebite is actually just two piercings stacked close together on your ear. \u2014 Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
"Time and again, no movie event in Los Angeles has excited me more than this one, and this latest iteration is no exception. \u2014 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"Particularly playful is an iteration from the New York label Loeffler Randall, which is dressed up with a pretty raffia bow. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"\u02cci-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"duplication",
"redo",
"reduplication",
"reiteration",
"renewal",
"repeat",
"repetition",
"replay",
"replication",
"reprise"
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": involving repetition: such as":[],
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"iterative programming methods"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Progressively broader groups of leaders and stakeholders from throughout the system community are then invited to offer input through an iterative , collaborative development and refinement process. \u2014 Michael Horowitz, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Feeding the iterative process with frequent feedback loops also helps. \u2014 Dmytro Lazarchuk, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Agile, iterative improvements and additions can build amazing results in the long run. \u2014 Greg Kihlstrom, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Since family wealth is iterative \u2014growing slowly at first, adding to itself, and accumulating and expanding over time\u2014this blow to a nascent Black middle class has reverberated down the generations. \u2014 Dania Francis, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
"For instance, a few years ago researchers from the University of Reading highlighted that innovation tends to be a far more iterative affair. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
"This year's update is more iterative , with the company bringing some of those things to new regions. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 28 Sep. 2020",
"The mathematicians took an iterative approach to the problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Try agile methodologies, gather feedback, learn and improve over time, using the iterative nature of agile to implement agile itself. \u2014 Tracy Brower, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8i-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-tiv"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005334",
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"adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"itinerate entry 2 + -cy":""
},
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"\u012b\u02c8tin(\u0259)r\u0259s\u0113",
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": a system (as in the Methodist Church) of rotating ministers who itinerate":[],
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": the state of being itinerant":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The liquor store was especially sketchy \u2014 across the street from a social-services building, with all the itinerancy that that entails \u2014 and the cashier sat in the kind of plexiglass pillbox that wasn\u2019t built to keep out the coronavirus. \u2014 Daniel Foster, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Her first solo show at CAAM brings together works that evoke questions of homelessness and itinerancy . \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 12 July 2018",
"Her first solo show at CAAM brings together works that evoke questions of homelessness and itinerancy . \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 12 July 2018",
"Her first solo show at CAAM brings together works that evoke questions of homelessness and itinerancy . \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 12 July 2018",
"Her first solo show at CAAM brings together works that evoke questions of homelessness and itinerancy . \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 12 July 2018",
"Her first solo show at CAAM brings together works that evoke questions of homelessness and itinerancy . \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 12 July 2018",
"Her first solo show at CAAM brings together works that evoke questions of homelessness and itinerancy . \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 5 July 2018",
"Her first solo show at CAAM brings together works that evoke questions of homelessness and itinerancy . \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 21 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083953",
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"an itinerant musician can see a lot of the world",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The radio host Bruce Duffie asked Mr. Preston, in a 1990 interview, if the itinerant life of an organ soloist was fun. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Vidal attributed his love of homes to his itinerant youth as the son of an unstable divorc\u00e9e who would no sooner move into a new home than start eyeing the exit. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"The other, the Travel Time complication, was conceived in mid-1950s, when Patek enlisted watchmaking legend Louis Cottier with the task of creating a piece that could jump time zones without the itinerant wearer taking the watch off the wrist. \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Many of them are itinerant , moving from cloud seeding in one town in the summer to another in the winter. \u2014 Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Aug. 2021",
"But it\u2019s Lane, playing an American with itinerant academic parents, who disappoints most, exuding an effortless bohemian chic but never not sticking out like a sore thumb in her scenes. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Growing up, that family was close, devout, and itinerant . \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
"Using the corpse of an itinerant Welshman, the Jewish barrister turned naval Intelligence officer Ewen Montagu led a team of British military strategists in creating the ruse. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Ronnie Willis' relatives from both sides of his grandparents' families were itinerant farmers who traveled through Texas and Oklahoma as a blended group throughout the 1930s and 1940s. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1576, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Late Latin itinerant-, itinerans , present participle of itinerari to journey, from Latin itiner-, iter journey, way; akin to Hittite itar way, Latin ire to go \u2014 more at issue entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085411",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112535",
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"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
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"massive",
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"first_known_use":{
"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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"probably from baby talk for little bit":""
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"minute",
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